湘潭市雨湖区2023年考研《英语一》考前冲刺预测试卷含解析

湘潭市雨湖区2023年考研《英语一》考前冲刺预测试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)It’sahigh-risky,multibillion-dollarindustrywithtightdeadlines,demandingcustomersandlivesindanger.Thebusinessis1Andit’sbooming.Thenumberofjobsfortranslatorsandinterpretersdoubledinthepast10yearswhiletheirwagessteadily2before,duringandaftertherecession.Duringaperiodofstagnating(停滞的)wagesacrossthelabormarket,thelanguage-serviceindustrywithits50,000jobsisa3spotinthejobsoutlook.LillianClementiisaFrenchtranslatorworkingincorporatecommunicationsfromherhomeinArlington,Massachusettsandisroutinelyontightdeadlinestohandintranslatedmaterial.“Theriskscanbehuge,”saidClementi,“There’stonsof4pressure.”Insomecases,a(n)5translationorinterpretationisalsovital.Ifauser’sguideformedicalequipmentisnottranslatedwell,itcouldleadto6duringanemergency.Soldiersinconflictareasrequireexcellentinterpreterstospeakwithcommunitymembers.Anychangeoftoneorcontextcouldputlives7Translators’andinterpreters’immunity(免疫力)tothenation’seconomicdownturnalso8thegrowingdemandforpeoplewhocanspeakseverallanguagesinanincreasinglyglobalizedeconomy,expertssaid.“Goodtranslatorswho9aparticularsubjectandbecomereallygoodatitcanreallymakesix-digitfiguresannually,”saidJiriStejskal,spokesmanfortheAmericanTranslatorsAssociation.Multinationalcorporations,U.S.demographic(人口的)changesandtheInterneteconomyraisetheneedfortranslatedandlocalizedinformation.Companiesincreasinglywanttheircontent10tothetongueofthetown,evenbetweendialectsofthesamelanguage.“Asmorepeople11theworldwideeconomy,that’sgoingtodrivemorecommerce,andthat’sgoingtodrivemorelanguageservices,”saidBillRivers,executivedirectoroftheNationalCouncilforLanguageandInternationalStudiesintheWashingtonregion.12,qualificationsfortranslatorsandinterpretersarenotassimpleastheymayseem.Speakingtwolanguagesdoesnotmeanapersoncanworkinthelanguage-serviceindustry,expertssaid.Learninghowtotranslateorinterpretisa13skillbeyondknowingthelanguage.Furthermore,themostsuccessfultranslatorsandinterpretersmaintaina14,suchaslegaldocuments,quarterlyearningsreportsoraspecialknowledgeofindustry.Technologicaladvancesmaycutjobsinsomeindustries,butonlinetranslationserviceslikeGoogleTranslate15raisedemandforhumantranslatorsandinterpreters,expertssaid.Onlinesalescompaniesalsodrivedemandfortranslation.1、A．tourism B．language C．technology D．economy2、A．shrank B．changed C．grew D．remained3、A．bright B．scenic C．historic D．tough4、A．money B．peer C．blood D．time5、A．proper B．quick C．direct D．innovative6、A．disease B．depression C．violence D．confusion7、A．inorder B．atrisk C．undercontrol D．outofstate8、A．highlights B．understands C．increases D．resists9、A．setup B．dependon C．specializein D．objectto10、A．limited B．accustomed C．related D．tailored11、A．agreewith B．haveaccessto C．areconfidentof D．insiston12、A．Instead B．Therefore C．However D．Otherwise13、A．separate B．genetic C．learnable D．worthwhile14、A．certificate B．diploma C．strategy D．specialty15、A．automatically B．respectively C．actually D．immediatelySectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Tesswaseightyearsold.HerlittlebrotherAndrewwasverysickandtheirparentswerecompletelyoutofmoney.SheheardDaddysaytohertearfulMother,"Onlyamiraclecansavehimnow."TesstookhermoneyandmadeherwaysixblockstoRexall'sDrugStore."Andwhatdoyouwant?"thechemistaskedinanannoyedtoneofvoice."I'mtalkingtomybrotherfromChicagowhomIhaven'tseenforages.""Well,Iwanttotalktoyouaboutmybrother,"Tessansweredbackinthesameannoyedtone."He'sreallysick.HehassomethingbadgrowinginsidehisheadandmyDaddysaysonlyamiraclecansavehimnow.Sohowmuchdoesamiraclecost?""Wedon'tsellmiracleshere,littlegirl.I'msorrybutIcan'thelpyou,"thechemistsaid,softeningalittle."Listen,Icanhelpyou."Thechemist'sbrotherwasawell-dressedman.HeaskedTess,"Whatkindofmiracledoesyourbrotherneed?""Idon'tknow,"Tessreplied."Mommysaysheneedsanoperation.ButmyDaddycan'tpayforit,soIwanttousemymoney.""Howmuchdoyouhave?"askedthemanfromChicago."Onedollarandelevencents,"Tessanswered."Andit'sallthemoneyIhave,butIcangetsomemore,ifIneedto.""Well，whatacoincidence(巧合),"smiledtheman."Adollarandelevencents－theexactpriceofamiracleforyourlittlebrother.Takemetowhereyoulive.Let'sseeif1havethekindofmiracleyouneed."ThatmanwasDr.CarltonArmstrong,asurgeoninneurosurgery(神经外科).Theoperationwascompletedwithoutchargeanditwasn'tlonguntilAndrewwashomeagainanddoingwell．Tesssmiled.Sheknewexactlyhowmuchamiraclecost…onedollarandelevencents…plusthefaithofalittlechild.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?A．Tess'sbrotherwouldrecoverbecausetherewasamiracle.B．Tess'sbrotherwoulddiebecausehisfamilyhadnomoneytotreathisillness.C．Tess'sfamilywouldlookforamiracletotreatAndrew'sillness.D．Andrewshouldgotohospitalforamiracle.2、Whydidthechemistgetannoyedfirst？A．Becausehewasanervousman．B．BecauseTessdidn'tbuyhismedicine.C．BecauseTesshadbotheredhimandhisbrother.D．BecauseTesswaspoorlydressed.3、WhatcanwelearnaboutDr.CarltonArmstrong?A．Hewasastone－heartedman.B．Hecaredforonlyalittlemoney.C．Heneverhelpedothersunlessgivenalotofmoney．D．Hewasakindgentlemanandreadytohelpothers.4、Whatcanbethebesttitle？A．Adyingboyandhersister B．Amiracleof$1.11C．Akinddoctorandhisbrother D．ApoorgirlandadoctorText2Intelligentpeoplearemorelikelytotrustothers,whilethosewhoscoreloweronmeasuresofintelligencearelesslikelytodoso.OxfordUniversityresearchersbasedtheirfindingonananalysisofthe'GeneralSocialSurvey'.Theauthorssayoneexplanationcouldbethatmoreintelligentindividualsarebetteratjudgingcharactersandmayspendmoretimebuildingrelationshipswithpeopletheycantrust.Anotherreasoncouldbethatsmarterpeoplearebetteratweighingupsituationsandassessingwhetherornottheotherpersonwillholduphisorherendofabargain.“Intelligenceisshowntobelinkedwithtrustingothers.”saidthestudy'sleadauthor,NoahCarlofOxfordUniversity,“Thisfindingsupportswhatotherresearchershaveargued,namelythatbeingagoodjudgeofcharacterisadistinctpartofhumanintelligence.”Inaddition,thestudyshowsthatindividualswhoaremoretrustingarealsohappierwiththeirlivesandhadhigherlevelsofphysicalhealth.TheOxfordresearchersfound,however,thatthelinksbetweentrustandhealth,andbetweentrustandhappiness,arenotexplainedbyintelligence.Thefindingsconfirmedthattrustisavaluableresourceforanindividual,andisnotsimplyameasureofintelligence.Theauthorssaytheresearchissignificantbecausethestudyofsocialtrustcouldhavefar-reachingimplicationsinpublicwelfare,associaltrustcontributestothesuccessofimportantsocialinstitutions,suchaswelfaresystemsandfinancialmarkets.AccordingtoOrganizationforEconomicCo-operationandDevelopment,trustisinincreasinglyshortsupplyincurrentgeneration.Thisdeclinethreatensworldleaders’abilitytohandlesomeoftoday'skeychallengeslikeglobalwarming,andthepoliticalsystem.Therearegoodreasonstothinkthatgovernmentsshouldtrytodevelopmoretrustinsociety.Distrustusuallycausesfrictioninpersonalrelationships,careersandpoliticsamongothers,saysStephenCovey.Althoughmajorityofpeoplesaythattrustcanneverberestoredonceit'sbroken,Stephenfeelsitcanbebroughtback."It'snoteasy,ittakestime,butyoudoitthroughyourbehavior,notjustthingsyousay."1、ItcanbeconcludedfromtheanalysisoftheGeneralSocialSurveythat.A．intelligentpeopletendtoshowmoretrustinothersB．judgmentofcharactersdeterminesthelevelofintelligenceC．intelligenceaccountsfortheconnectionbetweentrustandhealthD．intelligentindividualsspendlesstimeoninterpersonalrelationship2、Whatdoestheunderlinedphraseinparagraph2probablymean?A．Makethebestofasituation.B．Sticktoone'spromiseasagreed.C．Figureoutthetruevalueofabargain.D．Makeanassessmentofadeal.3、Accordingtotheresearch,higherlevelofsocialtrustis.A．adecisivebasisforstablepoliticalsystemB．abasicsteptodealwithglobalwarmingC．acontributingfactortosuccessfulpublicinstitutionsD．acompletesolutiontointerpersonalconflicts4、Whenitcomestorebuildingtrust,Stephenismostlikelytoagreethat.A．actionsalwaysspeaklouderthanwordsB．behaviorisamirrorinwhicheveryoneshowshisimageC．behaviorislargelydeterminedbymindD．actionistheproperfruitofknowledgeText3Dubaihasbecomeoneofthetopdestinationsfortourists.It'sconsideredasthetourismcentreintheregion.YouwillfindeverythingyoucanexpectinDubairangingfromdesertstobeautifullybuiltmalls.PeoplefromaroundtheworldvisitDubaiforenjoyingitswonders.IfyouareinDubai,avoiddrivingyourself.Therearevariousreasonsforthis.Firstly,Dubaihasstrictlawsandifyouhaven'tadrivinglicenseyoumightbeupthecreek.Secondly,Dubaiisconsideredasoneofthemostdangerousdrivingplacesbecauseithasthehighestdeathratesonroadspercapitaintheworld.Thirdly,youmightbeunawareofdestinations.So,avoiddrivingyourselfasmuchaspossibleandtrytousepublictransportsliketaxis,busesandmetrotrains.Gulfishotandthetemperaturethereoftenreachesabove60celsiusdegreeespeciallyfromApriltoOctober,So,ifyouareplanningtovisitDubai,youhadbetteravoidmonthsofextremehotnessandplanyourtripinwintersoyoucanfullyenjoythewondersofDubaiwithoutgettingworriedaboutweatherconditions.Therearedifferenttypesofhotelsrangingfromcheaptomoreexpensiveones.So,selectoneaccordingtoyourtripbudget.However,makesureyourhotelisnotevenclosetoaconstructionsite.ThisisbecauseconstructioninDubaiisbeingcarriedout24hoursnon-stopandifyouchooseahotelnearsuchasiteyoumightbeintroublebecauseofconstructionnoise.Therefore,alwaysbookaroomawayfromsuchtrouble-makingplaces.Inshort,formakingyourtripstoDubaipleasant,youshouldalwayspreparebeforehand—selectthewinterweatherandbookahotelthat’snotclosetonoisyplaces.Youshouldalsotrytoavoidthethingsthatmightcreatetroubleifyoulikedrivingbyyourownwithoutadrivinglicenseandwithoutknowingthedestination.1、Inthesecondparagraph,theauthormainlytendstotellusthat.A．peoplehadbetternotdrivethemselvesinDubaiB．thetrafficlawsinDubaiareverystrictC．it'simporttohaveadrivinglicenseD．thepublictransportsinDubaiaregoodenough2、Theunderlinedwords“upthecreek”inthesecondparagraphcanbereplaceby.A．inuseB．introubleC．intrainingD．intune3、ThebestseasontovisitDubaiisin.A．springB．summerC．autumnD．winter4、Whyisitterribleifyourhotelisclosetoaconstructionsite?A．Becauseitwon'tbesafe.B．Becauseyouwon'thaveagoodrest.C．Becauseitwillcostyoulotsofmoney.D．Becauseitwillbetoofarfromthecenterofthecity.Text4Imagineyou’restandinginlinetobuyasnackatastore.Youstepuptothecounterandthecashierscansyourfood.Next,youhavetopay.ButinsteadofscanningaQRCode(二维码)withyoursmartphone,youjustholdoutyourhandsothecashiercanscanyourfingerprint.Or,acamerascansyourface,youreyesorevenyourear.Now,thistypeoftechnologymightnotbefaraway.Astechnologycompaniesmoveawayfromthetraditionalpassword,biometric(生物特征识别的)security,whichincludesfingerprint,faceandvoiceID,isbecomingincreasinglypopular.In2013,AppleintroducedtheiPhone1s,oneofthefirstsmartphoneswithafingerprintscanner.Sincethen,usingone'sfingerprinttounlockaphoneandmakemobilepaymentshasbecomeacommonplace,bringingconveniencetoourlives.Andsince2012,Samsunghasfeaturedeye-scanningtechnologyinitstopsmartphones,whileApple'snewiphoneXcanevenscanauser'sface.Butdespiteitspopularity,expertswarnthatbiometricsmightnotbeassecureasweimagine."Biometricsisideallygoodinpractice,notsomuch,"saidJohnMichener,abiometricsexpert.WhenintroducingthenewiPhone'sfaceIDfeature,PhilSchiller,Apple'sseniorvice-president,said."ThechancethatarandompersoninthepopulationcouldlookatyouriPhonesXandunlockitwiththeirfaceisaboutoneinamillion."Butit'salreadybeendone.InavideopostedonacommunitywebsiteReddit,twobrothersshowedhowtheywereeachabletounlockthesameiPhoneXusingtheirownface.Andtheyaren'teventwins."Wemayexpecttoomuchfrombiometrics,"AnilJain,acomputerscienceprofessoratMichiganStateUniversity,toldCBSNews."Nosecuritysystemsareperfect."Earlierlastyear,Jainfoundawaytotrickbiometricsecurity.Usingaprintedcopyofathumbprint,shewasabletounlockadeadperson'ssmartphoneforthepolice,accordingtoatechwebsiteSplinter."It'sgoodtoseebiometricsbeingusedmore,"JaintoldCBSNews,"becauseitaddsanotherfactorforsecurity.Butusingmultiplesecuritymeasuresisthebestdefense."1、Whichisthelatestidentificationtechnologyinasmartphoneaccordingtothepassage?A．Facescanning.B．Eyescanning.C．QRCodescanning.D．Fingerprintscanning.2、WhatisamajorproblemoftheiPhoneX'sfaceIDsystem?A．Ittakestoolongtounlockthephone.B．Itoftenfailstorecognizeitsowner'sface.C．Facedatacanbeusedforotherpurposes.D．Differentfacescanbeusedtounlockthesamephone.3、WhatisAnilJain'sopinionaboutbiometricsecurity?A．Itisassecureastraditionalmeasures.B．Itisperfectwithoutmuchimprovement.C．Ithascausedmuchtroubleforthepolice.D．Itshouldbeusedwithothersecuritymeasures.4、Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthispassage?A．Thepopularityofbiometrics.B．Securityproblemsofbiometrics.C．Variousproblemswithbiometrics.D．Greatchangescausedbybiometrics.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)OnkeepingadiaryinEnglishKeepingadiaryinEnglishisoneoftheeffectivewaystoimproveourEnglishwritingability1．(compare)withotherformsofwriting，itisshorterandtakes2．(little)timeItcanhelpustodevelopthehabitofthinkinginEnglish3．wekeeppractising，graduallywe'lllearnhowtoexpressourselvesinEnglishOnkeepingadiaryinEnglish，wecertainlymeetwithmany4．(difficult)．Firstly，5．oftenhappensthatwehavetrouble6．(find)appropriatewordsandphrasestogiveexpressiontoourmindSecondly，therearemanyidiomaticwaysofsayingthingsinChineseAnditisextremelyhardforustoputthemintoEnglishproperlyAsfarasI7．(concern)，mysuggestionisthatweshouldalwayshaveanotebookandaChinese­EnglishdictionarywithineasyreachWheneverwemeetwithsomethingthatwedon'tknowhowtoexpressinEnglish，wecanfirstputit8．inournotebookandthenrefertoourdictionaryWecanalsoturntoourEnglishteacherforhelp，ifnecessaryInshort，Ibelievethatitisvery9．(use)tokeepadiaryinEnglishfor10．developmentofourwritingskillsRisingWebLiteratureInternetliterature1．(appeal)tomoreandmorepeopleinChinaatpresent,suchasfantasynovelThreeLivesThreeWorlds,TenMilesofBlossoms,whose2．(adapt)－EternalLove－wasairedearlierthisyearTheflourishingonlineliteraturehasbecome3．sourceofinspirationforalargernumberoffilms,gamesandanimationsHowever,the4．(rapid)growinggenre(体裁)isfacedwithproblemssuchaspiracy(盗版行为)Piratedversionsoftenappearsoon5．originalWebnovelsarepostedonlinebyauthorsMoreover,onlinewriterstendtoimitatepopularworks,6．(result)inproductions7．lowqualityItissuggestedthatthegovernmentshouldtightenpunishmentforpiracy,introducingrelevantpoliciestoencourageoriginalityinonlineliteratureworks8．ahealthyatmospherefordevelopingthegenrecanbecreatedInthemeanwhile,properguidanceneeds9．(provide)foronlinewriterstocreateworks10．positivecontemporaryChinesevaluesandmoralsproperlypresentedSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。Creatingagoodstudyenvironmenttakesalittleplanning.Itiswellworththetimeastheendresultwillbemuchproductivestudytime.Manypeoplefailtodothisandwonderwhytheycannotconcentrate.Afteracoupleoftimesofstudyingtherightway,mostpeoplewillbesurprisedathowmuchtheycanactuallyenjoystudying.1、Knowthatconcentrationisthekey.Reduceeverypossibledistraction.Turnoffthetelevisionandgoinanareawhereyouwillnotbeinterruptedbypeople.2、Ifyouarestudyingonyourcomputer，don'tgetdistractedbyemailsandsocialnetworkingsites.3、Ifitistoodim(暗),youreyeswillbestrainedandleaveyoutiredandwantingtocloseyoureyes.Sunisalightthatnaturallywakesyouupandhelpsyouthink.Chooseacomfortableseat.4、Nowacouchcanworkjustfineforthisaslongasyoudon'tfindyourselflayingflatafterafewminutes.Thewholepointofstudyingistobeabletoconcentrateonthestudymatterandnotonasoreback.5、Nowthisisforthepersonwhoneedsthebackgroundnoisetotoneoutallthelittlenoisesoflifegoingon.Ifyoufindyourselfthinkingaboutthesongthenmaybesilenceisbetterforyou.Keepsomethingtodrinkandsnackonclosebytokeepyourbloodsugarstable.Obviouslysugaryfoodswillgiveyouaquickrushbutyouwillalsohaveaquicklowafterward.A．Learnmoretomakestudyenvironmentdifferent.B．Turnonsomemusic.C．Ifyoucan,turnoffyourcellphone.D．Findaplacethatispropertoread.E.Itshouldhaveagoodbacksupportandagoodfeeling.F.Somepeoplecanstudywithlotsofactivitiesgoingon.G.Readontolearnhowtocreateagoodstudyenvironment.I