平江县2023年考研《英语一》预测试题含解析

平江县2023年考研《英语一》预测试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)IlostmysightwhenIwasfouryearsoldbyfallingoffaboxcarinafreight（货物）yardinAtlanticCityandlandingonmyhead.NowIamthirty-two.Icanstill1thebrightnessofsunshine.Itwouldbe2toseeagain,buta3candostrangethingstopeople.Idon’tmeanthatIwouldprefertogowithoutmyeyes.Isimplymeanthatthe4ofthemmademe5morewhatIhad.Life,Ibelieve,asksacontinuousseriesofadjustmentstoreality.Themorequicklyapersonisabletomaketheseadjustments,themore6hisownprivateworldbecomes.Theadjustmentisnever7Iwastotallyconfusedandafraid.ButIwaslucky.Myparentsandmyteacherssawsomethinginme—the8tolive—whichIdidn’tsee,andtheymademewantto9againstblindness.Thehardest10Ihadtolearnwastobelieveinmyself.Iamnottalkingaboutsimplythekindof11thathelpsmedownanunfamiliarstaircasealone.Thatispartofit.ButImeansomethingbiggerthanthat:theconfidencethatIam,despitebeingimperfect,areal,12person;thatthereisaspecialplacewhereIcanmakemyselffit.Ittookmeyearstodiscoverand13thisconfidence.Ithadtostartwiththesimplestthings.Onceamangavemeanindoorbaseball.IthoughthewasmakingfunofmeandIwashurt.“Ican’tusethis.”Isaid.“Takeitwithyou,”he14me,“androllitaround.”Thewords15inmyhead.“Rollitaround!”ByrollingtheballIcouldhearwhereitwent.ThisgavemeanideahowtoachieveagoalIhadthought16:playingbaseball.AtPhiladelphia’sOverbrookSchoolfortheBlindI17asuccessfulvariationofbaseballandIcalleditgroundball.AllmylifeIhavesetaheadofmeaseriesofgoalsandthentriedtoreachthem,oneatatime.Ihadtobeclearaboutmy18ItwasnogoodtryingforsomethingthatIknewatthestartwaswildlyoutofreach19thatonlyinvitedthebitternessoffailure.Iwould20sometimesanywaybutontheaverageImadeprogress.1、A．remember B．affect C．measure D．bring2、A．possible B．wonderful C．hopeful D．reasonable3、A．question B．mistake C．disaster D．situation4、A．importance B．value C．loss D．attention5、A．record B．expect C．offer D．appreciate6、A．natural B．modern C．meaningful D．challenging7、A．necessary B．easy C．difficult D．practical8、A．right B．plan C．place D．potential9、A．guard B．hit C．argue D．fight10、A．game B．skill C．lesson D．knowledge11、A．self-control B．self-confidence C．self-defense D．self-improvement12、A．modest B．energetic C．generous D．positive13、A．strengthen B．express C．share D．destroy14、A．urged B．blamed C．respected D．admired15、A．held B．stuck C．bothered D．knocked16、A．important B．specific C．common D．impossible17、A．invented B．confirmed C．checked D．noticed18、A．interest B．limitation C．experience D．responsibility19、A．once B．unless C．because D．though20、A．fail B．try C．act D．continueSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1AcompanyinSanFrancisco,California,hasfoundawaytoturnusedplasticbottlesintowomen’sshoes.Everyday,millionsofAmericansdrinkwaterandotherliquidsfromplasticbottles.Morethan60millionofthemarethrownawayeachday.Manyoftheplasticbottlesendupinlandfillsorareburnedwithotherwasteproducts.ASanFranciscostart-upcompanycalledRothy’s,however,turnsthisplasticwasteintoenvironmentallyfriendlyshoes.RothMartinisthecompany’sco-founder.Heexplainshowtheyturnplasticintosoftmaterialforwomen’sfeet.Theytaketheplastic,cleanit,andbreakitdownintosmallpieces.Thentheypressthemthroughadevicethatmakessoftfibers.Thosefibersarethencombinedtogether.Thisisdonebya3Dmachine.Itisdesignedtoreducewastewhilemakingtheshoes.Theknittedstuffandtheinnerpartoftheshoearethenattachedtotheshoe’souterpart,calledthesole(鞋底).Thisoutersoleisalsomadefromenvironmentallyfriendlymaterial:responsiblysourcedno-carbonrubber.Rothy’sshoesaresoldonline.Theyareflatshoes,witheitheraroundedorpointedtoe.Theycomeindifferentcolorsanddesigns.Theycosteither$125or$145perpair,dependingonthedesign.AfterAmericanactressGwynethPaltrowdiscoveredthemlastyear,thedemandfortheshoesgrew.Martinsaysthereisnoshortageofmaterialtofillthatdemand.“We’renotgoingtorunoutofwaterbottlesanytimesoon.Sowehavealimitlesssupplyofmaterial,andIthinkthatisagoodsignforourfuture.”Whentheenvironmentallyfriendlyshoeswearout,customerscanreturnthematnocosttoacompanythatusestherecycledmaterialstomakeotherproducts.Fornow,theshoesareonlyavailabletobeshippedintheUnitedStates.However,thecompanysaysitwilladdinternationalshippinginthenearfuture.1、Howareusedplasticbottlesusuallydealtwith?A．Theyareburiedorburned.B．Theyareusedtomakeshoes.C．Theyarechangedintosoftmaterials.D．Theyarcreturnedtofactoriesforreuse.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordknittedinthethirdparagraphmean?A．Attached. B．Fixed.C．Combined. D．Repaired.3、WhichofthefollowingdirectlyhelpedtoincreasethesalesofRothy’sshoes?A．Thedesignandcolor. B．Thereasonableprice.C．Thecompany’sadvertisement. D．ThestarpowerofGwynethPaltrow.4、Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A．Toadvertiseanewkindofshoes.B．Todescribetheprocessofmakingshoes.C．Tointroduceanewwayofrecyclingplasticwaste.D．Tostresstheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection.Text2Forthebusinesstravelerwho’sallaboutefficiency:checkoutthesehotelsthatwillgetyouinandoutwithaminimumtrouble.Whenyou’repressedfortimeonabusinesstrip,nothingcanannoyyoumorethanaslowhotelcheck-inprocess.Onyournexttrip,trythesehotelsthatofferaspeediercheck-inprocess.◆MarriottDetroitAirportAnotheroptionforbusinesstravelersinahurry:Marriottisrollingoutitsmobilecheck-inappto325hotelsthisyear,includingtheMarriottDetroitAirporthotel.(I’vetestedtheappitselfbutnotforarealvisitquiteyet.)hereisthebasicidea:youdownloadtheiPhoneorAndroidapp.Thenightbefore,youcan“check-in”virtually.Whenyouarrive,yougetanalertthattheroomisreadyandyourkey,whichisalreadytiedtoyourreservation,iswaitingforyouatthedesk.◆HyattRegencyMinneapolisIhappenedtostayatthishotelrecentlyandlikedhowfastthekioskcheck-inworks.Thekioskasksyoutoinsertyourcreditcard,similartoanairportterminal.Thewholeprocesstookabout3minutes.WhenIleft,Iwasequallyimpressedwiththefastcheck-out:Anagentmeetsyouinthelobbywith,aniPadandasksforanemailtouseforareceipt.Thebigadvantage:youneverhavetowaitinline.◆RadissonLaCrosseTheRadissonistryingtomakethekioskprocessevenfaster.AtafewselecthotelsliketheRadissonLacrosseinWisconsin，youuseamobileapptoregisterandthenreceiveabarcodebyemailortext.Whenyougettothekiosk,youcanscanthebarcodetogetyourkeywithoutanyotherstepsrequired.It’ssuperfast.Youcanfindthisnewcheck-insystemattheRadissonhotelsinSaltLakeCity,Seattle,andPhoenixaswell.1、Whichtwohotelsofferamobileappforcustomerstocheckin?A．MarriottDetroitAirportandYotelNewYork.B．MarriottDetroitAirportandRadissonLaCrosse.C．MarriottDetroitAirportandHyattRegencyMinneapolis.D．HyattRegencyMinneapolisandRadissonLaCrosse.2、Whichhotelwillsendyouareceiptbyemail?A．YotelNewYork. B．MarriottDetroitAirport.C．RadissonLaCrosse. D．HyattRegencyMinneapolis.3、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．CheckingoutthehotelswillmakeyouintroubleB．ThreehotelsthatwillmakeyourlifeeasierC．TrythesehotelsthatofferyoucomfortD．HotelsforthetravelersText3MobyDick,orTheWhale,ofwhichonly5copiesweresoldintheyearofitsfirstpublication,hasbeenrecognizedasoneofthegreatestmasterpiecesofthetwentiethcenturynovelsacrosstheworld.Yetitsauthor,HermanMelville,wasnotblessedenoughtochangehisfateasthegreatworkdid.HermanwasbornintoanupperclassNewYorkfamilyin1819,buthehadtodropoutofschoolattheageof15duetobankruptcy（破产）ofthefamily.Hestruggledforlivingbyworkingasaclerkatabank,afarmerandaprimaryschoolteacher,butdidnotmanagetoholdonquitelongtoanyofthejobs.Andin1841,heturnedhimselfawhalingsailoronabigwhaler.Inthenextthreeyears,hissailor’slifewastornapartbybetrayal,injury,livingwithanthropophagi（食人族），love,killing,imprisonment,prisonbreak,whichdidnotbeartheexpectedfruitoffortuneorbeingacaptain.Attheageof25,HermanreturnedtoAmerica,startinghiswritingcareer.Duringthefollowingfiveyears,hepublishedfivenovels,amongwhichwasMobyDick,butnoneoftheworksbroughthimanyfameorsenseofsuccess.Hehadtoliveupwithhispoorlife,supportedbyregularfinancialhelpfromhisfatherin-law.Notmuchchangedevenafterhisfather-in-lawassistedhimontoapostatthecustomhouse(海关).Hisself-doubtwhetherheshouldfighttowriteasanauthordisturbedHermanfortherestofhislifetillhisdeathin1899,whichissuggestedinhiswife’sdiary.Andhiswifedescribedhisseveralstruggleswherehefoughtbitterlybacktohisdesktopickuphispen.1、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutMobyDickaccordingtothepassage?A．Itcameoutasapublishednovelinthetwentiethcentury.B．Itwasnotrecognizedasagreatworkuntilthetwentiethcentury.C．Itwasnotforsaleuntilthetwentiethcentury.D．Itwasadamptedfromthepassage?2、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Hermanchosehislifeonpurposetomakehimselfagreatwriter.B．Herman’sparentshadscheduledthosefailuresinhislifetomakehimaman.C．Hermandidnotofferthebestofhimselftoforeseeandavoidthoseseriesofmisfortune.D．Herman’sinsufficientcapabilitytofightproblemshewasfacedwithmightresult.3、WhatisthefirstworkingelementthatbuiltHermanupbeamostoutstandingwriter?A．Hisrichlifeexperienceandperseverance.B．Hissharpsensetoobserveandthink.C．Helpfromhiswifeandfather-in-law.D．Hisbrilliantlanguagetalentandskill.4、WhatcanwelearnfromHerman’lifestory?A．Thereisnomuchpointstrugglingandworkingtoohardinone’slike.B．Neverinvesttoomuchofyourselfintowhatothershavethepowertojudge.C．Nevertrustdecisionsthathavebeenmadebyothers.D．Neverdoubtyourselfbutsticktowhatyouarecommittedto.Text4ThelatestIPCCreportdoesnotmincewords(直言不讳地)aboutthestateofourplanet:wemustactnowtoachieveglobalchangeatascalethathas“nodocumentedhistoricalprecedent(先例)”inordertoavoidtheclimatedisasterthatwouldresultfroma2degreeCriseinaverageglobaltemperature.Climatechangealreadyaffectstheworld'smosthelplesspeopleincludingpoorruralcommunitiesthatdependonthelandfortheirlivingsandcoastalcommunities.Indeed,wehavealreadyseentheclearasymmetry(不对称)ofsufferingresultingfromextremeweatherevents,suchashurricanes,floods,droughts,wildfiresandmore.Sofar,advocatesandpoliticianshavetendedtofocusonreducingfossilfuel(矿物燃料)consumptionthroughtechnologyand/orpolicy,suchasasharpcarbontax,asclimatesolutions.Theseproposalsare,ofcourse,essentialtoreducingmanmadecarbonemissions(排放)-71percentofwhichareproducedbyjust100fossilfuelcompanies.Yettheinternationalfocusonfossilfuelshasovershadowed(使......显得不重要)themostpowerfulandcost-efficientcarbon-capturetechnologytheworldhasyetseen:forests.Recentscientificresearchconfirmsthatforestsandother“naturalclimatesolutions”areabsolutelyessentialinreducingclimatechange.Infact,naturalclimatesolutionscanhelpusachieve37percentofourclimatetarget,eventhoughtheycurrentlyreceiveonly2.5percentofpublicclimatefinancing.Forests'powertostorecarbondioxidethroughthesimpleprocessoftreegrowthisstaggering:_onetreecanevenstoreanaverageofabout48poundsofcarbondioxideinoneyear.RecentresearchshowundamagedforestsarecapableofstoringthesameamountofthecarbondioxideemissionsofentirecountriessuchasPeruandColombia.Forthisreason,policymakersandbusinessleadersmustcreateandstrengthenambitiouspoliciestopreventdeforestation,andsupportthesustainablemanagementofstandingforestsinthefightagainstclimatechange.Protectingtheworld'sforestsensurestheycancontinuetoprovideessentialfunctionsasidefromclimatestability,includingproducingoxygen,filteringwaterandsupportingbiodiversity.Notonlydoalltheworld'speopledependonforeststoprovidecleanair,cleanwater，oxygen,andmedicines,but1.6billionpeoplerelyonthemdirectlyfortheirlivelihoods.1、Accordingtothepassage,climatechange________.A．willsurelyachieveatascalethatismoreseriousthaneverbeforeB．willonlyaffectpeoplelivinginthepoorestruralregionsC．islikelytoleadtomorefrequentextremeweathereventsD．isentirelydeterminedbyfossilfuelconsumption2、What'sthefindingofthenewresearch?A．Reducingfossilfuelsisthemostpowerfulandcost-efficienttechnology.B．Forestsarevitaltoreducingclimatechangeduetotheirstoragepower.C．Mostofourclimatetargetscanbeaccomplishedwiththehelpofnaturalclimatesolutions.D．Naturalclimatesolutionshaveprovedlessefficientthanconventionalsolutions.3、Theunderlinedword“staggering”inParagraph4means________.A．astonishingB．speedingC．embarrassingD．shrinking4、What'stheauthor'spurposeofwritingthisarticle?A．Tocomparetwodifferentapproachestodealingwithclimatechange.B．Toargueagainsttheviewthatfocusonfossilfuelsreductioncounts.C．Tourgescientiststodomoreresearchintonaturalclimatesolutions.D．Topointoutforestsarethemostpowerfulweaponforfightingclimatechange.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Allofusknowtheoldsaying“Practice1．（make）perfect”Ittellsusifwewanttorealizeouraim,weshouldpracticeandonedaywewillmake2．It’seasytounderstandOnceIwantedtolearnswimming3．firstIfounditdifficulttocontrolmybodyIjust4．（sink）intothewaterIfeltveryfrightenedThenIwatchedotherswho5．(be)goodatitandaskedthemthekeyto6．(succeed)Iwenttotheswimmingpooleveryday,learnedfromthemandpracticedOneday,whenmyfriendpushedme7．theswimmingpoo1,I8．(sudden)foundthatIcouldswim9．excitedIwas!NowIcanswimmuch10．(good)thanbeforeTraditionally,robotshavebeenhard,madeofmetalandotherrigidmaterialButateamofscientistsatHarvardUniversityintheUShasmanagedtobuildan1．(entire)softrobot—the“Octobot”2．(describe)insciencejournalNature,the“Octobot”couldpavethewayfor3．(effective)autonomousrobotsthatcouldbeusedinsearch,rescueandexplorationthanthetraditionalones“TheOctobotisaminimalsystemwhichmayserve4．afoundationforanewgenerationofcompletelysoft,autonomousrobots,”thestudy’sauthorswroteResearchers5．(work)onbuildingsoftrobotsfordecadesThey’vetaken6．(inspire)fromnature,lookingtoanimalsfromjellyfishtocockroaches,whichareoftenmadeupofmoreflexiblematterHowever,creatingacompletelysoftrobot7．(remain)achallengeEvenifengineersbuildasilicone(硅酮)body,8．isstillagrandchallengetoconstructflexibleversionsofessentialparts,suchasasourceofpower“9．softroboticsisstillinitsearlystage,itholdsagreatpromiseforseveralapplications,suchassearch-rescueoperationsandexplorations,”BarbaraMazzolaiofTechnology’CenterforMicro-BioRobotics,wroteinacomment“Softrobotsmightalsoopenupnewapproachesto10．(improve)wellnessandqualityoflife”SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Theword“addiction”usuallymakesyouthinkofalcoholordrugs?1、Somepeoplearecompulsive(难以自制的)shoppers.Othersfinditimpossibletopullthemselvesawayfromtheirwork.StillothersspendcountlesshourswatchingTVorplayingcomputergames.2、Manypeopleenjoygoingtomallsorstoresmoreandmoreeveryday,butit’smorethanacommonhobbyforsomeofthem.Theyhaveturnedintoshopaholics(购物狂).Theyarepeoplewhosimplyenjoyshoppingandwalkingaroundspendingmoneywithoutbeingabletostopdoingit.Theyarehooked(吸引)onshoppingandusuallybuythingsthattheydon’tneed.Eventhoughtheydon’thaveenoughmoney,theybuyeverythingtheywant.3、Thereisn'taspecificanswer.Somepeoplegoshoppingwhentheyaresad,worried,upsetorlonelyandtheywanttofeelbetter.Theyusethisactivityasawaytoforgettheirproblems.Shopaholicssaythattheyfeelmoreimportantandbetteraftertheybuysomething.4、Shopaholismseemstobeaharmlessaddiction,butitcanbringoutproblems.Someofthemcanbepsychological.Ifthisisthecase,peopleaddictedtoshoppingshouldgotoasupportgrouptohelpthembreakthishabit.However,theprocess,likeformostaddictions,islong,andtheysufferalot.5、Theyjustthinkaboutsatisfyingtheirfeelings,sotheyspendmoneytheydon’thave.Theygetdeepindebt,andtheycanevengobankrupt(破产的)andgetsenttoprison.A．Onceyouareaddictedtoalcoholordrugs,itisdifficulttogetridof.B．Overtheyears,shoppinghasbecomeaverycommonactivity.C．Peopleaddictedtocomputergamesconsiderthegamesasgreatwaystoamusethemselves.D．However,inmodernsocietyweareseeingsomenewkindsofaddictions.E.Thequestionis,whydotheyhavethisaddiction?F.Theyalsotendtohavethisaddictionwhentheyfeelguilty.G.Itcanalsocausefinancialproblems.Somepeoplethinkworkingovertimemeansyou’reahardworker.Youhavetosacrificeyourpersonaltimetostayatwork,producesomething,helpthecompany,andbeamoredevotedemployee.Butisthatright?1、Thismeansittakesyoulongertoproducesomethingthansomeoneelse.Agoodmanagerknowshowtoencouragehisemployeestoworktotheirfullpotentialinsteadofexpectingthemtoworklateeveniftheydon’thavesomethingtodo.Peo