湖南省岳阳市平江县2023年考研《英语一》预测试题含解析

湖南省岳阳市平江县2023年考研《英语一》预测试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。ThisisareallifestoryoftheengineersbuildingtheBrooklynBridgeinNewYork,USAbackin1870.Thebridgewascompletedin1883,after13years.In1869,acreativeengineernamedJohnRoeblingwas1byanideatobuildaspectacularbridge2NewYorkwiththeLongIsland.3,bridge-buildingexpertsthroughouttheworldthoughtthatthiswasimpossibleandtoldRoeblingtoforgettheidea.Roeblingcouldnotignorethevisionhehadinhismindofthisbridge.Aftermuchdiscussionandpersuasionhe4toconvincehissonWashington,anupandcomingengineer,thatthebridge5couldbebuilt.Theprojectstartedwell,butwhenitwasonlyafewmonthsunderway,atragicaccidenttookthelifeofJohnRoebling.Washingtonwasalsoinjuredandleftwithacertainamountofbraindamage,which6himnotbeingabletotalkorwalk.7hishandicap,Washingtonwasneverdiscouragedandstillhadaburning8tocompletethebridgeandhismindwasstillas9asever.Hedidn’twantto10Suddenlyanidea11him.Allhecoulddowasmoveone12andhedecidedtomakethebestuseofit.Bymovingthis,he13developedacodeofcommunicationwithhiswife.For13yearsWashingtontappedouthis14withhisfingeronhiswife’sarm,untilthebridgewasfinallycompleted.TodaythespectacularBrooklynBridgestandsforhisdeterminationnottobe15bycircumstances.Itstandstooasamonumenttotheloveand16ofhiswifewhofor13yearslong17decoded（解码）themessagesofherhusbandandtoldtheengineerswhattodo.Perhapsthisisoneofthebestexamplesofanever-say-dieattitudethatovercomesaterriblephysicalhandicapandachievesa(n)18goal.Oftenwhenwefaceobstaclesinourday-to-daylife,ourhurdles(障碍)seemverysmallincomparisontowhatmanyothershavetoface.TheBrooklynBridgeshowsusthat19thatseemimpossiblecanberealizedwithdeterminationandpersistence(坚持),nomatterwhatthe20are.1、A．inspired B．promoted C．awarded D．presented2、A．collecting B．connecting C．contacting D．combining3、A．Therefore B．Instead C．However D．So4、A．tried B．persuaded C．managed D．demanded5、A．infact B．inturn C．inneed D．ingeneral6、A．broughtin B．resultedin C．putin D．tookin7、A．Incaseof B．Becauseof C．Intermsof D．Inspiteof8、A．desire B．emotion C．feeling D．impression9、A．enthusiastic B．sharp C．eager D．aware10、A．breakdown B．makeout C．giveup D．takeup11、A．hit B．beat C．knocked D．patted12、A．hand B．arm C．finger D．foot13、A．slowly B．swiftly C．quickly D．gently14、A．descriptions B．introductions C．instructions D．explanations15、A．controlled B．affected C．harmed D．hurt16、A．contribution B．devotion C．responsibility D．attention17、A．patiently B．hopefully C．thankfully D．occasionally18、A．practical B．beneficial C．particular D．impossible19、A．ideas B．choices C．dreams D．challenges20、A．difficulties B．conditions C．situations D．positionsSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Arewealoneintheuniverse?AteamofscientistsannouncedonJanuary6,2015thattheyhadidentifiedeightplanetsbeyondoursolarsystem,threeorfourofwhichorbitintheirstars’“GoldilocksZone”—theregionwheretemperaturesarenottoohotortoocoldforwater,whichisanecessaryingredientforlifeasweknowit,toexistliquidform.ThismaybegoodnewsforpeoplehopingthatEarthisnottheonlyinhabitedworldintheuniverse.Thescientists,ledbyDr.GuilermoTorresoftheHarvard-SmithsonianCenterforAstrophysics,madethediscoveriesusingdatacollectedbytheplanet-seekingKeplertelescope.NASAlaunchedKeplerin2009.Sincethen,thetelescopehasidentifiedmorethan1,000planetsoutsideofoursolarsystem.TorresandhisteamanalyzedthedataabouttheeightnewlydiscoveredworldtodeterminewhichonesaremostlikelytobesimilartoourEarth.Amongthenewdiscoveries,thescientistssaytheplanetscalledKepler438band442baretheclosesttoEarth.Kepler438bisjustabout10%largerthanourplanet,andgets40%moreofitsenergyfromitsstarthanEarthreceivesfromtheSun.Temperaturestherewouldbeabout140degrees.Kepler442bisabout33%largerthanEarth,butreceives30%lessenergyfromitsstar.Thatwouldmakeitapotentiallychillierworldthanourown.Torressaysitispossibleforlifetoexistandsurviveineitherofthosetemperatures,butforthattohappen,theseplanetswouldneedtohaveanotherkeyingredientforlife:aheat-trappingatmospherelikeEarth’s.WhilethesefindingsaddtothepossibilitythatlifeexistsbeyondEarth,Torrescautionsagainstdrawingconclusions,“Wearenotclaimingtheyareinhabited,”hesays.Infact,theseplanetsaresofarawaythatthescientistscannotobservethemdirectly,whichcanbeexplanationforwhyfornowitremainsunknownwhethertheseplanetscontainlife.Butthediscoveryofplanetsintheirstars’habitablezonessuggeststhatsomewhereoutthere,someformofalienlifemayhavetakenhold.1、Thescientistshaveidentifiedeightplanets,________.A．whicharesuitableforhumanstoliveonB．someofwhicharepossibleforlifetoexistonC．someofwhichhavethesamesituationsasEarthD．whicharenottoohotortoocoldforwatertoexiston2、WhichstatementaboutthediscoveryofTorresandhisteamisTRUE?A．Kepler438bistoohotforanylifetoexiston.B．Kepler438band442barethefarthesttoEarth.C．TheyhavemadethediscoveriesthroughKepler.D．Theyhavediscoveredover1000planetsin7years.3、WhatisthepossiblethingthatKepler442blacksforlifetoexiston?A．Thewater B．ThesunlightC．Thesoil D．Theatmosphere4、Abouttheirexploration,Torreswantstoindicatethat________.A．thereisalotlefttolearnB．theyhavehaddecisivegainsC．itisthefirstinhumanhistoryD．itiscertainforlifeontheplanets5、Whichcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．AreWeAlone?B．EyeontheStarsC．DiscoverAnotherEarthD．DiscoveryofNewStarstoLiveonText2ForthepasttwoyearsIhavebeentravellingandlivingabroad.Homehasbecomemoreofafeelingthanaplace.IfeelathomewhenIamwithmyfamilyinLondon,butIalsofeelathomeinItalywithfriendsIlove.Homeisnolongerapictureofahousewithafrontdoorandsomewindows.Itismorecomplicatedthanthat.Thisisoneofthereasonsthatcelebratingthenewyearhasbecomeveryimportantforme.Idonotcareabout"NewYear’sresolutions(愿望)”-livingabroadhasmademeconstantlyreconsiderwhatkindofpersonIwanttobeandhowIwilllivemylife,soIdon'tfeeltheneedtoplanforchange:Iliveforchange.NewYear’sEvehasbecomemytimetoreconnectwiththefriendsthatmakesmefeelathome.Everyyearwetrytoreunitewhereverweareandrememberthetimewhenwekneweachothersowellthatwefeltlikeafamily.Itisamomenttoreconnectandgettoknoweachotheragain.Lastyear,wetravelledtoacottageinIrelandwherewehadnointernetandnoneighbours.Inthemiddleofthecountryside,awayfromourbigandconstantlychanginglives,wewereabletobecomelikealittlefamilyagain.Thisyear,wewenttoBarcelona.Itwasaverybigchange.Weweresurroundedbycultureandlifeandjoy.Therewerebarsandparties.Itwasdifferent,butonethingstayedverymuchthesame-Ifeltathomeagainandwefeltlikeafamilyagain.AlotofpeoplefeelthatNewYear’sEvecannotliveuptoexpectations.Ideassuchasthe"NewYear'skiss"and"resolutions"createalotofpressureforpeopletohaveanighttoremember,anightthatwillchangetheirlivesandperhapsmakethenextyearoneworthliving.Ithinkthosepeoplearemissingthepoint.IfChristmasisaboutfamily,whycan'tNewYearbeaboutfriends?1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"It"inParagraphIprobablymean?A．Family. B．Livingabroad.C．Home. D．Stayingwithfriends.2、Whydoesn'ttheauthorcareabout"NewYear'sresolutions"?A．NewYear’sresolutionscannotbereached.B．Hislifestylemakeshimalwaysreadyforchange.C．It'smeaninglesstomakeanybigchangesinlife.D．MakingNewYear'sresolutionscreatesmuchpressure.3、WhatdoestheauthortrytoconveythroughhisexperiencesinIrelandandBarcelona?A．Lifeispeacefulandenjoyable.B．Livingabroadisahappyexperience.C．Stayingwithfriendsmakesonefeelathome.D．Travellingabroadenrichesone'slifeexperience.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．NewYear'sCelebration:How? B．TrueFriendship:What?C．LivingAbroad:ComfortableorComplicated? D．Change:PlanitorMakeit?Text3Withitssnow-coveredmountainsandavarietyofwildlife,YellowStoneNationalParkisoneofthescenictreasuresoftheUnitedStates.LocatedprimarilyinWyoming,theparkhostsmillionsofvisitorseveryyear.Ifyouplantotravelwithinthepark,keepinmindadvicefromtheNationalParkService.SeasonalTravelTravelvariesvastlyfromseasontoseason.Roadsaregenerallyopeninthesummerexceptforcasesofrockormudslides,wildfires,accidentsorroadconstruction.Earlysnowsinthefallcancausesomeroadstoclosetemporarily.Inthewinteralmostallroadsareclosedtomotorvehicles,butsnowmobilesandothersnowvehicleswithtracksareallowed.RoadsbegintoopenforthespringbythelatterpartofAprilbutcancloseifsnowfallcontinues.DrivingTimeGrandLoopisthemainroadthroughYellowstoneNationalPark;itpassesbymostofthemajorattractions.TheseincludeOldFaithful,YellowstoneLakeandtheGrandCanyonofYellowstone.ThemaximumspeedlimitontheGrandLoopis45milesperhour,butthespeedlimitdropsduringsomeofthewindingandtwistingsectionsofthisnarrowroad.Allowyourselfatleasttwodaystofullytraveltheloopduetothesizeoftheparkandbeingsometimesstuckinheavytraffic.SafetyAwarenessBuffalo(水牛)oftenblocktheroadsintheparkastheymovethroughthefields.Ifagroupistravelingacrosstheroadyouareon,youcaneitherwaitforthemtopassorfindanalternativeroute.Ifyougetoutofyourvehicle,theNationalParkServicesaystostayatleast25yardsfromanybuffalo(and100yardsormoreawayfrombearsandwolves).Buffaloareparticularlyunpredictableandchargepeopleatspeedsupto30mph.Youcantakeyourbicycleonanypublicroadsandroutesdesignedforbikes,butbicyclesarenotallowedontheparkroadswhicharenarrowwithfewshoulders.Altitudesrangefrom5,300to8,860feet.TheNationalParkServicerecommendscyclistswearhelmetsandnoticeableclothing.1、WhatdoweknowabouttravellingintheYellowstonePark?A．Roadswillstayopenincaseofemergency.B．Trafficjamhappensfromtimetotime.C．Thedrivingspeedontheroadcanbe50mph.D．Motorvehiclesareallowedinthewinter.2、WhatdoestheNationalParkServicesuggestpeopledoaboutsafety?A．Stayinsidethecarthroughoutthetravel.B．GetoutoftheirvehicleswhencomingacrosstheBuffalo.C．Weartheeasy-to-seeclotheswhilebicycling.D．Avoidbicyclingonthepublicroads.3、Fromwhichisthetextprobablytaken?A．Aguidebook.B．Acommercialadvertisement.C．Aresearchpaper.D．Ageographytextbook.Text4Whenyou’rechoosingacollege,alotoffactorsprobablymaybeconsidered:theschool’sreputation,theclassesoffered,andtheprofessorsinyourmajor,tonameafew.However,consideringtheincreasingcompetitivenessofuniversitiestoattractmoreandmoreapplicants,manyschoolsnowofferextrabenefitstobeenjoyedbyalloftheirstudents.Herearesomeofthecoolest:UniversityofMissouriWhenyouthinkofacampusgym,youprobablypicturearoomequippedwitholdweightsandout-of-datemachines.However,attheUniversityofMissouri,youcanenjoyoneofthebestcampusfitnesscentersinthecountry.Itfeaturesan“indoorbeach”completewithawaterfallandalazyriver,aswellasafull-servicespa.Evenifyoudon’tnormallyenjoyworkingout,Missouri’sfitnesscenterwillgiveyouareasontogotothegym.HighPointUniversityIfyouseeyourselfquicklytiredofdininghallfood—somethingthathappenstoalmostallofus—HighPointUniversityinNorthCarolinahasagreatoptionforyou:aprivatesteakhouseforstudents.It’safirst-classrestaurant,and,bestofall,youdon’thavetopayforthemealoutofyourownpocket.Youcanuseyourdiningdollarsinstead.SetonHallUniversityIfyou’restressingoutabouttheextracostoftechnologywhenyoustartcollege,SetonHallhasgreatnewsforyou:allfreshmenaregivenfreelaptopsthroughtheuniversity’sMobileComputingProgram.Asafreshman,you’llreceivealaptopalreadysetupwithallofthesoftwarethatyou’llneedasastudent.Then,aftertwoyears,you’llreceiveanewandupdatedlaptopdesignedtocarrytothroughuntilafteryougraduate.NewYorkUniversityIfyou’reafanofmuseums,NYU(NewYorkUniversity)istheperfectuniversityforyou:notonlyareyoulocatedintheheartofacityfeaturingsomeofthebestmuseumsintheworld,buttheuniversitywillevenprovideyouwithfreeadmissiontomanyofthem.Youcantakeadvantageofvisitingfreemuseumsatanytimeyouwant—andyou’llneverbeboredontheweekends.1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Itishardtobeadmittedtoauniversity.B．Auniversity’sfameisthetopconsideration.C．Thecompetitiontoattractapplicantsisfierce.D．Extrabenefitsmakesnodifferencetoapplicants.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutthefitnesscenterintheUniversityofMissouri?A．Itsequipmentisoutofdate.B．Itisthebestoneintheworld.C．Ithasarealbeachthere.D．Itcanarousestudents’interestinworkout.3、Whichuniversityoffersextrabenefitoffood?A．UniversityofMissouri. B．HighPointUniversity.C．SetonHallUniversity. D．NewYorkUniversity.4、WhatcanbeguaranteedforstudentschoosingSetonHallUniversity?A．Freetuition. B．Freeaccommodation.C．Freecomputers D．Highgraduationrate.5、WhichofthefollowingistrueofNewYorkUniversity?A．Itislocatedinthecenterofthecity.B．Ithousesthebestmuseumsintheworld.C．Allthemuseumsareopentoitsstudentsforfree.D．Museumsareusuallyclosedontheweekends.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Wehighschoolstudentsdohavesomegrowingpains,butwecangetridofthem1．(correct)andwisely2．,someofusareupset3．ourbodystylesandlooksIt’sunnecessaryandit’snotimportantatallWeneedn’tcareaboutitItisone’sinnerbeauty4．mattersSecond,wesometimesseemtobemisunderstoodbyourteachers,parentsandclassmates5．(face)withthis,wecanfindapropertimetohaveaheart-to-hearttalkwiththem,trying6．(remove)themisunderstandingSomeofushavefewerfriendsIthinkbeingopen-mindedandfriendlywilldoyougoodThird,wemayfallbehindothers,7．makesusstressedActuallywecanencourage8．toworkefficiently,fullof9．(determine)Atlast,someofusdon’thavemuchpocketmoney,sotheyfeelunhappyIsn’titstrange?Solongaswehavesome,that’senoughAndwecanlearn10．tospendmoneySteamtrainswerereplacedbyelectriconesmanyyearsago,sowhenthenewspaperIworkedfor1．(hear)thattheAdmiralsteamenginehadbeenrestored(恢复),theydecidedtosendmeon2．(it)firsttripIwantedtogoeventhoughI3．(general)dislikedtravellingbytrainInfact,Iwaslookingforwardto4．(see)somethingIhadneverseenbeforeWhenIarrivedatthestation,lotsofpeoplehadalreadybeenthereforawhile,enjoyingthe5．(celebrate)oftherebirthoftheAdmiralAttwoo’clock,everyonewasready6．(board)thetrainIsettledmyselfintoacompartment(列车车厢)whereIwassoonjoinedbyanoldman7．claimedtobeoneoftheoriginalworkersontheAdmiralHetoldmehowmuchhehadhatedbeingcoveredincoaldustall8．timeHisfamilyhadbeentoopoortobuymorethings9．thebasicnecessitiesItwasapleasuretolistentohimAteverystation,peoplewerewaitingtogreetthetrain,anditwas10．(excite)toseetheirfacesasthepastseemedtocomealiveagainSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)When8-year-oldWendycamehomeafterschool,sheimmediatelyburstintotears.Shefeltafraidforherfamilyanddisappointedintherobbersfortheircruelactions.1、Shewrotealettertothethievesandtapedittothewindow.Theletterreads:“Thisisfortherobbers.Pleasedonotstealinourhouse.Therearegoodkidsandpeopleinthishouse.”Shecontinues,“TellmewhyyouarestealingandIwillhelpyoubeagoodperson.”2、“Ifyoustartbeingnice,youwillhavefriendtodomore.MarkhaslovingsetupaCoFundMepagefortheSonfamily,inthehopesofhelpingthemregainwhatlostduringtherobbery.”3、Inthemeantime,Wendyisspreadingpositivewords.SherecentlyattendedtheLakeWorthCandidateForum,whereshereadherlettertothepoliticiansinattendance.4、Wendyisthrilledthatherletterhasreachedsomanypeople,andisabsorbingthepositiveenergyofeveryone’sresponses.Whilethesuspectshaveyettobecaught,shehopesthattheyhaveheardhermessage.5、A．Wendyalsooffersasuggestion.B．Andwhataninspiringwaytosendit!C．ButWendydidnotletfearcontrolher.D．Shebelievestherobberswillnotcommitcrimeagain.E.Wendy’sbraveactsetagoodexampleforherneighbors.F.Wendy’sheartfeltefforthasinspiredlocalfamiliestouniteinsupport.G.Itwaswellreceive