2023年辽宁省朝阳市凌源市考研《英语一》考前冲刺预测试卷含解析

2023年辽宁省朝阳市凌源市考研《英语一》考前冲刺预测试卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Timesweretoughinourhousehold.Myhusbandwasoutofworkandtherewasnosignofanything1forhim.Inadditiontogoingtonursingschoolfull-time,Iwasworkingthreepart-timejobs2toputfoodonthetableforourfamilyoffive.Afterarather3mealonenight,Iansweredtheringingphone.Withno4,avoiceasked,“Doyouneedfood?CometomyplaceandIcanhelpyou.”Directionsfollowedandhehungupthephone.Noin-depthconversationorqueriesastoour5situation.Itwasuptoustodecidewhetherwe6avoiceonthetelephone.Iwasdesperate.With7foodinthecabinetandnoprospectofajobformyhusband,Ihadtotakea8,swallowmypride,andacceptthestrangeoffer.Wastherea9?WhenIuneasilygottoaranchhomeas10,Ifoundtherewasnocarinthegarage.11,linedupinorderlyrowsweretablesfilledwithvarietiesoffood.Acraggy（轮廓分明有皱纹的）gentleman12me,notmuchdifferentthanourphoneconversation!“Lookaround.Ifyouseewhatyouwant,13yourself.”Hehandedmepaperbagsandturnedtoanothernewarrival,passingalongthesame14Thiscouldn’tbereal!Iguiltilyfilledthepapersackswithwhat15neededandgratefullythankedtheelderlyman.“Beherenextweek.You’ll16ofthefoodbythen”washisreply.ThenIlearnedthething.Widowedandretired,hewantedtodosomething17inhisgoldenyearstofillhistime.Daily,hedrovehispickuptruckandbeggedfor18itemsandcannedgoodsfromlocalgrocerystoresand19folkslikeuswhohadfallenonhardtimes.Ineverknewwhatourweeklymenuswouldbe20Ihad“shopped”inthegarage,butIknew,withourbelliesfull,wecouldfocusonpayingnecessarybills.1、A．worrying B．boring C．confusing D．promising2、A．just B．even C．ever D．also3、A．delicious B．necessary C．simple D．ordinary4、A．information B．communication C．introduction D．instruction5、A．physical B．financial C．educational D．social6、A．trusted B．accepted C．recognized D．satisfied7、A．certainly B．originally C．actually D．barely8、A．chance B．step C．decision D．measure9、A．future B．possibility C．trap D．kindness10、A．appointed B．directed C．guided D．requested11、A．Therefore B．Besides C．Instead D．However12、A．discovered B．greeted C．reminded D．examined13、A．help B．enjoy C．behave D．seat14、A．welcome B．supply C．assistance D．message15、A．mostly B．eventually C．absolutely D．accidentally16、A．leaveout B．dropout C．runout D．getout17、A．interesting B．worthwhile C．mysterious D．astonishing18、A．usable B．additional C．acceptable D．valuable19、A．recalled B．sought C．identified D．inspected20、A．although B．since C．before D．UntilSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Spendingmoneyontime-savingservicesreducesstressandboosts(增进）happiness，accordingtoanewresearch,butshockingly,fewofusdoit.Whillans,aprofessoratHBSsaid,“Buyingtimehelpstoprotectusfromthestressinourlivescausedbytimepressure,andthefeelingthatwedon’thaveenoughminutesinthedaytocompleteourtasks.’’TheeffectwasclearestintheCanadianexperiment,inwhich60workingadultsweregiven$40tospendintwodifferentways.Oneweekend,theyweretoldtospendthemoneyonamaterialpurchase—agiftforthemselves.Thenextweekend,theywereinstructedtospendthe$40onanythingthatsavedthemtime，frompayingtheneighbor’skidtorunerrands(跑腿）totakinganUberinsteadofabus.Onthedaytheymadethetime-savingpurchase,theyfelthappier,inabettermood,andlowerfeelingsoftimestressthanonthedaytheyboughtamaterialpurchase，’’saidWhillans.Thebiggestsurprisetotheresearcherswashowfewpeoplewouldspendmoneyontime-savingservices.Whentheyasked98workingadultshowtheywouldspenda“windfall”of$40，onlytwopercentnamedapurchasethatwouldsavethemtime.“Onereason，’’saidWhillans，isthatwe'reverybadatrememberinghowmuchwehatedoingcertaintasksoncethesufferinghaspassed.Thatmakesuslesslikelytotakeactivestepstoavoidthatoverburdenedfeelinginthefuture.”Butanotherpossiblecauseisgoodold-fashionedguilt.“Ifyoufeelguiltyaboutgettingsomeonetocleanyourhouseforyou,thenyoumightgetlesshappinessfromoutsourcing(外包）thattask，”saidWhillans，uoryoumightjustbelesslikelytospendyourmoneyinthatway.’’1、IntheCanadianexperiment,theparticipants.A．weredividedintotwogroupsB．weregiven$40everytwoweeksC．wereaskedtogivemoneytoaneighborJskidD．wereaskedtospendthemoneyindifferentways2、Accordingtotheauthor,whatcanmakepeoplelesstime-stressed?A．Payingmuchforaconcertticket.B．Takingaregularbustogettowork.C．Employingsomeonetocleanthegarden.D．Buyingthemselvesanexpensivepresent.3、Whenitcomestospendingmoneyon‘‘buyingtime”，.A．nopeoplewouldliketodoitB．asmallpercentageofpeoplechoosetodoitC．morepeoplewilldoitifextramoneyisgivenD．mostpeopleliketheideabutdon’tpracticeitinlife4、Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thatoverburdenedfeeling”inParagraph6referto?A．Thegoodold-fashionedguilt.B．Thefeelingofspending’moneyongoods.C．Thestressofhavingsomeonecleanyourhouse.D．Thediscomfortwhencompletingtaskswehatedoing.Text2Plantsarefloweringfasterthanscientistspredicted(预测)inreactiontoclimatechange,whichcouldhavelongdamagingeffectsonfoodchainsandecosystems.Globalwarmingishavingagreateffectonhundredsofplantandanimalspeciesaroundtheworld,changingsomelivingpatterns,scientistssay.Increasedcarbondioxide(CO2)intheairfromburningcoalandoilcanhaveaneffectonhowplantsproduceoxygen,whilehighertemperaturesandchangeablerainfallpatternscanchangetheirpatternsofgrowth.“Predictingspecies,reactiontoclimatechangeisamajorchallengeinecology,”saidtheresearchersofseveralU.S.universities.Theysaidplantshadbeenthekeyobjectofstudybecausetheirreactiontoclimatechangecouldhaveaneffectonfoodchainsandecosystemservices.Thestudy,publishedontheNaturewebsite,usesthefindingsfromplantlifecyclestudiesandexperimentsacrossfourcontinentsand1,634species.Itfoundthatsomeexperimentshadunderestimated(低估)thespeedoffloweringby8.5timesandleafingby4times.“Acrossallspecies,theexperimentsunder-predictedthespeedoftheadvance—forbothleafingandflowering—thatresultsfromtemperatureincrease,”thestudysaid.Thedesignoffutureexperimentsmayneedtobeimprovedtobetterpredicthowplantswillreacttoclimatechange,itsaid.PlantsarenecessaryforlifeontheEarth.Theyarethebaseofthefoodchain,usingphotosynthesis(光合作用)toproducesugarfromcarbondioxideandwater.Theyletoutoxygenwhichisneededbynearlyeveryorganismontheplanet.Scientistsbelievetheworld’saveragetemperaturehasrisenbyabout0.8℃since1900,andnearly0.2℃everytenyearssince1979.Sofar,effortstocutemissions(排放)ofplanet-warminggreenhousegasesarenotseenasenoughtopreventtheEarthheatingupbeyond2℃thiscentury—apointscientistssaywillbringthedangerofachangeableclimateinwhichweatherextremesarecommon,leadingtodrought,floods,cropfailuresandrisingsealevels.1、WhatisthemainideaofParagraph1?A．Plants’reactiontoweathercouldhavedamagingeffectsonecosystems.B．Theincreasingspeedoffloweringisbeyondscientists’expectation.C．Climatechangeleadstothechangeoffoodproductionpatterns.D．Foodchainshavebeenseriouslydamagedbecauseofweather.2、WecanlearnfromthestudypublishedontheNaturewebsitethat.A．plants’floweringis8.5timesfasterthanleafingB．thereare1,634plantspeciesonthefourcontinentsC．scientistsshouldimprovethedesignoftheexperimentsD．theexperimentsfailedtopredicthowplantsreacttoclimatechange3、Scientistspayspecialattentiontothestudyofplantsbecause.A．theycanprovetheclimatechangeclearlyB．theyareveryimportantinthefoodchainsC．theyplayaleadingroleinreducingglobalwarmingD．theyaregrowingandfloweringmuchfasterthanbefore4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphsabouttheworld’stemperature?A．Itneedstobecontrolledwithin2℃inthiscentury.B．Itschangewillleadtoweatherextremes.C．Itis0.8℃higherin1979thanthatof1900.D．Ithasrisennearly0.2℃since1979.Text3Ifyouhaveeverfoundyourselflookingforyourkeys,misplacingyourcellphoneorwantingtokeeptrackofyourbicycleorcar,thentheTrackR,adevice(装置)thatworkswithyoursmartphonecreatedbyaCalifornia­basedcompany,isforyou!At$29.95each,notliketheexpensiveGPSsystems,orwithTrackRPackpurchasedeals,youcan’taffordnottohaveone!Install(安装)thefreeTrackRapponyoursmartphone.Connecttheapptoyourdeviceandthenyouarereadytogo!SimplyattachtheTrackRtowhateveryoudon’twanttolose.Theentireprocessofsettingituponlytakes5minutesorless.IfyouhavethehardTrackR,youcanjusthideitunderyourcar’sfloormat,inthetrunkorsomewhereitwon’tbefoundifyourcargetsstolen.Ifyouforgetwhereyouparkedyourcar,takeoutyoursmartphoneandopentheTrackRapp.Taponthe“lostitem”icononthescreenandtheappwilltellyouexactlywhereitis.Youcanalsoattachittoyourpet.Putitontheircollar,andtheproblemofsearchingforthemastheyrunofftonearbyplaceswillbeover!Attachittoyourkeysandwallet,andneverwasteaminutesearchingthewholehouseforit.TheaffordableTrackRevencomeswithadouble­sidedadhesive(黏合剂)soyoucanstickittoyourlaptoporunderyourbikeseat.Trackdownandpunishthethieveswhostealyourexpensivethings!TheconvenienceandtheabilitytofindactuallyanyobjectmeansthattheTrackRisoneofthemostusefularticlesthatyou’llfindforanyprice.However,thebestthingitcangiveispeaceofmind,anditdoesn’tgetanybetterthanthat.1、WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?A．HowtheTrackRworks.B．ThefeaturesoftheTrackR.C．WhytheTrackRisinvented.D．TheadvantagesoftheTrackR.2、WhatcantheTrackRhelppeopledo?A．Walktheirpetsnearby.B．Recognizethethieves.C．Seektheirmisplacedcar.D．Findthemaparkingplace.3、WhatcanweinferabouttheTrackR?A．It’sfarfromaffordable.B．It’sonsaleworldwide.C．Itcanbeeasilyfolded.D．It’ssmallinsize.4、What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A．TrackR—nolimitsB．TrackR—noworriesC．TrackR—youritemprotectorD．TrackR—yourfinancialmanagerText4There'sacuriousthingaboutpeople.Allofusaredriveninsomewayoranothertoachieve—wewanttorunfaster,bemorecreative,winmoreawards,andearnmoremoney.Buthere'sthething:ifyouwanttoofferwarmwordsofwisdom,constructivecriticismor"360-degreefeedback（反馈;反应）",thenthinkagain.Mostofuswouldrathernothearit.Oureasily-brokenegos（自尊心）arepartlytoblame.Weallwanttomeetourownexpectationsofourselves,andsobeingcriticizedcanpresentahugethreattoouregos.Yetasdecadesofpsychologicaltheoryandresearchhaveindicated,peoplehaveendlesstrickystrategies(策略)ofremainingpositiveinthefaceofcriticism.Forthisreason,ratherthanuswelcomingfeedbackwithopenarms,ourfirstresponseisoftenanautomaticdefense.Thesereactionsservetomakeusfeelbetteraboutourselves.Psychologicalresearchexposesthisunhealthyappetiteforignorance.Inonestudy,studentswatchedafalseeducationalfilmaboutaseriousdiseasecalled"TAADeficiency".Infact,TAADeficiencyiscompletelyfictional,butthestudentswerenottoldthisinformation;instead,theywereaskedwhethertheywishedtoprovideacheektestforassessing（评估）theirriskofdevelopingthedisease.HalfofthestudentsweretoldthatiftheyeverdevelopedTAADeficiency,thenthetreatmentwouldinvolvethemtakingatwo-weekcourseofpills.Ofthisgroup,52%agreedtoprovidethecheektest.Theotherhalfofstudentslearnedthetreatmentwouldinvolvetakingthepillsfortherestoftheirlives.Ofthisgroup,only21%agreedtothetest.Thesefindingsshowacommonpatternseeninotherstudieswithinandbeyondthecontext(背景)ofhealthcare.Thatis,peopleareespeciallyresistanttohearingfeedbackwhentheybelieveitcouldforcethemtodosomethingdifficultorunpleasant.1、Whatcanweinferfromparagraph1?A．Peopleshouldbesatisfiedwithwhattheyhave.B．Peopleshouldofferconstructivecriticism.C．Peopleshouldbecautiouswhengivingadvice.D．Peopleshouldcarelessaboutothers.2、Howdopeopleusuallyreactwhenfacingcriticism?A．Theytrytoacceptit.B．Theydealwithitseriously.C．Theytendtosupportorprotectthemselves.D．Theyturntopsychologicaltheory.3、Whydidn'tmostofthesecondgroupagreetothetest?A．Theydidn'tbelieveintheresult.B．Theyknewtherewasn'tsuchadisease.C．Theyweresensitivetothenegativeresult.D．Theydidn'tagreewiththetest.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．MeetingCriticismB．RethinkingFeedbacksC．ImprovingHealthcareD．FightingTAADeficiencyPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)MPei,oneofthebest-knownarchitectsofthe20thcentury,hasdiedHewas1．BorninChina,IeohMingPeimovedtotheUSAin19352．(study)architectureatHarvardUniversityPei’s3．(work)aroundtheworldincludemuseums,governmentbuildings,hotelsandotherstructures4．(build)withstone,steelandglassOneofhisbest-knownworkswasanewentrancefortheworld-famousLouvreMuseuminParis,PeifirstspentfourmonthsstudyingthemuseumandFrenchhistoryHethendrewplansfor5．21-meter-tallsteelandglasspyramid,withthree6．(small)pyramidsnearbyItwasanextremelymodernstyleofworkforthe12th-centurybuilding,7．raisedaheatargumentSomepeopleevenaccusedPei8．ruiningoneworld’sgreatestlandmarksThepyramids9．(open)inthespringof10．Overtheyearsthatfollowed,thestructurecametobelovedbymost,ifnotall,ofitscritics(批评家)TherearemanyotherfamousPeibuildings,suchastheEastWingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonandtheDallasCityHallinTexasPei11．(official)retiredin12．13．,hecontinuedtoworkonprojects—includingmuseumsinLuxembourg,QatarandhisancestralhomeofSuzhouWell,I'mhereinLondonThankyoufor1．(send)metheletterYouaskmewhatit'slikehereImustsay,it'sprettygood!ThelanguageschoolisveryefficientlyorganizedOnthefirstmorningwehadtodoatest,2．IfoundratherhardHowever,Igotasurprisinglygoodmark,soI'minthesecondclassI3．(talk)littleatfirst,becauseIcouldn'tthinkofthewordsquicklyenough,butlatelyI'vebecomemuchmorefluentSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)TheUNhasrecognizedthecontributionsofvolunteersonDec.5,InternationalVolunteerDay.Here,thefourthingsareofferedtoconsiderbeforetakingtheleapintooverseasvolunteering.Chooseyourorganizationcarefully1、volunteeringmaybeafundraisingmechanism(筹资机制)foradevelopmentproject.Forothers,volunteeringisfundamentaltotheirprograms,andthoseservingtakeonprofessionalrolesinlonger-termdevelopment.2、Volunteerswanttohelpandmakeadifference,butmostknowthisisn’tapurelyselflessact.Youwilllearnnewskills,broadenyourhorizonsandcometobetterunderstandyourselfandtheworld.3、Reflectonyourmotivations.Youwanttohelpreduceglobalpovertyorprotectthenaturalworld,butwhatelse?Haveyoualwayswantedtotravel,butnotasatourist?Workwithkids?Whenyouunderstandyourmotivations,you’llbeinabetterpositiontochoosetheoptionthatisrightforyou.WorkalongsidethelocalcommunityOftentimes,travelersvolunteerinisolation(隔离)fromthelocalcommunityinwhichtheyareworkingin.4、Thisenablesyoutoensureyouarecommittingtoaprojectthatpromoteslongtermandsustainablechange.Avolunteertripisjustthebeginning5、Furtherignite(点燃)theglobalchangemakerinyoubytakingyourexperienceonestepfurtherwhenyoureturnhome.Spreadthemessageofyourtransformativeexperiencetoothers,helpingtosparkthechangewithinthem.A．Andthat’sallOK.B．Knowwhyyou’regoing.C．Don’tassumeyouknowitall.D．Communitiesalwayswelcomevolunteers.E.Volunteertravelisalife-changingexperience.F.Someorganizationsrequireyoutopayyourownway,andoftenincludeafee.G.Makesuretotravelwithorganizationsthathavestrongpartnershipswithlocalcommunities.You’regrowingup.Thatmeansyou’reprobablyexperiencinglotsofchanges,all