运城市万荣县2023年考研《英语一》考前冲刺预测试卷含解析

运城市万荣县2023年考研《英语一》考前冲刺预测试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Oneday,awomansatdownnexttoamanonabenchnearaplayground.Thewoman1alittleboyinaredcoatandsaid:“Thatismyson2ismovingsmoothlydowntheslide(滑板)”.“Whatalovelyboy!”themanreplied.Thenhewent3saying,“Thatismydaughteronthebike.Sheis4awhitedress”.Afterawhile,themanlookedathis5andcalledtothegirlinwhite,“Shallwegohome,Mary?”“Onlyfive6minutes,Dad,please?”littleMarycried.Theman7andMarywentonridingherbikehappily.Fiveminutespassedsoon.Thefather8andcalledagaintohisdaughter:“It’stime9now,Mary?”Again,Marypleaded(恳求),“Givememoreminutes,Dad.10fivemoreminutes,OK?”Themansmiledandsaid:“OK.”The11responded,“Youaresurelyapatientfather.”12inthought,themansaidnothing.However,aftera13,hesmiledandthensaid:“HerelderbrotherTomwaskilledbya14driverlastyearwhilehewasridinghisbikenearhere.Inever15muchtimewithTomandnowIwouldgiveanythingforjustfivemoreminuteswithhim.Iwouldn’tmakethesame16withMary.Shethinksshehasfivemoreminutestorideherbike.The17isthatIgetfivemoreminutestowatchherplay.Lifesometimes18toosuddenly.”Yes,lifeisallaboutmakingpriorities(优先考虑的事),andwhatareyourpriorities?Don’talways19excusesforyournotbeingabletoaccompanyyourfamilymembersoryourfriends.Givesomeoneyouare20fivemoreminutesofyourtimetoday!1、A．pointedto B．lookedup C．shoutedat D．arguedwith2、A．which B．who C．/ D．whose3、A．in B．up C．on D．out4、A．wearing B．putting C．folding D．glaring5、A．feet B．watch C．honey D．gift6、A．less B．illegal C．latter D．more7、A．nodded B．shook C．refused D．shocked8、A．putdown B．stoodup C．cutdown D．pickedup9、A．going B．gone C．went D．togo10、A．Too B．Immediately C．Clearly D．Just11、A．woman B．man C．girl D．boy12、A．Reacted B．Frightened C．Lost D．Rebuilt13、A．rank B．while C．reality D．shelter14、A．social B．drunk C．suitable D．unfair15、A．spent B．wasted C．exploded D．fed16、A．ride B．ground C．mistake D．preparations17、A．chance B．truth C．injury D．glory18、A．harvests B．ignores C．changes D．orders19、A．operate B．question C．make D．purchase20、A．proudof B．beneficialto C．worriedabout D．devotedtoSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1FormalAfternoonTeasApotoftea,aplateoffingersandwichesandaselectionofpastriesandscones:InAmerica,thiswonderfulwaytowileawaytheafternooniscommonly,thoughmistakenly,knownas“hightea.”InBritain,whereitoriginated,“hightea”issimplyanold-fashionednamefortheeveningmeal;it’salsocalled“mealtea.”Thelight,elegant,scone-centricmealservedatfancyhotelsiscalled“lowtea”or“afternoontea”.Whateveryoucallit,herearefourplacestogetafternoonteaonLongIsland.Pricesareperperson.ChatNoir230MerrickRd.,RockvilleCentre516-208-8521,OwnerEmmaTsoisatalentedpastrychef,andherafternoontea($22)includessandwiches,miniaturepastries,warmscones,creamandjamandapotoftea.Open7daysaweek.Reservationsrequired.Robinson’sTeaRoom97-EMainSt.,StonyBrook631-751-1232Robinson’sserviceafternoonteaTuesdaytoSunday.$26buysunlimitedtea,about10fingersandwiches,freshscones,creamandjamanddesserts.Reservationsrequired.TheSecretGardenTeaCafe&GiftShoppe225MainSt.,PortJefferson631-476-8327,TheStreetGarden’smenuhasmoremodestoptions,butthefullafternoontea,$26.95,includesscones,freshfruit,teasandwiches,minidessertsandapotoftea.OpenTuesdaytoSunday.TheHiddenOakCafeBayardCuttingArboretum,MontaukHighway,GreatRiver631-277-3895,ThecafeisopenTuesdaytoSunday.Afternoontea($25.95)includesteasandwiches,dessertsandpastries,sconeswithcreamandjamandapotoftea.Reservationsrequired24hoursinadvance.1、WhatdoweknowaboutBritishafternoontea?A．It’sknownas“mealtea”. B．It’scenteredondesserts.C．It’sservedatfancyhotels. D．It’soriginatedfromAmerica.2、WhichnumbershouldyoucalltoreserveforaMondayafternoontea?A．516-208-8521 B．631-751-1232C．631-476-8327 D．631-277-38953、Wherecanyougetafternoonteawithfreshfruit?A．AtChatNoir B．AtRobinson’sTeaRoomC．AttheHiddenOakCafe D．AttheSecretGardenTeaCafe&GiftShoppeText2Thepalm-forward(掌心向外)"V"sign,formedbyraisingandspreadingthewristtwofingers,hasthreedifferentmeaningsinAmericanculture.Themostpopularmeaningofthe"V"signwasinventedin1941byaBelgian,VictorDeLavalaye.WantingasymbolforresistancetotheNazioccupation,hecameupwiththesingleletter"V",whichstoodnotonlyforhisownfirstname,butalsoforEnglishvictory,Flemishvirijheid,andFrenchvictoire.Thesymbolismofthesignspreadveryquickly,andWinstonChurchilluseditconstantlyinpublicappearance.Thusthroughoutthe1940sand1950s,thegesturemeantsimply"victory".Thesecondmeaningcameinthe1960s.Becauseofitsmilitaryimplication,Americanantiwarprotestorsusedthesignsarcastically(讽刺地)againstthearms,sothatitbecameknownasthe"peacesign".Inthe1970s,the"W'sign,whichhadlostitsmilitaryimplication,wasacommongreetingamongfreedomlovers,acidheads,politicalradicals,andultimately,youngpeopleingeneral.Sobyaboutthemiddleofthe1970s,itnolongergavecluetotheuser'sphilosophy.Thethirdmeaningistheoldestandleastcommon.Americanchildrenjokinglyput"V",whichresembles"horns",behindfriends-headsingroupsnapshot.TheyareunknowinglyreproducingsomethingthatsouthernEuropeanswouldfindhighlyoffensive.Thismischief,called"hornsoftheDevil",isavariantoftheEuropean"horns"gesture,whichisobscene（猥亵的).Herethe"w'signmeans"Yourwifehasbeencheatingonyouor,whenplacedbehindanother'shead,hiswifehasbeencheatingonhim."IntheUnitedStates,thegestureistypicallygivenwiththepalmfacingtheviewer.TheBritishuseboththisversionandanolder,palm-backwardversion;thelatterisobsceneinAmericanculture,andcorrespondstotheAmerican"finger".Churchillgotsomesurprisedstaresin1941when,evidentlyunawareofthemeanusage,hegavethepalm-backward"V"toBritishtroops.InEnglandtodayyoucouldhavetobeasocialhermitnottounderstandthedistinction.Astonishingly,however,MargaretThatcherrepeatedChurchill'serrorafterhervictoryinthe1979election.1、What'sthemostpopularmeaningofthe"V"sign?A．Victory, B．Peace.C．Cheat. D．Freedom.2、WhydidChurchillgetsomesurprisedstaresaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Hewasproudofhistroops.B．Hehadwantedtobeahermit.C．Hewasn'tinsensibleofthemeanusageofthe"V"sign.D．HewantedtoshowcongratulationstoBritishtroops.3、Whatcanbelearnedfromthetext?A．The"V"signsimplymeansvictorysince1941.B．The"V"signmeaningpeacewasinventedbyaBelgian.C．ThatchermadethesameerrorasChurchillafterhersuccessfulelection.D．Americanantiwarprotestorsusedthesigntogreetamongfreedomlovers.4、Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A．It'snevertoooldtolearn.B．Thinkwellbeforeyouspeak.C．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.D．Trytoknowculturediversityfullyandregionally.Text3ThestudyledbyMyrskyla,directoroftheMaxPlanckInstituteinGermanywasthefirsttoanalyzetheaccumulativeeffectofseveralkeyhealthbehaviorsondisability-freeandtotallifeexpectancy.Previousstudieshavelookedatsinglehealthbehaviors.Myrskylaandcolleaguesinsteadexaminedseveralbehaviorssimultaneously（同时）,whichallowedthemtodeterminehowlongandhealthythelivesofpeoplewhohadavoidedmostofthewell-knownindividualbehavioralriskfactorswere.Theresearchersnotedthateachofthethreeunhealthybehaviors—obesity,smoking,andunhealthyconsumptionofalcohol—waslinkedtoareductioninlifeexpectancyandtoanearlieroccurrenceofdisabilities.However,smokingwasfoundtobeassociatedwithanearlydeathbutnotwithanincreaseinthenumberofyearswithdisability,whileobesityledtoalongperiodoftimewithdisability.Excessivealcoholconsumptionwasfoundtocausebothdecreasedlifespan（寿命）andareducednumberofhealthyyears.However,theabsenceofalloftheseriskyhealthybehaviorswasfoundtobeassociatedwiththegreatestnumberofhealthyyears.Themoststrikingfindingwasthediscoveryofalargedifferenceinaveragelifespanbetweenthegroupswhowerethemostandtheleastatrisk.Menwhowerenotoverweight,hadneversmoked,anddrankproperlywerefoundtoliveanaverageof11yearslongerthanmenwhowereoverweight,hadsmoked,anddrankexcessively.Forwomen,thegapbetweenthesetwogroupswasfoundtobeevengreater,at12years.“Ourresultsshowhowimportantitistofocusonprevention.Thosewhoavoidriskyhealthbehaviorsareachievingverylongandhealthylives,”saidMyrskyla.It'snotwithoutreasonthatwearetoldrepeatedlytoswitchtoahealthylifestyle,whichcanpreventyoufromvariousillnessesaswellaskeepyouyoungandactive."Improvementsinmedicaltechnologyareoftenthoughttobethegatekeepertohealthier,longerlife.Butweshowedthatahealthylifestyle,isenoughtoenableindividualstoenjoyaverylongandhealthylife,"saidMyrskyla."Ahealthylifestyleisenoughtogetthebenefits.Avoidingthosebehaviorsisnotanunrealisticgoal."1、Myrskyla'sstudyisdifferentfrompreviousonesinthat.A．itconcentratesonhowindividualbehaviorsaffectourhealthB．itisconductedbyateamofprofessionalresearchersC．itanalyzesthecombinedeffectsofsomeunhealthybehaviorsD．itassessestheriskofunhealthybehaviorsondecreasedlifespan2、Itcanbelearnedfromparagraphs2-3that.A．obesityiscloselyconnectedwithanearlydeathB．smokingleadstoalongperiodoftimewithdisabilityC．overdrinkingcontributestothereductioninlifespanD．nostrikingdifferencesexistbetweenthetwogroupsofwomen3、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．HealthImprovement:AdoptionofaBalancedDietB．HealthCare:NotaPrivilegebutaRightC．AbsenceofSmoking:SimplestWaytoKeepHealthyD．LifestyleChanges:ExtraYearsinGoodHealthText4WhenAmericansoldiersreturnhomefromwarwithdisabilities,theyoftensuffertwice—firstfromtheircombatinjuries,nextfromthehumiliation（羞辱）ofgovernmentdependency.Woundedveterans（老兵）learntheyhavetwobasicchoices:Theycanreceivealmost$3,000amonthindisabilitybenefitsalongwithmedicalcareandaccesstoothervariouswelfareprograms,ortheycantrytofindajob.Especiallyinthiseconomy,it’snowonderthatmanyfindthatfirstoptionhardtoturndown.MarkDuggan,aneconomicsprofessoratStanfordUniversity,reportsthatenrollmentintheU.S.veterans’disabilityprogramsrosefrom2.3millionin2001to3.9millionin2014.Thepercentageofveteransreceivingbenefitsdoubled,from8.9%in2001to18%in2014.Disabilityservicesforveteransnowconsume$59billion.Inthe1980sand1990s,maleveteransweremorelikelytobeinthelaborforcethannonveterans.Butsince2000,thathaschangeddramatically.Nowthereisa4%gapbetweenveteranandnon-veteranlaborparticipation,withveteranparticipationlower.NavySEALEricGreitens,thefounderofTheMissionContinues,explainshowsoldierswhoservedtheircountryaretransformedintowelfarereceiverswholiveofftheircountry.“Whenveteranscomehomefromwartheyaregoingthroughatremendouschangeinidentity,”hesays.“ThentheUnitedStatesDepartmentofVeteransAffairs,andothers,encouragethemtoviewthemselvesasdisabled.”BythetimetheycometoGreitens’non-profitorganization,“Wemeetanumberofveteranswhoseethemselvesascharitycasesandarenotsureanymorewhattheyhavetocontribute.”Therearealsomorepracticalfactorsdrivingthedisabilityboom.Oneistheexpansionofqualificationcriteria.In2000,forinstance,type2diabeteswasaddedasadisabilitybecauseofevidencelinkingexposuretoAgentOrangewiththeonsetofthedisease.Heartdiseasehasalsobeenaddedtothelist.Anotherpossiblefactoristhatyoungerveteransseemlessagainstwelfarethantheirparents’generation.Veteranswhohaveservedsincethe1990saremuchmorelikelytosignupfordisabilitythantheiroldercounterparts;1in4youngerveteransisondisability,versusjust1in7ofthoseoverage54.Weshouldn’tgobacktothebadolddayswhenveteranswereafraidtoadmitweakness.ButLt.Col.DanielGadeisoneofmanyveteranswhothinkourdisabilitysystemisharmful,psychologically,toformersoldiers.Gadelosthislegincombatin2005andnowteachesatWestPoint.HerecentlygaveatalktodisabledveteransatFt.Carson,inwhichheurgedthemtorejointheworkforce.“Peoplewhostayhomebecausetheyaregettingpaidenoughtogetbyondisabilityareworseoff,”hewarned.“Theyaremorelikelytoabusedrugsandalcohol.Theyaremorelikelytolivealone.”Whatawasteofhumanpotential,especiallysincemostveteransondisabilitystillhavetheirprimeworkingyearsaheadofthemwhenthey’redischarged（遣退）.Wecouldsolvethisproblembychangingthewayweview-andlabel-veteranswithdisabilities.AsGadenotedinarecentarticle,“Veteransshouldbeviewedasresources,notasdamagedgoods.”Herecommendedthat“effortstohelpveteransshouldbeginbyrecognizingtheirabilitiesratherthanfocusingonlyonthendisabilities,andshouldservetheultimateaimofmovingwoundedsoldierstorealself-sufficiency.”Onamorepracticalnote,theUnitedStatesDepartmentofVeteransAffairscouldreallocate（再分配）resourcestospendmoreonjobtrainingandlessondisability.Currentplacementprogramsaresadlyinadequate.Wearegoodatsendingsoldiersofftowar.Yetwhentheseyoungmenandwomenreturnhome,theyareessentiallytold,“We’llgiveyouenoughforareasonablycomfortablelife,butwewon’thelpyoufindajob.”Itisunreasonablethatwearecondemningthousandsofyoungveteranswhoservedtheircountrytolifeonthedole（失业救济金）ratherthanenablingthemtore-entertheworkforcewiththenecessaryaccommodations.1、Whatdomoreandmorewoundedveteransappeartodonowadays?A．Dependonthegovernmentforaliving.B．Betreatedbadlyinmostworkplaces.C．Askthegovernmentformoredole.D．Spendmoretimeonjobhunting.2、HowdoesMarkDugganprovehisopinioninthepassage?A．Bylistingfigures.B．Bygivingexamples.C．Byperformingexperiments.D．Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.3、Whatdidveteransusetodointhe1980sand1990s?A．Refusetofindjobs.B．Beamainlaborresource.C．Havemuchtroublefindingjobs.D．Receivemanydisabilitybenefits.4、Oneofthereasonswhytherearemoredisabledveteransisthat.A．damagefromthewarisgreaterthaneverB．veteranshavesufferedmuchmorethaneverC．thescaleofdisabilitieshasbeenbroadenedD．olderveteransaren’tafraidtoadmittheirdisability5、InCade’sopinion,theveteranswhoreceivewelfarefromthegovernmenttendto_______.A．savemoretroubleforthegovernmentB．leadamiserableandunhappylifeC．increasinglydependonthegovernmentD．sufferthehumiliationoftheircombatinjuriesPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)USwriterMargaretLeeRunbeckonce1．(write),“Happinessisnotastationyouarriveat,but2．manneroftraveling”Buttravelingisnotalwayshappy,atleastforthebuddiesinthemovieGreenBookThemovie3．(adapt)fromthetruestoryofaroadtripthroughthesouthernUSintheearly1960sInthefilm,theblackpianistDonShirleyhiresItalian-AmericanTonytodrivehimtoperformances,buttheyfaceproblemsbecauseofShirley’sskincolorTheseproblemsenablethem4．(form)aspecialfriendship“There’ssomethingsodeeplyrightaboutthismovie,sotrue5．thetime,saidUSfilmcriticLaSalleThetimeLaSalleistalkingaboutwasbetween1876and1963,6．African-AmericansexperiencedaverydifferentanddifficultperiodManypartsofthecountryhadJimCrowlaws,whichallowed7．（race）segregation(隔离)Butin1936,ablackmailcarriernamedVictorHGreenpublishedalistoffriendly8．(business)asasmallbookwithagreencoverTheGreenBookhelpedAfrican-AmericanstravelmoresafelyThenin1964,JimCrowlawswentawayThebookwentaway,tooTodaymanyUSpeoplestillrememberthetimeofJimCrowlawsButthey9．(probable)don’tknowaboutTheGreenBookIt’sa10．(forget)partofthestoryInordertoknowaforeignlanguagethoroughly,fourthingsarenecessaryFirstly,wemustunderstandthelanguagewhenwehear1．spokenSecondly,wemustbeabletospeakitcorrectlywithconfidenceandwithouthesitation2．,wemustbeabletoreadthelanguage,andfourthly,wemustbeabletowriteitWemustbeabletomakesentencesthataregrammaticallycorrectThereisnoeasywaytosuccess3．languagelearning4．goodmemoryisofgreathelp,butitisnotenough5．(memorize)rulesfromagrammarbookonlyItisnotmuchuselearningbyheartlonglistofwordsand6．(they)meanings,studyingthedictionaryandsoonWemustlearnbyusingthelanguage7．wearesatisfiedwithonlyafewruleswehavememorized,wearenotreallylearningthelanguage“Learnthroughuse”isagoodpieceof8．(advise)forthose9．arestudyinganewlanguagePracticeisimportantWemustpracticespeakingand10．(write)thelanguagewheneverwecanSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Everyonewantstobehappy,butnoteveryonecanmakeit.Doyouwanttohaveagoodmoodeveryday?Ifso,thefollowingstepswillbeusefultoyou.Begrateful.1、Theycanbesimplethingslikethepurplefloweronthesidewalk,thebeautifulsunset,andthehotshoweryoutakeeveryday.Whenyouhaveagratefulheart,you’llcherishthemandbeautomaticallyfilledwithhappiness.2、Whenyouputyourmind,heartandsoulintowhatyou’redoing,you’re-creatingahappinessstate—calledthe"flow".Whenyou’relivingintheflow,you’relesslikelytomindwhatothersmaythinkaboutyou,andlessbotheredbyunimportantthings.Theresult?Morehappiness,ofcourse!Becomeaproblemsolver.Happypeopleareproblemsolvers.3、Instead,theyfaceuptothechallengeandchanneltheirenergiesintofindingacreativesolution.Bybecomingaproblemsolver,you’llbuildupyourself-confidenceandyourabilitytoaccomplishwhateveryoudeterminetodo.Practiceforgiveness.Hatredandangerareformsofself-punishment.Whenyouforgive,you’reactuallypracticingkindnesstoyourself.4、Everyonemakesmistakes.It’sthroughourmistakesthatwelearnandgrowtobecomeabiggerandbetterperson.Giveback.Doinggoodisoneofthesurestwaystofeelgood.AccordingtoHarvard,whenpeopledogood,theirbrainsbecomeactiveintheverysamerewardcenterthatisstimulated(刺激)whentheyexperienceotherrewards.5、A．Gowiththeflow.B．Focusonwhatyouaredoing.C．Andmostimportantly,learntoforgiveyourself.D．Whentheyfaceachallengeinlife,theydon’tfallintoasadstate.E.Whentheymeetwithdifficulties,theywillsolvethemontheirown.F.Soit’snotasurprisethatpeoplewhocaremoreaboutothersarehappier.G.Slowdown,lookaround,andpayattentiontothelit