2023年苏州市金阊区考研《英语一》考前冲刺预测试卷含解析

2023年苏州市金阊区考研《英语一》考前冲刺预测试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Iwaswalkingaroundinastore1IsawaCashiertalkingtoaboylessthan5or6yearsold.TheCashiersaid,“I’msorry,butyoudon’thaveenoughmoneytobuythisdoll.”Thenthelittleboy2meandasked,“Uncle,areyousureIdon’thaveenoughmoney?”Icountedhiscashandnodded.Thelittleboywasstillholdingthedollinhishand.Outof3,Iaskedhimwhohepresentedthedollto.“It’sthedollthatmysisterlovedmostandlongedforitsomuch.Iwantedto4herforherBirthday.Ihavetogivethedolltomymommy5shecangiveittomysisterwhenshegoesthere.”Hiseyeswereso6whilesayingthis.“MySister7tobewithGod.DaddysaysthatMommyisgoingtoseeGodverysoontoo,soIthoughtthatshecouldgiveittomysister.”Myheart8stopped.Thenheshowedmeaverynicephoto9him,wherehewaslaughing.Helookedupatme,10:“Iwantmommytotakemypicturewithhersomysisterwon’t11me,IlovemymommyandIwishshedoesn’thavetoleaveme,butdaddysaysthatshe12mylittlesister.”Thenhelookedagainatthedollwithgrievedeyes,veryquietly.Iquickly13formywalletandsaidtotheboy.“14wecheckagain,justincaseyoudohaveenoughmoneyforthedoll?”Hestaredatme15.Iaddedsomeofmymoneytohiswithouthis16.Therewasenoughforthedollandevensome17money.Witheyeswideopen,thelittleboysaidexcitedly,“ThankyouGodforgivingmeenoughmoney!IprayedtoGodto18Ihadenoughmoneytobuythisdoll.Heheardme!Ialsowishedtohavesometobuyawhiteroseformommy,butIdidn’tdaretoask19.Buthegavemeenoughtobuythedollandawhiterose.Mymommyloveswhiteroses.”Twodayslater,Ireadinthenewspaperthattheyoungwomanhadpassedaway.Butthe20thatthelittleboyhadforhismotherandhissisterisstill,tothisday,hardtoimagine.1、A．whenB．whileC．sinceD．though2、A．wentafterB．lookedafterC．turnedtoD．adjustedto3、A．excitementB．curiosityC．defenseD．confusion4、A．passB．giveC．handD．gift5、A．asifB．sothatC．eversinceD．incase6、A．relievedB．grievedC．relaxedD．satisfied7、A．hasgoneB．isgoingC．hadgoneD．wasgoing8、A．closelyB．almostC．nearlyD．just9、A．inB．toC．byD．of10、A．addingB．askingC．replyingD．suggesting11、A．doubtB．trustC．forgetD．leave12、A．accompaniesB．supportsC．visitsD．misses13、A．regainedB．reachedC．offeredD．took14、A．SupposeB．ImagineC．ConsideringD．Given15、A．weaklyB．worriedlyC．excitedlyD．hopefully16、A．noticeB．consentC．praiseD．look17、A．usefulB．hiddenC．spareD．extra18、A．ensureB．guaranteeC．promiseD．commit19、A．lessB．moreC．abitD．afew20、A．memoryB．preferenceC．interestD．loveSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text11、Whatcausedmusicalstomoveinanewdirectionduringthe1230's?A．Thedevelopmentofnewmusicalinstruments.B．Theaudiencesdemandformorerealisticartforms.C．Therisingpopularityofothertypesofentertainment.D．Thegreateracceptanceofblackperformersbywhiteaudiences.2、Inwhichperioddidmusicaltheatrebecomemorecomplexanddramatic?A．Pre-1200. B．1200-1222.C．1240-1242. D．1250-1252.3、WhatcanbereasonablyinferredaboutthemusicalWestSideStory?A．Ittolditsstoryinanewway.B．Itwasbasedonatruestory.C．Itwasanon-Broadwayshow.D．Itwasnotverysuccessfulatfirst.Text2Everyyear,billionsofkilogramsoffreshproducearewastedintheUnitedStates.Thefoodendsupinlandfills,producingharmfulgreenhousegases.Meanwhile,millionsofpoorAmericansgohungry,withoutaccesstohealthy,affordablemeals.EvanLutzispassionateaboutcorrectingthatsocialinjustice.Andhecombinesthatgoalwithapassionforbusiness.“MyentirelifeI’vewantedtobecomeasocialentrepreneur,notjuststartingabusinessthatmademoneybutalsostartingonethatgaveback.I’mjustanaverageguywithapassiontowardsmakingsurenofoodgoestowasteandmakingsurenoperson’severhungryinAmericaandIwanttodothatthroughbusiness.LutzisCEOandfounderofHungryHarvest.HungryHarvestisabusinesswhichcollectsandsells“ugly”produce.Thesearefruitandvegetablesthatmostfoodcompanieswouldthrowaway.“Ifyougotoagrocerystoreeverythingisgrowingthesameexactway.Right.Soallthatstuffthatdoesn’tgrowthesamewaygetswastedandgetsthrownout.Andwetakeallthatstuffthatnormallygetsthrownoutbecauseit’stoobigortoosmallinoddsizeofshape,weboxitupintoavarietyboxesandwedeliverthemtoourcustomersonceaweek.Wehirepeoplethatwerelivinginhomelessshelters.Theywerereallylookingtogetachanceinlife.”InJanuary2016,LutzappearedontheAmericanbusinesscompetitiontelevisionshow“SharkTank”.Itconnectsinvestorswithentrepreneurs.Lutzsoughta$50,000investmentinHungryHarvest,inexchangeforafivepercentstakeinhiscompany.Hegotevenmorethanheexpected:$100,000for10percentownership.1、Thepurposeofwritingthefirstparagraphisto________.A．tellushowseriousthewasteisB．informusmanypeoplehavenotenoughtoeatC．remindusoftheunfairnessofthesocietyD．leadtothetopicofthepassage2、Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninfer“SharkTank”________.A．isaprogrammeshowingthestoryofinvestorsB．belongstomeetingsofpoliticalpartiesC．helpsentrepreneursgetfundsupportD．askssuccessfulbusinessmentoshowexperience3、WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodesribeEvanLutz?A．cold-heartedandsmartB．kind-heartedandcreativeC．warm-heartedandstrictD．open-mindedandhumorous4、WhowillnotbenefitfromEvanLutz’sbusiness?A．HungryHarvestB．HungryfamiliesC．FruitfarmersD．FoodcompaniesText3Flyingtoanothercountrycansometimestakeseveraldays.Butthedesignerofafuturisticjet(喷气式飞机)sayshisplanecouldtakeyouaroundtheworldinyourlunchbreak.AccordingtoanarticleinTheSun,theplanet,calledtheAntipode,couldcarry10peopleanduserocketboosters(火箭助推器)togo12kmhigh.ThenitcouldflyfromLondontoNewYorkinlessthan20minutes,orfromNewYorktoShanghaiin24minutes.AnormalBoeing747hasatopspeedof917km/h.ThefastestplaneintheworldrightnowisAirForceOne.ItcarriesthepresidentoftheUnitedStatesandcanreach1,092km/h.ButtheAntipodewouldbecapableofreachingacrazy25,750km/h!CanadiandesignerCharlesBombardiersayshisplanecouldbe10timesfasterthantheConcorde,whichcouldflyat2,180km/h.TheConcordeusedtobetheworld’sfastestpassengerplanebetween1976and2003.ButtheConcordewasverynoisyanditsnosegotdangerouslyhotwhenitflew,AConcordecrashedin2000,killing114people.NoConcordeswereflownagainafter2003.TheAntipodesdesignincludesaspecialnosethatstopsitfromoverheatingandhavingthesameproblemsthattheConcordedid.Newtechnology,recentlytestedbyNASA,makestheAntipodetheperfectshapeandweighttoflyfastandsafely.“It’salwayssomethingthatpeoplewouldlike—atransportationsystemthatcouldtakeyoufromoneplaceontheplanettotheotherside,”MrBombardiertoldtheBBC．Don’ttrytobuyaticketontheplaneyet,though.Thedesignisjustaconceptandwillneedmoreresearchbeforeitbecomesareality.1、WhatisthebiggestdifferencebetweentheAntipodeandothernormalplanes?A．Itcanflymuchfaster.B．Itcanholdmanymorepeople.C．Itcanflymuchhigher.D．Itcanbemuchsafer.2、WhichofthefollowingabouttheplanesisNOTtrue?A．ABoeing747canreachaspeedof917km/h.B．AirForceOneisthefastestplaneintheworld.C．ThepresidentoftheUnitedStatesusuallytakesaBoeing747.D．TheAntipodecouldbeabout24timesfasterthanAirForceOne.3、WhatdoweknowabouttheConcorde?a.Itusedtobetheworld’sbiggestpassengerplane.b.Itmadeloudnoiseswhenitwasflying.c.Itsnosegotdangerouslyhotwhenitflew.d.Itstoppedflyingafter2000.A．abB．bcC．cdD．ad4、Accordingtothestory,weknowthat________.A．aUSdesignerdesignedtheAntipodeB．peoplenowcanbookatickettoflyontheAntipodeC．theAntipodehasalreadybeenproducedD．theAntipodewon’thavetheproblemsthattheConcordehadText4Wecantakeonlinejoyfullearningexperiencestoanewlevelbycombiningthebestpracticesineducationwithinspiringhands-onlessonsthatparentsandchildrencanenjoytogether.◆

StartingaWriter’sNotebookJune13th—June17thThisworkshopistoinspirechildrentoseethemselvesastrueauthors.Thewritingactivitiesinthisworkshoparemeanttohelpyoungauthorsdeveloptheirsenseofvoiceandenthusiasmforwriting.Participantswilllearnavarietyofstrategiesandtechniquesforgeneratingideasandproducingmeaningfulwriting.PRICE:$27.00($22.00cashpayment)AGE:6—10◆

BackyardScienceJune20th—June24thBysharingwhatwediscoverinourownbackyards,ourchildrenwillbeabletoexperiencefirsthandhowwildlife,climate,andgeographiclandscapesdifferacrosstheglobe.Throughthisworkshopwehavetheabilitytocreateeye-openingexplorationsforourchildren.PRICE:$27.00AGE:4—10◆

PoetryMakersJune11th—July15thWhensharingpoemswithourchildren,wenotonlyteachthemhowtoappreciatethebeautyoflanguagebutalsothatourwordshavetheabilitytoaffectothersindeepandmeaningfulways.Inthisfour-weekonlineworkshop,wewillstrengthenourchildren’sunderstandingofthemselves,eachother,andtheworldaroundthemthroughthepowerofwritingpoetry.PRICE:$27.00AGE:6—101、WhatcanwelearnaboutStartingaWriter’sNotebook?A．Itoffersadiscount. B．Itlastsfourweeks.C．Itissuitableforallages. D．Itencourageschildrentowritepoetry.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutBackyardScience?A．Itencouragesthekidstogetclosetonature.B．Itoffersthekidsvariousoutdoorexplorations.C．Itfillsthekidswithconfidenceintheirfuture.D．Itenrichesthekids’lifeexperienceandknowledge.3、WhatcankidslearnatPoetryMakers?A．Takemoreinterestintheirstudies.B．Haveastrongdesiretobesuccessful.C．Showmuchenthusiasmforliterature.D．Beawareofthepowerofwords.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)A:Thereisanexcited1．(express)onAnn'sfaceBelieve2．ornot,shewontheprizeinthecompetitionB:Ifso,let’sofferourcongratulations3．herA:OKButhold4．foramomentandI’llturn5．thecomputerBytheway,theMid-autumnFestivalis6．（come）We’dbetterbuysomethingforAnnB:GoodideaLet’sgotothestoreoverthere,whichsellsallkindsof7．(present)A:AllrightOh,thestorehaschangedbeyond8．(recognize)B:YesSoithas9．ordertomeetthepeople'sneeds,ithasbeenrebuiltItisexpected10．(sell)thingsthatarecheaperandsuitallpeople'stasteAccordingtoarecentsurvey,violencedidexistinschoolsStudentsshowedtheirfearandparents1．teachersalsoexpressedtheirgreatconcernaboutitExpertssuggestmoreattention2．(pay)toitbythewholesocietyforthementalhealthofadolescents．Nowadays,schoolviolenceis3．hotissueIthinkthisisaphenomenon,4．callsforourgreatconcernWeshouldtryeveryeffort5．（prevent）violencehappeningatschoolformoreandmorestudentswoulddropoutofschooliftheirpersonal6．（safe）couldnotbeguaranteedInfact,violencecanbelearnedChildrenlearnviolentbehaviorfromadultsorfrom7．theyseeontelevisionorontheInternet．IfImeetwithschoolviolence,Iwillnotanswerviolence8．violence,foritwillresultin9．（much）fightingIwilltellmyteachersorparentsaboutitIthinktheywillhelpmedealwithitwellandtheywillprotectmefromthebadguys．Allinall,everystudentshouldbehave10．（he）andkeepawayfromviolence．SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Isitnecessarytolearnwhenweare50s,60soreven70s?Mostpeopleconsiderwhentheygetretired,theyaresupposedtobecompletelylaidback,dosomethingfun,orhangaround.1、

It’sparticularlyimportanttotheelderly.Throughlearning,weknowhowtothink,howtomemorize,howtoaskquestionsandevenhowtointeractwithothers.Accordingtoastudy,whilewearelearning,“thebraincreatesneural(神经)pathways”thatmakeussmarter.2、

Themorewelearn,themotenew

neuralpathwaysdevelopinourbrains.Whenitcomestolearning,itdoesn’tmeanwemustloadourselveswithlotsofknowledge.Whatweneedtodoisjustlearnsomethingwelikedayinanddayout.3、

Everyonelearnsfrombottomtoup.Ifwehaveaninteresttolearn,thatdesirewillnaturallypushustomoveforward.Aswefeelwornoutfromlearning,don’tbediscouraged.4、

Anoldsayinggoes,“Birdsofafeatherflytogether.”Aslongaswehavepartnerstolearnalltogether,ourlearningexcitementwillcomealiveagain.Onthecontrary,ifwedon’tlearn,andchoosetodistanceourselvesfromother,wemightbegettingdumb,andslow;eventually,weloseenergy,andlifepassion.Insteadofbeingbored,dumb,whydon’twekeeplearning?5、

Moreimportantly,learningexploresourlifehorizon,helpsusbuildupourconfidence;gradually,itleadsustoawayoffindingasenseofvalueandach.A．It’snevertoooldtolearn.B．Don’tworryifwecannotlearnwell.C．Youshouldsetahighlearningtarget.D．Learningmakesusunderstandhowpotentialweare.E.Lookforapartnerwhohasthesamecommoninterestasyoudo.F.Inotherwords,ourbrainsareactiveaswelearnsomethingnew.G.However,thetruthisthatlearningmakesusenergetic,andself-fulfilled.A．DecidetoBeHappy

B．LowerYourExpectations

C．LearntoEnjoytheMoment

D．LookfortheGoodinEverything

E.LetPeopleDealwithTheirOwnProblems

F.FocusMoreonWhatYouCanControlThanonWhatYouCan’t

SomanytimesIhearpeoplesaythattheywillbehappyonceacertaineventoccurs.Theythinkthatoncetheymoveintoanewhouse,starttheirnewjob,travelorretiretheywillbehappy.Butitdoesn’tworkthatway.Ifyoutrulywanttobehappy,here’swhattodo.1

Youarenotjustavictimofcircumstancesoryouremotions.Thinkaboutitthisway.Ifyouareinahorribleargumentwithsomeone,andthepersonyoumostrespectenterstheroom,whatwillhappen?Thefightingwilllikelystopimmediately,yourmoodwillchange,andsowillyourbehavior.Youdohavecontrol,andyouaretheonewhodecideshowyouwillfacetheday!2

Weareneverdisappointedunlesswehaveexpectations.Ifyoubaseyouremotionsontheneedforcer