考研《英语一》2023年西沙群岛预测试题含解析

考研《英语一》2023年西沙群岛预测试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Youmusthaveheardthesewordslikehowhappyitistobeachild．Butwouldyou1changeplaceswithachild?Thinkoftheyearsatschool:theyears2livinginconstantfearofexaminationsandschool3．Everymovementyoumake,everythoughtyouthinkis4bysomeadults．Thinkofthe5youhadtogotobedearly,youhadtoeat6thingthatwassupposedtobegoodforyou．Remember7“gentle”pressurewasgiventoyouwithwordslike“Ifyoudon’tdoasIsay,Iwill…”．I’msureyouwillneverforget!8theseareonlypartofchild’s9．Nomatterhowkindandlovingparentsmaybe,childrenoften10fromsometerribleandillogical11sincetheycan’tunderstandtheworldaroundthem．Theyoftenhavesuchfearsinthedarkorinthedream．Adultscan12theirfearswithotheradults13childrenhavetofacetheirfearsalone．Butthemost14partofchildhoodisaperiodwhenyou15togooutofit,theperiodwhenyougointoadolescence（youth）．Teenagersstarttobe16theirparentsandthiscausesthemgreat17．Thereisacompletelackofself-confidenceduringthistime．Adolescentspaymuchattentiontotheir18andtheimpressiontheymakeonothers．Theyfeelshy,awkwardandclumsy（笨拙的）．Feelingsarestrongandhearts19broken．Teenagers20momentsofgreathappinessorblackdespair．Andthroughthisperiod,adultsseemtobemoreunkindthanever．1、A．willing B．unhappily C．friendly D．honestly2、A．spent B．taken C．had D．devoted3、A．results B．exercises C．reports D．teachers4、A．observed B．seen C．known D．watched5、A．years B．times C．evenings D．days6、A．helpful B．harmful C．hateful D．delicious7、A．what B．why C．that D．how8、A．Though B．Evenso C．But D．Therefore9、A．difficulties B．life C．trouble D．fears10、A．gain B．suffer C．receive D．get11、A．troubles B．fears C．diseases D．worries12、A．enjoy B．deliver C．share D．break13、A．while B．when C．so D．however14、A．exciting B．interesting C．painful D．forgettable15、A．have B．need C．remember D．begin16、A．dislike B．beagainst C．cheat D．befor17、A．unhappiness B．interests C．happiness D．determination18、A．confidence B．patience C．appearance D．action19、A．really B．truly C．naturally D．easily20、A．pass B．experience C．face D．takeSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Oneofthestatementsthatmanyexpertsseemtoagreeonisthefactthatthegreatthingsstartstohappentheminuteyoustepoutsideofyourcomfortzones.Assoonasyoudecidethatyouarewillingtogobeyondwhatissafe,thepossibilitiesareendless.Forme,oneofthemostimportantthingsthatweshouldalwayskeepinmindisthefactthatgrowthandcomfortcan’tcoexist.PersonaldevelopmentauthorNapoleonHilloncesaid:“Whateverthemindcanunderstandandbelieve,themindcanachieve.Regardlessofhowmanytimesyoumayhavefailedinthepastorhowlofty(崇高的)youraimsandhopesmaybe.”Thisstatementisespeciallypowerfulbecauseitremindsusthatwearetheonlyoneswhocanberesponsibleforhowfarwewillgo.However,steppingoutsideofourcomfortzoneisprobablythemostimportantsteptoexperiencingrealchange.Foralongtime,IknewthatIwantedtoliveinArgentina,sohalfwaythroughmybachelor’sdegree,Iboughtaone-wayticketthere.WhileinArgentina,Ifinishedthelasttwoyearsofmydegreeonlinebeforeflyingbackhomeforgraduation.IcurrentlystillliveinArgentina,andIcanproudlysaythattakingthenecessarystepstomakeitarealitywasoneofthemostimportantthingsIcouldhavedone.This,ofcourse,bynomeansatallappliestoeveryone,andI’mnotimplyingweshouldallbuyone-wayticketstoforeigncountriesandseewhathappens.Butit’simportanttoknowthatweshouldrecognizewhatwedesireandtrytobringourdreamstolife.Livinginacomfortzonecantrickusintobelievingthatwehaveanabundantamountoftimewhen,inreality,weallknowthatyearscanflybywithoutushavingaccomplishedmuchofwhatwereallywantedtodo.Sowhywait?I’mthankfulthatIdidn’tputoffmymoveuntilalaterdatebecauseIwouldhavemissedoutonalotofamazinglifeexperiencesthathaveshapedmeasaperson.Ifwewanttoexperienceevenasmallamountofchange,wewillhavetostepoutsideofit.1、Whydopeoplepreferstayingincomfortzone?A．Itmakespeoplefeelsafe.B．Itleadstogreatthings.C．Itisimportantforgrowth.D．Ithelpsmakewisedecisions.2、WhatdoesNapoleonHill’sstatementmean?A．Timeandtidewaitfornoman.B．Thehigheryoufly,theharderyoufail.C．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.D．Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.3、Whichmattersmosttotheauthorinhis/herstory?A．MovingtoArgentina.B．Gettingthebachelor’sdegree.C．Studyingonline.D．Flyingbackforgraduation.4、Theauthorusedhis/herstoryto________.A．persuadeotherstofollowhis/herexampleB．encourageotherstotakeimmediateactionC．informpeopleofdifferentforeigncultureD．remindpeopletobethankfulinlife5、Whichonecouldbethebesttitle?A．Identifyyourcomfortzone.B．Valueyourprecioustime.C．Alwaystrysomethingnew.D．Makethebestdecisions.Text2Afterdecadesofplayingcatch-upwiththeU.S.andRussianspaceprograms,ChinadidsomethingneithernationnoranyotherhaddonethisDecember:landaspaceshiponthedarksideofthemoon.Strictlyspeaking,ofcourse,themoonhasnodarkside.ButbecauseofthewayitorbitsEarth,ournaturalsatelliteshowsusonlyoneside－theotherishiddenfromourview.Nooneevensawthefarsideuntil1959,whentheSovietLuna3spaceshipflewaroundforalookandsentbackphotos.NoastronautorspaceshipwentthereuntilthisDecember,whentheChinaNationalSpaceAgency(CNSA)launcheda2,500-poundlandercalledChang’e-4tothesouthernendofthelunarfarside.Chang’e-4operatedasmallrover(探测车)tosurveythegeographythereforthefirsttimeever.Byexaminingthegeographyofitslandingarea,Chang’e-4couldsolvelongstandingpuzzlesaboutthemoon,includinghowitformed4.5billionyearsago.Chang’e-4alsocarriedaverysmall―lunarbiosphere(生态圈)‖containingsilkwormeggsandatinygreenhousedesignedtogrowpotatoesinordertostudythegrowthoftheseedsonthemoon.BesidesChang’e-4,ChinaplanstolaunchChang’e-5in2019.Itsmissionwillbetogathermoonrocksusinganorbiter,alanderorcollector,anascentstage(上升器)andacapsulethatwillseparatefromtheorbiterandreturntherockstotheearth.―Withthesemissions,theChinesewillhaveshowncompletemasteryofflightinthespacebetweentheearthandthemoon,‖saidPaulSpudis,anexperiencedlunarresearcherbasedinHouston.CNSAhasalreadyoutlinedideasforChineseastronautstofollowtherobotstothemoon.PeiZhaoyu,deputydirectorofCNSA’sLunarExplorationandSpaceProgramCenter,toldthatChinaplansapermanentroboticlunarstationinabout10yearsandsuggestedahumanpresenceonthemoonanotherdecadeorsoafterthat.SpudissaidChina’sambitiousChang’e-4andChang’e-5missionsshouldsendhuman’splansforlunarreturnintorapiddevelopment.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthedarksideofthemoonfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Twowesterncountrieshavetakenitsphotos.B．Itishiddenfrompeople’sviewduetotheearth’sorbit.C．Chinaisthefirstcountrytolandaspaceshipthere.D．Itexistsbecausethesunnevershinesthere.2、WhydidChang’e-4operateasmallrover?A．Tostudythegeographyofthelunardarkside.B．Togrowpotatoesonthemoon.C．Toexaminethegrowthofeggsandseeds.D．Tosurveythelunarbiosphere.3、WhichofthefollowingcanmoveapartfromtheorbiterofChang’e-5?A．Thelander.B．Thecollector.C．Theascentstage.D．Thecapsule.4、WhatisSpudis’sattitudetoChina’sChang’e-4andChang’e-5missions?A．Cautious.B．Disapproving.C．Ambiguous.D．Favorable.Text3Laughterispartoftheuniversalhumanvocabulary.Allmembersofthehumanspeciesunderstandit.UnlikeEnglishorFrenchorSwahili,wedon’thavetolearntospeakit.Werebornwiththecapacitytolaugh.Verylittleisknownaboutthespecificbrainmechanismsresponsibleforlaughter.Contrarytofolkwisdom,mostlaughterisnotabouthumor;itisaboutrelationships.Tofindoutwhenandwhypeoplelaugh,Iwentwithseveralassistantstolocalmallsandrecordedwhathappenedjustbeforepeoplelaughed.Overa10-yearperiod,westudiedover2,000casesofnaturallyoccurringlaughter.Wefoundthatmostlaughterdoesnotnecessarilyfollowjokes.Peoplemaylaughafteravarietyofstatements,suchas,“HerecomesMary,”“Howdidyoudoonthetest?”or“Doyouhavearubberband?”Thesecertainlyaren’tjokes.Webelievelaughterevolvedfromthepanting(喘气的)behaviorofourancientancestors.Today,ifwetickle(使发痒)chimps,theydon’tlaugh.But,instead,theyproduceapantingsound.That’sthesoundofapelaughter,andit’stherootofhumanlaughter.Apeslaughinthekindsofsituationsthatleadtohumanlaughter,likegamesthatinvolvechasing.Otheranimalsproducesoundsduringplay,buttheyaresodifferentfromlaughter.Rats,forexample,producehighsoundsduringplayandwhentickled,buttheseareverydifferentinsoundfromhumanlaughter.Laughterisoftenpositive,butitcanbenegativetoo.There’sadifferencebetween“laughingwith”and“laughingat”.Peoplewholaughatothersmaybetryingtodrivethemoutofthegroup.Noonehasactuallycountedhowmuchpeopleofdifferentageslaugh,butyoungchildrenprobablylaughthemost.Atages5and6weprobablylaughmorethanatanyothertimes.Adultslaughlessthanchildren,probablybecausetheyplayless.Worknowunderwaywilltellusmoreaboutthebrainmechanismsbehindlaughter,howithasevolved,andwhywe’resosusceptibletotickling.1、Whatwasthepurposeofthedecade’sresearch?A．Toprovethatpeoplelaughbecauseofhumour.B．Tofindouttherealreasonforpeopleslaughter.C．Toresearchpeoplesdifferentreactiononjokes.D．Torecordconversationsamongshoppersinmalls.2、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Peoplewhoplaymoretendtolaughmore.B．Apesproducehighsoundswhentickled.C．Scientistsknowthebrainmechanismsresponsibleforlaughterwell.D．Thesituationsinwhichapeslaughareverydifferentfromthoseinwhichhumanslaugh.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“susceptible”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Sensitive. B．Flexible.C．Addictive. D．Reliable.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheImpactofLaughterB．TheMeaningofLaughterC．ABigMystery:WhyDoWeLaugh?D．Laughter:TheMostBeautifulWordsText4Likemostofyou,I’vegrownupwithscienceputtingitintomyheadthateatingCholesterol(胆固醇)isbadforus.Mydoctorhasscoldedmerepeatedlyforlikinghigh-cholesterolsnacks.Butnow,after40yearsofgivingcholesterolsucharap,thescientificexpertsarereportedlyreadytoreverse(颠倒)themselves.Suddenly,we’regoingtobetoldthathigh-cholesterolfoodsarenotbadforusafterall.Thisisn’tthefirsttimesciencereverseswhatitbelievestobetrue,norwillitbethelast.Tooptimists,thefluidityofscience’sconclusionsisagoodthing-provethatscienceisalwayscorrectingitselfinlightoftheverylatestinformation.Butamodemsocietythatlooksincreasinglytosciencefornotjustwhattoeat,butalsohowtobehaveandwhattothink?Howcanwetrustanauthoritythatoftenchangesitsmindinextremeways?Science’stypicalwayisn’tlimitedtomattersofnutrition.Goaheadandcheckitoutforyourselfbylookingatthequalifiersusedinthevastmajorityofhonestlywrittensciencenewsarticles.You’llseethatthestoriesarelacedwithweakwordsandphrasessuchas:some,incertaincircumstances,probably,perhaps,may,could,tends,suggests,indicates,accordingto,islinkedto,playsarolein.ThegraveproblemI’veobservedovertheyearsisthattoooftenscienceanditsreporterscreatetheimpressionofcertaintywhennoneisproved.Thecholesterolstoryisbutoneexampleofthatmake-believecertainty.Howmuchshouldwebeconcernedaboutthis?Agreatdeal,Ibelieve,givenscience’sgreatandgrowinginfluenceonourlives.Attheveryleast,eachofusneedsto-understandthatthescientificworldview—impressiveasitsurelyis—isbuiltonshiftingsands.AsEinsteinonceobserved,“Noamountofexperimentationcaneverprovemeright;asingleexperimentcanprovemewrong.”1、Theunderlinedpart“givingcholesterolsucharap”(inPara.1)meanstheauthor.A．alwayspromotesuseofcholesterolB．sometimesstandsforcholesterolC．avoidscholesterolgenerallyD．eatscholesterolregularly2、Intheeyesoftheauthor,changesinscientificstatements.A．areworryingB．aremeaninglessC．areagoodthinginawayD．arethemajorwaytoimprovescience3、Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowingisNOTthewordcommonlyusedinscientificarticles?A．LikelyB．SurelyC．SeemsD．Appears4、Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A．Sciencecanblindus.B．Scienceneedbeopentodoubt.C．Scienceisnotasimportantasthought.D．Scienceshouldbebuiltonexperiments.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)IfeltbutterfliesinmystomachwhenIstartedcalligraphyclasstenyearsagoIwonderedwhatIwasdoingthereAtthatmoment,Icouldn’thaveknownthatI’djustmadeoneofthebest1．(choose)ofmylifeIsatdownandlistenedtotheteacher2．(introduce)thetoolsofthecraftThenitwastimeformetotrymyhandItookupthebrush,usingthecorrectgesture,3．(dip)itintheink，andcarefullywrote“one”4．ChineseAfternearlyfiveyearsofpracticingIstartedtomakeversionsofwell-knownpoemsCalligraphyseemedlikeabridge,5．connectedmetoauthorsfromcenturiespastStroke(笔画)bystroke,wordbyword，Icouldfeeltheiremotions,cherishedmyownpeaceandlearned6．(appreciate)mydailylifeNow,calligraphyisnotjust7．hobby,itisawaytoremovemyselffromthe8．(worry)oflifeRollingoutthepaper,IcanwriteforawholedayCalligraphy9．(able)metobalancemybusyscheduleandlive10．(peace)语法填空Ifyouwalkthroughtheparkinthemorning,youareprobablyusedtoseeing1．seriesofbeautifulmovementsperformedinaslow,focusedmannerwithdeepbreathingToday,TaiChi’sincrediblepowersareshowninitspopularityMillionsofloversofTaiChiaroundtheworldareusingtheformofmartialarts(武术)2．animportanthealthcarepracticetogetcontroloftheirhealth,managestressandslowdowntheprocessofgettingoldOnMar3,anewreportfromLondonshowedthatTaiChihadhelpedhundredsofolderpeopleinBritain’scapitaltostay3．(fit)thaneverIntraditionalChineseculture,oftenTaiChi4．(link)totheChineseideaofyinandyang,theideathatonecanseetwosidesineverythingAccordingtoalegend,onedayTaoistZhangSanfengsawahawkattackingasnakeintheWudangMountains5．(inspire)bythesnake’sdefense,hecreatedasetof72movements,6．usedsoftnessandpowerfrominsidetodefeatbrute(残暴的)forceTaiChicanbepracticedanytimeandanywherewithout7．(equip)orgymnasiumOfcourseTaiChi’sbenefitsgobeyondphysical8．ForMarleniCalcinafromPeru,whohaspracticedTaiChiformorethan10years,it’snotonlyasport,butalsoawayoflifeIt’sTaiChi9．hastaughtherhowto“gainpeaceandinnerharmony”“Formenow,practicedTaiChiislike10．(speak)withmysoul,”shesaysSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Everylivingthinghasgenes.Genescarryinformation.1、Theymakesurethathumansgivebirthtohumansandcowsgivebirthtocows.Theyalsomakesurethatadogdoesn’tgivebirthtoafrog,oranelephanttoahorse.However,geneticengineerstakegenesfromonespecies-forexample,asnake,andtransferthemtoanother-forexample,corn.2、Suchnewlifeformshavebeendescribed,bysomescientistsasareal-lifeFrankenstein(科幻怪人).Geneticengineersputduckgenesintochickentomakethechickensbigger.Theyputhormones(激素)intocowstomakethemproducemoremilk.Theyputgenesfromflowersintobeansandfromfishintotomatoes.3、Itjustmakesthemeasierandfasterforthefarmertogrow.Theeffectsofgeneticengineeringonthenaturalworldmaybedisastrous.Theengineersmaycreatestrangelifebeings,ormonsters.thatwecannotcontrol.4、They’llhavetofindone,fightforone-orkillforone.Itmaybeyourlandtheyfightfor-oryouthattheykill.Moreover,theeffectsoftheseexperimentscanoftenbecruel.InAmerica,pigsweregivenhumangenestomakethembiggerandlessfatty.Theexperimentfailed.Thepigsbecameveryillandbegantolosetheireyesight.Wewouldalllikeabetter,healthierandlongerlife,andgeneticengineeringmightgiveusthis.Ontheotherhand,itmaybeadangerousexperimentwithnature.InthestoryofFrankenstein,thedoctorcreatedsuchaterribleanddangerousmonsterthathehadtodestroyit.5、A．TheinformationtellsuswhattodoorwhatnottodoB．Wemustmakesurethatthistaleremainsastory-andnomorethanthatC．Thisdoesn’tmakethemcheaper,tastier,orhealthierD．ThenewlifeformshavenonaturalhabitatorhomeE.ThentheyfeedthetomatoestothefishF.InthiswayanewlifeformiscreatedG.TheyarepassedonfromgenerationtogenerationAstudent’slifeisnevereasy.Anditisevenmoredifficultifyouwillhavetocompleteyourstudyinaforeignland.1、Thefollowingaresomebasicthingsyouneedtodobeforeev