天水市武山县2023年考研《英语一》预测密卷含解析

天水市武山县2023年考研《英语一》预测密卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Myfatherwasaself-taughtmandolinplayer.Hewasoneofthebeststringplayersinourtown.Hecouldnotreadmusic,butifheheardaafewtimes,hecouldplayit.Occasionally,Dadgetouthismandolinandplayforthefamily.Wethreechildrenwouldoftensingalong.Dadlovedtoplaythemandolinforhisfamily.Heknewweenjoyedsingingandhearinghimplay.Hewaslikethat.Ifhecouldgivepleasuretoothers,hewould,hisfamily.Hewasalwaysthere,histimeandeffortstoseethathisfamilyhadenoughintheirlife.IhadtointoamanandhavechildrenofmyownIrealizedhowmuchhehadsacrificed.IjoinedtheUnitedStatesAirForceinJanuaryof1962.WheneverIcamehomeleave,IwouldaskDadtoplaythemandolin.Nobodyplayedthemandolinlikemyfather.Hecouldyoursoulwiththetonesthatcameoutofthatoldmandolin.Heseemedtowhenhewasplaying.Youcouldseehisinhisabilitytoplaysowellforhisfamily.InAugustof1993myfatherwaswithinoperablelungcancer.Hechosenottoreceivechemotherapytreatmentssothathecouldliveouttherestofhislifein.Aboutaweekbeforehisdeath,weaskedDadifhewouldplaythemandolinforus.Hebutsaid"okay”.Heknewitwouldprobablybethelasttimehewouldplayforus.Hetuneduptheoldmandolinandplayedafewnotes.WhenIlookedaround,therewasnotaeyeinthefamily.Wesawbeforeusaquiethumblemanwitha(n)strengththatcomesfromknowingGod,andwithhiminone'slife.Dadwouldneverplaythemandolinforusagain.Wefeltatthetimethathewouldn'thaveenoughstrengthtoplay,andthatmakestheofthatdayevenstronger.Dadwasdoinghehaddoneallhislife,giving.Sickhewas,hewasstillpleasingothers.DadsurecouldplaythatMandolin!1、A．performanceB．instrumentC．toolD．tube2、A．musicB．noteC．tuneD．rhythm3、A．mightB．wouldC．couldD．should4、A．eventuallyB．especiallyC．specificallyD．occasionally5、A．spendingB．contributingC．sacrificingD．wasting6、A．changeB．getC．bringD．mature7、A．untilB．afterC．beforeD．while8、A．offB．forC．atD．on9、A．touchB．knockC．hitD．grasp10、A．fadeB．wakeC．improveD．shine11、A．prideB．appreciationC．gratitudeD．satisfaction12、A．suspectedB．confirmedC．labeledD．diagnosed13、A．comfortB．reliefC．dignityD．peace14、A．sprangB．roseC．decidedD．hesitated15、A．dryB．brightC．wetD．gloomy16、A．outerB．innerC．outsideD．inside17、A．workingB．contactingC．livingD．communicating18、A．memoryB．impressionC．phenomenonD．reminder19、A．somethingB．anythingC．everythingD．nothing20、A．althoughB．asC．whenD．whileSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1InAsia,therearespecialcompetitionswherekiteshavecomplexdesignsandarefittedwithinstrumentsthatmakemusicalsoundsasthewindblowsthroughthem.Althoughallkiteshaveasimilarstructure(结构),theyarewidelydifferentinsizeandshape.Kite-fightingcompetitionsarealsoheld,inwhichcompetitorsusetheirkitestoattackandbringdowntheiropponents’(对手)kitesorcuttheirstrings(线).Formorethan15years,theBigWindKiteFactoryhasbeengivingkite-makingandkite-flyingclassesforthechildrenonanislandinHawaii.Initskite-makinglessons,studentscanmakekitesinaslittleas20minutes!Childrenasyoungasfouryearsoldcanlearnhowtoflyakite.JonathanSocherandhiswifeDaphnestartedthekitefactoryin1980.Theirkitesaremadeofnylon(尼龙).TheirdesignsareHawaiianthemescreatedbyDaphne.Thedesignsarecutoutofthenylonwithahotknifethatsealstheedgesandthenfasteneddirectlyontothekite.Thekitethatisusedtogivelessonsisaregulardiamondkitewitharainbowpattern.Thedifferencebetweenthiskiteandtheonestheymakeduringthelessonsisthatitisatwo-stringcontrollablekite.BigWindemployeesflythekiteandforafewminutesshowstudentshowpullingononelineandthenontheothercontrolsthedirectionthekitegoesin.Thenthecontrolsaregiventothestudents.Jonathaninsiststhatitisnotnecessarytomakeahugeimpressivekitetohavefunmakingandflyingkites.Eventhesimpleststructurecanwork,andcangivehoursoffun.Goon,giveitatry!1、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?A．Ahotknifeisusedtoironthenylon.B．Childrenneverflykitesontheirowninflyinglessons.C．Kitestringsmustnotbecutinkite-fightingcompetitions.D．DaphnedesignskitesfortheBigWindKiteFactory.2、Whatisdifferentaboutthekiteusedforflyinglessons?A．Ithastwostrings. B．Itissimpleindesign.C．Ithasarainbowpattern. D．Itisshapedlikeadiamond.3、AccordingtoJonathan,whatdoyouneedtohavefunwithkites?A．Alargekite. B．Anytypeofkite.C．Acomplexstructure. D．Akitethatimpressesothers.4、Whatismainlydescribedinthetext?A．Akitefactory. B．Kite-flyinglessons.C．Specialcompetitions. D．Thekite-makingprocess.Text2Kandareallydoesn'tliketowalkalone.Thescientistfromaresearchinstituteofintelligentrobotsfindstheexperiencesoboringthathe'dratherdrive—eventhoughhelivesclosetohislabandknowsthatwalkingushealthy."Ienjoywalkingwithsomeone,likewithmywife,withmydaughter,"Kandasaid."Buttheyarenotalwaysavailable."SoKanda,whospecializesinhuman-likebots,developedaroboticwalkingpartnerthatcouldmakesmalltalkbasedonitssurroundings,which,hehopes,mightmotivatepeopletogetoutandexercisemore.Thebotrestsonaperson'sshoulderlikeaboxyparrot.Itweighsaboutapoundandahalfandsitsroughly8.5incheshigh,3.5incheswide,and10incheslong.Amicrophone,speaker,andinternalcameraallowittocommunicate.It'sevenequippedwithasmile.Kandaandhisteamcollectedvideoformfivedifferentlocations,includingagardenandashoppingmall,andcreatedadatasetofsmalltalktopicsrelatedtoeachlocation.Thentheyprogrammedtherobottoassociatevisualcueswithspecifictopics.Aspecialspeechsoftwareprovidedtherobotwithavoice.Nearagroupofparkedcars,forexample,itmightsay,"Inabigparkinglot,sometimesIforgetwhereIparked."Theytestedtheroboton15volunteers,10malesand5females,whowerepaidandaveragedabout26yearsold."Haveyoueverblownapuffofdandelion（蒲公英）seedsintotheair?"Therobotaskedaparticipant,whosmiledandresponded,"Yes,IoftendidthatwhenIwasachild."Althoughseveralparticipantsnotedtherobot'sweight,Kandawassurprisedthatnooneconsideredtheexperienceasstrangeorfunny."Iguesspeopleenjoynewtechnologies,"hesaid.Justlikeahumanpartner,Kanda'sbotisn'tperfect.It'snotabletogoforwalksinheavyrainand,whiletherobotcanmakeexpressions,itcan'treallyholdaconversation,aboutwhichKandaismostworried.Despiteitslimits,Kandawascomfortedbythebot'spresence."Ifeltakindofsenseofbeingwithsomeone,"hesaid,"particularlywhenitspoke."1、WhydoesKandahavetheideaofdevelopingaroboticwalkingpartner?A．Becausehewantssomeonetoaccompanyhimwhilewalking.B．Becausehehasneverdevelopedarobotlikeaparrot.C．Becausehisfamilyareunwillingtowalkwithhim.D．Becauseheiscrazyaboutdevelopingrobots.2、Whatcharacteristicdoestherobothave?A．Itcan"speak"and"see".B．Itcanwalklikeahumanbeing.C．Itcancommunicatewithpeoplefreely.D．Itismuchmorehumorousthanarealperson.3、Whatisnecessaryfortherobottofunction?A．Asmallsize.B．Aboxyshape.C．Ahumanpartner.D．Aspeechsoftware.4、WhatisKandamostlikelytodoabouthisrobotnext?A．Tomakeitmoreconvenienttocarry.B．Toimproveitsconversationalskills.C．Toenableittowalkinheavyrain.D．Tobetteritssoundsystem.Text3It’s2035.Youhaveajob,afamilyandyou’reabout40yearsold.Welcometoourfuturelife.Gettingreadyforwork,youpauseinfrontofthemirror.“Turnred,”yousay.Yourshirtchangesfromskybluetodeepred.Tinypreprogrammedelectronics(智能电子元件)arerearrangedinyourshirttochangeitscolor.Lookingintothemirror,youfindithardtobelieveyou’re40.Youlookmuchyounger.Withamazingadvancesinmedicine,peopleinyourgenerationmaylivetobe150yearsold.You’renotevenmiddleaged!Asyougointothekitchenandpreparetopouryourbreakfastcereal（谷物）intoabowl,youhear,“Toloseweight,youshouldn’teatthat,”fromyourshoes.Theyreadthetinyelectroniccodeonthecerealboxtofindoutthenutritiondetails.Youdecidetolistentoyourshoes.“Kitchen,whatcanIhaveforbreakfast?”Alistofpossiblefoodsappearsonthecounterasthekitchencheeksitsfoodsupplies.“Readyforyourtriptospace,”youaskyoursonanddaughter.In2005onlyspecially-trainedastronautswentintospaceandveryfewofthem.Todayanyonecangotospacefordaytripsorlongervacations.Yourbestfriendevenworksinspace.Handingyourchildrenthreestrawberrieseach,youadd,“Thedoctorsaidyouneedtheseforspacetravel.”Thankstomedicaladvances,vaccinationshots(防疫针)areathingofthepast.Ordinaryfoodscontainspecificvaccines(疫苗).Withthestrawberriesintheirmouths,thekidsheadforthefrontdoor.It’stimeforyoutogotowork.Yourcarchecksyourfingerprintsandunlocksthedoors.“Myoffice,autopilot,”youcommand.Yourcardrivesitselfdowntheroadandmovesmoothlyintotrafficonthehighway.Yousitbackandunrollyoure-newspaper.Thelatestnewsdownloadsandfillstheviewer.Lookingthroughthepages,youwatchthenewsasvideofilmratherthanreadit.1、Whatchangesthecolorofyourshirt?A．Themirror. B．TheshirtitselfC．Thecounter. D．Themedicine.2、Howdotheshoesknowthatyoushouldn’teatthebreakfastcereal?A．Bypouringthebreakfastintoabowl. B．Bylisteningtothedoctor’sadvice.C．Bytestingthefoodsuppliesinthekitchen. D．Bycheckingthenutritiondetailsofthefood.3、Thestrawberriesthechildreneatserveas______.A．breakfast B．lunchC．vaccines D．nutrition4、Howisthetextorganized?A．Inorderoftime. B．Inorderoffrequency.C．Inorderofpreference. D．Inorderofimportance.Text4SusanBrownellAnthonywasaladyaheadofhertime.Shefoughtforwomen'srightslongbeforeitbecameapopularevent.SusanwasbornonFebruary15,1820,inAdams,Massachusetts.Atthattime,womenhadfewrights.Theycouldnotownproperty（财产）.Moneyearnedbyamarriedwomanbelongedtoherhusband.Majordecisionsinvolvingchildrenweremadebythefathers.Womencouldnotvote.Attheageof15,Susanbecameaschoolteacher.Shetaughtfor15years.Thenshebeganorganizingwomen'sgroupstopromoterightsthatwereimportanttowomen.Shehelpedgainbettereducationalrightsforwomen.Shehelpedgivemarriedwomenpossessionoftheirearnings.AftertheCivilWar,Susanbecameveryinvolvedinthewomen'svotingmovement.Afteryearsoflecturing,writing,andappealingbySusanandotherwomen,somepartsoftheUnitedStateschangedtheirlawstogivewomentherighttovote.ThefirststatewasWyomingin1869.OtherareasandstatesgraduallyfollowedWyoming'sdecision.Itwasnotuntil1920thattheU.S.Constitution（宪法）waschangedtogiveallwomenvotingrights.SusanBrownellAnthonydiedin1906attheageof86.ShewaselectedtotheHallofFameforGreatAmericansin1950.ShewasthefirstAmericanwomantohavealikeness（肖像）ofherfaceonacoin.Itwasthe1979SusanBrownellAnthonydollar.1、WhatwasthesituationofAmericanwomenlikewhenSusanwasborn？A．Theyhadlowsocialplace.B．Theycouldvoteaftergettingmarried.C．Theymanagedmoneyfortheirhusbands.D．Theywereresponsiblefordecision-making.2、Whatisthethirdparagraphmainlyabout？A．Susan'steachingexperiences.B．Susan'seducationalbackground.C．Susan'seffortstostopslavery.D．Susan'sfightingforwomen'srights.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"decision"inthefourthparagraphreferto？A．Promotingthesocialmovement.B．ChangingtheU.S.Constitution.C．Givingwomenvotingrights.D．Unitingotherareasandstates.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage？A．ThefirstAmericanwomantoinventcoinsB．Theproblemofwomen'srightsintheU.S.C．ThemostpopularwomenorganizationD．Apioneerinfightingforwomen'srightsPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ThestorytellsofawomanwhoduringthewarwenttolivewithherhusbandincampontheMojaveDesertShe1．(simple)hatedtheplaceTheheatwasalmost2．(bearable),125degreesintheshadeThewind3．(blow)continually,andtherewassandeverywhereAtthebeginning,shejusttolerateditandexpectedtoleaveasearlyaspossibleFinally,indesperationshewrotetoherparentsinOhiothatshecouldn’tstand4．(live)thereforanotherminuteandwascominghomeQuicklycamethereplybyairmailfromherfather—justthetwofamiliarlines:＂Twomenlookedoutfromprisonbarsonemansawthemud,while5．othermansawstars＂Thedaughterdidsomerealthinking,notonlywiththeintelligencebutalsowithherheartShedecided6．(stick)toherpostMaking7．(friend)withthenatives,shelearnedtolovethecountry,andeventuallywroteabook8．wasbasedonherexperiencesinthecountryThedesertdidn’tchange,9．herattitudechangedBecauseshelistenedwithherheart10．thewordsherfathersent,awholenewworldopeneduptoherIt’sanunquestionedtruthofmodernlife:wearestarvedfortimeWetryourbesttosavebitsoftimehereandthereAdditup,andwewillfinallygettoeverythingwewanttodoButbitsoftimehereandthereAdditup,andwewillfinallygettoeverythingwewanttodoButthisideahasbeencompletelybackward1．Webuildtheliveswewant,andthentimesavesitselfDowereallyhavenotime?“Idon’thavetime,”oftenmeans“It’snotapriority(优先事项)”TimeishighlyflexibleWecannotmakemoretimeHowever,timewillstretch(延展)toaccommodatewhatwechoosetoputintoitNoonewillleavethebrokenwaterheaterasideSonotdoingsomethingisnotamatteroflackingtime;2．Actually,it’samatterofchoiceHowdowetreatourpriorities?First,weneedtofigureoutwhatourprioritiesareActuallywemaygiveourselvesaperformancereviewWhatthreetofivethingsdidwedothatmadeitsoamazing?Next,wecanwritethemintonextyear’sperformancereviewWewillhavealistofsixtotengoalswecanworkoninthenextyear3．4．ScientistsfindareallygoodtimetodothisisFridayafternoonFridayafternooniswhataneconomistmightcalla“lowopportunitycost”timeMostofusarenotsittingthereonFridayafternoonssaying,“Iamexcitedtomakeprogresstowardmypersonalandprofessionalprioritiesrightnow”ButwearewillingtothinkaboutwhatthoseshouldbeSotakealittlebitoftimeFridayafternoon,andmakeourselvesathree-categoryprioritylist:career,relationships,selfIt’saboutlookingatthewholeofone’stimeandseeingwherethegoodaspectscangoThereistime5．Andwhenwefocusonwhatmatters,wecanbuildtheliveswewantinthetimewe’vegotA．it’sthatI’mtoobusyforitB．it’sthatIdon’twanttodoitC．Whendoweplanourpriorities?D．Makesurethere’stimefortheimportantthingsEWedon’tbuildtheliveswewantbysavingtimeFEvenifwearebusy,wehavetimeforwhatmattersGAndthenweneedtobreakthesedownintodoablestepsSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Doyouhaveahobby?Somethingyoulookforwardtospendingyourtimewith?Somethingyoulovetodo?1、Ormakingmodelairplanes.Sketching.Ormakingusefulthingsoutofwastematerial.Itcouldbeamusicalinstrumentthatyouloveplaying.Orsinginganddancing.Therearemanythingsthatahobbycangiveyou,apartfromanenjoyabletime.Sashaywasashyboybutthroughhisinterestinmodelairplaneshelearnedthevalueofstickingtoataskuntilitwasfinished.Hismodelairplaneclubbroughthimtogetintotouchwithsimilarsouls.2、Havingahobbyhelpsyourelaxandgetawayfromtheroutinesofschool.3、Youreallyneedthiswelldeservedone,too!Itgivesyoufocus,selfdependence,confidenceandbuildsyourpersonality.Thisisanopportunitytoloseyourselfinanenjoyableactivity,awayfromthepressureofschool,soattheendofit,youfeelrelaxedandyet,mentallycharged.Yourhobbydefinesyou.4、Anditalsoshowsyouwhatyouaregoodat,andhowfaryoucango,whenyouapplyyourself.Sogoahead.5、Forahobbyis:Happiness:somethingwhichyoulookforwardtodoing.Opportunity:tonurtureanddevelopyourspecialanduniqueskillsandcelebratethem.Believeinyourself:makesyouunderstandyourstrongadvantagesandimprovesyourconfidence.Bestinyou:bringsoutyourbest—forineachoneofusthereisabestthatisonlyours.YOUgivesyouauniquecharacter,andmakesyouYOU!A．Developahobby.B．Itgivesyouabreak.C．Itprovesyourability.D．Hobbiesshowyourcharacter.E.Itshowcasesyourspecialskills.F.Itcouldbecollectingsomething.G.Helearnedtomakefriendsforthefirsttime.Criticismcanbedividedintotwotypes.1、Thisisthetypeofcriticismthatcanbethemosthurtful.Parentsmighte