苏州市吴江市2023年考研《英语一》考前冲刺预测试卷含解析

苏州市吴江市2023年考研《英语一》考前冲刺预测试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Ihadnotseenmyparentsforalongtime.LastSaturdayIdrovealongwaytovisitthem,1neitherofthemwasathome.SoIwaitedpatientlyattheirhome2theirreturn.Notseeingthemmademereally3AsIwaswalkingaroundtheirbedroom,I4littleremindersofthem.SomeChristmasgiftswerestill5inboxes.Therewere6onthewall,whichIguessmusthavea7meaningtothem.Whattookmybreathawaywasseeingmydad'semblems(徽章)fromhismilitaryserviceofourcountry8hewasyoung.Myfathernever9tousabouttheKoreanWars.AsIlookedatthoseemblemshanging10withallthephotosthathetreasures,I11thatthiswasanimportantpartofhislife,butIneverspentthe12intalkingwithhimaboutthem.Thephotosofmymomwithherclose13mademerealizeherlifebeforeshewasmymom.Ihadbeenso14runningmybusinesstoraisemyownfamilythatI15thechancetoknowabouttheirpastandexperience.Wesometimesdon'trealizesomethingis16forusuntilwehavelostit,soit'snottoolateforustotalktoourparentsabouttheirpast.Iamwritingmystoryto17everyonewhoisfortunatetostillhavetheirparents18toinvestsometimetolearnaboutthem.Iamgratefultohave19ofmyparents.SoIstillhavetimetotalkwiththem.Ihopethatreaderswill20frommystoryandfindthetimetotalkaboutthosethingsintheirlifethatmeansomuchtotheirparents.1、A．orB．soC．andD．but2、A．forB．toC．ofD．in3、A．frightenedB．embarrassedC．upsetD．excited4、A．soughtB．tookC．neededD．saw5、A．keptB．foldedC．hiddenD．covered6、A．SantaClausB．familytreesC．familyphotosD．oldclothes7、A．pastB．specialC．simpleD．real8、A．ifB．whenC．thoughD．until9、A．talkedB．explainedC．showedD．referred10、A．proudlyB．openlyC．finallyD．clearly11、A．promisedB．declaredC．admittedD．realized12、A．courageB．timeC．chanceD．energy13、A．friendsB．teachersC．studentsD．children14、A．busyB．blindC．strictD．eager15、A．rejectedB．avoidedC．delayedD．missed16、A．hopefulB．importantC．carefulD．original17、A．encourageB．demandC．requireD．warn18、A．awayB．awakeC．aroundD．alone19、A．eitherB．bothC．oneD．neither20、A．makeB．benefitC．changeD．recoverSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1“Howdoyouaccountforyourremarkableachievementsinlife?”QueenVictoriaoftheUKaskedHelenKeller.“Howdoyouexplainthefactthateventhoughyouwerebothblindanddeaf,youwereabletoachievesomuch?”Ms.Keller'sanswerisatribute（致敬）toherkindteacher.“IfithadnotbeenforAnneSullivan,thenameofHelenKellerwouldhaveremainedunknown.”AccordingtospeakerZigZiglar,AnnieSullivanwasnostrangertohardship.Shewasalmostsightlessherselfandwas,atonetime,diagnosedashopelessly“insane”byhercaregivers.Shewaslockedinthebasementofamentalinstitution.Occasionally,Anniewouldviolentlyattackanyonewhocamenear.Mostofthetimeshegenerallyignoredeveryoneinherpresence.Anelderlynursebelievedtherewashope,however,andshemadeitherworktoshowlovetothechild.EverydayshevisitedAnnie,andsheleftcookiesforherandspokewordsofloveandencouragement.ShebelievedAnniecouldrecover,ifonlyshewereshownlove.Eventually,doctorsnoticedthechangeinthegirl.Wheretheyoncewitnessedangerandhate,theynawnotedagentlenessandlove.Theymovedherupstairswhereshecontinuedtoimprove.Thenthedayfinallycamewhenthisseemingly“hopeless”childwasreleased.AnneSullivangrewintoayoungwomanwithadesiretohelpothersasshe,herself,washelpedbythekindnurse.ItwasshewhosawthegreatpotentialinHelenKeller.Shelovedher,disciplined（约束）her,playedwithher,pushedherandworkedwithheruntiltheflickeringcandlethatwasherlifebecameabeacon（灯塔）oflighttotheworld.AnneSullivanworkedwondersinHelen'slife;butinwasalovingnursewhofirstbelievedinLittleAnnieandlovinglytransformedanuncommunicativechildintoakindteacher.“IfithadnotbeenforAnneSullivan,thenameofHelenKellerwouldhaveremainedunknown.”Butifithadnotbeenforakindanddedicatednurse,thenameofAnneSullivanwouldhaveremainedunknown.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“accountfor”probablymean?A．showB．proveC．explainD．present.2、WhatdoweknowfromtheThirdparagraph?A．Sullivanhadverynormalbehavior.B．Sullivanwasignoredbyeveryone.C．Sullivanwaskeptawayfromherparents.D．Sullivanwasbelievedlohaveamentalproblem.3、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthenext?A．ThePowerofLoveB．MakingaDifferenceC．AGoodTeacherD．RemarkableAchievementsText2Recently，a1935letterinwhichErnestHemingwaydetailedhiscatchofa500lbbluemarlin（青枪鱼），anadventurethatisbelievedtohavepartlyinspiredhisnovelTheOldManandtheSea，hasbeensoldfor﹩28，000（£22，000）．ThehandwrittenletterwassentbyHemingwayon8MaytothefishingeditoroftheMiamiHerald，layingoutingreatdetailhowtheauthorandhisfriendHenryStraterbattledtokeepsharksawayfromthemarlinaftercatchingitofftheBahamianislandofBimini．NateDSanders，theauction（拍卖）companywhichsoldtheletter，saiditdocumentedforthefirsttimeinHemingway'sownwordsnotonlythesizeofthemarlin，butalsotheattackbysharks，reflectingtheplotofthenovel．ThecompanyaddedthatHemingway'saccountofthemarlincatchdifferedfromotheranecdotesofit，oneofwhichdescribedHemingwayusingamachinegunonthesharks，whichissaidtohaveattractedmoresharksratherthanfrightenedthemaway．TheOldManandtheSeawasalsoinspiredbyananecdotetoldbyHemingway'sCubanfriendCarlosGutierrez．In1936，HemingwaywroteinamagazinethatCarloshadtoldhimaboutanoldfishermanwhocaughtagreatmarlinalone．Threeyearslater，HemingwaytoldhiseditorMaxPerkinsthathewasplanningashortstoryabouttheoldcommercialfishermanwhofoughttheswordfishallaloneinhissailingboat．Instead，heendedupwritingForWhomtheBellTolls，notreturningtothestoryabouttheoldfishermanuntilJanuary1951．ItwonhimthePulitzerin1953，andwasspecificallycitedwhenhewasawardedtheNobelPrizein1954．1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"layingout"inthesecondparagraphmean？A．Discussing．B．Wondering．C．Imagining．D．Presenting．2、Whatdidtheauctioncompanystresswhensellingthe1935letter？A．Thestyleofthewriter．B．Thehistoryoftheletter．C．Thecontentsoftheletter．D．Thepopularityofthewriter．3、WhatinspiredHemingwaytowriteTheOldManandTheSeabesideshisownadventure？A．HenryStrater'saccount．B．CarlosGutierrez'sstory．C．MaxPerkins'lifeexperience．D．NateDSanders'description．4、Whichisthecorrectorderoftimeforthefollowingfactsinthepassage？1Hemingwaywrotealettertodescribehisadventure．2Hemingwaycaughtabigbluemarlin．3Theletterwassoldatauction．4TheOldManandTheSeawontheNobelPrize．A．①③②④B．②①④③C．②④①③D．②③①④Text3WhenKatieStaglianowas9yearsold,shewasgivenaclassprojecttogrowherfirstcabbagefromjustoneseed.Shetookithomeandplanteditinherhomegarden.Itdidn’teventakeherlongtocomeupandbegintogrow.Butasfriendscameover,theypointedoutthatitwasbiggerthananyoftheirs.Anditgrewsomuchthatthecabbageendedupweighing40pounds!Katiethendecidedthatshecouldusethiscabbagetodosomethingniceforthecommunity.Soshetookthehugecabbagetoalocalsoupkitchen,wheretheyusedit,andcookeditwithhamandrice.Andbecauseofhercabbage,275peoplewerefed.Shebegantorealizethatgardeningandhelpingpeopleiswhatshelikestodomost.So,shedecidedtostartherfirstgardenonaplotoflanddonatedbyherschool.“Ithinkifmorekidsgettoexperiencegardeningtheywouldfindouthowcoolitisandhowmanypeoplecanbefedifyoudonateyourproduce,”saidKatie.Now,just9yearslater,Katieis18yearsold,andhassetupherownbusinesscalled“Katie’sKrops”withthehelpofherfamilyfriends.Butthisdoesn’tevencomeclosetotheotheramazingpart.Shehasraisedover200,000dollars!Andthereareover100Katie’sKropswithin33statesintheUnitedStates.Shelovesgardeningandlovesinspiringotherchildrentoexperiencethejoyofgardeningaswell.Asoftoday,herfirstgardenisstilldoingamazingandisevenresponsibleforsupplyingover3,000poundsofproducedonatedtolocalcharities.Hergoalnow?Toget500gardensacrossall50states.1、HowdidKatiedealwithherfirstcabbage?A．sharingitwithhercommunity.B．Presentingittotheschoolkitchen.C．Eatingitwithherfamily.D．Givingittoherfriends.2、WhatinspiredKatietohelpothersbygardening?A．Thesupportfromherschool.B．Thegardeningandsharingexperience.C．Theencouragementofcommunity.D．Theadmirationofherfriends.3、WhydoesKatiesuggestmorechildrenlearntogarden?A．Shethinksgardeningiscool.B．Sheneedsmorepeopletohelpher.C．Shehopestoearnmoremoney.D．Shewantsthemtoexperiencethejoy.4、Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．ThebriefintroductionofKatie’sKrops.B．Theamazingbenefitsofgardening.C．Katie'sachievementandfutureaim.D．Thejoyofgardeninganddonation.Text4ForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmericanuniversities,Oldissuddenlyin.Thereasonisobvious:thegrayingofAmericameansjobs,coupledwiththeagingofthebaby-boomgeneration,alongerlifespanmeansthatthenation’selderlypopulationisboundtoexpandsignificantlyoverthenext50years.By2050,25percentofallAmericanswillbeolderthan65,upfrom14percentin1995.Thechangeposesprofoundquestionsforgovernmentandsociety,ofcourse.Butitalsocreatescareeropportunitiesinmedicineandhealthprofessionsandinlawandbusinessaswell.“Inadditiontothedoctors,we’regoingtoneedmoresociologists,biologists,urbanplannersandspecializedlawyers,”saysProfessorEdwardSchneideroftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia’s(USC)SchoolofGerontology（老年学）.Lawyerscanspecializein“elderlaw”,whichcoverseverythingfromtrustsandestatestonursing-homeabuseandagediscrimination.Businessmenseehugeopportunitiesintheeldermarketbecausethebabyboomers,74millionstrong,arelikelytobethewealthiestgroupofretireesinhumanhistory.“Anystudentwhocombinesanexpertknowledgeingerontologywith,say,anMBAorlawdegreewillhavealicensetoprintmoney,”oneprofessorsays.MargariteSantosisa21-year-oldsenioratUSC．Shebegancollegeasabiologymajorbutfoundshewas“reallyboredwithbacteria.”Soshetookaclassingerontologyanddiscoveredthatshelikedit.Shesays,“Ididvolunteerworkinretirementhomesanditwasverysatisfying.”1、WiththeagingofAmerica,lawyerscanbenefit________.A．fromtheadoptionofthe“elderlaw”B．frompresentingtheirprofessionalservicestotheelderlyC．byenrichingtheirprofessionalknowledgeD．bywinningthetrustoftheelderlytopromotetheirowninterests.2、Whocanmakebigmoneyinthenewcenturyaccordingtothepassage?A．Retireeswhoarebusiness-minded.B．Thevolunteerworkersinretirementhomes.C．collegegraduateswithanMBAorlawdegree.D．Professionalswithagoodknowledgeofgerontology.3、Whycanbusinessmengainprofitintheemergingeldermarket?A．Retireesaremoregenerousinspendingmoney.B．Theycanemploymoregerontologists.C．Theelderlypossessanenormouspurchasingpower.D．Therearemoreelderlypeopleworkingthanbefore.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ElectricBikeBaninNewYorkHurtsFoodDeliveryWorkersAbanonelectricbicyclesinNewYorkCityishurtingdeliveryworkerswhodependonthemtoearnalivingManyoftheworkersareimmigrantsElectricbicycles,or“e-bikes,”looklikeregularbicycles,buttheyhaveelectric-poweredmotorstoassistridersinmovingthebikeforwardMoste-bikesreachspeedsofabout32kilometersanhour,butsomecangomuch1．(fast)2．itislegaltoowne-bikesinNewYorkCity,itisnotlegaltooperatethemOfficialsthereconsiderthedangeroususeofe-bikesonstreetsandsidewalksasthereason3．thebanLastyear,thecityannouncedseveremeasures4．(mean)toholde-bikeridersandrestaurantsthatemploytheridersresponsibleE-bikeoperatorscannowbefined$500forbreakingthebanThepolice5．alsoseizethebikesManyofNewYork’sdeliveryworkersareChineseimmigrantsintheir50sand60sTheirjobrequiresthemtoworkquicklyandforlonghours6．(earn)enoughmoneytoliveonDeliveryworkerDeqingLiansaiditisimportanttoperformqualitywork7．theirjobalsodependsontipsHeaddedthatwhendeliveryworkersaretooslow,somepeoplerefusetopayforthefood,whichmakestheworkers’supervisorsangryLiqiangLiuisane-bikedeliveryworkerandspokespersonfortheNewYorkDeliveryWorkersUnionHesays8．(catch)breakingthebanandhavingthebikeseizedwouldcausecostlydelaysforworkersDoLeeiswiththeBikingPublicProject,9．providesassistancetobicycle-relatedworkersinNewYorkCityHesaysthecity’sbanone-bikesisunfairlytargetinglow-paidworkerswholargelycomefromthecity’sLatinoandAsiancommunitiesHedoesnotaccepttheargument10．e-bikespresentadangertocitizensHowever,manyNewYorkersarequicktoblamee-bikeridersfornotbeingsafeXitoattendimportexpoinShanghaiThesecondeditionoftheexpo,which1．(hold)fromTuesdaytoNov10,willbea2．(large)eventthanthefirstexpoandwilllikelyattractmoreattention,WangsaidSixty-fourcountries,threeinternationalorganizationsandmorethan3,000companieswillpromotetheirproductsandservicesattheeventMorenewtechnologiesandserviceswilldebut3．theexpo,accordingtotheMinistryofCommerce"Holdingtheexpois4．importantdecisionChinahasmadetopushanewroundofhigh-levelopening-upItwillpromotehigh-qualitydevelopmentoftheChineseeconomy,"Wangadded"TheeventwillhelptointroducediversifiedforeignproductsintoChinaandfurtherfulfillthedemandofChineseconsumers5．areseekinghigh-qualitylifestylesTheexpowillalsoprovideopportunitiesforconsumerstocommunicate6．(direct)withforeigncompanies,"Tusaid"Theexpoisalsoexpectedtohelpdrive7．(invest)TheChinesegovernmentwillbeabletosee8．kindsofforeignproductsaremoreattractivetoChineseconsumers,andthusitcanencouragetheproducerstoinvestinthedomesticmarket9．(satisfy)localdemand,"hesaidTheUnitedStateswillhave192companiesparticipatingintheexpo—includingalargenumberofFortuneGlobal500companies—up18percentyear-on-yearTheirexhibitionareawillreach47,500squaremeters,10．(represent)thetopspot,theministrysaidSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Theartofgrowingdwarf(矮小的)trees,or"bonsai"(盆栽)astheirJapaneseplanterscallthem,isincreasinginpopularityintheUnitedStates.Growingbonsaicanmakeafascinatinghobbyforanyonewhoenjoysplantsandcreatingbeautifuleffectswiththem.1、．Ingrowingbonsai,infact,onemustbecarefulinchoosingthetypeoftree,asthegrowingconditionsareunusual.2、．Varietiesofpineswithsmallneedlesandhardwoodtrunksareespeciallysuitable.3、Thisisnecessarybecausethemajorgrowthofbonsaiiskeptconfined(被限制)tothetree'strunkandleaves,notitsrootsystem-aprocessquiteunlikewhatisdonewithotherplants.Anotherthingthebonsai-growermustdoistotrim(修整)therootsandbranchesofthetreeperiodically(定期地).Unlessthisisdone,theplantswillnothavetheproperproportions(比例)andwilllookunnatural.4、Thelastthingonemustdoistobecarefultokeepthetreewell-watered.Becausebonsaiaregrowninsmaller-than-usualcontainers,theyoftenneedmorewaterthanordinaryhouseplantsdo.Ascanbeseenfromtheabove,theartofbonsai-growingisonewhichrequiresacertainamountoftimeandeffort.5、Imaginehavingsuchatreeinyourlivingroomandpassingitdownthroughseveralgenerationsofyourfamily.Thatisexactlywhatbonsai-growingisallabout:establishingatraditionofbeautywhichlastsforyearsandyearsandisasymbolofthebeautiesofthenaturalworld.A．Thenonemustbecarefulinchoosingthesizeofthecontainer.B．Howcanwemeetthegoalofmakingsuchakindofart?C．Whydosomanypeopletakeafancytotheartofbonsai-growing.D．Butonemustgetwellpreparedbeforestartingbonsai-growing.E.Thesatisfactionsthatgrowingbonsaibringscanbegreat,however.F.Theidealforbonsaiplantsaretreesjustlikenormaltreesineverythingbutsize.G.Notallspeciesoftreescanbemadeintobonsai.HappinessasFlowersTruehappinessneverhasapricetag.1、Whateveryourjobisandwhoeveryouare,aslongasyouarereadytoobserveandfeelhappinessheartandsoul,youareboundtofinditeasytobeamanwithhappiness.Whatishappinessonearth?2、Wecanneverchooseaspecificprinciplefromthem,becausehappinessisarecognitionofone’sownvalue.Withitsrapiddevelopmentofsociety,peoplearehavingmoreandmorestressa