考研《英语一》2023年河北省唐山市古冶区考前冲刺预测试卷含解析

考研《英语一》2023年河北省唐山市古冶区考前冲刺预测试卷

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Hundredsofpeoplehaveformedimpressionsofyouthroughthatlittledevice(装置)onyourdesk.Andthey'venever

actuallyyou.Everythingtheyknowaboutyou2throughthisdevice,sometimesfromhundredsofmiles

away.3theyfeeltheycanknowyou4fromthesoundofyourvoice.That'showpowerfulthe5is.

Powerful,yes,butnotalways6.ForyearsIdealtwithmytravelagentonlybyphone.Rani,myfacelessagent

whomI'dnevermet7,gotmerock-bottompricesonairfares,cars,andhotels.Buthercoldvoicereally8me.

Isometimeswishedto9anotheragent.

Onemorning,Ihadto10animmediateflighthomeforafamilyemergency.IranintoRani'soffice11

Thewomansittingatthedesk,.12mymadness,sympatheticallyjumpedup.Shegavemea13smile,nodded

whilelisteningpatiently,andthenprintedoutthe14immediately."Whatawonderfullady!"Ithought.

Rushingout15Icalledoutovermyshoulder,"Bytheway,what'syourname?""I'mRani,"shesaid.Iturnedaroundandsawa16womanwithabigsmileonherfacewavingtowishmeasafetrip.Iwas17!Why

hadIthoughtshewascold?Raniwas,well,so18

Sittingbackinthecaronthewaytotheairport,Ifigureditallout.Rani's19—herwarmsmile,hernods,her

'I'mhereforyou'.20—wereallsilentsignalsthatdidn'ttravelthroughwires.

1、A.

2、A.

3、A.

4、A.

5、A.

6、A.

7、A.

8、A.

9、A.

10、A.

11、A.

12、A.

13、A.

accepted

came

Thus

rather

telephone

direct

inperson

annoyed

promote

arrange

forthefirst

expecting

shy

B.noticed

B.moved

B.Yet

B.also

B.voice

B.useful

B.bymyself

B.interested

B.train

B.postpone

time

B.seeing

B.comforting

C.heard

C.ran

C.Then

C.just

C.connection

C.easy

C.inpublic

C.discouraged

C.find

C.confirm

B.atanytime

C.testing

C.familiar

D.met

D.developed

D.Indeed

D.already

D.impression

D.accurate

D.onpurpose

D.confused

D.know

D.book

C.fromtimetotimeD.ingoodtime

D.avoiding

D.forced

14、A.bill

15、A.hopefully

16、A.careful

17、A.amused

18、A.calm

19、A.forgiveness

20、A.explanation

PartA

Directions:

B.form

B.disappointedly

B.serious

B.worried

B.nice

B.eagerness

B.attitude

C.ticket

C.gratefully

C.nervous

C.helpless

C.proud

C.friendliness

C.concept

D.list

D.regretfully

D.pleasant

D.speechless

D.clever

D.skillfulness

D.behavior

SectionIIReadingComprehension

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)

Text1

Atschool,Iwasinthetopsetformaths.MyteachersrecommendedthatIstudyeconomicsandstatisticsasmyA-level

subjects,butIhadmymindsetonalifefulfilledbythearts.

Infact,Iwasavictimofagenderstereotypemadestrongersincebirth,thatmendoscienceandmathsandwomendoartsorlanguages.Computerscience,technologyandphysicsjustdidnotfigureinmyteenageworldview.Nobodypopularinmy

schoolchosetostudythosesubjects.

RealitystruckhardwhenIbeganattendingjobinterviewsandinterviewerswouldsay:"It'sgreatthatyouspeakforeign

languages,butwhatelsedoyoudo?"Nobodyaskedmyfriendswhohadstudiedscienceortechnologythosequestions.

Asurveyrecentlyshowedthatthreeofthebest-paidjobsforwomenareinthetechnologysector.It'sasectorthatreally

canchangetheworld.Wemustshowgirlsthattechnologyhasaneffectoneveryindustryoutthere,fromfashiontoarchitecturetojournalism.Anybodycanlearntocodeandthesedaysit'sasimportantasreadingandwriting.I'verealizedthatatuniversity

I'dachievedthewrongkindofliteracy.Notbeingabletocodelimityourimpactontheworldfarmorethananignoranceof

greatliterature.

NowIhaveafive-year-olddaughter.Idon'twanthertoblindlyfollowgenderrolesthewayIdid.Iwanthertoknowthefactthatascienceortechnicaldegreewillnotlimithercreativitybutexpanditandbroadenherhorizonsfarmorethanmyartsbackgroundcould.I'mexposinghertoMinecraftandapps,whichhelpimproveanalyticalthinkingandproblemsolvingskills.

I'mhopingthatmydaughterwilldiscoverandacceptherpotentialsinscienceandwanttochangetheworld.

1、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"genderstereotype"inParagraph2referto?

A.Personallearningstyle.B.Sexcharacteristic.

C.Conventionalsexconcept.D.Professiondifference.

2、Accordingtotheauthor,whichmaybethebenefitoflearningscience?

A.Increasingjobpossibility.B.Winningpopularity.

C.Improvinglanguagecompetence.D.Enrichingimagination.

3、Howdidtheauthorfeelforhermajorchoice?

A.Satisfied.B.Active.C.Discouraged.D.Regretful.

4、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ArtorScience,EitherisOKB.GoodSubjects,GoodFuture

C.Girls,ChooseMoreWiselyD.CatchChances,ChangetheWorld

Text2

Millionsofgirlsgrowupwiththehopeofbecomingafamoussinger.Someevenwinlocaltalentcompetitionsas

children,butonlyafewsuchearlysuccessesanddreamsturnintoreality.JessicaAndrewsisoneofthefewwhosedreamshave

cometrue.

Andrews'firsttasteofsuccesscameattheageof10.Shewonatalentcompetitioninher

hometownofHuntingdon,Tennessee,singingIWillAbwaysLoveYou,originallysungbyWhitneyHouston.Houston'sversion

ofthesongappearedonTheBodyguardsoundtrack,whichhappenedtobethefirstalbumAndrewseverbought.

Withintwoyears,talkofAndrewshadspreadtoNashvilleandcaughttheattentionofproducerByronGallimore,whosecreditsincludeworkwithTimMcGraw,FaithHill,andJoDeeMessina.WithGallimoresignedontoproduce,Andrewssoon

hadarecordingcontract(合同)withDreamWorksRecords.

Andrews'professionalcareerwaslaunchedwith1999'sHeartShapedWorld,recordedwhenshewas14yearsold.The

albumincludedthecountryhitIWillBeThereForYou,whichalsoappearedonThePrinceofEgypt.Shefollowedupthe

releaseofthealbumbytouringasasupportactforsuchcountrysuperstarsasFaithHillandTrishaYearwood.

Withthereleaseof2001'sWhoIAm,Andrewsbecameastarinherownright.Thealbumwascertified(证明)goldforsalesof500,000copies.AndrewsreturnedinApril2003withNow,analbumthatshepromisedwouldshowanewsideofthe

youngartist.

"Thisalbumhasaverydifferentfeelingforme,"shesaid."It'salotmorepersonalandthere'saconfidencethatwasn't

quitethereonthefirsttwo.Ifeelespeciallyconnectedtothisgroupofsongs."

1、What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword"launched"inthefourthparagraph?

A.AimedB.Sent

C.StartedD.Set

2、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisWRONGaccordingtothepassage?

A.TheBodyguardwasthefirstalbumAndrewseverbought.

B.AfterAndrewssangWhoIAm,shebecameastarinherownright.

C.IWillAlwaysLoveYouwasoriginallysungbyWhitneyHouston.

D.Now,expressesanewfeelingofAndrews.

3、WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbeAndrews'album?

A.NowB.HeartShapedWorld

C.ThePrinceofEgyplD.WhoIAm

4、Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.JessieaAndrews'LifeB.JessicaAndrews'Dream

C.JessicaAndrews'SongsD.JessicaAndrews'SuccessasaSinger

Text3

E

Sciencehasalotofuses.Itcanuncoverlawsofnature,curediseases,makebombs,andhelpbridgestostandup.Indeed

scienceissogoodatwhatitdoesthatthere'salwaysatemptation(诱惑)todragitintoproblemswhereitmaynotbehelpful.DavidBrooks,authorofTheSocialAnimal:TheHiddenSourcesofLove,Character,andAchievement,appearstobethelatest

inalonglineofwriterswhohavefailedtoresistthetemptation.

Brooksgainedfameforseveralbooks.HislatestbookTheSocialAnimal,however,ismoreambitiousandseriousthanhis

earlierbooks.Itisanattempttodealwithasetofweightytopics.Thebookfocusesonbigquestions:Whathasscience

revealedabouthumannature?Whatarethesourcesofcharacter?Andwhyaresomepeoplehappyandsuccessfulwhileothers

aren't?

Toanswerthesequestions,Brookssurveysawiderangeofdisciplines(学科).Consideringthis,youmightexpectthebookto

beadryrecitationoffacts.ButBrookshasstructuredhisbookinanunorthodox(非常规的),andperhapsunfortunate,way.

Insteadofintroducingscientifictheories,hetellsastory,withinwhichhetriestomakehispoints,perhapsinordertokeepthe

reader'sattention.SoasHaroldandErica,theheroandheroineinhisstory,livethroughchildhood,wehearaboutthescienceof

childdevelopmentandastheybegintodatewehearaboutthetheoryofsexualattraction.Brookscarriesthisthroughtothe

deathofoneofhischaracters.

Onthewhole,Brooks'storyisacceptableifuninspired.Asonewouldexpect,hiswritingismostlyclearand,tobefair,some

chaptersstandoutabovetherest.Ienjoyed,forinstance,thechapterinwhichHarolddiscovershowtothinkonhisown.While

HaroldandEricaarecertainlynotstrongormemorablecharacters,themoreseriousproblemswithTheSocialAnimallie

elsewhere.TheseproblemspartlyinvolveBrooks'attempttotranslatehistaleintoscience.

1、Theauthormentionsthefunctionsofscienceatthebeginningofthepassageto

A.illustratewheresciencecanbeapplied

B.demonstratethevalueofBrooks'newbook

C.remindthereaderoftheimportanceofscience

D.explainwhymanywritersusescienceintheirworks

2、Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingcouldbeastrengthofthebook?

A.Itsstrongbasis.

B.Itsconvincingpoints.

C.Itsclearwriting.

D.Itsmemorablecharacters.

3、Whatistheauthor'sgeneralattitudetowardsthebook?

A.Contradictory.

B.Supportive.

C.Cautious

D.Critical

4、Whatistheauthorlikelytowriteaboutafterthelastparagraph?

A.Problemswiththebook.

B.Brooks'slifeexperience.

C.Deathofthecharacters.

D.Brooks'stranslationskills.

Text4

IdecidedtoskitotheNorthPole.ItwasafterIsawanadvertisementinanewspaperlookingforpeopletojoinateam

toski350milestotheNorthPole.Backin1996,therehadneverbeenawomanfromtheU.K.whohadaccomplishedthis

challenge.Iwonderedwhatitwouldbeliketosurviveintemperaturescoldenoughtofreezeyourfleshinseconds,soIsentoff

fortheapplicationform.

Theapplicationformfullofpicturesofmaleexplorersarrived.Thewords"Areyoumanenoughfortheultimate(极端的)

challenge?"'mademeangryandevenmoredeterminedtogetontheteam.

Over500individualsappliedforaplaceintheteam,andtheselectionprocessincludedphysicalandpsychologicaltests

designedtopickthebestgroup.Inonetest,therewasahugeropeladderwehadtoclimb,andIfrozeatthetopbecauseIhaveafearofheights.Ithoughtmyhopeswerefadingasmostotherapplicantssailedpast,leavingmebehind.Buttwoothershelped

meover,andlaterIfoundoutthattheorganizerswerenotlookingforamazingindividuals,butgreatteamplayers,andthis

momenthadshownthemwhowouldtakecareofothersintheteam.

Ihadrevealed(展示)myweakness,andinaplaceliketheArctic,youhavetobeyourself,asthereisnowheretohide.

Thesepersonalitiesofaskingforhelpandshowingweaknessarenecessaryforwomentomaster.

Irealizedthatbybeingmyself,Icouldsucceed.Iwasselectedfortheteam.IrealizedthatIcouldachievemorethanIever

imagined---moreimportantly,bysharingmystorywithothers,Icouldinspirethemtotakeastepintothenewworldand

revealmoreoftheirabilities.

1、Howdidtheauthorreactonseeingtheadvertisement?

A.Shegotcross.B.Shewasdetermined.

C.Shegotfrightened.D.Shewashesitating.

2、Whatdidtheorganizersviewasthemostimportantintheselection?

A.Personalquality.B.Individualability.

C.SpiritofteamworkD.Couragetochallenge.

3、Whatdoestheauthorthinkofwomen'sshowingweakness?

A.Beneficial.B.Shameful.

C.Merciful.D.Disturbing.

4、What'stheintentionoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?

A.Toinspireustoprepareforourfuturegoal.

B.Toadvisewomenhowtoturntoothers.

C.Tomakesuggestionstoherteammembers.

D.Toencouragepeopletoexploretheunknown.

PartB

Directions:

ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Directions:ReadthefollowingpassageFillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenwordFortheotherblanks,fillineachblankwithoneproperwordMakesurethat

youranswersaregrammaticallycorrect

SpecialDaysAroundtheWorld

Teacher'sDay

1.peopleinmanycountriescelebrateWorldTeachers'Dayon5thOctober,inArgentinaitison11thSeptember—the

anniversaryofthedeathofformerpresident,DomingoFaustinoSarmientoin2.3.Samientobelievedpassionatelyinwasthe

importanceofeducation:hewrote'Schoolsaretheverybasisofcivilization'Childrentraditionallywritepoemsfortheir

teachersandgivethemanapple,makeacakeorbuyflowersInVietnam,Educators'DayisinNovemberManystudentsvisittheirformerteachersintheirhomes4.(give)thempresents,orgivenewsaboutthemselvesAndatsomeschoolsinIndia,

seniorstudentsbecometeachers,andteachersbecomestudentsfortheday!

WorldBookDay

Inmanycountries,BookDay5.(fall)on23dAprileveryyearItoriginatedinCataloniain1923whenbooksellers

decidedtohonourtheSpanishauthorMigueldeCervanteswhodiedonthatdayin6.In1995,WorldBookDaybecamean

internationalevent,7.(celebrate)readingandbooksPeopleexchangepresents—usuallyabookandaroseTherearealso

eventssuchaswritingcompetitions,andinMadridthereisapublicreadingofCervantes'sgreatestwork—DonQuijote

—8.lasts48hours!IntheUKandIreland,allschoolchildrenreceiveaflbooktoken(礼品券),andmanychildrennowdress

upas9.favouritecharacterfromfiction!

RespectfortheAgedDay

Grandparents'Dayispopularinmanycountries,butinJapan—acountrywherenearly30percentofthepopulationare

over60—olderpeople10.(treat)withspecialrespectThethirdMondayofSeptemberis'RespectfortheAgedDay',whichbecameanationalholidayin11.Everyonehasaday12.schoolorworkandpeopleorganizecelebrationsfortheolderpeopleofthevillageorcommunitywheretheyliveYoungpeopledressupintraditionalclothesTheysinganddanceandtherewillbeamealspecially13.(prepare)fortheolderpeopleNowadays,peoplealsovisitrelativesandtheolderpeopleintheirfamilies,

forathree-dayweekend

CaoYuan,a22-year-oldChinesedoctoralstudentinphysics,wasontopof1mostimportantscientistsnamedbythe

journalNaturein2018for2.(discover)a"magicangle"ingraphene(石墨烯)

Cao'sdiscoverytakesahugestepinthedecades-longsearchforsuperconductors(超导体)intheworldWhywasCaoabletomakethediscovery?HisteachersthinkitisCao'sindependentlearningabilityandinterestindoingexperiments3.matterHishighschoolphysicsteachersaidCaohadastrongabilitytostudyon4.(he)ownandwasbravetochallengeteachersandaskdifficultquestions"Caois5.(deep)curiousaboutlaboratoryequipment,"hiscollegeteachertoldNature"EverytimeIgo

intoCao'soffice,it's6.ahugemess,withcomputers7.(pull)apartandpiecesoftelescopealloverhisdesk"

At14he8.(admit)intotheUniversityofScienceandTechnologyofChina'sSchooloftheGiftedYoung,aspecial

schooltocultivate9.(teenager)intoworld-classtalentsButCaodoesn'tthinkhimselfspecialandoftenstressesthatheisjust

anordinarykidwho10.(love)readingaboutscienceanddoingexperiments"Afterall,weareallhumans,withshortcomings

andemotions,"heoncesaid

SectionIIITranslation

Directions:

TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)

Thereisacollectionofpositivehabitsthatmakeapersonsosuccessfulinclass.1、

Herearesomehabitsoftopstudentsthatyoucanuseastipstodobetteratschool:

First,2、.Incollege,homeworkassignmentsgenerallymakeup5-20%ofyourgrade,butcanbethebiggesttime-suckfor

moststudents.Workingproblemsisoneofthebestwaystoturnnewconceptsintoworkingknowledge,butyou'llneverseeon

anexamalargemajorityofthoseproblemsthattakeyouhoursandhourstoworkthrough.

Second,theynever"readthrough"thetextbook.Pertimespent,readingthetextbookisoneoftheleasteffectivemethods

forlearningnewmaterials.3、,butotherwiseuseGoogle,lecturenotes,andoldexamsforstudymaterials.

Third,theytestthemselvesfrequently.Testingyourselfstrengthensyourbrain'sconnectionstonewmaterials.4、

Bottomline,repeatedself-testingsignificantlyimprovelong-termmemoryofnewmaterials.

Last,theystudyinshortbursts,notlongmarathons.Studyinginshortbursttendstohelpyoufocusstronglybecauseyou

knowthereisatleastashortbreakcoming.5、,whichmakesstudyingcontinuouslyformultiplehoursonend.

A.Ithelpsrelaxourmind.

B.theyalwaysfocusontheirhomework

C.theydon'talwaysdoalloftheirhomework

D.Topstudentsuseexamplesandpracticeproblems

E.Thisalsofitsinnicelywithournaturalactivityorrestcycleofourbodies

F.Itgivesyouimmediateandclearfeedbackonwhetheryouknowsomethingornot

G.Anaccumulationofsuchhabitscancombinetoproducehigh-levelacademicperformance

Howtokeepfit

Nowadays,withthehighpaceofmodernlife,moreandmorepeopleareinthestateofsub-health(亚健康).Ahealthy

bodyisveryimportanttoeveryoneofus.Thestepstogoodhealtharen'tcomplex.Herearesomesuggestedways.1、

·Formgoodhealthyhabit