2023年桂林市阳朔县考研《英语一》预测试题含解析

2023年桂林市阳朔县考研《英语一》预测试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Justseveraldaysago,aviolentstormhitourcommunity.Ilookedoutofthewindowandwitnessedatreebeing1bythefiercewinds.Thebranchesbent,andswayedbackandforth,thankstotheir2toavoidbreaking.Theleavesdesperatelystucktothebranchesbecausetheirlife3thetree.Thepowerfultrunkthat4thetreeuprightbentslightlybackwardsfromtheforceinabattleto5itsposition.Afterthestormhadpassed,thetreegracefullyreturnedtoits6positionstandingtallamongthechaos.Itmanagedto7thestorm.Itdidn’tlookthesameasleaveshadshedfromitsbranchesandthesoilhadloosenedabit,butwhat8isthatthetreewonthefightforitslife.ForalongtimeIcouldn’tunderstandwhythistree9myattentionthewayitdid.Astimepassed,itbecame10thatitwasn’tjustaboutthetreebutabouttheroots,which,althoughunseen,digdeepintothesoilproviding11andnutrition.Therootsallowthetreetobeabletotakea12becausetheyaretheretosupportthem.Icouldn’tbutaskmyselfhowdeeptherootsareinmylife.13,thenexttimeyoucatchyourkids14,whenthejobisdrivingyoucrazy,whenyouareunderpaidandthe15istight,andwhenthestormsoflifeareraging,gobacktoyourroots.Lifeisfullof16.Theywillmakeyousway,makeyou17,makeyoulosesomeleavesbutthedeeperyourrootsthestrongeryoustand.Facedwith18youmightbendbutdon’tbreak.Nomatterhowhardthewindblowsdon’tletlife19youintoanuncomfortableposition.Your20liesinyourroots.1、A．crushedB．abusedC．brokenD．removed2、A．heightB．thicknessC．flexibilityD．outline3、A．answeredforB．dependedonC．cateredforD．touchedon4、A．heldB．tiedC．pulledD．raised5、A．achieveB．reachC．establishD．maintain6、A．currentB．finalC．originalD．comfortable7、A．exploreB．avoidC．chaseD．survive8、A．countsB．differsC．concernsD．reveals9、A．fixedB．transferredC．escapedD．caught10、A．strangeB．obviousC．possibleD．reasonable11、A．surroundingsB．resourcesC．probabilityD．stability12、A．beatingB．standC．chanceD．turning13、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．NeverthelessD．Besides14、A．misbehavingB．strugglingC．withdrawingD．misunderstanding15、A．securityB．deadlineC．moneyD．community16、A．surprisesB．choicesC．stormsD．changes17、A．smileB．bendC．hesitateD．advance18、A．opportunitiesB．challengesC．tasksD．differences19、A．trickB．argueC．forceD．admit20、A．courageB．ambitionC．valueD．strengthSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Thepalm-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.Text2Wearingarednoseforadaymayseemlikeastrangewaytoraisemoneyforcharity.However,itseemstoworkinBritain.RedNoseDay(RND)isawell-knowneventintheUK.TheaimofthedayistoraisemoneyforacharitycalledComicReliefwhichhelpspeopleinneedinAfricaandintheUK.ComicReliefwasstartedin1985byRichardCurtis.Hewrotetheseries“Blackadder”aswellasthefamousfilms“FourWeddingsandaFuneral”and“NottingHill’’.Richard’sideatostartComicReliefwasasaresponsetotheseverelackoffoodinEthiopia.It’scalledRedNoseDayasonthisdaymanypeoplebuyaplasticrednosetowear!Themoneymadefromsellingrednosesgoestothecharity.RedNoseDaytakesplaceeverytwoyearsinthespringandisnowsowelldevelopedthatmanypeopleconsiderittobeanunofficialnationalholiday.Forexample,manyschoolshavenon-uniformdays.ThesloganforthelastRNDwas“DoSomethingFunnyforMoney”andthemoneycollectedwasusedtohelpfundprojectsinthefollowingareas:treatingmalaria,education,maternalhealthandmentalhealth.TheBBCRedNoseDaytelethonraised£74.3million!Money-raisingeventstakeplacealloverthecountryandmanyschoolsjoinin.Peoplealsodonatemoneybypost,inbanks,byphoneusingacreditcardandonline.GettingsponsoredtodosomethingisacommonwaytoraisemoneyonRND．Ifsomeonesponsorsyouitmeansthattheyagreetogiveyouacertainamountofmoneyforyouractions.Herearesomewaysthatpeopleraisemoney:weartheirpyjamas(睡衣)alldayatworkorinschool,orgrowamoustacheorbeardforamonth.So,ifyouareeverintheUKonRedNoseDay,nowyouknowwhyyoumayfindnormalpeoplewearingrednosesanddoingsillythings!Itisallforagoodcause!1、ThepurposeofComicReliefis.A．tocelebrateRedNoseDayB．tohelpthoseinneedinAfricaandBritainC．towarnpeopleagainstsomediseasesD．toraisemoneyforMr.Curtis’sfilms2、RedNoseDaygotitsnamemainlyfromits.A．creatorB．birthplaceC．aidreceiversD．productsforsale3、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutRedNoseDay?A．Itiscelebratedinthespringeveryotheryear.B．Peoplecelebratethisdaytobringhappinesstoothers.C．RichardCurtis,thefamouswriter,startedRedNoseDay.D．Somepeopleraisemoneybygrowingabeardforaweek.4、Paragraph4ismainlytoshowthatinBritainRND.A．isconsideredanofficialholidayB．lastsforalongtimeC．ispopularwithpeopleD．iswelldesignedforTVText3Whatmakesafamily?Howdofamilymemembersgetalongwitheachother?JapanesedirectorHirokazuKoreedatriestoanswerthesequestionsinhisfilms.Hislaterstfilm,Shoplifters,isabouthisfavritetopic–familyrelations.Withthisfilm,Koreedawonthisyear’sPalmed’Or(金棕榈奖),theCannesFilmFestival’stophonor.ShoplifterstellsthestoryofapoorfamilylivinginTokyo.Threegenerationslivingunderthesameroofsurvivebystealingfromlocalshops.Obviously,whattheyaredoingiswrong.Butthedirectorfocusesmoreontheheartwarmingdetailsofthefamily’sdailylife,accordingtoThePlayist.Koreedashowshowthefamilymemebersloveandsupporteachother.Forexample,thefamilyplansabeachtripfortheyoungestsister.Theycarefullypickoutswimwearforthegirl.Atthebeach,theyplayhappily.Thegirldrawsapicturetohelpherremembertheirtimetogether.Thiscausesviewerstoforgetabouttheirmoraljudgments(道德审判).ThisisanotherfeatureofKoreeda’sfilmingstyle.Heisgoodatpresentingordinarylife.It’sslowandfullofsmalldetails–sometimesit’sevenboring.Butthereistension(冲突)presentaswell.InShoplifters,thesurpriseisthatthefamilymemembersdon’tactuallyhavebloodtiestoeachother,buttheyarestillcloserthanarealfamily.Theyallhavetheirownstories.InJapanandmostotherAsiancountries,bloodtiesarewhatdefines(定义)family.ButKoreedaquestionsthatbylookingatdifferentkindsofrelations.1、HowdoesthefamilyintheShopliftersmakealiving?A．Bydrawingpictures.B．Byworkinginlocalshops.C．Bybeggingfromneighbors.D．Bystealingfromthelocalstores.2、WhatisthefeatureofKoreeda’sfilmingstyle?A．Notensionpresentatall.B．Beingfullofsmallboringdetails.C．Focusingonthehardtimeofpoorfamilies.D．Showingordinarylifethroughthedetailsofdailylife.3、WhatdoesKoreedawanttoshowusinthemovie?A．Themeaningofafamily.B．Howtogetlongwithourfamilies.C．TheordinarylifeinaJapanesefamily.D．Thedifferentrelationshipinapoorfamily.4、Thispassageismainlyabout_____.A．familyrelationsB．afilmdirectedbyKoreedaC．afamousJapanesedirectorD．featuresofKoreeda’sfilmsText4Foryears,mytimespentintheshowercouldhavegotmeamentioninGuinnessWorldRecordsastheshortesttimetakentobathe.Ihurriedupduringthisprocess.Oneday,however,whileataparty,Iheardanartistfriendtellingeverybodythathisideacamewhilehewashavingashower.“Whataboutyou?”heasked,“Don’tyougetyourcreativethoughtsfromthesameplace?”“I’minandoutinahurry,”Itoldhimproudly.“Ihavenotimetowaste!”“Whatapity,”hesaid.“That’stheplacewhereyouneedtoslowdown;plentyofgreatthoughtscomefromthere!”Itrieditout.Isloweddownthewholeprocess,startedenjoyingthewarmwater,takingalittlelongertosoapmyselfandevenspendingmoretimejustenjoyingtheprocess,andrealizedhowmuchIhadmissedinhurryingupalltheseyears.Awomantoldmehowmuchstressherfriendwassufferingfromandhowshesoughttoconvinceherthatsheneededtofindwaystorelax.Shegaveheravideotapeonstressmanagementandrelaxationtechniques,andencouragedhertowatchitrightaway.Fifteenminuteslater,herfriendhandedbackthetape.“Itwasgood,”shesaid,butIdon’tneedit.”“Butit’sa70-minutevideo,”thewomanreplied,“Youcouldn’thavewatchedthewholething.”“Yes,Idid,”herfriendsaid.“Iputitinfast-forward!”Amajorsocialproblemofthe21stcenturyisHurrySickness.Wehurrythroughwork.Weswallowfastfood.Wecomplainthatwedon’thaveenoughtime.Weracethroughthedaysandweeksuntilonedaywelookbackinamazementandcomment,“Mygod,howtheyearsflewby!”Thenwerealizetheheavypricewehavepaidfortravelingfast.SymptomsofHurrySicknessincludestressandanxiety,badrelationships,loweredworkperformanceandevendisease.Somepeopledon’tsurviveit.What’sthecure?Slowdown,forlifeissoshortandpreciousthatwemustliveitwell.1、Whatwastheadvantageoftakingashowerintheeyesoftheartistfriend?A．Timewassaved.B．Nothingwasmissed.C．Greatideasflewaway.D．Creativethoughtscame.2、Whatwasthetroublewiththewoman’sfriend?A．Shefeltstressed.B．Shefoundthetapeuseless.C．Shefoundnowaytorelax.D．Shewatchedthetapetoofast.3、Whatarethemajortroublepeoplefaceinthe21stcenturyinthewriter’seyes?A．Peoplerunfasttowork.B．Everythingisdoneinahurry.C．Peopledon’thaveenoughtime.D．Timeflieswithoutbeingnoticed.4、Howcantheproblembesettled?A．Bypacingdown.B．Bylearningtosurvive.C．Bydevelopingfriendship.D．Byperforminggoodwork.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ChinaisthebirthplaceofsilkRaisingsilkwormsforsilkproduction1．(have)ahistoryofover6,000yearsLegendhasitthatthewifeoftheYellowEmperorwashavingteaunderamulberrytree（桑树）2．acocoon（蚕茧）fellintohercupAsshewatched,thecocoonspunastrongwhitethreadSheunwoundthestringontoherfinger,3．(realize)thatitcouldbeusedasweavingthreadThusanindustrywasbornShetaughtherpeoplehowtoraisesilkworms,and4．(late)inventedtheloom(织布机)Silkproductionreached5．highlevelduringtheShangDynasty(1600BC—1046BC)Formorethantwothousandyears,theChinesekeptthesecretofsilkto6．(they)Itwasoneofthemostguarded7．(secret)inhistoryAnyonefoundguiltyoftakingsilkwormeggs,cocoons,ormulberryseedswasputtodeathSilkclotheswerewornbyemperorsandrichpeopleandbecameasymbol8．wealthCommonpeoplewereprohibitedfromwearingsilkWiththecreasesoftravelsandtrading,sericulture9．(slow)reachedtheoutsideworldfromAsiatoEuropeNowmostofsilk10．(produce)inthesouthoftheYangtzeRiverDelta,suchasSuzhou,Hangzhou,Nanjing,andShaoxingThestorygoes1．twofriendsarewalkingthroughthedesertDuringsomepointofthejourneytheyhave2．argument,andonefriendbeatstheotheroneinthefaceTheoneishurt,but3．sayinganything,hewritesinthesand:“Todaymybestfriendbeatsmeintheface”Theykeeponwalking4．theyfindanoasis(绿洲)andtheydecidetotakeabathTheonewho5．(beat)getsstuckinthemire(泥潭)andstartstosink,but6．(fortune)thefriendsaveshimAfterherecoversfromthenear7．(drown),hewritesonastone:“Todaymybestfriendsavesmylife”Hisfriendaskshim,“WhenIhurtyou,youwroteinthesand,butnowyouwriteonastoneWhy?”He8．(reply):“Whensomeonehurtsus,weshouldwriteitdowninthesand,thewindsof9．(forgive)canrubitawayButwhensomeonedoessomethinggoodtous,wemustcarve10．onastone,therefore,nowindcanevereraseit”LearntowriteyourhurtsinthesandandtoengraveyourbenefitsonthestoneSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Wordsarethetoolsthroughwhichwecanhealordestroy.Theyareweaponsthathurtpeopleaswellasmagicalsticksthatrepaireverything.1、Goodwordsareencouragingwords,caringandlovingwords,powerfulwordsetc.Tofillsomeone’swound,thegoodwordsshouldbeused.So,justsay,goodthingsaregoingtohappen.Iamalwayswithyou.Youcanmakeit.Goodwordshavehealingpower.2、Theauthoruseshealingandpowerfulwords,whichaffectsthecoreofourheart.Don’tusepainfulwordswhichhurtpeople.Yourwordscanliftordropanyone.3、Badwordsarediscouragingwords,painfulwords,fearfulwords,andwordscandestroythefutureandourrelationships.Therefore,weshouldlearntotakewordsseriously,becausetheycandeterminewhetherwehavegoodfeelingsorbadfeelings,anddecidehowwegetalongwiththeothers.Toavoidhurtingotherswithyourwords,you’dbetterspeakthewayyouwantotherstospeaktoyou.Whateveryousayandwhoeveryou’respeakingto,beawareofyourwords.4、Whiletheyarespeaking,theynevertakeanytimetoreflectonwhateffecttheirwordsareputtingonothers.Howwespeaktoothersdecideshowfarourrelationshipwillgo.Sobeawareofyourwords.5、Therefore,wemustlearntousewordsproperlytoexplainwhatwemeantosay.A．Nowwhatarebadwords?B．Thesamesentencesapplyforotherpurposesaswell.C．Butsadly,nowadayspeoplespeakwithoutthinking.D．Allinall,aproperwordsaysalotthantospeaklotsofwordsuselessly.E.Whenwereadmotivationalbooks,thebookmotivatesusbyitswords.F.Soinourlanguagewordsneedtobegoodbecauseour•wordstellaboutus.G.Whenyouinvolveinanargument,rememberthatnoonehaswoninargument.Youmusthavewrittenyourresearchpaper,yourpersonalessay,yourbookreview-----whateveryourschoolclassrequires.Youthinkyouhaveprovidedgoodinformationintheneedednumberofwords.1、Butisitreallydone?Manyteachersandprofessionalwritersbelievethatwritingisrevision.2、Revisionofwritingisanecessaryskillforstudents.Theclassroomisagoodplacetopracticepatience,concentrationandlistening.Therearereward