陕西省西安市户县2023年考研《英语一》考前冲刺预测试卷含解析

陕西省西安市户县2023年考研《英语一》考前冲刺预测试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)SomeyearsagowhenIwasinmyfirstyearincollege,IheardSalomeBeysingforthefirsttime.Themomentwasexciting.Salome’s1filledtheroomandbroughtthetheatertolife.Iwasso2thatIdecidedtowriteanarticleabouther.I3SalomeBey,tellingherIwasfromEssencemagazine,andthatIwantedtomeethertotalkabouthercareer.She4andtoldmetocometoherstudionextTuesday.WhenIhungup,Iwasscaredoutofmymind.I5Iwaslying.Iwasnotawriteratallandhadn’tevenwrittenagrocerylist.IinterviewedSalomeBeythenextTuesday.Isatthere6,takingnotesandaskingquestionsthatallbeganwith,“Canyoutellme…”Isoonrealizedthat7SalomeBeywasonething,butwritingastoryforanationalmagazinewasjustimpossible.The8wasalmostunbearable.Istruggledfordays9draftafterdraft.FinallyIputmymanuscript(手稿)intoalargeenvelopeanddroppeditintoamailbox.Itdidn’ttakelong.Mymanuscript10Howstupidofme!Ithought.HowcouldI11inaworldofprofessionalwriters?KnowingIcouldn’t12therejectionletter,Ithrewtheunopenedenvelopeintoadrawer.Fiveyearslater,IwasmovingtoCalifornia.While13myapartment,Icameacrosstheunopenedenvelope.ThistimeIopeneditandreadtheeditor’sletterin14:Ms.Profit,YourstoryonSalomeBeyisfantastic.Yetweneedsomemorerelevantmaterials.Please15thoseandreturnthearticleimmediately.Wewouldliketo16yourstorysoon.Shocked,ittookmealongtimeto17Fearofrejectioncostmedearly.Ilostatleastfivehundreddollarsandthechanceofhavingmyarticleappearinamajormagazine.Moreimportantly,Ilostyearsof18writing.Today,Ihavebecomeafull-timewriter.19thisexperience,I’velearnedaveryimportantlesson:Youcan’t20todoubtyourself.1、A．voiceB．joyC．smileD．speech2、A．proudB．movedC．satisfiedD．active3、A．visitedB．emailedC．interviewedD．phoned4、A．refusedB．agreedC．hesitatedD．paused5、A．explainedB．discoveredC．knewD．replied6、A．seriouslyB．nervouslyC．patientlyD．quietly7、A．foolingB．blamingC．invitingD．urging8、A．hardshipB．failureC．commentD．pressure9、A．onB．byC．withD．in10、A．disappearedB．improvedC．spreadD．returned11、A．compareB．surviveC．competeD．struggle12、A．faceB．deliverC．ignoreD．receive13、A．decoratingB．repairingC．leavingD．cleaning14、A．anxietyB．disbeliefC．horrorD．trouble15、A．increaseB．replaceC．addD．mix16、A．broadcastB．createC．assessD．publish17、A．concentrateB．prepareC．escapeD．recover18、A．energeticB．enjoyableC．typicalD．endless19、A．HoldingontoB．DatingbacktoC．LookingbackonD．Droppinginon20、A．affordB．attemptC．expectD．pretendSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1BythetimeRobertPorterAllenwasbornin1905,thewhoopingcrane(鸣鹤)wasalreadyintrouble.ThebeautifulbirdwasoncecommonlyfoundacrossNorthAmerica.By1941,thewhoopingcranepopulationhaddwindledtothedoubledigits.ThetallestspeciesinNorthAmericawerecriticallyendangered.Inthe1940s,theremainingcranesmigrate(迁徙)everyyearfromtheGulfCoastofTexastosomewhereinthenorthofCanadatobreed(繁殖).Theconservationcommunitydidn’tknowwherethebirdswent.Thewetlandswheretheyusedtospendwintersweregrowingrarerandrarerastheytiny,non-migratinggroupofwhoopingcraneswasaliveinLouisianain1941,butthegrouphaddisappearedbythetimeAllenstartedhisresearch.In1942,AllenundertookthewhoopingcraneprojectOverthenextthreeyears,hedidalmostconstantfieldworkthattookhimfromTexasupthecranes'migrationroutetoNebraska,andonintoSaskatchewaninsearchofthenestinggroundofthebirds.Studyingthebirdinitsbreedinghabitatandseeinghowmanybirdswerebornwouldallowconservationiststounderstandhowtohelpthebirdsontheirjourney.Butfindingthewhoopingcrane'snestingsitemeantdifficultandfruitlessairsearchesovernorthernCanada.In1952,Allenwroteareportonthewhoopingcrane.Thereportwasawarningcalltotheconservationcommunity:only33migratory"whoopers"remained,andtheirnestingsitestillhadn’tbeenfound.Twoyearslater,thewhoopingcranesbreedinggroundsinCanada'sWoodBuffaloNationalParkwerefinallyfound,andAllenheadednorthtostudythemfirsthand,an"incrediblydifficultjourney,"inSprunt’swords,Allen’sworklaidthegroundworkforconservationiststosavethebirds.Theireffortspaidoffasthenumbersreached57by1970and214by2005.Today,thewhoopingcraneisstilllistedasendangered,butthereareroughly600birdsalive.1、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．ItisastoryaboutAllen’ssearchingforalostbird.B．Itisastoryaboutthecranes,LongmigrationflightC．Itisastoryaboutthecranesurvivingthewinters.D．Itisastoryaboutconservingthewhoopingcrane2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dwindled”meaninthefirstparagraph?A．Increased B．Reduced C．Stayed D．Limited3、AccordingtothePassage,whichofthefollowingismainlyresponsibleforwhathappenedtotheremainingwhoopingcranes？A．Habitatloss B．Illegalhunting. C．Naturaldisaster. D．Deadlydiseases.4、Whichofthefollowingeventstookplacein1954?A．Thenon-migratinggroupofwhoopingcranesdisappearedB．RobertPotterAllenundertookthewhoopingcraneproject.C．ThewhoopingcranesbreedinggroundswerediscoveredD．RobertPorterAllenwroteareportonthewhoopingcrane.Text2Ithurtstokeepsecrets.Secrecy(保密)isassociatedwithlowerwell-being,worsehealth,andlesssatisfyingrelationships.Researchhaslinkedsecrecytoincreasedanxiety,depression,symptomsofpoorhealth,andeventhemorerapidprogressionofdisease.Thereisaseeminglyobviousexplanationfortheseharms:hidingsecretsishardwork.Youhavetowatchwhatyousay.Newresearch,however,suggeststhattheharmofsecretsdoesn’treallycomefromthehidingafterall.Therealproblemwithkeepingasecretisnotthatyouhavetohideit,butthatyouhavetolivewithit,andthinkaboutit.Tobetterunderstandtheharmsofsecrecy,researchersfirstsetouttounderstandwhatsecretspeoplekeep,andhowoftentheykeepthem.Theyfoundthat97%ofpeoplehaveatleastonesecretatanygivenmoment,andpeoplehave,onaverage,13secrets.Acrossseveralstudies,researchersaskedparticipantstoestimatehowfrequentlytheyhidtheirsecretduringconversationswithothers,andalsohowfrequentlytheythoughtaboutthesecretoutsideofsocialinteractions.Theyfoundthatthemorefrequentlypeoplesimplythoughtabouttheirsecrets,thelowertheirwell-being.Followingupthisresearch,anewpaperrevealswhythinkingaboutsecretsissoharmful.Turningthequestionaround,theconsequencesoftellingsecretsareexamined.Researchersfoundthatwhenapersonrevealsasecrettoathirdparty,itdoesnotreducehowoftentheyhavetohidethesecretfromotherswhoarestillkeptinthedark.Rather,itreduceshowoftentheirmindwanderstowardthesecretinirrelevantmoments.Therefore,ifyouchoosetostillkeepsomethingsecret,talkingtoanotherpersoncanmaketheworldofdifference.Secretsdon’thavetohurtasmuchastheydo.1、Whichisnotoneoftheharmsofkeepingsecrets?A．Beingphysicallysick. B．Mentalproblems.C．Harmedrelationships. D．Hidingsomewhere.2、Whyiskeepingsecretssoharmful?A．Becauseyoumusthidethem.B．Becauseyouoftenthinkaboutthem.C．Becauseit’sdifficulttokeepsecrets.D．Becauseyoumustwatchwhattosay.3、Howcanpeoplereducetheharmofkeepingsecrets?A．Byworkinghard. B．Bykeeping13secrets.C．Bythinkingaboutthesecrets. D．Bytellingsecretstoathirdperson.4、Whichisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A．Anadvertisement B．AresearchreportC．Abiologytextbook. D．Atravelbrochure.Text3TheWildernessbyMcKayCoppins(LittleBrown,non-fiction,onsalenow)TheexplosivestoryoftheRepublicanParty’spainstakingeffortstofinditswaybacktounityandnationaldominance.Afterthe2012election,theGOP(大佬党)wasinthewilderness.McKayCoppinshashaduniqueaccesstoRepublicanpresidentialcandidates,powerbrokers,lawmakers,andTeaPartyleaders.Blood,Salt,WaterbyDeniseMina(LittleBrown,fiction,onsalenow)InthelatestAlexMorrowstory,awealthybusinesswomandisappearsfromherGlasgowhomewithoutatrace.Saltwaterliftsblood.Onlysaltwater.LochLomondisamiledeepbutthewoman’sbodysurfacedanyway.“SetinGlasgow,stillmidnightfallswithinthisumbrellaofTartanNoirwiththeflaweddetectivehero,AlexMorrow.”TimeandTimeAgainbyBenElton(ThomasDunne,fiction,onsaleJan.29)Inthistime-travelingadventurewhichbeginsin1914,ex-soldierHughStantongoesattemptstopreventWorldWarI.“Afun,smart,adventurousbook,aworkofscience-fictionasbigonideasasaction,”saysTheSydneyMorningHerald.AGiftFromBobbyJamesBowen(ThomasDunne,non-fiction,onsalenow)LondonstreetmusicianJamesBowentellsthestoryofhowhiscatBobhelpedhimovercomebadchildhoodmemoriesofChristmas.BowenandtherealBobareactinginthe2016filmversionofBowen’sbestsellerAStreetCatNamedBob,whichstarsJoanneFroggattofDowntonAbbeyfame.BeatriceandBenedickbyMarinaFiorato(St.Martin’sPress,fiction,onsalenow)AfreshtakeontheloversfromShakespeare’scomedyMuchAdoAboutNothingimaginesBeatriceandBenedick’sbackstory.“Fullofpassion,myth,andwit…adelight,”saysBooklist.1、Whichofthebooksisnotavailableforthetimebeing?A．TheWildernessB．Blood,Salt,WaterC．TimeandTimeAgainD．AGiftFromBob2、Whowroteabookbasedonarealstory?A．DeniseMinaB．BenEltonC．MarinaFioratoD．JamesBowen3、Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat_____.A．McKayCoppinsusedtobeapoliticalfigureB．AlexMorrowalsoappearedinotherdetectivestoriesC．BowenandtherealBobarethemostpopularcharactersD．MarinaFioratointerpretsShakespeare’scomedydifferentlyText4Bothhoneybeesandantsaresocialinsectsthatliveingroupscalledcolonies.Theysurvivebymeansoftheircollectiveintelligence.Theirdecision-makingpowerisdistributedthroughoutthegroup;thatis,nooneantorbeemakesdecisionsforthegroup.Instead,theyworktogether.AsDeborahM.Gordon,abiologistatStanfordUniversity,says,"Antsaren'tsmart.Antcoloniesare."Thesameistrueforbeecolonies.Althoughbeesandantsarequitedifferentphysically,theyhavealotincommonintermsoftheirsocialbehavior.Specifically,honeybeesandantshavesimilarroleswithinthecolony,bothhavecommunicationsystems,andbothhavethecapacityforlearning.Antscommunicatebyusingchemicalscalledpheromones,whichcanalertotherstodangerortoafoodsource.Forexample,whenworkerantsfindapromisingsource,theylettherestofthecolonyknowhowtofinditbyleavingatrailofpheromonesonthewaybacktothecolony.Theotherantspickupthemessageusingtheirsenseofsmell.Bees,ontheotherhand,usemovementtocommunicatewitheachother.Workerbeessendmessagestoeachotherbymeansofa"dance".Differentspeedsandmovementssenddifferentmessages.Forexample,whenworkerbeescalledscoutsgoouttofindanewhomeforthecolony,theyreturnanddoadancefortheotherworkerbeesthatindicatesthelocationofthenewhomeandhowsuitableitis.Thefasterthescoutsdance,thebetterthenewlocationis.Honeybeesandantsarebothcapableoflearning.OneChinesestudyfoundthatbeescanbetrainedtolearnandrememberaroutetoafoodsource.Theresearchersalsofoundthatbeescanbetaughttorecognizehiddenobjectsandusetheconceptsof"sameness"and"difference"toaccomplishcertaintasks.Antstakethisonestepfurther.RecentAmericanresearchhasshownthatantsnotonlyhavetheabilitytolearn,butalsocanteachtheirforagingskillstootheryoungerants.Theyobservedthatolderantsaccompanyyoungantsinsearchoffoodandteachthemtherouteandhowtoavoidobstacles.Aswecansee,thesocialbehaviorofhoneybeesandantsisquitesimilar.Bothcoordinatecomplexactionsandaccomplishcrucialsurvivaltasksbycooperatingingroupsconsistingofmanyindividuals.Unintelligentastheymaybeasindividuals,asgroupstheyoftenshowamazingbrillianceastheygoabouttheireverydayactivities.1、Whatdoantsandbeeshaveincommon?A．Theyliveinsimilar-sizedcolonies.B．Theymakeuseofcollectiveintelligence.C．Theyhavesmallleadershipgroupsthatmakealldecisions.D．Theyusethesamemethodstocommunicatewitheachother.2、Whatdoesthespeedofabee'sdanceindicate?A．Thequalityofanewcolonylocation.B．Thedistancetoaneighboringcolony.C．Thediscoveryofanewfoodsource.D．Thedirectiontoapotentialfoodsource.3、Inparagraph3,howdoestheauthordemonstratetheideathatHoneybeesandantsarebothcapableoflearning?A．Byusingstatistics.B．Byexplainingreasons.C．Byreferencingopinions.D．Bypresentingstudyfindings.4、Whatisthebenefitofcollectiveintelligence?A．Itallowsthecolonytoreproducemorerapidly.B．Itimprovesworkcooperationwithinthecolony.C．Itreducesthedivisionoflabouramongmembers.D．Itenablesindividualstoteacheachothernewskills.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Speakingoftalentedpeople，wewillthinkoftheyoung．Mozartcreatedhisfirstpianoconcertoat1．YetIcan'thelpbutdrawmuch2．（inspire）fromthosewhosucceededatanoldage．3．（give）hope，Iamconvincedthatourdreamscancometrueifwehavefaith4．ourselvesandkeeplearningandworkingfor5．．ConsiderthestoryofMaryDeclany，a9﹣year﹣﹣oldwomanfromtheUK，whoinventedanewartforminthe177s．Onavisittoafriend，shemettwoplantexpertswho6．（take）atripwithanexplorerthroughtheSouthPacific．Interestedintheirwork，shepickedupapairof7．（scissor）andbeganmakingflowercollageswithcutpaper．8．surprisedusmostwasthatherworksofartweresouniqueand9．（value）thattheywereondisplayintheBritishMuseum．There'sthemodernversio10．（create）ourlives，withoutworryingaboutourage．Andawayfromthemysteriousworld，ColonelSandersdidn'topenhisfirstKFCrestaurant11．hewas62，whileFaujaSinghranhisfirstmarathonat12．Astheplanecircledovertheairport,everyonesensedthatsomethingwaswrongTheplanewasmoving1．(steady)throughtheair,andalthoughthepassengers2．(fasten)theirseatbelts,theyweresuddenlythrownforwardAtthatmoment,theair-hostesspresentedShelookedverypale,3．wasquitecalmSpeakingquicklyandalmostinawhisper,sheinformedeveryonethat4．pilothadfaintedandaskedifanyofthepassengersknewanythingaboutmachinesAfteramoment's5．(hesitate),amangotupandfollowedthehostessintothepilot'scabinMovingthepilotaside,themantookhisseatandlistenedcarefullytotheurgentinstructionsthat6．(send)byradiofromtheairportbelowToeveryone'srelief,theplane,7．wasdangerouslyclosetothegroundatthemoment,soonbegantoclimbThemanhadtocircletheairportseveraltimestobecomefamiliar8．thecontrolsoftheplaneThecriticalmomentcamewhenhehadtolandTheman,9．(follow)theinstructions,guidedtheplanetowardtheairfield,andit10．(land)safelyafteralongrunalongtherunwaySectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Doyoulikewritingafewparagraphseverydayaboutyourexperiences,hopes,memoriesorfeelings?Ifyoudon’t,it’stimetomakeachangenow.Writejustafewparagraphseverydayaboutyourexperiences,hopes,memoriesandfeelings,andyouwillimmediatelybegintoexperiencebenefitstoyourpersonalgrowthandpotential.Youwillgraduallybecomebetteratexpressingyourself.1、However,whenyoubecomelazywithwords,youfinditismoredifficulttodescribefeelings,shareexperiencesandmakeyourselfunderstood.2、Asyouwriteaboutmemories,itislikeopeninganoldphotoalbum.Yourpenbeginstoexplorefeelingsanddetailsyouhaveforgottenanddreamsyouhaveleftbehind.Yousuddenlyrememberpeopleyouwouldliketocontactagain.Writingisanactivitythatavoidsdistraction(使人分心的事)longenoughforyoutoexplorethosewonderfulmomentsofthepast.Sometimestheyarefrightening.3、Writingaboutdailyexperiencesandfeelingsprovidesarecordedhistorythatwillinfluencehowyoumakefuturedecisions.4、Theylearnedfromwhathadhappenedbefore.Yourhistoryisimportant.Don’tletitbeforgotten.Writingremindsyouofyourdreamsandkeepsyoumovingtowardthem.Itisameansofkeepingtrackofyourpurposeandthegoalsthatwillleadyoutoachievethem.5、Itshowswhenyouhavebeendistractedandmayneedtogiveallyourattentionagaintoyourwriting.Writingalittleeverydaycouldprovidethematerialthatsomedaybecomesapublishedbook.WhenIwroteaboutmydepressionandmyfour-year-oldgranddaughterwhogotlostinthemountains,Ineverdreameditwouldbeinabook.A．Youwillrememberthingslongforgotten.B．Writingkeepsyouenergeticandfullofimaginationallthetime.C．Sometimestheyarewonderfulandalmostalwaystheyarehelpful.D．Sooner