2023年老河口市考研《英语一》考前冲刺预测试卷含解析

2023年老河口市考研《英语一》考前冲刺预测试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)WhenIwasalittlegirl,Irememberthatwhenmydadwasrepairingsomething,everytimeheaskedmeto1thehammer,justsowewouldhaveatimefora2witheachother.I3sawmydaddrinkingortakinganightoutwiththeboys,allhedidafter4wastakingcareofhisfamily.I5andlefthomeforcollegeandsincethen,mydadhadbeencallingmeeverySundaymorning,nomatterwhat.Andwhenseveral6laterIboughtahouse,mydadwas7itbyhimselfforthreedaysinthe80°Fsummerheat.Allhe8wastoholdhispaintbrushandtalktohim.ButIwastoo9inthosedays,Ididnotfindanytimeforaconversationwithmydad.OneSunday10wehadatelephonetalkasusual,Inoticedthatmydadhad11somethingsthatwediscussed12.Iwasinahurry,soourconversationwas13.Fewhourslaterthatdaycameacall.Myfatherwasinahospitalwithananeurysm(动脉瘤).14Iboughtaticketforaflightand15Iwasthinkingaboutall16occasions(场合)tohaveatalkwithmydad.BythetimeI17atthehospital,myfatherhadpassedaway.Nowitwashewhodidnothave18foraconversationwithme.AfterhisdeathI19muchmoreabouthim,andevenmoreaboutmyself.Allheeveraskedmewasmytime.Andnowhehasallmy20everysingleday.1、A．find B．hold C．pack D．select2、A．conversation B．opinion C．debate D．bargain3、A．ever B．just C．even D．never4、A．work B．midnight C．school D．disaster5、A．fellill B．brokeup C．grewup D．broughtup6、A．weeks B．years C．hours D．days7、A．building B．making C．fixing D．painting8、A．shouted B．disliked C．asked D．solved9、A．busy B．lazy C．selfless D．lonely10、A．morning B．evening C．afternoon D．midnight11、A．recognized B．buried C．explored D．forgotten12、A．soon B．lately C．personally D．briefly13、A．short B．boring C．unbelievable D．sad14、A．Exactly B．Gradually C．Immediately D．Finally15、A．inaway B．onmyway C．bytheway D．inmyway16、A．missed B．impressed C．suffering D．painful17、A．pointed B．stared C．arrived D．called18、A．words B．time C．permission D．benefit19、A．worried B．concerned C．cared D．learned20、A．sorrow B．happiness C．determination D．attentionSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Overthepastfewyears,smarthometechhasbecomemoreandmoreaccessibleandit’sincreasinglyeasytofindthatyou’veboughtaproductthatincludessmarthomefeatures.Sowhatdoesamodemsmarthomelooklike,andhowcanyoustartbuildingone?Youcouldgettostartmakingyourhomesmarterbythefollowinggadgets.Ecobee4*Measuringbothoccupancyandtemperature,itssensorssignalyourEcobeetoautomaticallyswitchtotherightmode.*Itonlytakesabout30minutes.thankstoaneasy-to-followinstallationguideandanin-appstep-by-stepwalkthrough.*Easilyadjusttemperatureusingyourvoicewithbuilt-inAlexaorfromwhereveryouareusingyourmobiledevices.AmazonSmartPlug*AmazonSmartPlugworkswithAlexatoaddvoicecontrol.*Schedulelights,fans,andappliancestoturnonandoffautomatically,orcontrolthemremotelywhenyou’reaway.*It’ssimpletosetupanduse.Plugin,openAlexaapp,andstartusingyourvoice.ThePhilipsHueWhiteSmartBulb*ItworkswithAmazonAlexatosupportdimmingthroughvoicecontrol.*Scheduleyourowncustomlightingscenes.Setthesmartbulbstoturnonandoffatapre-settime.Toinstall,simplyscrew(拧)thesmartbulbsintoyourdesiredlightlocation.*Controlsmart-bulb-equippedlampsandoverheadlightsviathePhilipsHueApp.AugustSmartLockPro*ItworkswithAlexaforvoicecontrol(Alexadevicesoldseparately).*Controlkeylessaccess.Itlocksautomaticallybehindyou,andunlocksasyouapproach.*Installinabout10minuteswithjustascrewdriver(螺丝刀).1、Whatdothefourgadgetshaveincommon?A．UsefulPhilipsHueApp. B．Beautifullightingscenes.C．Easyinstallationandsimpleset-up. D．Pleasanttemperature.2、Thispassageisintendedto________.A．introducethegadgetsofsmarthome B．provideadviceforhomedecorationC．comparethegadgetswithothers D．showthepopularityofthegadgetsText2HadiPartovi，founderofCbelieveseverystudentshouldlearnthebasicsofcomputersciencejustliketheydomath，physics，orbiology，regardlessofwhattheywanttodointhefuture.Theexpertsaysknowledgeaboutthesubjectisimportanttounderstandhowtheworldaroundusworksandcomparesittolearningaboutphotosynthesis(光合作用)，eventhoughnoteverystudentisgoingtobeabotanist.Tosparkstudents’interest，hecreatedthe“HourofCode，”whichintroducestheworldofcomputingtoanyone，fromages14to104，inafun，interactivemanner.ObservedannuallyduringComputerScienceWeek，theeventnowdrawstensofmillionsofkidsfromover180countries.The“HourofCode”，whichcanbescheduledanytimeduringComputerScienceWeek，beginswithanintroductoryvideooncomputerscience.Participantscanthenselectfromhundredsoffunassignmentsthataresortedbybothgradelevelandcodingexperience.Thougheachprojectisdesignedtolastjustsixtyminutes，beginnerscandealwithasmanychallengesastheydesire.Tohelpintroducecomputerscienceinclassroomsonamoreregularbasis，Chasalsodevelopedacatalogofonlinecoursesthatcanbeincorporated(纳入)inaschool’sregularcurriculum.Sincethenonprofitbeganofferingthecoursesin2013，over704，000teachershavesigneduptoteachintroductorycomputersciencetoover22millionstudentsworldwide.Thankstotheeffortsofthepioneer，about40percentofUSschoolsnowoffercomputerscienceasasubject.Thenumbersareevenhigher—animpressive70percent—ifafter-schoolofferingssuchasroboticsclubsareincluded.Evenmoreencouraging，eightyearsago，just19，390studentstookanAdvancedPlacementComputerScienceexam.Bythespringof2017，thenumberhadjumped415percentto99，868.1、WhydidHardiPartovicreatethe“HourofCode”?A．Totraincomputerscientistsforthefuture.B．Tointroducetheworldofcomputingtoteachers.C．ToaddaprogrammetoComputerScienceWeek.D．Tohelppeoplelearncomputerscienceinafunway.2、The“HourofCode”issocalledmostprobablybecause___________.A．itisobservedannuallyB．itcanbescheduledanytimeC．itsprojectslastsixtyminuteseachD．itstaskscanbesortedbycodingexperience3、WhatdoweknowaboutC’sonlinecourses?A．Schoolscanusethemregularlyintheirclassrooms.B．Theyhelpthedevelopermakelotsofmoney.C．Over704，000teachershavebeenlearningthem.D．Theyhaveexistedforover10yearsuptonow.4、Whatdothenumbersshowinthelastparagraph?A．TheeffortsofHadiPartovi.B．Theinfluenceofroboticsclubs.C．TheeffectofHadiPartovi’sefforts.D．ThedevelopmentofmanyUSschools.Text3Whenadoglooksatyouwithbigpuppy-dogeyes,it’shardforyoutogoaway,andyoumayspeakout“Awww”withouthesitation.However,there’sareasonwhyyoufindadog’sstaresoattractive.Thatsweetstareactuallycausesthereleaseofaparticularhormone,orchemicalmessengerinthebody.Thishormonecreatesfeelingsofaffectioninhumans.Thesamethinghappenstodogswhenpeoplelookbackatthem.Scientistsbelievethishelpspeopleandtheirfour-leggedfriendsbond,orfeelconnected.Scientistshavewonderedwhatcausesdogstolovinglystareattheirowners.Tofindout,ateamofresearchersfromAzabuUniversityinJapanstudied30ownersandtheirdogs.Theresearchersfoundthatafterthepetsandtheirownersspenthalfanhourtogether,bothshowedariseinoxytocin(催产素).Onekeyroleofthishormoneinmanyanimalsistopromotebonding,likethatbetweenamotherandnewborn.Theincreaseofoxytocindidn’thappen,though,whenscientistsrepeatedtheexperimentwithwolvesandthehumanswhohadraisedthem.Asecondexperimentalsofoundthatifdogsweregivenoxytocin,theylookedattheirownerslonger.Scientistsaren’tsureexactlywhy,butthisreactionoccurredonlywithfemaledogs.Theirownersoxytocinlevelsalsoroseasaresult.Theresultoftheseexperimentsmighthelpansweranage-oldquestion:Howdidthefearsomewolfancestorofmoderndogsturnintoman’sbestfriend?TakefumiKikusui,ananimalscientistwhoworkedonthestudy,thinksthatthechangehappenedwhendogsfirstbecamedomestic(驯养的).AccordingtoKikusui,theremayhavebeenasmallgroupofwilddogsthatwerenaturallyfriendlier.“Humansareverysensitivetoeyecontact.Byusingthisspecialcommunicationtool,thedogsareabletowinoverourhearts.Iftheyaremorelikelytomakeeyecontact,itwouldbeeasierforthemtobondwithdogowners,”Kikusuisaid.1、AccordingtoParagraph1,peoplesay“Awww”to________.A．makethedogstareatthemB．expresstheirloveforthedogsC．drawthedogsattentionawayD．warnthedogsnottoapproachthem2、Accordingtothepassage,oxytocincan________.A．reduceanimalspainofgivingbirthB．motivateanimalsdesirestoprotectothersC．helpanimalstodevelopabetterrelationshipD．enableanimalstosurvivemoreeasilyfromdangers3、Theunderlinedwords“thechange”inParagraph4refertothat________.A．dogsbecamefriendswithhumansB．wolvesbegintobondwithhumansC．dogsandwolvesarebestfriendsD．dogsweredomesticatedbyhumans4、What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tocallonhumanstobefriendlytodogs.B．Togiveadviceonhowtogetalongwithdogs.C．Tointroducetheevolutionprocessofwilddogs.D．Toexplainwhyhumansanddogsareconnected.Text4Microsofthasdevelopedanewsmartphoneappthatinterpretseyesignalsandtranslatesthemintoletters,allowingpeoplewithmotorneuronediseasetocommunicatewithothersfromaphone.TheGazeSpeakappcombinesasmartphone’scamerawithartificialintelligencetorecognizeeyemovementsinrealtimeandconvertthemintoletters,wordsandsentences.ForpeoplesufferingfromALS（渐冻症）,alsoknownasmotorneuronedisease,eyemovementcanbetheonlywaytheyareabletocommunicate.“Currenteye-trackinginputsystemsforpeoplewithALSorothermotorimpairmentsareexpensive,notstrongandhealthyundersunlight,andrequirefrequentre-checkandlotsofrelativelyfixedsetups,”saidXiaoyiZhang,aresearcheratMicrosoftwhodevelopedthetechnology.“Toeasethedrawbacks…wecreatedGazeSpeak,aneye-gesturecommunicationsystemthatrunsonasmartphone,andisdesignedtobelow-cost,stable,hand-heldandeasytolearn.”Theappisusedbythelistenerbypointingtheirsmartphoneatthespeaker.Achartthatcanbestucktothebackofthesmartphoneisthenusedbythespeakertodeterminewhicheyemovementstomakeinordertocommunicate.Thestickershowsfourgridsofletters,whicheachcorrespondtoadifferenteyemovement.Bylookingup,down,leftorright,thespeakerselectswhichgrids(格)theletterstheywantbelongto.Theartificialintelligencecomputationalprocedureisthenabletopredictthewordorsentencetheyaretryingtosay.Zhang’sresearch,Smartphone-BasedGazeGestureCommunicationforPeoplewithMotorDisabilities,issettobepresentedattheConferenceonHumanFactorsinComputingSystemsinMay.1、Whowillbenefitfromthenewly-developedApp?A．ALSvictims.B．peoplewitheyedisabilities.C．smartphoneaddicts.D．technologyresearchers.2、WhatarenotthebasicelementsusedintheApp?A．Artificialintelligence.B．Asmartphone’scamera.C．User’seyemovements.D．Hand-writtenletters.3、Whatdidtheresearchersdotoimprovethecurrenteye-trackinginputsystems?A．Tochecktheeyesignalstwicetomakeitfixed.B．Tocreateastableandconvenienteye-gesturecommunicationsystem.C．Topointthesmartphoneatthespeaker.D．Tolookup,down,leftorright.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Whatmightlifebelikeifyoulookedverydifferentfromothers?Mostofusareluckytobebornwith“normal”faces1．,themovieWondershowsusthatthereisnosuchthingasbeingnormalandthatbeautyismorethanskin-deep2．(base)onabestsellingnovel,themovieisaboutaboynamedAuggieHehasafacialdeformity(畸形)and

hasspentmostofhislifebeinghomeschooledButasheentersmiddleschool,hisparentsdecidetosendhimtoaprivateschoolThere,Auggiemustdealwithjudgmentalclassmatesandlearntoaccept3．(he)asheisIntheUS,mostkids4．(teach)thatitisOKtobedifferentMostpeopleintheUScelebratebeinguniqueButsomekidshavedifficulty5．(accept)uniquenessIt’seasytopickonsomeonewho’sdifferent,6．(especial)ifyouhaveyourownproblemstodealwithThisisanother7．(center)themefromthemovie—eventhekids8．pickonAuggiehavetheirownpersonalstrugglesAsAuggie’sclassmatesgettoknowhimbetter,theycometofindthathe’sanicekid9．agreatsenseofhumorTheystarttochangetheirattitudetowardhimInreallife,itmaytakelongertoseesuchchangeshappenButifwegivepeople10．chance,theirheartsandmindsmaychangeintheend语篇语法填空Asanoldsayinggoes,“Friendsarelikewine,theolder,thebetter”Becauseofthat,nowadaysmanypeoplethinkoldfriendstobe1．(important)thannewonesForexample,iftwopiecesofadvice2．(give)tosolveaproblem,onefromanewfriendandtheotherfromanoldfriend,peoplealwaystendtochoosethelatterone,althoughthenewfriend’sadvicemaybebetterI,however,3．(agree)withtheoldsaying,believingthatnewfriendsarenot4．(necessary)worsethanoldfriendsWhy?Becausethe5．(long)oftimecannottellwhetheryourfriendshipisbetterornotOnceyoucallsomeonefriend,hemustbeaperson6．isreliableandwhoseinterestsareincommonwith7．(you)Maybeafriend’soutsidelook8．(change)allthetime,buttheinsidecharactersofhimandhisinterestswon’tchangeatallItisjusttheseunchangeablecharactersandinterests9．makehimafriendtoyou10．,onthispoint,thereisnodifferencebetweenoldfriendsandnewonesSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Youaresittingonthedesk.Ateacheriswritingontheblackboard.Kidsareyellingintheplaygroundoutside.Abookfallsoffthedesknexttoyou.Suddenly,theteacherhandsyouapopquiz.Don’tpanic!1、You’reina“virtual（虚拟的）classroom”.Everythingyouseeandheariscomingtoyouthroughacomputer-operateddisplaythatyou’rewearingonyourheadlikeapairofverybigglasses.Wearingthiskindofvirtual-realityequipment,youcanfindyourselfsittinginaclassroom,touringafamousmuseum,wanderingacrossastrangelandscape,flyingintospace,orplayingwithacartooncharacter.2、Virtual-realityequipmentthatdeliversimagesandsoundsdirectlytoyoureyesandearsmakesthesefakeworldsseemlifelike.Unliketheclassroom,thetechnologyisreal.It’satypeoftechnologythatusescomputerprogramstoimitaterealworldsituation.3、Moviedirectorsandvideogameproducershavebeenusingcomputersforyearstocreateevermorerealisticspecialeffects.Somecompaniesarenowbuildingthree-dimensional（三维）fantasyworldsinwhichplayers,linkedbycomputernetworks,appeartomeetandgoonexplorationstogether.4、Theyseevirtualrealitytechnologyasausefultoolforlearningmoreaboutwhypeopleactastheydo.Itcouldhelppsychologistsdeteridentifyandcomeupwithsolutionsforbehaviorsproblems,forexample.“We’vespentthelast100yearslookingforcertainlawsinhowpeopleinteractwiththerealworld,”sayspsychologistAlbert.“5、Thisispsychologist’sdream.”A．Youaren’tactuallyinschool.B．Thistechnologyhasbeenusedinmanyfields.C．Somepsychologistsarealsogettingintotheact.D．Grown-ups,too,standachanceofbenefitingfromthistechnology.E.Aspartofoneclassictest,youwatchlettersflashedonacomputerscreen.F.Youdon’thavetoleaveyourroomtoexperienceallthatmentionedabove.G.Now,we’vegotapowerfultoolthatletsuscreateworldsandseehowpeopleperform.Babieshavethecharmtomeltanybody’sheartinstantly;nooneescapesthetwinklingeyesortheinnocentsmile.Justtheirpresencewillcheeryouup,makeyouforgetyourworriesandtemptyoutoindulgeintotheirworld.1、ThoughIdon’thaveanyanswertothequestion,Iwonderastowhatmakestheiraurasodesirable.AndIthinkthereissomethingwecanlearnfromtheyoungones.ForgiveandForgetBabiescanlaughandgigglealldaybecausetheydon’tkeephatredagainstanyone.2、Doyouthinkthey’veconstructedanevilplanagainstyoubecauseyourefusedthemcandylasttime