潮州市2023年考研《英语一》预测试卷含解析

潮州市2023年考研《英语一》预测试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)DuringChristmasbreakfromcollege,ayoungmanwantedtoborrowhisfather'scartodrivetoaNewYear'sEve__16__tobeheldinVermont.Thefatherwas__17__aboutthesonhittingoneoftheroadblocksthatpeoplesetupallovertheplaceonNewYear'sEve.The__18__thatwasreachedwasthatthesonwouldbeallowedtousethecar,buthewouldnotdrinkatall.SohedrovetoVermont,gotcompletely__19__andattemptedtodrivehome.Onthewayhomehehitaroadblock.Hewastoldto__20__thecarandstandinalineofpeoplethatwerebeinggiventheinfamoussobriety(notdrunk)__21__.However,thepoliceman__22__himout.Hewas__23__standingofftothesidewhiletheotherswere__24__thepoliceofficerhowwelltheycouldwalka__25__line,etc.At7:00a.m.,hisfathergotuptoanswerthe__26__.Therewere__27__policementhere.Theyaskedhimifhewasthe__28__ofthatredFIAT.Hereplied,"Yes,Iam,"Oneofthepolicemenaskedhimifhewasdrivingthecartheeveningbeforeandhesaidthathissonhadbeenthedriver.Whentheyoungman__29__himselfinfrontofthepolicemen,heknewhewasinsomesortof__30__.Uponquestioning,he__31__thathewasdrivingthecar,butwhenaskedifhehadbeen__32__,hesaid,"No!"Whenthepolicemenaskedifhecouldseehiscar,hewasunabletorememberthe__33__.Hesaidthatitwasinthegarage.Andwhenthefourofthemwalkedouttolookatthecar，insteadoflookingatthecarhehaddriventhe__34__before,theysawa__35__carparkedthere.1、A．party B．meeting C．concert D．sportsmeeting2、A．sure B．worried C．curiousD．anxious3、A．suggestion B．condition C．conclusion D．agreement4、A．excited B．tired C．drunk D．pleased5、A．stop B．getoutof C．drive D．getinto6、A．punishment B．test C．educationD．talk7、A．gave B．made C．missed D．found8、A．considered B．required C．suggestedD．left9、A．showing B．explaining C．asking D．telling10、A．long B．straight C．calm D．direct11、A．telephone B．call C．doorbell D．question12、A．two B．many C．four D．one13、A．manager B．father C．student D．owner14、A．stood B．found C．put D．took15、A．trouble B．test C．danger D．accident16、A．believed B．told C．admittedD．said17、A．driving B．hurting C.missing D．drinking18、A．drive B．test C．time D．line19、A．day B．morning C．afternoonD．night20、A．similar B．familiar C．policeD．damagedSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Fewpeople,thesedayswoulddisagreewiththetheorythatit'svitaltotaketimeforyourself.Creatingsomespaceforenjoymentandrestorationeachdayoratleasteveryweek,isawin-winproposal:it’llmakeyoubothhappierandmoreeffectiveinfulfillingyourresponsibilitiesatworkandhome.Inpractice,itrarelyhappens,though.Forsome,that'sbecausedeepdowntheyfeettheydon'tdeserveit.Forothers,it'ssimplythatbusylifemakesitseemimpossibletopresspause.Eitherway,makingsureyouactuallygeta.momenttoyourselfrequiresashiftinperspective.Don'twaituntilitfeelsright.It'sunpleasanttohaveunfinishedtasksbotheringatyourmind,soit'stemptingtotellyourselfyou'llonlyrelaxonceeverythingisundercontrol.Butsincebothworkandfamilylifegenerateaninfinitenumberofto-dos,thatstrategyisdoomedtofailure.Astime-managementwriterLauraVanderkarnpointsout,it'sfarmoreusefultolearntotoleratethediscomfortofknowingyouremailinboxisfillingup,orthatthelivingroomisstillapigsty.Choosetrueenjoyment.It'salltooeasytofill`metime'withthingsyouthinkyoushouldenjoy,aboveallexercise.Ifyougenuinelylovesuchactivities,they'reperfect.Butifthetruthisthatyoudon't,you'llonlygetresentful:werebelagainstbeingtoldwhattodo,evenwhenthepersondoingthetellingisourselves.Makesureatleastasmallpartofyourweekisspentdoingsomethingyoucanhonestlysayyouenjoyforitself.Payattentiontogoodfeelings.Onceyoudogetsomerestorativetime,borrowaBuddhisttechniqueformakingitcount:whenyourealizeyou'reenjoyingyourself,spendhalfaminuteconsciouslypayingattentiontothefeelingsofpleasure.Foronething,you'lloftenfindthatthosefeelingsincreaseasaresult.Foranother,you'llencodethememoryoftheexperienceinmoredetailso,lookingback,it'llfeellikeyouhadevenmoretimetoyourself.1、Whyisithardforsomepeopletofindtimeforthemselvespractically?A．Theythinktheyaren'tworthit B．Theyhavealotofpressure.C．Theyareinfinancialtrouble. D．Theycan'tspareanytime2、WhichofthefollowingisacceptableaccordingtoParagraphtwo?A．Neverputoffwhatyoushoulddo. B．Takearestwhenit'stimetoC．Relaxyourselfwithallworkdone. D．Putupwithothers'shortcomings.3、Whichistheclosestto"resentful"inparagraphthree?A．pleased. B．relaxed. C．relieved. D．annoyed.4、Whatisbesttitleofthepassage?A．LearntoManageTime B．FindTimeforYourselfC．SqueezeTimetoExercise D．StrengthenTimeConsciousnessText2Vinegarmakessalad，friesanddumplingstastebetter，andyoucanevenuseittocleanyourwindows．Andnow，accordingtoscientists，itmayeventheplanet'spopulationsurviveclimatechange．ResearchersfromtheRIKENCenterforSustainableResourceScience（CSRS）inJapanfoundthatgrowingplantsinvinegarmakesthemmoreresistanttodroughts．Thiscouldmeanthatinthefuture，worriesaboutclimatechangeaffectingtheworld'ssupplyoffoodwillbemuchlower．ThediscoverywasmadeaftertheresearchersstudiedtheArabidopsis，aplantknownforitsabilitytosurviveindryweather．Itwasfoundthatwhentheplantwasplacedindrought﹣likeconditions，itproducedachemicalcalledacetate（醋酸盐）﹣themaincomponentofvinegar．Afterdiscoveringthis，thescientistsexperimentedfurtherbyaddingacetatetothesoilofotherplants，beforetheystoppedgivingthemwatercompletely．Afterleavingtheplantsfor14days，theyfoundthattheonestreatedwithacetatehadsurvived，whiletheuntreatedplantshaddriedupanddied．It'shopedthatthissimplemethodofsurvivalcouldsoonbeusedtohelpfarmersindrycountrieskeeptheircropsalive．"Intheexperiment，wetargetedthestaplefoodsoftheworld﹣rice，wheatandmaize﹣andthebasicplantofbreedingspecies，rapeseed（油菜籽），"JongMyongKim，co﹣authorofthestudy，toldPopularSciencemagazine．Kimalsotoldthemagazinehe'salreadybeenintouchwithpeopleallovertheworldwhoareinterestedintryingthissimpleandcost﹣effectivemethodoutforthemselvesfromflowergrowingcompaniestoamateurgardeners．Althoughatthispointkeepingthirstyplantsaliveisn'taseasyasjustpouringvinegaroverthem，Kimsaidheandhisteamareworkingonmakingtheprocessassimpleaspossible．"Nowwearetryingtocooperatewithsomefarmers，andalsosomecompanies，tomakeamethodtoapplythissystem，"hesaid．Andforthoseofuswhoalwaysforgettoaskourneighborstowaterourplantswhenwegoaway，hopefullythismeanstheendofreturninghomefromatriptofindourfavoriteflowershavedied．1、Whatisthearticlemainlyabout？A．Theworld'sfoodsupplywillbeincreased．B．Plantsbettersurvivedroughts．C．TheArabidopsisisresistanttodroughts．D．Vinegarcouldbeusedtofightdroughts．2、Itwasdiscoveredthatacetatecan．A．beusedbyfarmerstoreplacesoilB．onlybeproducedbytheArabidopsisC．helpplantssurvivedryconditionsD．beusedtoimprovepoorsoil3、Whatarethetargetplantsoftheexperiment？A．allbreedingspecies．B．wheatandArabidopisis．C．riceandmaize．D．rapeseedandArabidopisis．4、JongMyongKim'sexperimentoftryingoutthemethod．A．canmakepeople'stripspleasantB．turnedoutaworldwidesuccessC．isassimpleaspouringvinegarovertheplantsD．appealstomanyflowergrowingcompaniesText3“AuldLangSyne”isasongthateveryonedrunkenlysings,whichmarksthestarttoabrandnewyear.Nooneeverseemstoknowthewords(somethingaboutforgettingoldacquaintances?)orwhattheymean(whywouldwewanttoforgetpeople?),but,inAmerica,it’sasmuchapartofNewYears’traditionaswine.Butwhy?Thelyrics(歌词)tothesongcomefromapoemwrittenbythegreatScottishpoetRobertBumsin1788.ItstitleisbelievedtobeanoldScottishwayofsaying“alongtimeago.”Phraseslike“Inthedaysofauldlangsyne”alsoappearinotherScottishfairytalesandpoems,usuallyasawayofsaying“OnceUponaTime.”Whileitstillcausesconfusion,itisbelievedthattheopeninglinesofthesongaremeanttoberhetorical(夸张的);“Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotten,andneverbroughttomind?Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgotten,andauldlangsyne?”thereforemeansweshouldhaveadrinkinhonorofwhateverispassing,andrememberoldfriends.WhentheScotsimmigratedtoAmericainthe19thcentury,theybroughtthesongwiththem.ButitsgreatpopularitycanbelargelyduetotheCanadianbandleaderGuyLombardo.In1965,heexplainedhowhehimselfcametoassociatethesongwiththeendoftheyeartoLifeMagazine:“AuldLangSyneisourthemesong—andwaslongbeforeanyoneeverheardusontheradio.InourparticularpartofwesternOntario,wherethere’salargeScottishpopulation,itwastraditionalforbandstoendeverydancewithAuldLangSyne.Wedidn’tthinkitwasknownhere.Ifyouwanttoseethesingerinaction,checkouthisfinalperformanceontheeveof1977,afterperformingfor48yearsinarow.1、HowmightpeoplefeelwhenfirsthearingthesongAuldLangSyne?A．Confused.B．Moved.C．Energetic.D．Comfortable.2、WhydopeoplesingAuldLangSynewhenNewYeariscoming?A．Tohopeforgoodluck.B．TocelebratetheNewYear.C．InhonorofRobertBums.D．Inmemoryofthepast.3、WhyisGuyLombardomentionedinthetext?A．HecreatedthesongAuldLangSyne.B．HemadethesongAuldLangSynemorepopular.C．HebroughtthesongAuldLangSynetoAmerica.D．HewasthefirsttosingthesongAuldLangSyne.4、Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhatdoesAuldLangSyneMean?B．WhoMakesAuldLangSynePopular?C．HowdoesAuldLangSyneComeintoBeing?D．WhydoPeopleSingAuldLangSyneonNewYearEve?Text4WithmorelargesolarfarmsbeingdevelopedinthesunnysouthwesternUnitedStates,researchersandconservationistsalikearebeginningtonoticesurprisingenvironmentaleffects.Whilesolarenergyisknownforitspositiveenvironmentalimpacts,officialsattheNationalFishandWildlifeForensicsLaboratoryhavecometorecognizeoneofitssignificantdownsides:Somespecksofbirdsthatliveclosetolargesolarplants(太阳能板)aredyingoff,includingendangeredbirds.Arecentfederalinvestigationrecovered233birdsthathadbeenkilledasadirectresultofsolarplants.Researchersbelievethatsomeoftheaffectedbirdshavemistakenthelarge,reflectiveareasofthesolarpanelsforbodiesofwater.Thisisaphenomenonreferredtobyscientistsas“lakeeffect.”Thebirdsaredrawntowhattheyassumetobewater.Theyaimfortheareaandslamintothepanelswithgreatforce.Itisthoughtthattheinsectsthatbirdscatfallvictimto“lakeeffect”aswell,leadingthebirdsintothepanels.Researchersfigurethatbetween1,000and28,000birdsarekilledasaresultofharvestingsolarenergy.Thenumberofbirdsaffectedbywindfarmingismuchgreater,rangingfrom140,000to328,000.Coal-firedelectricityhasthelargestnegativeeffectonbirds,killingnearly8millionayear.Thesenumbersmakesolarfarmingseemlikethebestoption.However,conservationistsarequicktopointoutthatareaswheresolarisexpectedtoboombetween2015and2020arehometosomeoftherarestbirdsintheUnitedStates.Thiscouldputspecificbirdspeciesatriskofextinction.ThereexistsastateorderinCaliforniathat20percentofallelectricityofallenergysoldshouldberenewablebytheyear2017.Thishasbeenonedrivingforcebehindtherapiddevelopmentofhugesolarfarms.Theindustry,whichisexpectedtoboomasaresultofthischangetorenewableenergy,isfacingnewlyfiledlawsuits(起诉)byconservationistgroups.TheselawsuitscouldslowdowntheapprovalprocessfortheplannedsolardevelopmentacrosstheSouthwest.1、Whatcanweinferfromparagraph1?A．Solarfarmsrequirealongdevelopmentperiod.B．Mostpeoplewouldbeshockedbythesizeofsolarfarms.C．Solarenergyequipmentlooksstrangetomostpeople.D．Mostpeoplethinkthatsolarenergyisverybeneficial.2、Theunderlinedword“slam”inparagraph2isclosestinmeaningto.A．dashB．breakC．moveD．slide3、Whichofthefollowingbestreflectstheauthor’sviewpoint?A．Usingsolarfarmsisthemostpracticalwaytocreateenergy.B．Morebirdsareendangeredbysolarfarmsthanwindfarming.C．Solarfarmsmaynotbeasfriendlytotheenvironmentasexpected.D．Waysshouldbefoundtoreduce“lakeeffect”causedbysolarfarms.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Edisonwasoneofthegreatest1．(scientist)thatgreatlyshapedmodemsocietyWhenhewasseven,Edison'sfamilymovedfromOhiotoMichiganafterhisfathergotajobthereBecauseof2．(hear)problems,hehaddifficultyfollowingthelessonsandoftenranawayfromschoolHowever,heusedthetime3．(read)booksandsetupalabinhishomeButthesmellfrom4．(he)labwasoftensostrongthathismotherhadtostophimfromcarryingoutanymoreexperimentsathomeAttheageoftwelve,Edisongot5．jobontheGrandTrunkRailwayThere,hemadeuseofanabandoned(被抛弃的)carashislabDuringthattime,he6．(successful)developedadevice(设备)thatcouldsendmessagesBy1869,Edison'sinventionsintelegraphywerewidelyaccepted,whichmadehimdecidetoleavethejobandbecomeafull-timeinventorEdison'smost"well-known”inventionsincludedtheelectriclightbulb,microphonesandsoonWhenaskedtoexplain7．hecouldcomeupwithsomanyinventions,EdisonsaiduGeniusisonepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration"Edisondied8．October18,9．Atthetimeofhisdeath,hewasstill10．(do)experimentsinhislabinWestOrange,NewJerseyHeclearlyenjoyedhisworkand11．(live)lifetothefullestAudiobooks(有声图书)arebecomingmoreandmorepopulartheseyearsOneofthe1．(reason)isthataudiobookscanbe“read”inmanyplacesTheplacethatmanypeopleliketolistentoaudiobooksbest2．(be)inbedTheyliketojustlieinbedin3．darkbeforetheyfallasleepatnightThiswouldbetheperfecttime4．(listen)toanaudiobookIfyoureadanordinarybook,thelightshavetobeturnedon5．youhavetoturnthepageswithyourhandAnaudiobookcanjustbelistenedtowhileapersonislying6．(comfortable)inbedThekitchenisalsoagoodplacetolistentoaudiobooksForsomepeoplekitchenchoresare7．(bore)Audiobooksprovidegood8．(entertain),andpeopledon’tneedtoturnpagesAnaudiobookisafavoritewhileapersonisgardeningItcanhelptakeaperson’smind9．thejobathandAnaudiobookisalsoafavoritewhileapersonisexercisingItallowsthemindtobefreewhilethelegs,bodyandarms10．(keep)busySectionIIITranslationDirections: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.ThegoodnewsisthatyoucanstilluseGoogleMapsevenwithouttheInternet.YoucandownloadamapfromGoogleMapstoyourphone.Todothis,opentheGoogleMapsapponyourphoneandsearchfortheareayouwanttosave.Clickontheaddressatthebottomofthescreen,thenchooseDownload.3.UseGoogleMapsforawalkorbikerideWhileGoogleMapsmayfirstgiveusersdirectionstoaplacebycar,italsooffersbikingorwalkingdirect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