揭西县2023年考研《英语一》预测试题含解析

揭西县2023年考研《英语一》预测试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)SomeyearsagowhenIwasinmyfirstyearincollege,IheardSalomeBeysingforthefirsttime.Themomentwasexciting.Salome’s1filledtheroomandbroughtthetheatertolife.Iwasso2thatIdecidedtowriteanarticleabouther.I3SalomeBey,tellingherIwasfromEssencemagazine,andthatIwantedtomeethertotalkabouthercareer.She4andtoldmetocometoherstudionextTuesday.WhenIhungup,Iwasscaredoutofmymind.I5Iwaslying.Iwasnotawriteratallandhadn’tevenwrittenagrocerylist.IinterviewedSalomeBeythenextTuesday.Isatthere6,takingnotesandaskingquestionsthatallbeganwith,“Canyoutellme…”Isoonrealizedthat7SalomeBeywasonething,butwritingastoryforanationalmagazinewasjustimpossible.The8wasalmostunbearable.Istruggledfordays9draftafterdraft.FinallyIputmymanuscript(手稿)intoalargeenvelopeanddroppeditintoamailbox.Itdidn’ttakelong.Mymanuscript10Howstupidofme!Ithought.HowcouldI11inaworldofprofessionalwriters?KnowingIcouldn’t12therejectionletter,Ithrewtheunopenedenvelopeintoadrawer.Fiveyearslater,IwasmovingtoCalifornia.While13myapartment,Icameacrosstheunopenedenvelope.ThistimeIopeneditandreadtheeditor’sletterin14:Ms.Profit,YourstoryonSalomeBeyisfantastic.Yetweneedsomemorerelevantmaterials.Please15thoseandreturnthearticleimmediately.Wewouldliketo16yourstorysoon.Shocked,ittookmealongtimeto17Fearofrejectioncostmedearly.Ilostatleastfivehundreddollarsandthechanceofhavingmyarticleappearinamajormagazine.Moreimportantly,Ilostyearsof18writing.Today,Ihavebecomeafull-timewriter.19thisexperience,I’velearnedaveryimportantlesson:Youcan’t20todoubtyourself.1、A．voiceB．joyC．smileD．speech2、A．proudB．movedC．satisfiedD．active3、A．visitedB．emailedC．interviewedD．phoned4、A．refusedB．agreedC．hesitatedD．paused5、A．explainedB．discoveredC．knewD．replied6、A．seriouslyB．nervouslyC．patientlyD．quietly7、A．foolingB．blamingC．invitingD．urging8、A．hardshipB．failureC．commentD．pressure9、A．onB．byC．withD．in10、A．disappearedB．improvedC．spreadD．returned11、A．compareB．surviveC．competeD．struggle12、A．faceB．deliverC．ignoreD．receive13、A．decoratingB．repairingC．leavingD．cleaning14、A．anxietyB．disbeliefC．horrorD．trouble15、A．increaseB．replaceC．addD．mix16、A．broadcastB．createC．assessD．publish17、A．concentrateB．prepareC．escapeD．recover18、A．energeticB．enjoyableC．typicalD．endless19、A．HoldingontoB．DatingbacktoC．LookingbackonD．Droppinginon20、A．affordB．attemptC．expectD．pretendSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Inthespaceofjusttwoyears,theappDouyin,createdbyBeijing-basedcompanyByteDance,hasgatheredmorethanhalfabillionusers—around40％ofthemoutsideChina—whoshareshortvideosofthemselveslip-syncing（假唱）,cooking,dancingorjustbeingsilly.WhatsetsByteDanceapartisitssuccessinthesocialmediacategory,whichiscontrolledbyFacebook,TwitterandSnap—allWesterncompanies.ByteDancecallsitselfanartificialintelligencecompany.Itusesmachinelearningandalgorithms（算法）tofigureoutwhatpeoplelikemostandgivethemmoreofwhattheywanttosee.OnDouyin,peoplecaneditandbeautify15-secondvideosbeforepostingthemonline.Theapphasevenmadeaphrasetodescribepeoplegluedtotheircustomizedfeeds:“shuaDouyin”or“scrollingthroughDouyin”.Lastyear,thecompanyreleasedTikTok,theoverseasversionofDouyin.ByteDance’sgrowingvideoempirehasmadeittheworld’sfifthbiggestappmaker.ByteDancesaysTikTokandDouyintogetherhavemorethan500millionmonthlyactiveusers.InvestorslikeByteDancebecauseitshundredsofmillionsofusersattractalotofadvertisingmoney.Thevideoappsarelucrativebecausetheyattractalotofusersintheirteensand20s,whoaremoregenerouswiththemoney.ByteDancealsomakesmoneythroughincomesharingdeals.PeopleonTikTok,forexample,canbuydigitalcoinstogivetootherpeopleontheapp—likethrowingmoneyinaperformer’stipjar.ByteDancetakesacutofthoseearnings.ByteDance’sfounderandCEOisZhangYiming,a35-year-oldformerMicrosoftemployee.PeoplewhohaveworkedwithZhangdescribehimassomeonewhothinksdeeplyabouttechnologyandspendsmuchofhisfreetimewritingcode.LikeFacebookandTwitter,ByteDanceisalsobattlingfakenewsandinappropriatecontent.ByteDancepromisestoaddthousandsmoreemployeestoreviewthecontentonDouyin.1、WhatmakesByteDancesospecial?A．Itsappchallengessimilarcompanies’ruleinWesternworld.B．Itinventedthesocialmediaappinitiallyintheworld.C．Itisthebiggestartificialintelligencecompanyontheearth.D．IthascontrolledFacebook,TwitterandSnap.2、WhyisDouyinsopopular?A．Itisanewgenerationhi-techproduct.B．Ithasbothhomeandoverseasversion.C．Itiseasyandtotallyfreetooperateonline.D．Itmeetsthedemandofpeopleindividually.3、HowdoesByteDancemakeaprofit?A．Bychargingtheusers. B．Bychargingtheadvertisement.C．Byforcingtheuserstodonate. D．Bysellingitsartificialintelligence.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Douyin,aPopularAppB．ByteDance,aSuccessfulCompanyC．FacebookTogetherwithDouyinIsBattingFakeNewsD．TwitterIsHelpingDouyinAttractMoreAdvertisingMoneyText2Languagelearningappsareverypopularnowandofferopportunitiestolearnvocabularyandpracticegrammar.Buttherehasbeenadiscussionaboutjusthoweffectivesuchappscanbe.AmongthemostpopularappsareDuolingoandBusuu.Apreviousresearchfoundpositiveresultsontheuseofthem.Butitmainlyconcentratedonstudieswithlearnerswhohadsigneduptolanguagecoursesandtheseappsworkedasanafter-classsupport,sotheresultswerenotalwaysreliable.Arecentstudyof4,095Busuuusershasbeencarriedoutaimedtofindoutifuserscanactuallylearnalanguagewithanapp.Busuuprovideslearningmaterialsfor12differentlanguages.Itoffersspecialmodelwheresomecontentisavailableforfreewhilesomecontentisnot.Wefindthatitsusersareanevenmixofmenandwomen.Morethanhalfconsiderthemselvestobeatthebeginnerlevelasthereisadecreaseinusersastheirlanguagelevelsgoup.Mostpeopleusetheappbecauseofpersonalinterest,orbecausetheywanttostudyorliveabroad.Femaleuserstendtouseitlessoftenbutforlongerperiodsoftimethanmaleusers.GettinganyfeedbackonBusuudependsonwhetheryouransweriscorrectornot.Whileitishelpful,thisisnotthesortoffeedbacklanguageteachersprefer,asitdoesnotexplainwhytheanswerisrightorwrong.Inspiteofthis,feedbackintheappisveryhighlyrated.Morethan92%ofrespondentsstatethattheapphasmettheirexpectationsand86%ratetheappasverygoodorgood.Infact,morethan80%oftheuserssurveyedstronglyagreethatusingtheapphashelpedthemimprovetheirknowledgeofthelanguagetheyarelearning.Besides,languagelearningappsalsocreateanenvironmentwheremistakesareonlyknowntotheusers,andthiscanaddresstheperformanceanxietythatmanylearnerssufferfromwhenaskedtospeakaforeignlanguage.Solanguageteachersshouldencouragetheirstudentstousethemtodothegrammarwork,leavingpreciousclasstimeformorelanguagecommunication.1、Theresultsoftheformerresearchweren’talwaysdependablebecause_________.A．itwasonlycarriedoutbeforeclassB．itdidn’tconsiderusersinclassC．itjustfocusedonpositiveresultsD．itusedout-of-datemethods2、WhatcanwelearnabouttheappBusuufromthetext?A．Allthecontentsarefreetouse.B．Mostusersconsideritsatisfying.C．It’susedbymoreadvancedlearners.D．It’smorepopularwithfemalelearners.3、Whichofthefollowingcanprobablyreplacetheunderlinedword“address”?A．dealwith B．writedownC．turnto D．speakof4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Studentswon’tsufferanxietyinlearninglanguagesbyusingBusuu.B．Languagelearningappsareeffectiveandsatisfactorytolanguagelearners.C．Languagelearningappsareverypopularwithmostlanguageteachers.D．Studentsshouldberequiredtouseappsforhomeworkafterclass.Text3Keepingthekidsbusyovertheschoolholidayscanbediscouragingandcostparentsalot.Butwe’vefoundsomecheapandcheerfulwaystoenjoyfamilytimethisEasterfromfreedaysouttofun-filledthemeparkswhichwon’tcostyoumuch.We’vedonethehomeworksoyoucangetstartedonhavingagreattime.ThemeParks♦Savefrom10%to25%offthepriceofticketsforLegolandinWindorbybookinginadvanceonline.Afamilyoffourcansaveupto£45.90onaone-dayticket,paying£137.70.♦Booksevendaysinadvanceandsave£43offthepriceofafamilyoffourticketforDraytonManorThemePark.Cali0844-472-1950orbookonlineandyou’llpay£65ontheday.♦YoucanpickupafamilyoffourticketforadayatAltonTowersinStaffordshirefor£43.80offthedayprice.♦Save£16offthepriceforafamilytriptoTheMakingofHarryPotterbybuyingafamilyticket(twoadultsandtwochildren)online.Familyoffour£101,comparedto£117.ActivitiesStudentslookingforacut-pricetriptoseetheanimalscansave15%offtheticketpriceatBristolZooandpay£12.71ratherthanthefulladultprice£14.53.Teensshouldshowtheiridentityasstudents.FreebiesLetyourkidsdiscoverwhatit’sliketobeananimalontheAfricanPlainorintheocean.Or,theycanlearntoloveleafbeetlesorbecomeascientistforthedayattheNaturalHistoryMuseuminLondon.1、InwhichthemeparkcanvisitorssavemostthisEaster?A．DraytonManorThemePark.B．TheMakingofHarryPotter.C．LegolandinWindsor.D．AltonTowers.2、Whatisamustforenjoyingacut-pricetripatBristolZoo?A．Parents’company.B．StudentIDcard.C．Drivinglicense.D．Ageover8.3、WhichplaceshouldTomvisitifhewantstoknowdetailedthingsaboutwhales?A．LegolandinWindor.B．AltonTowers.C．TheMakingofHarryPotter.D．TheNaturalHistoryMuseum.4、Thetextisintendedto.A．showsomefunnyactivitiesB．introducesomeplacesofinterestC．showhowtoenjoyacut-pricetripD．introducesomewaystoenjoyfamilytimeText4Englandcontinuestobeoneofthemostpopulartouristdestinationsintheworld.Londoninparticularisoneofthemostvisitedcitiesanddrawspeopleinwithitsappeal,history,andpubs.England’ssmallercities,likeBathandOxford,areequallyasattractivewithalotofcultureandfewercrowds.Liverpool,birthplaceofTheBeatles,hasarichmusicalhistory.Thecountrysidehaswonderfulnaturalbeauty.HerearesometipsontravelinginEngland.Freemuseums—PublicmuseumsofferfreeadmissionineverycitythroughoutEnglandandtheUK.It’sagreatwaytolearnaboutthecountry’smostinfluentialartistsandhistory,andspendarainydaywithoutpayingacent.Bookearly—Bookalltransportationwellinadvance,evenifyoudon’tplantouseit.Farescanbearound￡2withalittleplanning.TheMegabusnotonlyrunsbusesbutalsoprovidestrainsthroughoutEnglandandisthebestchoiceforcheaptravelthroughoutthecountry.Pubfood—EatinginEnglandcanbequiteexpensive,butforgoodcheapandfillingmeals,visitthelocalpubs,whereyoucangetagoodmealforlessthan￡10.Besides,thepubsareagreatwaytomeetpeople!GetaTasteofUKcard—TheTasteoftheUKcardoffersupto1%offatselectedrestaurants.Youdon’tneedtobeanEnglishtogetthecard,andyouneedn’tpaythefirstmonth’smembershipfee,whichisperfectformosttravelers.Takeafreewalkingtour—ManymajorcitiesinEnglandofferfreewalkingtours.Theyusuallylastafewhoursandareagreatwaytoseethecity.1、ComparedwithLondon,Oxfordis.A．moreappealingB．lesscrowdedC．largerinsizeD．richerinhistory2、Whyiseatinginlocalpubssuggested?A．Thepriceoffoodislowthere.B．Thechanceofmeetingstarsishighthere.C．Theserviceisexcellentthere.D．Thediningatmosphereisperfectthere.3、Whatcanbeknownfromthetext?A．AllmuseumsintheUKarefreeofcharge.B．ThebestwaytotravelaroundEnglandisbybus.C．FreewalkingtoursareavailableinonlysomecitiesinEngland.D．HoldersoftheTasteofUKcardcanenjoydiscountsatallrestaurants.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Who’sthe1．(popular)cartooncharacterinChinarightnow?ItmightbePeppaPigPeppais6yearsoldShewearsareddressHerfavoritethingtodo2．(be)tojumpinmuddypuddles(泥坑)Shecanspendallday3．(do)thisHerfavoritetoyisabearnamedTeddyMummyPigisabeautifulladyandshetakescareofherfamilyDaddyPigisanarchitect4．isverycheerfulandplayswithPeppaandGeorgealotPeppaoftenmakesfunofhisbigbelly(肚子)Theyare5．maincharactersontheBritishTVshowPeppaPigTheshowhasbeenonTVin406．(language)inmorethan180countriesandregionsIt’sabouttheeverydaylivesofthePeppaPigfamilymembersTheshowis7．(main)forpreschoolersButmanyolderkidsandevenadultshavebecomefansoftheshow8．well“Ithink9．(it)popularityispartlybecauseofitbeingageless,”RichardRidings,avoiceactorplaysPeppa’sdad,toldtheMirrorTheshow’sstoriesaresimple,butitshumorisnottoochildishBothkidsandadultsarealways10．(make)tolaughassoonastheyseePeppaTonsofwasteisbeingleftonMountQomolangmabya1．(grow)numberofvisitors,whichbothersmanypeopleAteamwilldealwiththetask2．theclimbingseasonendsthisMay,bywhichtimetherewillbefewervisitorsGarbage3．(collect)onQomolangmarequirestwotothreeyearsoftraining,accordingtoCeringDandar,amountaineerandguideSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Goodlearnerscaninspirestudentsoranybodytolearnwell.Herearesomecharacteristicsofgoodlearners.Goodlearnersarecurious.Theywonderaboutallsortsofthings,oftenaboutknowledgebeyondtheirareasofexpertise(专长).1、Findingoutaboutsomethingtheydidn’tknowsatisfiesthemforthemoment,buttheircuriosityisaddictive.Goodlearnersdon’tgiveupeasily.Afewthingsmaycomeeasilytolearnersbutmostknowledgearrivesaftereffort.2、Theytrytosearchoutnewinformation.Theyread,analyze,andevaluatetheinformationthey’vefound.Thentheystudymoreandworkatwhattheydon’tunderstand.Goodlearnersknowthatalotoflearningisn’tfun.Thejourneytounderstandinggenerallyisn’tallthatexciting.3、Othersneedatiresomeattentiontodetail,andstillothersneedperiodsofintensementalfocus.Yourbackshurt,yourarmsandlegsgettired,andyourcoffeegetscold.4、There’salwaysmoretoknow.Goodlearnersareneversatisfiedwithhowmuchtheyknowaboutanything.Theyarepulledaroundbyquestions—theonestheystillcan’tanswer,ortheoneswithoutverygoodanswers.Thosequestionsfollowthemlikedayfollowsnightwiththeanswersbringingdaylight.Goodlearnerssharewhatthey’velearned.Goodlearnersareteacherscommittedtosharingwithotherswhatthey’velearned.5、Goodlearnerscanalsoexplainwhattheyknowinwaysthatmakesensetoothers.Theyareconnectedtotheknowledgepassedontothemandcommittedtoleavingwhatthey’velearnedwithothers.A．Goodlearnersstaypositive.B．Theywriteaboutit,andtalkaboutit.C．Theylovethediscoverypartoflearning.D．Goodlearnersneverrunoutofquestions.E.Someknowledgecanbroadenourviews.F.Goodlearnersarewillingtoputinthetime.G.Somelearningtasksrequireboringrepetition.Cultureshockistheemotionalandmentalreactiontobeinginacompletelynewculturalenvironment.1、itgenerallyconsistsofseveralstagesoffeelings.The“honeymoonstage”isusually,thefirststagethatpeoplegothroughwhensurroundedbydifferentculturalvaluesandlifestyles.Duringthisstage,peoplehavepositiveimagesoftheirnewculturalsurroundings.Theytendtoviewtheseinanidealisticwayandignoreproblems