考研《英语一》2023年山西省大同市城区考前冲刺预测试卷含解析

考研《英语一》2023年山西省大同市城区考前冲刺预测试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Acoupleofyearsago,Iwenttoalady'shousetobuysomevitamins.Uponenteringthehouse,I1thattherewasanelectronickeyboardonastand,leaning2thewall.Beingapianomusicloverand3Iaskedifthewomanplayed.Shenoddedandaddedthatshehadbeen4lessons--atage54!Itoldherthatitwasvery5thatshewaspursuing(追求)her6toplaythepiano.Thensheaskedmethesamequestion."Ihavebeenplayingfor8yearsnow,"Ianswered."Thenyoumustplayasongformebeforeyouleave,"sherequested.I7shewaskiddingandIsimplysmiled.Attheendofthe8ofthevitamins,she9meofourmusical"10".Shethenshowedmetoanolduprightpianointhelivingroomandaskedmetoplayasongforher.Ithought11anddecidedtoplayDavidLanz's"ReturntotheHeart",sinceshehadsomuchpassionfor12,anditwasmysoul-searchingsong.Iplayedthesongtothebestofmy13,andwithmyemotionspouringintoitaspossible.Shelovedit.14Iwasabouttostepoutofthedoor,Iheardaweakvoicecallingout,"Youngman!"Iturnedaround.Andtherewasanoldlady15onelittlestepatatimewiththehelpofanotherwoman."Iwantedtocomeoutto16youforthebeautifulsongthatyouplayed.Ihavebeenverysick,andit'sveryhardformeto17mybed,butIreallywantedtothankyouforthesong.Itmademefeelgood..."shesaid.Withthat,sheturnedaroundandwalked18backtoherroom.Iwasdeeplytouchedbyher19andfeltadeeperunderstandingforthesong.Itserveditspurposebeautifully,returningtoone's20forpeaceandjoy.1、A．observedB．watchedC．noticedD．caught2、A．onB．atC．overD．against3、A．playerB．learnerC．composerD．starter4、A．givingB．attendingC．teachingD．learning5、A．interestingB．excitingC．aggressiveD．impressive6、A．passionB．interestC．hobbiesD．emotions7、A．foundB．feltC．hopedD．thought8、A．chargeB．purchaseC．bargainD．obtaining9、A．warnedB．requiredC．askedD．reminded10、A．dealB．contractC．discussionD．debate11、A．forthemomentB．atthemomentC．foramomentD．atamoment12、A．musicB．meC．thepianoD．vitamins13、A．knowledgeB．attitudeC．mindD．ability14、A．SinceB．AsC．WhileD．Because15、A．takingB．makingC．havingD．moving16、A．thankB．praiseC．admireD．respect17、A．getonB．getupC．getoffD．getdown18、A．quicklyB．calmlyC．happilyD．slowly19、A．approvalB．appreciationC．joyD．thanks20、A．heartB．worldC．soulD．dreaSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1YouhaveprobablyheardoftheMozarteffect.It'stheideathatifchildrenorevenbabieslistentomusiccomposedbyMozart,theywillbecomemoreintelligent.AquickInternetsearchrevealsplentyofproductstoassistyouinthetask.WhateveryourageisthereareCDsandbookstohelpyoutastethepowerofMozart'smusic,butwhenitcomestoscientificevidencethatitcanmakeyoumoreclever,thepictureismoremixed.Thephrase“theMozarteffect”wasmadeupin1991,butitwasastudydescribedtwoyearslaterinthejournalNaturethatsparkedrealmediaandpublicinterestabouttheideathatlisteningtoclassicalmusicsomehowimprovesthebrain.Itisoneofthoseideasthatsoundreasonable.Mozartwasundoubtedlyageniushimself;hismusiciscomplexandthereisahopethatifwelistentoenoughofit,we'llbecomemoreintelligent.The_idea_took_off,_withthousandsofparentsplayingMozarttotheirchildren,andin1998ZellMiller,theGovernorofthestateofGeorgiaintheUS,evenaskedformoneytobesetasideinthestatebudgetsothateverynewbornbabycouldbesentaCDofclassicalmusic.ItwasnotjustbabiesandchildrenwhowereexposedtoMozart'smusiconpurpose,evenanItalianfarmerproudlyexplainedthatthecowswereplayedMozartthreetimesadaytohelpthemproducebettermilk.I'llleavethedebateontheimpactonmilkyieldtofarmers,butwhatabouttheevidencethatlisteningtoMozartmakespeoplemoreintelligent?Moreresearchwascarriedoutbutananalysisofsixteendifferentstudiesconfirmedthatlisteningtomusicdoesleadtoatemporaryimprovementintheabilitytohandleshapesmentally,butthebenefitsareshort－livedanditdoesn'tmakeusmoreintelligent.1、WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph1?A．Mozartcomposedmanymusicalpiecesforchildren.B．ChildrenlisteningtoMozartwillbemoreintelligent.C．TherearefewproductsontheInternetaboutMozart'smusic.D．ThereislittlescientificevidencetosupporttheMozarteffect.2、WhydidmanypeoplebelieveintheideaoftheMozarteffect?A．BecauseastudydescribeditinthejournalNature.B．BecauseMozarthimselfwasagenius.C．BecauseMozart'smusicisenjoyable.D．BecauseMozart'smusicmakespeoplerelaxed.3、TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3suggeststhat________.A．peoplewerestronglyagainsttheideaB．theideawasacceptedbymanypeopleC．Mozartplayedanimportantpartinpeople'slifeD．theUSgovernmenthelpedpromotetheidea4、Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheMozarteffect?A．Favorable. B．Objective.C．Doubtful. D．Positive.Text2Oneformofsocialprejudice（偏见）againstolderpeopleisthebeliefthattheycannotunderstandorusemoderntechnology.Activitieslikeplayingcomputergames，goingontheNetanddownloadingMP3sareonlyfortheyoungsters.Isn'titunfairthatolderpeopleenjoyingacomputergameshouldbefrownedupon（反对）bytheirchildrenandgrandchildren？Nowadaysolderpeoplehavemorecontrolovertheirlivesandtheyplayafullpartinsociety.Moreover,betterhealthcarehasleftmorepeopleintheirsixtiesandseventiesfeelingfitandactiveafterretirement.Mentalactivity,aswellasphysicalexercise,cancontributetobetterhealth.Playingcomputergamesisaveryeffectivewayofexercisingthebrain.Whenpersonalcomputerswerefirstintroduced,mostolderpeopledidn'tbelievetheywouldeverfamiliarizethemselveswiththem.Nowcomputershavebeenaroundforafewgenerationsandretiredpeoplehavegraduallybecomemorerelaxedaboutusingthemforfun.Gamersover65preferplayingpuzzlegamesandcardgames.KateStevens，aged72，says，"Ifinditveryrelaxing.It'snotverydemanding，butyoustillneedtoconcentrate."Anotherdevelopmentthathasfavored"greygames"isachangeinthetypeofvideogamesavailableonthemarket.There'sagreatervarietyofgamestochoosefrom，includingmoreintellectualandcomplexstrategy（策略）andsimulation（模拟）games.InternetChessandTrainSimulatorareamongthemostpopularofthese.TrainSimulatorisbasedonreal-worldrailactivities.Playerscanchoosefromavarietyofchallengers，suchaskeepingtoastricttimetableandusinghelperenginesduringawinterstorm.Somepeoplearguethat"greygamers"simplydon'thavetheskillsrequiredforcomputergames,andthatteenagersarebetter.Thiscouldn'tbefurtherfromthetruth.Mostcomputergamesrequirethekindofanalyticalthinkingthatimproveswithpractice,whichmeansthatthe"greygamers"maywellbefarbetterthangamershalfacenturyyoungerthanthem.Ingameswherespeedisthemainconsideration,olderpeoplewouldbeatadisadvantagebecausetheymayhaveslowerreactiontime.Ontheotherhand,"greygamers"haveapreferenceforslower-paced,mindchallenginggames.1、Thesecondparagraphisintendedto_______.A．showthebestwaytoexercisethebrainB．stresstheimportanceofgoodhealthC．explainwhygreygamersexistD．teachhowtoplayvideogames2、Whatwasolderpeople'sattitudetowardspersonalcomputersatfirst?A．Doubtful. B．Concerned.C．Enthusiastic. D．Supportive.3、ThemethodtheauthorusestodevelopParagraph4is________.A．offeringanalyses B．givingexamplesC．makingcomparisons D．providingdetails4、TheunderlinedpartinParagraph5probablymeans_______.A．mindchallenginggamesarenotsuitableforolderpeopleB．teenagersshouldimprovetheirskillswithpracticeC．playingcomputergamesrequiresanalyticalthinkingD．olderpeoplemayperformwellinsomecomputergamesText3Intelligentpeoplearemorelikelytotrustothers,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．actionistheproperfruitofknowledgeText4WelcometoAdventureland!EveryonelovesAdventureland!TheParksandExhibitionswerebuiltforyoutoexplore（探索）,enjoy,andadmiretheirwonders.Everyvisitwillbeanunforgettableexperience.Youwillgoawayenriched,longingtocomeback.Whatareyougoingtodothistime?TheTravelPavilionExploreplacesyouhaveneverbeentobefore,andexperiencedifferentwaysoflife.VisittheAmazonjungle（丛林）village,theTurkishmarket,theTaifloatingmarket,theBerbermountainhouseandothers.Talktothepeopletherewhowilltellyouabouttheirlives,andthingstheymake.Youcantrymakingacarpet,makingnets,fishing…TheFutureTowerThisexhibitionshowshowprogresswilltouchourlives.Itallowsustolookintothefutureandexplorethecitiesofthenextcenturyandthewaywe’llbelivingthen.Spendsometimeinourspacestationandclimbintooursimulator（模拟装置）fortheJourneytoMars!TheNatureParkThisisnotreallyoneparkbutseveral.IntheSafariParkyoucandriveamongAfricananimalsinoneofourRangeCruisers:seelions,giraffes,elephantsinthewild.MoveontotheOceanParktowatchthedolphinsandwhales.AndthenthereisstilltheAviarytosee…ThePyramidThisisthecenterofAdventureland.Runoutoffilm,needsomepostcardsandstamps?Forallthesethingsandmanymore,visitourundergroundshoppingcenter.Comehereforinformationandideastoo.1、TheTravelPavilionisbuilttohelpvisitors.A．realizetheimportanceoftravellingB．learnsomethingaboutdifferentplacesintheworldC．learnhowtomakethingssuchasfishingnetsD．becomefamiliarwithmountaincountries2、Ifyouareinterestedinknowingaboutwhatpeople’slifewillbe,youmayvisit.A．theTravelPavilion B．thePyramidC．theSafariPark D．theFutureTower3、Ifyouwanttogetatoyliontotakehome,wherewillyoumostlikelygo?A．ThePyramid. B．TheNaturePark.C．TheFutureTower. D．TheTravelParvilion.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Mobilephonesarebecomingmoreandmorepopularnotonlywith1．(grown-up)butalsowithstudentsMeanwhile,theyalso2．(become)aproblemformiddleschoolsinthepastfewyearsSomechildrenhavegotmobilephones3．Christmasorbirthdaygifts,andmorewillstillwantthemManylikeSMSbecauseitis4．(ease)andquickSomeparentsfelthappybecausetheycouldcommunicatewiththeirchildrenSometeacherssaidmobilephoneuse5．(be)adistraction（分心的事）tostudentsduringschoolhoursand6．alsogavethemmuchtroubleintheirclassroomsSometimesstudentsmightusephonemessages7．(cheat)duringexamsAnewstudyfoundthatsometeenagerssendingmessagesinclassevenhurttheirfingersbecausetheycan'tstop8．(send)SMSManyteacherssuggestedthatstudentsshouldnothavephonesatschool,butiftherewasagoodreason,theycouldleavetheirphonesatschoolofficeAndeventheycanusethetelephoneintheteachers’officeinsteadManypeoplethinktheyunderstandthereason9．parentswouldwanttheirchildrentohavethem,buttheyagreeschoolsshouldtellthestudents10．(use)theirmobilephonesatpropertimesExpertsagreethat1．isbecomingagrowingtrendthatmoreandmoreconsumersacrossChinaareusingcashlesspaymentmethods2．rapiddevelopmentofthird-partymobilepaymenttools,3．someextent,ishelpingtopromotecashlesspaymentacrossthecountryChinaisnotthefirstcountry4．(seek)acashlesssocietyDevelopedcountrieslikeSweden,DenmarkandSingaporearealsowitnessingthedevelopmentofcashlesspaymentmethodsHowever,therapiddevelopmentofcashlesspaymentsdoesnotmeanthereareno5．(challenge)andcriticismsAlibaba’sHemaSupermarket(盒马生鲜超市),6．customerscanshopontheirmobilephonesviaAlipay(支付宝),7．(come)intothespotlightrecentlyMediareportsarguethat,8．(consider)illegal,paymentscan’tbemadeincashthereAcashlesssocietywouldnotmeanthatcashwould9．(complete)disappearAstheeconomygrows,the10．(circulate)ofcashisstillveryhugeSectionIIITranslationDirections: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。WrongReasonsforGoingtoCollegeAcollegeeducationcanbepriceless.1、Ifanyofthesefollowingfactorshadabiginfluenceonyourdecision,you’reprobablyrighttosecond-guessyourself.Becauseallyourfriendsaregoing.Inonlyafewweeks’time,thewholefriendgroupwillbescatteredtoahalfdozendifferentcollegesinahalfdozendifferentplaces.Nottogowillsetyourselfapart.2、Becausesomeoneelseexpectsitfromyou.Perhapsyoucomefromafamilywhereeveryonegoestocollege,ormaybeyou’rethekidthateveryoneisproudtobelievewillbethefirsttogetthere.3、It’sbecomesomuchapartoftheairyoubreathethatyou’veneverstoppedtoconsiderwhetheryouwanttogoorwhetheryou’rereadytogo.4、It’sbeentoughtofindevenasummerjob.Youdon’thaveanalternativeplan.Everyoneelseisdoingit(seeabove).Youthinkyoumightaswellgotoschool.Thatisthelamest（无说服力的）ofreasonstospend$20,000ormoreinthenextyear.Becauseyouareafraidyou’llregretitifyoudon’tgo.Youruncletellsyouthatheregretsthathedidn’tgotocollege.Otherstellyoutheycouldhavegonesomuchfurtherintheircareerifonlytheyhadacollegeeducation.5、Sothisisnotapersuasivereasonforyoutogotocollege.A．Becauseyoudon’twanttowork.B．Friendswillwonderwhat’swrongwithyou.C．Becauseyoudon’tknowwhatelsetodo.D．Everyoneseemsmoreexcitedthanyouare.E.Itseemsthatforyearseveryonehasjustthoughtthatofcourseyou’llgo.F.Whateverthestoryis,therearealwayspeoplewhoregretdecisionsthey’vemade.G.Butmaybeinyourheartyouknowthatyouaregoingforthewrongreasons.TeenagebrainsinthedigitalworldWhenitcomestotechnology,adultswon'tbeabletokeepupwiththeirchildren.Ittooktheradio38yearstoreach50millionpeople,butittookonly20yearsforthephonetoreachthesamenumber,and3yearsforthetelevision.In