考研《英语一》2023年潮州市湘桥区考前冲刺预测试卷含解析

考研《英语一》2023年潮州市湘桥区考前冲刺预测试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)WhenIwasintheninthgrade,myparentsstartedfighting.Icouldhearthem1ateachotheratnight.Italwaysseemedliketheywerefightingaboutme.Istartedto2andcouldn’tfallasleep.SomenightsIdidn’tfeellikeI3atall.Mygradesreallystartedto4too.ItwashardtopayattentionduringclassbecauseIfeltso5allthetime.Mymomhadtotakemetoseeatherapist(治疗专家).Ontheway,I6toworryevenmore.Whatwouldmyfriends7meiftheyknewIwasgoingtoseeatherapist?Whatifthetherapistcouldn’t8me?Itwasnotthat9Mytherapistaskedmealotofquestionsandthenwetalkedabouthowmylifemight10ifIwasabletogetmoresleep.11Iunderstoodhowthefuturecouldbebetter,Ifeltreally12totrynewthings.Attheendofthesession,Iwassenthomewithapieceofpapercalledasleepdiary.WhenIwokeupeachmorning,Ihadtoanswerallthesequestionsaboutmysleep.13,shegavemehomeworkrelatedtomysleep.Iwasn’t14totextorbeonmycomputerafter8pm.IfIcouldn’tfallasleepafterabouttenminutes,shewantedmetogetupanddosomethinginanotherroomthatwouldhelpmeto15andfeelsleepy.Duringthetherapysessions,shewasacheerleaderformylifeandkept16outallthethingsIwasdoingright.Withherhelp,itwassomucheasiertonoticethe17thingsthatwerehappeningallaroundme.Afterabouttwomonthsofseeingmytherapist,Iwassleepingatleasteighthoursanight,sometimesevennine!Ifelthappier.Icould18Mygradesgotbetter.Basically,Ifeltlikemyself!Itwassomuchbettertoadmitthatsomethingwas19andtodosomethingtofixit20justwatchmywholelifegetworseandworse.1、A．laughing B．shooting C．knocking D．screaming2、A．doubt B．worry C．protest D．quarrel3、A．slept B．ate C．spoke D．dreamed4、A．reduce B．change C．drop D．influence5、A．bored B．tired C．upset D．shy6、A．refused B．happened C．ended D．started7、A．thinkabout B．worryabout C．getonwith D．agreewith8、A．teach B．fix C．answer D．recognize9、A．helpful B．interesting C．awful D．practical10、A．improve B．develop C．benefit D．adjust11、A．If B．Unless C．Though D．Once12、A．nervous B．surprised C．excited D．calm13、A．Therefore B．Besides C．However D．Instead14、A．allowed B．reminded C．asked D．persuaded15、A．study B．relax C．respond D．recover16、A．picking B．trying C．leaving D．pointing17、A．tiny B．exciting C．positive D．important18、A．forgive B．concentrate C．appreciate D．understand19、A．wrong B．significant C．acceptable D．realistic20、A．insteadof B．aswellas C．ratherthan D．otherthanSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text15SecretsofWebTravelSitesBookingatriponanonlinetravelsiteisconvenient,butcomeswithitsownsetofproblems.1.Theyknowwho’sonaMacandwho’sonaPCandwho’sgoingtospendmore.Lastyear,UStravelresearchcompanyOrbitztrackedpeople’sonlineactivitiestotestoutwhetherMacusersspendmoreontravelthanPCusers.Onaverage,MacuserslayoutUS$20-30morepernightonhotelsandgoformorestars,accordingtotheWallStreetJournal.Asaresult,onlinetravelsitesshowtheseusersmoreexpensivetraveloptionsfirst.Toavoidinadvertentlypayingmore,sortresultsbyprice.2.Theirsoftwaredoesn’talwayshookuptothehotel’ssystem.Aguaranteedreservationisalmostimpossibletocomebyanywhere–buttheriskofyourflightorhotelbeingoverbookedincreaseswiththird-partyproviders.Themiddle-man’ssoftwareisn’timmunetosystemerrors,soalwayscallthehotelorairlinetomakesureyourbookingwasprocessed.3.Don’tbefooledbypackages:Often,they’relow-enditemsgroupedtogether.Evernoticehowtravelsitesrecommendahotel,arentalcar,andtourpackageallinoneclick?Thesedealsusuallyfeaturetravelthatnoonewants,likeflightswithmultiplelayovers.Checkthefineprint.4.Youcouldmissoutonloyaltypoints.Third-partyproviderscangetbetweenyouandfrequentflyermilesorpoints.Manyhotelloyaltyprogrammesdon’trecognizeexternalsites,othersawardonlyminimumpointsandexcludespecialoffers,likedoublepointsonhotelstays.5.Onceyourtripispurchased,you’reonyourown.Anonlinetravelagencycan’tprovideassistancethesamewayanagentcanifaflightiscancelledoraroomissubstandard.Basically,whenyouarriveattheairportorhotel,you’rejustanotherclientwhobookedatthelowestrate.1、WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A．Third-partyproviderscanensureyourreservation.B．MacusersarelikelytospendmoremoneythanPCusers.C．Anonlinetravelagencyfunctionsthesameasanagent.D．Packagesusuallyprovidetravelerswithsatisfactoryprogrammes.2、What’sthepurposeofthepassage?A．Toencouragereaderstobookatriponanonlinetravelsite.B．Tomakeanadvertisementaboutseveraltravelsitesonline.C．Toconvincereadersnottobookatriponanonlinetravelsite.D．Towarnreadersofsomeproblemswithbookingtripsonline.Text2KnownasGC-1,thedrugreportedlyspeedsupmetabolism（新陈代谢）,orburningoff,offatcells.“GC-1dramaticallyincreasesthemetabolicrate,essentiallytransformingwhitefat,whichstoresextracaloriesandisassociatedwithobesityandmetabolicdisease,intoafatlikecalorie-burningbrownfat,”saidKevinPhillips,aresearcherinHouston.Untilseveralyearsago,scientiststhoughtthatonlyanimalsandhumanbabieshaveenergy-burning,"good"brownfat.“Itisnowclear,”Phillipssaid,“thathumanadultsdohavebrownfat,butappeartoloseitscalorie-burningactivityovertime.”Whitefathasabadeffectonpeoplewhenthebodyhastoomuchofit.Somepublishedresearchshowsthatpeoplewhohavemorebrownfathaveareducedriskofobesity.Researchersarenowworkingonwaysto“brown”whitefat,orchangeitintobrownfat.GC-1works,accordingtoPhillips.Hesaidheandotherresearchershavetestedthedruginhundredsofmice.Obesemice,bothgeneticallyobeseandthosewithdiet-inducedobesity,receivedGC-1treatmentdaily.Geneticallyobesemicelostweightandmorethan50percentoftheirfatmassinapproximatelytwoweeks,Phillipsreported.Hesaidmicewithdiet-inducedobesityexperiencedsimilarimprovements.Thedrugalsocausedadaptivethermogenes（适应性发热）infatcellsfrommice.Cellsgrowninadish,aswellastissuesamplestakenfromobesemice,showedevidenceofwhite-fatbrowning.“OurdataprovethatGC-1isanovelfat-browningagentthatmayhaveuseinthetreatmentofobesityandmetabolicdisease,”Phillipssaid.Thedrughasnotyetbeentestedforweightlossinhumans.However,Phillipssaiditwouldn’tbelongbeforeitwasusedasawayoflosingweight.1、Whatisthewriter'spurposeofwritingthispassage?A．Toprovetheharmofanewdrug.B．Tointroduceanewdrugtopeople.C．Toexplainthedevelopmentofanewdrug.D．Toinformpeopleofsomehealthknowledge.2、Inthepast,peopleheldthebeliefthat________.A．humanbabieshavebrownfatB．animalsdon'thavebrownfatC．onlyhumanadultshavebrownfatD．brownfatmayloseitsactivityovertime3、WhatcanweknowaboutGC-1?A．Itcanbeusedtotreatobesity.B．Itisacureforheartdisease.C．Itisadrugintendedformice.D．Ithasbeensoldinthedrugstore.4、Whichofthefollowingcanmakepeopleloseweight?A．Increasingmorewhitefat.B．Burningoffmorebrownfat.C．Changingwhitefatintobrownfat.D．Slowingdowntheactivityofbrownfat.Text3Throughouthistory,artist,inventors,writersandscientistshavesolvedproblemsintheirdreams.Now,let’shavealooktogetheratsomeofthem.1.PaulMcCartneyFoundYesterdayinadreamPaulMcCartneyisoneofthemostfamoussingers/songwritersofalltime.AccordingtotheGuinnessBookofRecords,hisBeatlessongYesterday(1965)hasthemostcover（翻唱）versionsofanysongeverwrittenand,accordingtorecordlabelBMI，wasperformedoversevenmilliontimesinthe20thcentury.ThetuneforYesterdaycametoPaulMcCartneyinadream.“Iwokeupwithalovelytuneinmyhead.Ithought,’That’sgreat,Iwonderwhatthatis?’Therewasanuprightpianonexttome,totherightofmybedbythewindow.Igotoutofbed,satatthepiano,foundG,foundFsharpminor----andthatleadsyouthroughthentoBtoEminor,andfinallybacktoE.Itallleadsforwardlogically.Ilikedthe_melodyalot,butbecauseI’ddreamedit,Icouldn’tbelieveI’dwrittenit.Ithought,‘No,I’veneverwrittenanythinglikethisbefore.’ButIhadthetune,whichwasthemostmagicthing!”2.MaryShelley’sFrankenteinInspiredbyaDreamInthesummerof1816,nineteen-year-oldMaryWollstonecraftGodwinandherlover,thepoetPercyShelley(whomshemarriedlaterthatyear),visitedthepoetLordByronathisvillabesideLakeGenevainSwitzerland.Stormyweatherfrequentlyforcedthemindoors,wheretheyandByron’sotherguestssometimesreadfromavolumeofghoststories.Oneevening,Byronchallengedhisgueststoeachwriteonethemselves.Mary’sstory,inspiredbyadream,becameFrankentein（科学怪人）.“WhenIplacedmyheaduponmypillow,Ididnotsleep,norcouldIbesaidtothink----Myeyesshut,Isaw------withmyacutementalvision----thepalestudentofunholyartskneelingbesidethethinghehadputtogether.Isawtheuglyfigureofamanstretchout,andthen,ontheworkingofsomepowerfulengine,showsignsoflife,andtremblewithanuneasymotion,extremelyfrightful.ThenextmorningIannouncedthatIhadthoughtofastory.Ibeganthatdaywiththewords,‘ItwasonadullnightofNovember’,makingonlyatranscript(文字稿)ofthecruelterrorofmywakingdream.”1、Wecanlearnfromthewholepassagethat_________A．Somegreatstories,poemsandsongswerecreatedwhiletheirwritersslept.B．PaulMcCartneylikeswritingsongsindreams.C．FrankenteinwaswrittenbyByron’sguests.D．ByronwasanuglyfrightfulFrankentein.2、Theunderlinedword“melody”hasthesimilarmeaningof_______.A．dreamB．songC．tuneD．instrument3、Whichisthebesttitleofthewholepassage?A．TheGreatestwritersB．ThemostfamoussongandstoryC．GreatdreamsthatcometrueD．HowtodreamText4Thetopfournovelsof2018arebasedonChristmasselectionsinnationalnewspapers---theLondonStandard,theTLS,heSpectatorandtheNewStatesman.NormalPeoplebySallyRooneySallyRooney’sfirstnovel,ConversationswithFriends,wasoneoflastyear’smosttalked-aboutbooks,responsetotheIrishwriter'sfollow-uphas,ifanything,beenevenmoreexcited.The27-year-oldwaspraisedforherabilitytoconveysubtleadjustmentofemotion.ThenovelwaslonglistedfortheManBookerPrize—butmanyfeltthatitshouldhavedonebetter.VietnambyMaxHastingsThislong-awaitedhistoricalnovelisarealhitwhichfollowstheVietnamWaroverthreedecades.Hastings,whoreportedfromthebattlefieldinVietnamasajournalistinhisthirties,waspraisedforhisprofoundknowledgeoftheconflict.TheSilenceoftheGirlsbyPatBarkerPatBarker’snovelisaretellingofThelliad—butwithwomenattheheartoftheaction.ThecentralcharacterisBriseis.Best-knownforherFirstWorldWarSetRegenerationTrilogy(1997),Barker,inherfifties,againfocusesontheharmfuleffectsofwar.ACertainIdeaofFrancebyJulianJacksonThisbiographybyBritishhistorianJulianJacksonbornin1954recordsthelifeofCharlesdeGaullewhoisregardedasoneofthegreatesteverFrenchmen.WhileacknowledgingthatCharlesdeGaullewasn’tverylikeable,Jacksonrespectshisimaginationandboldness---qualitiesthathelpedhimleadFrancethroughitsliberationfromtheNazisandthewarinAlgeria.Criticssuggesteditwouldbecomethestandardbiography.1、Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Topersuadepeopletobuythefournovels.B．Torecordthelifeexperiencesofthefourgreatnovelists.C．Tointroducetheyearlytopfournovels.D．Tostresstheimportanceofthefournovelists.2、Whichauthoristheyoungestaccordingtothetext?A．SallyRooney B．MaxHastings C．PatBarker D．JulianJackson3、Whichbookmayappealtopeopleinterestedinapoliticalleader’slife?A．NormalPeople B．ACertainIdeaofFranceC．TheSilenceoftheGirls D．VietnaPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankHowStevenSpielbergStaysInspiredAskayoungpersonwhothegreatestAmericanfilmdirectoris,andyoumaygettheanswerStevenSpielberg,1．hascertainlymademoresuccessfulfilmsthananyotherdirectorintheWestSpielbergwasborninAmericain2．Whatheimpressedothersmostwas3．hehadunusualabilitieswhenhewasveryyoung:completinghisfirst15-minutehomemovieat4．Heearned$100attheageof16,5．hemadea135-minutehomemoviecalledFirelightanditwasshownatalocalcinemaAHollywoodfilmstudioemployedSpielbergtomakeafull-lengthfilmSugarlandExpressondiscoveringhistalentformovie-makingHisnextfilmwasJaws,afilmaboutasharkthatatepeopleThiswasoneof6．(successful)filmsofalltimesHereceivedtheAwardforlifetimeachievementattheGoldenGlobes(金球奖)in7．Despiteallhisoutstandingachievementsinhisfield,someofhisfilmshavebeenlesssuccessfulinthelastfifteenyearsButpeoplecanneverdenythefact8．he,morethananyoneelseinthehistoryoffilms,understandsthemeaningoftheword“entertainment”Now,Spielberg’sroleasafatherofsevenhastaughthimagreatdealabout9．makesagoodstory—atbedtimeandotherwiseWhenhiskidsweregrowingup,he’dtellthemstorieseverynight10．hecouldstayactiveinfilm-making“Inthepastfewyears,I11．(inspire)byeverybodywhomakesagoodmovie,”Spielbergsaid”“Ican’trisk12．(lose)myfollowers’passionforfilm”Also,heowes(归因)hissuccesstohisattempt13．(keep)workingandsohelookstohiscontemporaries(同时代的人)forthatkindofcurrentinspirationTablemannersvaryfromculturetoculture1．isacceptableinonecountrymaybeconsideredextremelyrudeinanotherHerewewilltellyouaboutthetraditionaltablemanners2．themoderntablemannersinKorea3．(tradition),itwasthewoman’sjob4．(cook)foodandsetthetableThewomanwouldsit5．herhusbandtomakesurethathehadeverythingheneededforapleasantmealOnly6．thehusbandfinishedwouldthewomanandherchildreneatNowadays,tablemannershavechangedalot7．ofthefamilymemberseattogetheratthesametimeItiscommontoseeeveryonehelpwiththemeal,8．(include)thehusbandOnetradition,however,hasnotchangedItistheoldestpersonthatstartsthemeal9．(stay)untiltheoldestpersonisfinishedisconsideredtobe10．basictraditionofKoreantablemannersSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)TheEnglishlanguagehasmanywaystotalkaboutsomethingthatisfunny.1、Itisabasichumanneed.Physicalhumour,especially,cancrosslimitslikenationalityandlanguageandbringpeopletogetherfromalldifferentwalksoflife.Humourcomesinmanyforms.Themostobviousandtraditionalwayweusehumourisinjokes.2、Thisiswhenapersonchangesawordorusesitinadifferentcontext(上下文)forcomiceffect.Anotherwaypeoplecanusehumouristhroughtellingafunnystory.Perhapssomethingbadhappenedtothepersonbuttheycanlaughaboutitnow.Peoplealsoinventfunnystoriesinordertomakepeoplelaugh.Theadvantageofthisisthatthecharactersaren’treal.3、Physicalcomedyusuallydividesopinions.Forsome,seeingsomeonefalldown,whetheritisplannedornot,isoneofthefunniestthingstheycansee.4、Sometypesofhumourcanalsobeharmfulifsomeoneisnotinthemoodforbeingmadefunof！People’ssensesofhumourvaryacrosstheworld,sowhatmaybefunnyinyourcountrymightbeincrediblyharmfulinanother!5、TheBritish,forinstance,arefamousfortheirhumourinEnglish.However,peoplelearningaforeignlanguagefacemuchdifficultywhenitcomestobeingfunnyinasecondlanguage.A．Humourisjustoneoftheways.B．Everyoneneedstolaughonceinawhile.C．Otherformsofhumourarewordplayandpuns(双关语).D．Therefore,youdon’thavetofeelbadforlaughingatthem!E.Peopleofallagesandcultureshaveastrongsenseofhumour.F.Mostpeopleknowhowtousesomeformofhumourintheirnativelanguages.G.Forothers,findingphysicalhumourandnon-seriousaccidentsfunnyseemscruel.MainTypesofWaterPollutionWhenwethinkofEarth’swaterresources,wethinkofhugeoceans,lakes,andrivers.1、Th