2023年泰州市靖江市考研《英語一》預(yù)測試卷含解析

2023年泰州市靖江市考研《英語一》預(yù)測試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)PleaseBeatMeIoncehadtheopportunitytomeetDanMiller,anAmishneighborofmudad.Hetoldmethatyearsagomydadhad1tohimthathisappletreeslookedbeautifulbutweren’tproducinganyapples.Afterlistening2,Dantoldmydadtogohome,grabahammerandgivehistreesaseverebeatingaroundthe3Hesaidtheyneededtohavesomethingto4themup-thatlifehadbeentoo5andtheyneededachallengetocomealive.Whilethisseemedcontrary6thecarefulfertilizing,wateringandnurturingmydadhadbeengivinghisprizedtrees,he7thewisdomofhisAmishneighbor.Thenextyearthetreesproducedsoheavilythatmydadsawbranches8undertheweightofthenumberofapples.WithalittleresearchInowfindthatthisisa9approach.Weknowthatroses,10lefttothemselves,willgrowleavesbutfew11Thebestwaytogetthemtoproducewhattheyare12todoistocutthembackseverelyandannually13growingroots.Istherea14inthisforus?EverydayIhearfrompeoplewhohavehadallthe15—famousuniversitydegrees,finehomes,carsandpositions.Andtheysuspecttheeasylifethey’vebeengiveniskeepingthemfromthe16ofadventurethatwouldreleasethebestversionofthemselves.Areyoutakingthe“17”routeinlifetoavoidthestressesandchallengesthataretryingtoreleaseyourbiggest18?Andno,youprobablydon’tneedtofindsomeoneto19youortocreateastressfulsituationinyourlife.Iknowthatinmine,thosethingshavejust20consistently.ButIhopeI’mgettingsmarterinseeing“Whatdoesthismakepossible?”1、A．complainedB．suggestedC．explainedD．reported2、A．a(chǎn)ngrilyB．gladlyC．a(chǎn)nxiouslyD．carefully3、A．rootB．trunkC．branchD．field4、A．cutB．bringC．wakeD．send5、A．easyB．longC．hardD．busy6、A．withB．toC．forD．in7、A．provedB．doubtedC．trustedD．learned8、A．hangingB．wavingC．flyingD．breaking9、A．crazyB．mysteriousC．strangeD．common10、A．ifB．becauseC．unlessD．though11、A．fruitsB．rosesC．grassesD．bushes12、A．a(chǎn)pprovedB．scheduledC．expectedD．exposed13、A．putdownB．digupC．pulloutD．cutoff14、A．lessonB．skillC．secretD．fact15、A．chancesB．a(chǎn)dvantagesC．resultsD．concerns16、A．courseB．priceC．challengeD．danger17、A．roughB．shortC．familiarD．safe18、A．harvestB．courageC．emotionD．knowledge19、A．comfortB．supportC．loveD．beat20、A．sortedoutB．leftoutC．shownupD．setdownSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Eversincehisapplaudedfirstnovel,KazuoIshiguro,now60,hasmanagedtomaintainasteadyliterarydrive,asteadyamountofcreativespace,andasteadysuccessrate.TheBuriedGiant,Ishiguro’sseventhnovel,andhisfirstinadecade,isasriskyasitisattractive.Itisasorthistoricalfantasynovelfilledwithdragonsandknights(騎士）丨Itisasortofthesurface,butitisalsodeeplyhuman,rootedinthemesfundamentaltothehumanexperience:love,history,andtheabilitytorememberitall.JANEGAYDUK:Howwouldyoucopewiththeideaofmemory—ahugethemeinTheBuriedGiant—ifyouweretosetastorylikethatintheagewhereeverythingisonline?KAZUOISHIGURO:Oneofthequestionsthatattractmerightnow—IsupposethesearequestionsthataroseinmymindasIwaswritingTheBuriedGiant,buttherewasnoroominthebookitselfforexploringthem—wouldbe,wheredothememorybanksinamodemsocietyexist?AndIthinkthatquestionhasgottenreallycomplicatednow.MaybeinsimplersocietiessuchastheoneIdescribeinTheBuriedGiant—Idon'tthinkthosesocietiesweresimplebutperhapstheyweresimplerintermsofthisparticularquestion—youcouldpointtoyourlivingmemory,whattheoldestpeoplestillrememberaboutwhathappened,literallywhatishandeddown.JANEGAYDUK:Doyouthinkthischangesthenatureofhistory?Itusedtobewrittendownbyaselectfewpeoplewhobadthepowertoshapestories,butnowit’salmostlikeeveryindividualparticipatesinshapinghistoryandthought.KAZUOISHIGURO:Ifyouleavetheofficialaccountofanation’shistory,acommunity’shistory,tojustahandfulofpeople,Ithinkthat'samoredangeroussituation.Particularlyifit'sahandfulofpeople,whoareusuallytheupperlevels,whocouldwritethehistorybooksandthenhavethosehistorybookstaughtinschools.Ofcourseskilled,disciplined,andtalentedhistorianshavealwaysbeenvitaltoasociety,andIthinkthey’llcontinuetobevitaltoasociety,butinsomewaysIfeelencouragedbythefactthatsomanyordinarypeoplenowhavetheabilitytoputdowntheirimpressions;atleastthere'sthepotentialthattheirvoiceswillbeassessedandheard.Justasanexample,whenIwasresearchingTheRemainsoftheDay,whichisaboutanEnglishbutler(管家），IassumedI’dfindalotofaccountsbypeoplewhohadworkedinservicebecausethat'swhatanenormousproportionofpeopleinBritaindidbetweentheFirstandSecondWorldWar.AndIwasamazedtofindalmost.Therewerescholarlybookswrittenbyacademicsaboutthehistoryofboilers,hutactualpersonalaccountswrittenbypeoplelikethatwerealmostzero.Iguessit'sbecausepeopleofthatclassdidn'tfeelitwastheirplacetowritethingsdown,andtheyprobablydidn'thavethetoolsorthetime,orperhapstheeducationeventowritethingsdown,andsoconsiderablehumanexperiencedisappeared.Ithinkthereissomethingencouragingaboutpeoplebeingabletorecordthingseverywhere,butwithsuchamassiveamountofdata,thereneedtobeverycomplicatedmeansofcontrollingitanddecidingwhichbecomesthethingsthatdeterminethewaywerememberwhatweexperienced.JANEGAYDUK:Onthetopicoffinishingbooks,didyouwritepasttheofficialendingofTheBuriedGiantorwasthatyournaturalend?Ifelttheconclusionwaskindofacliffhanger.KAZUOISHICURO:Idon'treallythinkoftheendingasacliffhanger,butmaybeit'smoreambiguousthanIintended.ThatistheendingIalwayswanted,though.Withallmybooks,I'maimingforacertainemotiontocomeoverwiththebookasawholeandusuallythatistheemotionendingshoulddeliver.Ican’tdeliverthatemotioninanearned,properwayunlesstherestofthebookhasworked,soI'malwaysveryawarethattheendingisnotsomethingIaddwhenthestoryisfinished.Forme,theendingforallmybooksisthearrivalpoint;it’swhatI’vebeenaimingatallalong.1、Ishigurodidn'tdiscuss“thememorybanks”inhisnovelbecause.A．hewrotethenovelinthedigitaleraB．thenovelisnotcenteredonmemoryC．thereisnospacetotalkaboutitinthebookD．hedoesn'tthinkthesocietyinthenovelissimple2、WhydoesKazuoadmireordinaryindividuals’participationinshapinghistory?A．Becausetheirrecordedhistorywillbetaughtinschools.B．Becausetheycanmakeuptheirownhistory.C．Becauseordinarypeopleareimportanttosociety.D．Becausehistorycanbeviewedfromvariousangles.3、Whichexpressioncanbeputinthegapinparagraph4?A．somethinginterestingB．historicaldetailsC．somefamousfiguresD．a(chǎn)completeblank4、Theunderlinedword“cliffhanger''probablyreferstoa(n)_ending.A．a(chǎn)bruptB．normalC．unfinished.D．loose5、Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.A．Ishgurodoesn'tliketheendingofTheBuriedGiantB．IshgurohasacleargoalbeforewritingtheendingC．IshguroaddsanemotionalendingonpurposeD．Ishgurodoesn'tcareabouttheendingatallText2Whichconstellation（星座）areyou?Forthosewhobelieveinstars,2017isgoingtobebetterintermsoflove,andmanysignshaveindicatedsignsofpromise.GeminiAh,youaregoingtobeactivein2017.Ifyouarecominginto2017withasignificantother,guesswhat?Youshouldnothaveanyanyproblems.Infact,IthinkIhearweddingbellsinthedistance...Stayawayfrom:Taurus,Pisces,VirgoPositivesigns:Sagittarius,Aries,Aquarius,LibraPiscesYouwillfindyourMr.Rightthisyear.Stayopen-minded.Thetideofloveisstrong.Andforthosealreadywithperfectpartner,great.Thisisyouryeartothoroughlydeepenthebondbetweenthetwoofyou.Infact,donotbesurprisedifanewrelationshipsuddenlyseemstobemovingfasterandyouyoutwotakeonanewlevelofseriousness.Stayawayfrom:Aquarius,Sagittarius,GeminiPositivesigns:Capricorn,Scorpio,CancerTaurusFortunefavorsyouin2017.Youwillfindmuchpeacethroughouttheyear,althoughyouwillalsohavetofaceyourfears.Throughthesetrials,thetruefaceofyourlovedoneswillappear.Also,staystrongifyouarecurrentlywithapartner.Thetwoofyoumighthaveaquarrel.Butlovewillfindawayifitistrulymeanttobe.Stayawayfrom:Aries,Aquarius.LeoPositivesigns:Scorpio,Capricorn,Virgo,PiscesLeoRoarheartily,Leo.2017isgoingtobeablessedyearforyou.Luckcontinuestofindyouinthedatinggametoo,singleLeo.However,sinceLeoisalsofeelingadventurous,thoseinrelationshipareabouttomeetsometension.It’sdecisionsthatmatteralot.Stayawayfrom:Scorpio,Taurus,CancerPositivesigns:Sagittarius,Gemini,Aries1、Whichconstellationmentionedinthetextwillgetmarriedin2017?A．Taurus.B．Pisces.C．Gemini.D．Leo.2、Whatcanbeinferredabouttheconstellationfromthepassage?A．Notallfourstarsinthetextarelikelytofindtruelovein2017.B．2017issuitableforGeminitostrengthenexitingrelationship.C．ThisyearforTaurusistoughintermsofmoney.D．ThecharacterofLeomayleadtotroubleinrelationship.3、Wheredoesthepassageprobablycomefrom?A．Asciencereport.B．Amagazine.C．Anadvertisement.D．Children’sliterature.Text3Tohelpmakeupforsleeplostduringmarathonnightflights,migrating(遷徙)birdstakehundredsofpowernap(小睡)duringtheday,eachlastingafewseconds.Everyautumn,Swainson’sthrushes(畫眉)flyupto3,000milesfromtheirbreedinggroundsinnorthernCanadaandAlaskatowinterinCentralandSouthAmerica.Comespring,thebirdsmakethelongtripback.Thebirdsflymostlyatnightandoftenforlonghoursatatime,leavinglittletimeforsleep.Sotogetthroughthesetiresomeperiods,thrushes,duringautumnandspringwhenthebirdsarenormallymigrating,changetheirsleeppatterns,stayingawakeatnightandrestingduringday.Butinsteadofsleepingforalongperiodatatime,thebirdstookseveralnapsaday,eachonelastingonly9secondsonaverage.Thethrushesalsomixeduptheirshut-eyesessionswithtwootherformsofsleep.Inone,calledunilateraleyeclosure,orUEC,thebirdsrestedoneeyeandonehalfoftheirbrainswhiletheirothereyeandhalfbrainremainedopenandactive,protectingthemfromdanger.Thebirdsalsooccasionallyslippedintoanotherstate,onethatanycollegestudentwhohaseverbeenstuckinaboringlecturecanrelateto.Calleddrownsiness(睡意),thisstateischaracterizedbyapartialshuttingofbotheyesthatstillallowsforsomevisualprocessing.“Intermsofquality,drowsinessmaybelessusefulthannormalsleep,butitmayalsobesafer.”saidFuchs.What’sinterestingisthatevenanimalsshouldmakeupforsleeploss.Thataneedforsleepcannotbelosteveninthesebirdsmeanstheimportanceofsleepformany,ifnotall,animals,nottomentionhuman.1、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．MigratingBirdsTravelforLongHoursB．MigratingNeedHelpC．HowBirdsMigrateduringAutumnD．MigratingBirdsTakeManyDailyPowerNaps2、Accordingtothetext,whenhavingdrowsiness,thethrushes______.A．willrestoneeyeandtheotheractiveB．willoftensleepduringdayC．willstillbecarefulwiththepossibledangersD．willnotseeanythinginfrontofthem3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Sleepisimportantforhumanbeing.B．Animalsneedsleeptorest.C．Migratingbirdsneedsleeponlyduringday.D．Collegestudentsoftenhavedrowsinessinfall.Text4WhenwetalkaboutAmericansbarelyintoadulthoodwhoaresaddledwith(擔負著)unbearablelevelsofdebt’theconversationisalmostalwaysaboutstudentloandebt.Butthere’sagrowingbodyofevidencesuggestingthattoday’syoungadultsarealsodrowningincredit-carddebtandthatmanyofthemwilltakethisdebttotheirgraves（墳?zāi)梗?Morethan20%overspenttheirincomebymorethan$100everysinglemonth.Sincetheyhaven’tbuiltuptheircredithistoriesyet,it'sasafebetthattheseyoungadultsarepayingrelativelyhighinterestratesontheresultingcreditcarddebt.Althoughmanyyoungpeopleblame"socializing"asabarriertosavingmoney,mostofthemaren’tpurchasing$20drinksintrendybars.They’restrugglingwithmuchmoredailyfinancialdemands.Toadisturbinglylargeextent,theyoungandthebrokearerelyingoncreditcardstomakeituntiltheirnextpayday.Thisobviouslyisn’tpermanentinthelongrun,andit’sgoingtoputahugedragontheirspendingpowerevenaftertheyreachtheirpeakearningyears,becausethey’llstillbepayinginterestonthatbottleoforangejuiceorboxofspaghetti(意式面條）theyboughtadecadeearlier.AnewstudyoutofOhioStateUniversityfoundthatyoungadultsareaccumulatingcreditcarddebtatamorerapidratethanotheragegroups,andthatthey'resloweratpayingitoff."Ifwhatwefoundcontinuestoholdtrue,wemayhavemoreelderlypeoplewithsubstantialfinancialproblemsinthefuture’"warnsLuciaDunn,professorofeconomicsatOhioState."Ifourfindingspersist,wemaybefacedwithafinancialcrisisamongelderlypeoplewhocan’tpayofftheircreditcards."Dunnsaysalotoftheseyoungpeoplearenevergoingtogetoutfromundertheircreditcarddebt."Manypeopleareborrowingoncreditcardssoheavilythatpayoffratesattheselevelsarenotplentytorecovertheircreditcarddebtbytheendoftheirlifewhichcouldhavelossimpactsforthecreditcardissuingbanks,"1、Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph?A．ManyyoungAmericanswillneverbeabletopayofftheirdebts.B．Creditcardsplayanincreasinglyimportantroleincollegelife.C．Creditcardsaredoingmoreharmthanstudentloans.D．TheAmericancreditcardsystemisundercriticism.2、Whydoyoungpeoplehavetopayahigherinterestontheircreditcarddebt?A．Theytendtoforgetaboutthedeadlines.B．Theyhaven'tdevelopedacredithistory.C．Theyareoftenunabletopaybackintime.D．Theyareinexperiencedinmanagingmoney.3、Whatissaidtobetheconsequenceofyoungadultsrelyingoncreditcardstomakeendsmeet?A．Itwillplaceanunnecessaryburdenonsociety.B．Itwillgivethemnomotivationtoworkhard.C．Itwillexertpsychologicalpressureonthem.D．Itwillaffecttheirfuturespendingpower.4、WhatwillhappentoyoungadultsiftheircreditcarddebtkeepsaccumulatingaccordingtoLuciaDunn?A．Theywillhavetopayanincreasinglyhigherinterestrate.B．Theymayexperienceafinancialcrisisintheiroldage.C．Theirqualityoflifewillbeaffected.D．Theircreditcardsmaybecancelled.5、WhatdoesLuciaDunnthinkmightbeariskforthecreditcardissuingbanks?A．Theygobankruptasaresultofover-lending.B．Theyloselargenumbersoftheirregularclients.C．Theirclientsleavetheirdebtsunpaidupondeath.D．Theirinterestrateshavetobereducednowandthen.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)語法填空TraditionalChinesecultureplacesmuchemphasis(重視)onfoodConsideredtobeanimportantpartofeachday,1．_________(eat)isfarbeyondsimplymeetinganeedHowever,peoplearelivinginfast-pacedsocietynow,sotheyhardlyhavetimetoenjoytheirfoodTheyneedfastfoodThatis2．__________China’sfast-foodmarketexpandsAforeignfast-foodrestaurant3．_______(call)KFCarrivedinChinafirst,quicklyfollowedby4．______（other）suchasPizzaHutandMcDonald’sWith5．______the(develop)ofChina,foreignfast-foodchainsarerealizinghigh-speed6．_____(grow)inChinaHowever,these“junkfoods”havelongbeencriticizedbyhealthexpertsbecause_7．_____(their)can’tprovidebalancednutrition(營養(yǎng))Theexpertsalsoshowthatsomeforeignfastfoodcontainsafoodcoloring,SudanI,8．_____cancausecancerInfact,Chinahasmanyofitsowntraditionalfast-fooddishesAmongthem,dumplings,soybeanmilkandnoodles9．______(be)themostpopularComparedwithforeignfastfood,thosetraditionalonesarehealthier10．_______manyChinesestillenjoythespecialtasteandthegoodenvironmentintheforeignfast-foodchainseventhoughthereexistsomepotential（潛在的）risksWhenforeignersnegotiate,orregisterincertainareasofChina,theymaybe1．(surprise)atChinese’sspecialfondnessandpreferenceforsealsToChinese,sealsareanartofdeepculturalroots,2．combinestheessenceofbothcalligraphy(書法)andsculptureandinspiresgenerationstostudy,toappreciateandtocollectItisbelievedthatsealscameoutasearly3．8,000yearsagoafterourancestorscouldmakepotterywares(陶瓷)andhadprivatepropertyTheywereassumedtomakemarkson4．(they)ownpossessionstopreventthemfrombeingstolenWhenthefirstdynasty5．(found),thekingbegantousesealstoempower(授權(quán))andtoshowlordlycreditsOnlytheking’sspecialsealwasthencalled“Xi”,6．(represent)thehighestauthorityThefirstemperorofChina,QinShiHuang,hadhis“Xi”7．(make)outoftheinvaluableandbeautifuljade“HeshiBi”Thenthelocalgovernmentsalsoneededsealsfor8．samefunctionMeanwhile,privatesealswerecarvedinavarietyoflucky9．(character)andvividanimalpatterns10．(gradual)thesphragistics(印章學)cameintobeingSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)TheapplicationprocesstoalmosteverycollegeanduniversityintheUnitedStateshasseveralpartstoit.Eachparttellsadmissionsofficialsattheschoolssomethingdifferentaboutanapplicant.1、Alistofthestudent'sactivitiesoutsideofschoolcanshowwhathisorherinterestsare.2、Init,studentsareexpectedtowriteaboutthemselvesandexpresstheirpersonalopinionsaboutanissue.Thestatementhelpsadmissionsofficersanswerquestionstheymayhaveaboutagivenstudent.3、Someschoolswillaskanapplicantaveryspecificquestion.Otherswillletthestudentchoosebetweendifferentsubjectsorsimplywriteaboutanythingtheywant.Generallyspeaking,thereisnooneperfectwaytowriteanessay.4、Thiscouldbeaboutadifficulttimewhentheyweregrowinguporameaningfulrelationshiptheyhad.However,theyshouldalsobecarefulaboutthesubjecttheychoose.Manystudentsthinkthattellingasadstorymakesthemeasytoremember.5、Whattheywantisanessayaboutanythingthatistrulyspecialorimportanttothestudent,andwhichalsoshowstheirbetterqualities.Inaddition,itshouldshowthestudent'sunderstandingoftheworldandwhattheirexperiencesorwayofthinkingwillbringtotheschool.A．Everyschoolhasitsownwayoflookingattheessay.B．Gettingstartedinthewritingprocesscanbedifficult.C．Butthatisnotnecessarilywhatadmissionsofficialswanttosee.D．Classgradescanshowthesubjectsastudentisstrongin,forexample.E.Therefore,remembertoavoiddiscussingtopicslikepoliticsandreligion.F.Givenachoice,studentsshouldchoosetowriteaboutanissuetheycareabout.G.Butnothingreallytellsthestoryofanapplicantaswellastheessayorpersonalstatement.ColdweatherisgoodforyouWithwinterapp