兴城市2023年考研《英语一》预测试题含解析

兴城市2023年考研《英语一》预测试题SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)OnMother’sDay,TrevorWallacewokeupearlyandhand-scrubbed(擦洗)afountain.Itwasn’tjustanyfountain,1itwasonethathadaspecial2tohisfamily.15minutesawayfromTrevor’scampussiteDeAnzaCommunityCollegewherehisbeloved3,MarilynRosenthal,hadworkedfordecades.Herco-workersattheschool4alargefountaininherhonorwithaplaque（匾）thatsaysHeart’sGarden:In5ofMarilynRosenthal.Thefountainwas6toTrevor’smom,Sarene,whowasonly36yearsoldwhenhermomdied.Althoughshe7it,shedidn’thavetheopportunityto8it.Astimewenton,thefountain,whichishiddenundertrees,9disrepair.TrevorcalledSarenethatdayto10herahappyMother’sDayandtoldhertoexpecta(n)11.ThenhedrovetoDeAnzaCommunityCollegewithhis12,andtwosponges（海绵）.Whenhearrivedatthefountain,itwascoveredwithleavesand13withdirt.Hestartedtoscrub.Ashecleaned,he14anotherproblem:thefountain’swaterwasturnedoff.Withoutwater,thesitewouldn’tbe15.Therefore,Trevorpurchasedabottleandwaspouringwateronan16fountain.Completingallthesethings,hetookabeforeandafter17,andsenthismomtwo18emails.Thesubjectlineofthefirstemailwas,“GiftOne:Openthefirst!”Itwasthebeforephotoofthefountain.Thesubjectlineofthesecondemail19,“GiftOne:Part2”.Itwastheafterphotoofthefountain.“WhenIopenedthephotos,I20intotears,”Sarenesays.“Henotonlyhonoredme,butalsohonoredmymom.”1、A．yetB．butC．andD．otherwise2、A．giftB．significanceC．historyD．explanation3、A．friendB．colleagueC．grandmotherD．mother4、A．establishedB．gatheredC．donatedD．measured5、A．memoryB．placeC．chargeD．support6、A．specialB．delicateC．valuelessD．private7、A．cherishedB．sharedC．hidD．reserved8、A．spreadB．marchC．playD．visit9、A．turnedinB．broughtinC．lookedintoD．fellinto10、A．celebrateB．wishC．desireD．congratulate11、A．emailB．fountainC．cardD．surprise12、A．presentB．fortuneC．trickD．camera13、A．providedB．cakedC．decoratedD．mixed14、A．crashedintoB．gaveoutC．metwithD．cameupwith15、A．shinyB．fragrantC．preciseD．transparent16、A．polishedB．abandonedC．furnishedD．transformed17、A．lookB．expressionC．shotD．performance18、A．practicalB．separateC．reliableD．outstanding19、A．readB．wroteC．lookedD．directed20、A．movedB．burstC．brokeD．weptSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Sometimes,youjustcan'thelpit.Maybeyou'rewatchingasadmovie,orthinkingaboutthefriendwhomovedaway.Nextthingyouknow,youfeelpressureinyourthroat,youreyesarewatering,andyouhavetearsrunningdownyourcheeks.AccordingtoAdVingerhoets,aprofessorofpsychologyatTilburgUniversity,intheNetherlands,whoisoneofthefewscientistsintheworldwhohavestudiedcrying,therearethreetypesoftears.Basaltearsarethefirsttype.TheyactasaprotectivebarrierbetweentheeyeandtherestoftheWorld.Nextarereflextears.Theywashyoureyescleanwhensomethinggetsinthem.Finally,thereareemotionaltears.“Thesearereleasedinresponsetoemotionalstates,”explainsVingerhoets.Scientistsbelievecryinghassomethingtodowithhowhumansdevelopedandlearnedtodependoneachother.“Humansareverycomplexsocialcreatures,”saysLaurenBylsma,aprofessorattheUniversityofPittsburgh,inPennsylvania."Itseemsthattearsservetoarousehelpandsupportfromothers,”Shesays.Vingerhoetsagrees,"Ithinkthatthereasonwhyhumansshedtears（流眼泪）hassomethingtodowithourchildhood,"hesays."that'sthetimewhenwearestilldependentonadultsforloveandprotectionandcare.Themajoradvantageofemotionaltearsisthatyoucantargetthemataspecificperson."Vingerhoetssaysthisabilitycouldhavecomeinhandyinprehistorictimes,whenhumanswerelivingamongdangerousanimals.Tearswereasaferwaytogetattention."Inthiscase,itisbettertouseasilentsignaltoaskforhelp,"hesays.VingerhoetsandByhmadofrequentstudiestobetterunderstandwhyhumanscry.AccordingtoByhma,thereisstillmuchmoretodiscover."It'ssurprising,"shesays,"howmuchwestilldon'tknow.”1、Inthescientists'opinion,cryingis________.A．asignofhumanevolutionB．aresultofhumankindnessC．acauseofpersonalgrowthD．ameansofrelyingoneachother2、Theunderlinedphrase"thisability"inthelastparagraphreferstotheabilityto________.A．seekhelpwiselyB．aimtearsatsomeoneC．cryemotionallyD．appealtootherpeople3、Fromthetext,welearnthatAdVingerhoetsandLaurenBylsma________.A．holddifferentopinionsaboutthecausesoftearsB．thinkpositivelyoftheeffectsoftearsC．areworkingtogethertostudytearsD．havelearnedenoughabouttears4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ThetypesoftearsB．ThecomponentsoftearsC．ThescienceoftearsD．TheopinionsabouttearsText2TomyCharleyonhisweddingday:Iknowyouthinkthesenotesaresilly.IhavewatchedyouwearalongfaceovertheyearswhenIgivethemtoyou.ButunderstandthatsometimesIwanttotellyousomethingandIwanttogetitjustright.Puttingitdownonpaperhelpsmedothat.IwishIhadbeenabetterwriter,IwishIhadgonetocollege.IfIhad,IthinkIwouldhavestudiedEnglishandmaybemyvocabularywouldhaveimproved.SomanytimesIfeelIamusingthesamewordsoverandover.Likeawomanwearingthesamedresseveryday.Soboring！WhatIwanttosaytoyou,Charley,isyouaremarryingawonderfulgirl.IthinkofCatherineinmanywayslikeIthinkofRoberta.Likeadaughter.Sheissweetandpatient.Youshouldbethesamewithher,Charley.Hereiswhatyouaregoingtofindoutaboutmarriage:youhavetoworkatittogether*Andhavetolovethreethings.Youhavetolove1)Eachother.2)Yourchildren(whenyouhavesome).3)Yourmarriage.WhatImeanbythatlastoneis,theremaybetimesthatyoufight,andsometimesyouCatherinewon’tevenlikeeachother.Butthosearethetimesyouhavetoloveyourmarriagelikeathirdparty.Lookatyourweddingphotos.Lookatanymemoriesyou’vemade.Andifbelieveinthosememories,theywillpullyoubacktogether.I’mveryproudofyoutoday,Charley.IamputtingthisinyourtuxedopocketbecauseIknowhowyoulosethings.Iloveyoueveryday！Mom1、WhydidthemotherwritethelettertoCharley?A．Tocongratulateherson.B．Togivehimsomeadvice.C．Toshowherpity.D．Totalkthingsthrough.2、Whatkindoffeelingismainlyrevealedintheletter?A．Regret.B．Pride.C．Care.D．Complaint.3、WhatisimpliedaboutCharleyintheletter?A．Heisforgetful.B．Heispatient.C．Heisboring.D．HeisworriedText3Thatrobots,automation,andsoftwarecanreplacepeoplemightseemobvioustoanyonewho’sworkedinautomotivemanufacturing.ButMITbusinessscholarsErikBrynjolfssonandAndrewMcAfee’sclaimismoretroublingandcontroversial.Theybelievethatrapidtechnologicalchangehasbeendestroyingjobsfasterthanitiscreatingthem.Theybelievethattechnologyincreasesproductivityandmakessocietieswealthier,butitbecamecleartothemthatthesametechnologiesmakingmanyjobssafer,easier,andmoreproductivewerealsoreducingthedemandformanytypesofhumanworkers.TechnologiesliketheWeb,artificialintelligence,andbigdataareautomatingmanyroutinetasks.Countlesstraditionalwhite-collarjobs,suchasmanyinthepostofficeandincustomerservice,havedisappeared.Asevidence,BrynjolfssonandMcAfeepointtoachartonwhichseparatelinesrepresentproductivityandtotalemploymentintheUnitedStates.ForyearsafterWorldWarII,thetwolinescloselytrackedeachother,withincreasesinjobscorrespondingtoincreasesinproductivity.Then,beginningin2000,thelinesdiverge;productivitycontinuestorisesteadily,butemploymentsuddenlyshrinks.By2011,asignificantgapappearsbetweenthetwolines,showingeconomicgrowthwithnoparallelincreaseinjobcreation.UnitedStatesProductivityandEmploymentButarethesenewtechnologiesreallyresponsibleforadecadeoflackluster(无生气)jobgrowth?DavidAutor,aneconomistatMITwhohasstudiedtheconnectionsbetweenjobsandtechnology,doubtsthattechnologycouldaccountforsuchasuddenchangeintotalemployment.Moreover,healsodoubtsthatproductivityhas,infact,risensteadilyintheUnitedStatesinthepastdecade.Ifhe’sright,itraisesthepossibilitythatpoorjobgrowthcouldbesimplyaresultofadepressedeconomy.Thesuddenslowdowninjobcreation“isabigpuzzle,”hesays,“butthere’snotalotofevidencethatit’slinkedtocomputers.”“Tobesure,computertechnologiesarechangingthetypesofjobsavailable,butthatisverydifferentfromsayingtechnologyisaffectingthetotalnumberofjobs,”headds.“Jobscanchangealotwithouttherebeinghugechangesinemploymentrates.”LawrenceKatz,aHarvardeconomist,saysthatwhiletechnologicalchangescanbepainfulforworkerswhoseskillsnolongermatchtheneedsofemployers,nohistoricalpatternshowstheseshiftsleadingtoanetdecreaseinjobsoveranextendedperiod.Still,Katzdoesn’tdismissthenotionthatthereissomethingdifferentabouttoday’sdigitaltechnologies.Thoughheexpectsthehistoricalpatterntohold,itis“genuinelyaquestion,”hesays.“Iftechnologydisruptsenough,whoknowswhatwillhappen?”1、WhichperiodonthechartstronglysupportsMcAfee’sclaim?A．1947—1967.B．1985—1987.C．1997—2000.D．2011—2013.2、AccordingtoDavidAutor,thechangeinjobgrowth________.A．isnotnecessarilycausedbytechnologyB．resultsfromaweakeningeconomyC．hasnoconnectionwithproductivityD．affectsthecurrenttypesofjobs3、WhatisLawrenceKatz’sattitudetowardsthetopic?A．Optimistic.B．Defensive.C．Objective.D．Disapproving.4、Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.A．showtherelationbetweenproductivityandjobcreationB．discusstheeffectoftechnologicaladvancesonemploymentC．argueagainstthewideuseofartificialintelligenceD．explaintheimpactoftechnologiesonproductivityText43Dprintingisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.Wearenowabletocreatethingsweneedveryquicklyandeasilyusing3Dprinters.Butcanyouimagineprintingfood?Somescientistsaretryingtorevolutionizethediningexperiencebydoingthis.Theyhopethathavinga3Dprinterinthekitchenwillbeascommonasthemicrowaveovenorblender.Scientistssaythatit’llbequiteeasy:yousimplyhavetoselectarecipeandputtherawfood‘inks’intotheprinter.Youcanalsomodifytheinstructionstomakethefoodexactlyhowyouwantit.Thismeansthatitwouldbeveryquickandeasytocreatetastyandnutritiousmeals.Using3Dprinterstocreateyourmealswouldalsobesavingtheenvironment.Therewouldbelessneedfortraditionalgrowing,transportingandpackagingprocessesasfoodproductionwouldbealotmoreefficient.Forexample,alternativeingredients(原料)suchasproteinsfromalgae,beetrootleavesandinsectscouldbeconvertedintotastyproducts.Printingfoodcouldalsohelppeoplewhosufferfromdysphasia(aswallowingdisorder).Theycouldprogramtheprintertoprintsofterversionsoftheirfavoritefoodssothattheywouldnothavetroubleinswallowingthem.However,somepeoplethinkthatafutureof3Dfoodprintingwouldbeadisaster.Itcouldtakeawaymanyjobs,includingthosefrogrowing,transportingandpackagingfood.Imagineaworldwheretherewasnoneedforfarmingorgrowingcropsandthesametastescouldbeprintedfromaraw“foodink”.Likewise,traditionalcafesandrestaurantsmightlosebusiness.Also,thereareconcernsaboutthenutritionalvalueofprintedfood:isitreallypossibletobegetthenutrientsweneedfromfood–basedinksandgels(凝胶)?What’smore,cookingandeatingtogetherwithfamilyandfriendshaslongbeenatraditionalandenjoyableactivity.Itishardtoimagineaworldwherethepleasureofcookingisdeadandmealscanbecreatedatthetouchofabutton.1、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes3Dfoodprinting?A．Quickandpopular.B．Easyandefficient.C．Nutritiousandtasty.D．Softandconvenient.2、Whydosomethinkthat3Dfoodprintingwouldbeadisaster?A．Traditionalfoodwoulddisappear.B．Manypeoplecouldlosetheirjobs.C．Itwouldaffectthepeople’shealth.D．Wecouldalleatthesamefood.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．3Dfoodprintingwillreplacetraditionalcooking.B．Thefutureof3Dfoodprintingisuncertain.C．Itwouldhurtourtraditionoffoodculture.D．3Dfoodprintingwouldbeafailure.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．3Dfood“printing”:comingtothekitchenB．Can3Dprintingcreateeverything?C．3D—printingfoodwillbeinfashion!D．Thedisadvantageof3DfoodprintingPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Becausedeafpeoplecan’thear,theyhavespecialwaysofcommunicatingForexample,theycanlearntounderstand1．someoneissayingbylookingatthemouthofthespeakerThis2．(call)lipreadingAlso,speakingisverydifficultforthedeaf,becausetheycan’thear3．(they)ownvoicesHowever,itispossiblewithspecialtrainingAccordingtomanydeafpeopleallaroundtheworld,themost4．(practice)andpopularwayofcommunicatingiswithsignlanguageDidyougrowupinoneculture,yourparentscamefromanother,andyouarenowlivingina1．(total)differentcountry?Ifso,thenyouareathird-culturekidTheterm“third—culturekid”2．(use)inthe1960sforthefirsttimebyDrRuthShefirstcameacrossthisphenomenonwhile3．(research)NorthAmericanchildrenlivinginIndiaIngeneral,third-culturekidsbenefitfrom4．(they)interculturalexperienceandtheyoftenreachexcellentacademicresultsYetmany5．(difficulty)mayarisefromthisphenomenonThird-culturekidsmaynotbeabletoadaptthemselvescompletely6．theirnewsurroundingsAlso,theyoftenfindithard7．(develop)newfriendshipAdditionally,for8．third-culturekid,itisofteneasiertomovetoanewcountrythantoreturntohishomelandForexample,afterlivinginAustraliaformanyyears,Louisfinallyreturnedtothecountry9．shewasbornShedidn’tknowanythingaboutcurrentTVshows10．fashiontrendsAndshedidn’tsharethesamevaluesasotherteensofherageSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Mondaysarekindofannoying.1、Arecentsurveysaysthatmostpeoplegetthepre-work“Sundayblues”.StartingyourMondayfeelingsad,anxiousandunorganizedishardlythewaytokickoffahealthyweek.Thesolution?SetasidealittletimeonSundaytopurposefullyprepareyourselfforthefivedaysahead,suggestswomen’shealthexpertMarshaHudnall.2、Dosomemealpreparations.Figuringoutwhattohavefordinneronweeknightscanbesurprisinglystressful.StretchingoutamenuplanonSundayandswingingbythegrocerystoreforingredientswillhelpyoueatwell.Goastepfurtherbychoppingandcookingvegetablesandaprotein(likearoastchickenorscrambledeggs).3、Orfinallyattemptadifferentdietyou’vebeenmeaningtotry.Foreasydinnerplanning,justorder,andyou’llhaveaweek’sworthofrawmaterialsfordeliciousandhealthymeals.StartaSundaystress-reliefhabit.“Tobehealthy,wehavetotakecareofbodyandmind,”saysHudnall.Stresshasamajorimpactonhealthandourabilitytoconcentrate.4、Fourideastotry:aguidedmeditationwiththehelpofanapp;forestbathing－apracticeknownasshinrin-yokuinJapan,whichbasicallymeanstakingalongwalkorhikeinawoodedarea;gentleexerciselikeyoga;ortimecuddlingandplayingwithyourpet.5、WhynotprepareyourfavoriteclothesforMonday?Studiesshowthatwhatyouwearcanhaveasignificanteffectonyourmood.SomakeMondaythedayyouwearyourfavoriteclothesorshowthelatestadditiontoyourwardrobe(衣橱).It’salsoagoodideatogetsomenicecoffeeormusicready,whichwillgiveyousomethingtolookforwardtoonyourMondaycommute.A．GiveyourselfsomethingtolookforwardonMonday.B．EvenSundayafternoonsturnsouraswethinkoftheworkweekahead.C．Thenallyouhavetodoisheatandplatewhenyoucomehomefromwork.D．Therefore,startingaSundaystress-relievinghabitcanbeginaweekfeelingstrongandfocused.E.TrycreatingarelaxingandwindingdownSundaynightsothatyoucanrechargeandgetreadyforMonday.F.TakingonjustafewofthesesimplelipseverySundaywillhelpyoulaunchaproductive,lessstressfulweek.G.WailinguntilthelastmomenttodoweekendchoreslikepayingbillsordoinglaundrycanleaveyouanxiousandstressedonSunday.Whatdotheyreallymean?Foodmanufacturersandretailersarelettingshoppersdown.ThistheviewoftheCWS,whichhasjustbroughtoutanewreport.Accordingtothereport,shoppersbelievefoodlabels(标签)becausetheythinktherearestrictregulationsinplace.1、.Sothefoodindustrycangetawaywithallsort