考研《英语一》2023年汉源县模拟试题含解析

考研《英语一》2023年汉源县模拟试题

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWER

SHEET.(10points)

ThetownIliveinisabouttoputcamerasatalltrafficlightstocatchpeoplewhorunredlights.It1meofhow

manypeopleFveseenwhotaketheyellowlightasa2togofaster.Ialsocan'tunderstandwhypeopledon'tmovewhen

thetrafficlighthasturnedgreen.Aboveall,therearethose3situationsinwhichsomeonedoesn'teven4thatthe

lightturnsred,andjustkeepsgoing.Thatiswhysomany5happen!Allthesesituationsmakeme6thepurpose

oftrafficlights.

7it'sevenmorefrighteningtoimaginelettingpeoplemaketheirowndecisionsat8crossroads.Dothe

biggestcarsgettogofirst?Whodecideswhogoesnext?SoIguessIdoliketheideaofasystemto9traffic.Andrildo

mybestto10thetrafficrules:togo,tobecautious,andtostopwhenVm11to.

Itoccurstomethatmy12havedonemuchthesameforme13teachingmehowtolive.Theyhavegivenme

many14lights:togetalongwellwithothers,tolistenandtalktothem,tohelpothers,andto15withjoyand

purpose.Theyhavealsogivenmesomeredlights16mvlifegoesastray(误入歧途):nottobegreedy,tokeepmy

temper,andtocontrolmydesires.Andthere17havebeensomeyellowcautionlights:towatchhowmuchIdrink,to

keepcontrolofmybehavior,andto18schoolregularlyandworkhard.

IfIobeytheserules,mylifewillbeas19asitcanbe.JustasI'mwisetopayattentiontothetrafficlightswhen

I'mwalkingacrossthestreet,Tmwisetopayattentiontothe"20signals“giventomebymyparents.

1、A.suggestsB.informsC.remindsD.warns

2、A.sightB.signalC.messageD.switch

3、A.instantB.excitingC.dangerousD.cautious

4、A.noticeB.senseC.rememberD.feel

5、A.eventsB.problemsC.situationsD.accidents

6、A.thinkofB.wonderaboutC.careforD.worryabout

7、A.BesidesB.AnywayC.InsteadD.However

8、A.noisyB.narrowC.crowdedD.key

9、A.controlB.directC.improveD.serve

10、A.learnB.obeyC.protectD.carry

11、A.supposedB.usedC.devotedD.delighted

12、A.teachersB.friendsC.leadersD.parents

13、A.inchargeofB.infaceofC.intermsofD.indangerof

14、A.safeB.greenC.beneficialD.helpful

15、A.liveB.shareC.workD.communicate

16^A.unlessB.whenC.beforeD.till

17、A.stillB,evenC.onlyD.also

18、A.startB.attendC,leaveD.miss

19、A.goodB.colorfulC.meaningfulD.healthy

20A.trafficB.lightC.lifeD.confidence

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.Markyour

answersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)

Text1

Clyde,asmall-clawedotter,wasmovedfromAucklandZootoWellingtonZootwomonthsago.Thezookeepers

hopedheandtheotherotterBonniemightstartafamilytogether.

Butonlytwodaysafterhearrived,Clydewentmissing.Hehaddughiswayunderoneofthewallsandwasnowheretobe

seen.

Thezookeeperssetupcagesinsidethezoo,withplatesofClyde'sfavoritefishinthem,hopingtocatchhim.

TwodayswentbyandstilltherewasnosignofClyde.

AtlastacouplesawClydeattheirhouseawholekilometerawayinNewtown.Clydewashidinginanout-of-reachhole

outsidetheirlaundry.

Thezookeepersarrivedandsetupsomemoretrapstotrytocatchhim.ButClydeisaprettysmartotter.Twicehe

managedtogetthefishoutofatrapwithoutbeingcaught.

Fivedaysafterhe'descapedAClydesdaysontheruncametoanendwhenhewasfinallycaughtinoneofthetraps.

ItwasnogoodputtingClydebackinhisoldhome-he'donlydighiswayoutagain.SoheandBonniewereputintothe

zoohospital.Therewasnochanceoftheirescapingfromthere.

Meanwhile,thezookeeperswereworkinghardtomakeClyde'soldhomesafer.Theyputanironbarrierundergroundto

stophimdigginghiswayout.ThenBonnieandClydewenthomeagain.

Butamonthafterhisfirstescape,Clydewasoutagain.OncemorethezookeeperscamehurryingtocatchClyde.They

foundhimbyfollowingthebubbleshemadeintherivernearby.

NobodyknewhowClydehadescaped.Butthistimehewasonlyoutforanhour.Sobackhewenttothehospitalagain.

PoorClyde.Itseemedthathewasn'thappyatWellingtonZoo,eventhoughheandBonnieweregettingonwelltogether.

Thekeepersdidn't〔ikeseeinghimunhappy,sotheyplannedtolookfbrahomeforhimsomewhereelse.

1、WherewasClydefoundafterhisfirstescape?

A.BackinAucklandZoo.B.Inarivernearby.

C.Atahouseakilometeraway.D.Inthezoohospital.

2、HowdidzookeeperscatchClydeafterhissecondescape?

A.Theysetupcagesinthezoo.B.TheyattractedClydewithfish.

C.Theydugaholeoutsidehishome.D.Theyfollowedthebubblesinthewater.

3、WhatdoweknowaboutClyde?

A.Heoftengetsill.B.Heisgoodatdigging.

C.Helikeshidinginahole.D.HeescapedtomeetBonnie.

4、Whereisthepassagemostlikelytohavebeentakenfrom?

A.Anewsreport.B.Anadvertisement.

C.Abookreview.D.Aresearchpaper.

Text2

ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore（NUS）hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthe

colorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof36monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellow

andbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibilityofyellow

makesiteasierfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.

ThestudywasledbyProfessorHo.Totestwhethertherewasacausalrelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthe

numberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyzeddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.The

researchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout6.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.

Theresearchersalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingapore

taxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout16,700taxisinaratio（比例）ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercial

decisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,76.4feweraccidentswouldoccurpermonthor917feweraccidentsper

year.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,switchingthecolorofalltaxistoyellow

couldproduceanannualsavingsof$2million.

“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate（证实）thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesof

publictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forinstance,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstother

colorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,wearealsointerestedtolookatprivate-hire

vehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors,explainedProfessorHo.

1Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?

A.Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.

B.Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.

C.Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.

D.Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.

2^Theunderlinedword“fleets“inParagraph1probablymeans.

A.colorsB.types

C.brandsD.groups

3、What'sProfessorHo'sstudybasedon?

A.Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.

B.Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.

C.DatafromSingapore'slargesttaxicompany.

D.Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.

4、WhatdoProfessorHo'swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?

A.Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.

B.Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.

C.Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.

D.Theirstudywillbefurthered.

5、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Caution:YellowTaxisAhead

B.SafertoRideinYellowTaxis

C.ThePreferredColor—Yellow

D.ColorsandAccidents

Text3

Bambooisoneoftheworld'smostusefulplants.Forthousandsofyears,bamboohasbeenusedinmanydifferent

ways-fromfoodtomedicinetoclothingand,insmallways,asabuildingmaterial.

However,bambooisnotoftenusedasabuildingmaterialinthedevelopedworld.AprofessorattheUniversityof

PittsburghinPennsylvaniaistryingtochangethat.Theprofessorandhisstudentsaretestingthestrengthofbamboo.Theyare

testinghowmuchpressureorweightitcantakebeforebreaking.

KentHarriesisaprofessorattheUniversityofPittsburgh.Harriessaysthattestingmethodsforbambooneedtobethe

sameforall.Theyneedtobestandardized.Standardizingtestmethodsforbamboowillhelptobringtheplantintocommonuse.

Itwillalsogiveengineersandbuildersaroundtheworldadependablestandard.

Harriessaysthatbambooisstronginnature.Thestrengthofatleastthreespeciesofbambooissimilartosteel.Besidesits

strength,bamboohasotherfeaturesthatmakeitveryusefulinbuilding.Hesaysitisresilient（有弹力的）,meaningitkeepsits

shapeandstrengthevenunderpressure.

Bambooalsogrowsquickly.Bamboothatissuitableforconstructionneedsmuchlessresourcesthanwood.Theharvest

cycleofbambooisabout3years.Softwoodssuchascedar,pineandsprucehaveaharvestcycleofabout10years.And

hardwoodsthatcomefromfloweringplantssuchasoakandwalnutneedmorethan30years.

Bambooiswidelyusedasfoodforpandabears.Itisalsousedforflooringandwindowcovers.However,forbuilding,

bambooisnotusedmuchoutsideitsnativegrowingarea.Thisismostlybecauseofitsroundshape.Butthereareotherreasons

too.Peoplethink—orhavethementality—thatbambooisalowqualitybuildingmaterial.

1、Whatistheauthormainlytalkingaboutinthepassage?

A.Makebambooacommonbuildingmaterial.

B.Takeadvantageofbambooinoureveryday.

C.Considerbambootobeacommonplant.

D.Usebambootoreplacebuildingmaterials.

2^WhatisthepurposeofwhatKentHarriesandhisstudentsdid?

A.Toprovewhatisthemostusefulplant.

B.Tointroducebambootothedevelopedworld.

C.Togiveengineersandbuilderssomeadvice.

D.Tomakesureofthestrengthofbamboo.

3、WhatdoesHarriesthinkofbamboointhepassage?

A.Harriesseesbambooasagreatbuildingmaterial.

B.Harriesthinksbambooisasstrongassteel.

C.HarriesseesbambooasthemostidealPlant.

D.Harriesthinksbamboohasthereliableshape.

4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.BambooIsanenvironmentallyfriendlybuildingmaterial.

B.Bamboomaterialwillgotothemarketinthesoonfuture.

C.Hardwoodsaremuchmorepopularthansoftwoods.

D.Bamboogrowsnotonlyfasterbuttakesuplessspace.

Text4

Haveyouevernoticedtinyraisedareasonthebranchesofatree?Thesemayhavebeeninsects.Thesesmallinsectsfeed

ontreesap（汁液）.Insectsonurbantreesarenotablymoreabundantthanthoseonruraltrees.Asaresult,urbantreessuffer

fromheavyinfestations（害虫横行）,andareoftenunhealthyordie.Toprotectandrestoreurbantrees?health,weneedto

determinethefactorsthatmakethesetreepestsmoresuccessfulinurbanhabitats.

Livingorganismsinteractcloselywiththeirenvironment.Thewarmer,moredrought-stressedtreesharbormoresuccessful

peststhancooler,lessdrought-stressedtrees.Ascitiesandnaturalhabitatsbecomehotteranddrier,damaginginsectswill

becomemoreabundantonurbantrees.

Treeswithinurbanforestsarevaluableeconomicallyandfortheenvironmentalsustainability（可持续性）oftheregion.

Morethanhalfoftheworld'spopulationlivesincities.Acrosstheglobe,peoplearemovingintocitiesatafasterratethanever.

Rapidgrowthmayturncitiesintoplaceswithharderconditions.Althoughcitiesareprimarilymadeofbuildings,roads,parking

lots,andvehicles,therearestillplantsinthem.Thetreeswithinacityarereferredtoastheurbanforest.Urbanforestsoffer

verybigbenefitstohumanandenvironmentalhealth.Theyimproveairandwaterquality,providehabitatforwildlife,cool

downtemperaturesandbeautifyourenvironment.Theymakecitieslivable.

However,beingacitytreeisnoteasy.Heatreleasedbyhumanactivitiesistrappedincities.Asaresult,temperaturesin

urbanareasareoftenwarmerthantheirsurroundingruralareas.Wecallthisurbanwarmingortheurbanheatislandeffect.

Urbanhabitatsaremostlymadeofsurfacesofasphalt（沥青）andconcrete.Thesesurfacesreducetheamountofrainwaterthat

reachestreeroots.Asaresult,urbanforestsmaysuffer,whichcannegativelyaffectpeopleandtheenvironment.

Whatcanwedotorestoreurbanforests?Regularirrigationwhenpossiblemayhelpkeeppestpopulationsundercontrol.

Plantingtreespeciesthataresuitabletohandleheatanddroughtstresswouldalsoreducetheoccurrenceofinsectpest

outbreaks.

1、Whatmakestreepestsmoresuccessfulinthecitythaninruralareas?

A.Thewarmerandrainyhabitat.

B.Thehotteranddrierhabitat.

C.Thecooleranddrierhabitat.

D.Thehotterandrainyhabitat.

2^Urbanforestsmakecitieslivableby.

A.providingpeopleenoughcleanwater

B.improvingthelivingenvironment

C.offeringpeopleeconomicbenefits

D.loweringthetemperatures

3、Accordingtothetext,whatresultsinthecitytrees'suffering?

A.Naturaldisasters.

B.Invisibleforces.

C.Humanactivities.

D.Naturalevolution.

4>Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheImportanceoftheUrbanTrees

B.HowtoProtecttheUrbanTrees

C.UrbanTreesAreinGreatDanger

D.Let'sActfortheProtectionofUrbanTrees

PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelist

A-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.

MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

NotallmemoriesaresweetSomepeoplespendalltheirlivestryingtoforgetbadexperiences

NowAmericanresearchersthinktheyareclosetodevelopingapill,willhelppeopleforgetbadmemoriesThepillis

2.(design)tobetakenimmediatelyafterafrighteningexperienceTheyhopeitmightreduce,or3.(possible)erase(抹去)the

effectofpainfulmemories

InNovember,expertstestedadrugonpeopleintheUSandFranceThedrugstopsthebodyfrom4」(release)chemicals

thatfixmemoriesinthebrainSofar,theresearch5」(suggest)thatonlytheemotionaleffectsofmemoriesmaybereduced,not

thatmemoriesarewipedoutTheyarenotsuretothedegreepeople'smemoriesareaffected

Theresearchhascausedagreatdealof6.(argue)Somethinkitis7.badidea,whileotherssupportitSupporterssayit

couldleadtopillswhichpreventortreatsoldiers,troublingmemoriesafterwarTheysaythattherearemanypeoplewhosuffer

8.terriblememories9.,thosewhoareagainsttheresearchsaythatmaybethepillscanchangepeople'smemoriesand

changingmemoriesisvery10.(danger)becausememoriesgiveusouridentity

Aletterfrom81-year-oldwomanAngieMorris,1.islivinginVancouver,hasbeenspreadinCanadaIttellsawarmstory

of2.(she)Chineseneighbor

“Mydoorbellringsat11amOnthestep,Ifind3.elderlyChineselady;sheissmallandslight,andshe'sholdingthe

handofalittleboy4.herotherhand,sheholdsapapercarrierbagTheboystepsbackasmydogtriesenthusiasticallytogreet

him^^Angiewroteintheletter

TheelderlyChineselady,Wing,isthemotherofAngie'sneighbor,NicoleShecametoCanada5」(help)takecareofher

grandsonasNicolewenttoShanghaionbusinessNicoletoldhermotherthatAngiehadjusthadaheart6.(operatedsoWing

bringsfoodeverydayforAngieThefood,containingmeat,vegetables,soupandpancakes,7」(make)inaChinesewayNeither

WingnorAngiecanspeakeachother'slanguagesotheycommunicatewitheachother8.(use)bodylanguage

As9.(citizen)inVancouverthinkthewealthyChinesewhohaveraisedthelocalhouseprice10.(be)aheadache,the

storyofAngieandWingtellsthemthatitmightbegoodtohaveaChineseneighbor

SectionIIITranslation

Directions:

TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)

UniqueNewYear'sTraditionsfromAroundtheWorld

HowdoyoucelebrateNewYear's?IfIhadtotakeaguess,youprobablycelebrateNewYear'ssurroundedbyfamilyand

friends,enjoyingdrinksofyourchoiceandwatchingtheballdropwithDickClark.9>Listedbelowarefiveofthetop

ten€4UniqueNewYearTraditionsfromAroundtheWorld.”

9、BreakingDishesonNeighbor'sDoor

AstrangeDanishNewYeartradition,dependingonhowyoulookatit,isthrowingdishesatneighbor'sdoor.997>Thefamily

withthetallesttowerofbrokenplates,glasses,cupsandothercrockeryisconsideredtobetheluckiestpersonbecauseit

symbolizestheirlargeamountofloyalfriends.

9、TalkingtoSpirits

TalkingtospiritsisapartofMexicanbelief.Mexicansstronglybelievethattheycancommunicatewiththesoulsoftheirdead

lovedones.998、AndthisisnotdoneathomeonanindividualbasisbutisalegalMexicanpractice.TaosInn,inNewMexico

fbrexample,offers95minutessessionofspiritualismandmeditationfor$95.6、Notabadpriceforsomehelpfulguidance!

7^WearingPolkaDots

Imaginestreetsfullofpeoplewearingpolkadotsanddiningroomtablesfullofroundshapedfoodandfruitsononesingleday

oftheyear.999>Philippinesbelievethatthiswillbringthemprosperitybyassociatingtherounddotstocoinsandwealth.

9、BurningScarecrowDummy

EcuadorhasauniquecustomofcraftingScarecrowsandthenburningthematmidnight.Theyadornthemandfillthe

scarecrowswithnewspapersandpiecesofwood.Asmidnightapproaches,everyonegathersoutsidetheirhomeandeachfamily

burnstheirownscarecrow.970、Thescarecrowalsoscaresawaybadluck,whichinrurn,fillstheirnewyearwithluckand

happiness.

A.NewYear'sEveisconsideredthebesttimetocommunicatewithdeadspiritstoconveyamessageoraskforguidance.

B.ItisalsobelievedintheIrishculturethatthisactwillhelpthemgetridofbadluck.

C.HaveyoueverimaginedhowNewYear'swouldlookinanothercountry?

D.ThisallactuallyhappensinthePhilippinesonNewYear'sEveeveryyear.

E.Strangely,thismakesthemhappyinsteadofannoyingthem.

F.Weallwanttostartanew,freshyearwithrenewedenthusiasmandhope.

G.Thetraditionsaysthatthisdestroysallthebadthingsthattookplaceinthepastmonths.

ItisbelievedthatraisinswerediscoveredintheMiddleEast,wheretheyweretreasured.Anyfoodthatwouldn'tspoilinthehot

sunwasveryvaluable.PrehistoricdrawingsinFranceshowthatraisinshave