考研《英語一》上蔡縣2023年預(yù)測試卷含解析

考研《英語一》上蔡縣2023年預(yù)測試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)完型填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從36—55各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。LASTweekend,IhelpedmyfriendAlexgetmoneyforpoorchildrenatCrossroadsMallHe36neededvolunteers,especiallyofthefemale.Idecidedthatthiswasaprettygood37,sothenextdayIgotreadytogo.IarrivedatCrossroadsaboutfiveminutes38,andhelpedAlexand39ofthevolunteers.Therewereonlythree40atfirst,andwefiguredwemightaswellgetstarted41justwaitingformoretoarrive.Iheldthe42,andsuddenlyfeltextremelyshy.Ididnot43askingpeoplefordonations.Infact,I’musuallyoneofthosepeoplewhotryto44thoseboringstandsandaskyouforalittlecontribution.Forheaven’ssake,Icancontributetoafew,45Icannotalone46everysinglecauseintheworld!Ireallydidn’tliketheideaofaskinganyonefordonationstoourcause.47,Iwatchedmyfriendsspeaktothestrangers,andnoticedthattheywereextrapolitetoeveryone—nomatterwhetherthey48.Irealizedthat49Iwasn’tpushy（強求的）,itwouldbeokay,andmyconsciencecouldbe50.Ipastedonalargesmile,andstartedaskingpeoplepassingby.Mymouthtrippedoverwords,andIcontinuallysaid“um”whileIthoughtofthecorrectterms.51Italkedtomoreandmorepeople.Notonlyimproved,butalsostartednoticingsmall52.Insteadofsaying“donate”,whichmademostpeoplewalkaway53.Istartedsuingtheword“contribute”.Iaddedthephrase“everylittlebitcounts”,andpeoplestartedtodonatesmallamountsinlargerquantities.Asthedaywenton,Ilearnedhowtopullontheheartsofthe54,andIbecameasuccessfulfundraiser.Attheendoftheday,weallgatheredatAlex’shouseand55howmuchmoneyweraised.Iwassosurprised;Weraisedover$300!Wecelebrated,andwenthometired,butsatisfiedthatwehelpedagreatcause.1、A．every B．much C．desperately D．too2、A．cause B．business C．a(chǎn)ffair D．career3、A．earlier B．early C．later D．late4、A．theother B．others C．a(chǎn)nother D．therest5、A．passers—by B．teachers C．volunteers D．people6、A．insteadof B．but C．inspiteof D．inplaceof7、A．signal B．signature C．sing D．symbol8、A．a(chǎn)ppreciate B．like C．want D．need9、A．a(chǎn)nnoy B．flee C．meet D．a(chǎn)void10、A．a(chǎn)nd B．but C．or D．so11、A．do B．support C．make D．create12、A．What’smore B．Besides C．Whatever D．However13、A．donated B．gave C．came D．passed14、A．a(chǎn)ssoonas B．a(chǎn)sfaras C．a(chǎn)slongas D．a(chǎn)sshortas15、A．a(chǎn)tease B．withhappiness C．insilence D．insurprise16、A．As B．Before C．Since D．During17、A．a(chǎn)ctions B．hoopes C．wishes D．trends18、A．slow B．fast C．slower D．faster19、A．goers B．passers-by C．students D．strangers20、A．thought B．lookedat C．counted D．decidedSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Attheageoftwenty-two,Iwasemployedbyoneofthelargestcommercialcompaniesintheworld,somyworkmainlyfocusedonadvertising,workingonproductionteamsforhundredsoftelevisioncommercials.Iwasfortunatetoexperiencesuchanamazingcareeratsuchayoungage,workingalloverthecountrywithsomeofthemostcreativepeopleintheworld.Ihaditall.Andthenonedayasuddenthoughtcamethroughmelikealightningbolt.“Thisisanindustrythatusesanorexic（厭食的）modelstoselldietfoodtoteenagegirls.”Mylifechanged.AndIquit.Atwelve-yearcareer.Rightthen.ThatnightIwenthomeandwasweakinmyknees.Ididnotwanttobepartofthemembersmakingthisproblem;Iwantedtobepartofthepeoplewhohadsolution.ButIhadnoideawhatthesolutionlookedlike.Mygrandfatherusedtosay,"Startwithwhatyouknow,andmorewillberevealed."Iknewthefilm,televisionandadvertisingindustriesandalmosteverythingaboutthem.SoIstartedgoingintojuniorhighschools.Ihelduppicturesofthemodelstoshowwhattheylookedlikeatfiveo'clockinthemorning,andthenheldupanotherpictureshowingwhattheylookedlikeafterthreehoursofprofessionalmake-up,thirty-fivelightingtechnicians,andprofessionalphotographerswhocanmakeanyonelookbeautifulandsexy...Nottomentiontheeffortsofpost-production,wheretheyairbrushnearlyalloftheimperfectionpartsrightoutofthepicture.Withdigitaltechnology,theycanevenstretchthemodelstomakethemappeartallerandthinner.Italkedtoyounggirlsandsaid,"Thisisamulti-billiondollarindustrythatspendsmillionsofdollarsayearprovingtoyouthatthereissomethingwrongwithyousothattheycansellyousomethingtofixit.SoIamheretotellyouthatyourteetharewhiteenough...Andyourbreathisfreshenough...andyourthighsarethinenough.Youareenough."Youareenough,nomatterwhatotherssayandwhathappens.1、Whydidtheauthorquitworkinginthecommercialcompany?A．Hewasfedupwithhisworkinadvertisingindustry.B．Herealizedhisworkwasmisleadingteenagegirls.C．Hefoundithardtoworkwiththeteam.D．Hedecidedtotakeupacareerineducation.2、Theauthorshowedtwosetsofpicturesofmodelstoyounggirlsto.A．showthemagicpowerofmake-upskillsB．stressthegreateffortsmodelsmadeintheirworkC．a(chǎn)dvocatedevelopingdigitaltechnologyD．exposetherealtruthbehindtheamazingbeautyofmodels3、Whatmessagedoesthewritermainlywanttopasstoteenagegirls?A．Youmightaswellchangeyourlifewhenanopportunityarises.B．Youcan'tbetoocautiouswhenfacinglifechoices.C．Itiswhoyouareratherthanwhatyoulooklikethatcounts.D．Itisworthwhiletoexperiencesomethinginterestingandcreative.Text2Closenessandindependencearebothimportantinourlife.Thoughallhumansneedbothofthem,womentendtofocusonthefirstandmenonthesecond.Itisasiftheirlifebloodranindifferentdirections.Thesedifferencescangivewomenandmendifferingviewsofthesamesituation,astheydidinthecaseofcoupleIwillcallTracyandBrian.WhenBrian’soldhighschoolfriendcalledhimatworkandannouncedhe’dbeintownonbusinessthefollowingmonth,Brianinvitedhimtostayfortheweekend.ThateveningheinformedTracythattheyweregoingtohaveahouseguest,andthatheandhisfriendwouldgoouttogetherthefirstnighttochatlikeoldtimes.Tracywasupset.Shewasgoingtobeawayonbusinesstheweekbefore,andtheFridaynightwhenBrianwouldbeoutwithhisfriendwouldbeherfirstnighthome.ButwhatupsetherthemostwasthatBrianhadmadetheseplansonhisownandinformedherofthem,ratherthandiscussingthemwithherbeforeextendingtheinvitation.Tracywouldnevermakeplans,foraweekendoranevening,withoutfirstcheckingwithBrian.Shecan’tunderstandwhyhedoesn’tshowherthesamecourtesyandconsiderationthatsheshowshim.Butwhensheprotests,Briansays,“Ican’tsaytomyfriend,‘Ihavetoaskmywifeforpermission’!”ToBrian,checkingwithhiswifemeansseekingpermission,whichimpliesthatheisnotindependent,notfreetoactonhisown.ToTracy,checkingwithherhusbandmakesherfeelgoodtoknowandshowthatsheisinvolvedwithsomeone,thatherlifeisboundupwithsomeoneelse’s.TracyandBrianbothfeltupsetbythisincidentbecauseitcuttothecoreoftheirprimaryconcerns.Tracywashurtbecauseshesensedafailureofclosenessintheirrelationship:Hedidn’tcareaboutherasmuchasshecaredabouthim.Andhewashurtbecausehefeltshewastryingtocontrolhimandlimithisfreedom.1、Whatistheprimarypurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?A．Toeducatethereaderonhowtomaintaingoodfamilyrelationships.B．Totellthereaderhowtomakecloseconnectionswithotherpeople.C．Tosuggestthebestwayofcopingwithfamilyconflicts.D．Toexplainthedifferenceincommunicationstylesbetweenmenandwomen.2、Tracywasupsetbecause________.A．shedidn’tknowBrian’sfriendB．shewastoobusytomeetBrian’sfriendC．Briandidn’tcareaboutherandhurtherdeeplyD．Briandidn’tconsultherbeforeinvitinghisfriendshome3、WhatwouldTracymostprobablydoifsheplanstobuysomethingexpensive?A．ShewoulddiscusswithBrian.B．Shewouldsimplydecideonherown.C．Shewouldaskherfriendsforadvice.D．ShewouldbuyBriansomethingexpensivefirst.4、Accordingtothepassage,comparedwithmen,womentendto________.A．bemoreemotionalB．beeasiertogethurtC．emphasizemoreonsharingD．emphasizemoreonindependenceText3Abitefromatsetsefly(采采蠅)isanextremelyunpleasantexperience.Itisnotlikeamosquito,whichcanputitsthinmouthpartdirectlyintoyourblood,oftenwithoutyounoticing.Incontrast,thetsetsefly’smouthhastinysawsonitthatsawintoyourskinonitswaytosuckoutyourblood.Tomakemattersworse,severalspeciesoftsetseflycantransmitdiseases.Oneofthemostdangerousisaparasitethatcauses＂sleepingsickness＂,or＂humanAfricantrypanosomiasis＂togiveititsofficialname.Withouttreatment,aninfectionisusuallyfatal.Likesomanytropicaldiseases,sleepingsicknesshasoftenbeenneglectedbymedicalresearchers.However,researchershavelongendeavoredtounderstandhowitavoidsourbodies’defencemechanisms.Someoftheirinsightscouldnowhelpuseliminatesleepingsicknessaltogether.Therearetwoclosely-relatedsingle-celledparasitesthatcausethisdeathlysleep:TrypanosomabruceirhodesienseandT.b.gambiense.Thelatterisfarmorecommon:itisresponsibleforupto95%ofcases,mostlyinwesternAfrica.Ittakesseveralyearstokillaperson,whileT.bruceirhodesiensecancausedeathwithinmonths.Therearestillotherformsthatinfectlivestock.Aftertheinitialbite,sleepingsicknesssymptomsoftenstartwithafever,headachesandachingmuscles.Astheillnessgoeson,thoseinfectedbecomeincreasinglytired,whichiswhereitgetsitsname.Personalitychanges,severeconfusionandpoorcoordinationcanalsohappen.Whilemedicationdoeshelp,sometreatmentsaretoxicandcanthemselvesbedeadly,especiallyiftheyaregivenafterthediseasehasreachedthebrain.Itisworthnotingthatsleepingsicknessisnolongerasdeadlyasitoncewas.Intheearly20thCenturyseveralhundredthousandpeoplewereinfectedeachyear.Bythe1960sthediseasewasconsidered＂undercontrol＂andhadreachedverylownumbers,makingitsspreadmoredifficult.Butinthe1970stherewasanothermajorepidemic,whichtook20yearstocontrol.Sincethen,betterscreeningprogrammesandearlierinterventionshavereducedthenumberofcasesdramatically.In2009therewerefewerthan10,000casesforthefirsttimesincerecordsbegan,andin2015thisfiguredroppedtofewerthan3,000,accordingtothelatestfiguresfromtheWorldHealthOrganisation.TheWHOhopesthediseasewillbecompletelyeliminatedby2020.Whilethisdeclinelookspositive,theremaybemanymorecasesthatgounreportedinruralAfrica.Toeliminatethediseasecompletely,infectionshavetobecloselymonitored.Moreproblematically,aseriesofnewstudieshaveshownthattheparasiteismorecomplicatedthanpreviouslybelieved.Sleepingsicknesshasalwaysbeenconsidered——anddiagnosed——asablooddisease,becauseT.bruceiparasitescanreadilybedetectedinthebloodofitsvictims.1、Atsetseflyisdifferentfromamosquitointhat________.A．itcanputitsthinmouthpartdirectlyintoyourbloodB．a(chǎn)llspeciesoftsetseflycantransmitdiseasesC．itcanspreadaparasitethatcauses＂sleepingsickness＂D．itsmouthhaslargersawsthanthoseonamosquito2、Whatcanbelearnedabout＂sleepingsickness＂accordingtothetext?A．Itisformallycalled＂humanAmericantrypanosomiasis＂.B．Ifleftuntreated,itcanpossiblybedeadly.C．Itremainsasdeadlyasitusedtobe.D．Itusuallydrawsattentionfrommedicalresearchers.3、Whatisimpliedinthelastthreeparagraphs?A．＂Sleepingsickness＂willbecompletelyeliminatedby2020.B．Theparasitecausing＂sleepingsickness＂iseasytodetectnow.C．T.bruceiparasitescanonlybedetectedinthebloodofitsvictims.D．Dataabout＂sleepingsickness＂casesmaynotbesoaccurate.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthispassage?A．Amosquitothatcancarrydeadlydiseases.B．Abitefromthisflyputsyouintoadeadlysleep.C．Symptomsthatarecharacteristicof＂sleepingsickness＂.D．Howtocontroldeadly＂sleepingsickness＂fromatsetsefly.Text4Thesedays,IwalkdownthestepsleadingtowardthesouthendoftheAllEnglandClubinWimbledon,andstilllookfortheCrow’sNest,asmallgreenobservationtowerwithanouterladderthatIusedtoclimbonforawideviewofthegrounds,butwhichhassincebeenknockeddown.TheCrow’sNestwasaparticularlyusefulpoint,becauseitallowedatenniswritertokeeptrackoftheactiononasmanyas10outsidecourtsatatime.Atdaysend,reportersfromdifferentnationswouldsharenotesonwhattheyhadobservedalloverthegrounds.Twenty-sevenyearslater,thepressroomhastouchscreensthatallowustowatchlivevideosfromanycourt,andevengobacktowatchkeymomentsinkeymatcheslongaftertheyhavefinished.YoucouldcoverWimbledonwithoutleavingyourseat.ButthatisabitlikespendingallyourtimeorderingroomserviceandlookingupfunfactsonWikipedia.Morethanatanyothertennistournament,thereisalsoanappetiteforstoriesthatdealwiththesetting,thehistoryandthetraditions.Iftheychangethepriceofthefishtacos(魚肉卷餅)attheUnitedStatesOpen,it’snotastory.Iftheychangethepriceofthestrawberriesandcream,thesignaturetreatatWimbledon.It’stimetoemailyoureditorusingcapitalletters.Thenewretractable(可伸縮的)roofwasputinplacein2009.Untilthen,youalwayshadtohavearainy-daystoryinyournotebookbecausetherewerenoguaranteesanymatcheswouldbeplayed.NowtennisisasurethingonCentreCourt,whichhasmadetennisreportersabitlesscreative.Butatleastitguaranteesusdailyaccesstothemostatmosphericplaceinthesport.Somuchhaschanged,butCentreCourtremainstruetoitsoriginalspirit:moreatheaterthanastadium.CatchingthatfeelingispartofcoveringWimbledon,too.1、WhatdidtheauthordoontheCrow’sNestinthepast?A．Hemadefriendswithreporters.B．Hereportedontennismatches.C．Heappreciatedthebeautifulscenery.D．Heexchangedexperienceswithtennisplayers.2、WhatdoestheauthorthinkofthenewwayofcoveringWimbledon?A．Itlacksfun.B．ItisexpensiveC．Itisnotconvenient.D．Itisnotquickenough3、Whydoestheauthormentionstrawberriesandcream?A．Tocomparepopularfoods.B．TointroducethetypicaltreatatWimbledon.C．Todescribepeople’scrazefortraditionaldishes.D．ToshowthetraditionsofWimbledonareanattraction.4、Whatdifferencedoesthenewroofmake?A．Audienceshaveeasieraccesstoatenniscourt.B．There’slessfuninwatchingWimbledonindoors.C．Reportersarestrugglingtofindoriginalmaterial.D．rainy-daystoriesaboutWimbledonhavebecomehistory.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)InCanadaandtheUnitedStates,peopleenjoyentertaining(請客)athomeTheyofteninvitefriendsover1．a(chǎn)meal,aparty,orjustforcoffeeandconversationHerearethe2．(kind)ofthingspeoplesaywhentheyinvitesomeonetotheirhome:"WouldyouliketocomeoverfordinnerSaturdaynight?""Hey,we3．(have)apartyonFridayCanyoucome?"4．(reply)toaninvitation,eithersaythankyouandaccept,orsayyou'resorryandgiveanexcuse:"Thanks,I'dlovetoWhattimewouldyoulikemetocome?"5．"Oh,sorryI'veticketsforamovie"Sometimes,6．,peopleuseexpressionsthatsoundlikeinvitationsbutwhicharenotrealinvitationsForexample:"Pleasecomeoverforadrinksometime""Whynotgettogetherfor7．partysometime?""Whydon'tyoucomeoverandseeussometimesoon?"Theyarereallyjustpolitewaysof8．(end)aconversationTheyarenotrealinvitationsbecausetheydon'tmentionaspecific(確定的)timeordateTheyjustshowthatthepersonistryingtobe9．(friend)Toreplytoexpressionslikethese,peoplejustsay"Sure,thatwouldbegreat!"or"OKYes,thanks"Sonexttimewhenyouhear10．soundslikeaninvitation,listencarefullyIsitarealinvitationoristhepersonjustbeingfriendly?ACCTVjournalistsucceededinarousingaheateddiscussionamongnetizensbyaskingpeoplewhethertheywerehappyTheresponsestothequestionwerevarious,evensomequitefunnyones1．(include)Althoughpeopleplayedjokes2．theanswers,itdidnottakelong3．theybegantofigureoutthetruemeaningsofhappinessItiscertainthatpeople’sviewsonhappiness4．(affect)greatlybytheirownlifeexperienceUnfortunately,toomanypeoplerefertobeingrichashappinessandthereisnosignof5．decreaseinthenumberofthosewhoarevoluntarilyatthemercyofwealthSomepeoplewhose6．(intend)istomakebigmoneyappreciate7．(be)givenanychancetomultiplytheirincome,believingthatis8．theirhappinessliesSomeareeagertoinherittheirparents’property,especiallythosewhoareknownassilver-spoonkidsEvenworse,somewouldratherbreakthelawtosatisfytheirfinancialdesireorseektheirfortune9．(legally)Inmyopinion,happinessisnotaboutpursuingwealthmerelybutaboutadmiringthebeautifulthingsinlifeTherefore,liveyourlife10．thefullestandbehappySectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)“Thecalmbeforethestorm”isaveryfamiliarexpression.Itisusuallyusedtodescribeapeacefulperiodjustbeforeaverystressfulsituationoratenseargument.1、Theynotedthatbeforecertainstormstheseaswouldseemtobecomecalmandthewindswoulddrop.Butwhyisitoftensocalmbeforeastorm?2、AccordingtoUSwebsiteHowStuffWorks,acalmperiodoccursbecausemanystorms,tornadoesandhurricanesdrawinallthewarmanddampairfromthesurroundingarea.Asthisairrisesintothestormclouds,itcoolsandactsas“fuelforthestorm,likepetrolinacar.“Oncethestormhastakenalltheenergyitcanfromtheair,itispushedoutfromthetopofthestormcloudsandfallsbackdowntogroundlevel.3、Soonceitcoversanarea,itcausesacalmperiodbeforethestorm.4、Firstcounthowmanysecondstherearebetweenaflashoflightningandaclapofthunder,roughlythreesecondsequalonekilometer.Agoodjudgementisthatifyourcountisbelow30seconds,youshouldseekshelterstraightaway.However,duetothecomplexityofstormsystem,calmdoesn'talwaysgofirst.So,yourbestbetistokeepyourselfupdatedwithweatherreportsforanypredictionsregardingacomingstorminyourarea.5、A．Sciencehasgivenustheanswer.B．Thereisnodefiniteanswertothequestion.C．Weatherreportssometimescannotbetrusted.D．Britishsailorscoinedthephraseinthelatel50s.E.Astheairdeclines,itbecomeswarmanddry,whichisstable.F.TheWeatherNetworkhasatipforworkingouthowfarawayasto