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考研《英语一》2023年海南省三亚市昌江黎族自治县考前冲刺预测试卷

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

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

Therainwassuddenandheavyonacoldnight.Mybuswasnotgoingalongitsrouteandhadstoppedatthe

stationbecauseofthe2.With2kmstilltogo,Iwasrunningoutof3topickupmydaughterfromherchildcarecentre.Iarrivedatthedaycarewetthrough.4Iwasgladtobeonlyafewminuteslate.NowIcouldfacethe5

problem.TherewerenobusesandIcouldn'tafforda6.Homewastoofarto7intherainwithayoungchild

anditwasgettingdark.Westoodoutsidethechildcarecentrestaringattherainpouringdownwithno8ofstopping.I

justbarelynoticed9parentpullupandraceinsideto10hischildtenminuteslater.Ididnotrecognizehim.

Havingrecentlygonethroughanunpleasant11,IwasasinglemotherwithnofamilyandnoclosefriendsIcould12inCanada.Ihadtodosomething;wecouldnotstandonthestepsallnight.Ihadtogetussomewhere13some

protection.Suddenlytherecamea14frombehind,"Howfarareyougoing?"

I15tofacetheparentwho'darrivedlate.Icouldhardlybelievethattherewasachanceofa16andItold

himwhereIlived.Hethen17offeredtotakeus,saying"I'mgoingthatway."InervouslyinformedhimthatIwas

very18.Buthedidn'tseemtomind,andwas19happytodousafavour.

TothisdayIamstillgrateful,forwewereintrouble20thekindnessofthisstranger.

1、A.mainB.commonC.normalD.ordinary

2、A.lightB.thunderC.floodD.wind

3、A.moneyB.timeC.courageD.strength

4、A.forB.soC.orD.but

5、A.entireB.previousC.originalD.next

6、A.taxiB.ticketC.phoneD.bicycle

7、A.moveB.walkC.headD.leave

8、A.signB.symbolC.signalD.mark

9、A.thatB.eitherC.anotherD.each

10、A.adoptB.collectC.findD.gather

11、A.placeB.marriageC.atmosphereD.trip

12、A.callB.makeC.meetD.believe

13、A.withB.from(C.toD.under

14、A.whisperB.screamC.voiceD.yell

(

15、A.turnedaroundB.lookedupC.wentoverD.camearound

16、A.rescueB.returnC.surpriseD.lift

17、A.casuallyB.easilyC.excitedlyD.thoughtfully

18、A.tiredB.gratefulC.happyD.wet

19、A.brieflyB.commonlyC.hardlyD.simply

20、A.regardlessofB.insteadofC.butforD.exceptfor

SectionIIReadingComprehension

PartA

Directions:

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

Text1

ScientistsaretryingtosavePuertoRico'sendangeredAmazonparrotsafterHurricaneMariadestroyedthebirds'

habitatsandfoodsources(来源).

ElYunqueisalargenationalforestontheeasternpartofPuertoRico.Justtwoofthe56wildparrotsthatoncelivedtheresurvivedMaria,theCategory-4stormthatstruckPuertoRicoinSeptember2017.Scientistsreportotherforestshaveseengreat

dropsinparrotpopulationsaswell.

Inthe1800s,thereweremorethanamillionofthebrightgreenparrotslivinginthewildinPuertoRico.Bythe1970s,the

numberwasdowntojust13birdsafteryearsofforestclearing.

Aspecialprogramwasstartedin1972tohelpincreasetheparrotpopulation,whichledtothecreationofthreebreeding(繁

殖)centers.JustweeksbeforeHurricaneMariahit,scientistscounted56wildparrotsatElYunque.Thatwasthehighest

numberintheprogram'shistory.Scientistssaythateventhoughseveralparrotshavebeenbornincaptivity(笼养)andinthe

wildsinceMaria,thespeciesisstillindanger.

ThePuertoRicanAmazonistheisland'sonlyremainingnativeparrot.Morethan460ofthebirdsarekeptinsidethebreedingcentersatElYunqueandtheRioAbajoforest.Scientistshavenotreleased(释放)anyofthebirdssinceHurricane

Maria.Athirdbreedingcenter,inaforestinthewesternareaofMaricao,hasnotbeeninoperationsincethestorm.

Scientistsareconsideringwhethertocatchsomeoftheremainingwildparrotsandputtheminthesamecageasthebirds

thataresettobereleased.Thisway,thecaptivebirdscanlearnfromthewildbirdshowtosurviveintheforests.Another

considerationistoreleasesomecaptiveparrotsinMaricao,whichwasnotasheavilydamagedbyMaria.

1、Whyhastheparrotpopulationgreatlydecreasedinthepast200years?

A.BecauseofHurricaneMaria.

B.Becauseoftoomuchhunting.

C.Becauseofthelossofforests.

D.Becauseoflackofbreedingcenters.

2、WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutHurricaneMaria?

A.Itkilled56wildparrotsatElYunque.

B.Itgreatlyaffectedparrotsincaptivity.

C.Itreducedthenumberofwildparrots.

D.Itledtothecreationofthreebreedingcenters.

3、WhatcanweinferaboutAmazonparrotsincaptivity?

A.Theyhavethehighestnumberinthehistory.

B.TheyhavebeenreleasedsinceHurricaneMaria.

C.Theyareusedtolivinginthewild.

D.Theyarelargerinnumberthanthoseinthewild.

4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.ScientistsWorktoSavePuertoRicanParrots.

B.AmazonParrotsareinDangerofDisappearing.

C.ASpecialProgramHelpsIncreasetheParrotPopulation.

D.HurricaneMariaReducedtheNumberofAmazonParrots.

Text2

Scientiststhinktheyhaveansweredamystery:Howsomeoceancreaturesgotsohugesoquickly.

Afewmillionyearsago,thelargestwhales,averagedabout15feetlong.Thenseeminglyovernight,onetypeofwhale,the

toothlessbaleenwhale(须鲸类)becamehuge.Modernbluewhalesgetasbigas100feet.NicholasPyensonoftheSmithsonianNaturalHistoryMuseumsaid,"Whyisthat?""Ithappenedintheglanceofanevolutionaryeye,whichmakesithardertofigureoutwhathappened,"saidGrahamSlater,leadauthorofthestudy.Theirstudyhassuggestedananswer:Iceagesinthelast3to

5millionyearsstartedit,changingtheoceansandfoodsupplyforwhales.

Theresearchersusedfossilrecordsofthesmallerwhalestocreateafamilytreeforbaleenwhaleswhichincludebluewhales,

humpbacksandrightwhales.Usingcomputersimulations(模拟)andknowledgeabouthowevolutionworks,theyconcluded

thatwhenthesizechangesstarted,thepolesgotcolder,iceexpandedandthewatercirculationintheoceanschangedandwinds

shifted,SlaterandPyensonsaidcoldwaterwentdeepandmovedclosertotheequator(赤道)andtheneventuallymoved

backupwithsmallfishandothersmallanimalsthatwhaleseat.

Baleenwhale,whichhavenoteeth,feedbyeatinghugeamountsoffishtheycapture.Toothedwhales,likespermwhales(抹香鲸),huntindividualfish,sotheoceanchantsthatmadefoodlessevenlyspreadoutdidn'taffectthemasmuch.Butbaleen

whaleshuntschoolsoffish.

OlivierLambertattheRoyalBelgianInstituteofNaturalSciencescallsit"areallyconvincingsituation".Buthesaidthelackoffossilsincertaintimeperiodsisanissue.Asoceanswarmfromman-madeclimatechange,theseaswillbemorelikeit

waswhenthewhalessmallerandtheywillhaveamoredifficulttimesurviving.

1、Whatdoestheauthormeanby"Ithappenedintheglanceofanevolutionaryeye"inthesecondparagraph?

A.Thechangeofbaleenwhaleshappenedtooquickly.

B.Thechangeofbaleenwhaleswastoodifficulttoexplore.

C.Researcherspaidlittleattentiontothechangeofbaleenwhales.

D.Researchersthoughtthechangeofbaleenwhaleswasunimportant.

2、Whatplayedthekeyroleinbaleenwhales'becominghuge?

A.Man-madeclimatechange.

B.Itseatingahugeamountoffish.

C.Thewatercirculationintheoceans.

D.Theincreaseoffoodsupplyforwhales.

3、Whatdoweknowaboutspermwhalesandbluewhalesaccordingtothetext?

A.Spermwhaleseatmorefood.

B.Bluewhalerlivemuchlonger.

C.Spermwhalesprefertohuntschoolsoffish.

D.Bluewhalesusuallyswallowschoolsoffish.

4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Therearenowhalefossilsnow.

B.Thewhalesmaybecomeevenbigger.

C.Globalwarminghasthreatenedthewhales.

D.OlivierLamberthinksthestudyisperfect.

Text3

Everypetownerloveshispet.Thereisnoargumenthere.

Butwhenweaskedourreaderswhethertheywouldclonetheirbelovedanimals,theresponsesweresplitalmostdownthe

middle.Ofthe228readerswhoansweredit,108wouldlone,111wouldnotandnineweighedeachsidewithoutofferingan

opinion.

Clearly,fromreaders'response,thisisanissuethatreachesdeeplyintoboththejoyandeventualsadnessofowningapet.

Itspeaks,aswell,topeople'swidelydifferingexpectationsoverthedevelopingscientificprocedure.

Mostoftherespondentswhofavoredtheideastronglybelieveditwouldproduceatleastaclosecopyoftheoriginal;

manyfelttheprocesswouldactuallyreturnanexactcopy.Thoseontheotherside,however,heldlittlehopeaclonecouldnever

trulyrecreateapet,manysimplydidn'twishtogoagainstthenaturallawoflifeanddeath.

Bothsidesexpressedequallovefortheiranimals.Morethanafewrespondentsowned"thetdog/catintheWorld".Theythoughtoftheirpetsastheir"bestfriend","amemberofthefamily,""thelightofmylife."Theytoldmovingstoriesofpets'

heroism,intelligenceandselflessdevotion.

Littlewondersthelossissodisturbing---andthecloningsoattractive."Peoplebecomeverylosetotheiranimals,andthe

losscanbejustashardtobearaswhenafriendorfamilymember

dies,"saysGaryKowalski,authorofGoodbye,Friend:HealingWisdomforAnyoneWhoHasEverLostaPet."Forme,cloningfeelslikeanattempttoturndeathaway...It'sunderstandable.Deathisalwayspainful.It'sdifficulttodealwith.It's

hardtoaccept."

Butwouldcloningreducetheblow?Thisquestionseemedtobeattheheartofthisproblem.

1、Sofarasthecloningofpetsisconcerned,arecentsurveyshowsthat,ofallpetowners,

A.alotmoreofthemareforitB.alotmoreofthemareagainstit

C.veryfewofthemarewillingtotelltheiropinionsD.abouthalfofthemareforitandtheotherhalfagainstit

2、Whiletalkingabouttherespondentsfromthereaders,theexpression"eventualsadnessofowningapet"refersto

A.thetroublesonehastodealwithinkeepingapet

B.thehighcostofowningapet

C.thedeathofone'spet

D.thedangersinvolvedinthecloningofapet

3、FromwhatGaryKowalskisays,wecanknowthathe

A.hasneverthoughtabouttheproblemofcloning

B.isinfavoroftheideaofcloningpets

C.isgoingtowriteanotherbookonpets

D.isallagainstthecloningofpets

4、Whatisthekeyquestionattheheartoftheproblemofcloningpets?

A.Cancloningmakethepainonesufferslesswhenapetdies?

B.Canpetownersaffordthecostofcloning?

C.Doescloninggoagainstthelawofnature?

D.Howreliablydoescloningproduceanexactcopyofone'spet?

Text4

Formanyparents,raisingateenagerislikefightingalongwar,butyearsgobywithoutanyclearwinner.Likeaborder

conflictbetweenneighboringcountries,theparent-teenwarisaboutboundaries:WhereisthelinebetweenwhatIcontroland

whatyoudo?

Bothsideswantpeace,butneitherfeelsithasanypowertostoptheconflict.Inpart,thisisbecauseneitheriswillingto

admitanyresponsibilityforstartingit.Fromtheparents"pointofview,theonlycauseoftheirfightistheiradolescents"

completeunreasonableness.Andofcourse,theteensseeitinexactlythesameway,exceptoppositely.Bothfeeltrapped.

Inthisarticle,I'lldescribethreeno-winsituationsthatcommonlyarisebetweenteensandparentsandthensuggestsome

waysoutofthetrap.Thefirstno-winsituationisquarrelsoverunimportantthings.Examplesincludethecoloroftheteen'shair,

thecleanlinessofthebedroom,thepreferredstyleofclothing,thechild'sfailuretoeatagoodbreakfastbeforeschool,orhis

tendencytosleepuntilnoonontheweekends.Second,blaming.Thegoalofablamingbattleistomaketheotheradmitthathis

badattitudeisthereasonwhyeverythinggoeswrong.Third,needingtoberight.Itdoesn'tmatterwhatthetopicis-politics,

thelawsofphysics,ortheproperwaytobreakanegg-thepointoftheseargumentsistoprovethatyouarerightandother

personiswrong,forbothwishtobeconsideredanauthority-someonewhoactuallyknowssomething-andthereforeto

commandrespect.Unfortunately,aslongasparentsandteenscontinuetoassumethattheyknowmorethantheother,they'll

continuetofightthesebattlesforeverandnevermakeanyrealprogress.

1、Whydoestheauthorcomparetheparent-teenwartoaborderconflict?

A.bothcancontinueforgenerations.

B.Bothareaboutwheretodrawtheline.

C.Neitherhasanyclearwinner.

D.Neithercanbeputtoanend.

2、WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph2mean?

A.Theteensblametheirparentsforstartingtheconflict.

B.Theteensagreewiththeirparentsonthecauseoftheconflict.

C.Theteenscausetheirparentsofmisleadingthem.

D.Theteenstendtohaveafullunderstandingoftheirparents.

3、Parentsandteenswanttoberightbecausetheywantto

A.giveorderstotheother

B.knowmorethantheother

C.gainrespectfromtheother

D.gettheothertobehaveproperly

PartB

Directions:

Readthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelist

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

Ienjoy1.(climb)mountainswheneverIcanfindthetimetodosoTomandMikearemybestfriendsandbothof2.also

likesportsTwoyearsago,thethreeofus3.(go)uptoMtLushanInsteadoftakingabus,whichis4.(comfortable),we

preferredtoclimbWestartedfromthefootofthemountainearlyinthemorning,chattingallthewayAfterclimbingforone

andahalf5.(hour),wesawtwomountainpathsbeforeusWecouldnotdecide6.tochooseIntheend,wetooktheright

path,7.(think)thatmightbeashortcutButwewerewrongWecouldnotfindourwayoutLostinthemountain,wehadtouseourhandsandfeet8.(make)ourwayWebegantocryforhelp9.nobodyansweredItwasnotuntildarknessfell10.wefound

arightpathleadinguptoapavedroad

IwaslivingaloneinanapartmentandknewnooneelselivingthereItwaswinterandwehadaheavyicestorm—2to3

1.(inch)ofsolidicecoveredeverythingIwasonmyway2.(work),whenIslipped,bendingmyleftanklefrommytoes

3.thebackofmycalf(小腿)Ofcourse,it4.(break),butthefunnypartofthis5.(be)thatmydressflewupovermyhead!

SothereIwas,sittingontheice,myanklebroken,mydressupovermyface,mybodyslowlyfreezingto6.(dead),and

inhorriblepainJustthentwoyoungmenIdidn'tknow7.(come)along,sawmetherecrying,andrushedrightovertome

Theywerestrongandtallandpickedupthisplus-sizedladylikeIwas8.featherandbroughtmebackintomyapartment

Iwasgoingintoshockbythen,andtheycalled911andwaitedwithme,oneholdingmyhandandspeaking9.(gentle)to

methattheywouldstay10.helpcameIneverevengotthoseguys'names,andIneversawthemagain,butIwillneverforget

howkindandhowstrong,yetgentle-theywere

SectionIIITranslation

Directions:

TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)

LiveEveryDayLikeIt'sAHoliday

Wefeelgreatonholidaybecauseweletgoofeverydaystressesandstrains.1、Sowhetherornotyou'regoingawaythis

summer,there'splentyyoucandotomakesureyoubenefitfromthatholidayfeeling.

Sleeplikeaholidaymaker

Sleeplikeababywhenyou'reonyourholidaysbutstayawakewhenyou'reinyourusualroutine?2、Toresetyoursleeppattern,avoidbringingproblemstobed.Thatincludesyourphone,TVorlaptop.Makesuretheroomisdarkandcool.Aimfor

atleastsevenhours'—justasyouwouldonholiday.

Getmoving

3、Giventhatexerciseischeap,healthyandreducesstress,itmakesabsolutesensetobuilditintoyourday.Awalkwill

releasehappyhormones,andeasesanxietyandmilddepression.

4、

Partofthejoyofgoingawayislingeringoverdeliciousfoodwithfamilies.Takeuptheholidayhabitofsittingdownasafamilyforatleastonemealaday.Familieswhoeattogetherexperiencelessanxiety,lessdepressionandlessobesity,research

hasfound.

Beatouristinyourowncity

Partofthethrillofaholidayisthenoveltyofdiscoveringanewplaceanddoingnewthings.5、Atweekends,checkouta

newmusicvenue,visitadifferentmuseumorhaveadrinkinthatinteresting-lookingpubyou'realwayswalkingpast.Itwill

getyououtofroutineandmakeyoufeelalive.Abitlikeaholiday,really.

A.Makeyourmealsacelebration.

B.Carveoutsomededicatedquiettime.

C.Ifso,youmightneedtoexamineyoursleephabits.

D.Justmakesureyouscheduleitintoyourdayorweek.

E.Butit'salsoeasytobeaholidaymakerintheplaceyoulive.

F.Researchhasevenshownthatvacationshelphealthandwell-being.

G.Whenyou'retravelling,youwalkaroundnewcitieswithoutasecondthought.

Mondaysarekindofannoying.1、Arecentsurveysaysthatmostpeoplegetthepre-work"Sundayblues".Starting

yourMondayfeelingsad,anxiousandunorganizedishardlythewaytokickoffahealthyweek.

Thesolution?SetasidealittletimeonSundaytopurposefullyprepareyourselfforthefivedaysahead,suggestswomen's

healthexpertMarshaHudnall.2、

Dosomemealpreparations.

Figuringoutwhattohavefordinneronweeknightscanbesurprisinglystressful.StretchingoutamenuplanonSunday

andswingingbythegrocerystoreforingredientswillhelpyoueatwell.Goastepfurtherbychoppingandcookingvegetablesandaprotein(likearoastchickenorscrambledeggs).3、Orfinallyattemptadifferentdietyou'vebeenmeaningtotry.For

easydin