莲花县2023年考研《英语一》预测试题含解析

莲花县2023年考研《英语一》预测试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Thinkingofmygoodfriends,Isensethatmyattitudesaretotallydifferenttowardsmenandwomen.MyearliestchildhoodfriendisDonald.Inthestreetwasa(an)1oldGermantruck.Nowheels.Nodoors.Eachday,2wewereflyingovertheAtlanticinthattruckour“airplane”，therecamethatwonderfulmoment:“Engine3!”I’dshout,“We’llhavetojumpout.”Glancingatme，he’dsay,“Ican’t4!”“Fearnot!I’lldragyoutothe5.Andwhenweswam6thedust,Donaldcried“Sharks!”ButIalways7him.Thenextday,changing8，Donaldwoulddothesametome.Wesavedeachotherhundredsoftimes,butwhenmyfamilyreallydidleaveforAmerica,wecoulddo9.Wejustcriedsilentlyasthetrain10.Thesedays,Jessicaisoneofmybestfriends.RecentlywewereswimmingatabeachintheAtlantic,the11oneIhad“flown”overinmyGermantruckwithDonald.Wewerefarformshorewhenweboththoughtwe12ashark!Webeganswimming13towardtheshore.Althoughin14，Ifellbacktoprotecther.Intheend»the“shark”proved15，butnotmydeepemotionalfeelingformyfriend.Welookedintoeachother’seyesandsaid,“Iloveyou!”YouseewithwomenIcouldbe16，emotionallyhonestandtransparent.Withmalefriends,itseemedimpossibleto17caringfeelingshoweverdeepthefriendshipwas.“AmInormal?”Ithoughttomyself.Muchtomy18，researchesshowthatmenandwomenhaveverydifferent19andrational(理性的)processes.Idoloveallmyfriends-onlythemeansofexpression20.1、A．advancedB．decoratedC．abandonedD．updated2、A．beforeB．whileC．afterD．until3、A．lossB．deathC．pressureD．failure4、A．jumpB．swimC．dieD．run5、A．dustB．riverC．truckD．shore6、A．overB．throughC．acrossD．beyond7、A．leftB．fetchedC．rescuedD．defeated8、A．rolesB．mannersC．imagesD．forms9、A．somethingB．nothingC．anythingD．everything10、A．brokedownB．movedinC．pulledawayD．blewup11、A．veryB．lastC．firstD．only12、A．attackedB．spottedC．annoyedD．killed13、A．eagerlyB．casuallyC．hardlyD．crazily14、A．panicB．hesitationC．doubtD．silence15、A．fierceB．friendlyC．imaginaryD．true16、A．coolB．shyC．passiveD．open17、A．expressB．hideC．admitD．control18、A．embarrassmentB．disappointmentC．reliefD．surprise19、A．emotionalB．physicalC．mentalD．moral20、A．changesB．developsC．mattersD．differsSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1DINERSTONYSOPRANO’SLASTMEALBetween1912andthe1990s,NewJerseyStatewashometomorethan20dinermanufacturerswhomadeprobably95percentofthedinersintheU.S,saysKatieZavoski,whoishelpingholdadinerexhibit.Whatmakesadineradiner?(Andnot,say,acoffeeshop?)Traditionally,adinerisbuiltinafactoryandthendeliveredtoitsowntownorcityratherthanconstructedon-site.ZavoskicreditsNewJersey’slocationasthekeytoitsmasteryoftheform.“Itwasjusttheperfectplacetomanufacturethediners,”shesays.“Wewouldshipthemwhereverweneededtobysea.”VISIT“IconsofAmericanCulture:HistoryofNewJerseyDiners,”runningthroughJune2017atTheCorneliusHouse/MiddlesexCountyMuseuminPiscataway,NewJerseyGOODFOOD,GOODTUNESSuzanneVega's1987song“Tom'sDiner”isprobablybestknownforitsfrequentlysampled“doodoodoodoo”melodyratherthanitsdiner-relatedlyrics.Technically,it’snotevenreallyaboutadiner—thesettingisNewYorkCity’sTom'sRestaurant,whichVegafrequentedwhenshewasstudyingatBamard.Vegausedtheword“diner”insteadbecauseit“singsbetterthatway,”shetoldTheNewYorkTimes.November18hassincebeencalledTom’sDinerDay,becauseonthatdayin1981,theNewYorkPost'sfrontpagewasastoryaboutthedeathofactorWilliamHolden.InhersongVegasings:“IOpen/Upthepaper/There’sastory/Ofanactor/Whohaddied/Whilehewasdrinking.”LISTEN“Tom’sDiner”bySuzanneVegaMEETTHEDINERANTHROPOLOGISTRichardJ.S.Gutmanhasbeencalledthe“JaneGoodallofdiners”(heevenconsultedonBarryLevinson’s1982film,Diner).Hisbook,AmericanDiner:ThenNow,tracestheevolutionofthe“nightlunchwagon,”setupbyWalterScottin1872,totheearly1920s,whenthedinergotitsname(adaptedfrom“diningcar”),andonthroughthe1980s.Gutmanhashisowndinerfacilities(floorplans,classicwhitemugs,acashierbooth);250oftheseitemsarepartofanexhibitinRhodeIsland.READAmericanDiner:Then&Now(JohnHopkinsUniversityPress)VISIT“Diners:StillCookinginthe21stCentury,”currentlyrunningattheCulinaryArtsMuseumatJohnson&WalesUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland1、Inwhatwayisadinerdifferentfromacoffeeshop?A．Itslocation.B．Itsmanagement.C．Fromwhatitisbuilt.D．Whereitisconstructed.2、WhatdoweknowaboutVega’s1987song“Tom'sDiner”?A．Itwarnspeoplenottodrink.B．ItwasinspiredbyTom’sDinerDay.C．Itsmelodyispreferredtoitslyrics.D．ItsoriginaltitlewasTom’sRestaurant.Text2Ihavehadalifelongfascination﹣callitobsessionifyoulike﹣withcommunication，withmakinglinkstootherplaces，othercultures，otherworlds．Therootsofthisobsessionhaveoftenpuzzledme．Iamnot﹣neverhavebeen﹣agregariousperson．Quitetheopposite，Iwasasolitarychildandmyclassmatesatschoolanduniversityalwaysthoughtofmeasaloner．Iwasnevercrazyaboutthenoisysolidarityofsocialgatherings．SowhywasIpossessedofadesiretomakecontactwithdistantplaces？ItcanpartlybeexplainedbythestartIhadinlife．Igrewuponwhatseemedatthetimeliketheedgeoftheworld﹣inaremotepartofruralIreland，inahouseholdwithfe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B．provideahealthcertificateC．payextramoneyforcancellation D．followthefixedtripplansText4Untilrecently,voicecloning—orvoicebanking,asitwasthenknown—wasacustomizedindustrywhichservedthoseatriskoflosingthepowerofspeechtocancerorsurgery.Synthesizing（合成）avoicewasalongandexpensiveprocess.Itmeantrecordingmanyphrases,eachspokenmanytimes,withdifferentthehistoryoftheKidPassblogemotionalemphase（s重音）andindifferentcontexts(statement,question,commandandsoforth),inordertothetipsonwritinggoodarticlesonlinecoverallpossiblepronunciations.Notanymore.Softwareexiststhatcanstorepiecesofrecordedspeechwhichismerelyfivemillisecondslong,eachmarkedwithaprecisepitch（音高）.Thesecanbeputtogethertomakenewwords,andadjustedindividuallysothattheyfitharmoniouslyintotheirnewsonichomes.Thisismuchcheaperthanconventionalvoicebanking,andpermitsnovelusestobedeveloped.ThisyearVivoTextplanstoreleaseanappthatletsusersselecttheemphasis,speedandlevelofhappinessorsadnesswithwhichindividualwordsandphrasesareproduced.Mr.Silbertreferstotheemotivequalityofthehumanvoiceas“theultimateinstrument”.Yetthispoweralsotroubleshim.VivoTextlicensesitssoftwaretoHasbro,anAmericantoymakerkeentosellincreasinglyinteractiveplaythings.Hasbroisaware,Mr.Silbertnotes,thatwithoutsafeguardsanaughtychildmight,forexample,typeimpolitewordsonhismother’ssmartphoneinordertoseeayoungersiblingburstintotearsonhearingthemspokenbyatoyusingmum’svoice.Moretroubling,whentestedagainstvoice-biometricssoftwarelikethatusedbymanybankstoblockunauthorizedaccesstoaccounts,morethan80%ofthefakevoicestrickedthecomputer.AlanBlack,oneofFestvox’sdevelopers,thinkssystemsthatrelyonvoice-IDsoftwarearenow“deeply,fundamentallyinsecure”.Dr.Saxenaandhiscolleaguesaskedvolunteersifavoicesamplebelongedtoapersonwhoserealspeechtheyhadjustlistenedtoforabout90seconds.Thevolunteersrecognizedclonedspeechassuchonlyhalfthetime(ie,nobetterthanchance).Theoutcome,accordingtoGeorgePapcun,anexpertwitnesspaidtodetectfakerecordingsproducedasevidenceincourt,istheappearanceofatechnologywith“enormouspotentialvaluefordisinformation”.Asmightbeexpected,countermeasurestorecognizesuchdeception（欺骗）arebeingdeveloped.NuanceCommunications,amakerofvoice-activatedsoftware,isworkingonalgorithms（算法）thatdetecttinyskipsinfrequencyatthepointswhereslicesofspeecharestucktogether.Adobe,bestknownasthemarkerofPhotoshop,animage-editingsoftwaresuite,saysthatitmayadddigitalwatermarkstospeechsynthesizedbyavoice-cloningsoftwarecalledVoCoitisdeveloping.Suchtechnologymayhelpcomputersrecognizesuspiciousspeech.Evenso,itiseasytoimaginethechaosthatmightbecreatedinaworldwhichmakesiteasytoputauthentic-soundingwordsintothemouthsofopponents—betheycolleaguesorheadsofstate.1、Paragraphs1and2aremainlyabout.A．significantelementsinfluencingvoicecloningB．possibleapplicationsofvoicecloninginrealityC．complexitiesofcreatingasyntheticcopyofavoiceD．differencesbetweentraditionalandexistingvoicebanking2、What’sHasbro’sattitudetowardsVivoTest’snewapp?A．Optimistic.B．Conservative.C．Unconcerned.D．Subjective.3、TheexperimentcarriedoutbyDr.Saxenaandhiscolleaguesshowsthatvolunteers.A．identifiedclonedspeechinabout45secondsB．preferredarealspeechtoavoicesampleC．provedonlyalittlehardertofoolthansoftwareD．foundithardtousethesoftwaretorecordtheirvoices4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Investmentsshouldbeincreasedtoadvancevoicecloning.B．Long-termmeasuresshouldbetakentopopularizetheideaofvoicecloning.C．Disagreementsamongfirmsaboutthewaytotreatvoicecloningaregettingserious.D．Problemsofvoicecloningareunavoidabledespitetheeffortsthathavebeenmade.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Globalwarmingisoneofthemostserious1．(problem)facinghumansandgreenhousegasesarethemaincauseofitPeopleuseenergytodrivecars,makehomes2．(comfort)andtransportfoodFindingsolutionstotheproblemofgreenhousegasesisnotonlyapoliticalsubject3．anindividualoneaswellLookforways4．(reduce)energyathomeTurnoffelectricalappliances(家用电器）5．youarenotusingEatlocallyAlotofenergy6．(use)totransportfoodoverlongdistances,7．burnsmuchfuelMuchofthesamefoodmaybe8．(grow)onlocalfarmsShopatyourlocalfarmers’marketMakeyourhouse9．eco-friendlyonePutasweaterontokeepwarmratherthanturntheheatingonReduceandrecycleBecareful10．theproductsyoubuyWheneveryougoshopping,pleasechooseitemsthatcomewithsmallpackagingandthatarereusableBeenergy-consciousoftransportationWalk,rideabikeortakeabusinsteadofdrivingManyyearsagoinasmallvillage,anoldmanwashiredtoclearthespringuponthemountainHepatrolled(巡逻)thespringeveryday,andsweptawayalltheleavesandotherthings1．woulddirtythefreshflowofwaterSoon,beautifulswans(天鹅)cametotheclearspring,andthevillagebecameapopular2．(attract)forvisitorsYearspassedOneeveningthetownleadersheldameetingAstheylooked3．thepayroll,oneofthemsaid,“Whydowekeepthisoldmanyearafteryear?Idon’tthinkweneed4．(he)orhiswork”Sotheoldmanwasasked5．(leave)Forseveralweeks,nothingchangedByearlyautumn,theleavesbegantofalloffthetreesandthespring6．(cover)withleavesAfewdayslater,thewaterwasmuch7．(dark)Onlyafewmonthsaftertheoldmanleft,alltheswansleftSodidthetourists8．(quick),theleadersheldaspecialmeetingAfter9．(realize)theirmistake,theyrehiredtheoldmanThenwithinafewweeks,thespringbegantoclearupSoonnewlifereturnedtothevillageNomatterhowsmallyourworkoryourlifeseems,neveroverlookitEverythingwedomakes10．differenceSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)TipsforUsingGoogleMapsWhenYouTravelTravelingsomewherenewcanbringexcitingadventures.Butitcanalsobringunwelcomesurprises.Thatmaybeinthetoolsyouusebeforeandduringyourtrip.Withtherighttechnology,youcanmakethemostofyourtimeontheroad.1、WhilepeoplemostcommonlyuseGoogleMapsfordirectionsfromoneplacetoanother,itoffersmanyotherkindsoftraveltools.Today,webringyouseveraltipsforusingGoogleMaps.1.PlanaroadtriprouteWhenyouaretravelingonaroadtrip,youdonothavetoplaneachpartofthetripseparatelywithGoogleMaps.2、Toplanaroadtrip,openGoogleMaps.Searchforyourfirstdestination,andthenclickonthearrowtogetdirections.Then,clickontheplus+signtoaddmoredestinationstoyourtrip.2.Saveyourmapsforofflineuse3、Oryoumaynotwanttopayinternationalchargesforusingyourphoneinothercountries.ThegoodnewsisthatyoucanstilluseGoogleMapsevenwithouttheInternet.YoucandownloadamapfromGoogleMapstoyourphone.Todothis,opentheGoogleMapsapponyourphoneandsearchfortheareayouwanttosave.Clickontheaddressatthebottomofthescreen,thenchooseDownload.3.UseGoogleMapsforawalkorbikerideWhileGoogleMapsmayfirstgiveusersdirectionstoaplacebycar,italsooffersbikingorwalkingdirections.4、Theresultsalsotellyoutheelevationchangeoftheroute,soyouknowhowmuchenergyyouwillhavetousebychoosingtowalkorrideabicycle.4.SavemoneyongasIfyouareplanningacartripinNorthAmerica,GoogleMapscanshowyouthelowestgaspricesintheUnitedStatesandCanada.Searchfor“gasstations”ontheGoogleMapsappandyouwillseealistofnearbystationswithgasprices.5、Therefore,GoogleMapsisreallyagreatconveniencetotourists.A．GoogleMapshasmanytechtoolsthathelpmaketravelingeasier.B．Whentraveling,youmaynotalwayshaveaccesstotheInternet.C．Youcangetthosedirectionsbyclickingthewalkingorbicycleicon.D．The“gasstations”ontheGoogleMapsapparesometimesdifficulttofind.E.Theywillalsobemarkedonthemapsothatyoucanseetheclosestonestoyou.F.Theappsandmapsareofgreathelpwhenpeoplearegoingtoastore