陕西省西安市长安区2023年考研《英语一》预测试卷含解析

陕西省西安市长安区2023年考研《英语一》预测试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)MydaughterKellyisacautiousperson.Sheneedstowarmuptosituations,andis1totrynewthings.Whenwithclosefriends,shebecomesa2wholaughsloudlyandchants,“Girlsrule,boysdrool.”Butwhenthat3zoneisnotaroundher,sheisshyand4.Thishasbeenchallengingforme5.“Shy”isnotawordthatIthinkhaseverbeenusedto6me.Butthishasbeenayearof7formygirlthathasfilledherwithanewsenseof8.Thisyearshemovedtolaplaneinswimmingwhereshewaspreparingforaswimteam.Thisyearsheteamedtorideabikewithouttrainingwheels.Andthisyearshe9herfirstkids’triathlon(三项全能).OnSaturday,withathunderstormcomingsoonandmyson’sbirthdaypartylaterintheday,weallwentoutinthedarkofthemorningforKellyto10herfirsttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimto11andtorunwithher.Wegotalltheequipmentshe’dneedandwekepttalkingaboutthe12.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfortheolderkidstofinishbeforeher13,she14mylegalittleharderandtoldmeshelovedmeafewtoomanytimes.Shewasnervousbuttryingtokeepcalm.Andthenitwastimeforhertogo.Fromthesecondshejumpedintothewater,myheart15quickly.Mydaughter16intothemostconfidenthumanbeingIhadeverseen.Shedominatedthatswim,crushedthatbikerideandrantothe17withthebiggestsmileonherface.IcanhonestlysaythatIneverfeltso18ofsomeoneinmyentirelife.Itwasn’tbecauseshedidasportoranythinglikethat.Itwasbecauseshewasafraidofsomethingand19thatfearwithconfidenceandafireIhadn’tseenbefore.AlldayIwouldfindmyselfjustlookingoveratherandsmiling.ShemightbewearingthefinalistmedalbutIfeltlikeI20thatclay.1、A．braveB．eagerC．hesitantD．willing2、A．troublemakerB．leaderC．thinkerD．fighter3、A．comfortB．dangerC．hardshipD．compromise4、A．scaryB．nervousC．painfulD．thrilled5、A．sometimesB．sometimeC．ontimeD．attimes6、A．attractB．catchC．describeD．meet7、A．firstsB．secondsC．finalsD．ends8、A．circumstanceB．confidenceC．coincidenceD．dependence9、A．defeatedB．lostC．completedD．quitted10、A．arrangeB．attendC．achieveD．accompany11、A．busB．bikeC．taxiD．motorcycle12、A．raceB．lifeC．testD．assignment13、A．chanceB．turnC．failureD．success14、A．heldB．pressedC．squeezedD．scratched15、A．settledB．aroseC．sankD．rose16、A．translatedB．transplantedC．transformedD．transported17、A．standB．summitC．deadlineD．finish18、A．ashamedB．sensibleC．proudD．critical19、A．seizedB．conqueredC．graspedD．possessed20、A．wonB．lostC．reservedD．removedSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1IwasdelightedtoreceiveacopyofMarieCurieandherDaughtersbyShelleyEmlingthroughmyletter-boxafewweeksago.Actuallysciencehasneverreallybeenmy“thing”.AtschoolIreallystruggledwithphysicsandchemistryandwasmuchhappierinEnglishLanguageorHistoryclasses.Mymindisnotstructuredenoughtounderstandhowscienceworks,I’mabitofadaydreamerandpreferusingmyimaginationratherthanlearningfacts,figuresandformulae(公式).OfcourseIknewwhoMarieCuriewas,hergreatachievements,hercontributiontoscience,tomedicaladvancesandinfluenceontheworld,butotherthanthat,Ireallyhadverylittleideaaboutherlife.ShelleyEmlinghasbasedthisbookonMarieCurie’srelationshipwithhertwodaughters,IreneandEve.ThebookbeginsaftertheearlydeathofPierreCurie,whenMarieislefttocarryontheworkthattheystartedasacoupleandtobringuphertwosmalldaughtersalone.EmlinghasconcentratedherbookonthecommunicationbetweenMarieandherdaughters.Shewasnotanoverly-protectivemother,nordidshehesitatetospendtimeawayfromherdaughters,yetthisdidnotweakentheirrelationship.Mariewasacaringandlovingmother,whoencouragedherdaughterstobecomeindividuals,toachievewhattheywantedto.MarieCurieandherhusbandmadethedecisionnottoprofitfromtheirdiscoveries.ItwasbecauseofthisthatMariehadtodependondonationstocarryoutherwork,andthatshehadtocarryouttoursoftheStates.IwasveryimpressedbyEmling’swritingstyle—shehastoldthestoryofthreeextraordinarywomenwhowerewayaheadoftheirtimeinaninterestingandveryreadablemanner.1、Whatisthewritergoodat?A．Physicsandchemistry.B．Facts,figuresandformulae.C．EnglishandHistory.D．Daydreaming.2、WhatisMarieCurielikeintheeyesofIreneandEve?A．Shemakesapetofthemlikebabies.B．Sheavoidsstayingawayfromthem.C．Sheencouragesthemtobuildtheirowncharacters.D．Shewantstobeinvolvedineveryareaoftheirlife.3、WhydidMarieCurietourtheStates?A．Becauseshemeanttomakeherselfafamousperson.B．BecauseshewishedtointroducethemedicaladvancestopeopleintheU.S.A．C．Becausesheneededmoneytobringuphertwosmalldaughtersbyherself.D．Becauseshedecidedtocontinueherworkwithoutmoneymadefromdiscoveries.4、ThebookwrittenbyShelleyEmlingfocuseson________.A．theconnectionbetweenMarieCurieandherdaughtersB．thecontributionsMarieCuriemadetotheworldC．theresearchworkofMarieCurieandherhusbandD．thedecisionmadebyMarieCurieandherhusbandText2AshleyPower'smotherboughtacomputerforherwhenshewaseight.Whenshewasthirteen,shewassurfingtheInternetonaregularbasis,butshecouldn'tfindanywhereforteenagerstomeetandtalk.Andonedayshethought,"IfIhadmyownwebsite,I'dmakeitareallyinterestingsiteforteenagers."Consequently,whenAshleywassixteen,shestartedherownwebsitecalledGooseHead.Shehadnoideahowbigasuccessitwouldbe,butthreeyearslater,thesitewasthemostsuccessfulteensiteintheUSA!Itwasgetting100,000hitseveryday,andAshleyhadabout30employees.Afterafewyears,thewebsitecloseddown.ThenAshley,wholivedinLosAngeles,wasaskedtowriteabookcalledTheGooseHeadGuidetoLife.Thebookisabouthowtodesignawebsiteandstartabusiness.Itbeginswithasectioncalled"AllAboutAshley",whereAshleytellreaderswhatit'sliketobethebossofacompanywhenyou'reonlysixteen—notalwayseasy!Inherbook,Ashleytalksabouttheproblemsthatteenagershavetodayplustheimportanceoffriendship.Shealsofocusesonbeingindependent."Learntoloveyourfriendsbutnotrelyonthem.IdidthatbycreatingGooseHeadonmyown."AshleysaysthatTheGooseHeadGuidetoLifeisnotabookofteenageadvice."Itisn'tabookthat'sgoingtotellyouwhattodo.Ihopeyoucanworkthatoutyourself,"shesays."Ijustwanttoprovidealittleinspirationtoteenagers.Maybeafterreadingmystory,you'llstartyourownwebsite!Butperhapsyou'vegotabetteridea?Well,ifIwereyou,I'djustdoit,whateveritis.Maybeitwon'twork—butmaybeitwill."1、WhydidAshleystartGooseHead?A．Topromotethesaleofherbook.B．Toupdatehermother'scomputer.C．ToteachteenagershowtousetheInternet.D．Tocreateaplatformforteenagerstocommunicate.2、WherecanyoufindtheinformationthatbestshowsthesuccessofAshley’swebsite?A．InParagraph1. B．InParagraph2. C．InParagraph3. D．InParagraph4.3、WhatdoweknowaboutTheGooseHeadGuidetoLife?A．Itservestofuelteenagers'motivation.B．Itismeanttogiveteenagerstips.C．Itadvisesteenagerstodependonfriends.D．Itisaboutwaystobebossofacompany.4、WhatdoesAshleyinspireteenagerstodo？A．Followtheirdream.B．Starttheirownwebsite.C．Buyacopyofherbook.D．Beamodelforothers.Text3RobertF.Kennedyoncesaidthatacountry’sGDPmeasures“everythingexceptthatwhichmakeslifeworthwhile”.WithBritainvotingtoleavetheEuropeanUnion,andGDPalreadypredictedtoslowasaresult,itisnowatimelymomenttoassesswhathewasreferringto.ThequestionofGDPanditsusefulnesshasannoyedpolicymakersforoverhalfacentury.ManyarguethatitisaflawedconceptItmeasuresthingsthatdonotmatterandmissesthingsthatdo.Bymostrecentmeasures,theUK’sGDPhasbeentheenvyoftheWesternworld,withrecordlowunemploymentandhighgrowthfigures.Ifeverything,wasgoingsowell,thenwhydidover17millionpeoplevoteforBrexit,despitethewarningsaboutwhatitcoulddototheircountry’seconomicprospects?Arecentannualstudyofcountriesandtheirabilitytoconvertgrowthintowell-beingshedssomelightonthatquestion.Acrossthe163countriesmeasured,theUKisoneofthepoorestperformersinensuringthateconomicgrowthistranslatedintomeaningfulimprovementsforitscitizens.RatherthanjustfocusingonGDP,over40differentsetsofcriteriafromhealth,educationandcivilsocietyengagementhavebeenmeasuredtogetamoreroundedassessmentofhowcountriesareperforming.Whileallofthesecountriesfacetheirownchallenges,thereareanumberofconsistentthemes.Yes,therehasbeenabuddingeconomicrecoverysincethe2008globalcrash,butinkeyindicatorsinareassuchashealthandeducation,majoreconomieshavecontinuedtodecline.Yetthisisn’tthecasewithallcountries.SomerelativelypoorEuropeancountrieshaveseenhugeimprovementsacrossmeasuresincludingcivilsociety,incomeequalityandtheenvironment.Thisisalessonthatrichcountriescanlearn;WhenGDPisnolongerregardedasthesolemeasureofacountry’ssuccess,theworldlooksverydifferent.So,whatKennedywasreferringtowasthatwhileGDPhasbeenthemostcommonmethodformeasuringtheeconomicactivityofnations,asameasure,itisnolongerenough,Itdoesnotincludeimportantfactorssuchasenvironmentalqualityoreducationoutcomes—allthingsthatcontributetoaperson’ssenseofwell-being.ThesharphittogrowthpredictedaroundtheworldandintheUKcouldleadtoadeclineintheeverydayserviceswedependonforourwell-beingandforgrowth.Butpolicymakerswhorefocuseffortsonimprovingwell-beingratherthansimplyworryingaboutGDPfigurescouldavoidtheforecasteddoomandmayevenseeprogress.1、RobertF,Kennedyiscitedbecausehe.A．praisedtheUKforitsGDPB．identifiedGDPwithhappinessC．sawtheproblemwithGDPD．misinterpretedtheroleofGDP2、Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttherecentannualstudy?A．Itissponsoredby163countries.B．ItexcludesGDPasanindicator.C．Itscriteriaarequestionable.D．Itsresultsareinspiring.3、Inthelasttwoparagraphs,theauthorsuggeststhat.A．theUKispreparingforaneconomicboomB．highGDPpredictsaneconomicdeclineC．itisessentialtoconsiderfactorsbeyondGDPD．itrequirescautiontohandleeconomicissues4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A．HighGDPButInadequateWell-being,aUKLessonB．GDPFigures,aWindowonGlobalEconomicHealthC．RobertF.Kennedy,aTerminatorofGDPD．Brexit,theUK’sGatewaytoWell-beingText4ThreeboyswereenjoyingthemselvesintheirhometownofBovina,Mississippi.However,theirliveswereturnedupsidedownwhentheydiscoveredthejawboneofaMastodon(齿乳象).BrothersShawnandCaidSellersandcousinMichaelMahalitcfoundtheprehistoricboneinapieceofearththatwasrecentlyplowed(犁、耕).“Ithoughtitwasalog,”Caidsaid.“ItriedtopickitupanditwasreallyheavyandIsawteethonit.”Theboneweighedabout50pounds.Theyeventuallygotthebonetotheirhomeandfitteditintheirtub(浴盆),butittooktheircollectivestrength,mightandagolfcart,tocarrythelargeMastodonbone.“Theydidn’texpecttofindthat,”Michael’smomsaid.“Nowthattheyhave,Ibelievethattheywillbemoreawareoftheirsurroundingsandwhatthey’rediggingupwhentheyarediggingandplaying.”“We’vegottenalotofpetrified(石化的)woodandCivilWarrelicsfromtheareaandthat’swhatIthoughtitwas,”thebrothers’mothersaid.“Thisisourfirstsetofteethwe’vefound.Sowethoughtitwastheirimagination.Wewerequitesurprisedtoseethatitwasnottheirimagination.”Theywereexploringnearthebrothers’home.Loandbehold(真想不到),theysawwhattheythoughtresembledafossil.Itwasthecuratorofpaleontology(古生物负责人)oftheMississippiMuseumofNaturalScience,GeorgePhillips,whofirstidentifiedtheboneasa“verymatureindividual.”TheMastodonwasamammalwholivedduringtheprehistorictimes.Theyhadlongtusksandtrunks,likeelephants.Theywereclearlydifferentfromtheirmodern-daycounterparts,aswellaswoollymammoths(猛犸).1、HowdidtheyfindthejawboneofaMastodon?A．Withgreatefforts. B．Bychance.C．Instructedbyanexpert. D．Throughimagination.2、Atfirstthebrothers’motherthoughtthejawbonewas________.A．frompeoplewhodiedintheCivilWar B．thebonefromaverymatureindividualC．likealogorsomething D．theprehistoricbone3、ThediscoveryofthejawboneofaMastodonisimportantmainlybecauseit________.A．helpspeopletoknowmoreabouttheCivilWarB．teacheskidstobemoreawareoftheirsurroundingsC．promotestheresearchonmoreprehistoriccreaturesD．attractstheMississippiMuseumofNaturalScience4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthearticle?A．PrehistoricBonesRecentlyFoundinMississippiB．NotPetrifiedWoodNorCivilWarRelicsC．FirstIdentifyingBoneasa“VeryMatureIndividual”D．UnexpectedlyDiscoveringMastodonJawbonePartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)FuXuewei,a25-year-oldgirlfromChengdu,China1．(recent)sharedabeautifulsetofweddingphotosontheInternetHowever,there'sadebateonthephotographs,2．nogroom(新郎)seemstobefoundinthephotosInfact,theonlypeople3．(feature)inthephotosareMsFuandher87-year-oldgrandfatherDespitehavingnoplansofgettingmarriedanytimesoon,Fudecided4．(wear)theweddingdressforhergrandfatherThemanfellseriouslyilllastSeptember,withdoctorswarningthathecouldpassaway5．anytimeFearinghemightnevergettofulfillthedreamofwalkingherdowntotheMrRight,FuarrangedthesurprisephotoshootShetook6．(she)grandfatherforaregularhospitalcheck-up,onlytorevealthattheyweregoingtotakepictureslaterandheagreed。MsFu7．(raise)byhergrandparentsfromtheageoften,8．makesthemmeanalottoherSheinsiststhatshetakescareoftheminreturnTheyoungwomaneven9．(have)atattooofhergrandfather"Ihadmygrandfather’sappearancetattooedonmyarmbecauseIwantallmynew10．(friend)toknowwhathelookslikeinthefuture,"shesaid。JackwasinhislastyearofjuniorschoolHewasonly4feetand11inches,overweightHehadlittlehairandfew1．(friend)Hisgradewasnot2．(good)thanhislookHislifewasgoingnowhereHewashavingareallyhardtimebecausehisparentsrecentlygotdivorced(离婚)Buthewantedtochange3．(he)sothathecouldhaveafreshstartinthehighschoolJackwenttoMrsCollins,hisfavoriteteacher,4．toldhimthathehadtomakesmallchangesfirstandstartwiththeeasierthingsJackwenttothehospital5．(solve)hishairproblemsHestartedtalkingtopeoplemoretomakefriendsHerealizedthathejusthadtoexpresshimselfHestartedtostudymoreinsteadof6．(think)abouthisparents,He7．(begin)toeathealthilytoloseweightWhenJackenteredthehighschoolontheveryfirstday,hewasa8．(total)differentpersonHewasnowingoodshape,smart9．popularHealsohadanicehairstyleEveryonewantedtomakefriends10．himMoreimportantly,JackfinallybecamehappyandconfidentthroughhisowneffortsSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Thisistheseasonforgiving.Lookingtogetintouchwithyourgenerousside?Learnthesefourhabitsoftrulythoughtfulgiftgivers.1.1、Considerategiftgivingisasmuchaboutplanningasitisabouthowwellyouknowtheperson.Taketimetothinkabouthisorherpersonalityandintereststofigureouthowheorshewillgetthemostvalue.2.Theydon’tfocusoncost.Thepracticeofthoughtfulgivingoffersawealthofbenefits,butthatdoesn’tmeangiversshouldfocusonexpensivegifts.2、Itseemsthathavingmorecashcouldactuallyreducecompassion(同情).Andisn’tcompassionwhatthistimeofyearisallabout?Sodon’ttakeittoohardifyoudon’thavealottospend.3、3.Theymakegiftspersonal.Giftingisanopportunitytoletapersonknowhowmuchyouappreciateandlovehim,andshowhowwellyouknowhim.4、Bookamassage(按摩),takethemtoawinetastingevent,orgetacoupleofticketstoaconcertorshow.Ifyou’rebuyingforaparent,takingtheirkidsforaneveningcouldbethebestgiftofall.4.Theythinkaboutthepresentation.5、Seewhatyouhavearoundyourhousetocustomize(自定义)packaging.Youcanuseprettytowelstocoversomethinglikeabottleofwine.Youcanalsotieonadecorationthatfitsthethemeofyourgift.A．Theyplanahead.B．Instead,getcreative.C．Theyenjoygivingmorethanreceiving.D．Infact,thoughtfulgiftgiversdon’tconcentrateonthecostofpresents.E.Thoughtfulgiftgiverspayattentiontodetail,includinghowtheirgiftsarepackaged.F.Makealistofyourideasaheadoftimetomakesureyoufindtheperfectfit