隆堯縣2023年考研《英語一》考前沖刺預(yù)測試卷含解析

隆堯縣2023年考研《英語一》考前沖刺預(yù)測試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Formepersonally,Icouldwritefordaysaboutmanydifferentsituationswhereadversity(逆境)1mylife.NowletmetellyouoneexperiencewhereIalmostletadversity2.Wehadaglassstudio,whichwaslocated50feetfromourhome.Acoupleofyearsagoweexperiencedan3winter;wehadalotofsnowandice.The4oftheiceandsnow5theroofonourstudio,takingwithitoneofoursourcesofincome.6itdidfalldown,wegotontheroofandtriedto7thesnowandice,butwhenyouhave5feetoficeandtemperaturesofminus20Celsius,itwaspretty8todo.Wehadapartnercomeintohelpustryto9theroofbysupporting.Intheend,therewas10thatcouldbedone.Theroofcamedown.Wehadmovedalotofourgoodsandtoolsfromthestudio11welostalotalso:glass,kilns,workbenches,tonameonlyafewoftheitems.Itwasa12experience.Herewewereinthemiddleofwinterwithourstudiocollapsed.Wecouldn'tworkaswehadalmost13allthematerialinabuildingwewerenotusing.Wecouldhavedoneoneoftwothings:wecouldsimplysaythatwecannolonger14ourglassbusiness.Letmetellyouthatthiswascertainlyathoughtthat15ourmind.Orwecouldfindawaytogetourstudiobackupandrunning.Wepickedthe16option.Wehadalargebarnthatwewerenotusing.Sowerenovated(翻新)thebarn,17ourworkingareaandtodaywehaveanicerstudiothanwe18had.Iftheadversitywewere19hadnothappened,weprobablywould20beworkingintheoldstudio—astudiothatwaslessefficient.1、A．promotedB．influencedC．destroyedD．prevented2、A．sufferB．escapeC．winD．work3、A．a(chǎn)wkwardB．a(chǎn)wesomeC．a(chǎn)greeableD．a(chǎn)wful4、A．sizeB．heightC．weightD．temperature5、A．collapsedB．limitedC．pressedD．struck6、A．BeforeB．UnlessC．AlthoughD．When7、A．replaceB．reduceC．recycleD．remove8、A．worthwhileB．toughC．rewardingD．a(chǎn)nnoying9、A．examineB．testC．secureD．restore10、A．somethingB．enoughC．a(chǎn)llD．nothing11、A．forB．butC．orD．so12、A．vainB．validC．disastrousD．treasured13、A．displayedB．a(chǎn)rrangedC．piledD．presented14、A．predictB．conductC．instructD．quit15、A．a(chǎn)pproachedB．crossedC．clearedD．comforted16、A．latterB．formerC．easierD．further17、A．evaluatedB．redesignedC．organizedD．reserved18、A．desperatelyB．hopefullyC．eventuallyD．previously19、A．facedwithB．concernedaboutC．cautiousaboutD．a(chǎn)wareof20、A．everB．a(chǎn)lreadyC．evenD．stillSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Theweather.It’salwaysatalking-pointinBritain.Whyisthat?IsitsomethingstrangeaboutBritishpeople?Wellit'snicetothinkthatalotofBritishpeopleareeccentric（古怪）,Imean,theplaceisfamousforit.Butreally,it'stheweatherthat'sthepointofnote.TheUKhassomeofthemostinterestingweatherintheworld."BritaindoesnothaveaCLIMATE.ItjusthasWEATHERInhotcountriesmostoftheindoorplacesthatneedtobecomfortableareair-conditioned,andincoldcountriesmostoftheplacesthatneedtobecomfortableareproperlyheated.TheUKistheexception,sincetheweatherisofteninterestingandnoonereallytakesheatandcoldseriously.Soalthoughtheweathercanbeverycold,veryhot,verywet,orjustwildlyconfused,italwaystakespeoplebysurprise.WhenitgetstowinterandthereisactuallysomeSNOW,italwaystakesthepeoplebysurprise.Itisfrontpagenews,andevenafewinchesofsnowbringsthecountrytoastandstill.Butthen,whathappensnextisevenmoresurprisingandcatchesthefolkoffguardcompletely.Andwhocouldpossiblyhavepredictedit?!ITMELTS!Flooding!Whatasurprise!Theninthesummer,itgetsveryhot.IfithadbeenThailandorAustralia,there'dbenoproblem.Itissupposedtobehot,so,thereisairconditioning.ButintheUK,justtotalconfusionatthesuddenhotweather.Shock,healthproblems,anddespitethefactthatthecountryisconsideredtobewhereitalwaysrains,summertimebringsdrought!Butdopeoplehavecisterns（水箱）andreservewatertanks?Wouldn’titmakesenseforpeopletostorerainwaterincaseofdrought?Ofcourseitwould,butitisadependency-culturewherepeoplehavebeentrainedtobedependentonthestate,whichthenmeansthatinemergencypeoplearestuck!WhyistheBritishweathersostrange?ItissomethingtodowiththecombinationofanalmostArcticlatitude（緯度）combinedwithbeinganislandandhavingtheGulfStreambringingwarmweatherfromthetropics.Helpfulpeopleintheknowongeographicalmeteorology（氣象學）havecommentedthatthegeneralsituationwiththeUKweatherisevenmorecomplex,asmanydifferentthingscontributetothechangeableweather.AswellastheNorthAtlanticdrift,thereisthefactthattheUKisaffectedbythefollowingmajorairmasses:thetropicalmaritime（海的）GulfStream,thePolarMaritimeairfromtheNorth,theArcticMaritime,thePolarContinental,andtheTropicalContinental.There'salsofastflowingairinJetstreams.AirgoesaroundinconvectioncurrentsinHadleycellsandinFerrelCells.BecausetheBritishIslescangetweathercomingfromhotorcoldzones,andfromlandorsea,achangeablehot/coldwet/dryweatherisfound.1、WhatistheBritishattitudetowardheatandcold?A．Serious.B．Indifferent.C．Positive.D．Careful.2、HowdotheBritishfeelwhentheyseesnowinwinter?A．Excited.B．Frightened.C．Amazed.D．Disappointed.3、WhathappenswhentheBritishmeetadroughtinsummer?A．Theyhavegotwell-prepared.B．Theygetwaterfromtheriver.C．Theyalwayshelpeachother.D．Theymaybefallintotrouble.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．WhyweatherintereststheBritish.B．Englishmen'sattitudetoweather.C．WeatherintheUnitedKingdom.D．WhataffectstheweatherintheUK.Text2Thisisthemostexcitingkayakingexpedition（皮劃艇探險）possibleforbeginnerkayakers.Youcanexpecttoexperienceawholerangeofdifferentconditionsandscenery.Thisexpeditionisatotalof8.27kmindistanceanditactuallyentersthestreamsintheNorthofUbinandexitsintheSouth.Threeandahalfkilometersofpuremangroves（紅樹林）,makesthisthelongestpuremangrovekayakingexpeditioninSingapore.Thedistancespentinsidethemangrovegivesyouthemaximumopportunitytowitnesswildlifewithinthemangroveecosystem.Comeexperiencethechallengeofoperatingyourkayakthroughthelabyrinth（迷宮）ofwaterwaysandbeamazedatthecalmandquietbeautyofthewetlands.ThislastcornerofnaturalwildernessinSingaporeissoinaccessible,thatvery,veryfewhaveeverexperiencedit－whichmakesthisatrulyspecialprogram.MostRecentTravelerReviewsTravelerA:TraveledfrombottomtotopofSingaporeinrushhourtrafficinordertogettoUbinfora9:30start—onlytofindnoguidethere.Although,oncehearrived,theguidewaslovely—offeringaveryknowledgeabletourandlotsofenthusiasmaroundabeautifulpartoftheworld—our6-hourkayakingtripwasactuallyoverbefore2:30pm,despiteonlyhittingthewaterat12noon.TravelerB:Theguideswerenice,howeverthebiggestdisappointmentwasthetiming.Wethoughtweweregoingfora4-hourkayakbutwerebackin2hoursandthatincludedtheprekayaksafetytalk.Themangrovesarelovelybutweweretoldthatastormwasnear.Wefeltthattherehadneverbeenanyintentionofgoingoutforlonger.1、Whatisspecialaboutthekayakingtripfortravelersisthatthey______.A．haveagoodrelaxationbykayakingB．feelthechallengeofkayakingC．enjoythebeautyofthewetlandsD．experiencethewonderofmangroves2、WhichofthefollowinginformationisTRUEaboutthekayakingexpedition?A．Thetime,distanceandcostarereferredto.B．Thekayakingtripstartsat9:30amandendsatnoon.C．Thedistancespentinsidethemangroveis3.5kilometres.D．ThemangrovewetlandsofUbinlieinthesouthofSingapore.3、Whichisthecommonpointreferredtobythetwotravelers?A．Theunpleasantweather. B．Theshorteneddistance.C．Thelovelywildlife. D．Theguide’sservice.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Thesafetyofthekayakingtravelersisnotwellguaranteed.B．Theeco-systemofUbinnaturereserveiswellprotected.C．Thetimingofthekayakingtripissatisfactoryonthewhole.D．Travelers’complaintsmaynotbeconsideredbythetravelingcompany.Text3Somepeoplearesorude!Whosendsane-mailoratextmessagethatjustsays“Thankyou”?Wholeavesavoicemailmessageratherthantextsyou?WhoasksforafacteasilyfoundonGoogle?Don’tthesepeoplerealizethatthey’rewastingyourtime?MaybeI’mtherudeonefornotappreciatinglife’slittlepoliteness.Butmanysocialagreedstandardsjustdon’tmakesensetopeopledrowningindigitalcommunication.Intexts,youdon’thavetodeclarewhoyouareorevensayhello;E-mail,too,isslowerthanatext;Voicemailisanowimpolitewayoftryingtoconnect.Myfatherlearnedthislessonafterleavingmeadozenvoicemailmessages,noneofwhichIlistenedto.Exasperated,hecalledmysistertoexpresshisdissatisfactionthatIneverreturnedhisphonecalls.“Whyareyouleavinghimvoicemails?”mysisterasked.“Justtexthim.”Intheageofthesmartphone,thereisnoreasontoaskonce-acceptablequestionsabout:theweatherforecast,abusiness’sphonenumber,ordirectionstoahouse,arestaurant,whichcanbeeasilyfoundonGoogleMaps.Butpeoplestillaskthesethings.Andwhenyouanswer,theyrespondwithathank-youe-mail.Howtohandlethesedifferingstandards?Easy:Consideryouraudience.Somepeople,especiallyolderones,appreciateathank-youmessage.Others,likeme,wantnoreply.Theanthropologist(人類學家)MargaretMeadoncesaidthatintraditionalsocieties,theyounglearnfromtheold.Butinmodemsocieties,theoldcanalsolearnfromtheyoung.Here’shopingthatpolitenessnevergoesoutoffashionbutthattime-wastingformsofcommunicationdo.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exasperated”meaninthefifthparagraph?A．Worried.B．Annoyed.C．Surprised.D．Tired.2、Whydidn’tthewriterreplytohisfather?A．Hedidn’twanttotalkwithhisfather.B．Helikedtextmessagesbetter.C．Hedidn’treceiveanyvoicemailmessages.D．Heenjoyedcheckinghisvoicemails.3、Whichofthefollowingdoesthewriteragreeto?A．Dealingwithvoicemailshouldvarywitheachindividual.B．DeclaringwhotheyareorsayinghellointextsisnecessaryC．Peopleneedn’tlearnfromoneanotherintraditionalsocieties.D．Peopleneedn’tturntoGoogleforhelpwhenintrouble.4、What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?A．Nowadays:whatmeansshouldweuseincommunicationB．Nowadays:doyoulikeleavingothersavoicemessageC．Nowadays:whatshouldwedowithtextmessagesD．Nowadays:doyouneedathank-youmessageText4USpresidentDonaldTrumphaspopularizedthephrase“fakenews”ButnottoolongagothesewordsincombinationwouldhavemeantlittletoeverydayEnglishspeakers.AnatolyLiberman,aGerman,writesabouttheoriginsoftheword“fake”.Theword,itturnsout,hasaverydarkpast.Thebestguessforhow“fake”becamemainstream,arguesLiberman,isthatitwasakindusedbythievesintheLondonunderworld.But“howitgotthere,nobodyintheworldknows,andprobablynobodywilleverknow,”hetellsQuartz.LibermanisaprofessorattheUniversityofMinnesotaandtheauthorofWordOriginsandHowWeKnowThem.Hewritesthatearlyrecordsof“fake”asanEnglishadjectiveappearedaroundthemiddleofthe18thcentury.Thewordlikelycomesfromcant,orthiefjargon(行話).TheOEDmentions“fake”asaverbstartingin1819,whichbasicallymeant‘todo”injargon,butalso“tokill,wound,orrob”.Anentryfromadictionarythatyearreads:“Tofakeanypersonorplace,torobthem;tofakeapersonmayalsoimplytoshoot,wound,orcut;tofakeamanoutandout,istokillhim.”LibermantracesthewordnexttoCharesDickens,whoused“cly-faker”，where“cly”meanspocket,inOliverTwist.Thisishowhebelievesknowledgeof“fake”asawordthatmeanstosteal,spread.EventuallyitbecameacommonplaceEnglishword.1、Theunderlinedword“fake”inParagraph1probablymeans.A．lyingB．trueC．commonD．interesting2、WhatcanwelearnaboutAnatolyLiberman?A．Heisskilledinsomeforeignlanguages.B．HeisinterestedinalltheEnglishwords.C．HelivedinEnglandforalongtime.D．HelikeswritingarticlesinEnglishverymuch.3、Whatismainlydiscussedinthispassage?A．ThehistoryofEnglishwords.B．SomestoriesaboutEnglishwords.C．TheimportanceoftheEnglishword“fake”D．TheoriginsofanEnglishword.4、Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A．WemustfocusonthewordsofDonaldTrump.B．WeshouldstudyEnglishwordsverycarefully.C．“Fake”likelycomesfromwordsusedbyaclassofpeople.D．AnatolyLibermanlikestotracethecommonplaceEnglishwords.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankThere'sawidely-acceptedlineofthinking,especiallyin2019thatsaysthepeopleandthingswelovewilleventuallyletusdownIt'sneveranif,alwaysawhenSoourheroeswillinevitablytobetrashmonstersOurfavoritebandswillinenteranexperimentalphase,eventhoughnooneaskedthemtoAndourfavoriteTVshowswill1．failtoreachgreaterheights,buttheywon'tevencomeclosetothesamelevelofsuccesstheyoncehadItwaswiththiscynicalmentality2．Iapproachedthesecondseasonof2018’sbreakouthitKillingEveHowcouldaseriesthatwassowellwritten,sowellacted,andsofiercelyaddictiveinfreshmanseasonpossibly3．(maintain)thesamelevelofqualityinSeason2,especiallysincePhoebeWaller-Bridge,4．developedtheseriesforTVandwrotefourofthefirstseason’seightepisodes,wasn'tinvolvedinthewritingofthesecond?ItseemedlikeanimpossibletaskButthenastrangethinghappened:KillingEve’ssecondseason,atleastthetwoepisodes5．(screen)inadvanceforcritics,didn'tletmedownThenewepisodesgeneratedthesameamountofjoyIexperienced6．IwatchedEve(sandraOh)andVillanelle(JodieComer)dancearoundeachotherduringthefirstgo-around,onlythistimethestakeswereconsiderably7．(high)

AsPhoebeWaller-Bridged,noted“KillingEveisacharacterstudyontwolives,twowomenandtheircircumstances,theirhomes,theirwants,theirfearsand8．keepsthemfromendingitallIt'sjustthat9．happenstobeanassasin(暗殺者)andtheotheraspyIfI'vedonemyjobright,theaudience10．feelequallychilledastheyareexcitedbythedeterminationofthesewomen,theirjourneysandhowdrawntheyaretooneanotherDirections:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwithproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankDoyouknowhow1．iswhenyouseesomeoneyawnandyoustartyawningtoo?Orhowharditistobeamongpeoplelaughingandnotlaughyourself?Well,apparentlyit’sbecausewehavemirrorneurons（神經(jīng)元）inourbrains2．(put)simply,theexistenceofmirrorneuronssuggeststhat3．weseesomeoneelsedosomething,ourbrainsimitateit,whetherornotweactuallyperformthesameactionThisexplainsagreatdealabout4．welearntosmile,talk,walk,danceorplaysportsButtheideagoes5．(far)：mirrorneuronsnotonlyappeartoexplainphysicalactions,theyalsotellusthatthereisabiologicalbasisforthewayweunderstandotherpeopleMirrorneuronscanundoubtedlybefoundalloverourbrains,butespeciallyintheareaswhichrelatetoourabilitytouselanguages,andtounderstandhowotherpeoplefeelRecently,researchers6．(find)thatmirrorneuronsrelatestronglytolanguageAgroupofresearchersdiscoveredthat7．theygavepeoplesentencestolistento(forexample:“Thehandtookholdoftheball”),thesamemirrorneuronsweretriggered8．whentheactionwasactuallyperformed(inthisexample,actuallytakingholdofaball)AnyproblemswithmirrorneuronsmaywellresultinproblemswithbehaviorMuchresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewithsocialandbehavioralproblemshavemirrorneuronswhicharenotfully9．(function)However,itisnotyetknownexactlyhowthesediscoveriesmighthelpfindtreatmentsforsocialdisorders．ResearchdoesmirrorthatneuronsseemstoprovideuswithevenmoreinformationconcerninghowhumansbehaveandinteractIndeed,itmayturnouttobetheequivalentforneuroscienceofwhatEinstein’stheoryofrelativitywasforphysicsAndthenexttimeyoufeeltheurge10．(cough)inthecinemawhensomeoneelsedoes-well,perhapsyou’llunderstandwhy．SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)It’snaturaltogreetfriendswithasmileandawave.1、Butwhathappensifyourfaceandbodysendmixedmessages?Wouldsomeonebemorelikelytobelievethelookonyourfaceorthewayyouholdyourbody?Scientistshaverecentlytackledthesequestions.Theyfoundthatwhenapersonislookingatyourface,shemightnotbelievewhatsheseesifyourbodylanguagedoesn’tmatchthefeelingthatyourfaceshows.2、Previously,theyhadfoundthatthetoneofaperson’svoicecanbemoreimportantthanthewordsthatarespoken.Forexample,mostpeopletendnottobelieveapersonwhosaysinaflatvoice,“I’msoexcited.”Whenitcametoemotionsconveyedbyfacialexpressionsandbodylanguage,mostscientistssuspectedthatthefacewasmoreimportant.Totestifthiswastrue,psychologistsshowedpeopleanumberofpicturesofisolated(孤立的)facesandisolatedbodies(withfacesblurredout(模糊的))thatshowedangerorfear.3、Anangryfacehadloweyebrowsandtightlips.Ascaredfacehadhigheyebrowandaslightlyopenmouth.4、Ascaredbodyhadarmsforwardandshoulderssquare,asifreadytodefend.Theseresultstoldtheresearchersthatmixedsignalscanconfusepeople.Evenwhenpeoplepayattentiontotheface,bodylanguagesubtly(微妙地)influenceswhichemotiontheyread.5、Ifyouwanttobeunderstood,ithelpstoavoidsendingmixedmessages.A．Studyingsuchmixedmessagesisnothingnewforscientists.B．So,yourbodylanguageisimportantfortellingpeoplehowyoufeel.C．Scientistsfeelnewtostudythemixedmessagethatconfusespeople.D．Anangrybodyhadarmsbackandshouldersatanangle,asifreadytofight.E.Bodylanguagecansometimesbemisunderstoodindifferentculturebackgrounds.F.Whenyoudothis,yourfaceandbodyworktogethertoshowyourfriendsthatyou’rehappytoseethem.G.TheyalsoshowedpicturesinwhichangryorscaredfaceswerepairedwithangryorscaredbodiesDoActionsSpeakLouderthanWords?Oursocietyisfastpaced.Weareallrushingfromoneplacetothenext,blowingourhorn（喇叭）atslowdriverswhomaybesingingsongsinthecarwiththeirchildrenorpointingoutsomeinterestingsights.Wedon'thavetimeforthatsillinesstoday.Butwetrytosaytoourselvesthatwewillmaketimeforfuntomorrow.Itistimetotakeafewdeepbreathsandthinkaboutouractionsandourwords.1、Haveyoueverreallythoughtaboutthesaying"Actionsspeakl