四川省南充市2023年考研《英语一》预测试题含解析

四川省南充市2023年考研《英语一》预测试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Afewmonthsago,Ileftmyjobasaprogramdirector.EversinceIwasalittlegirl,Ihavebeen1aboutthedifferentwayslifeisexperiencedonourplanet.Iwantedtoturnthatcuriosityintoa2job.Ajournalistwaseagertogivemea3,buttherewasnothingconcreteatthatmomentandIstillneededmoreincome.Onenight,Isatatmycomputer4atjobpostings.Myheart5witheveryoneIread.Iwas6withworkthatinvolvedsittinginfrontofacomputer.Frustrated,I7upanddecidedtocleanthefridge.AsI8thefridge,Ithought,“That’sit!Peopledothistomakea9.Whycan’tI?”Backatmydesk,IopenedCraigslist,foundalistingforcleanersand10.Anhourlater,IgotajobfromPixel?whoowneda11company.Onthefirstdayofthework,Iwas12exhaustedwiththecleaning,butmore13thanIhadbeeninyears.Amonthlater,I14Pixel’scompany.Workingsohardand15alargepartofwhatIearnedtosomeoneelsejustdidn’t16.Withinaweekofpostingmy17atstoresaroundthecity,Ihadsevenclients.ThatsameweekIgotacallfromthe18sayingshehadworkformetoproducecommunityvideos.NowIwasmovingmorethanever!Itwasoneofthebestyearsofmylife.Iwasremindedthat19andpridecamenotfromtheworkyoudid,20fromtheenergyyoubroughttodoingit.1、A．optimisticB．particularC．anxiousD．curious2、A．temporaryB．payingC．challengingD．voluntary3、A．rideB．giftC．chanceD．call4、A．lookingB．laughingC．pointingD．glancing5、A．sankB．hurtC．beatD．broke6、A．busyB．occupiedC．contentD．bored7、A．cheeredB．showedC．gotD．sped8、A．wipedB．checkedC．repairedD．bought9、A．complaintB．dealC．choiceD．living10、A．consultedB．answeredC．surveyedD．advertised11、A．computerB．cleaningC．clothesD．food12、A．graduallyB．generallyC．physicallyD．mentally13、A．carefulB．aliveC．intelligentD．beautiful14、A．visitedB．enteredC．contactedD．left15、A．givingB．offeringC．donatingD．contributing16、A．makesureB．makesenseC．makeupD．makeout17、A．advertisementB．pictureC．telephoneD．name18、A．colleagueB．reporterC．relativeD．cleaner19、A．praiseB．respectC．happinessD．honor20、A．orB．soC．andD．butSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1ManyofushavewonderedwhatEarthislikebeneaththesurface.Sohavewritersandscientists.InFrenchnovelistJulesVerne’smasterpieceJourneytotheCenteroftheEarth,explorersgodowntoEarth’scenteranddiscoveramazingwonders.Butinreallife,humanbeingshaven’tevencomeclosetotheplanet’score(核心).Thecoreisover6,000kmdown.Thedeepestholeevercreated,accordingtotheBBC,istheKolaSuperdeepBoreholeinRussia,whichonlygoes12.3kmdown.Sohowdoweknowabouteverythingdownbelowwithoutanysamples？OnegoodwaytostartistothinkabouttheEarth’sdensity(密度),SimonRedfernoftheUniversityofCambridgeintheUKtoldtheBBC．“ThedensityofthematerialonEarth’ssurfaceismuchlowerthantheaveragedensityofthewholeEarth,sothattellsusthere’ssomethingthathasgreaterdensity,”Redfernsaid.Thechallengeistofindoutwhichheavymaterialsthecoreismadeof.Andthemainmaterialscientistshavefoundisiron.TheideaisthatwhenEarthformed4.5billionyearsago,alotofironmadeitswaydowntothecore,takingupabout80percentofit.Todayscientistsarestillworkingonfindingoutwhichothermaterialsthecorecouldbemadeupof.Youmightalsowonderhowweknowthesizeofthecore.There’saone-wordanswer:seismology(地震学).Whenanearthquakehappens,seismicstationsaroundtheworldrecordtheshockwavesitsendsthroughouttheplanet.It’slikehittingonesideoftheplanetwithahugehammerandlisteningontheothersideforthenoise.Earlyresearchfoundthatsomeshockwaves,called“S-waves”,wentmissing.S-wavescanonlytravelthroughsolidmaterial,butnotthroughliquid,sotheymusthavefoundsomethingmolteninEarth’scenter.ByfollowingtheS-waves’paths,scientistsfoundoutthatrocksbecameliquidaround3,000kmdown.TherearestillmanyquestionsabouttheEarth’scoretoanswer.Butthestudyofthedarkworldbelowisn’tjustforscientists’curiosity.ThemovementofEarth’smoltenironcorebuildsupapowerfulmagnetic(有磁力的)field.ItprotectsusfromradiationfromthesunandisneededforcompassesandGPSsystemstowork.Soperhapsnoneofuswilleverseteyesonthecore,butit’sgoodtoknowit’sthere.1、TheauthormentionsJulesVerne’snovelJourneytotheCenteroftheEarthinthefirstparagraphto.A．discussthepossibilityofgoingdowntoEarth’scenterB．showhowmuchhumanshavediscoveredaboutEarthC．paintapictureinourimaginationofthedarkworldbelowD．showhumans’deepinterestinEarth’scenter2、Wecanlearnfromthearticlethat“S-waves”.A．areoftenusedtopredictearthquakesB．cannottravelthroughliquidmaterialC．arethemostnoticeableshockwavesproducedbyearthquakesD．cantravelmostrapidlyat3,000kilometersbelowEarth’ssurface3、Wecaninferfromthelastthreeparagraphsthat.A．researchintoEarth’scorehashardlymadeanyprogressinrecentyearsB．improvementsinGPSsystemscouldhelppeoplefindoutmoreaboutEarthC．Earth’scorehelpstoprotecthumansfromharmD．scientistsarelikelytoreachEarth’scenterwithindozensofyearsText2Vinegarisgreat.Itmakessalad,friesanddumplingstastebetter,andyoucanevencleanyourwindowswithit.Andnow,accordingtoscientists,itmayevenhelptheplanet’spopulationsurviveclimatechange.ResearchersfromtheRIKENCenterforSustainableResourceScience(CSRS)inJapanprovedthat.Theyfoundgrowingplantsinvinegarmakesthemmoreresistanttodroughts.Thiscouldmeanthatinthefuture,worriesaboutclimatechangeaffectingtheworld’ssupplyoffoodwillbemuchlower.ThediscoverywasmadeaftertheresearchersstudiedtheArabidopsis,aplantknownforitsabilitytosurviveindryweather.Itwasfoundthatwhentheplantwasplacedindrought-likeconditions,itproducedachemicalcalledacetate(醋酸盐)—themaincomponentofvinegar.Afterdiscoveringthis,thescientistsexperimentedfurtherbyaddingacetatetothesoilofotherplantsbeforetheystoppedgivingthemwatercompletely.Afterleavingtheplantsfor14days,theyfoundthattheonestreatedwithacetatehadsurvived,whiletheuntreatedplantshaddriedupanddied.It’shopedthatthissimplemethodofsurvivalcouldsoonbeusedtohelpfannersindrycountrieskeeptheircropsalive.“Intheexperiment,wetargetedthestaplefoodsoftheworld—rice,wheatandmaize…andprovedsuccessful”JongMyongKim,co-authorofthestudy,toldPopularSciencemagazine.Kimhasalreadybeenintouchwithpeoplearoundtheworldwhoareinterestedintryingthissimpleandcost-effectivemethodoutforthemselvesfromfarmerstocompaniesandamateurgardeners.“Nowwearetryingtocooperatewiththemtomakeamethodtoapplythissystem,andmaketheprocessassimpleaspossible,”hesaid.Hopefullythismeanstheendofhungercausedbybadweatherinthefuture.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph1referto?A．Vinegarmayhelpcreaturessurvivebadweather.B．VinegarisfoundinplantsbyJapanesescientists.C．Vinegarisveryusefulforcookingagoodmeal.D．Vinegarismainlyusedbypeopletocleanhouses.2、ScientistsinJapanfindfromtheirstudiesthat.A．theArabidopsiscouldsurviveindryweatherbecauseoftheshapeB．soilconditioncouldbechangedbypouringvinegarcontinuallyC．theacetatecanbeusedbyfarmerstoreplacethesoilD．theplantstreatedwithacetatecouldsurvivedryconditions3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．It’stoodifficultforfarmerstoacceptthemethod.B．Howtodecreasethecostisthemainissue.C．Themethodispromisingespeciallyinagriculture.D．Keepingplantsalivemeansalotforscientists.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．JapaneseScientistsFindaPlantB．VinegarCouldEndHungerC．VinegarandFoodD．PlantsNeedWaterText3Spendingmoneyontime-savingservicesreducesstressandboosts(增进）happiness，accordingtoanewresearch,butshockingly,fewofusdoit.Whillans,aprofessoratHBSsaid,“Buyingtimehelpstoprotectusfromthestressinourlivescausedbytimepressure,andthefeelingthatwedon’thaveenoughminutesinthedaytocompleteourtasks.’’TheeffectwasclearestintheCanadianexperiment,inwhich60workingadultsweregiven$40tospendintwodifferentways.Oneweekend,theyweretoldtospendthemoneyonamaterialpurchase—agiftforthemselves.Thenextweekend,theywereinstructedtospendthe$40onanythingthatsavedthemtime，frompayingtheneighbor’skidtorunerrands(跑腿）totakinganUberinsteadofabus.Onthedaytheymadethetime-savingpurchase,theyfelthappier,inabettermood,andlowerfeelingsoftimestressthanonthedaytheyboughtamaterialpurchase，’’saidWhillans.Thebiggestsurprisetotheresearcherswashowfewpeoplewouldspendmoneyontime-savingservices.Whentheyasked98workingadultshowtheywouldspenda“windfall”of$40，onlytwopercentnamedapurchasethatwouldsavethemtime.“Onereason，’’saidWhillans，isthatwe'reverybadatrememberinghowmuchwehatedoingcertaintasksoncethesufferinghaspassed.Thatmakesuslesslikelytotakeactivestepstoavoidthatoverburdenedfeelinginthefuture.”Butanotherpossiblecauseisgoodold-fashionedguilt.“Ifyoufeelguiltyaboutgettingsomeonetocleanyourhouseforyou,thenyoumightgetlesshappinessfromoutsourcing(外包）thattask，”saidWhillans，uoryoumightjustbelesslikelytospendyourmoneyinthatway.’’1、IntheCanadianexperiment,theparticipants.A．weredividedintotwogroupsB．weregiven$40everytwoweeksC．wereaskedtogivemoneytoaneighborJskidD．wereaskedtospendthemoneyindifferentways2、Accordingtotheauthor,whatcanmakepeoplelesstime-stressed?A．Payingmuchforaconcertticket.B．Takingaregularbustogettowork.C．Employingsomeonetocleanthegarden.D．Buyingthemselvesanexpensivepresent.3、Whenitcomestospendingmoneyon‘‘buyingtime”，.A．nopeoplewouldliketodoitB．asmallpercentageofpeoplechoosetodoitC．morepeoplewilldoitifextramoneyisgivenD．mostpeopleliketheideabutdon’tpracticeitinlife4、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thatoverburdenedfeeling”inParagraph6referto?A．Thegoodold-fashionedguilt.B．Thefeelingofspending’moneyongoods.C．Thestressofhavingsomeonecleanyourhouse.D．Thediscomfortwhencompletingtaskswehatedoing.Text4WelcometoHolkerHall&GardensVisitorInformationHowtoGettoHolkerByCar:FollowbrownsignsanA590fromJB6,M6.Approximatetraveltimes:Windermere-20minutes,Kendal-25minutes,Lancaster-45minutes,Manchester-1hour30minutes.ByRail:TheneareststationisCark-in-CartmelwithtrainstoCarnforth,LancasterPrestonforconnectionstomajorcities&airports.OpeningTimesSunday-Friday(closedonSaturday)11:00am-4:00pm,30March-2ndNovember.AdmissionChargesHall&GardensGardensAdults:£12.00£8.00Groups£9£5.5SpecialEventsProducers:Market13thAprilJoinustotasteavarietyoffreshlocalfoodanddrinks.Meettheproducersandgetsomeexcellentrecipeideas.HolkerGardenFestival30thMayTheeventcelebrateits22ndanniversarywithagreatshowoftheverybestofgardening,makingitoneofthemostpopulareventsingardening.NationalGardenDay28thAugustHolkeronceagainopensisgardensinaidofthedisadvantaged.Forjustasmalldonationyoucantakeatourwithourgardenguide.WinterMarket8thNovemberThisisaneventforallthefamily.Wanderamongavarietyofshopssellinggifswhileenjoyingalivemusicshowandnicestreetentertainment.1、HowlongdoesitprobablytakeatouristtodrivetoHolkerfromManchester?A．20minutes. B．25minutes.C．45minutes. D．90minutes.2、HowmuchshouldamemberofatourgrouppaytovisittoHall&Cardens?A．£12.00. B．£9.00.C．£8.0 D．£5.503、Whicheventwillyougotoifyouwanttoseealivemusicshow?A．Producers’Market. B．HolkerGardenFestival.C．NationalGardenDay. D．WinterMarket.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Cryingmarriage?Surprising,isn’tit?Actually,thecustomofcryingmarriage1．(exist)alongtimeagoinmanyareasofSouthwestChina’sSichuanProvince,andremainedinfashionuntiltheendoftheQingDynastyThoughnotsopopular2．before,thecustomisstillobservedbypeopleinmanyplaces,especiallyTujiapeople,3．viewitasanecessityofthemarriageprocedureItisverymuchthesameindifferent4．(place)oftheprovinceAccordingtoelderlypeople,everybridehadtocryattheweddingOtherwise,5．bride’sneighborswouldlookdownuponherasa6．(poor)educatedgirlandshewouldbecomethelaughingstockofthevillageInfact,therewerecasesinwhichthebride7．(beat)byhermotherfornotcryingattheweddingceremonyInaword,cryingattheweddingisawaytosetoffthe8．(happy)ofthewaddingthroughfalselysorrowfulwordsHowever,inthe9．(arrange)marriagesoftheolddaysofChina9therewereindeedquitealotofbrideswhocriedovertheir10．(disappoint)marriageandeventheirunhappylifeOnApril,15th,France’sworld-famousNotre-damedeParisCathedralcaughtfireFlamescouldbeseenrisingthroughthetopofthemonument1．(it)tall,narrowspire（塔尖）wassoondestroyedTheCathedral,2．datesbacktothe12thcentury,isoneoftheworld’smostfamoustourist3．(attraction)About12millionpeoplevisititeachyearItsitsin4．centerofParis,alongtheSeinesRiverThemayorofParis,AnneHidalgowroteonTwitterMonday,“A5．(terror)fireisunderwayatNotre-damedeParisCathedral”HeaddedthatParisfirefighterswerestilltryingtocontainthefireSheurgedpeople6．(stay)awayfromtheareaFrenchPresidentMacrondelayeda7．(schedule)speechandarrivedatthesceneofthefireMondaynightThecauseofthefirewasnot8．(immediate)knownAfterthefire,workerssoongotdown9．restoringpartsofNotre-damePartsofthemonument10．(surround)byametalandwoodsupportstructureBesides,theCathedral’sbronzestatueswereremovedforrepairsSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Toanoutsider，anyculturecanseemconfusing.AndtheUK'sgotathingortwothatraisesafeweyebrows.However，understandthewhyandthingsmightbelesspuzzling.1、.Inaworldwhere61％ofnationsdriveontheright，Britsdriveontheleft.Why?MostpeoplethinkitgoesbacktoMedieval，maybeevenRomantimes.2、whenyourememberthatright-handedpeoplewearaswordontheirlefthip.Travellingontheleftallowedyoutokeepyourweaponarmtowardyouropponent，whowouldbeonyourright.Thispracticecontinueduntilthe18thcenturywhenalawwaspassedrequiringalltrafficcrossingLondonBridgetokeeptotheleft.VisitorstotheUKthathavejustwashedtheirhandsinanold-fashionedsinkmightbewonderingwhyonetapisonlyforhotwater，theothercold.3、.So，whythisoddity?Itrelatestoatimewhenhotandcoldwaterwerekeptseparatetopreventpollution.Drinkablecoldwatercamefromamainssupply，buthotwatercamefromattictanksandwasnotconsideredsuitableforconsumption.Sotheywerekeptapart.Millionsofpeopledrinkteaworldwide，buttheoddBritsputmilkintheirs.Why?Thismysteriouspracticerelatestothequalityofchinacupusedinthe18thcenturywhenteawasfirstimposed.ForthemajorityofBrits，thecupsavailablecouldn’tstandtheheatoftheboilingwaterandwouldbreak，somilkwasaddedfirst.4、.Andthispracticaltweaksoonbecameanationalhabit.5、.Asyoucansee，theseoddBritshaveperfectlyclearreasonsforleft-handdriving，two-tapsinksandteawithmilk.Eveniftheystillseemstrange，atleastnowyou’reintheknow.A．ThismakesitdifficulttoimproveB．ThereisamethodtothemadnessC．ThisunusualbehaviormakessenseD．YoucanknowtheoriginsofthepracticesE.EithercanmakewashingveryuncomfortableF.ThiscooledthecupenoughtoresisttheboilingwaterG.HerearethereasonsforthreeofBritain’smorepuzzlingpracticesHowtoOrganizeaMusicFestivalYoulovemusicandyoualwayshave.Youwanttocarryoutamusicfestivaldesignedtoattractmusicfansofallages.Followthestepsandyou’llorganizeasuccessfulone.▲Startbymakingalistof