考研《英语一》驻马店市驿城区2023年考前冲刺预测试卷含解析

考研《英语一》驻马店市驿城区2023年考前冲刺预测试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ThereReallyWasaSantaClausAnnworkedforabigcompany.Oneofthedutiesofher1wastogotothepostofficeeverydayand2thecompanymail.OnedayinDecember,she3abeggarmakinghimselfupasaSantaClaus4onthecornerofthestreet.Eachdayshe5hercoinsanddroppedtheminhisbowl.Hewouldsmileand6heraMerryChristmas.Atnightthetemperaturedroppedbelow0°C,buttheSantaClaus7stoodinthecoldwind.8shedroppedhercoinsintohisbowl,shehandedhimapairofgloves.Aweeklater,a(n)9SantaClauswasstandingthere.“WhathappenedtotheotherSantaClaus?”sheasked.Hetoldher,“He’svery10today.”Sheprayedforhishealth.Laterthatday,acolleaguecameintoheroffice11“Idon’tknowwhatI’mgoingtodo.”“What’swrong?”sheasked.“It’smyex-husband,”hercolleague12,’’Idon’thaveanymoneytobuymyboysanythingforChristmas,13myex-husbandrefusestosendmoneytothem.Itbreaksmyheartthattheywon’thaveanythingthisyear.”Thelady14hercolleague,“I’msureeverythingwill15.It’sChristmas.Believeinmiracles(奇迹).”Thatevening,shetoldherhusbandabouthercolleague’s16,“Iknowwedon’thavemuchmoneyto17,butI’dliketogiveherfiftyorahundreddollars.We’lljustgetourselveslessthisyear.Lastyearwecouldn’taffordtobuyanythingfor18butwestillhadawonderfulChristmas.”Herhusbandsmiled,“Giveheronehundreddollars.Sheneedsitmorethanwedo.”Shereachedupandheldhim.Warmthspread19herbody.HeheldherandrealizedthattherereallywasaSantaClausandhehad20her!1、A．family B．job C．life D．religion2、A．receive B．gothrough C．answer D．pickup3、A．spotted B．watched C．sensed D．followed4、A．standing B．waiting C．playing D．performing5、A．earned B．counted C．saved D．threw6、A．send B．wish C．offer D．tell7、A．even B．just C．still D．yet8、A．Although B．If C．Since D．After9、A．honest B．new C．considerate D．strong10、A．sad B．poor C．cold D．sick11、A．intears B．inshock C．inhorror D．introuble12、A．concluded B．decided C．continued D．commented13、A．or B．but C．so D．otherwise14、A．reminded B．amused C．teased D．comforted15、A．workout B．comeback C．runout D．openup16、A．message B．suggestion C．situation D．example17、A．lend B．help C．lose D．pay18、A．ourselves B．themselves C．us D．others19、A．of B．to C．among D．through20、A．relaxed B．doubted C．married D．shapedSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Thisyearmarksthe170thanniversaryofPaulGauguin’sbirth.Helivedforjust54yearsbuthepackedhisbrieflifewithactivity.TheFrenchpainterspenthisearlychildhoodinPerubeforereturningtoFrance.Asanadult,hecontinuedtotravelalot.Mostfamously,hespentmuchofthelastdecadeofhislifeinTahiti,anislandinsouthernPacificOcean.Indeed,GauguinisbestknownforhiscolorfulpaintingsofTahitiansandtheirculture.Therestlessnessofthisgreatpainterhasbeennormalamongmodernartistssincethemiddleofthe19thcentury.They’reneversatisfiedforlongwithacertainstyleorwayoflife.Oncesomethingbecomesconventional,it’sturneddown.TheartisticculturethatGauguindevelopedfromwasthatofImpressionism(印象派).PainterslikeClaudeMonethadwantedtopainthowtheysawtheworld,nothowtheirteacherstaughtthemitshouldbeseen.Gauguin,andsimilarartistslikehisfriendVincentvanGogh,movedevenfurtherawayfrom“respectable”artthantheImpressionists.Forthem,itwasnotsimplyamatterofseeingtheworlddifferently,butfeelingandthinkingaboutitdifferently,too.Gauguinsaw,feltandthoughtdifferentlyfrommostmembersofEuropeansociety.HethoughtthatEuropeanculturewastoofancyandnotspontaneous.Thisiswhyheturnedtothetraditionsofotherpartsoftheworld,likeAfrica,and,eventually,Tahiti.ArtistslikeGauguinusedtheword“primitive”forthesecultures,butnotasanegativeterm.Forhim,Europe,inbecomingmodem,industrialandscientific,seemedlessnaturalthanotherpartsoftheworld.Intruth,Gauguin’spaintingsmaybeunconventionalbuttheyarecertainlynot“primitive”.Theyaretheworkofapainterwithgreatawarenessofwhathewasdoing.Itwasthisawarenessthatmadehimsuchanimportantpainterforthosethatcameafter,inthe20thcentury.WhenwelookcloselyattheworksofGauguinwebegintounderstandPabloPicasso,andespeciallyHenriMatisse,alittlebetter.1、WhatcanweinferaboutGauguin’slife?A．Hehadanunhappychildhood. B．HelivedmostofhislifeinPeru.C．HeenjoyedpaintinginTahiti. D．Hepreferredatraditionallifestyle.2、What’sthemainpurposeofParagraph4?A．ToexplainwhyGauguin’sworkswerepopular.B．TopointoutwhereGauguin’sinspirationcamefrom.C．ToshowGauguin’sdifferentunderstandingofpainting.D．TocompareGauguin’spaintingstylewithVincentvanGogh’s.3、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“spontaneous”underlinedinParagraph5?A．Natural. B．Modern. C．Industrial. D．Scientific.4、TheauthormentionsPicassoandMatisseinthelastparagraphtoshow________.A．theirstylesaredifferentfromGauguin’s B．greatartistssharemanysimilaritiesC．theyareasimportantasGauguin D．Gauguin’sinfluenceontheirworksText2AsurveybyaninternationaltemporaryserviceagencyfoundthatU.S.managersbelievethatpeoplewithasenseofhumourdobetterattheirjobs,comparedwiththosewhohavelittleornosenseofhumour.Infact,about96percentofthosesurveyedsaidpeoplewithasenseofhumourdobetter.Thesurveywentontopointoutthattheresultssuggestthatasenseofhumourmayhelplight-heartedemployeeskeeptheirjobsduringtoughtimes.And,what'smore,itmaypushthemupthecorporateladderpasttheirhumourlesscolleagues.Why?Itseemsthatthosewithasenseofhumourarebettercommunicatorsandbetterteamplayers.Studieshaveshownthathappyworkersaremoreproductive.Infact,aresearcheratCaliforniaStateUniversityfoundthathumourcouldhelptheemployeestoreleasetension.ResearchdonebypsychologistDr.AshtonTriceatMaryBaldwinCollegeinVirginiashowedthathumourhelpsusthink.Whenpeoplefeelstuckonimportantprojects,theytendtofeelangryordepressed.AccordingtoDr.Trice'sresearch,takingtimeouttolaughcanhelpustogetridofnegativefeelingsandallowustoreturntoataskormoveontoanotherprojectunaffectedbypastdefeat.Ifhumourisreallythisimportant,thenwhydon'tweuseitmoreoftenonthejob?Mostlikely,themainreasonisthatmanypeopleareunawareofthepositiveeffectsofhumourintheworkplace.However,itisimportanttorealizethatsomehumourisnotsuitablefortheworkplace,andthatitisoftenusedatwrongtimes.1、Mostpeoplethinkasenseofhumourcan________.A．helpyoutodoyourworkbetterB．makeyouhavearichlifeC．makeyoupleasedwithyourworkD．helpyoutomakemorefriends2、Manypeopledon'tusehumourmoreintheworkplacebecause__________.A．theylikekeepingsilentwhenworkingB．theydon'tknowthepositiveeffectsofhumourC．theythinktheyshouldobeytherulesD．theydon'tlikejokingorlaughing3、Apersonwithoutasenseofhumouriseasier__________.A．tofeelsurprisedB．togetalongwithC．tobeworriedD．tobesuccessful4、Whatisprobablythebesttitleforthearticle?A．PeoplewithaSenseofHumour.B．HumourIsImportantintheWorkplace.C．HumourandHumourless.D．EveryoneLikesHumour.Text3AgamingcompanyinNewZealandisluringemployees.fromaroundtheworldbyofferingunlimitedpaidannualleave,ashareinthecompany’sprofitsandnosetworkhours.DeanHallbecamefamousininternationalgamingcirclesforbeingtheleaddesigneronpopularvideogameDayZ.Aftersearchingtheworldforalocationforhisnewgamingstudio,Rocketwerkz,NewZealanderHallsettledonthesmalluniversitytownofDunedinonthesouthisland’seastcoast,wherelandischeapandcreativestart-upshavebecomeanimportantpanofthecity’sidentity.Rocketwerkz’sflexibleworkcultureisnowdrawingtalentfromaroundtheglobe,withHallreceiving300messagesofinquirysincealocalnewspaperwroteabouthisstudiolastweek.Lastyear,whenthecompanywasstillinitsinfancy(婴儿期),babycatswouldalsomakearegularappearanceintheofficeasaformoffightingstress,andFridayafternoonsaregenerallyreservedforsportsandgamestoendtheweekonaplayfulnote.“ThefirsttimeIheardabouttheideaofunlimitedpaidleaveinplaceslikeSiliconValleyitwasabouttheproblemsitcaused.Aculturehadappearedwhereemployeestooknoleave,”saidHall.“Sotoaddressthat,ourstaffareissuedthestandardNewZealandannualleaveoffourweeks,buttheycanalsotakeunlimitedleaveinadditiontothat.”EmilyLampitt,fromBritain,isa3Djuniorartistwhohasbeenwiththecompanyforayearandahalf.ShesaystheflexibleworkculturewasahugefactorinherdecisiontomovetoNewZealand.“Theflexibilityherehasmademefeelmuchmorerelaxed”shesays.I“ThatinternalstressIusedtofeelinatraditionalworkenvironmenthasgone,sowhenIamatworknowitisbecauseIwanttobe,becauseIampassionate(有激情的),notbecauseIamafraidofmybossorwatchingtheclock.”1、Theunderlinedword“luring”inParagraphIisclosestinmeaningto.A．cheating B．disturbingC．inspiring D．attracting2、WhyarebabycatsmentionedinParagraph4?A．Toshowthecompanyfocusesonpressurerelief.B．Toexplainhowthecompanymotivatesitsstaff.C．Tostressthesignificanceofharmonyinworkplaces.D．Tointroduceanewwaytopromotecreativity3、Accordingtothepassage,unlimitedpaidleaveinSiliconValley.A．setagoodexampletoRochetwerkz.B．didn’tworkoutasexpected.C．helpeddevelopthelocalculture.D．solvedtheproblemofunemployment.4、Whatisthewritingpurposeoftheabovetext?A．Toencouragecompaniestobemoreflexible.B．Todescribewhatacreativecompanyshouldbelike.C．Togiveareportontheflexiblemanagementofacompany.D．Todiscusshowtomakeatraditionalcompanymorecompetitive.Text4Latelyapopulareight-floorbookstoreinHefei,Anhuiprovince,hasrisentofamebecauseitbecomestheworld’sfirstsharedbookstore,inamovemeanttoencouragemorereadingamongChinesecitizens.Itcomestopeople’sattentionnasmorethan200,000visitorsfloodedthestoreonitsfirstdayasasharedbookstoreonJuly16thisyear,arecordhighsinceitwasreopenedtothepublicin2013.Some4,000bookswerebroughthomeonthefirstday,Treported.Customersareallowedtoborrow.uptotwobooksvaluedunder150yuanpervisitafterregisteringwithanappandpayingthe99yuandepositfee(押金).Allbooksonsaleinthebookstoreareavailableforsharing.Returnedbooksthataredamagedaresoldatadiscount.Thebookstorealsoprovidesabonusforbookworms.Peoplewhofinishreading12booksinthreemonthsreceiveeightpercentoftheirdepositback,andmemberscanberewardedoneyuanforeverybookread.“Wewanttobringdownthecostofreadingsopeoplecouldreadmorebooks,”XuXinwei,whohelpsrunthebookstore,toldThepaper.cn.Someparentsbuyalotofbooksfortheirchildren,buttheyusuallyendupcollectingdustastheirchildrengrowup.Similarly,somepopularnovelsforyoungpeoplealsofalloutoffashion,accordingtoXu.“Booksaremoreeffectivelycirculatedwhenthey’reshared.”1、Thebookstorebecomesasharedone.A．tomakemoremoneyB．tomakemoreroomfornewbooksC．toinspiremorepeopletoreadD．torecommendnewbooks2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“risentofame”inParagraph1probablymean?A．Becomewell-known.B．Settleddown.C．Brokenup.D．Takenover.3、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．ThebookstorewasoncethebestinAnhuiprovince.B．Thebooksthataresoldherecan’tbeborrowed.C．Morethan4,000booksweretakenhomeonJuly16in2013.D．Thecostofreadingcanbereducedbysharingthebooks.4、Whatdoes,thebookstoredotoattractmorereaders?A．Thebookstoreencouragesparentstobuymorebooksfortheirchildren.B．Thereadersareallowedtoborrowthebooksunconditionally.C．Thereaderswhoarememberscanreceiveoneyuanforeverybookread.D．Thebookstoreisconsideringofferingabonusforanyonewholikesreading.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)XitoattendimportexpoinShanghaiThesecondeditionoftheexpo,which1．(hold)fromTuesdaytoNov10,willbea2．(large)eventthanthefirstexpoandwilllikelyattractmoreattention,WangsaidSixty-fourcountries,threeinternationalorganizationsandmorethan3,000companieswillpromotetheirproductsandservicesattheeventMorenewtechnologiesandserviceswilldebut3．theexpo,accordingtotheMinistryofCommerce"Holdingtheexpois4．importantdecisionChinahasmadetopushanewroundofhigh-levelopening-upItwillpromotehigh-qualitydevelopmentoftheChineseeconomy,"Wangadded"TheeventwillhelptointroducediversifiedforeignproductsintoChinaandfurtherfulfillthedemandofChineseconsumers5．areseekinghigh-qualitylifestylesTheexpowillalsoprovideopportunitiesforconsumerstocommunicate6．(direct)withforeigncompanies,"Tusaid"Theexpoisalsoexpectedtohelpdrive7．(invest)TheChinesegovernmentwillbeabletosee8．kindsofforeignproductsaremoreattractivetoChineseconsumers,andthusitcanencouragetheproducerstoinvestinthedomesticmarket9．(satisfy)localdemand,"hesaidTheUnitedStateswillhave192companiesparticipatingintheexpo—includingalargenumberofFortuneGlobal500companies—up18percentyear-on-yearTheirexhibitionareawillreach47,500squaremeters,10．(represent)thetopspot,theministrysaidManKaurstartedrunningin2009,1．shewasinher90sandbeganrackingupmedalsAt103,ManKaurisnotonlygoingstrong,she'sgettingotherstofollowinherfootstepsaswellIndia'soldestfemaleathleteisspendinghersummer2．(coach)30youngathletesKaurandher81-year-oldsonandtrainer,GurdevSingh,3．(invite)fortwoweekstoseveraluniversities,4．theirmethodsmadesuchanimprovementinthestudents'performancethattheywereasked5．(stay)throughSeptemberThisinvitationcameontheheelsofKaur'sparticipationintheWorldMastersAthleticsChampionshipsinPolandearlierthisyear,whereshe6．(win)goldinallfoureventsThoughshewastheonly7．(compete)inheragecategoryforallfourevents,forthe60-meterdash,shehadcompanyfromothercategories:two85-year-oldsandthree90-year-oldsThoughtheyweren'tcompetingfortheprizeinheragebracket,theyranalongsideherand8．(eventual)aheadofherTenyearsaftershefirststartedrunning,Kaurstilllovesit,accordingtoherson"Sheenjoys9．companyofheradmirers,"hersonadds"Everytimesheparticipates,shefeelsproudthatpeoplearoundtheworldfeel10．(inspire)"SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)BenefitsofReadingThebenefitsofreadingstartwiththefirstbookababyhearsandcontinueintochildhoodandthroughoutthechild’slife.Herearesomereasonswhyreadingisimportant.Readingteacheschildrenabouttheworldaroundthem.1、Theyareexposedtowaysoflife,ideasandbeliefsabouttheworldwhichmaybedifferentfromthosewhichsurroundthem.Thisbuildsastoreofbackgroundknowledge,whichhelpsyoungerchildrenlearntoreadconfidently.2、Whenweread,ourbrainstranslatethedescriptionswereadofpeople,placesandthingsintopictures.Whenwearereadingastory,wearealsoimagininghowthecharactersarefeeling.WeuseourownexperiencestoimaginehowwewouldfeelinthesamesituationChildrenwhoreaddobetteratschool.Andtheydon’tjustdobetteratsubjectslikereading,Englishandhistory.3、Readingisagreatformofentertainment!Apaperbackbookorane-readerdoesn’ttakeupmuchspacesoyoucantakeitanywhereandyou’llneverbelonelyorboredifyouhaveabookinyourbag.4、Readingrelaxesthebodyandcalmsthemind.5、Theconstantmovement,flashinglightsandnoisearequitestressfulforourbrains.Whenwereadinsilence,theblackprintonawhitepageismuchlessstressfulforoureyesandbrains.A．Readingimprovesconcentration.B．Readingdevelopsachild’simagination.c.Weseemtohaveforgottenhowtorelaxandhowtobesilent.D．Childrenlearnnewwordsandgreatlyenlargetheirvocabulary.E.Theydobetteratallsubjectsandtheydobetterallthedaythroughschool.F.Youcanreadwhilewaitingforafriendorduringaflightdelayatanairport.G.Byreading,childrenlearnaboutpeople,placesandeventsoutsidetheirownexperience.The“bestyearsofyourlife”?Maybenot,butyoucanlearntomakethemostofyourhighschooldays.Learntoappreciatesmallthings.Whetherit'shavingacomputer,havingfriends,havingagoodsupplyoffood,abedtosleepon,familythatlovesyou,havingagoodeducationorsimplybeingborninthisworld.1、Behap