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尚志市2023年考研《英语一》预测密卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)In1982,IwasayoungmarketingpersoninacompanyinMumbai.IhadaveryseniorcolleaguenamedPaul,whotaughtmehowto36marketingeffectivelyandhowtodealwithlife37.Itwasoneofthose38days…management,salescalls,planningmytravelschedule,bookinghotels,arrangingappointmentsandthe39wasendless.Bytheendoftheday,Iwasnotonlyexhaustedbutwasgetting40.ItwasatthistimethatPaulinvitedmetohishousetohavearest.WemadeourwaytoPaul’shouse.Although41afteraday’shardwork,IwasexcitedtochatwithPauland42hisrichexperienceinmarketing.Asweenteredhishouse43themaindoor,Paulstartedsinginghisfavouritesong,Ihaveadream.Iwasinno44tolistentohissong.Ionlywantedtohearabouthowhehandled45salescalls.AsIleanedoverPaul’sshouldertotellhimthat,twoyounggirlswalkeduptoPaulandhuggedhim.Theycouldn’twalksteadily,andneithercouldtheytalk46,buttheirfaceswerefullof47andtheyalsosangasong:Nomummy’skissesonlydaddy’ssmiles;nobodywantsus,anddaddyhugsustonight.Iwaswatchingwhatwasgoingon,totally48inthebeautifulsinging,whenPaultappedmeontheshoulderandaskedmetositdown.49toknow,IaskedPaulwhothesegirlswere.Tomy50,Paultoldmetheywerehisdaughtersandtheywerebornas“51children”(mentallydisabled).HiswifediedandhewaIwasmovedtotears.Intheoffice,nooneknewwhatPaulwas52inhispersonallife.Heneverlookedfor53fromhisfriendsandcolleagues.Onthecontrary,healwayshelpedusattheoffice.AndbeingheadoftheDepartment,healways54Paul’slifehasbeenagreat55tome.Ifamancansmilethroughthesetroubles,nothingcanpreventhimfromachievingsuccessinworkorlife.1、A.do B.reduce C.learn D.handle2、A.calmly B.cheerfully C.hurriedly D.quickly3、A.busy B.happy C.pleasant D.worrying4、A.call B.event C.list D.order5、A.disappointed B.excited C.refreshed D.annoyed6、A.worried B.tired C.discouraged D.ashamed7、A.share B.celebrate C.collect D.improve8、A.for B.into C.through D.with9、A.condition B.mood C.patience D.situation10、A.grateful B.expensive C.unlucky D.troublesome11、A.properly B.freely C.actively D.slowly12、A.fear B.scars C.smiles D.tears13、A.caught B.lost C.stuck D.trapped14、A.Curious B.Keen C.Strange D.Stubborn15、A.disappointed B.joy C.relief D.surprise16、A.talented B.naughty C.special D.homeless17、A.comingacross B.goingthrough C.dealingwith D.puttingon18、A.sympathy B.opinions C.requirement D.friendship19、A.allowed B.trained C.forced D.encouraged20、A.confusion B.challenge C.inspiration D.impressionSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Asself—drivingcarscomeclosertobeingcommononAmericanroads,muchoftherhetoric(说辞)promotingthemhastodowithsafety.About40,000peopledieonU.S.roadseveryyear,anddrivererrorsarelinkedtomorethan90percentofcrashes.Butmanyofthebiggestadvocatesofautonomousvehiclesaren’tcarcompanieslookingtoimprovethesafetyoftheirexistingproducts.Hugebackingforself-drivingtechnologiesiscomingfromSiliconValleygiantslikeGoogleandApple.Thoseofuswhohavestudiedtherelationshipbetweentechnologyandsocietytendtolookmorecarefullyatthemotivationsbehindanytechnologicalpush.Inthiscase,it’sclearthatinadditiontoaddressingsafetyconcerns,SiliconValleyfirmshaveastrongincentive(动机)tocreateanewvenueforincreasingtheuseoftheirdigitaldevices.Everyminutepeoplespendontheirmobilephonesprovidesdata-andoftenmoney-totechcompanies.Atpresent,digitaldevicesanddrivingareinconflict:Thereareserious,oftenfatal,consequenceswhendriversusesmartphonestotalkortotext.Regulatorsandsafetyadvocateslooktoresolvedialconflictbybanningphoneusewhiledriving-ashashappenedinvirtuallyeverystate.Butthetechcompaniesaretakingadifferentapproach.TheobviousanswerforSiliconValleyiscreatinganantomobileinwhichcontinuouscellphoneusenolongerposesathreattoanyone.Inrecentyears,theamountoftimeadultsspendontheirmobiledeviceshasgrownrapidly.Atthemoment,it’saroundfourhoursadayfortheaverageadultintheU.S.However,thatrapidgrowthislikelytoslowdownaspeoplerunoutoftimethat’savailableforthemtousetheirdevices.Unless,ofcourse,there’sanewblockoftimethatsuddenlyopensup.TheaverageAmericannowspendsabout48minutesinacareveryday,asizableopportunityforincreasedcellphoneuse.Soasthepublicconversationaroundautonomouscarshighlightsthesafetyadvantages,don’tforgetthetechindustry’spowerfuldesireformoreprofits,whichgoeswellbeyondsimplysavingusfromourselves.1、WhoareresponsibleformosttrafficaccidentsinAmerica?A.Carcompanies.B.Techcompanies.C.Drivers.D.Self-drivingcars.2、WhatisSiliconValley’smotiveforpromotingself-drivingtechnologies?A.Tomakemoremoney.B.Toreducetrafficaccidents.C.Tolimittheuseofdigitaldevices.D.Tosupportcarcompanies.3、Whatisthepresent-daysolutiontotheconflictbetweendigitaldevicesanddriving?A.Teachingpeopletrafficrules.B.Improvingself-drivingtechnologies.C.Fixingdigitaldevicesincars.D.Banningphoneusewhiledriving.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“anewblockoftime”possiblyreferto?A.Theworkingtime.B.People’ssparetime.C.Thetimespentinthecar.D.Thetimespentonmobiledevices.Text2Amazingconceptimageshaveshownwhathomesofthefuturecouldlooklike,aspreparationsaremadefortheworld’sfirstfreefrom3D-printedproperty(房产).ExpertswillbuildahousecalledCurveAppeal,whichwillbe3D-printedoff-sitebeforebeingputtogetheron-sitetocreatetwooutsidewalls,aroofandaninsidepart.Thesefourmainsectionswillthenbejoinedtogether.Although3D-printedbuildingshavebeenmadebefore,thishome-tobeconstructedinChattanooga,Tennessee,laterthisyear—willbethefirstofitskind,asitwillcontainnoregularshapesorangles.ThehouseisthecreationofthedesigncompanyWATG,basedinLondonandCalifornia.ThedesignforCurveAppealdrawsinspirationfromtheCaseStudyHouseprogram.Thearchitectsleadingtheprogramwerefamedforconstantlypushingthelimitsintermsofminimalist(极简主义)materials,andtryingtocreateopen-planspacesthatfocusedonenhancing(增强)naturallight.Inawrittenstatement,aspokesmanforWATGsaid,“Employingmanyofthesamemodemdesignprinciples,CurveAppealisthenextevolutionarystep.It’simportantthatthearchitectureandtheenvironmentworktogetherharmoniously.ThechosensiteisstepsawayfromtheTennesseeRiverinabeautifulwooded,sunlitarea.”WATGwasawardedthefirstprizeintheFreeformHomeDesignChallengein2016andgivenprizemoneyof$8,000tomakeitsplansareality.Thecompetitionwasaimedatarchitects,designers,engineersandartists.Participantswerechallengedtodesigna600to800sqftsingle-familyhomethatrethinkstraditionalaesthetics(美学),ergonomics,construction,buildingsystemsandstructure.Overthelastyear,WATG’sChicagoofficehasbeendevelopingtheirdesignwithBranchTechnology.Thisprojectiscurrentlyunderway,workingtowardsbreakinggroundlaterthisyear.Oncecompleted,theCurveAppealhomewillhaveopenandlight-filledinsidelivingspaces.1、FromthepassagewecanknowthatCurveApple.A.willbedifferentfromanordinaryhouseB.isthefirst3D-printedbuildingC.hasapparentwallsandaroofD.waseverbuiltintheworld2、WhereisthearchitectlocatedaccordingtoParagraph4?A.FarawayfromtheTennesseeRiver.B.InthewoodsneartheTennesseeRiver.C.BetweentheTennesseeRiverandthewoods.D.Nexttosomemodemarchitectures.3、WhatdoestheFreeformHomeDesignChallengedo?A.Itmotivatesparticipantstodesignatrandom.B.Itemphasizestraditionsratherthanmodernization.C.Itsponsorscompetitorswhennecessary.D.Ithelpsputcreativeideasintopractice.4、What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A.Whatourhomeswilllooklikeinthefuture.B.TheFreeformHomeDesignChallenge.C.Theworld’sfirstfreeform3D-printedhouse.D.Thedevelopmentof3Dinarchitecture.Text3Britonsareincreasinglyentertainingguestsathomewithdinner,filmandkaraokenights,inspiredbytelevisionshowsoncookery(烹饪术)andhomeentertainment,accordingtoasurvey.Morethanhalf(53percent)oftherespondentstoapoll(民意测验)of1,000Britonsacrossthecountrysaidtheynowprefertospendqualitytimewithfamilyandfriendsbyinvitingthemovertotheirhomesratherthanmeetinginbarsandrestaurants,thesurveybymobilephoneoperatorT-Mobileshowed.Populartelevisionshowssuchas“ComeDineWithMe,”whereamateurchefsattempttowowtheaudiencewiththeirculinary(烹调的)skills,“MasterChef”whereordinarypeoplecompetetocooktoMichelinstandards(米其林餐厅评分标准)andanumberofcelebritycookeryshowshaveinspiredBritonstoentertainathome.Thepollshowedthatnearlyathirdofrespondentshadspentmoneyonhomeentertainmentimprovementssuchassofas,diningtablesandbiggertelevisionstoimpresstheguests.“Overthelastcoupleofyears,myclientshaveincreasinglyaskedforhomepartiesratherthanonesatindependentplaces,”partyplanningexpertLizBrewersaidinastatementaccompanyingthepoll’sresults.“Thisisnotonlyduetoaslowingofeconomicactivitybutbecausemanyhavebecomeincreasinglyhouse-proudandeagertoshowofftheircookingskills,inadditiontotheirlatesthomeentertainmentpurchases.”CelebritychefJamieOliverwasthetopchoicefordreamhostofrespondents,whilePrimeMinisterGordonBrownwasoneoftheleastfavored,alongsideConservativeleaderDavidCameron.1、Britons’interestinentertainingguestsathomeisgrowingbecauseoftheimpactof.A.MichelinstandardsB.televisionprogramsC.fasteconomicdevelopmentD.mobilephoneoperatorT-Mobile2、Theunderlinedword“wow”inParagraph3probablymeans“”.A.fillB.compareC.impressD.associate3、Toentertainguestsathome,thehostshaveto.a.purchasecertainfurnitureb.improvetheircookingskillsc.consultapartyplanningexpertfirstd.asksomeprofessionalchefstohelpA.aandbB.canddC.aanddD.bandc4、Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A.TheserviceofmostBritishrestaurantsisnotsatisfactory.B.Politiciansarethetopchoicefordreamhostofrespondents.C.TwothirdsofBritonsarewillingtoentertainguestsathome.D.Entertainingguestsathomewillstrengthentherelationships.Text4Twonewstudiessuggestthatmodemrunningshoescouldincreasetheriskofinjuriestorunners.Onestudyinvolvedsixty-eighthealthyyoungwomenandmenwhoranatleasttwenty-fourkilometersaweek.Therunnerswereobservedonatreadmillmachine(跑步机).Sometimestheyworerunningshoes.Othertimestheyranbarefoot.ResearchersfromtheJKMTechnologiesCompanyinVirginia,theUniversityofVirginiaandtheUniversityofColoradodidthestudy.Theyfoundthatrunningshoescreatemorestressthatcoulddamageknees,hipsandanklejointsthanrunningbarefoot.Theyobservedthattheeffectwasevengreaterthantheeffectreportedearlierforwalkinginhighheels.ThestudyappearedintheofficialscientificjournaloftheAmericanAcademyofPhysicalMedicine.TheotherstudyappearedinthejournalNature.ItcomparedrunnersintheUnitedStatesandKenya.TheresearcherswerefromHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts,MoiUniversityinKenyaandtheUniversityofGlasgowinScotland.Theydividedtherunnersintothreegroups.Onegrouphadalwaysrunshoeless.Anothergrouphadalwaysrunwithshoes.Andthethirdgrouphadchangedtoshoelessrunning.Runnerswhowearshoesusuallycomedownheelfirst.Thatputsgreatforceonthebackofthefoot.Butthestudyfoundthatbarefootrunnersgenerallylandonthefrontormiddleoftheirfoot.Thatwaytheyeaseintotheirlandingandavoidstrikingtheirheel.Harvard’sDanielLiebermanledthestudy.Hesaysthewaymostrunningshoesaredesignedmayexplainwhythosewhowearthemlandontheirheels.Theheeloftheshoeisbiggerandheavierthanotherpartsoftheshoe,soitwouldseemmorelikelytocomedownfirst.Also,theheelgenerallyhasthickmaterialunderittosoftenlandings.Buttheresearchersdonotsuggestthatrunnersimmediatelystartrunningbarefoot.Theysayittakessometraining.Andtherecanberisks,likerunningwhenyourfeetaretoocoldtofeelifyougetinjured.ThestudywaspartlysupportedbyVibram,whichmakesakindoffootwearthatitsaysislikerunningbarefoot.Thefindingshavegottenalotofattention.Buttheresearcherssaytherearemanyproblemsinthewaythepresshasreportedintheirpaper.SotheyhavetriedtoexplaintheirfindingsonaHarvardWebsite.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A.Thewaythatwerunbylandingonthefrontormiddleofourfootcouldavoiddamagingourheel.B.Weshouldstartrunningbarefootinnotime.C.Runninginmodemrunningshoescouldhavemoreseriouseffectsthanrunninginhighheels.D.Wewon’tbeinjuredifwerunbarefoot.2、Howmanyorganizationsareinvolvedinthetwostudies?A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.3、Howdidtheresearchersdothetwostudies?A.Bypractising.B.Bycomparing.C.Byquestioning.D.Byreasoning.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Walkinginhighheelscouldhavefewerseriouseffectsthanrunningbarefoot.B.Twonewdiscoveriesencouragepeopletoruninhighheels.C.Runninginshoesispartlygoodtorunners.D.Twonewstudiesproverunningwithoutshoesisbeneficialtorunnersinmostcases.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Trafficjams(堵塞)areacommonprobleminlargercitiesInsomecities,trafficjamsgetsobadduringrushhourthatitissometimes1.(fast)towalkthantodriveTrafficaccidentsarealsoaproblemSadlytheseproblemsarenoteasytosolveHowever,atrafficsystem(系统)beingtestedinseveralcitiesinNorthernEuropehasledtosomesurprising2.(result)Thesystem3.(call)“sharedstreets”ItisasystemthathasveryfewtrafficlawsAsaresult,sharedstreetareashavenotrafficlightsorstreetsignsAlthoughmostpeoplewouldexpectthistocausethenumberoftrafficjamsandaccidents4.(go)up,untilnow5.hasbeenagreatdropinbothOnereason6.(be)thatthesharedstreetssystemencouragespeopletobemore7.(care)Withouttrafficrules,peopleslowdownandpaymoreattention8.eachotherNormaltrafficsystems,ontheotherhand,dependonsigns,9.peopleoftenmissordon'tfollow,leadingtoaccidentsAlso,thesharedstreetssystemdecreases(减少)trafficjamsbecausewithoutfixed(固定的)parkingspaces,itiseasierforcarstomovearound10.(free)whenthereisalotoftraffic语法填空EnglishhasdevelopedoveralonghistoryOldEnglishconsistedofa1.(mix)ofCelticandthelanguagesspokenbytwoGermanicgroupsfromthe2.(Europe)mainlandAttheendofthe9thcentury,theVikingsmovedtoBritain,3.(bring)withthemtheirlanguagesTheirlanguagesalsomixed4.OldEnglish,whichhadbecometheofficiallanguageofEnglandbythe10thcenturyMiddleEnglishreferstotheEnglish5.(use)fromaroundthe12thtothe15thcenturiesIn1066,Normans,6.French-speakingpeople,defeatedEngland7.FrenchdidnotreplaceEnglishasthefirstlanguage,it8.(play)animportantroleintheformationofEnglishDuringtheRenaissanceinthe16thcentury,ModernEnglishappeared,in9.manyLatinandGreekwordswereincludedNowEnglishis10.(wide)spokenaroundtheworldSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)WhywestillneedtoreadDickensWalkintoanybookstore,andyoucanhardlyavoid“bumpinginto”CharlesDickens.ManyofDickens’worksstillsellwelltoday.1、AssomeonewhoteachesDickens,thequestionofwhywestillreadhimisoftenonmymind.2、Onedaynearly10yearsago,however,whenIwasgivingalecture,IwastellingthestudentsthatforVictorianreaders,Dickens’swritingwasa“tune-in-next-week”typeofthingthatgeneratedcrazes.3、“Butwhyshouldwestillreadthisstuff?”thestudentasked.TheanswerIgavewasonlyacceptable,“Becauseheteacheryouhowtothink,”Isaid.Thequestionannoyedmeforyears,foryears,andforyearsItoldmyselfanswers,butneverwithcompletesatisfaction.WereadDickensbecauseheisnotjustamanofhisowntimes,butalsoamanforourtimes.WereadDickensbecausewecanlearnfromexperiencesofhischaractersalmostaseasilyaswecanlearnfromourownexperiences.4、ButthesearenotexactlythereasonwhyIreadDickens.Mysearchforananswercontinueduntilonedayatextmessagecamefromastudentofmine.“WestillreadDickens’snovels,”shewrote,“becausetheytelluswhywearewhatweare.”Simpleasitwas,that’stheexplanationIhadsoughtforyears.Dickensshinesalightonwhoweareduringthebestoftimesandwroteoftimes.5、Ifyouhavetime,gotopickuponeofhismanynovels,readitandenjoywhatithastotellyouaboutyourself.A.Thenahandshotup.B.Iknowthatwasn’treallythereason.C.Andtheyareplacedonoutstandingshelves.D.Thatquestionwasnevermoretroubling.E.That’swhywestillneedtoreadhimtoday.F.IalreadyknowwhoitisI’llmeetinthosenovels.G.TheseareallwonderfulreasonstoreadDickens.HowtheElderlyAreTreatedAroundtheWorldHowculturesviewandtreattheirelderlyiscloselylinkedtotheirmostprizedvaluesandqualities.1、IntheUSandUK,Protestantism(新教)isatplay.Westernculturestendtobeyouth-centric,stressingqualitieslikeindependence.2、Ittiesaperson’svaluetohisorherabilitytowork–somethingthatbecomesweakerinoldage.Astheirhealthbecomesworse,theelderlyintheseculturesoftenmoveto
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