2023年东安县考研《英语一》预测试卷含解析

2023年东安县考研《英语一》预测试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Theturningpointofmylifewasmydecisiontogiveupapromisingbusinesscareerandstudymusic.Myparents,althoughsharingmyloveofmusic,didn’t__36__itasaprofession.Mygrandfather,havingtaughtmusicforyearsatcollegeand,thoughmuch__37__,earnedmerelyenoughtosupporthisfamily.Asaresultofthis_38___inthefamily,Iwenttocollege-----quite__39__,foralthoughIlovedmyviolinandspentmostofmysparetimepracticing,Ihadmanyother_40___.BeforemygraduationfromColumbia,Ifelt_41___mydutytoleavecollegeandtakeajob.Asidefromthesatisfactionofbeingableto___42__thefamily,moneyisallIgotoutofit.Myonlyambitionwastosaveenoughto_43___thejobandgotoEuropetostudy__44___.Iusedtogetupatdawntopractice_45__Ileftfor“downtown“towork..Icontinuedtomakemoney,and_46__,bitbybit,accumulatedenoughtoenablemeto___47_.Thesituationofmyfamilyimproved,andmyhelpwas_48___necessary,soIresignedfrommy__49__and,feelinglikeamanreleasedfromjail,sailedfor_50___.Istayedfouryears,workedharderthanIhadeverdreamedofworkingbeforeand_51___everyminuteofit.Iwasa_52__manandIwasdoingwhatI__53__todoandwhatIwasmeanttodo.IfIhadstayedinbusiness,Imightbeaquitewealthymantoday,__54__Iwouldn’thavemadeasuccessofliving.Iwouldhave_55__allthosethatmoneycanneverbuy.Moneyisawonderfulthing,butitispossibletopaytoohighpriceonit.1、A．receiveB．acceptC．refuseD．keep2、A．respectedB．hatedC．doubtedD．scolded3、A．excuseB．chanceC．promiseD．example4、A．happilyB．sadlyC．hopelesslyD．nervously5、A．interestsB．pitiesC．experimentsD．problems6、A．thisB．thatC．itD．one7、A．questionB．helpC．warnD．visit8、A．giveupB．giveinC．goonD．throwaway9、A．computerB．lawC．historyD．music10、A．afterB．incaseC．beforeD．themoment11、A．firstlyB．finallyC．generallyD．lately12、A．gobackB．gohomeC．goabroadD．godown13、A．nolongerB．ofcourseC．infactD．muchtoo14、A．positionB．collegeC．homeD．friends15、A．AsiaB．EuropeC．AfricaD．NorthAmerica16、A．wastedB．lostC．forgotD.enjoyed17、A．nativeB．freeC．wiseD．weak18、A．repeatedB．offeredC．lovedD．signed19、A．soB．andC．butD．for20、A．missedB．gainedC．achievedD．wonSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Eversincehisapplaudedfirstnovel,KazuoIshiguro,now60,hasmanagedtomaintainasteadyliterarydrive,asteadyamountofcreativespace,andasteadysuccessrate.TheBuriedGiant,Ishiguro’sseventhnovel,andhisfirstinadecade,isasriskyasitisattractive.Itisasorthistoricalfantasynovelfilledwithdragonsandknights(骑士）丨Itisasortofthesurface,butitisalsodeeplyhuman,rootedinthemesfundamentaltothehumanexperience:love,history,andtheabilitytorememberitall.JANEGAYDUK:Howwouldyoucopewiththeideaofmemory—ahugethemeinTheBuriedGiant—ifyouweretosetastorylikethatintheagewhereeverythingisonline?KAZUOISHIGURO:Oneofthequestionsthatattractmerightnow—IsupposethesearequestionsthataroseinmymindasIwaswritingTheBuriedGiant,buttherewasnoroominthebookitselfforexploringthem—wouldbe,wheredothememorybanksinamodemsocietyexist?AndIthinkthatquestionhasgottenreallycomplicatednow.MaybeinsimplersocietiessuchastheoneIdescribeinTheBuriedGiant—Idon'tthinkthosesocietiesweresimplebutperhapstheyweresimplerintermsofthisparticularquestion—youcouldpointtoyourlivingmemory,whattheoldestpeoplestillrememberaboutwhathappened,literallywhatishandeddown.JANEGAYDUK:Doyouthinkthischangesthenatureofhistory?Itusedtobewrittendownbyaselectfewpeoplewhobadthepowertoshapestories,butnowit’salmostlikeeveryindividualparticipatesinshapinghistoryandthought.KAZUOISHIGURO:Ifyouleavetheofficialaccountofanation’shistory,acommunity’shistory,tojustahandfulofpeople,Ithinkthat'samoredangeroussituation.Particularlyifit'sahandfulofpeople,whoareusuallytheupperlevels,whocouldwritethehistorybooksandthenhavethosehistorybookstaughtinschools.Ofcourseskilled,disciplined,andtalentedhistorianshavealwaysbeenvitaltoasociety,andIthinkthey’llcontinuetobevitaltoasociety,butinsomewaysIfeelencouragedbythefactthatsomanyordinarypeoplenowhavetheabilitytoputdowntheirimpressions;atleastthere'sthepotentialthattheirvoiceswillbeassessedandheard.Justasanexample,whenIwasresearchingTheRemainsoftheDay,whichisaboutanEnglishbutler(管家），IassumedI’dfindalotofaccountsbypeoplewhohadworkedinservicebecausethat'swhatanenormousproportionofpeopleinBritaindidbetweentheFirstandSecondWorldWar.AndIwasamazedtofindalmost.Therewerescholarlybookswrittenbyacademicsaboutthehistoryofboilers,hutactualpersonalaccountswrittenbypeoplelikethatwerealmostzero.Iguessit'sbecausepeopleofthatclassdidn'tfeelitwastheirplacetowritethingsdown,andtheyprobablydidn'thavethetoolsorthetime,orperhapstheeducationeventowritethingsdown,andsoconsiderablehumanexperiencedisappeared.Ithinkthereissomethingencouragingaboutpeoplebeingabletorecordthingseverywhere,butwithsuchamassiveamountofdata,thereneedtobeverycomplicatedmeansofcontrollingitanddecidingwhichbecomesthethingsthatdeterminethewaywerememberwhatweexperienced.JANEGAYDUK:Onthetopicoffinishingbooks,didyouwritepasttheofficialendingofTheBuriedGiantorwasthatyournaturalend?Ifelttheconclusionwaskindofacliffhanger.KAZUOISHICURO:Idon'treallythinkoftheendingasacliffhanger,butmaybeit'smoreambiguousthanIintended.ThatistheendingIalwayswanted,though.Withallmybooks,I'maimingforacertainemotiontocomeoverwiththebookasawholeandusuallythatistheemotionendingshoulddeliver.Ican’tdeliverthatemotioninanearned,properwayunlesstherestofthebookhasworked,soI'malwaysveryawarethattheendingisnotsomethingIaddwhenthestoryisfinished.Forme,theendingforallmybooksisthearrivalpoint;it’swhatI’vebeenaimingatallalong.1、Ishigurodidn'tdiscuss“thememorybanks”inhisnovelbecause.A．hewrotethenovelinthedigitaleraB．thenovelisnotcenteredonmemoryC．thereisnospacetotalkaboutitinthebookD．hedoesn'tthinkthesocietyinthenovelissimple2、WhydoesKazuoadmireordinaryindividuals’participationinshapinghistory?A．Becausetheirrecordedhistorywillbetaughtinschools.B．Becausetheycanmakeuptheirownhistory.C．Becauseordinarypeopleareimportanttosociety.D．Becausehistorycanbeviewedfromvariousangles.3、Whichexpressioncanbeputinthegapinparagraph4?A．somethinginterestingB．historicaldetailsC．somefamousfiguresD．acompleteblank4、Theunderlinedword“cliffhanger''probablyreferstoa(n)_ending.A．abruptB．normalC．unfinished.D．loose5、Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.A．Ishgurodoesn'tliketheendingofTheBuriedGiantB．IshgurohasacleargoalbeforewritingtheendingC．IshguroaddsanemotionalendingonpurposeD．Ishgurodoesn'tcareabouttheendingatallText2Atyournextmeeting,waitforapauseinconversationandtrytomeasurehowlongitlasts.AmongEnglishspeakers,chancesarethatitwillbeasecondortwoatmost.Butwhilethispatternmaybeuniversal,ourawarenessofsilencediffersdramaticallyacrosscultures.Whatonecultureconsidersaconfusingorawkwardpausemaybeseenbyothersasavaluablemomentofreflectionandsignofrespectforwhatthelastspeakerhassaid.ResearchinDutchandalsoinEnglishfoundthatwhenasilenceinconversationstretchestofourseconds,peoplestarttofeeluneasy.Incontrast,aseparatestudyofbusinessmeetingsfoundthatJapanesepeoplearehappywithsilencesof8.2seconds—nearlytwiceaslongasinAmericans’meetings.InJapan,itisrecognizedthatthebestcommunicationiswhenyoudon’tspeakatall.It’salreadyafailuretounderstandeachotherbyspeakingbecauseyou’rerepairingthatfailurebyusingwords.IntheUS,itmayoriginatefromthehistoryofcolonial(殖民地)Americaasacrossroadsofmanydifferentraces.Whenyouhaveacomplexofdifference,it’shardtoestablishcommonunderstandingunlessyoutalkandthere’sunderstandablyakindofanxietyunlesspeopleareverballyengagedtoestablishacommonlife.ThisappliesalsotosomeextenttoLondon.Incontrast,whenthere’smorehomogeneity,perhapsit’seasierforsomekindsofsilencetoappear.Forexample,amongyourclosestfriendsandfamilyit’seasiertositinsilencethanwithpeopleyou’relesswellacquaintedwith.1、Whichofthefollowingpeoplemighthavethelongestsilenceinconversation?A．TheDutch.B．Americans.C．TheEnglish.D．TheJapanese.2、WhatmighttheJapaneseagreewithinaconversation?A．Speakingmoregivestheupperhand.B．Speakoutwhatyouhaveinyourmind.C．Greatmindsthinkalikewithoutwords.D．Theshortertalkingsilence,thebetter.3、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Afoursecondsilenceinconversationisuniversal.B．It’shardforAmericanstoreachacommonagreement.C．EnglishspeakersaremoretalkativethanJapanesespeakers.D．Thecloserweandourfamilyare,theeasierthesilenceappears.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“homogeneity”inthelastparagraphmean?A．Similarity.B．Contradiction.C．Diversity.D．Misunderstanding.Text3TheMalteseIslandsarerichinNeolithic(新石器时代的)sites.GgantijainGozo,Tarxien,andtheHagarQim/MnajdraComplexhereonMalta’ssouthcoastareperhapsthemostwell-known.Thesepilesofstonesaresomeoftheearliestknownmanmadestructuresintheworld.Theyareshowingtheirageabitbutwhatwouldyouexpectforbuildingsthatarefiveandahalfthousandyearsold.Myhousewasbuiltintheyear2000andisalreadyinbadconditionroundtheedges.Thesetemplesareolderthanthepyramids!Inmyopinionthetemplesarebestseenafterthevisitorshaveleft.ComewithmeforalateafternoonwalkdownthehillpastHagarQimtowardstheMnajdraComplex.TherearechainlinkfencesaroundthetemplesnowbutwecanignorethoseandtrytoimagewhyMaltasearliestpeoplewenttothetroubleofbuildingthesestructuresonthiswindyandpoorhillside.Ofcoursethetempleswouldhavelookedratherdifferentwhentheywereconstructed.Theymayhavebeendecoratedwithpigmentsandpossiblyevenroofedwithanimalskinsorothermaterials.Whoknows?Wedoknowthattheywerechangedandaddedtoovera1,000-yearperiodorso.GettingtoMnajdraandHagarQimiseasiestifyouhaveacar.Orifyoudon’tmindahike,youcouldgetabustoQrendi(3kmaway)orZurrieq(5kmaway)andwalkfromthere.Warning:althoughthedistancesarenottoogreat,walkingseveralkilometersintheMaltesesuncanbeveryhardandpossiblydangerous.Takewaterandsunscreen.1、Whatmakesthewriterwonderaboutthetemples?A．Theirhistory.B．Theirappearance.C．Howtheywerebuilt.D．Whentheywerebuilt.2、Whatareweawareofabouttheconstructionofthetemples?A．Theyhavebeentransformed.B．Theylookthesameasbefore.C．Theywerecarefullydesigned.D．Theyarenotwhattheyusedtobe.3、Howcanweadmirethesitesgettingleastsunburn?A．Byhikingthere.B．Byridingacar.C．Bytakingwater.D．Bytakingabus.4、Wherecanwepossiblyfindthisarticle?A．Inapoliticalspeech.B．Inahistoricalfiction.C．Inatravelmagazine.D．Inageographytextbook.Text4Itcouldhavebeenanyofus,butithappenedtobeme.Ireceivedabrief18-monthsofundividedattentionandloveastheonlychild,beforethreemoreappeared.Thesecondwasasevereblow.Nodoubt,learningtheneedtosharewasimportant,butIhadtastedthelifeofanonlychild.Thencameyearsofrequeststolookafterthesiblings(兄弟姐妹),beingurgedthat,youshouldbesettingabetterexample,“AgainandagaintheothersgotawaywithdoingwrongbutIdidn’t.Weeachplayedourroles;thesecondonewholaterskippedschooltomeetboys;theeversoattractivethird,theboywhocoulddonowrong;andfinallythesurpriseappearanceofthefourth,seemedcertaintobespoiledevennow.Sothatleftme:thereasonable,quietonewhogotthegrades,didthehouseworkandbecameachameleon(变色龙)—skilledatreadingasituationandbeingwhatwasneeded.Theneventuallycamethechancetobethefirsttoleaveandexperiencelifeontheoutside,notdefined(定义)astheeldest.ThemomentIhadwaitedfor.Butnow,manyyearslater,beingtheeldestmattersagain.It’sdowntome;itseems,totaketheleadincaringforourparents.AllthetimeIwasmadetolearnaboutsharing;however,whenitcomestoresponsibility,itnolongerseemstoapply.Theothersaretoobusy,toofaraway,ortoounconcerned.SodutifullyItravelmanytimesacrossthecountryforhourstoprovidecareandsupport.Requeststomysiblingstohelpoutmorefallondeafears.Tome,thedutifulfirstborn,itfeelsliketherightandonlythingtodo;tobethereforourparentsastheywereforus.Sadly,thatfeelingisn’tsharedbythesecond,thirdorfourth.1、Howdoestheauthorcommentonthefourchildreninthesecondparagraph?A．AngrilyandBitterly.B．Angrilyandproudly.C．Bitterlyandhumorously.D．Humorouslyandproudly.2、Howdidtheauthordevelophissocialskills?A．Throughhardwork.B．Withtheparents’help.C．Attheparents’request.D．Inpracticeforeffectiveness.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphrefersto?A．Tocarefortheold.B．Tohelptheyoung.C．Toliveoutsidealone.D．Totravelnationwide.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?A．Thewriterhatestobetheeldest.B．Thewriterfeelsproudofhisrole.C．Thewriterissatisfiedwithhisattempt.D．Thewriterisregretfulaboutthesiblings.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagiven"word，fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword；fortheotherblanks，useonewordthatbestfitseachblankTheBritishactress,EmmaWatson,finallygottobringherchildhoodherotolifeSheplayedthebeautifulBelleinDisney’snewlive-actionversionofitsclassicanimation(动画片)BeautyandtheBeastWatsonalsosanginthefilm--thefirsttimeshe1．(do)soinhercareerTobeabletoplay2．role，WatsonturneddowntheofferofLaLaLand,3．endedupwinningsixawards,4．BestActress，atthisyear'sOscarsHowever,shedoesn'tregretitShetoldVanityFairthatshebelievesthemoviesayssomethingimportantthatpeople5．hear6．(see)thekind-heartedBelleasabetterrolemodelthanLaLaLand’scareer-obsessed(沉迷于事业的)Mia，WatsonhappilytookonthischaracterBut7．(build)herownversionofBelle,WatsonhadahandinshapingthecharacterIntheoriginalDisneymovie,Belleisanassistanttoherinventorfather,8．theremakeseesherasacreatorinherownrightNotcontentwithbeingaglobalmoviestar,WatsonalsospendstimebeingcreativeelsewhereHerhouseisfullofpaintingsthatshecreated9．Oneinparticularstandsout—aself-portrait(自画像)ofherholdingacameraHerworkwouldn'tbe10．placehangingonthewallofaNewYorkartgalleryDirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbetfitseachblankProcrastination-aVirtueWhenItComestoCreativity?PsychologistAdamGrant,fromtheUniversityofPennsylvaniainPhiladelphia,arguesthatpeoplewho“putoff”solvingataskforalittlewhile-thusengaginginmoderateprocrastination--areoftenabletocomeupwith1．(original)ideasabouthowtosolvethattaskthanpeoplewhogetstartedontheirworkrightawayGrantmakesthisargumentinthebookOriginals:HowNon-conformistsChangetheWorldandreiteratesitinapopularTEDtalk2．hesaysthat“procrastinationisavicewhenitcomestoproductivity,butitcanbeavirtuewhenitcomestocreativity”Thispointofviewseems3．(find)somesupportinexistingstudiesthatindicateacorrelationbetweencreativityand“puttingthingsoff”Grantexplainsthatthelinkbetweenmoderateprocrastinationandoriginalitylikely4．(exist)becausewhenweactivelyputoffataskforawhile,ourpreoccupationwiththetaskitselfdoesnotdisappearInstead,theunfinishedwork“runsinthebackground”ofourbrains,5．(buy)ustimetofindinnovativesolutionsOnestudy6．(publish)inPersonalityandIndividualDifferencesin2017alsofoundalinkbetweencreativeideation(comingupwithcreativeideas)andactiveprocrastinationItsuggestedthatamong853undergraduatesatChineseuniversities,“activeprocrastinators”maybemorepronetocreativityBoredom7．havesomethingtodowiththisboostincreativethinkingOlderresearchfromtheUniversityofFloridainGainesvillesuggeststhatpeoplewhoprocrastinatemaybemorepronetoboredomthantheirpeersAndwhileboredomitselfisaconceptthatsometimeshasnegativeconnotations,studies8．(show)thatallowingourselvestofeelboredforawhilecanboostourcreativeabilitiesTheresearchersexplainthatthismaybebecausewhenwearebored,weallowourmindstowander,thus“training”ourimaginationsFinally,9．puttingoffataskforeveroutoffearandself-doubtmaybeparalyzingandunhelpful,alittlebitof“directed”procrastinationwilllikelynotbeharmfulandmayallowustoassessthetaskathandmoreimaginativelyAndforsomeofus,thatpressureoflookingadeadlinestraightintheeyecanbejust10．weneedtokeepusonourtoesAsCalvin,oneofthemaincharactersinthecomicstripsCalvinandHobbes,oncesaid:“Youcan’tjustturnoncreativitylikeafaucetYouhavetobeintherightmood,”andthatmoodis“last-minutepanic”SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)DoPeopleNeedSmallTalktoBeHappy?Psychologists(心理学家）havelongsaidthatconnectingwithothersisanimportantpartofhappiness,butjusthowmuchconversationwerequireisunderexamination.Inonestudy，researchersfoundthatsmalltalkmadeuponly10%oftheirconversationrelatedwithhappiness.1、.Scientistsbelievethatsmalltalkcouldpromotebonding.Latelastyear,Princetonresearchersreportedthatsmalltalkkeepsclosenesswithlovedones,andisn’tmerelythestuffofawkwardexchangeswithstrangers.Still,chattingwithstrangerscouldbrightenyourmorning.Inaseriesofexperiments,psychologistsgaveChicagopassengersdifferentdirectionsaboutwhethertotalkwithfellowpassengers一somethingtheytypicallyavoided.2、.Noneofthechattersreportedbeingrejected.Smalltalkcanalsohelpusfeelconnectedtooursurroundings.Peoplewhosmiledat，madeeyecontactwith,andbrieflyspokewiththeirStarbucksbaristas(服务员）reportedagreatersenseofbelongingthanthosewhorushedthroughthetransaction(交易）.3、Onereportfoundthatwhenvolunteersbrokethesilencetochatwithgallerygoers,thevisitorsfelthappierandmoreconnectedtotheexhibitthanthosewhowerenotapproached.4、.Inonestudy,peoplewhowererated“lesscurious”byresearchershadtroublegettingaconversationrollingontheirown,andhadgreaterluckbuildingclosenesswithotherswhentheyweresuppliedwithquestionsthatencouragedpersonaldisclosure(透露）.Butpeoplewhowereconsidered“curious”needednohelpwhentransformingconversationsaboutordinarythingsintopersonalexchanges.5、.A．Thesameistrueofgallerygoers.B．TheyfoundthatsmalltalkisrelatedwithhappinessC．Butdon’tplaydownsmalltalkjustyet.D．Ofcourse,somepeoplearebetterthanothersatturningsmalltalkintosomethingb