江苏省苏州市常熟市2023年考研《英语一》统考试题含解析

江苏省苏州市常熟市2023年考研《英语一》统考试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Tworunnersstandsidebysideatthestartinglineofarace．36lookverystrongandfast．37onerunnerspeedsaheadandwinstherace．Theother__38__．Someathletescanreachgreat39suchaswinninganOlympicgoldmedal．Othersneverliveuptotheir40．Whatkindofpreparationbeforearaceorbeforeotherkindsofeventsmakesthe41?Everyoneknowsthatathletestryto42theirbodies．Butresearchshowsthatstrengtheningthemindmaybejustas43．Carefulstudyindicatesthatthebestathleteswin44becausetheythinktheycanwin．Positivethoughtsseemtoprovidetheedgefor45insports．Peoplewhosay"IknowIcandothis"tothemselvesoverandover46findthattheyhavetheadvantagetowin．Ontheotherhand,peoplewhothink"Ican'twin"often47．Oneprocedurethathelpsmanyathletesiscreating48intheirmind．Theyaretoldtothinkofeachjumptheymustmaketo49．Someusepicturesthataremorefanciful．Oneskaterlikedtothinkaboutastarburstinginsideher,50herwithenergy．Anotherathletewhowantedtofeel51picturedhimselfasabirdfloatingintheair．Nexttimeyouwanttodosomethingwell．trytrainingyour52tohelpyou．Perhapsateacherorotherinstructorscan53youplanyourtraining．Ifyouimagineyourselfdoingbetter,youmaysoonseeimprovementsin54youreallycando．Positivethinkingandpictures55inyourmindcanhelpyouwin!1、A．Neither B．All C．Each D．Both2、A．ButB．So C．Or D．And．3、A．fallsdown B．leavesbehind C．leavesaloneD．fallsbehind4、A．prizesB．goals C．medals D．places5、A．promiseB．name C．level D．ability6、A．progress B．mistakeC．achievement D．difference7、A．determineB．expand C．strengthen D．extend8、A．possible B．interesting C．difficultD．important9、A．partly B．entirelyC．completelyD．mostly10、A．failure B．luck C．successD．competition11、A．oftenB．never C．hardly D．rarely12、A．fail B．succeed C．understand D．expect13、A．ideas B．thoughts C．wonders D．pictures14、A．fail B．run C．win D．go15、A．giving B．helping C．taking D．tiring16、A．encouragedB．calmC．excitedD．anxious17、A．mindB．bodyC．brainD．imagination18、A．helpB．advise C．allow D．persuade19、A．which B．that C．what D．how20、A．made B．hung C．discovered D．createdSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Lifecanbesowonderful,fullofadventureandjoy.Itcanalsobefullofchallenges,setbacksandheartbreaks.Whateverourcircumstances,wegenerallystillhavedreams,hopesanddesires—thatlittlesomethingmorewewantforourselvesandourlovedones.Yetknowingwecanhavemorecanalsocreateaproblem,becausewhenwegotochangethewaywedothings,upcometheoldpatternsandpitfallsthatstoppedusfromseekingwhatwewantedinthefirstplace.Thistensionbetweenwhatwefeelwecanhaveand"whatwereseeminglyabletohaveisthenigglingsuffering,theanxietywefeel.Thisiswhereweusuallythinkit'seasiertojustgiveup.Butwe'renevermeanttoletgoofthepartofusthatknowswecanhavemore.Theintelligencebehindthatknowingisus—therealus.It'sthepartthatbelievesinlifeanditspossibilities.Ifyoudropthat,youbegintofeelalittle"dead"insidebecauseyou'redropping"you".So,ifwehavethiscapabilitybutsomehowlifeseemstokeepusstuck,howdowebreakthesepatterns?Decideonanewcourseandmakeonedecisionatatime.Thisisgoodadviceforanewadventureorjustgettingthroughtoday'schallenges.While,deepdown,weknowwecandoit,ourmind—orthemindsofthoseclosetous—usuallysayswecan't.Thatisn'tareasontostop,it'sjustthemind,thatlittlemanorwomanonyourshoulder,tryingtotalkyououtofsomethingagain.Ithasdoneitmanytimesbefore.It'sallaboutstartingsimpleanddoingitnow.Decideandactbeforeover-thinking.Whenyoudothisyoumayfeelalittle,orlarge,releasefromthejailofyourmindandyou'llbeonyourway.1、Accordingtothepassage,lifeisalways.A．fullofjoyB．fullofchallengesC．sowonderfulD．changing2、Itcanbeinferredfromthefirsttwoparagraphsthatweshould___________.A．slowdownandliveasimplelifeB．becarefulwhenwechoosetochangeC．sticktoourdreamsunderanycircumstancesD．becontentwithwhatwealreadyhave3、Whatisthekeytobreakingtheoldpatterns?A．Tofocusoneverydetail.B．Todecideandtakeimmediateaction.C．Tolistentothoseclosetous.D．Tothinktwicebeforeweact.4、Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraph?A．Escapefromyourpunishment.B．Realizationofyourdreams.C．Freedomfromyourtension.D．Reductionofyourexpectations.5、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?A．It'seasierthanwethinktogetwhatwewant.B．It'simportanttolearntoacceptsufferingsinlife.C．It'simpracticaltochangeourwayofthinking.D．It'sharderthanweexpecttofollowanewcourse.Text2Duringtheperiodfrom1660through1800,GreatBritainbecametheworld’sleader.Languageitselfbecamesubmittedtorulesduringthisperiod.ThisneedtofixtheEnglishlanguageisbestillustrated(描述)inthemakingofTheDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguagebySamuelJohnson.GuidestotheEnglishlanguagehadbeeninexistencebeforeJohnsonbeganhisprojectin1746.These,however,wereoftenlittlemorethanlistsofhardwords.Whendefinitionsofcommonwordsweresupplied,theywereoftenunhelpful.Forexample,a“horse”wasdefinedinanearlydictionaryas“abeastwellknown”.Johnsonchangedallthat,butthetaskwasnotaneasyone.Rentingahouseat17GoughSquare,Johnsonbeganworkingintheworstofconditions.Supportedonlybyhispublisher,JohnsonworkedontheDictionarywithfiveassistants.ComparedtotheFrenchAcademy’sdictionary,whichtookfortyworkersfifty-fiveyearstocomplete(1639-1694),Johnson’sdictionarywascompletedbyveryfewpeopleveryquickly.Balancedonachairwithonlythreelegs,Johnsonsatagainstawallinaroomfilledwithbooks.Johnsonwouldreadwidelyfromthesebooks,markpassagesillustratingtheuseofaparticularword,andgivethebookstohisassistantssothattheycouldcopythepassagesonslipsofpaper.TheseslipswerethenstucktoeightylargenotebooksunderthekeywordsthatJohnsonhadselected.Fixingthewordbythismethod,Johnsoncouldrecordaword，susageanditsdefinition.Howmanypassageswereused?AccordingtoJohnson’smodernbiographerWalterJacksonBate,theoriginaltotalnumbercouldhavebeenover20,000.Howmanywordsweredefinedbythelexicographer?Over40,000wordsappearedintwolargebooksinAprilof1755.DidJohnsonfullyunderstandthehugetaskhewasundertakingwhenhebegan?AshetoldhiscontemporarybiographerJamesBoswell,“IknewverywellwhatIwasundertakingandverywellhowtodoit—andhavedoneitverywell.”1、WhatistheproblemofearlyEnglishdictionaries?A．Theyonlyoffersimplepictures.B．Theylistjustafewforeignwords.C．Theysimplygivesometranslations.D．Theyaddnomorethansomebigwords.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“lexicographer”inparagraph4referto?A．Apublisher. B．Abiographer.C．Amakerofdictionaries. D．Anassistant.3、WhatcanweinferaboutSamuelJohnsonfromthetext?A．HestandardizedEnglish.B．Hecaredaboutauthorityalot.C．Hegainedmuchfinancialsupport.D．Hecomplainedofworkingconditions.4、Whatisthepurposeofthispassage?A．Todiscusstheproblemsofdictionaries.B．Toencouragepeopletoworkonaproject.C．Topersuadepeopletobuythenewdictionary.D．TointroducehowJohnsoncompletehisdictionary.Text3Atseventy-three,MarciaPollock’sfatherwasamanofgreatindependenceandpride.Thekidscalledhim“Poppy”,anamethateverybodyused.Poppylivedinhisoldneighborhoodandhehadapart-timejobatalocalpharmacy（药房）.AfterMarcia’smotherdied,PoppyfirmlyrefusedMarciaandJack’sinvitationtocomeandlivewiththem.Hewasstubbornaboutnotcrowdingtheirlittlehouse,aboutnotbecomingaburden.Infact,hewasalwayshelpful.Thekidslovedhimbecausehelistenedtothemandbecausehealwaysbroughtthemsomething.HealsobroughtspecialgiftstoMarciaandJack,neverarrivingempty-handed.Andsoitwaswithshockandbewilderment（迷惑）thatMarciawenttoseePoppyinthehospitalthatsummerafterhehadfallendowninthestreet.ThedoctorsaidthatPoppyhadbeenlivingoncoffeeanddoughnuts.Laterthatday,thepharmacisttoldMarcia,“Hehaspracticallynomoneyatall—justthegovernmentchequeandwhatlittlehemakeshere.YetImyselfsawhimspendmostofhislastchequeonyourlittleboy’sbicycle.”ShebecamesternwithPoppy.“You’refoolish,Poppy,”shesaid.“Ihavemypride,”Poppyanswered.“Falsepride,”shehurled（斥责）backathim.Duringautumn,Poppydidn’tcomearoundasoftenashehadinthepast,butwhenhedid,hewouldstillarrivewithlittlegiftsinhand.Then,justbeforetheholidays,PoppytoldMarciathathecouldn’tvisitthemonChristmasDaybecausehewouldwatchthestore,butMarciaknewtheshopwasnotopenonChristmas.ShefeltworriedandcalledPoppy,tellinghimthathewasoneofthemandthattheyalllovedhim.HalfanhourbeforetheturkeywentonthetableonChristmas,Poppycame.Thekidsrushedtohimandgavehimmorehugsandkissesthanhehadeverhadbefore.PoppyheldouthisarmstoMarcia,andhishandswereempty—yetneverhadtheybeenmorefilled.1、WhichisPoppy’sreasonfornotlivingwithhisdaughter?A．Hehadapart-timejob. B．Hewasstubbornsometimes.C．Helikedlivingindependently. D．Hedidn’twanttobecomeaburdentoher.2、WhywasMarciapuzzledafterhearingthedoctor’swords?A．Shedidn’tknowwhohadknockedPoppydown.B．ShethoughtPoppyhadenoughmoneyforliving.C．Shewonderedhowtotakecareofhimlater.D．Shethoughtthedoctordidn’tknowhislivingcondition.3、Whichisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“stern”inparagraph5?A．patient B．angryC．respectful D．afraid.4、WhydoestheauthorsaythatPoppy’shandswerefilledatlast?A．Poppylearnedthathewasloved.B．Poppyhadbroughtenoughgiftsbefore.C．Poppystillheldhisindependenceandpride.D．PoppyhadfoundreasonsforMarcia’srudeness.Text4PeggyWhitson'sjobdemandsadailytwo-hourworkoutinagymwhereweighthasnomeaningandtheviewchangesat17,000milesanhour.Whitsonmakesitlookeasy.At57,sheistheoldestwomantoflyinspace,breakingtherecordlastNovemberwhenshebeganherthirdlong-termstayattheInternationalSpaceStation.AfterreturninghomeinSeptember,2017,theNASAastronautfeltmatter-of-factabouttheagemilestone(里程碑).“Itwasn’tarecordIwasseekingout,”Whitsonsaid.“Iwas42and48formyfirsttwospaceflights.IfeelluckythatIwasabletogettodoanotheroneinmy50s.Idon’tthinkpeopleshouldletagediscouragethem,evenonthosejobsthatrequiresomeamountofphysicalfitness.TheoldestmanisJohnGlenn(at77),butwe’vehadmaleastronautsintheir60sbefore,soit’sjustamatteroftimebeforewomenstartedflyinginspaceatthisage.”OnEarth,shestaysfitbyweightlifting,biking,playingbasketballandwaterskiing.Shesharedwhatit'sliketoliveinmicro-gravity:“It’slikeyou’reinaswimmingpool,butyoudon’thavetoworryaboutbreathing.IfIpushofffromoneside,I’mgoingtofloattotheotherside.Everydirectionfeelsexactlythesame,whichisreallyhardforyourbraintograsp,butit’samazinghowfastyouadapt.It’sabigshockforthebodytocomebacktoEarth—everythingissoheavy.Wespendalotoftimegettingusedbeingbackingravityagain.Backpainwasreallythemostdramaticformethistime.Forme,cominghomeiswayharderthangoingupintospace.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedwordprobablymeaninthepassage?A．amazingB．naturalC．enthusiasticD．unbelievable2、HowmanydaysdidPeggyWhistonspendinspaceforherthirdstayintheInternationalSpaceStation?A．About300days.B．About708days.C．About107days.D．About57days.3、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?A．PeggyWhistonistheoldestpersontoflyinspace,breakingtherecord.B．Therehadbeenfemaleastronautsintheir60sbefore.C．PeggyWhistonlikesswimmingmosttostayfitonearth.D．PeggyWhistonhadbeeninspacein2002and2008.4、WhichofthefollowingwillPeggyWhistonprobablysay?A．Youcanstillbesuccessfulanddophysicalthingswhenyougetolder.B．Ispentquitealotoftimegettingusedtothelifeinspace.C．Themomentwereachedtheearth,wefeltsorelaxed.D．IfeelluckythatIamphysicallyallrightafterthewholejourney.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Formanyyoungpeople,goingtouniversityisoneofthemostimportant1．(stage)oftheirlivesItisthetimewhenyoungpeoplewillmoveoutof2．(they)hometolivewithotherpeople,oftenstrangers3．(especial)intheUS,peopleoftentravelveryfar4．hometostudyItisatimetobe5．(independence)Atuniversity,youwill6．(teach)bylecturesandprofessorswhoareleadingfiguresintheirstudyTheopportunitytolearnfromandtodiscusswiththemis7．drivessomepeopletoapplytouniversityStudentsarerequiredtochooseamajorthattheywishtostudyApartfromthe8．(academy)benefit,lifeatuniversityalsocanallowstudents9．(develop)theirinterestsinmanyfieldsTherefore，universityisaplace10．youattainknowledge,developyourvaluesandacceptthosewhomaybedifferentTheartofpaper-cuttinginChinamaydatebacktothesecondcentury，sincepaper1．（invent）byCaiLunintheEasternHanDynastyinChina．Aspaperbecamemoreaffordable，paper-cuttingbecameoneofthemostimportant2．（type）ofChinesefolkartLater，3．differentregionsusingtheirownculturalstyles，thisartformspreadtootherpartsoftheworld．4．（usual），theartworksaremadeofredpaper，asredisconnectedwith5．（happy）inChineseculture，butothercolorsarealsoused．With6．（it）longhistory，paper-cutting，7．originatedinChina，hasbeenverypopularamongtheordinaryChinesepeople．Peopleputuppapercutsonwalls，windowsanddoorsatweddingceremoniesorfestivals8．（add）tothecheerfulatmosphere(氛围)．Chinesepapercutsarerichincontent．Theauspicious（吉祥的）designssymbolizegoodluckandtheavoidanceofevil．Thechild，lotus（莲花）andbatdesignssuggestafamilywith9．largenumberofchildrenandgrandchildren．Birds，livestock，fruit，fishandwormsarealsofamiliarobjects10．（accept）byChinesefarmers．Inaword，papercutsusedindifferentoccasionshavedifferentmeanings．SectionIIITranslationDirections: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.Thegoodnewsisthatyoucanstillu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