考研《英语一》蒙山县2023年预测试卷含解析

考研《英语一》蒙山县2023年预测试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Whenonehitchhikes—travellingbygettingliftsfrompassingvehicleswithoutpaying,one1longhourseitherwaitingatalikelyintersection(岔路口)or2heavilydowntheroad,andwhenIwassoengaged,Ifound3insingingsongsorinrecitingthemanypoemsIhadmemorized,or4thelatestpostcardsIhadaddedtomyartcollection.Iwasinmanywaysthe5boyontheroad,inotherwaystherichest,andIwasalwayshappytobeontheroadmeetingnewpeople,hearingnewstoriesandseeingnew6.Ihave7beencleverenoughtoanalyzethemotivationordriveformyhitchhiking,butIdoubtthatitwasrelatedtoany8weakness.Ihaveneverbeenoutofmind.Homewasnotexcitingenoughtokeepme9toit.Ihadnomaterial10ofanykindtoholdmyinterestforlongperiodsoftimestayinghome.11Iwasnotunhappywithmyfamily,myschoolandmyfriends.WhenIwas12,hikingwithverylittlemoneyandathousandmilesfromhome,IwasconvincedthatIwould13myjourneysafely,forIwasquiteoptimisticasaboythenwith14lifebeforeme.SoitwaswithmewhenIwasatsixty—Iwasstilloptimisticwithsomany15behindme.ItseemsthatIwasbornto16attheworld,andsuchmendonotwritetragedies.ThesimplefactseemsthatwheneverIsawthat17roadoutsidemyhouse,Iwas18toexplorewhatitwaslike.WhatWaltWhitmanoncesaidwouldalwayspushmetogoon:“Afootandlight-heartedItaketotheopen19,healthy,free,theworldbeforeme,thelongbrownpathbeforemeleadingwhereverI20.”Thatmakesadifferencetomylife.1、A．savesB．spendsC．enjoysD．kills2、A．walkingB．runningC．drivingD．riding3、A．comfortB．boreC．adventureD．pain4、A．sendingB．recallingC．designingD．buying5、A．dullestB．busiestC．poorestD．laziest6、A．moviesB．showsC．landscapesD．exhibitions7、A．alwaysB．sometimesC．oftenD．never8、A．economicalB．moralC．physicalD．mental9、A．tiedB．adjustedC．opposedD．exposed10、A．conditionsB．possessionsC．preparationsD．occasions11、A．OtherwiseB．ThusC．BesidesD．Yet12、A．lonelyB．youngC．freeD．sad13、A．continueB．completeC．combineD．control14、A．experiencedB．untestedC．foreseenD．fantastic15、A．blessingsB．achievementsC．differencesD．challenges16、A．smileB．spitC．shoutD．sigh17、A．beautifulB．roughC．mysteriousD．dangerous18、A．frightenedB．determinedC．worriedD．surprised19、A．roadB．doorC．windowD．air20、A．startB．chooseC．knowD．changeSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Watchingwoodendollscometolifemaynotbeoneofthemostpopularformsofentertainmenttoday,butwithovertwentyyears’experience,talentedpuppeteer(木偶表演者)PeterRobertshasearnedhimselfthetitle“masterpuppeteer”becauseofhisgreatabilitytoturnpuppetsintobelievable,almostlivingcharacters.“PeoplearequiteoftensurprisedtohearwhatIdoforalivingandhavelittleappreciationofpuppyasaformofentertainment.Butwhiletheexactoriginsofpuppettheatreareunknown,ithasbeenpopularinmanyculturesandmayhavebeentheveryfirstkindoftheatre,”heexplains.Roberts’showsarehighlyoriginal.“Apuppetshowcaninvolveanythingfromclowning(傻逗)tostorytelling,”hesays.Equallydiversearetheaudiencesheperformsfor.“Someareattractedbythepuppetsthemselves,whileothersenjoythedialogue.”Robertsbelievesthatthisformofentertainmentcanbeappreciatedbypeopleofallagesandcultures.Roberts’interestinpuppetsstartedwhenhereceivedsomebeautifulglovepuppetsoneChristmas.HestartedputtingonshowswiththeseforfamilyandfriendsandthenmovedontohandmadeChinesestringpuppets.Learningmostlyfrombooksandpersonalexperience,heexplains,“Iwasalreadyspendingmostofmyfreetimecarvingpuppetsandputtingonshows,soIhardlynoticedthechangefromstudentstofull-timeprofessionalpuppeteer.”Thepuppetsaredesignedspecificallyforeachshow,whichisextremelytimeconsuming.AccordingtoRoberts,“Sometimeswhatyouexpectandwhatyouactuallycreateintheendaretwoverydifferentthings.I’vemadesomeofmybestpuppets‘accidentally’.”Whenmostpeopleheartheword“puppetry”,theymorethanlikelythinkofawayofkeepingchildrenentertainedatbirthdayparties.Certainlythesubjectmatterwillbeexpectedtobelight-heartedratherthanserious.However,Robertswantstopointoutthatpuppetsconveyseriousmessagessometimes.”hesays.1、Whatdoweknowaboutpuppetryinthefirstparagraph?A．Itisamostpopularformofentertainment.B．Itcannotgivepeoplepleasureanymore.C．ItwasfirstbroughttolifebyPeterRoberts.D．Itsvalueasanartformisnotfullyrecognized.2、InRoberts’eyes,hispuppetshows.A．usuallyattractpeoplefullofhumorB．aremostsomethingforoldagedaudienceC．displaysomethingmeaningfulfordifferentpeopleD．involvehardworkandgreatintelligence3、Robertsdevelopedaninterestinpuppetsbecauseof.A．thepuppetshowbooksB．hisuniversitymajorC．aChristmasgiftD．someChinesestringpuppets4、WhatdoesRobertswantpeopletothinkofpuppettheatre?A．Itisjustakindofentertainmentforkids.B．Itcanbeeducationalaswellasentertaining.C．Itisonlyakindofseriousartform.D．Itshouldbekeptlight-hearted.Text2ThelastthingCaitlinHippwouldhaveexpectedasshepreparedtoturn28yearsoldwastobelivingathomewithherparents.Allshe’severwantedtodoistobecomeanelementaryschoolteacher.Andinthemeantime,she’sbeenworkingthroughherteachingcertificationsforfouryearsafterobtaininganeducationdegreefromBowlingGreenStateUniversityinOhio,US.Hipphasrackedup$100,000instudentloandebtandisn’tabletoearnenoughthroughworkingasapart-timeskatinginstructorandrestaurantservertoliveanywhereotherthanhome.ThePewResearchCenterrecentlyreportedthat2014wasamilestoneintheevolvinglivingarrangementsofyoungadultsintheUS.Forthefirsttimesince1880,adultsaged18to34becamemorelikelytobelivingwithaparentthantobelivingontheirown.Before2014,themostcommonlivingarrangementforyoungadultswastobelivingintheirownpropertyaspartofacouple.UBSFinancialServices,aSwissglobalfinancialservicescompany,releasedareportthatevensuggestsonereasonforthegrowingnumberofyoungadultsstilllivingathomecouldbethattheirfamilydoesn’twantthemtoleave.Thereportshowsthat74percentofmillennials(千禧一代)getsomekindoffinancialsupportfromtheirparentsaftercollege.Itfindsthatboomersandmillennialshaveredefinedthetiesthatbindparentsandchildren.“Millennialsseetheirparentsaspeers,friendsandmentors.Nearlythreequarterstalkedwiththeirparentsmorethanonceaweekduringcollege.Inreturn,theirparentshappilyprovidefinancialsupportwellintoadulthood,helpingfundeverythingforthem.”StuartHoffman,chiefeconomistforthePNCFinancialGroupintheUS,saidalthoughjobgrowthformillennialssince2014hasimproved,whichdoesn’tnecessarilymeanthatmillennialsarestartingtoflythenest.Hesaid,“There’snodoubtithasheldbackhouseholdformationandpurchasesonthingspeoplespendmoneyonrelatedtohouseholdformationandperhapsrelatedtochild-rearing,”Hoffmanexplained.“Buttheyareprobablytravelingmoreandeatingoutmoreiftheydon’thaveahouseexpenseormarriage.Idon’tknowifitrepresentsachangeinmoralvalues.Butit’smuchmorecommonforadultchildrentoliveintheirparent’shomesbecauseit’sbecomingpartoftheculture.”1、WhydoesCaitlinHipphavetoliveathomewithherparents?A．Becauseshecan’taffordtoliveonherown.B．Becauseshedoesn’twanttoliveanywhereotherthanhome.C．Becauseshewantstoobtainmoredegrees.D．Becauseshewantstobeanelementaryschoolteacher.2、Whatcanwelearnaboutyoungadultsaged18to34before2014?A．Theydidn’thavethefreedomtoarrangetheirliving.B．Theywouldratherlivewiththeirparentsthanlivebythemselves.C．Theystartedtoflythenestasmorejobswereprovided.D．Theypreferredtoliveawayfromtheirparents.3、WhatconclusioncanwedrawfromthereportreleasedbytheSwisscompany?A．Childrenlivingwithparentsisbecomingpartoftheculture.B．Themajorityofmillennialsrefusetogetfinancialhelpfromparents.C．Mostmillennialsarebuildingcloserrelationshipwiththeirparents.D．Youngpeopletendtoliveathometowardsthistrend?4、AccordingtoHoffman,whichofthefollowingistrue?A．Itisn’tnecessaryformillennialstoleavethenest.B．Theycanspendlessmoneyontheirdailylife.C．Moralvaluesarechanginggradually.D．Youngadultsarelivinginadifferentlifestyle.Text3“Don’tanswerit,”IsaidtoSam.Ourdoorintheinnercityisconstantlyknockedon;ourpreviousdoorinthesuburbsrarelyso.Samhasafull-timejobandcannotspendhisdaysansweringrequeststofixleakingbathsorcarrycashtothebank.SamopenedthedooranditwasMervin.“There’sabirdonthesecondfloor,”hesaid.“It’sintrouble.”SamfollowedMervinupstairs.MervinpointedandturnedtoletSamlook.Itwasapigeon,themostcommonofallbirds,thebirdmostlikelytofoul(弄脏)yournewlywashedcar.Anditwasn’tflyingaway.Itwasstampingincircles.AsSambenttolook,Mervincoughed,“Numbertwo.”Samaskedhimtorepeatthat.“Numbertwo,”Mervinsaid."Thepigeonhasbeensittinginhisownnumbertwo,andnowit’sstucktohisfoot.”Ithadrainedforfivedays,andthebirdwasyoung.Itcouldhavebeenshelteringinawetnestofitsownwaste,whichhadthendriedonitsfoot,preventingitfromflyingaway.Thepigeonmovedinafewmorecircles.Sambenttotakeanotherlook.Mervinsaid,“Allright,then.”andwalkedaway.“Whydoeseveryonethinkyoumustsolvetheproblemsaroundhere?”IsaidtoSamwhenhereturnedwithhisstory.“It’sabird.Justleaveitonthestairs,andletnaturetakeitscourse.”Samdidn’tagree.Thenhewenttothegarageandemptiedthecardboardboxcontainingourimportedcampingmats.Hereturnedwiththegraypigeoninthebox.Heshowedthebirdtoourchildrenandtheydecidedtokeepit.Theyputitsfootinthewarmwaterbathandgotridofitswaste.Immediatelythepigeoneruptedinabomboffeathersandbeganflying.1、Howdidtheauthorfeelabouttheknocks?A．Shefeltbored. B．Shewasfrightened.C．Shegotexcited. D．Shewassurprised.2、Whywasthepigeonmovingincircles?A．Itwaslearningtofly.B．Itwasbadlyinjured.C．Itgotcaughtintherain.D．Itwastrappedbyitswaste.3、WhatdidSamusethecardboardboxtodo?A．Shelterfromrain.B．GiveittoMervin.C．Washcampingmats.D．Makeanestforthebird.4、WhatcanwelearnaboutSamfromthetext?A．Hewasbrave. B．Hewasclever.C．Hewaswarm-hearted. D．Hewaseasy-going.Text4EarlyintheIliad,Homer'sepicpoem（史诗）aboutthelegendary,TrojanWar,thereoccursafamousanecdoteknownasthecatalogueofships,whichnamesalltheGreekleadersandcontingents(小分队)whocametofightatTroy.Beforeunfoldingthisimpressivemusterroll(花名册)，Homermakesaspecial,publicappealtotheMusestoensurehegetsthefactsright:Tellmenow,Muses,whohaveyourhomesonOlympus--foryouaregoddesses,andever-present,andknowallthings,andwehearonlyrumour:nordoweknowanythingTheselinesreflectacentralclaimofepicpoetry—thatthroughtheinspirationoftheMuses,daughtersofMemory,itcanpreservetheknowledgeofpeopleandtheeventsofthepast—aformidablepowerinthenon-literate,oralculturesinwhichtheIliadevolved.TheIliadwascomposedaround750-700BC,butitsoriginslieatleastsomefivecenturiesearlier,deepintheMycenaeanBronzeAge---theworldtheIliadpoeticallyevokes.TheIliadiskeenlyawareofitsroleasthekeeperofmemory,andcredibilityiscentraltoitsstorytelling.Theepicisaworkoffiction,andrelatestheeventsofafewweeksinthetenthandfinalyearoftheTrojanWarfoughtbetweenGreeksandTrojansoverbeautifulHelen,theGreekqueenwhodesertedherhusbandtoelopewithaTrojanprince.Itscastofcharactersincludesnotonlywarriorsandtheircaptivesandfamilies,buttheimmortalOlympiangods,whoperformmanysupernaturalactsinthecourseoftheireagerparticipationintheactionaroundTroy.TheIliadhasthereputationforbeinganexclusively(专门地)maleepic,weakonfemalecharacters,buttochooseonlyoneexample—Homer'sdelicatecharacterizationofHelenasawomandrivenbyreluctantremorseful(悔恨的)passionisashauntingly（萦绕心头地）credibleasanyAnnaKarenina.Longinus,ascholarinthe1stCenturyADwrotethatinrecordingashedoesthewoundingofthegods,theirquarrels,vengeance,tears,imprisonmentandalltheirpassionsHomerhasdonehisbesttomakethemenintheIliadgodsandgodsmen.ThescenebetweenAchillesandPriamdisplaysthisinversionandcrystalliseswhattheIliadpoetshadlearnedinthecourseoftheepic’sJourney.Thatthegodsweworshipmightnotanswer,andonoccasionhumanitymustrisetofilltheirplace.Thatgloryiscloselyassociatedwithpainfulloss.Thatthevictorsharesthehumanityofthemostvulnerableofthevanquished（战败者）;thatthereisnosuchthingaspurevictoryinwar.1、TheIliadaboutthelegendaryTrojanWar,mightdatebackto_______.A．thethirdcenturyBCB．theseventhcenturyBCC．theeighthcenturyBCD．thethirteenthcenturyBC2、Accordingtothepassage,______________________________.A．beingreliableisessentialtothestorytellingoftheIliadB．TrojanWarbetweenGreeksandTrojanslastedoveradecadeC．TrojanWarendedowningtotheOlympiangods’absenceD．beautifulHelenisawomanworthrespectingintheIliad3、WhydoestheIliadhavethereputationforbeinganexclusivelymaleepic?A．Becauseitfocusesonlyonmenandwar.B．Becausetoofewfemaleswerewelldepicted.C．Becauseitscastofcharactersincludesonlymales.D．BecauseHelenwasdescribedasapassionatewoman.4、Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoesn’tagreewiththeauthor’sidea?A．Purevictoryinwardoesnotexistatall.B．Gloryisnaturallyaccompaniedwithsaddeningloss.C．Thevictorgainseverythingwithoutanyemotionalloss.D．Boththevictorandthevanquishedsharethesamehumanity.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)语法填空DadquitdrinkingexactlyoneyearbeforeIwasbornHejoinedagroupofotherpeopleHesaidthey__1．__(stop)drinking，tooIlovedmydad__2．_IhatedthewayhisweeklymeetingstookhimawayfrommeItseemedthattheyweremoreimportanttohimthanIwasButwithmybirthdaycomingupIthoughtDad_3．__(make)anexceptionIbeggedhimnottomissitbut__4．__(refuse)．Hesaid，“IamchairingthemeetingthisSaturdayWe__5．__(have)yourpartyonSundayWhynotcomewithmetogethertonight？It'sanopenmeetingAll__6．__(be)welcome”IagreedMaybeIneededtoseewhysomethingDaddideveryweekmatteredsomuchAfterwearrived，Dadannounced__7．__themeofthemeetingwasgoingtobegratitudeHetoldhisstoryaboutgivingupsmoking__8．__(late)，amancalledDavealsotoldhisstoryOnlythendidIknowitwasDadthatsavedhislife__9．__drinkingShowingupweekafterweekandmeetingwithpeople，Dad__10．__(change)livesShamewashedoverme语法填空MynameisBillySmithI’m50yearsoldthisyearIwasabout440poundstwoyearsago____1．____(fortunate),ImanagedtoloseweightIbegantogainweightwhenmymomdevelopedParkinson’sdiseasein2．Isoonbecamehercaregiver,andcontinuedtoprovideher__3．____careforover10yearsButwhenthepressureoftakingcareofmymotherand___4．____(keep)myjobgottoomuchforme,IbegantoskipmealsandfeedonfastfoodIgainedweightquicklyMyhugeweightgaincausedmetodevelophighbloodpressureIalsohad__5．___(difficult)inbreathingattimesIn2014Iwenttoseemydoctor,___6．_toldmethatIwoulddiewithintwoyearsifIdidn’tloseweightThiswasn’twhatIexpectedIwantedtoseemyyoungsongrowup,andIknewitwastimetomakeachangeIstartedtoeathealthyfoodandworkoutinthegymFinally,I____7．__(succeed)inlosingweightNowIweighjust260poundsIhadneverbeentomyson’sParents’Meeting__8．___Iwassoashamedand__9．___(scare)thatmyweightwouldleadtohimbeinglaughedatNow,__10．___(look)normal,IcandothethingsIhaveneverbeenabletodo,____11．____shouldhavedoneashisfatherSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Maryhadfearedthedayshewoulddrawablankduringapresentation.Thenonedayduringa45-minutespeech,ithappened.1、.Tohelpherselfgetbackontrack,Maryaskedtheaudiencetolookatthehandoutandtellherwhattopicwasupnext.Attheendofherpresentation,audiencemembersgavehertopmarksfororganization.“WhatIlearnedisthattheaudiencedoesn’tcareifyoumessup,andwhattheycareaboutiswhatyouaregoingtodoaboutit,”Marysaid.“MynervousnesswentawaywhenIconcentratednotonmyself,butinsteadjustthought,‘Howismyspeechgoingtohelptheaudience?’2、.Everysinglestepoftheway，askyourself,‘What’sinitforthem?’”●3、CarteristhefounderofCanada-basedpresentationskillstrainingcompany.Whenpossible,hegetstothelocationofhispresentationthedaybeforetomakesurealltheelectronicaidswork.Hewantstoensurethescreen,lightingandinputsallworkproperly.“Inaddition,buildanextraplanbeforeyoupresent.”hesaid.●

InvolvetheaudienceWhetheryouaregivingaone-on-onetalkoraspeechinfrontof400people,think“story-telling”.4、.Thewaytoaperson'sheadisthroughhisheart.Sometimesallittakesisafewsecondstoconnectanaudiencememberwithastory.Moreover,onethingthatshockspeoplebackintoattentionistoleaveanalmostuncomfortablylongpause.5、.A．KeeporderB．BepreparedC．ThatbringsthembacktothespeakerD．SheforgotwhatshewasgoingtosayE.Onceyoudothat,itgetsridofthefearF.Story-tellingmakesmessageseasytorememberG.StoriescombinedataandinformationwithemotionDevelopingaFunnyPersonalityPutyourselfunderthespotlight.Tellself-deprecating(自嘲的）jokesratherthanmakejokesattheexpenseofothe