2023年考研英語考試考前沖刺卷（4）

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1、2023年考研英語考試考前沖刺卷（4） 本卷共分為1大題50小題，作答時(shí)間為180分鐘，總分100分，60分及格。 一、單項(xiàng)選擇題（共50題，每題2分。每題的備選項(xiàng)中，只有一個(gè)最符合題意） 1.Text 2 Of all the varieties of music which fill our concert halls, theaters, and nightclubs, only jazz is native ’American music. Symphonies and concertos, the ancestors of

2、movie and television scores as well as of ’serious’ or ’legitimate’ electronic music, were first composed in Germany. Musical comedies descended from opera, which was first performed in Italy. And our ever- popular nightclub singers are the musical heirs of the French singers

3、 of chansons. The one form of music which did not originate in Europe and which is popular today worldwide is jazz. Jazz was born in New Orleans, the child of the Blacks. It drew on the rhythms as well as the emotionalism of the African music of the’ Black ancestors, which had been transformed

4、 into ragtime and the blues. Improvisation was an indispensable element. Musicians were permitted, in solo performance, plenty of freedom to play in whatever variations just as their creative mood happened to lead them’ along. But during the Swing era ( 1930s -- 1950s ), impromptu renditions g

5、ave way to arrangement. It was a period when jazz had its widest popular appeal with the big bands that boasted of such outstanding bandleaders as Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller and a whole galaxy of top-notch instrumentalists. Rock music’ in the 1960s is a sociological expression rather than a

6、musical force and the rock arena was seen as a sort of debating forum, a place where ideas clash and crash, where American youngsters struggle to define and redefine their feelings and beliefs. Bob Dylon touched a nerve of disaffection. He spoke of civil rights; nuclear fallout, and loneliness. He s

7、poke of change and of the bewilderment of an older generation. ’Something’s happening here,’ he sang. ’You don’t know what it is, do you, Mr. Jones’ Others entered the debate. The Beatles urged peace and piety with humor and maybe a little of help from drugs. Feel

8、ings, always a part of any musical statement, were a major subject. Elvis Presley became the pop icon, maybe because he acted out your wildest fantasies, brought out your subdued id, embodied your frustrated teenage spirit, and encouraged your protest againsttraditional values. In this sense, rock i

9、s the music of teenage rebellion. All aspects of music -- its exciting offbeat, loudness, self-absorbed lyrics and raving delivery -- indicated a defiance of adult authority.According to the passage, rockdom in the sixties was seen as（） A. a radical city B．a(chǎn) country element C. a forum for debat

10、e D. a collection of lyrics 2.Text 2 Of all the varieties of music which fill our concert halls, theaters, and nightclubs, only jazz is native ’American music. Symphonies and concertos, the ancestors of movie and television scores as well as of ’serious’ or ’legitimate&rsqu

11、o; electronic music, were first composed in Germany. Musical comedies descended from opera, which was first performed in Italy. And our ever- popular nightclub singers are the musical heirs of the French singers of chansons. The one form of music which did not originate in Europe and which is popula

12、r today worldwide is jazz. Jazz was born in New Orleans, the child of the Blacks. It drew on the rhythms as well as the emotionalism of the African music of the’ Black ancestors, which had been transformed into ragtime and the blues. Improvisation was an indispensable element. Musicians were p

13、ermitted, in solo performance, plenty of freedom to play in whatever variations just as their creative mood happened to lead them’ along. But during the Swing era ( 1930s -- 1950s ), impromptu renditions gave way to arrangement. It was a period when jazz had its widest popular appeal with the

14、big bands that boasted of such outstanding bandleaders as Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller and a whole galaxy of top-notch instrumentalists. Rock music’ in the 1960s is a sociological expression rather than a musical force and the rock arena was seen as a sort of debating forum, a place where idea

15、s clash and crash, where American youngsters struggle to define and redefine their feelings and beliefs. Bob Dylon touched a nerve of disaffection. He spoke of civil rights; nuclear fallout, and loneliness. He spoke of change and of the bewilderment of an older generation. ’Something’s h

16、appening here,’ he sang. ’You don’t know what it is, do you, Mr. Jones’ Others entered the debate. The Beatles urged peace and piety with humor and maybe a little of help from drugs. Feelings, always a part of any musical statement, were a major subject. Elvis Presley became

17、the pop icon, maybe because he acted out your wildest fantasies, brought out your subdued id, embodied your frustrated teenage spirit, and encouraged your protest againsttraditional values. In this sense, rock is the music of teenage rebellion. All aspects of music -- its exciting offbeat, loudness,

18、 self-absorbed lyrics and raving delivery -- indicated a defiance of adult authority.The first sentence in Paragraph 3 can be best interpreted as（） A．rock stars asking us to take our stand on political issues B．rock stars helping our society to form its code of ethics C．rock stars revealed thei

19、r own problems and their social attitudes D．giving a clear definition to the words'.beliefs' and' feelings' 3.Text 2 Of all the varieties of music which fill our concert halls, theaters, and nightclubs, only jazz is native ’American music. Symphonies and concertos, the ancest

20、ors of movie and television scores as well as of ’serious’ or ’legitimate’ electronic music, were first composed in Germany. Musical comedies descended from opera, which was first performed in Italy. And our ever- popular nightclub singers are the musical heirs of the French

21、singers of chansons. The one form of music which did not originate in Europe and which is popular today worldwide is jazz. Jazz was born in New Orleans, the child of the Blacks. It drew on the rhythms as well as the emotionalism of the African music of the’ Black ancestors, which had been tran

22、sformed into ragtime and the blues. Improvisation was an indispensable element. Musicians were permitted, in solo performance, plenty of freedom to play in whatever variations just as their creative mood happened to lead them’ along. But during the Swing era ( 1930s -- 1950s ), impromptu rendi

23、tions gave way to arrangement. It was a period when jazz had its widest popular appeal with the big bands that boasted of such outstanding bandleaders as Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller and a whole galaxy of top-notch instrumentalists. Rock music’ in the 1960s is a sociological expression rather

24、than a musical force and the rock arena was seen as a sort of debating forum, a place where ideas clash and crash, where American youngsters struggle to define and redefine their feelings and beliefs. Bob Dylon touched a nerve of disaffection. He spoke of civil rights; nuclear fallout, and lonelines

25、s. He spoke of change and of the bewilderment of an older generation. ’Something’s happening here,’ he sang. ’You don’t know what it is, do you, Mr. Jones’ Others entered the debate. The Beatles urged peace and piety with humor and maybe a little of help from drug

26、s. Feelings, always a part of any musical statement, were a major subject. Elvis Presley became the pop icon, maybe because he acted out your wildest fantasies, brought out your subdued id, embodied your frustrated teenage spirit, and encouraged your protest againsttraditional values. In this sense,

27、 rock is the music of teenage rebellion. All aspects of music -- its exciting offbeat, loudness, self-absorbed lyrics and raving delivery -- indicated a defiance of adult authority.According to the passage, improvisation was most popular（） A．in the 1930s B．prior to 1930s C．a(chǎn)fter 1930s D．in the

28、 1950s 4.Text 2 Of all the varieties of music which fill our concert halls, theaters, and nightclubs, only jazz is native ’American music. Symphonies and concertos, the ancestors of movie and television scores as well as of ’serious’ or ’legitimate’ electronic music, w

29、ere first composed in Germany. Musical comedies descended from opera, which was first performed in Italy. And our ever- popular nightclub singers are the musical heirs of the French singers of chansons. The one form of music which did not originate in Europe and which is popular today worldwide is j

30、azz. Jazz was born in New Orleans, the child of the Blacks. It drew on the rhythms as well as the emotionalism of the African music of the’ Black ancestors, which had been transformed into ragtime and the blues. Improvisation was an indispensable element. Musicians were permitted, in solo perf

31、ormance, plenty of freedom to play in whatever variations just as their creative mood happened to lead them’ along. But during the Swing era ( 1930s -- 1950s ), impromptu renditions gave way to arrangement. It was a period when jazz had its widest popular appeal with the big bands that boasted

32、 of such outstanding bandleaders as Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller and a whole galaxy of top-notch instrumentalists. Rock music’ in the 1960s is a sociological expression rather than a musical force and the rock arena was seen as a sort of debating forum, a place where ideas clash and crash, whe

33、re American youngsters struggle to define and redefine their feelings and beliefs. Bob Dylon touched a nerve of disaffection. He spoke of civil rights; nuclear fallout, and loneliness. He spoke of change and of the bewilderment of an older generation. ’Something’s happening here,’

34、he sang. ’You don’t know what it is, do you, Mr. Jones’ Others entered the debate. The Beatles urged peace and piety with humor and maybe a little of help from drugs. Feelings, always a part of any musical statement, were a major subject. Elvis Presley became the pop icon, maybe be

35、cause he acted out your wildest fantasies, brought out your subdued id, embodied your frustrated teenage spirit, and encouraged your protest againsttraditional values. In this sense, rock is the music of teenage rebellion. All aspects of music -- its exciting offbeat, loudness, self-absorbed lyrics

36、and raving delivery -- indicated a defiance of adult authority.Which of the following is true（） A．Ragtime originated with the big bands in the 1930s B．Ragtime and blues were based on African music C．Ragtime and blues had not evolved until 1950s D．Blues was performed by singers dressed in blue

37、 5.Text 2 Of all the varieties of music which fill our concert halls, theaters, and nightclubs, only jazz is native ’American music. Symphonies and concertos, the ancestors of movie and television scores as well as of ’serious’ or ’legitimate’ electronic music, were fir

38、st composed in Germany. Musical comedies descended from opera, which was first performed in Italy. And our ever- popular nightclub singers are the musical heirs of the French singers of chansons. The one form of music which did not originate in Europe and which is popular today worldwide is jazz. Ja

39、zz was born in New Orleans, the child of the Blacks. It drew on the rhythms as well as the emotionalism of the African music of the’ Black ancestors, which had been transformed into ragtime and the blues. Improvisation was an indispensable element. Musicians were permitted, in solo performance

40、, plenty of freedom to play in whatever variations just as their creative mood happened to lead them’ along. But during the Swing era ( 1930s -- 1950s ), impromptu renditions gave way to arrangement. It was a period when jazz had its widest popular appeal with the big bands that boasted of suc

41、h outstanding bandleaders as Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller and a whole galaxy of top-notch instrumentalists. Rock music’ in the 1960s is a sociological expression rather than a musical force and the rock arena was seen as a sort of debating forum, a place where ideas clash and crash, where Amer

42、ican youngsters struggle to define and redefine their feelings and beliefs. Bob Dylon touched a nerve of disaffection. He spoke of civil rights; nuclear fallout, and loneliness. He spoke of change and of the bewilderment of an older generation. ’Something’s happening here,’ he sang

43、. ’You don’t know what it is, do you, Mr. Jones’ Others entered the debate. The Beatles urged peace and piety with humor and maybe a little of help from drugs. Feelings, always a part of any musical statement, were a major subject. Elvis Presley became the pop icon, maybe because h

44、e acted out your wildest fantasies, brought out your subdued id, embodied your frustrated teenage spirit, and encouraged your protest againsttraditional values. In this sense, rock is the music of teenage rebellion. All aspects of music -- its exciting offbeat, loudness, self-absorbed lyrics and rav

45、ing delivery -- indicated a defiance of adult authority.What is the best title of this passage（） A．The origin of jazz B．The success of rock music C．The contemporary jazz and rock D．The musical development from jazz to rock 6.Text 3Most growing plants contain much more water than all other mat

46、erials combined. C. R. Bames has suggested that it is .as proper to term the plant a water structure as to call a house composed mainly of brick a brick building. Certainly it is that all essential processes of plant growth and development occur in water. The mineral elements from the soil that are

47、usable by the plant must be dissolved in the. soil solution before they can be taken into the root. They are carried to all parts of the growing plants and are built into essential plant materials while in a dissolved state.The carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air may enter the leaf as a gas but is dis

48、solved in water in the leaf before it is combined with a part of the water to form simple sugars -- the base material from which the plant body is mainly built. Actively growing plant parts are generally 75 to 90 percent water. Structural parts of plants, such as woody stems no longer actively growi

49、ng, mayhave much less water than growing tissues. The actual amount of water in the plant at any one time, however, is only a very small part of what passes through it during its development. The processes of photosynthesis, by which carbon dioxide and water are combined -- in the presence of chloro

50、phyll ( 葉落素 ) and with energy derived from light to form sugars, require that carbon dioxide from the air enter the plant. This occurs mainly in the leaves. The leaf surface is not solid but contains great numbers of minute openings, through which the carbon dioxide enters. The same structure that p

51、ermits the one gas to enter the leaf, however, permits another gas -- water vapor --to be lost from it. Since carbon dioxide is present in the air only in trace quantities (3 to 4 parts in 10,000 parts of air) and water vapor is near saturation in the air spaces within the leaf (at 80°F, saturat

52、ed air would contain about 186 parts of water vapor in 10,000 parts of air), the total amount of water vapor lost is many times the carbon dioxide intake. Actually, because of wind and other factors, the loss of water in proportion to carbon dioxide intake may be even greater than the relative conce

53、ntrations of the two gases. Also, not all of the carbon dioxide that enters the leaf is synthesized into carbohydrates.The second paragraph uses facts to develop the basic idea that（） A．a(chǎn) plant efficiently utilizes most of the water it absorbs B．carbon dioxide is the essential substance needed f

54、or plant development C．a(chǎn) plant needs more water than is found in its composition D．the stronger the wind, the more the water vapor loss' 7.Text 3Most growing plants contain much more water than all other materials combined. C. R. Bames has suggested that it is .as proper to term the plant a w

55、ater structure as to call a house composed mainly of brick a brick building. Certainly it is that all essential processes of plant growth and development occur in water. The mineral elements from the soil that are usable by the plant must be dissolved in the. soil solution before they can be taken i

56、nto the root. They are carried to all parts of the growing plants and are built into essential plant materials while in a dissolved state.The carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air may enter the leaf as a gas but is dissolved in water in the leaf before it is combined with a part of the water to form sim

57、ple sugars -- the base material from which the plant body is mainly built. Actively growing plant parts are generally 75 to 90 percent water. Structural parts of plants, such as woody stems no longer actively growing, mayhave much less water than growing tissues. The actual amount of water in the pl

58、ant at any one time, however, is only a very small part of what passes through it during its development. The processes of photosynthesis, by which carbon dioxide and water are combined -- in the presence of chlorophyll ( 葉落素 ) and with energy derived from light to form sugars, require that carbon d

59、ioxide from the air enter the plant. This occurs mainly in the leaves. The leaf surface is not solid but contains great numbers of minute openings, through which the carbon dioxide enters. The same structure that permits the one gas to enter the leaf, however, permits another gas -- water vapor --to

60、 be lost from it. Since carbon dioxide is present in the air only in trace quantities (3 to 4 parts in 10,000 parts of air) and water vapor is near saturation in the air spaces within the leaf (at 80°F, saturated air would contain about 186 parts of water vapor in 10,000 parts of air), the total

61、 amount of water vapor lost is many times the carbon dioxide intake. Actually, because of wind and other factors, the loss of water in proportion to carbon dioxide intake may be even greater than the relative concentrations of the two gases. Also, not all of the carbon dioxide that enters the leaf i

62、s synthesized into carbohydrates.The primary idea of the passage is（） A．the functions of carbon dioxide and water B．the role of water in a growing plant C．the process of simple sugar formation D．the synthesis of water with carbon dioxide 8.Text 3Most growing plants contain much more water tha

63、n all other materials combined. C. R. Bames has suggested that it is .as proper to term the plant a water structure as to call a house composed mainly of brick a brick building. Certainly it is that all essential processes of plant growth and development occur in water. The mineral elements from the

64、 soil that are usable by the plant must be dissolved in the. soil solution before they can be taken into the root. They are carried to all parts of the growing plants and are built into essential plant materials while in a dissolved state.The carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air may enter the leaf as a

65、 gas but is dissolved in water in the leaf before it is combined with a part of the water to form simple sugars -- the base material from which the plant body is mainly built. Actively growing plant parts are generally 75 to 90 percent water. Structural parts of plants, such as woody stems no longer

66、 actively growing, mayhave much less water than growing tissues. The actual amount of water in the plant at any one time, however, is only a very small part of what passes through it during its development. The processes of photosynthesis, by which carbon dioxide and water are combined -- in the presence of chlorophyll ( 葉落素 ) and with energy derived from light to form sugars, require that carbon dioxide from the air enter the plant. This occurs mainly in the leaves. The leaf surface is not soli