甘肃省临夏回族自治州 临夏市2023年考研《英语一》模拟预测试卷含解析

甘肃省临夏回族自治州临夏市2023年考研《英语一》模拟预测试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)IstoppedspeakingbecauseIfoundmyselfarguingallthetime.AfterwitnessinganoilspillinSanFranciscoBay,I1usingvehiclesandstartedwalkingeverywhereasastatementabout2.Ioftenkeptgettinginto3aboutwhetheronecouldmakea4andarguedabouthoweveryoneshoulddowhatIwasdoing.Onmy27thbirthday,Idecidednottospeakforoneday,asakindof5tomycommunity.WhenIwokeupthenextday,Ididn'tseeany6tospeak,soIdidn't.Aweeklater,peoplestartedgetting7.Mygirlfriendwantedmetostop.Myparentsevengotangrywithme.ButIdidn'tchangemyidea.Onthe10thanniversaryofnot8，Ispokeforaday.Ididn'twantittofeelasifitwasn'ta9.IwasinCaliforniaandI10myparents.Mymotherpickedupandthoughtitwasmybrother11around.Ihadtoproveitwasmebytellinghersomethingonlyweknew.12notspeakingfor17years,IfeltIhadsomethingtosay.Peoplecameto13me.Myfirstwordswere,“Thankyouforbeinghere.”ButIdidn'trecognizemy14.Havinglistenedtothousandsofpeople,Irealizedwehada15viewoftheenvironment.Peoplealwaysthinkit'saboutplantingmoretrees,butit'smorethanthat;it'sabouthowwetreateachother,andthatalso16economicequalityandcivilrights.NowIgivetalksaroundtheworld.Istartedusing17again.Istillpractisebeing18everymorning.Itremindsmetolisten19；nottojudgewhatIthinkI'mhearing,buttotrytounderstandwhatpeoplearereally20.1、A．turnedtoB．thoughtaboutC．gaveupD．insistedon2、A．pollutionB．wasteC．exerciseD．support3、A．fightsB．trapsC．dilemmasD．debates4、A．promiseB．differenceC．planD．living5、A．encouragementB．beliefC．punishmentD．gift6、A．reasonB．signC．chanceD．language7、A．puzzledB．disappointedC．worriedD．interested8、A．arguingB．ridingC．speakingD．failing9、A．warningB．disadvantageC．strengthD．choice10、A．missedB．calledC．visitedD．thanked11、A．walkingB．comingC．messingD．hanging12、A．ThoughB．OnceC．IfD．After13、A．hearB．comfortC．instructD．help14、A．parentsB．voiceC．photoD．handwriting15、A．validB．correctC．narrowD．universal16、A．provesB．includesC．improvesD．insures17、A．phonesB．computersC．loudspeakersD．vehicles18、A．silentB．deafC．friendlyD．patient19、A．constantlyB．properlyC．largelyD．merely20、A．worryingB．doingC．advisingD．sayingSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1JameyTurneroftenperformstolargecrowdsinOldTownAlexandria,Virginia.Youcanfindhimplayinganunusualmusicalinstrument,theglassharp(竖琴),nearAlexandria'shistoricwaterfront.Aglassharpismadeupofdifferent-sizeddrinkingglasses,eachfilledwithwater.Turnermakesmusicbyrunninghisfingersoverthetopsoftheglasses.Bydoingso,eachglassmakesadifferentmusicalsound.Turneris78yearsoldnow.Hebecameinterestedinplayingtheglassharpattheageofsix,whenheheardhisfatherplayingwithaglassofwateratthedinnertable.Hehasbeenplayingitfor50years.TodayTurnerputstogetherhisinstrumentbyplacing60differentglassesonawoodensoundboard.Heholdstheglassesinplacewithrubberbands,whichkeepsthemfrombreaking.Hethenaddsdifferentamountsofwatertoeachonetocreatedifferentmusicalnotes.Addingortakingawayjustalittlewaterwillchangethesound.Addingwatertoaglasswillmakealowersound.Thesmallerbowlsofwaterproduceahighersound,whilethelargeronesproducealower,deepersound.Turneralwaysuseslow-pricedglassbecauseitsoundsbetterthancostlycrystal(水晶)andhehasmorecontroloverthesound.Beforebuyingnewglasses,hewilltesttheminstores.Theglassharpwaspopular300yearsagowhencomposerslikeWolfgangMozartwrotemusicfortheinstrument.Therehavebeenabout400piecesofmusicwrittenjustfortheglassharp.ButTurnerplaysallkindsofmusic,evenpopularmusicfromChina.Fewpeopleplaytheglassharpthesedays,butTurnersaysheseesvideosofpeopleexperimentingwiththeinstrumentonYouTube.Hehopesthenextgenerationwillcontinuemakingtheirmusic.1、WhatdoweknowaboutTurner?A．Hebeganplayingtheglassharpatsix.B．Heoftenteachesglassharplessonsonline.C．HeisagreatmasteroftheChineselanguage.D．Hewasinspiredbyhisfathertolearntheglassharp.2、Whatdoestheauthorsayabouttheglassharp?A．ItsinventorisWolfgangMozart.B．Itismadeupofglassesofthesamesize.C．Itappearstobegaininginpopularitytoday.D．Itssoundsareaffectedbythewaterintheglasses.3、WhydoesTurnerprefertousecheapglass?A．Tosavemoney.B．Toproducebettersounds.C．Tohelprecycledrinkingglasses.D．Toincreasedifficultyinperforming.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．MusicianPleasesCrowdsbyPlayingGlassesB．PlayingtheGlassHarp:aNewTrendC．JameyTurner'sDreamComingTrueD．WonderfulMusicHasNoBordersText2Mandaraseemedtoknowsomethingbigwasabouttohappen.Sosheletoutayell,caughtholdofher2-year-olddaughterKibibiandclimbedupintoatree.ShelivesattheNationalZooinWashingtonD．C．.AndonTuesday,August23rd,witnessessaidsheseemedtosensethebigearthquakethatshookmuchoftheEastCoastbeforeanyhumansknewwhatwasgoingon.Andshe’snottheonlyone.Inthemomentsbeforethequake,anorangutan(猩猩)letoutaloudcallandthenclimbedtothetopofhershelter.“It’sverydifferentfromtheirnormalcall,”saidBrandieSmith,thezookeeper.“Thelemurs(monkeylikeanimalsofMadagascar)willsoundanalarmiftheyseeorhearsomethinghighlyunusual.”Butyoucan’tseeorhearanearthquake15minutesbeforeithappens,canyou?Maybeyoucan——ifyou’reananimal.“Animalscanhearaboveandbelowourrangeofhearing,”saidBrandieSmith.“That’spartoftheirspecialabilities.They’remoresensitivetotheenvironment,whichishowtheysurvive.”Primatesweren’ttheonlyanimalsthatseemedtosensethequakebeforeithappened.Oneoftheelephantsmadeawarningsoundandahugelizard(蜥蜴)ranquicklyforcover.Theflamingoes(akindofbirds)gatheredbeforethequakeandstayedtogetheruntiltheshakingstopped.Sowhatkindofvibrations(震动)weretheanimalspickingupinthemomentsbeforethequake?ScientistSusanHoughsaidearthquakesproducetwotypesofwaves——aweak“P”waveandthenamuchstronger“S”wave.The“P”standsfor“primary”.Andthe“S”standsfor“secondary”.Shethinksthe“P”wavemightbewhatsetstheanimalsoff.Notalltheanimalsbehavedunusuallybeforethequake.Forexample,Smithsaidthezoo’sgiantpandasdidn’tjumpupuntiltheshakingactuallybegan.Butmanyoftheotheranimalsseemedtoknowsomethingwascomingbeforeithappened.“I’mnotsurprisedatall,”Smithsaid.1、WhydidMandaraactstrangelyoneday?A．Becauseitsensedsomethingunusualwouldhappen.B．BecauseitsdaughterKibibiwasinjured.C．Becauseitheardanorangutanletoutaloudcall.D．Becauseanearthquakehadhappened.2、AccordingtoBrandieSmith,_____________.A．manyanimalshearingissharpB．earthquakesproducetwotypesofwavesC．primatesusuallygathertogetherbeforeaquakeD．humanscanalsodeveloptheabilitytosenseaquake3、Whichanimalseemsunabletosensequake?A．Agiantpanda. B．Aflamingo.C．Alemur. D．Alizard.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．HowanimalssurviveaquakeB．HowanimalsdifferfromhumansC．HowanimalsbehavebeforeaquakeD．HowanimalsprotecttheiryounginaquakeText3DiscoverArtisticTalentsacrosstheCountryTankLoft,ChongqingThis12,000-square-meterartcenterwasestablishedonthesiteofausedmilitarytankwarehouse（仓库）.ItisthelargestcontemporaryartbaseinwesternChina,featuringmodernexhibitiongalleries,designstudiosandartbookstore.TheartzoneislocatedonthecampusoftheSichuanFineArtsInstituteandwascreatedbytheschoolin2003.Where:No.108HuangjuepingCenterStreet,JiulongpoDistrict,ChongingOpeninghours:9am-5pm(closedMondays)Redtory,GuangzhouRedtory,establishedin2009,isaspaciousandistrictoftenreferredtoasGuangzhou’s798.Madeupofmorethan30oldhalls,mostlybuildingsofredbrick,theplacewasoriginallybuiltin1956asChineselargestcanfactory.Someoftherustymachinesfromtheoldfactoryhavebeenkeptasartequipment,givingthezoneanoldcharm.Where:No.128YuancunSihengRoad,TianheDistrict,GuangzhouOpeninghours:Mon.-Sun.10:30am-9pmM50,ShanghaiM50,alsoknownas50MoganshanRoad,isthecenterofShanghai’scontemporaryartscene,withmorethan100artistswhosestudiosareopentothepublic.Thisdistrict,onthebankofSuzhouCreek,waspreviouslyatextilefactoryuntilitseizedproductionin1999.XueSong,aShanghaiartist,wasthefirsttoestablishastudiotherein2002.Where:No.50MoganshanRoad,PudongDistrict,ShanghaiOpeninghours:10am-5pm(closedMondays)798ArtZone,BeljingAttractedbyordereddesigning,convenienttrafficanduniquestyleofBauhausarchitecture,artorganizationsandartistshavecrowdedinthevacantplantsandtransformedthemsince2001,graduallyformingadistrictgatheredgalleries,artstudios,culturalcompanies,fashionsshopsetc.Astheearliestareawheretheorganizationsandartistsmovedinlocatedintheoriginalareaof798factory,thisplacewasnamedasBeijing798ArtZone.Where:No.4JiuxianqiaoRoad,ChaoyangDistrict,Beijing.Openinghours:10am-6pm1、Ifyouaregoingtovisitanartzoneat7pm,whichonecanyougoto?A．TankLoft,Chongqing.B．Redtory,Guangzhou.C．M50,Shanghai.D．798ArtZone,Beijing2、TankLoft,Chongqingisquitedifferentfromtheothersin________.A．sizeB．featureC．siteD．weather3、Whichofthefollowingwasbuiltfirst?A．798ArtZone,Beijing.B．TankLoft,Chongqing.C．M50,Shanghai.D．Redtory,Guangzhou.Text4Doyoulistentothesongsthatyourparentslike?Chancearethatyoudon’t.YouprobablythinkthemusicthattheylikeisoldanddullandthattheSongsonyourplaylistaremuchcooler.Buthereiswhatscientistsfoundrecently:people’smusictasteschangeastheyage,accordingtoastudypublishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology.Soit’slikelythatyourownmusicalpreferencewillfollowasimilarpathtoyourparents’whetheryoulikeitornot.Weusedtothinkthatcultureandpersonalityarctheonlyfactorsthataffectone’smusicchoice.ButresearchersattheUniversityofCambridge,UK,gathereddatafrommorethan250,000peopleoverthepast10years.Theynoticedthataspeopleage,theirsocialcircumstanceschange,andsodoestheirmusictaste.Therearethreemusicalperiodsthatpeoplepassthroughastheymature-intense”,“contemporary”and“sophisticated”.Thefirstperiodcomesintheteenagersyears,duringwhichtimepeoplelikeintensemusicsuchaspunkandrockbecauseteenagerstendtobeaggressiveandwanttoestablishtheiridentityasindependentindividuals.Butaspeoplemoveintoearlyadulthood,theirlifestylechanges—theysocializemoreandwanttobuildcloserelationshipswithothers.Asaresult,theybecomemorefondofcontemporarymusic,suchaspopandR&B,whichisusuallyupliftinganddanceableandplayedatpartieswherepeoplehangouttogetherandchat.Whenmiddleagecomes,thingshavesettleddownformostpeople.Thisperiodwillbedominated(支配)bymore“sophisticated”music,suchasjazzandclassical,aswellasmorecatchymusiclikecountry,folk,andblues.“Formany,thislifestageisfrequentlyexhaustedbyworkandfamily,andthereisarequirementforrelaxing,emotive(动情的)music,”JasonRentfrow,aresearchermember,toldThetelegraph.Butyoumustbethinking:“Aren’tthereoldpeoplewhoarestillintorockmusic?”Ofcoursethereare.ButRentfrowexplainedthattheirreasonsforlisteningtorockmusicmayhavechanged.“Weusemusicfordifferentreasons,”hesaid,andthusatthatagepeoplemaylistentoremindthemselvesoftheiryouths.1、Whydochildrenusuallylikedifferentsongsfromtheirparentsaccordingtothepassage?A．Childrenprefercoolmusic.B．Musictastechangeswithage.C．parents’songsarealwaysdull.D．Parentshavebettersocialcircumstances.2、Theunderlinedword“catchy”inParagraph7probablymeans________.A．touchingandeasilyrememberedB．awkwardandeasilycapturedC．elegantbutdifficulttounderstandD．flexibleanddifficulttocatch3、Middleageisaperiodwhenpeople________.A．haveanaggressivegoalB．likePopandR&BC．desirecloseconnectionswithothersD．leadastressfullife4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Oldpeopledon’tlikerockmusic.B．Musiccanserveasareminder.C．Rockmusicmakesoldpeopleyounger.D．Listeningtorockmusicneedsreasons.5、What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A．Whydopeoplelikemusic?B．Howcanyouimproveyourmusictalent?C．Whatinfluencespeopledmusictaste?D．Whydodifferentpeoplelikedifferentmusic?PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)It1．debate)foryears:Areeggsgoodorbadforyou?Peoplewhoeatanaddedthreeorfoureggsaweekor300milligramsofdietarycholesterol(胆固醇)perday,haveahigherriskofbothheartdiseaseandearlydeathcomparedwiththosewhoeat2．(few)eggs,newresearchfinds“Eggs,3．(special)theyolk,areamajorsourceofdietarycholesterol,”wroteVictorZhongIn4．studypublishedFridayinthemedicaljournalJAMA5．therearemanyunexpectedreports,heandhiscolleaguesnotedthatasinglelargeeggcontainsabout186milligramsofcholesterolOverthefollow-upperiod,atotalof5400cardiovascular(心血管的)6．(event)occurred,including1302fatalandnonfatalstrokes,1,897incidentsoffatalandnonfatalheart7．(fail)and113otherheartdiseasedeathsAnadditional6132participantsdiedofothercauses8．(consume)anadditional300milligramsofdietarycholesterolperdaywasassociated9．a10．2%higherriskofheartdiseaseanda11．4%higherriskofearlydeath,Zhong’sanalysisofthedatashowed“EggsareanutritiousfoodWhilethisstudyfocusesontheamountwe’reeating,it’sjustasimportant12．(pay)attentiontohowtheeggsarecookedandtothetrimmingsthatcomewiththem,”saidTaylor,whowasnotinvolvedintheresearchTheChineseCultureCenterinParis,1．(locate)indowntownareasoppositethecelebratedhistoricsitesofGrandPalaisandPetitPalaisacrosstheSeineRiver,2．(sit)nexttoalargenumberofgrandhandsomeandelegantclassicalarchitecturesthathavewitnessedtheevolutionofParisat3．(vary)historicalstagesItconformsto(符合)thestatusofChina,agreatpowerwith4．lastingcivilizationofseveralthousandyearsintheEast,5．(set)theChineseCulturalCenterinthisexactplaceTheamazingprogressin6．(smooth)selectingthesitefortheChineseCultureCenterandputtingitinto7．(operate)indowntownParisinsuchashortperiodwasduetohighpriorityoftheChinesegovernmentandconstructivecooperationoftheFrenchpartyWuJianmin,ChineseambassadortoFrance,said8．excitement,“WehaveourownculturalcenterinParisatlast,9．wehaveeventuallyrealizedthelongcherishedwishofmypredecessor(前任)intheChineseembassy”HouXianghua,thefirstdirectoroftheChineseCulturalCenterinParis,saidthecenterwillsticktoits“non-governmental”natureandgreetpeoplefromall10．(walk)oflife,inadditiontoservingthemainstreamsocietySectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Howoldis“old”?1、.Twohundredyearsago,youwereoldat35.Thatwastheaveragelifethen.Attheturnofthiscentury,asmedicalknowledgeadvanced,theaveragelifespan(长度)increasedto45.In1950,70-year-oldswerereallyold.Today,ahealthy70-year-oldislookingforwardtomanymoreactiveyears.So,howoldisold?Theanswerisoneyou’veheardmanytimes,fromallsortsofpeople.“Youareasold(oryoung)asyoufeel!”Thecalendar(日历)simplytellsyouhowmanyyearsyouhavelived.2、Onceanunknownauthorwrote,“3、.Nobodygrowsoldbylivinganumberofyears;peoplegrowoldbygivinguptheirgoals.”4、.AliceBrophy,whenshewaswiththeNewYorkCitycommissionfortheAging,said,“Itupsetsmewhenpeoplesay,‘Gee,youlookyoungforyourage!’Whatdoesthatmean?Istheresomemodelthatyou’resupposedtolookacertainwayat65and75and85?Youknowyoucandieoldat30andliveyoungat80”Therearemanywrongideasaboutaging.5、.Herearesomeofthemorecommonones.Forexample,mostolderpeopleareinpoorhealth,orolderpeopleareunabletochange.A．It’sextremelyterribletobegrownold.B．Youthisnotatimeoflifebutitisastateofmind.C．Theseideasstereotype(固化)peopleonthebasisofage.D．Oldisapointofview.E.Olderpeoplearestubborn,unabletochange.F.Theanswerhaschangedovertheyears.G.Yourbodytellsyouhowwellyou’velived.ThingsYouCandofortheOceanTheoceansupportsaglobalunderwatercirculationsystemof