河南省平顶山市叶县2023年考研《英语一》预测试卷含解析

河南省平顶山市叶县2023年考研《英语一》预测试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Anotherperson’senthusiasmwaswhatsetmemovingtowardthesuccessIhaveachieved.Thatpersonwasmystepmother.IwasnineyearsoldwhensheenteredourhomeinruralVirginia.Myfather1metoherwiththesewords:“Iwouldlikeyoutomeetthefellowwhois2forbeingtheworstboyinthiscountyandwillprobablystartthrowingrocksatyouno3thantomorrowmorning.”Mystepmotherwalkedovertome,4myheadslightlyupward,andlookedmerightintheeye.Thenshelookedatmyfatherandreplied,“Youare5.Thisisnottheworstboyatall,6thesmartestonewhohasn’tyetfoundanoutlet(释放的途径)forhisenthusiasm.”Thatstatementbegana(n)7betweenus.Noonehadevercalledmesmart,Myfamilyandneighborshadbuiltmeupinmy8asabadboy.Mystepmotherchangedallthat.Shechangedmanythings.She9myfathertogotoadentalschool,fromwhichhegraduatedwithhonors.Shemovedourfamilyintothecountyseat,wheremyfather’scareercouldbemore10andmybrotherandIcouldbebetter11.WhenIturnedfourteen,sheboughtmeasecondhand12andtoldmethatshebelievedthatIcouldbecomeawriter.Iknewherenthusiasm,I13it,andIsawhowithadalreadyimprovedourlives.Iacceptedher14andbegantowriteforlocalnewspapers.Iwasdoingthesamekindof15thatgreatdayIwenttointerviewAndrewCarnegieandreceivedthetaskwhichbecamemylife’sworklater.Iwasn’tthe16beneficiary(受益者).Myfatherbecamethe17manintown.Mybrotherandstepbrothersbecameaphysician,adentist,alawyer,andacollegepresident.Whatpower18has!Whenthatpowerisreleasedtosupportthecertaintyofone’spurposeandis19strengthenedbyfaith,itbecomesanirresistible（不可抗拒的）forcewhichpovertyandtemporarydefeatcannever20.Youcancommunicatethatpowertoanyonewhoneedsit.Thisisprobablythegreatestworkyoucandowithyourenthusiasm.1、A．rushedB．introducedC．carriedD．sent2、A．distinguishedB．favoredC．mistakenD．rewarded3、A．soonerB．earlierC．longerD．later4、A．draggedB．shookC．raisedD．bent5、A．perfectB．rightC．wrongD．impolite6、A．butB．soC．andD．or7、A．agreementB．friendshipC．gapD．relationship8、A．opinionB．imageC．expectationD．mind9、A．beggedB．persuadedC．orderedD．invited10、A．successfulB．meaningfulC．helpfulD．useful11、A．treatedB．entertainedC．educatedD．respected12、A．cameraB．radioC．bicycleD．typewriter13、A．consideredB．suspectedC．ignoredD．appreciated14、A．beliefB．requestC．criticismD．description15、A．teachingB．studyingC．writingD．reading16、A．nextB．sameC．onlyD．real17、A．cleverestB．strongestC．wealthiestD．healthiest18、A．enthusiasmB．sympathyC．fortuneD．confidence19、A．deliberatelyB．happilyC．traditionallyD．constantly20、A．matchB．winC．reachD．doubtSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1What’sthatonethingyoureallyshoulddo,butkeepputtingoff?Weallhavetime-consumingordifficultchoreswe’reafraidof,anddragoutuntilthelastminute—ifwecompletethematall.Butwhatifwecoulddriveourselvesintothoseboringtasksbypairingthemwithsomethingwereallyenjoy?Researchsuggeststhatcombiningthethingswewanttodowiththethingsweshoulddocouldbeanicetricktoreachingourgoals.Themethodisknownas“temptationbundling(捆绑)”anditallowsyoutocombinetwodifferent,butcomplementary(补充的)activitiesatthesametime.“IonlyletmyselfgetafootbathwhenI’mdoingsomework,”saysKatherineMilkman,aprofessorofbehavioraleconomicsattheUniversityofPennsylvania.Anotherexample?Gotoyourfavoriterestaurantwithadifficultcolleagueorsomeoneyou’resupposedtospendtimewith,suchasarelative.Inshort,it’spairingathingyoulikewithsomethingyoudon’tlikethatoffersyoumotivationtodosomethingyoumightbeputtingoff.Exerciseisoneactivityroutinelybeingtreatedasachore—soMilkmanuseditinanexperimenttoknowhowtemptationbundlingworksinreality.Inherexperiment,Milkmanencouragedstudentstoexercisewhilelisteningtoaddictive,turningaudiobooks.Onegroup,whichcouldonlyaccesstheaudiobookswhileatthegym,were51%morelikelytoexercisethanthecontrolgroup,whichwereabletolistenwhentheyliked.Anothergroup,whoseaccesstotheaudiobookswasnotrestrictedbutwhoweremerelyencouragedtobundletheactivities,were29%morelikelytoexercisethanthecontrolgroup.Thebenefitoftemptationbundlingcomesfromdoingtwothingsthatgowelltogetheratonetime,saysMilkman.“Thesecretistobundletasksthatrequiredifferenteffort.Forexample,ifonetaskrequiresfocusorconcentration,youwanttheothernottobetoodistracting—readingwhilelisteningtoapodcastisverydifficult,forexample,whilecookingandlisteningismorerealistic,”Milkmanadds.1、Whatdoweknowabouttemptationbundling?A．Todotwothingsyoulikeatthesametime.B．Todotwothingsyouhateatthesametime.C．Todosomethingyoulikeandthendosomethingyouhate.D．Todosomethingyouhatewhiledoingsomethingyoulike.2、WhatdidMilkman’sexperimentfindabouttemptationbundling?A．Itwasverypopular.B．Itwaseffectiveindeed.C．Itwasratherimpractical.D．Itwasinterestingactually.3、WhichofthefollowingwouldbeagoodchoiceaccordingtoMilkman?A．ReadingandwatchingTV.B．Drivingandhavingachat.C．Runningandlisteningtomusic.D．Chattingandplayingcomputergames.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AGoodWaytoGetWorkDoneB．ANiceTricktoMakeThingsEasierC．CanWeDoTwoThingsatOneTime?D．CanWeAccomplishMoreWithLessEffort?Text2Ifyoufeelyourselfturningintoanoldgrouch(脾气坏的人),don’tworry—happinessisjustaroundthebend.Asurveyhasfoundthatalthoughhappinessdipsinthoseintheir30sand40s,peoplestarttofeelmorecontentwithlifeaftertheageof50.Howeveraneconomistfoundthatolderpeoplewillneveragainregaintheexcitementofyouth.Ratheritisthoughtthatwithage,individualsbecomemorepragmaticabouttheupsanddownsthatlifebringsandaccepttheirfortune.HequestionedthoseinBritain,SwitzerlandandGermanyandappliedthefindingstopeople’slifecycle.Mr.VanLandeghem,29,said:“Ahappinesscurvedoesnotnecessarilyimplythata65-year-oldprefershisownlifetothelifeofa25-year-old.”“Boththe25-year-oldand65-year-oldmightagreethatitisnicertobe25thantobe65.Butte65-year-oldmightneverthelessbemoresatisfied,ashehaslearnedtobesatisfiedwithwhathehas.”Itwassuggestedthemid-lifehappinessdipisbecausethisiswhenpeoplehavethemostresponsibilities—takingcareofafamily,payingamortgage(抵押贷款)andhavingademandingcareer.Themiddle-ageddipinhappinesswasalsocomparedtothatoflosingacloserelativeorsuddenlybecomingunemployed.Thestudyisjustoneofmanyputforwardasanindicatorofwhatmakesforahappylife.Psychologistsconcludedthathavingmoneymakesyouhappier,butonlyifyouhavealotmorethanyourfriendsandneighbors.Atthesametime,you’dbetterhaveenoughtietoenjoyyourselfinsteadofspendingallyourtimeonmakingmoney.Separateresearchfoundthatowningthehouseofyourdreams,thecaryoualwayslongedforandhavingmillionsinthebankdoesn’tstopthatdesiretokeepupwiththeJoneses(攀比).AndiftheJoneseshavemorethanyoudo,you’llbemiserable.Itseemsenvyatbeinglowerinthesocialpeckingorder(权势等级)reducesthesatisfactionofbeingwelloff.Ifyoujustdowhatyouloveandyouaregoodat,whichsocietyalsovaluesmuch,youmayhaveahigherprobabilitytobehappy.Butifyourjobpaysless,howcanyousticktoitindisregardofresponsibilities?Happinessmeansdifferentthingsfromdifferentpointsofview,andpointofviewgrowsfromone’sexperienceandknowledge.Perhapsitcomeswithyouwhenyoudon’tneedtothinkaboutadultproblemsorwhenyouarewiseenoughtounderstandwhatsatisfactionis.1、Theunderlinedword“pragmatic”inparagraph2maymean________.A．realisticB．concernedC．nervousD．careful2、Accordingtothepassage,peopleintheir30sand40s________.A．mayfeelitmoredifficulttoexperiencehappinessB．maysensehappinessdeclinesowingtoothercomplicatedfactorsC．starttorealizeresponsibilityandriskmeanhappinessD．mayassociatehappinesswithmoneyandstatusandriskpursuinghappiness3、Itisimpliedinthepassagethat________.A．happinesscomeswhenyoucomplainlessB．lifeisfullofupsanddownsinfactC．asenseofresponsibilitybringsyouhappinessD．competingwithothersoftenmakesyoublue4、Whatmakesforahappylife?A．One’sfamily.B．One’smoney.C．One’swisdom.D．One’sstatus.5、Thebesttitleforthepassagemaybe________.A．happinessisU-shapedB．happinessisanexperienceC．happinessmakesyousatisfiedD．happinesscanbewonbyyourselfText3Tworecentstudieshavefoundthatpunishmentisnotthebestwaytoinfluencebehavior.Oneshowedthatadultsaremuchmorecooperativeiftheyworkinasystembasedonrewards.ResearchersatHarvardUniversityintheUnitedStatesandtheStockholmSchoolofEconomicsinSwedendidthestudy.TheyhadabouttwohundredcollegestudentsplayaversionofthegameknownasthePrisoner’sDilemma.Thegameisbasedonthetensionbetweentheinterestsofanindividualandagroup.Thestudentsplayedingroupsoffour.Eachplayercouldwinpointsforthegroup,sotheywouldallgainequally.Buteachplayercouldalsorewardorpunisheachoftheotherthreeplayers.HarvardresearcherDavidRandsaysthemostsuccessfulbehaviorprovedtobecooperation.Thegroupsthatrewardedthemostearnedabouttwiceasmuchinthegameasthegroupsthatrewardedtheleast.Andthemoreagrouppunisheditself,theloweritsearnings.ThestudyappearedlastmonthinthejournalScience.Theotherstudyinvolvedchildren.ItwaspresentedlastmonthinCaliforniaataconferenceonviolenceandabuse(虐待).Researchersusedintelligencetestsgiventotwogroups.Morethaneighthundredchildrenwereagedtwotofourthefirsttimetheyweretested.Morethansevenhundredchildrenwereagedfivetonine.Thetwogroupswereretestedfouryearslater,andthestudycomparedtheresultswiththefirsttest.Bothgroupscontainedchildrenwhoseparentsusedphysicalpunishmentandchildrenwhoseparentsdidnot.ThestudysaystheIQsoftheyoungerchildrenwhowerenotspankedwerefivepointshigherthanthosewhowere.Intheoldergroup,thedifferencewasalmostthreepoints.Themoretheyarespanked,theslowertheirmentaldevelopment.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthesecondstudy?A．Children'sIQshavemuchtodowithphysicalpunishment.B．Thestudyisaboutviolenceandcooperationofchildren.C．Thechildrentestedweredividedintogroupsoffour.D．Children'smentaldevelopmentonlyreliesontheirIQs.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“spanked”referto?A．punishedB．blamedC．testedD．praised3、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheBestWaytoCorrectMisbehaviorB．PunishmentIstheBestWayofEducationC．CooperationIstheMostSuccessfulBehaviorD．PunishmentorReward:WhichWorksBetteronBehavior?4、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．Punishmentisthebestwaytoinfluencebadbehaviors.B．Theparticipantsinthefirststudyhavetherighttorewardorpunishothersinthegroup.C．theyoungerchildrenhaveahigherIQbecauseoftheirparents’educationallevel.D．Adultsaremuchmorecooperativethanchildren.Text4Whenoldpeoplelivewithchildrenandotherrelativestherelationshipisnotalwaysahappyone.Evenoldparentsandadultchildrenwholiveseparatelycanhavedifficulties.Herethegenerationgapbecomesmostvisibleastheneedsandinterestsofthemiddle-agedandolddiverge.Somemiddle-agedchildrenaresoannoyedbythedemandsoftheirparentsthattheymakesuchcommentsas“Whydon’ttheoldfoolsdie?”Althoughsuchuglycommentsexist,asurveyconductedbytheAmericanAssociationofRetiredPersonsreflectsapositiveattitudebyAmericanpopulationtowardstheold.Thatsurveyshowedthat69%adultchildrenhaveweeklycontactwiththeirmothersand20%havedailycontactwiththeirmothers.Othersurveyshaveshownthat40%ofadultshaveface-tofacecontactwiththeirparentsonceaweek.The2014NationalSurveyofFamilyandHousehold(NSFH)showedthat78%ofadultsviewtheirrelationshipwiththeirmotherandfatherasexcellent.Only0.03%ofthosesurveyedviewedthatrelationshipas“bad”.Theremainderswereambivalentintheirperceptionoftheirparents.ThisfindingisconfirmedbymucholderstudiesofthesamephenomenonalsoconductedbytheNationalSurveyofFamiliesandHouseholds.Ofthosesurveyed,66%contactedtheirparentsonceaweekormoreandonly10%didnotcontacttheirparentsatall.Inpart,thisisaproductofthedistanceatwhichadultchildrenlivefromtheirparents.The2014surveyshowedthat67%ofadultchildrenlivewithin100milesoftheirparentsandthat38%livewithintenmilesoftheirparents.However,afull20%ofthosesurveyedlive1,000milesormoreawayfromtheirparents.1、Accordingtothepassage,therelationshipbetweenmostAmericanoldpeopleandtheiradultchildrenis______.A．terribleanddistant B．annoyinganddifficultC．greatandclose D．neithergoodnorbad2、Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“diverge”inparagraph1?A．differ B．meet C．exist D．transfer3、Fromthepassage,welearnthat______.A．generationgapbecomesinvisibleifoldparentsandadultchildrenliveseparatelyB．relationshipbetweenparentsandchildrenhasbecomemuchbetterthanbeforeC．someoldparentswouldratherdiebecausetheirchildrenareannoyedatthemD．livingfarawaymayleadtopeople’slessornocontactwiththeirparentsPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Whatdoyoureadwhenyoutravellingbytrain?Whataboutotherpassengers?Perhapsawoman1．(sit)nearyouisreadingaromanticnovelAmanisreadingaseriousbiographyaboutapoliticianAndthere’sastudentreadinganEnglishtextbookWhatdotheir2．(choice)sayaboutthem?Doyoujudgethemby3．theyarereading?Ihavetotellyouthatyourimpressionsofthemmaybe4．(complete)wrongThewomanreadingtheromanticnovelcouldbea5．(law)ShejustwantsalightreadtotakehermindoffworkThemanreadingthebiographywantsyou6．(consider)himknowledgeable,andheisjust7．(show)offThestudentreadingthetextbookisn’tastudentatallShe’sanEnglishteacherPublishersknowpeopleare8．(concern)aboutwhattheyreadonpublictransportandputoutdifferentversions(版本)ofacoverForexample,booksaboutHarryPotterhavean9．(interest)coverforyoungreadersandthenanothermoreseriousversionforadultsSonexttimeyouseewhatotherpeoplearereadingonatraindon’tjumptoanyconclusionsHereisasituation10．youcouldsay,"Don'tjudgeabookbyitscover”SpringiscomingEverythingiswakingfromitswintersleepThefields1．(dress)inafreshrobeofgreenThewildflowersbegintopeepforth(隐隐露出)Birdssingamongthetrees,andbegintogettheirnestsready2．summerMenarenowsowingseedsinthefieldsThedaysare3．(warm),forbrightersunshinehascomeagainEverythingisfulloflifeandjoySectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)SecretstoagreatlifeAgreatlifedoesn’thappenbyaccident.Agreatlifeistheresultofallocatingyourtime,energy,thoughts,andhardworktowardswhatyouwantyourlifetobe.1、Agreatlifeistheresultofsimplifyingyourlife.Peopleoftenmisunderstandwhatsimplifymeans.2、Whenyoufocusonsimplifyingyourlife,youfreeupenergyandtimefortheworkthatyouenjoyandthepurposeforwhichyouarehere.Inordertocreateagreatlife,youwillhavetomakeroomforitinyoursfirst.Agreatlifeistheresultofyourbesteffort.3、Itmaymeanre-evaluatinghowyouspendyourtime,orchoosingtospendyourmoneyinadifferentway.Itmaymeanlookingfornewwaystospendyourenergythatcoincidewithyourparticulardefinitionofagreatlife.4、It'seasytospendyourdaysjustrespondingtothenextthingthatgetsyourattention,insteadofintentionallyusingthetime,energyandmoneyyouhaveinawaythat'simportanttoyou.Focusonremovingtheobstaclesthatgetinthewayofyoumakingsureyouaredoingthingsofgreatersignificance.Agreatlifeistheresultofstarting.There’stheoldsayingeveryone’sfamiliarwith“Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.”Inordertoevenmovefromthecouchtotherefrigerator,youhavetostart.There’snobettertimetostartthantoday.5、Today,rightnow,istherightdaytostarttotakeastepinthedirectionofyourheart’sdesires.A．Lookaroundatsomeone’slifeyouadmire.B．It’snotawaytoremoveworkfromyourlifeC．AgreatlifeistheresultofdoingimportantthingsD．Don’twaitforaraise,oruntilthekidsgetolder.E.Agreatlifeistheresultofcontrollingyourthoughts.F.Usethese“secrets”tostartcreatingyourowngreatlifetoday!G.Creatingagreatliferequiresthatyoumakesomeadjustments.Asyougrowrapidlythroughyourteenageyears,youwillexperiencealotofchanges.Thechangesmay