2023年湖南省常德市临澧县考研《英语一》预测密卷含解析

2023年湖南省常德市临澧县考研《英语一》预测密卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)An18-year-oldstudentatStanfordUniversitywasstrugglingtopayhisfees.Notknowingwheretoturnformoney,hecameupwithabright1.Heandafrienddecidedtohostamusicalconcertoncampusto2moneyfortheireducation.They3outtothegreatpianistIgnacyJ.Paderewski.Hismanager4aguaranteedfeeof$2,000forthepianorecital（独奏会）.Adealwas5andtheboysbegantoworktomaketheconcerta6.Thebigdayarrived.But7,theyhadnotmanagedtosellenoughtickets.Thetotal8wasonly$1,600.Disappointed,theywenttoPaderewskiandexplainedtheirplight(困境).Theygavehimtheentire$1,600,plusa9forthebalance$400.Theypromisedtohonourthechequeatthe10possible.Paderewskitoreupthecheque,11the$1,600andtoldthetwoboystokeepthemoneytheyneededforthefees.Theboyswere12,andthankedhimheartedly.Itwasasmallactof13.ButitclearlymarkedoutPaderewski14agreathumanbeing.15shouldhehelptwopeoplehedidnotevenknow?Weall16situationsliketheseinourlives.And17ofusonlythink“IfIhelpthem,whatwillhappentome?”Thetruly18peoplethink,“IfIdon’thelpthem,whatwillhappentothem?”Theydon'tdoit19somethinginreturn.Theydoit20theyfeelit’stherightthingtodo.1、A．timeB．taskC．ideaD．decision2、A．receiveB．raiseC．borrowD．donate3、A．reachedB．turnedC．pointedD．called4、A．increasedB．coveredC．consideredD．demanded5、A．rejectedB．struckC．cancelledD．attracted6、A．successB．careerC．backgroundD．performance7、A．uncertainlyB．unbelievablyC．unfortunatelyD．undoubtedly8、A．costB．billC．collectionD．allowance9、A．benefitB．profitC．chargeD．cheque10、A．soonestB．latestC．longestD．farthest11、A．tookB．countedC．depositedD．returned12、A．pleasedB．surprisedC．frightenedD．interested13、A．devotionB．kindnessC．sympathyD．teamwork14、A．likeB．forC．asD．to15、A．HowB．WhereC．WhenD．Why16、A．comeacrossB．dealwithC．adapttoD．thinkof17、A．bothB．fewC．noneD．most18、A．ableB．richC．greatD．famous19、A．takingB．expectingC．offeringD．preparing20、A．becauseB．thoughC．beforeD．soSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Crossingyourlegsisanextremelycommonhabit，whichmostpeoplealwaysignore.Whileyoumayfinditcomfortabletositwithonekneecrossedovertheother,itmightbecausinghealthproblemsthatyouarenotawareof.AstudypublishedinBloodPressureMonitoringstatedthatsittingwithyourlegscrossedcanincreaseyourbloodpressure，becausethebloodinyourlegshastoworkagainstgravitytobepumpedbacktoyourheart,andcrossingonelegovertheotherincreasesresistance,makingitevenharderforthebloodtocirculate.Certainly,youwon’tfeelanyimmediateeffects,butyoushouldn’thaveyourlegscrossedformorethan15minutes.Crossingyourlegscanalsoleadtoneckandbackpain.Whenyousitwithyourlegscrossed,yourhipsareinatwistedposition.Notonlydoesitcauseoneofyourpelvicbonestorotatebutalsoaddspressureonyourlowerandmiddlebackandneck.Soideallyit’sbestforourbodiestositwithourfeetplantedflat,hipwidthapart,onthefloor.Moreover,yourfeetandlegsmightgetpainfulorhavethefeelingofbeingasleepwhenyoucrossyourlegsforlongperiodsoftime.Sincetheveinsandnervesarepressed,itcancausenumbnessand/ortemporaryparalysisinthelegs,ankles,orfeet.Whilethefeelingofdiscomfortmayonlylastaminuteortwo,repeatedlycrossingyourlegsuntiltheyfeelnumbcancausepermanentnervedamage.Sonexttimeyousitdown,trytogetyourselfinthehabitofsittingwithbothofyourfeetonthefloor.Notonlywillithelpyourpostureandstability,butitwillalsosaveyourhealthinthelongrun.1、Whichproblemwon’tsittingwithyourlegscrossedcause?A．IncreasedbloodpressureB．NeckandbackpainC．NumbnessD．Curvinglegs2、Howsooncanwebenefitfromsittingwithbothofourfeetonthefloor?A．Inlessthan15minutesB．OnlyinaminuteortwoC．ForquitealongtimeD．Inamonth3、Whereisthetextlikelytobeselectedfrom？A．AfictionB．ApieceofnewspaperC．AtextbookD．AjournalofmedicineText2Afewmonthsago,IdecidedthatIwasgoingtotreatmyselftoa4-daygetawayfromLosAngelesandvisitChicago.Igotafreeairplaneticket,buthadtopaythehotelincash,whichIreallycouldn’tafford.Ifoundatravelwebsitewhereadiscounted3-nightstaywaspurchasedfromarecentlyopenedhotel.Aboutthreeweeksbeforethetrip,IhadtoregretfullycancelandonlythendidIrealizetheroom,whiletransferabletoanotherperson,couldn’tbechangedtoalaterdateandwasn’trefundable.ForthenexttwoweeksItriedsellingitonCraig’slistwithnosuccess.Fivedaysbeforethe“bigweekend”,IgaveuptryingtogetanymoneybackanddecidedI’dcontactsomeacquaintanceswholiveinChicagoandoffersomeoneafree“staycation”.Aftertryingahandfulofpeople,allofwhomalreadyhadtheirownplans,Iwasdeterminedtohavetheroomnotgotowaste.That’swhenitsuddenlyoccurredtomethatIwaslookingattheroomsinthewrongway.Insteadofviewingthemforvacationpurposes,surelytheremustbeawaytoputthemtogooduse,andthatwaswhentheideathatsomesortofsheltermightbeabletouseithitme.Ieventuallyfoundonewhosefocusisaidingvictimsofdomesticviolence.Thisparticularonewaswillingtolistentomyout-of-left-fieldstoryandmadeiteasiertotransfertherooms.Theshelterwasworkingwithadesperatewomanandherdaughter,whowerefortunatelyabletomakeuseoftheroom.Iwaslatertoldbytheshelter“theyhadablast”.1、Wecanlearnfromparagraph1thattheauthor______.A．hadatightbudgetforhisholidayB．boughthisflightticketusingcashC．plannedtogoonbusinessinChicagoD．ordereda4-daygetawayfromawebsite2、Whatwastheauthor’sfirstchoicewhenherealizedthesituation?A．Makingthetriphimself.B．Doingafavortoafriend.C．Complainingtotheauthority.D．Gettinghismoneyback.3、Whatdidtheauthorfinallydowithhisroomreservation?A．Hesoldittosomeoneonvacation.B．Hedonatedittoneedystrangers.C．Heputitofftoalaterholidaytime.D．Heuseditfordomesticviolence.4、Fromtheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat______.A．theauthorwasunhappywiththeresultB．theprogramwasshockedbytheeventC．thewomenweregratefulfortheroomD．theshelterwasaskingformorerooms5、Whatdoyouthinkoftheauthor?A．Richandconsiderate.B．Fortunateandhumorous.C．Kind-heartedanddetermined.D．Modestandoptimistic.Text3NewYorkCityisaworldcapitalineverysenseoftheword—it'saculturalandeconomicpowerhouse,andarguablythemostinfluentialcityontheplanet.Butitwasn'talwaysthisway,asthefollowingcitiesoncedominatedtheworldaroundthem.Djenne­DjennoInthefloodlandsoftheNigerdeltapeoplehavebeenbuildinghousesandotherstructureswithclayforcenturies.ThetownofDjenne­Djennoismadeentirelyoutofclay.Itwasinhabitedasfarbackas250BC,andbecameanimportantlinkinthetrans­Saharangoldtrade(跨撒哈拉黄金交易).Constructedonhillscalled“toguere”，thecitymanagedtoescapethemarshy(沼泽的)landscapeandannualfloodsproducedbytherainyseason.Djenne­Djennoisbelievedtobeoneoftheearliestsettlementsinthesub­Saharanregion,andisconsideredbysometobe“thetypicalAfricanCity”.Archeologicalevidenceshowsusacontinuoushumanpresenceintheareaupuntilthe14thcenturyAD,whenpeoplemovedtothenearbytownofDjenne,foundedinthe11thcentury.Furtherevidencepointsoutthatevenbeforethecity'sconstruction,theBozopeopleweregrowingwildriceintheregion.Inthe13thcenturyAD,withKingKoumboro'sconversiontoIslam,itspalacetransformedintoamosque.CarthageLegendhasitthatCarthagewasfoundedbyQueenDidoofthePhoenicians.ShefledthecityofTyrelocatedinpresent­dayLebanoninordertoescapethehatredofherbrotherPygmalion,whowasherrivaltothethrone.Alongwithagroupofsettlers,shetraveledagreatdistancebyseaandlandedinNorthAfrica,whereshemetKingIarbas.Heofferedtogivethemlandinordertobuildasettlement,butnobiggerthanthesurfacecoveredbythehide(牛皮)ofanox.Theycleverlycutthehideintothinstripsandwereabletoencloseafairlylargeareaofland.Onthisland,themightycityofCarthagewasbuilt.Thesestoriesaremostlikelyjustthat,butthefactthatthePhoeniciansbuiltthecityaround760BCistrue.Locatedinsuchagoodposition—inthemiddleoftheMediterranean,closetoSicily,SardiniaandCorsica,andaprettygooddistancefromEgypt—helpedmakeCarthagealeadingtradecenterandmilitarypower.Thepopulationsoonreachedhalfamillioncitizensand,inordertohousethemall,buildingswereallbuiltfiveorsixstoriestall.Carthagewasthefirstcityinancienttimestohaveacentralizedsewagesystem,linkingallbuildingswithinthecitywalls.Themostnotableofstructuresamongtheruinswasthe“Thophet”，whichisbelievedtobeanaltar(圣坛)forchildsacrifice.TenochtitlanTenochtitlanwasthecapitalcityoftheAztecEmpire.ItwasbuiltonanislandsurroundedbyLakeTexcocodeepinsidethejunglesofCentralAmerica.BythetimetheSpanishconquerorswereawareofitsexistence,thepopulationwasaround200，000.ThiswasacityverydifferentfromwhattheEuropeanswereusedto.Foundedin1325AD,theAzteccapitalwasjoinedtothemainlandbythreecauseways(堤道).Itwaslaidoutinstraightstreetgridsandhadenormouspyramidsatitscenter,whichweresurroundedbytheskullsofthedeadandceremonialsculptures.1、Whatdoweknowabouttheancientcities?A．Tenochtitlanwasthefirstcitytolinkallbuildingswithinthecitywallsusingacentralizedsewagesystem.B．Carthagewasconsideredtohaveplayedanimportantroleinthetrans­Saharangoldtrade.C．TherewasnodoubtthatCarthagewasfoundedbyQueenDidoofthePhoenicians.D．Accordingtosomepeople,thecityDjenne­Djennois“atypicalAfricancity”.2、Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom________.A．anewsreport B．asciencefiction C．ahistorybook 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B．August15.C．March27. D．October1.2、WhatisspecialaboutTheBestMinibusTour?A．Itspriceisnotfixed. B．Thebesttimetotakeitisatnight.C．Thetourguideaccompaniesyou. D．Youcangetgreatphotosofcherry.3、WhichtourwouldofferyouachancetolearnaboutGeorgeWashington’shome?A．TheBlossomsTour. B．TheLightsNightTour.C．TbeBestMinibusTour. D．BestMountVermon&ArlingtonCemeteryTour.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)DearprofessorGary,I’m1．(terrible)sorryforusingthemobilephoneinyourlecturelastweekIadmit2．(make)amistakeandIdeserveany3．(punish)forbeingsucharudestudentButIdidn’tusethemobilephone4．designIwastryingtofindapart-timejobandthatday,acompanye-mailedmeajobofferandI5．(require)topresentmyfurtherinformationwithoutanydelayAs6．result,Ihadtotry7．(send)thematextmessageinclassIpromiseitwillneverhappen8．meagainButIdoneedmyphonewith9．IcouldcommunicatewithothersIwouldbegrateful10．youcouldgiveittomethistimeThankyouTomDirections:ReadthefollowingpassageFillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenwordFortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankLastyear,Iwasassignedtoworkatanofficenearmymother’shouse,1．IstayedwithherforamonthDuringthattime,IhelpedoutwiththehouseworkandcontributedtothegroceriesAfterlessthanaweek,Istartednoticingthatthegrocerieswererunningoutprettyquickly—wewerealwayssuddenlyoutofsomething2．(wonder)howmymumcouldconsumethemsoquickly,IbeganobservingherdailyroutinefortwoweeksTomysurprise,Ifoundthatshe3．packapaperbagfullofcannedgoodsandheadouteverymorningataboutnineEventually,Idecidedtofollowherand4．happenedtrulyamazedmeShewastakingthefoodtotherefugeecamp,in5．shedistributedittochildrenIaskedaroundandfoundoutthatmymumwasverywellknownintheareaThekidswereveryfriendlywithherandevenlookeduptoherasifsheweretheirownmotherThenithitme—whywouldshenotwanttotellmeaboutwhatshe6．(do)?WassheworriedabouthowIwouldreactorthatIwouldstop7．(buy)thegroceriesifIfoundout?Whenshegothome,Itoldheraboutmydiscovery8．shecouldreact,Igaveherabighugandtoldhershedidn’tneedtokeepitasecret9．meShetoldmethatsomeofthechildrenlivedwithanolderladyinashelterwhileotherssleptonthestreetsForyears,mymumhadbeenhelpingoutbygivingthemwhateverfoodshecouldspareIwassoimpressedby10．selflessshewasSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)LanguageLearningLearninganewlanguagecanbetrickyatanyage.Butinarecentstudy,scientistshavepinpointedtheexactageatwhichyourchancesofreachingfluencyinanewlanguageseemtoquicklydropoff:10.DoesthismeanyoushouldquityourFrenchclassifyou’reolderthan10?Non!1、Itfoundthatit’s“nearlyimpossible”toreachfluencyifyoustartlearningalanguageafterage10.That’snotbecauselanguageskillsstarttogodownhill.“You’restilllearningfast,”saysJoshuaHartshorne,oneofthestudy’scoauthors.“It’sjustthatyourunoutoftime,becauseyourabilitytolearnstartsdroppingataround17or18yearsold.”Peoplewhostartlearninganewlanguageafterage10maystillbecomequitegood,theauthorssay.2、Kidsmaybebetterthanadultsatlearningnewlanguagesformanyreasons.Children’sbrainsaremoreadaptablethanthoseofadults.3、“Alllearninginvolvesthebrainchanging,”Hartshornesays.“Children’sbrainsseemtobealotmoregoodatchanging.”Kidsmayalsobemorewillingthanadultstotrynewthings.Andwhileadultstendtofallbackontherulesandpatternsoftheirfirstlanguage,kidsareabletoapproachanewonewithablankslate.4、Itpromisedtoguesspeople’snativelanguage,dialect,andhomecountry,basedontheirresponsestoEnglishgrammarquestions.Attheendofthequiz,peopleenteredtheiractualnativelanguage.Theyalsoreportedifandwhentheyhadlearnedanyotherlanguagesandwheretheyhadlived.Nearly670,000peopletookthequiz.Analyzingpeople’sresponsesandgrammarmistakesallowedthemtodrawconclusionsaboutlanguagelearning.Thefindingsalsoofferideasforadultshopingtopickupanewlanguage.5、Movingtoaplacewhereyourchosenlanguageisspokenallthetimeisthebestwayforadultstolearn.Learnersofallagescansearchoutnativespeakersintheircommunitytotalkwith.Bycreatinganimmersiveenvironment,it’spossibletobecomegoodatspeakinganewlanguage.A．Nowthat’sworthtalkingabout!B．Buttheyareunlikelytobecomefluent.C．ThestudyappearedinthejournalCognition.D．Forthestudy,theresearcherscreatedanonlinequiz.E.Thismeansthey’rebetterabletorespondtonewinformation.F.ThisgaveresearchershugeamountsofdatafromEnglishspeakersofmanyagesandbackgrounds.G.Researchersfoundthatpeopledidbetterwhentheylearnedbyimmersionratherthanonlyinaclassroom.1、Whensomeonetellsyousomethingthatistrue,butleavesoutimportantinformationthatshouldbeincluded,hecangiveyouafalsepicture.Forexample,someonemightsay,“Ijustwonahun