寧夏回族固原市原州區(qū)2023年考研《英語一》考前沖刺預(yù)測試卷含解析

寧夏回族固原市原州區(qū)2023年考研《英語一》考前沖刺預(yù)測試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Afewmonthsago,adriverwentthrougharedlightandcrashedintomycar.1,theaccidentwasnotmyfault.Thepolicearrivedandbegantaking2.IexplainedthatIhadbeengoingatabout55km/h.“Soyouweregoingabout50km/h...”hesaid.“No,IsaidIwasdoingabout55km/h,”Isaid.“Right,soyouweredoingabout50km/h...”againhe3.Inaslightly4tonebecauseIfeltIwasn’tbeingheard,Isaid:“No!Iwasdoingabout55km/h!”“OK,5that’sthewayyouwarnit,’’thislimetheofficersimplyreplied.Ididn’t6itatthetime,butIwasactually7myselfinthefoot.Myinsurancecompanypaidmeforthedamagestomycar.8.Itotallymissedtheboatontheotherdriver’sinsurancecompany.Thecityspeedlimitis50km/h.I9getting50percentlessthanIwouldhavefromtheotherguy’sinsurancecompany10IhadinsistedIwasdoing55km/h.Itsuddenly11methatthetrafficpolicemanhadbeentryingto12meout.Hehadn’t13aboutthe5km/h;hehadknown14abouttheinsurancethatIhadnot.Ithoughtaboutwhathadhappenedagain.ImighthavecarriedoninsistingthatItoldthe15,butIcouldatleasthave16himinsteadofactingsorudely.17,hehadbeentryingtodomeafavor.Sometimesthe18thingtodoistoletotherpeopletalkwhileyou19shutupandlisten.Never20―tohear,youhavetobeabletolisten.1、A．SuddenlyB．PerfectlyC．ClearlyD．Slightly2、A．statementsB．responsibilitiesC．offersD．tests3、A．requestedB．repeatedC．warnedD．sighed4、A．concernedB．a(chǎn)nnoyedC．excitedD．satisfied5、A．thoughB．untilC．ifD．or6、A．likeB．feelC．realizeD．make7、A．playingB．blamingC．cheatingD．shooting8、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．MoreoverD．Otherwise9、A．endedupB．couldn’thelpC．feltlikeD．gaveup10、A．unlessB．becauseC．whileD．but11、A．comfortedB．struckC．embarrassedD．confused12、A．seekB．helpC．showD．carry13、A．mindedB．thoughtC．jokedD．forgotten14、A．everythingB．nothingC．somethingD．a(chǎn)nything15、A．storyB．truthC．reasonD．excuse16、A．remindedB．noticedC．treatedD．thanked17、A．AfterallB．IngeneralC．ByaccidentD．Believeitornot18、A．hardestB．smallestC．nearestD．latest19、A．simplyB．thankfullyC．hurriedlyD．vividly20、A．escapeB．forgetC．regretD．speakSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1What’sbesttoreadthisyear?SecretsIKnow(RandomHouseChildren’sBooks,ages3-7)ThistalewrittenbyKallieGeorgeandpicturedbyPaolaZakimifollowsayounggirlandherlittlefriendastheymovefromraintosunshine,frompleasantlonelinesstosweetfriendship,andfinallyfromadventuresonearthtoanexplorationoftheskyabove.ThecolorsofZakimi’spencildrawingsarecalmingandGeorge’spoetictexttellsherstorywithsimplelanguage.Pandora(ClarionBooks,ages3-7)Theaward-winningauthorVictoriaTurnbulltellsthestoryofalittlefoxPandora.Pandoralivesalone.Shemakesherselfahandsomehome,butnooneevercomestovisit.Thenonedaysomethingfallsfromthesky--abirdwithabrokenwing.Littlebylittle,thebirdhelpsPandorafeellesslonely.Turnbull’swatercolorandcoloredpencildrawingsmakethisstoryoffriendshipandgrowthanatmosphericdelight.PrinceandPirate(G.P.Putnam’sSonsBooksforYoungerReaders,ages5-8)Adifferentkindoffriendshipisdescribedinthisbook,byCharlotteGunnufsonwithpicturesbyMikeLowery.PrinceandPirateareapairofmismatchedfishputintothesameaquarium（水族館).Atfirstitseemsthatthey’llneverlearntobefriends.It’sonlywhenbothtakepityonafrighteneddogfishthattheylearnthebenefitsofcooperation,andsoonallthreefishbecomegoodfriends.TheGiantJumperee(DinalBooks,ages3-5)Thestorywaswrittenbytheaward-winningBritishauthorJuliaDonaldson.WhenRabbithearsaloudvoicebellowing（吼叫）threateninglyfrominsideacave,hegathersCat,BearandElephanttohelphimdecidewhattodo.Butit’sMamaFrogwhofearlesslyconfronts（面對）theunknowncreature.HelenOxenbury’ssoftwatercolorscreatabeautifulcountrysideandhercharacterizationsoftheanimalsareimpressive.1、WhopicturedthebookPandora?A．KallieGeorge. B．VictoriaTurnbull.C．PaolaZakimi. D．CharlotteGunnufson.2、Whichbooktellsastoryaboutcourage?A．Pandora. B．SecretsIKnow.C．PrinceandPirate. D．TheGiantJumperee.3、Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?A．Theirpublishersarethesameone. B．Theircharactersareallanimals.C．Theyallhavepencildrawings. D．TheyareallforyoungerreadersText2Soapingupyourhandsmaydomorethanjustgetridofgerms.Itmaywashawaytheinnerconfusionyoufeelrightafterbeingforcedtomakeachoicebetweentwoappealingchoices,accordingtoanewstudy.Thestudybuildsonpastresearchintoaphenomenonknownas“theMacbetheffect”.ItturnsoutthatShakespearewasreallyontosomethingwhenheimaginedladyMacbethtryingtocleanherconscience（良心）byrubbinginvisiblebloodstainsfromherhands.Afewyearsago,scientistsaskedpeopletodescribeapastwrongact.Ifpeoplewerethengivenachancetocleantheirhands,theylaterexpressedlessguiltthanpeoplewhohadn’tcleaned.ThisfindingfascinatedW.S.Lee,aresearcher.“Anythingfromthepast,anykindofnegativeemotionalexperiences,mightbewashedaway,”saysLee.Hedecidedtotesthandwashing’seffectononekindofbadfeeling:thetensionwefeelafterbeingforcedtochoosebetweentwoattractivechoices,becausepickingonechoicemakesusfeelthatwe’velosetheother.Peopleusuallytrytocalmthisinnerconflictbylaterexaggerating（夸大）thepositiveaspectsoftheirchoice.Hehadstudentsrank10differentmusicCDs.ThenheofferedstudentsoneCDasagift.Somestudentsthenuseliquidsoap.Othersonlylookedatthesoaporsniffed（嗅）it.“Actually,youdonotneedwaterandsoap,”saysLee.Later,thestudentsagainhadtorankallthemusic.Peoplewhodidn’twashtheirhandshadthenormalresponse—theyscoredtheirtake-homeCDhigher,suggestingthattheynowsawitasevenmoreattractivethanbefore.Butthiswasn’ttrueforthehandwashers.Theyrankedthemusicaboutthesame.“theyfeelnoneedatalltojustifythechoice,”sayLee.Buttheimplicationsofitjustaren’tclear.Schwarzsaysit’stoosoontoknowwhetherpeopleshouldheadforasinkaftermakingatoughchoice.Hesayswashingmayhelpdecision-makersbycleaningawaymentaldisorder,butperhapsiftheydon’tgothroughtheusualpost-decisionprocessofjustifyingtheirchoice,theymightfeelmoresorrowinthelongrun.1、TheMacbetheffectreferstothefactthat________.A．ShakespearedidscientificresearchbeforewritingMacbethB．soapingupone’shandmayhelpwashawaytheinnerconfusionandmakeadecisionC．peoplefeellessguiltybygettingridofinvisiblegermsfromtheirhandsD．peoplefeellessashamedafterwashingtheirhands2、AccordingtoLee,afterpeoplemakethechoice________.A．theywilloverstatethegoodnessoftheirchosenchoiceB．theywillfeelregretfulfornotchoosinganotherC．theywillfeelfreeduetothefeelingoflosingtheotherchoiceD．theywillthinknothingoftheirchosenchoiceanymoretocalmtheirinnerconflict3、AccordingtoLee,thehandwashersconsiderthejudgmentofchoice________.A．morescientificB．unnecessaryC．a(chǎn)littleconvincingD．a(chǎn)bsolutelyuseless4、WhatdoesSchwarzneedtoresearchmore?A．Whetherpeopleneedtojustifytheirchoice.B．Whetherpeoplefeelmoresorrowafterwashinghands.C．Whetherwashinghandshelpoveralongperiodoftime.D．Whetherwashinghandsishelpfultomakeachoice.5、Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?A．IsWashingHandsNecessarytoDefeatTension?B．WashingHands,WashesOurMindC．WashingHands,HelpsMakeaBetterChoiceD．WashingHands,ReducestheStressofDecisionText3“Howcanwelivelonger?”manypeoplewonder.Beingsociablelookslikeagoodwaytoaddyearstoyourlife.Relationshipswithfamily,friends,neighbors,evenpets,willalldothetrick,butthebiggestlongevity(長壽)boostseemstocomefrommarriageoranequalrelationship.Theeffectwasfirstnotedin1858byWilliamFarr,whowrotein1858byWilliamFarr,whowrotethatwidowsandwidowers(鰥夫)wereatamuchhigherriskofdyingthantheirmarriedpeers.Studiessincethensuggestthatmarriagecouldaddasmuchassevenyearstoaman’slifeandtwotoawoman’s,Theeffectholdsforallcausesofdeath,whetherillness,accidentorself-harm.Eventhoughtheoddsarestackedagainstyou(theconditionsarenotfavourabletoyou),marriagecanmorethancompensate.LindaWaiteoftheUniversityofChicagohasfoundthatamarriedoldermanwithheartdiseasecanexpecttolivenearlyfouryearslongerthananunmarriedmanwithahealthyheart.Likewise,amarriedmanwhosmokesmorethanapackadayislikelytoliveaslongasadivorcedmanwhodoesn’tsmoke.There’salesspleasantside,however,aspartnersaremorelikelytobecomeillordieinthecoupleofyearsfollowingtheirspouses;death,andcaringforaspousewithmentaldisordercanleaveyouwithsomeofthesamesevereproblems.Evenso,theoddsfavourmarriage.Ina30-yearstudyofmorethan10,000people,NicholasChristakisofHarvardMedicalSchooldescribeshowallkindsofsocialnetworkshavesimilareffects.Sohowdoesitwork?Theeffectsarecomplex,affectedbysocioeconomicfactor,health-serviceprovision,emotionalsupportandothermorephysiologicalmechanisms(機制).Forexample,socialcontactcanboostdevelopmentofthebrainandimmunesystem,leadingtobetterhealthandlesschanceofdepressionlaterinlife.Peopleinsupportiverelationshipsmayhandlestressbetter.Thentherearethepsychologicalbenefitsofasupportivepartner.Alifepartner,childrenandgoodfriendsareallrecommendedifyouaimtoliveto100.Thebestsocialnetworkisstillbeingmappedout,butChristakissays:“Peopleareinterconnectedsotheirhealthisinterconnected.”1、WilliamFarr’sstudyandotherstudiesshowthat________.A．sociallifeprovidesaneffectivecureforillnessB．beingsociablehelpsimproveone’squalityoflifeC．womenbenefitmorethanmenfrommarriageD．marriagecontributesagreatdealtolongevity2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“compensate”inthesecondparagraphprobablymean?A．paymoney B．providesomethinghadC．helprecover D．increasedamage3、Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutsocialnetwork?A．Theyhaveeffectssimilartothoseofamarriage.B．Theyhelpdeveloppeople’scommunityspirit.C．Theyprovidetimelysupportforthoseinneed.D．Theyhelprelievepeopleoftheirlife’sburden.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．It’simportantthatwedevelopasocialnetworkwhenyoung.B．Tostayhealthy,oneshouldhaveapropersocialnetwork.C．Gettingadivorcemeansriskingareducedlifespan.D．Weshouldshareoursocialnetworkswitheachother.Text4Toeatonlyavegan（素食的）dietmightsounddifficult,especiallywithmanypopulardishescontainingmeatorotheranimalproducts.Yetin2017,veganismwasdescribedas“thefastest-growinglifestylemovement”intheUK,accordingtoBBCnews.AstudybyaUKmarketresearchorganization,suggeststhatover542,000Britswentveganduringthepreviousdecade,anincreaseof360%.Andthemainforcebehindthisincreasewasthoseaged15-34yearsold—42%ofrecentvegansfallunderthatagerange.SowhyexactlyhasveganismbecomesopopularamongyoungBrits?Onereasoncouldbethatmanyyoungpeoplewanttoprotecttheenvironment,aslessmeatconsumptionisknowntobebeneficialtotheenvironment.Globalmeatmanufacturingisbelievedtocause18%oftheworld’sgreenhousegasemissions（排放）,evenmorethanthatofalltheworld’scars,trainsandplanescombined.Anotherreasonisthatmanyoftoday’syoungpeoplebelievethatit’swrongtokillanimalstobeusedasfood.JessMurray,22,astudentatUniversityCollegeLondon,saidthathechosetobecomeveganafterrealizingthateatinganimalsisachoicethatpeoplemake,ratherthansomethingthatweneedtodotosurvive.“Becomingveganwasanethical(道德的)decision,”hetoldtheGuardian.Socialmediaisalsobelievedtohavegivenrisetotheincreaseinveganism.PlatformssuchasFacebookallowyoungveganstoconnectwitheachothermucheasier,whileotherssuchasInstagramhaveledtothecreationof“vegancelebrities(名人)”,whosharelipsonveganlifestyles.Despitetherisingofveganism,LauraWyness,anexpertindietandnutrition,saidthatmeatisveryimportantforpeople’shealth.“Astrictvegandietmakesitdifficulttogetsomemineralsandvitaminsthatyourbodyneeds,”WynesstoldBBCnews.However,thepopularityofveganismdoesn’tseemtobefading.“Itfeelsmorelikethisissomethingthatissticking.”saidanexpertoftheVeganSociety,aUKcharitythatpromotesveganism.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutveganism,“thefastest-growinglifestylemovement”inUK?A．Ithascreatedmanypopulardishes.B．Itisbackedupmainlybyoldpeople.C．Ithasledtofurthermarketresearch.D．Ithasgrownsteeplyinthepast10years.2、ThefollowingmayaccountfortheincreaseinveganismEXCEPT.A．Youngpeoplepreferanenvironment-friendlylife.B．Youngpeoplewanttobecomeethicalcelebrities.C．Mealmanufacturingcontributesalottotheworld’sgreenhousegas.D．Socialmediaallowtheveganmessagetospreadquicklyaround.3、Theunderlinedword“sticking”intheIasiparagraphisequaltoinmeaning.A．importantB．specialC．lastingD．impressive4、Whichofthefollowingwillserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A．YoungBritsGoingVeganB．VeganismComesFirstC．HowtoStartaVeganLifestyleD．VeganismandtheEnvironmentPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ThetaskofbeingacceptedinauniversitybeginsearlyforsomestudentsLongbeforetheygraduatefromhighschool,theytakespecial1．(course)toprepareforadvancedStudyTheymayalsotakeoneormoreexaminationswhichtesthowwell2．(prepare)theyarefortheuniversityInthefinalyearsofhighschool,theycomplete3．(apply),andsendthemtotheuniversities4．interestthemmostSomehighschoolstudentsmayberequiredtohaveaninterview5．professorsfromtheuniversity6．(neat)dressedandalittlebitnervous,theyaredeterminedtoshowthattheyhaveagoodattitudeandtheability7．(succeed)Iftheyareaccepted,manyuniversitieswillofferthemaninstructionprogramtogettoknowtheproceduresforstudentsadvising,universityrules,theuseoflibraryandallthe8．majorservicesoftheuniversityBeginninganewlifecanbeverypuzzlingThe9．thestudentslearnabouttheuniversity,theeasieritwillbeforthemtoadapttothenewenvironmentHowever,it10．(take)timetogetusedtocollegelifeCalligraphy,theartofwriting,wasthevisualartformprizedaboveallothersintraditionalChinaPaintingwascontemporarywithcalligraphy,sharing1．sametools—namely,brushandinkYetcalligraphywasregarded2．a(chǎn)fineartlongbeforepaintingThestatusofcalligraphyreflectstheimportanceofthewordinChina3．makesthewrittenwordsdistinctiveisitsvisualformHowever,despiteitsabstract4．(appear),calligraphyisnotanabstractformChinesecharactersaredynamic,closelyconnectedwiththeforcesofnatureandthekinesthetic(運動)energiesofthehumanbodyHowcanasimplecharacterconveyallthis?Theuseofbrushandink5．(have)muchtodowithitAcalligraphercancontrolthe6．(thick)oftheinkbyvaryingboththeamountofwaterandthesolidinkOncehestartswriting,byloadingthebrushsometimeswith7．(much)inkorsometimeswithless,hecreatescharactersthatresembleashowerofrockshereandadropofdew(露珠)thereTheChinesewrittenlanguage8．(begin)todevelopmorethan3,000yearsagoand9．(eventual)evolvedintofivebasicscripttypesOverthecenturies,calligrapherswerefreetowriteinanyofthem,10．(depend)onthetext’sfunctionThecalligraphictraditionremainsalivetodaySectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Duringhis2009TEDGlobaltalk,soundconsultantJulianTreasuresaidtherearefourmajorwaysthatsoundaffectshuman.Whatdofirealarms,carnoisesandalarmclocksallhaveincommon?Theirsoundaffectsusphysiologically(生理上地).1、Heartrateincreasesandbreathquickensasthebodypreparestofightapossiblethreatorrunforsurvival.Butaphysiologicalresponsetosoundisn'talwaysupsetting.Therhythmic(有節(jié)奏的)frequencyofoceanwavesroughlymatchestherhythmofasleepingperson’sbreathing.2、Thesecondwaysoundaffectsusispsychological—itmakesusfeel.Haveyoueverheardapieceofmusicthatmakesyousad?Whetherit’sasadsongthatbringstearstoyoureyesorafunnysongthatmakesyoulaugh,musiccanmakeusfeelarangeofemotions.3、Whenwehearthecomfortingsingingofbirds,weknowthingsaregoodandsafe.4、Thebraintriestogetmeaningfromthewordsandsentenceswehear.Whenyourmom,dad,andlittlebrotherarealltalkingatonceatthedinnertable,thecompetingvoicesmakeithardtofocus.Ourbrainshaveaverysmallbandwidthforprocessingauditory(聽覺的)input,saysTreasure.Nowonderit'sannoyingwhensomeonekeepstalkingduringamovie!Finally,soundmaycausebehavioralchanges.5、Peopletendtowalkawayfromloudorannoyingsoundsandtowardpleasantsounds.Nexttimeafireenginescreamspast,birdsstartsingingoryouhearasorrowfulpopsong,stop,listen,andthinkaboutthemanywayssoundinfluencesyou.A．Also,soundaffectshowwethink.B．Birdsongalsoaffectsuspsychologically.C．Inotherwords,theymakeourbodiesreact.D．Unpleasantsoundsaffectourphysicalhealth.E.Infact,somemusiccanputyouinagoodmood.F.Driverswholistentofat-pacedmusicmayspeedup.G.Whenweheartheoceanriseandfall,thesoundrelaxesourbodies.PeoplehaveproblemsPeoplehavetorememberpasswordsforeverythi