2023年昆明市宜良县考研《英语一》预测试题含解析

2023年昆明市宜良县考研《英语一》预测试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)OneBiteataTimeStephenwasoncampustoregisterwhenIfirstmethim.Onesummerday1Iwasheadingfortheadministrationbuilding,Iheardsomeonecallmyname.I2aroundandsawPhilip,oneofmycolleaguesstandingwithanotheryoungman.AsPhilipintroducedmetotheyoungman,namedStephen,heremindedhimthathewouldbetakingoneofmy3,IntroductiontoLiterature.Withasomewhat4expression,Stephenaskedifmyclasswasgoingtobe"hard".Wouldhebeabletopass?I5hewasconcernedaboutfailingbeforethe6dayofclasses.Wetalkedaboutwhattheclasswould7andIsawStephen'seyesgettingbigwith8.ThenIrememberedabitofclassicaldialog:Question:"Howdoyoueatanelephant?"Answer:"Onebiteatatime."Itoldhimto9hisworkthatway.Todohisassignment,allofthem,andtogettheminontime.Iaddedthatmost10studentsIknewmadeatimetableofalltheassignmentsotheycould11theirworkload.Astimewenton,IlearnedmoreofStephen'sstory.Hehad12inmiddleschool.Ithadtakenhimlongertofinishthanmostyoungpeople.Familymembers,includinghismother,keptremindinghimthathewasa13.Now,inthefaceoftheirnegative-sayinghehadbeenadmittedintocollege.Hetoldmethatbeforecomingtoourcampusnoonehadbelievedhehadmuch14.Stephendidn'tbecomean"A"student.Hedidn'tmakeanyhonorrolls.Still,hemanagedto15mostofhiscoursesbybeinginclasseveryday,turninginallofhisassignmentontimeandbreakingdownhisstudyinginto16digestibleparts.Bypassingcourseaftercoursehebegantogainameasureofself-respect.Hewasagreatsingerandhewas17theschool'scross-countryteam.EverytimeIsawhimoncampus,hewouldbrightenupandsay,"Onebiteatatime."Wheneverheintroducedmetohisfriends,hewouldtellthemthathewas18whenhewassupposedtobefailing.His19,hesaid,wasthathewas20whatItaughthimbeforeclasseseverstarted:"Takeitonebiteatatime."1、A．after B．when C．until D．once2、A．turned B．sat C．moved D．went3、A．jobs B．tests C．classes D．projects4、A．innocent B．angry C．inspired D．pained5、A．sensed B．imagined C．heard D．admitted6、A．gathering B．parting C．closing D．opening7、A．change B．adjust C．cover D．produce8、A．interest B．anger C．fear D．excitement9、A．avoid B．continue C．present D．approach10、A．quiet B．optimistic C．energetic D．successful11、A．plan B．increase C．reduce D．measure12、A．fitted B．hesitated C．struggled D．progressed13、A．cheat B．failure C．winner D．leader14、A．experience B．information C．potential D．honor15、A．pass B．begin C．take D．design16、A．full-sized B．bite-sized C．pocket-sized D．medium-sized17、A．for B．on C．at D．of18、A．changing B．recovering C．concentrating D．succeeding19、A．secret B．skill C．reply D．theory20、A．spreading B．considering C．practicing D．expressingSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Ageingandrobotsaremorecloselyrelatedthanyoumightthink.Youngcountrieswithmanychildrenhavefewrobots.Ageingnationshavelots.ThecountrieswiththelargestnumberofrobotsperindustrialworkerincludeSouthKorea,Singapore,GermanyandJapan.whichhavesomeoftheoldestworkforcesintheworld.Theconnectiondoesnotmerelyreflectthefactthatyoungcountriestendtobepoorandcannotaffordfancymachines,whichtheydonotneedanyway.Itholdsgoodwithinrichcountries,too.ThosewithrelativelyfewrobotscomparedwiththesizeoftheirworkforceincludeBritainandFrance,bothofwhich(byrich-countrystandards)areageingslowly.Tworecentstudiesquantifytheconnection.DaronAcemogluofMITandPascualRestrepoofBostonUniversityshowthat,between1993and2014,thecountriesthatinvestedthemostinroboticswerethosethatwereageingthefastestmeasuredasariseintherateofpeopleover56comparedwiththoseaged26-55.Theauthorspositaruleofthumbaten-pointriseintheirageingrateisassociatedwith0.9extrarobotsperthousandworkers.AstudyfromGermanyuseddifferentmeasuresbutreachedthesameconclusion.Theyfoundthatthegrowthinthenumberofrobotsperthousandworkersrisestwiceasfastasthefallinthegrowthrateofthepopulation(e.g.if)populationgrowthfallsby1%,thegrowthinrobotdensityrisesby2%).Populationgrowthiscloselyrelatedtoagestructure.Thesefindingsshouldnotbesurprising.Robotstypicallysubstituteforlabour.Thatiswhymanypeoplefearthattheywilldestroyjobs.Countrieswithplentyofyoungworkersdonotneedlaboursubstitutes.Wagestherealsotendtobelowmakingautomationunprofitable.Butageingcreatesdemandforautomationintwoways.First,topreventoutputfallingasmorepeopleretire,machinesarenecessarytosubstituteforthosewhohavelefttheworkforceortoenableageingworkerstocontinuetodophysicallabour.Second,oncepeoplehaveretiredtheycreatemarketsfornewkindsofautomation,includingrobotsthathelpwiththemedicalandotherrequirementsofcaringforpeoplewhocannolongerlookafterthemselves1、Whatcanweinferfromthearticle?A．AgeingiscloselyrelatedtorobotsB．Ageingcountrieshavefewrobots.C．Robotsareneededinyoungcountries.D．Youngandrichcountrieswantmorerobots.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"posit"underlinedinParagraph3?A．Want. B．Remove.C．Assume. D．Obey.3、Howmuchwilltherobotpopulationgrowifthehumanpopulationgrowthdecreasesby3%?A．1%. B．2%.C．3%. D．6%.4、Whydoesageingcreatedemandforrobots?A．Becauseretiredpeoplehavelowerwages.B．Becauserobotsaresubstitutesforretiredworker.C．Becauserobotsareunprofitableinyoungcountries.D．Becausetheretiredneedthesamerobotstheyusedbefore.Text2David,aFrenchpriest(牧师)ofthirty-six,wassenttoChinabythechurchin1872.Hedidwellinthenaturalandsocialsciencebesideshisreligiousactivities(宗教活动)。HewasalsoveryinterestedintherarewildanimalsandplantsinChina.OnMay4th,1879,aftersearchinghalfamonthinthewesternpartofBaoxing,Sichuanthehuntershired(雇用)byDavidsucceededinbringinghima"black-and-whitebear"."Thebearisextremelylovely",hewroteinhisdiaryexcitedly.Meanwhile,hefeltitmightbeanewspecies(物种)neverdiscoveredbyscientists.HethendecidedtosendittoParisforafurtherstudy.Unfortunatelythepoor"black-andwhite"beardiedofJolts(颠簸)ofthemountainroadsandtheclimatic(气候)change.Hehadtosenditspelt(皮毛)totheNationalMuseuminParisfordisplay(展览)。Infact,theso-called"black-andwhite"bearwasneitherabearnoracat.Afteracompletestudy,MillaEdwards,headofthemuseum,judgedthatitwasanewspecies.Hegavethe"giantpanda".ThediscoverymadetheworldexcitedandBaoxingwasalsomadefamousfor"homeofthegiantpanda"1、FromthepassagewecanseethatDavidmainlycametoChinato____.A．learnChinesescienceandhistory B．lookforapandaforchurchC．dosomethingonreligion(宗教) D．studythewildanimalsandplantsinChina2、Theword"rare"inthispassagemeans____.A．veryhardtofind B．worthnomoneyC．easytofind D．runningveryfast3、Thefirstgiantpandawascaught____.A．byDavid,aFrenchpriest B．quitebyaccidentC．withalotofdifficulty D．afterthehuntersfolloweditforhalfamonth4、Whichofthefollowingisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Thegiantpandadiedwhenitwasondisplay.B．Davidhadneverseenagiantpandabefore.C．Millawassuretheanimalwasneitherabearnoracat.D．ThediscoverymadetheworldexcitedwithinterestText3Three-day－oldOskarLundesleepsinasmallbedatanEstonian(爱沙尼亚)hospital.Acrosstheroom,hisfatherturnsonalaptopcomputer."Nowwewillregisterourchild,"AndreiLundesaysasheliftshisidentificationcardintothecardreader.Hiswife,Olga,lookson.Andjustlikethat,OskarisEstonia’snewestcitizen.Nopaper.Notimespentstandinginaline.Estoniahaslaunchedaprojecttomakegovernmentadministrationcompletelydigital.Thegoalistoreducethesizeofthegovernmentworkforce,openupthedecision-makingprocessandfueleconomicgrowth.Needmedicine?Reachforacomputerandsendanemailortextmessagetoadoctor.Needhelpfromthelocalgovernment?Clickonalinktothegovernmentwebsites…Estoniahascreatedasystemthatsupportselectronicauthentication(身份验证)anddigitalsignatures.Itprovidespaperlesscommunicationsforboththegovernmentandprivateindustry.However,thereareafewthingsthatonecannotdoelectronicallyinEstonia:marry,endamarriageorbuyandsellproperty.Thatisonlybecausethegovernmenthasdecideditisveryimportanttoshowupinpersonforsomebiglifeevents.WhenEstoniadeclaredindependencefromtheformerSovietUnionin1991,ithadtobuildaneweconomy.Governmentleaderslookedforanindustrywherethecountrycouldcompete.TheydecidedoninformationtechnologyandtheInternet.Whenthepoorcountryneededtoreplacea1930sphonesystem,formerPresidentToomasHendrikIlvesrejectedtheofferofafreeanalog(模拟)systemfromFinlandandarguedforadigitalone.Lastyear,informationandcommunicationsmadeup5.9percentoftheeconomy.Thegovernmenthopestoincreasethatfigurewithan"e-residency"programthatletsbusinessmenaroundtheworldregistertheirbusinessesinEstonia,thusgainingapresenceintheEuropeanUnion.Morethan51,000peoplefrom167countrieshaveregisteredatacostofonly100euros,or＄114each.1、WhatpurposedoesParagraph1serveinthepassage?A．Toprovidebackgroundinformationofthetopic.B．Toattractreaders’attentiontothetopicC．TodescribethedailylifeofanEstonianD．TooffersomebasicknowledgeofEstonia2、InwhichcaseshallpeopleshowupinpersoninEstonia?A．Registeringanewlybornbaby.B．RegisteringabusinessC．Purchasingahouse.D．Signinganame.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．The"e-residency"programdidn'tworkinpracticeB．The"e-residency"programappealstonativeEstoniansC．PeopleregisterbusinessesinEstoniaatverylowpricesD．EstoniausedtobeamemberstateoftheEuropeanUnion.4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．EstonianGovernmentAimstoEndPaperworkB．"e-residency"ProgramFuelsEstonianEconomyC．EstoniaIsBecomingStrongerWithITIndustryD．GovernmentAdministrationIsGoingDigitalText4SANFRANCISCO(AP)-SamsungsaysnewGalaxyNote7smartphoneswillbeavailableinU.S.stonesstartingWednesdaytoreplaceabout1milliondevicesthatarebeingrecalledbecausetheirbatteriescancatchfire.TheSouthKoreancompanyhasbeenscramblingtofixproblemscausedbyfaultybatteriesinthelatestversionofitstopofthelinesmartphonewhichfirstwentonsalelastmonth.WhenitfirstofferedonSept.2toreplacetheaffectedNote7phonesSamsungsaiditwouldswapthemformodelsofitsotherphonessuchastheGalaxyS7untilsuppliesofreplacementNote7devicesbecameavailable.SamsungfolloweduplastweekbyannouncingthatU.S.consumerswhohadpurchasedoneoftherecalledphonescouldchoosebetweenareplacementorarefundfrothedevicewhichsellsforabout$850.ThatofferwasjointlyannouncedwithofficialsattheU.S.ConsumerProductSafetyCommissionafterSamsungwascriticizedfornotcoordinatingmorecloselywiththecommission.SafetyofficialshaveurgedNote7ownerstoturnofftheirphonesandreturnthemimmediately.TheycitedreportsofNote7batteriesoverheatingintheUnitedStatesincluding26instanceswhereindividualswereburnedand55thatcausedpropertydamage.Theproblemdoesn’taffectallNote7phonesbecauseSamsungusesbatteriesfromdifferentsuppliers.Butthecompanyhassaidabout2.5milliondevicesmaybeaffectedworldwideincluding1millionsoldintheUnitedStates.Samsungalsosaidit’spushingouttwosoftwareupdatesthroughwirelesscarriers.OnewillshowagreenbatteryicontoconfirmthataNote7deviceisanewonethatdoesn’thavethebatteryproblem.Theotherwilldisplayashortnoticetoownersofolderphonescoveredbytherecalltellingthemtoturnofftheirdeviceandtakeitinforareplacement.AboutaquarterofaffectedphoneshadbeenexchangedintheUnitedStatesbyTuesdayAccordingtoaspokeswomanforSamsung’sU.S.subsidiary.ShewasunabletosayhowmanyNote7buyerssoughtrefundsbutsaid“thevastmajority”receivedadifferentSamsungphoneasareplacement.1、What’swrongwiththeaffectedNote7phones?A．Thepriceofthemistoohigh.B．Theirbatteriescancatchfire.C．Theyaresimilartoiphone7.D．Theyhaveproblemswiththeirearphones.2、WhatcanaU.S.consumerwhohadpurchasedoneoftherecalledphonesdoaccordingtoSamsung’sannouncement?A．Tosellhis/herrecalledphonetoothersforabout$850.B．Tochooseareplacementandarefundforhis/herrecalledphone.C．TousetherecalledphonetoreplaceaGalaxyS7firstandthenoneofthenewNote7devicesforfree.D．Toreturntherecalledphoneandgetareplacementorarefund(about$850)forthedevice.3、HowmanyaffectedphoneshadbeenexchangedintheUnitedStatesbyTuesday?A．About0.625million.B．About0.25million.C．About0.875million.D．About1million.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Atleast81casesofNote7batteriesoverheatingwerereportedintheUnitedStates.B．TheNote7phonessoldinChinaaresafe.C．TheNote7phonesusedbatteriesfromdifferentsuppliersneverhavethe

sameproblems.D．TheGalaxyS7devicesarethesafest.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)AreporterfromJiangsuProvincewenttoAustraliaandsomeother1．(country)withhisfatherfora3-monthtripHisfatherspentmostofhislife2．(work)inthefieldThesonstartedthe3．(amaze)tripswithhisfatheraroundtheworldbecausehisfatherhadcancer---aseriousillnessThereporterwanted4．(take)hisfathertotravel,hopingthathisfathercanfindhisyoungerselfinhislastdaysThey5．(travel)morethan13,000kilometersandtookover110,000pictureson6．(they)tripstodifferentcountriesWell,amiraclehappenedduringthe“rebirth”trips7．theirsurprise,hisfathergotbetterfromillnessandbecamemoreopen-heartedHeeventaughthimselftoplay8．violin,andthen9．(gradual)heplayeditverywell,10．encouragedhimalotNowheisexpectinganothertriptoAfricaHeisthemoststylishdadeverTimecarves(雕刻)hisfacebutyouthflowsinhisbloodThisistherealstyleThereisalonghistoryforChinesetodrinkteaAndithadbeenwidelyspreadinChinaformorethan1,000years1．firstappearinginEuropeTeadrinkingispopularthroughouthistoryManypeoplenowgotoexpensivelydecoratedteahouses2．(talk)businessHowever,teadrinkingisverycomplexManythingscontributetoan3．(enjoy)experienceItstartswithsurroundingsInthepast,ittookplaceinasetting4．“springwaterrunsonmarble”Atpresent,tocreatesuchanatmosphere,teahouses5．(decorate)withtraditionalpaintingsandfurnitureBesides,thereisalwaysa6．(perform)ofatraditionalChinesemusicinstrument,suchasguzheng,pipaanderhuWater7．(use)forteaalsomattersInolddays,water8．camefrommeltedsnowwasregardedasthebest;buttoday,peoplenolongeruseitduetopollutionBlacktea,togetherwithgreentea,oolongteaandpu’ertea,9．(rank)thetopfourfavoritesMeanwhile,thosekindsofteaaremadeby10．(total)differentmethodsSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Nowadayspeopletendtodigitaliseeverythingfromwatchestofridges.Itseemsyoucanchooseanyitemlabeledas“smart”.1、.However,thereareplentythatcanbeusedtoreduceemissionsandsavemoney.Ifyou’reapartofthedigitalisationmovement，youmightbeinterestedintheconceptofsmarthomes.Itmeansthateveryelementofyourhousecanbecontrolledfromapanelonthewalloryourphone.2、.Useyourmobiletopowerthemonoroff，andyoumayfeeltrulymodernortrulylazy.Asidefromthebenefitsoflivingamorecomfortablelife,thispresentsanopportunitytocutdownonyourelectricalbills.Electricitygenerationtodayrepresents31%oftotalglobalfossilfueluseandaround40%ofallenergy-relatedCO2emissions.3、Itisconsideredasthefirststeptopreventglobalclimatechange.Connectasmartthermometertotheheatingandcoolingsystemandsetaspecifictemperatureatwhichtheheatingbeginstowork.Doingso,theroomwillbeatadesiredtemperaturewhennecessaryandswitchesonapower-savingmodewhennotoccupied.Similarly,byinstallingaCO2sensor,youcanhaveanautomatedventilation(通风)system.4、.Ina150,000m2officecomplexnearMunich，calledCampeon,energycostsofupto117,067Euroweresavedaftertheuseofenvironmentalcontroldevicesthisyear.Inthisway,theyarecontributingtoalargedecreaseinCO2emissions.Clearly,smarthomesareaboutmuchmorethanjustlivingacomfortablelife.5、.A．ItisactuallyaboutlivingagreenlifeB．SmartdeviceshavebeeninstalledworldwidenowadaysC．ItstartsworkingonlywhenCO2concentrationsreachacertainlimitD．Thereseemtobeanoceanofsuchso-called“smart”inventionsE.Bearingthisinmind,measuresshouldbetakentomakebuildingsmoreenergy-efficientF.AlternativeenergymustbediscoveredbeforethefossilfuelrunsoutinthefutureG.ThisincludesbasicssuchasheatingandlightingandmanyotherappliancesInaworldfullofuncertainty