2023年山西省考研《英语一》预测试卷含解析

2023年山西省考研《英语一》预测试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Hiddenpassengerstravelinginships,trams,orevencarscanbeaterribletrouble—especiallywhentheyareinsects.Asforthis,thereisagreat1betweenhumanbeingsandinsects.The2takeeverypossibleefforttoavoidbeingdiscovered,whilethelatterquickly3attentiontothemselves.Wecanonlyshowmercytothe4manwhohadtostophiscarsoonaftersettingoutfromacountryvillagetodrivetoLondon.Hearingastrangenoisefromthe5ofthecar,henaturallygotouttoexaminethewheelscarefully,buthefoundnothingwrong,sohe6hisway.Againthenoisebegan,7andbecameevenlouder.Quicklyturninghishead,themansawwhatappearedtobeagreat8cloudfollowingthecar.Whenhestoppedatavillagefurtheron,hewastoldthataqueenbeemustbehiddeninhiscarastherewerethousandsofbees9Onlearningthis,themandroveawayasquicklyaspossible.Afteranhour's10driving,hearrivedsafelyinLondon,whereheparkedhiscaroutsidea11andwentin.Itwasnotlongbeforeacustomerwhohadseenhimarrive12withbees.Thepoordriverwas13thatthebestwayshouldbetocalla14Inashorttimethemanarrived.Hefoundtheunwelcomepassengerhiddennearthewheelsatthebackofthecar.Verythankfultothedriverforthisunexpectedgift,thebee-keepertookthequeenandherthousandsoffollowershomeinalargebox.1、A．connectionB．differenceC．communicationD．similarity2、A．passengersB．insectsC．formerD．first3、A．giveB．keepC．payD．draw4、A．unfortunateB．carelessC．unpleasantD．hopeless5、A．frontB．backC．leftD．right6、A．droveB．continuedC．pushedD．forced7、A．normallyB．gentlyC．quietlyD．immediately8、A．blackB．beautifulC．whiteD．colorful9、A．belowB．aheadC．nearbyD．behind10、A．boringB．carefulC．excitingD．hard11、A．hotelB．museumC．hospitalD．school12、A．brokeB．movedC．hurriedD．dropped13、A．crowdedB．coveredC．filledD．equipped14、A．advisedB．requiredC．orderedD．requested15、A．bee-keeperB．policemanC．waiterD．repairmanSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Thepalm-forward(掌心向外)"V"sign,formedbyraisingandspreadingthewristtwofingers,hasthreedifferentmeaningsinAmericanculture.Themostpopularmeaningofthe"V"signwasinventedin1941byaBelgian,VictorDeLavalaye.WantingasymbolforresistancetotheNazioccupation,hecameupwiththesingleletter"V",whichstoodnotonlyforhisownfirstname,butalsoforEnglishvictory,Flemishvirijheid,andFrenchvictoire.Thesymbolismofthesignspreadveryquickly,andWinstonChurchilluseditconstantlyinpublicappearance.Thusthroughoutthe1940sand1950s,thegesturemeantsimply"victory".Thesecondmeaningcameinthe1960s.Becauseofitsmilitaryimplication,Americanantiwarprotestorsusedthesignsarcastically(讽刺地)againstthearms,sothatitbecameknownasthe"peacesign".Inthe1970s,the"W'sign,whichhadlostitsmilitaryimplication,wasacommongreetingamongfreedomlovers,acidheads,politicalradicals,andultimately,youngpeopleingeneral.Sobyaboutthemiddleofthe1970s,itnolongergavecluetotheuser'sphilosophy.Thethirdmeaningistheoldestandleastcommon.Americanchildrenjokinglyput"V",whichresembles"horns",behindfriends-headsingroupsnapshot.TheyareunknowinglyreproducingsomethingthatsouthernEuropeanswouldfindhighlyoffensive.Thismischief,called"hornsoftheDevil",isavariantoftheEuropean"horns"gesture,whichisobscene（猥亵的).Herethe"w'signmeans"Yourwifehasbeencheatingonyouor,whenplacedbehindanother'shead,hiswifehasbeencheatingonhim."IntheUnitedStates,thegestureistypicallygivenwiththepalmfacingtheviewer.TheBritishuseboththisversionandanolder,palm-backwardversion;thelatterisobsceneinAmericanculture,andcorrespondstotheAmerican"finger".Churchillgotsomesurprisedstaresin1941when,evidentlyunawareofthemeanusage,hegavethepalm-backward"V"toBritishtroops.InEnglandtodayyoucouldhavetobeasocialhermitnottounderstandthedistinction.Astonishingly,however,MargaretThatcherrepeatedChurchill'serrorafterhervictoryinthe1979election.1、What'sthemostpopularmeaningofthe"V"sign?A．Victory, B．Peace.C．Cheat. D．Freedom.2、WhydidChurchillgetsomesurprisedstaresaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Hewasproudofhistroops.B．Hehadwantedtobeahermit.C．Hewasn'tinsensibleofthemeanusageofthe"V"sign.D．HewantedtoshowcongratulationstoBritishtroops.3、Whatcanbelearnedfromthetext?A．The"V"signsimplymeansvictorysince1941.B．The"V"signmeaningpeacewasinventedbyaBelgian.C．ThatchermadethesameerrorasChurchillafterhersuccessfulelection.D．Americanantiwarprotestorsusedthesigntogreetamongfreedomlovers.4、Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A．It'snevertoooldtolearn.B．Thinkwellbeforeyouspeak.C．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.D．Trytoknowculturediversityfullyandregionally.Text2RevolutionaryTVEarsTVEarshashelpedthousandsofpeoplewithvariousdegreesofhearinglosshearthetelevisionclearlywithoutturningupthevolume(音量)andnowit’sbetterandmoreaffordablethanever!WithTVEarswirelesstechnology,yousetyourownheadsetvolume,whileotherTVlistenershearthetelevisionatavolumelevelthat’scomfortableforthem.YoucanevenlistenthroughtheheadsetonlyandputtheTVonmute(静音)ifthesituationcallsforaquietenvironment—maybethebabyissleeping.Orperhapsyouaretheonlyonewhoisinterestedinlisteningtotheballgame.TVEarspatentedtechnologyincludesarevolutionarynoisereductioncartip,notusedinanyothercommerciallyavailableheadset.Thistipreducesoutsidenoisesothattelevisiondialogueisclearandunderstandable.Getthetechnologythathasproventohelpthemostdemandingcustomers.That’swhyTVEarshasearnedthetrustandconfidenceofaudiologists(听觉学家)nationwideaswellasworld-famousdoctors.DoctorRecommendedTVEars!“MywifeandIhaveusedTVEarsalmostdailyforthepasttwoyearsandfindthemagreathelpinourenjoymentoftelevision.Asaretiredeardoctor,IheartilyrecommendTVEarstopeoplewithnormalhearingaswellasthosewithhearingloss.”—RobertForbes,M.D,CACustomerRecommendedTVEars!“NowmyhusbandcanhavethevolumeasloudasheneedsandIcanhavetheTVatmyhearinglevel.TVEarsissocomfortablethatJackforgetshehasthemon!Hecanonceagainhearandunderstandthedialogue.”—Darlene&JackB,CARiskFreeTrial!TVEarscomeswitha30-dayriskfreetrial.SpecialOffer—Now＄59.95.Ifyou’renotsatisfied,returnit.Money-backguarantee!Callnow!800-123-78321、TVEarshelpsyou_____.A．improveyoursleepingqualityB．listentoTVwithoutdisturbingothersC．changeTVchannelswithoutdifficultyD．becomeinterestedinballgameprograms2、WhatmakesTVEarsdifferentfromotherheadsets?A．ItcaneasilysetTVonmute. B．Itsheadsetvolumeisadjustable.C．Ithasanewnoisereductioncartip. D．Itappliesspecialwirelesstechnology.3、Thisadvertisementismademorebelievableby_____.A．usingrecommendations B．offeringreasonsforthisinventionC．providingstatistics. D．showingtheresultsofexperiments.Text3MagicalHistoryTourJoinusforourfifthannualexplorationoffascinatinghistoricsitesaroundGreaterPortlandthatyou’veneverseenormaybedidn’tevenknowexisted!TheMagicalHistoryTourisyourkeytounlockingfascinatinghistoricalplacesthatarenotusuallyopentothepublic.Itisaself-guidedadventureguaranteedtoamazeandamusebothadultsandchildren.Equippedwithamap，andatyourownpace，youwillbegreetedbyguidesateachlocationreadytosharethehistoryofthetourstop.Inthe5thyearoftheMagicalHistoryTour，wewillbepresentinganexcitingmixofbothnewsitesandfavoritesfromthepastfouryears.TheMagicalHistoryTourcheckinbeginsat9:45amatMaineHistoricalSociety’sBrownLibrary.Atthistime，youwillfindoutwherethetourwilltakeyouasyoureceiveyourmapandticketintoeachsite.FollowusonFacebook，Twitter，andInstagramforupdates，chancestowinticketsandsomeotherexcitingopportunities；andfeelfreetoshareyourtourexperiencestooursocialmediapagesusing#MHStour!●Time:10:00am—4:00pm，Saturday，May11，2019●Location:485CongressStreet●Tickets:Getyourticketsonline，bycallingusat207-774-1822，orbyvisitingourMuseumStoreat489CongressStreet.$25／AdultMHSMember；$35／AdultGeneralAdmission；$5／Juniorsunderage18.●Volunteering:WeneedvolunteersfortheMagicalHistoryTour!Volunteershelpforhalfthedayofthetourandaregivenafreetickettothetourtoenjoyeitherbeforeoraftertheirvolunteershift!Formoreinformation，emailusatevents@mainehistoryorgorcallusat207-774-1822.1、What’sthepurposeoftheMagicalHistoryTour?A．Toexploreunfamiliarhistoricsites.B．Tovisitsomeworld-famousattractions.C．Toprovidechildrenwithhistoryclasses.D．Tomakesomeprivateplacesknowntothepublic.2、Howmuchshouldacouple(oneisMHSMember)andakidpay?A．$55. B．$65. C．$75. D．$105.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Youcanbuyaticketbyemailing.B．Touristswillonlybeguidedbyamap.C．Onlynewsitesareavailableforthetour.D．Volunteerscantakepartinthetourforfree.Text4InsomeislandsnorthofScotland,ifheadlice(头虱)lefttheirhost,hebecamesickandfeverish.Therefore,sickpeoplehadliceputintheirhairintentionally.Therewasamethodintheirmadness：Assoonasthelicehadsettledinagain,thepatientimproved.Thestoryexplainstheconfusionofcauseandeffect.Iftheliceleavethesickhost,itisbecausehehasafeverandtheysimplygethotfeet，andwhenthefeverbreaks，theyreturn.Suchfalsecausality(假因果关系）misleadsuseveryday.Considertheheadline:“Fact:WomenWhoUseShampooXYZEveryDayHaveStrongerHair.”Itsaysverylittle--leastofall,thattheshampoomakesyourhairstronger.Itmightsimplybetheotherwayround:womenwithstronghairtendtouseShampooXYZ--andperhapsthat’sbecauseitsays“especiallyforthickhair”onthebottle.Anotherexample:Scientistsfoundthatlongperiodsinthehospitaldidharmtopatients.But,clearly,patientswhoaredismissedimmediatelyarehealthierthanthosewhomuststayonfortreatment.RecentlyIreadthatstudentsgetbettergradesatschooliftheirhomescontainmanybooks.Thisstudywassurelyashotinthearmforbooksellers,butitwasalsofalsecausality.Thissimpletruthisthateducatedparentstendtovaluetheirchildren'seducationmorethanuneducatedonesdo,andtheyoftenhavemorebooksathome.Inshort,adust-coveredcopyWarandPeacealoneisn'tgoingtoinfluenceanyone'sgrades;whatcountsisparents'educationlevels,aswellastheirgenes.Therewasalsothesupposedrelationshipbetweenthebirthrateandthenumbersofstork(鹳）pairsinGermany.Bothwereindecline,andifyouplot(描绘）themonagraph(曲线图)，thetwolinesofdevelopmentfrom1965to1987appearedalmostthesame.Doesthismeanthestorksactuallybringbabies?Obviouslynot.Thiswasapurelyaccidentalconnection.Inconclusion:Connectionisnotcausality.Takeacloserlookatlinkedevents:Sometimeswhatispresentedasthecauseturnsouttobetheeffect,orjusttheotherwayround，andsometimesthereisnolinkatall--justlikewithstorksandbabies.1、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,peopleinsomeislandsnorthofScotland_________.A．foundawaytogetridofheadliceB．usedaneffectivemethodtokeepfltC．madeheadliceapartoftheirlifeD．diedduetoinfectionswithheadlice2、Whichisanexampleoffalsecausality?A．Womenwithstronghairtendtouseacertainshampoo.B．Thebirthrateandthestorkpopulationareconnected.C．Longerperiodsinthehospitalbenefitpatients.D．Licecanmakeapersonsickandfeverish.3、Theunderlinedphrase“ashotinthearm”inParagraph4means_______.A．pain B．defeatC．guidance D．encouragement4、Accordingtotheauthor,studentsgetbettergradesprobablybecause______.A．theirhomesarefullofbooksB．theyhavereadWarandPeaceC．theireducatedparentsvalueeducationD．theirparentsaresuccessfulbooksellers5、Wecandrawtheconclusionfromthepassagethat_______.A．connectionarcpureaccidentsB．causeandeffectareinterdependentC．connectionsaremostlycauseandeffectD．linkedeventsmayturnouttobeunrelatedPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)YoumayhaveheardoftheRedCrossItisan1．(organize)thathelpspeoplewhoareinneednomatter2．badthesituationis!ButifnotforthepassionofayoungwomannamedClaraBarton,theAmericanRedCrossmayhaveneverbeenformed!Onedaywhenshewas11yearsold,herelderbrotherwas3．(terrible)injuredHewasillfortwoyearsClaracaredforhim4．wholetimeThroughthisexperienceshefoundoutthatshecamealivewhenshecaredforothersSoon,ClarabegantakingcareofinjuredanimalsNeighborsbeganbringingtheirpetstoherAnd,almostalways,shemadethembetterWhenshewasolder,shebecameanurseintheAmericanCivilWarandshehelpedsavehundredsof5．(soldier)AftertheCivilWar,ClaratraveledtoEuropetorest6．thatdidnotlastlongSoonshewascaringfor7．(wound)peopleinbattleonceagain!Butthistime,shelearnedabouttheRedCrosswhoworkedalongsideheronthebattlefieldTheirmissionwastohelpthosewhoneededitmostShedecidedthattheRedCross8．(need)inAmericaOverseveralyears,sheasked4differentpresidents9．(bring)theRedCrosstoAmericaTheyallsaidnoButthen,thanks10．herpersistence(坚持),oneofthepresidentschangedhismind!AndtheAmericanRedCrosswasbornAstudentonceaskedhisteacher,“WhatisGreed?”Insteadofgivingtheanswerdirectly,theteacheraskedhim1．(go)throughthechocolatefactorynearbyandpicktheonechocolatehelikedmostButhecouldnotturnbackashepassedthroughthefactoryThestudentwenttothechocolatefactoryAshewalkedthrough,hesawonechocolate2．(wrap)nicelyHeinstantlylikedit,buthesaidto3．(he)thathemightfindamuchbiggeronefurtherSohewalkedonandsawanotherchocolateButagain,hethought4．sameWhenhealmostcametotheendofthefactory,hecouldn’tseeanychocolatesasbigastheonehedidn’tpick5．(early)HestartedtoregrethisdecisionoflettingitgoFinally,hewentbacktohisteacherwithanemptyhandandgaveanaccountof6．hedidTheteachertoldhim,“Youdidliketheonechocolateverymuch,butstillyoukeptlookingforabiggeroneAndlateryourealizedthatwhatyougaveup7．(be)thebestchocolateyoucouldfindthereThat8．(call)Greed”Weletgoofmanygoodthingsinourlifebecause9．ourgreedofhavingevenbetterthingsButinthesearchforbetterthings,weletgoofmanygoodthingsthatcouldhavegivenussimilar10．(satisfy)andmadeushappyLearntomakeyourchoicewiselySectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)HobbiesHobbiesplayanimportantroleinourlife.Mostpeoplehavealotoffreetimeavailablebutseldomuseitgainfully.1、Therearemanyhobbiesfromwhichyoucanpickandyoucanchooseonethatsuitsyourtalents.Onceyouhavedecidedtostartahobby,itwillbewisetogothroughalistofpopularhobbiesandchooseonethatisclosetoyourheartandcanmakeyoufeelconfident.Someofthemostpopularhobbiesthatpeoplegenerallytaketoarereading,listeningtomusic,gardening,fishing,sports,music,exerciseandcomputer-relatedactivities.2、Onceyoustart,youseldomthinkofgivingitup.Learninganewhobbyisreallyawonderfulexperience.Asyouprogress,youwillbelivinginanewworldandlearningnewskills.Youwillbegintodiscoveryourhiddentalentsthatyoudidn’tknow.Youwillstartreadingmoreaboutyourhobby,meetingotherhobbyistswithsimilarinterests,exchangingviewsandbuildingfriendcirclesbothnearandfar.3、Inthesegamesyouwillgettheopportunitytomeetothersonaregularbasisanddevelopgreatrelationship.4、Theycanhelpyoukeepgoodhealthandremainfit.Ontheotherhand,ifyouareyoungandtakeagreatinterestinsports,youcandevelopyourskillsandfinallygetfinanciallyrewardedtoo.Similarly,gardeningprovidesthehobbyistwithenjoyablepastimeandopportunityforrelaxation.Atthesametimetheygettherewardsoftheirlabor.Peopletakeuphobbiesforinterest,enjoymentandrelaxation.Overaperiodoftime,youmightdevelopoutstandingskillsandgetfinanciallyrewarded.5、A．Eachofthesehobbiescangiveyougreatbenefits.B．Thiswillchangewhenyouplaygameslikegolf,basketballortennis.C．Mostimportantly,themainaimofhavingahobbyisforpersonalsatisfaction.D．Physicalhobbieslikesportsandgardeningcanbeveryrewarding.E.Thiswillbemoresoifyoutakeupgameslikegolf,basketballortennis.F.Althoughthesehobbiescanbenefityoualot,youmaynotkeepthemforever.G.Theywouldratherchatwiththeirfriendsthanusetheirtalentsandstartahobby.Emptynestsyndrome(综合症)isaphenomenoninwhichparentsexperiencefeelingsofsadnessandlosswhenthelastchildleaveshome.Youmightfinditdifficulttosuddenlyhav