2023年梅州市平远县考研《英语一》考前冲刺预测试卷含解析

2023年梅州市平远县考研《英语一》考前冲刺预测试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I'vealwayshadstrongopinionsofhowloveshouldbeexpressed,butothershadtheirownwaysofshowingcare.WhatIremembermostaboutvisitingmy__________parentsistheloudtickofthe_________inthediningroomaswe_________ateourmeal.Withsolittleconversationlwasquickto1hisfamilyascold.Whenwegotintothe_________togohome,hisfathersuddenlyappeared.________,hebegantowashhisson'swindscreen.Icouldfeelheisa2manthroughtheglass.I_________anotherlessonaboutloveafewyearslater.Ialwaysreturnphonecalls_________andregularlycontactmyfriends.I3thesamefromthem.ButIhadonefriendwh04Called,answeringmymessageswithshorte-mails.Irushedtothe_________:Shewasn'tagoodfriend!Myanger_________astheholidaysapproached.ButthenshecametoagatheringIhostedand5meabeautifuldressIhadfalleninlovewithwhenwedidsomewindow-shoppingthepreviousmonth.1was_________atherthoughtfulness,andregretfulfor_________I'dconsideredhertobeuncaring.ClearlyIneededto6myexpectationsoffriends.Fartoooften,Iignoredtheirunique7,eagerlyexpectingthemtodothingsinmy8.Overtheyears,however,I'velearnedto9otherpersons'lovesigns.1、A．ownB．boyfriend'sC．girlfriend'sD．father's2、A．clockB．tableC．platesD．dishes3、A．excitedlyB．nervouslyC．silentlyD．instantly4、A．regardB．treatC．getD．have5、A．busB．trainC．carD．plane6、A．PunctuallyB．CarefullyC．ProudlyD．Coldly7、A．coldB．caringC．toughD．strange8、A．understoodB．learnedC．taughtD．tried9、A．inorderB．inturnC．withoutdelayD．withoutdifficulty10、A．intendB．considerC．expectD．ask11、A．regularlyB．rarelyC．evenD．still12、A．faithB．suggestionC．judgmentD．approval13、A．remainedB．failedC．grewD．quit14、A．handedB．boughtC．helpedD．offered15、A．depressedB．upsetC．fascinatedD．shocked16、A．howB．whatC．whyD．whether17、A．makeB．changeC．appreciateD．draw18、A．expectationsB．experiencesC．adventuresD．expressions19、A．mannersB．skillC．meansD．way20、A．sendB．readC．giveD．expressSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1DogswerelivingascompanionstotheearlysettlersofNorthAmericaover10,000yearsago.TheoldestdomesticdogsintheAmericaswerethoughttobearound9500yearsold.AngelaPerriofDurhamUniversity,UK,andhercolleagueshavecarriedoutfreshradiocarbondatingonthetwodogskeletonsthatgavethisdate,discoveredintheprehistoricKostersiteinIllinois,andfoundtheywereevenolder:around10,100yearsold.AthirddogfromanotherIllinoissitecalledStilwellIIwasolderstill，at10,190yearsold.ThatmakesittheoldestknowndomesticateddogintheAmericas.Theteamconcludedthatallthreedogsweredomesticatedastheirskeletonswerecompleteandunskinned,andsohadn’tbeenbutcheredforfood.Theyhadalsobeencarefollyburied,evidencetheywerevaluedbytheirowners.TheStilwellIIdog,whichprobablyresembledasmallEnglishsettler,wasunderwhatseemedtobethefloorofalivingarea.ItisunclearwhyittooksolongfortamedogstoarriveintheAmericas,giventhattheyweredomesticatedatleast14,000yearsagoinEurasia.Bythistime,peoplewerealreadymovingintoNorthAmericafromSiberia;thereisevidencesomereachedChile18,500yearsago.Geneticistshavefoundsignsofatleastthreewavesofmigrationoverthefollowingmillennia.Thereisnoevidencethatdomesticdogsaccompaniedthem.“Wedon’tknowifdogswerepartofthefirstwavesofimmigrationtotheAmericas”saysLucJanssensofGhentUniversityinBelgium.“Itcouldbeso,butnoarchaeologicalboneshaveyetbeenfound.”Itis“overwhelminglyprobable”thatsomeoftheearlysettlersdidbringdogstotheAmericas,buttheymaynothavehad“thetimeorthespiritualcompulsiontoburythem’％saysPatShipmanofPennsylvaniaStateUniversity.1、HowoldistheoldestknowndomesticdogintheAmericas?A．About9500years.B．About10,100years.C．10,190years.D．18,500years.2、Theunderlinedword“butchered”inthefourthparagraphcouldbereplacedby.A．killedB．boughtC．trainedD．raised3、WhatistheattitudetowardswhentamedogsarrivedintheAmericasinthelastthreeparagraphs?A．Undoubted.B．Unsure.C．Indifferent.D．Unconfident.4、Whatisthemaintopicofthispassage?A．TheearliestdomesticdogintheAmericas.B．ThefirstdogarrivingintheAmericas.C．HowdogsweredomesticatedintheAmericas.D．WhentheoldestdogwasfoundintheAmericas.Text2Inawinforliteraryfictionamiddecliningsales,SallyRooney'snovelNormalPeoplehasbeennamedWaterstonesbookoftheyearin2018.Rooney'ssecondnovel,whichfollowstwoyoungpeoplefallinginloveinIreland,hassold41,000copiesinhardbackintheUKsinceitwasreleasedinAugust-fivetimesthehardbacksalesofher2017debut,ConversationsWithFriends.At27,Rooneyisnowtheyoungestwinneroftheaward,whichisgivenbytheUK'sbiggestbookshopchain,Waterstones.NormalPeoplereceivedalmostuniversalapplauseuponitsrelease.LonglistedfortheManBookerprize,thebookwonnoveloftheyearattheAnPostIrishbookawardsinNovemberof2018andhasalsobeenshortlistedfortheCostanoveloftheyear,announcedinJanuaryof2019.ThereaderresponsetoNormalPeoplehadbeenastonishing.Aswellastheuniversalpraise,ithasbeenahugeword-of-mouth(口头的)hit.There'recustomersreturningtobuymultiplecopiesasgifts.NormalPeoplestrengthenedSallyRooney'sreputationasthevoiceofhergenerationandoneofthemostexcitingnovelistsaroundtoday.Itssuccessisatestamenttothehealthofliteraryfictionandindicatesthatthereisstillsignificantappetiteforexcellentstorytelling.Theaward,establishedin2012,tendstogotobooksthatarealreadybestsellersnearChristmas.IthaspreviouslybeenwonbythelateAmericanauthorJohnWilliams'sStoner,thecookbookPolpobyRussellNorman,andlastyear'schoice,PhilipPullman'sLaBelleSauvage.JamesDaunt,Waterstones'managingdirector,saidRooney'swinwasasignofthehealthystateofliteraryfiction,whichhasseensalesdecreaseoverthelastdecade."Wearedelightedtonameitourbookoftheyear,"hesaid.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthecurrentsituationofliteraryfiction?A．ItsellswellinWaterstones.B．Itdoesn'tenjoypopularity.C．Itmainlytellslovestories.D．Itisabigwinnerin2018.2、WhatcanweinferaboutNormalPeople?A．ItwasBritain'smostpopularbookin2018.B．Itwondifferentawardsinalotofcountries.C．Itreceivedpraisesoonafteritwaspublished.D．Itmadeitsauthorthevoiceofyoungpeople.3、Theunderlinedword"testament"isclosestinmeaningto"".A．examination B．evidenceC．concern D．statement4、WhatisthemainfunctionofParagraph5?A．Toattractreaders'attention.B．TointroduceotherprizewinnersC．Toserveasbackgroundinformation.D．TocompareSally'snovelwithotherbooks.Text3Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notrobustundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-calibrationandsubstantial,relativelyimmobilesetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Tomitigatethedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgridstheletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencealgorithmisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.1、Whatshouldpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasedowhentheycommunicatewithotherpeople?A．Theyneedspeaktothesmartphoneloudly.B．Theyhavetopredictthesentencetheyaretryingtosay.C．Theyneedchooseagridonthebackofthesmartphonewitheyemovements.D．Theyshouldworkouttheartificialintelligencealgorithminthesmartphone.2、HowdoestheGazaSpeakappwork?A．TheGazaSpeakappcanhearwhatthespeakerssay.B．TheGazaSpeakappcanconveyspeakersmovementstothelisteners’smartphone.C．Thecamerainthephonecanrecordspeakers’gesturesandpredictwhattheywanttosay.D．Theartificialintelligentcamerainthephonecanrecognizeeyesignalsandtranslatethemintowordsandsentences.3、Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A．DazaSpeakisdesignedforblindpeople.B．GazaSpeakislow-cost,robust,portableandeasytolearn.C．Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsdon’tneedanyre-calibrationandsetups.D．SmartphoneswithGazaSpeakapphavebeenpopularamongpeoplewithMotorDiseasesText4Destination

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