2023年玉山县考研《英语一》预测试题含解析

2023年玉山县考研《英语一》预测试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)I’dliketotakeyoubackaboutsevenyearsinmylife.

Iwascalledintoameetingthatwasalreadyin1.

Thatmeetingturnedouttobemyexitinterview.

Iwas2,alongwithseveralothers.

Iwas64yearsoldatthetime.

Isignedastackofpapers,gatheredmy3belongings,

andlefttojoinmywife

whowaswaitingformeatanearby4,completelyunaware.

Fast-forwardseveralhours,

webothgotreallysillydrunk.So,40plusyearsofcontinuous5foravarietyofcompanieswasover.

IthoughtI’dbejust6.

Iwasanengineerinmanufacturingandpackaging.

Retirementwas,likeforsomanypeople,

7notanoptionforme.Andthenanideabeganto8root,

bornfrommyconcernforour9.

Iwantedto10myownbusiness,

designing,manufacturinggreenpackagingfromwaste

and11thetoxic,disposableplasticpackaging

towhichwe’veallbecome12.

Thisiscalledcleantechnology,

andit13reallymeaningfultome.

Aventurethatcouldhelptoreducethebillionsofpounds

ofsingle-useplastic14dumpedeachyear.Andsonowatage66,

with40yearsof15,

Ibecameanentrepreneurfortheveryfirsttime.However,therearelotsofissuesto16forastart-up,

buthardly17forme.

Butfiveyearslater,

I’mproudto18withyou

thatwehavenodebt,

andourpatentwas19,with20awardsfortheworkthatwe’vedone.But20,

we’vemadeasmalldent(进展)intheworldwideplasticpollutioncrisis.1、A．progress B．place C．order D．charge2、A．fired B．promoted C．blamed D．noticed3、A．valuable B．personal C．single D．actual4、A．hospital B．school C．factory D．restaurant5、A．payment B．improvement C．employment D．design6、A．stressed B．terrible C．fine D．upset7、A．highly B．equally C．possibly D．simply8、A．take B．shape C．cover D．appear9、A．occupation B．environment C．health D．neighbour10、A．enlarge B．build C．manage D．abandon11、A．recycling B．replacing C．producing D．collecting12、A．devoted B．accustomed C．annoyed D．addicted13、A．sounded B．tasted C．felt D．smelled14、A．packaging B．bottles C．surgery D．materials15、A．history B．practice C．experience D．development16、A．replyto B．figureout C．talkthrough D．dealwith17、A．smooth B．possible C．typical D．interesting18、A．consult B．share C．compare D．communicate19、A．approved B．made C．recognized D．discovered20、A．inbrief B．ontheotherhand C．inconsequence D．bestofallSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1InthislistIchoseinspirationalyoungpeoplewhohavemadeapositivedifferenceintheworld.JoanofArc(1412〜1431)Agedjust16,JoanofArcmadeanunlikelyjourneytotheDauphinofFrance.Impressedwithsomethinginsidethisyoungpeasantgirl,theDauphinofFrancewasinspiredtorenewthefightwiththeEnglish,defeatingthematOrleans—asJoanhadpredicted.Shewasburntatthestake,agedjust19,butherpredictionsofFrancegainingherfreedomprovedcorrect.AnneFrank(1929〜1945)WhilehidingintheNetherlandsduringtheNazioccupation,AnneFrankkeptadiaryofherexperiences.ShediedinBergen-Belsenconcentrationcampin1945.However,aftertheendofthewar,herdiarieswerepublishedbyherfather.TheDiaryofAnneFrankbecameaninternationalbest-sellerandhelpedgiveayoungperson’sviewontheholocaust(大屠杀)statistics.SamanthaSmith(1972〜1985)SamanthawasanAmericanschoolgirl.In1982,shewrotealettertotheleaderoftheSovietUnion,YuriAndropov,askingwhyrelationsbetweentheUSandtheSovietUnionweresotense.Herletterwaspublished,andlaterAndropovreplied.SmithwasalsoinvitedtovisittheSovietUnion,whichshedid.Thevisitwasfollowedwithgreatinterestbytheinternationalmedia.In1983,shevisitedJapanactingasAmerica’syoungestambassador.Shedied,agedjust13,inaplanecrash.NkosiJohnson(1989〜2001)NkosiwasbornwithHIVinheritedfromhisparents.In1997,hewasrefusedadmissiontoapublicschoolbecauseofHIVstatus.HebecameapowerfulspeakerfortreatingHIVvictimswithequalityandrespect.HereceivedtheChildren’sPeacePrizeafterdeath,NelsonMandelareferredtohimas“anicon(偶像)ofthestruggleforlife”.1、JoanofArcisfamousasa.A．foottraveler B．nationalheroineC．farmer’sdaughter D．socialreformer2、WhatmadeAnneFrankknownaroundtheworld?A．Herhidingexperiences. B．Herdeathinconcentrationcamp.C．Thupublicationofherdiaries. D．TheendofWorldWarⅡ.3、WhomadeagreatdifferenceintreatingAIDSpatients?A．JoanofArc. B．AnneFrank.C．SamanthaSmith. D．NkosiJohnson.4、Whatcanweconcludefromthepeoplementionedinthetext?A．Theyhavegoodeducation.B．Theylosetheirlivesforpeace.C．Theyvaluepersonalinfluence.D．Theyinfluencetheworldinapositiveway.Text2Quietlysittingtherereading,Ifoundmyselfsuddenlylisteningtothetrainguard’sannouncements.Traintravelerswillsurelyagreethatwhentheguardmakesanannouncement,whetherit’stherecordedmessageortheguard’smessage,fewpeoplelistentoit,becauseit’softenquitedullorhardtounderstand.Thisonewasdifferent.Inoticedthatotherpassengersappearedtobelistening,too.Notonlythat,everyonewassmiling!Whywassomuchattentionbeingpaidtothismessage?AsbestIcanrecall,theguardsaidsomethingalongtheselines,“GoodMorningLadies,GentlemenandChildren,thisisthe7:35a.m.fromPenrithtoCentralandyou’llbepleasedtoknowthatwearerightontime.AndwhatalovelymorningitisinSydneytoday.Thesunisshining,birdsaresinging,andall’srightwiththeworld.Itrustyouhaveagreatdaywhereveryou’regoing.ThanksforcatchingmytrainthismorningandIhopetoseeyouagainsoon.”Quiteafewpeople(obviouslypreviousstrangers)startedtalkingtooneanotherabouttheguard’sexcellentmessageandhowgoodithadmadeeveryonefeel.Istartedthinkingaboutthis,andthenIfoundtheyoungguardandsaid“Wereyoutheguardonthe7:35a.m.fromPenrith?”Theguardseemedabitstunnedatfirst,replying,“Yes,yyyyes.”“Well,Ireallyappreciateyourannouncement.Thankyouforyourextremelygoodmessage,whichgavemeandtheotherpassengerssuchagoodstarttotheday.Pleasekeepdoingit.”Isaid.Therearetwomessagesformeinwhathappenedthatday.Firstly,whenpeoplearehappyintheirworkitshowsinwhattheydoandsay.Secondly,thestoryattachesmuchimportancetothebenefitsthataccumulatefromthankingpeopleforsomethingthey’vedone,particularlywhenit’snotexpected.Canyouimaginetheconversationthatguardwouldhavewhenhegothome?1、Whydofewtraintravelerslistentotheannouncements?A．Themessagesareunattractive.B．Theguard’svoiceisnotclear.C．Theyusuallyfeelsleepy.D．Theyareabsorbedinbooks.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stunned”inParagraph3mean?A．Patient.B．Cautious.C．Surprised.D．Excited.3、Whatmighttheguardtalkaboutwithhisfamilywhenhegothome?A．Thebeautifulweather.B．Therecordedmessage.C．ThetrainfromPenrith.D．Theunexpectedappreciation.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AnIntelligentGuard.B．ABoringTrainStory.C．ADifferentTrainAnnouncement.D．ALovelyMorninginSydney.Text3ASongofIceandFireisaseven﹣partseriesoffantasywrittenforadults．GeorgeR．R．Martinwriteseachchapterfromtheperspectiveofaspecificcharacter，providingalimitedpointofviewforeachsection．Thereaderisabletounderstandtheinnerworkingsoftheindividual，butthereaderisbarredfromawholeunderstandingofthetext．Theworldhehascreatedhasmagic，butthereismuchmorethanthat．Whilemagicexists，itexistsontheedge，andtheinnerunrestofthecharactersismuchmoreimportant．Hisworkalsohasalevelofrealnessthatisastonishinginaworkoffantasy．Charactersareimperfect，andmanymakequestionablemoralchoices．Intheend，however，Martinshowsthatbothgoodandbadhappentoboththepeopleofhighmoralstandardandthecorrupt．Hehasmadeitclearthatanycharactercandieatanypoint，whichhasledtoalotofheartbreakfromreaders．In2011，ASongofIceandFirebecameatelevisionseriestitledGameofThrones．Martinhasbeencloselyinvolvedwiththeproduction．Ithascurrentlyrunforsevenseasons，andviewersanxiouslyawaittheeighthseasontoanswertheirquestionsfromtheseasonsevenfinale．HisfansarealsowaitingforTheWindsofWinterandADreamofSpring，thenextbooksintheseries，toanswerthequestionsMartinandthetelevisionshowhavenotyetaddressed．Martin，however，hasnoplanstorush．Hehasmadeitclearthathewillcontinuetowritethebookswhileworkingonthetelevisionshowandwritingothernovels．Buthowwillthestorycontinue？WhatisgoingtohappeninWesteros，andmoreimportantly：whenarewegoingtofindout？Martinisskillasawriterhaskeptreadersandviewersspellbound．Manyhopehewillfinishthenextbookbeforethenextseasonoftheshowbegins，butnooneknowswithMartin．Healwayskeepshisreadersguessing．1、OneofthecharacteristicsofASongofIceandFireis．A．eachchapteriswrittenfromalimitedpointofviewB．magicisthecenterofthestoryC．MartinhasmadeimperfectcharactersdieatanypointD．manycharactersmakeastonishingchoices2、WhatisGeorgeR．R．Martin'sASongofIceandFireconsideredtobe？A．Oneofhismasterworksoffantasy．B．Anunsuccessfulscreenadaptation．C．AnartisticcreationfortheTV．D．OneofthebestTVprogrammes．3、Whatdoestheword"address"inthefourthparagraphmean？A．writtenB．spokenC．solvedD．directed4、Howwilltheendingofthestorybe？A．Interesting．B．Confusing．C．Novel．D．Unknown．Text4Robotsmakemenervous—especiallytheoneswhichseemtothinkforthemselves.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthistillIheardthatBillGates,thefounderofMicrosoft,feltthesameway.GatessaidinaninterviewwiththesocialnetworkingandnewswebsiteReddit:“Iaminthecampthatisconcernedaboutsuperintelligence.Firstthemachineswilldoalotofjobsforusandnotbesuperintelligent．Thatshouldbepositiveifwemanagewell.Afewdecadesafterthat,though,theintelligenceisstrongenoughtobeaconcern.”Well,maybeIdon’thavetoworryaboutmycomputerandkitchenequipmentyet.AfterIusethemIcanalwayspulltheplug.Butinthefuture,machinesmightfindawaytopreventusfromswitchingthemoff.There’saterriblethought!Maybetheproblemwithcomputerstoocleverforusisnotthattheyareevillikesomewe’veseeninsci-fimovies.Whatcouldputusindangeristhattheymightbetooefficient.That’swhatphilosopherNickBostromfromOxfordUniversitybelieves.Hesaysthatmachinesareindifferenttohumansandinpursuitoftheirowngoals，thedestructionofpeoplemightbejustadditionaldamage.Bostromgivesusanexample:Amachinewhichmighthaveitsonlygoaltoproduceasmanypaperclipsaspossiblemightlookathumanbodiesasextramaterialforpaperclipsandgoafteryou.Becauseitis,well,amachine,itwouldnottakepityonyou.It’sagoodthingthatAmericanwriterIsaacAsimovthoughtabouthowfarrobotscangoandleftushisthreerulesofrobotics.Theystatethatarobotmaynothurtahumanbeingorallowthehumanbeingtocometoharm.I’mgladmymachinesathomeare“dumb”.Allmycleanerwantstotakeoveristhecarpetinmylivingroom.Let’shopetheydon’tcreateanappliancewhichwantstotakeovertheworld!1、TheauthorquotedBillGates’wordsinParagraph2inordertomakethetext________.A．better-knownB．morepersuasiveC．better-organizedD．moreinteresting2、Anintelligentpaperclipmachinewouldharmusbecause_______.A．itismuchclevererthanusB．itwouldtakeovertheworldC．ithasthestrongfeelingofdestroyingusD．itwouldseeusjustasmaterial3、HowdoestheauthorfeelaboutIsaacAsimov’srulesofrobotics?A．OptimisticB．WorriedC．DisappointedD．Regretful4、Whatdoesthetextmainlyfocuson?A．Thebenefitsoffuturerobots.B．Thenewapplicationsofrobots.C．Theconcernforsuperintelligence.D．Thepopularityofrobotsinthefuture.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)IgotanewjobinCatholicUniversityinWashingtonInadditiontoagoodchance,I1．(offer)anewflattoliveinOnesummervacation,apart2．goingtothepark,Ihadnotbeenoutsidemyflatsoas3．(do)anexperimentaboutadiseaseThe4．(result)oftheexperimentwere5．(value)tomeandtheywouldcontributetothesuccessofmyresearchItisreallydifficulttodraw6．conclusionwithoutenoughevidenceIfeltquitepuzzled,7．evenmademedoubtthattheexperimentwouldmakesense8．(gradual),IwasnotenthusiasticaboutitAfterall,toomuchhardworkandtoolittlerestledtoillnessOnenight,Iwentouttoattendalecturebyafamousphilosopher9．(inspire)byhim,IwentbacktocontinuetheexperimentandeventuallygottheexpectedresultHowhappyIwas!Thenextday,Iproudlyannouncedthatthediseasewas10．controlEnglishisalanguage1．(bring)toBritaininthe5thcenturybyAnglo-SaxonsettlersfromvariouspartsofNorthwestGermanyItisconvenienttodivideEnglishintothreeperiodsroughly─OldEnglish,MiddleEnglish,andModernEnglishThe2．(early)formofEnglishiscalledOldEnglishorAnglo-SaxonOldEnglishdevelopedfromasetofNorthSeaGermanicdialects3．(origin)spokenalongthecoastsofFrisia,LowerSaxony,Jutland,andSouthernSwedenbyGermanictribesknown4．theAngles,Saxons,andJutesLater,OldEnglishwasstronglyinfluencedbytheNorthGermaniclanguageNorse,spokenbytheVikingswhosettledmainlyinthenorthwestThemostfamousworkfromtheOldEnglishperiodistheepicpoemBeowulf,writtenby5．unknownpoetOldEnglishisverydifferentfromModernEnglishanddifficultforthe21st-centuryEnglishspeakerstounderstandForthe300yearsfollowingtheNormanConquestin1066,theNormankingsandthenobilityspokeonlya6．(vary)ofFrenchcalledAnglo-NormanEnglishcontinuedtobethelanguageofthecommonpeopleTheNormaninfluence7．(strong)thecontinualevolutionofthelanguageoverthefollowingcenturies,resultingin8．isnowreferredtoasMiddleEnglishAndoneofthebest-knownworksfromtheMiddleEnglishperiodisGeoffreyChaucer’sTheCanterburyTalesFromthelate15thcentury,thelanguagechangedintoEarlyModernEnglish,oftendatedfromtheGreatVowelShiftEnglishiscontinuouslyabsorbingforeignwords,especiallyLatinandGreek,causingEnglishtohavethelargestvocabularyofanylanguageintheworldBythelate18thcentury,theBritishEmpirehadspedthespreadofEnglishthroughitscoloniesandgeopoliticaldominanceCommerce,scienceandtechnology,diplomacy,artandformaleducationallcontributedtoEnglish9．(become)thefirsttrulygloballanguageAstherearemanywordsfromdifferentlanguages,theriskofmispronunciationishighIn1755,SamuelJohnsonpublishedhisADictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage,10．introducedastandardsetofspellingconventionsandusagenormsSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)HowtoEnjoyLifeAsaTeenThe"bestyearsofyourlife"?Maybenot,butyoucanlearntomakethemostofyourhighschooldays.Herearesometipsforyou.Learntoappreciatesmallthings.Whetherit'shavingacomputer,havingfriends,havingagoodsupplyoffood,abedtosleeponandthefamilythatlovesyou.1、．Behappy,andlifewillrewardyou..Rememberthatthesearethelastfewyearsyouwillbeabletoenjoyyourselfwithouthavingtoworryabouttheresponsibilityofanadult,butmakesureyouprepareyourselfforwhenyoudobecomeone.Whenyouactuallybecomeanadult,you'lllearntolovethatresponsibilityandyouprobablyneverwanttogoback.Chooseyourfriendswisely.Unlikewhatmanyarticlesstate,youdon'thavetobepopularandhaveagazillionfriendstobehappy.Infact,manyofthe"friends"youhavewhenyouarepopulararenottruefriends.2、Thesearepeoplewhoshopatthesamestoreasyou;notsomeonewhowillsympathizewithyouwhenyourdogdies.Playasportorworkout.3、Ifyouarenotgoodatsports,joinaband.Beingconfidentinyourappearancemakesyoumoreconfidentinotherareas.4、Participatinginclubs,activities,andsportsincreasesyourchancesofmeetingnewfriends.Whileyouonlyneed4or5closefriends,thatdoesn'tmeanyoushouldn'ttrytomeetnewpeople.Participatinggivesyousomethingtodoinsteadofsittingboredathomeandwallowinginself-pity.Youcanpursueinterestsyouenjoy.Videogames,forexample,aregoodifyou'rethetypewhocangetintothatkindofthing.5、Useyour"hobbytime"toeitherA)Volunteer(togainpracticalskillsforcollegeapps,jobresumes,andscholarships)B．Learnaninstrument,orgetintosomethingelseinthecreativefieldlikepaintingordance,becausethisisthetimetostartdevelopinganduncoveringpassionsthatmightotherwiseliedormant.A．Besociable.B．Workingisagreatwaytogainexperienceandtomeetotherpeople.C．Youshouldalsofindahobbythatismeaningfulorpractical.D．Havingahealthybodyleadstoahealthyandhappymind.E.Rememberthatthepointoflifeisforyoutoenjoyit.F.Trytohavefriendsthatlikeyouwhoyouare,notjustbecauseyouarewearingacertainbrandofshoesorsomethinglikethat.G.About90%ofthegirlsorguysyoutalktowilllikeyouback,onlyabout10%probablywillrejectorbadmouthyou.Attheendofalongday,it’salltooeasytotakeahotshower,brushyourteeth,andthenjumpintobed.1、Asitturnsout,goin