2023年考研外语专家预测过关卷10

考研外语专家预测过关卷10

一、UseofEnglish

1、Peopleoftenwonderwhyhistoriansgotosomuchtrouble

topreservemillionsofbooks,documentsandrecordsofthepast.

Whydowehave1ibraries?What(1)arethesedocumentsand

the(2)books?Whydowe(3)andsavetheactionsof

men,thenegotiationsofstatesmenandthe(4)ofarmies?

Because,sometimes,thevoiceofexperiencecan(5)usto

stop,lookandlisten.Andbecause,sometimes,pastrecords,

(6)interpreted,cangiveus(7)ofwhattodoand

whatnottodo.

Ifwearetocreate(8)peaceforever,wemustseek

(9)originsinhumanexperienceandintherecordofhuman

(10).Fromthestoryoftheendurance,courageand

(11)ofmenandwomen,wecreatetheinspirationofyouth.

FromstoriesoftheChristianmen,rightdowntoBudapest's

heroicmenoftoday,historyrecordsthesuffering,the

self-denial,theloyaltyandtheheroic(12)ofmen.

Surelyfromtheserecordstherecancomehelptomankindinour

(13)andperplexities,andinouryearnings(14)

peace.

The(15)purposeofhistoryisabetterworld.History

givesawarningtothosewhowould(16)war.History

(17)inspirationtothosewhoseekpeace.(18),

historyhelpsuslearn.Yesterday(srecordscankeepusfrom

(19)yesterday'smistakes.Andfromthepiecesofmosaic

assembledbyhistorianscomethegreatprintings(20)_____

representtheprogressofmankind.

A.right

B.good

C.important

D.fine

2、(2)

A.old

B.former

C.history

D.previous

3、(3)

A.finish

B.record

C.write

D.reserve

4、(4)

A.campaigns

B.activities

C.movements

D.journeys

5、⑸

A.let

B.hope

C.cause

D.make

6、(6)

A.directly

B.specially

C.mainly

D.correctly

7、⑺

A.opinions

B.warnings

C.answers

D.ideas

8、(8)

A.enduring

B.illustrating

C.expressing

D.exposing

9、(9)

A.its

B.our

C.his

D.her

10、(10)

A.mechanism

B.empiricism

C.conservatism

D.idealism

IK(ID

A.emotion

B.ambition

C.devotion

D.option

12、(12)

A.behaviors

B.deeds

C.duties

D.performances

13、(13)

A.confusions

B.afflictions

C.passion

D.affection

14、(14)

A.with

B.to

C.by

D.for

15、(15)

A.last

B.supreme

C.important

D.excellent

16、(16)

A.raise

B.create

C.increase

D.promote

17、(17)

A.receives

B.chooses

C.brings

D.conveys

18、(18)

A.Inshort

B.Inall

C.Inaddition

D.Infact

19、(19)

A.repeating

B.repeats

C.repeat

D.repeated

20、(20)

A.what

B.who

C.when

D.which

二、ReadingComprehension

1>PartA

Directions:Readthefollowingfourtexts.Answerthequestions

beloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.(40points)

“IloveMicrosoftandMicrosoftdidnotloseme”,protested

RobertScoble,alittletooloudly,onhisbloglastweek,in

abidtoendfeverishspeculationintheblogosphereaboutwhy,

exactly,hehaddecidedtoleaveMicrosoft.Thesoftware

giant,s''technicalevangelist，z,Mr.Scoblehasbecomethe

best-knownexampleofacorporateblogger.Onhisblog,called

Scobleizer,whichhestartedin2000,hewritesabout

Microsoft'sproducts,andhassometimescriticisedthem

fiercely一therebybothestablishinghiscredibilityand,by

itswillingnesstotoleratehim,helpingtohumanisehis

employer.

Asblogging'sinfluencehasgrown,sobasMr.Scoble's—both

insideandoutsideMicrosoft.Lastyear,afterheblogged

againstMicrosoft'sdecisiontoabandonsupportforalaw

prohibitingdiscriminationagainstgays,thecompany，s

managersbackeddown.Hehelpedwriteabook,Naked

Conversations:HowBlogsAreChangingtheWayBusinessesTalk

WithCustomers,publishedinJanuary,thathasbecomeessential

readingforanybosstryingtodefineanew-mediastrategyfor

hisbusiness.

Sowhyleave?Mr.Scoblehasdeniedseveralofthetheories

circulatingintheblogosphere,includingthathehadbecome

fedupwithhavinghisexpenseschallengedorwithsharingan

office;thatMicrosoftchallengedhisviewstoooften;thathe

hadbecome,frustrated;andthatthefirmhadnottriedhard

enoughtokeephim.Still,hisfriendDaveWiner,another

blogger,describedMicrosoftasa“stiflingorganisation”

beforeobservingthat"whenhefinallydecidedtoleave,it's

asifahugeweightcameoffhim,andallofasudden,theold

Scobleisback”.HeviewsMr.Scoble，sdepartureasevidence

thatMicrosofthasbeenunabletomovewiththetimes:Tmglad

toseemyoldfrienddidn'tgodownwiththeship”.Another

bloggersaysthathisdepartureshowsthe"endofhonest

blogging".

Therealreasonmaybelesssinister—thoughtroublingforthe

growingnumberofemployersencouragingtheiremployeestobiog.

Bloggingallowsstafftobuildapersonalbrandseparatefrom

thatoftheirfirm;iftheyaregoodatit,andbuildupa

readership,thatbrandmaybemorevaluabletothemelsewhere.

Mr.ScobleisofftojoinPodTech.net,arisingstarinvideo

podcasting,whichisnowfarmorefashionablethanbloggingand

potentiallyfarmorelucrative.ItseemsthatMr.Scobleismost

impressedbyRocketboom,oneofwhosefounders,AmandaCongdon,

issaidtobedrawing300000viewersadaytohervideoblog,

andisabouttostartchargingadvertisers$85000a

week—almostasmuch,Mr.Scobleisreportedassaying,“asI

madeinanentireyearworkingatMicrosoft”.

WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccedingtothetext?

A.Scoble'sblognevergivespeoplethefalseinformation.

B.Microsoftdoesn'tagreewiththeopinioninScoble'sbiog.

C.Scoblewillnotwriteanythinginhisblogwhenheleaves

Microsoft.

D.Scoble(sblogbecomesthemostpopularcorporateblogin

theInternet.

2、

WhichistherealreasonforRobertScobletoleaveMicrosoft?

A.Hedoesn'tgetalongwithMicrosoftanylonger.

B.Hewishestohaveasingleoffice.

C.Hewantstoearnmoremoney.

D.Hedoesn'tthinkthatMicrosofthasbeenabletomovewith

times.

3、

Theword"sinister”(Line1,Para.4)mostprobablymeans

A.minister.

B.evil.

C.beneficial.

D.righteous.

4、

TowardScoble，sleavingandhisblog,thewriter'sattitude

canbesaidtobe.

A.objective.

B.supportive.

C.biased.

D.apprehensive.

5、

Thebesttopicforthetextmaybe.

A.ScobleandHisBlog.

B.BloggingOff,VideobloggingIn.

C.BlogMan.

D.BlogorVideoblog.

6、ThedayofterrorattheVirginiaPolytechnicandState

UniversityinBlacksburgbeganatabout7:15a.m.,withthe

shootingofawomanandamaleresidentadviseronthefourth

floorofadormbuildingoncampus,KristenBensley,afreshman

wholivedbelowthefloorwheretheshootingoccurred,toldTIME,

“Therewereminorsgoingonabouttheassailantwasfighting

withhisgirlfriendorsomethingofthatnature”.Bensleynotes

thatonlyresidentscangetintothebuilding,usingaspecific

“passport”,thatis,acardthatonehastoswipeinorderto

opendoorsbefore10a.m.Ifhewasanoutsider,someonewould

havehadtolethimin.Ormorelikely,hewasaresidentof

thedormhimself.Ifso,howdidbekeepsomuchammunition

unnoticed?

Unlikehighschools,mostuniversitiescan;tbeefupsecurity

withametaldetectorortwo.Sowhatcanbedonetoprotect

students?Otherquestionsremainunanswered.Whywastherea

two-hourgapbetweentheincidentatthedormandafarmore

fataloneacrosscampus?Atonepoint,thatledtotheorizing

thatmorethanonegunmanwasinvolved.Thegunmanwhokilled

atleast30peopleatNorrisHallshortlyafter9a.m.was

describedbysomesourcesasanAsianman.

Ithasbeenasurrealtimeforthestudents.BrandonStiltner,

asenioraerospaceengineeringstudent,andJonathanHess,a

seniormechanicalengineer,werewatchingTVal1daybutbynoon

they'dhadenough."Wedecidedweneededtodosomething”,

Stiltnersaid."Wewereworthlesssittingaround”.Sotheytook

theirsix-footVirginiaTechsignoffthewallandloggedinto

Facebook.Withinthenextfewhours100peoplerepliedtotheir

e-mailrequestforavigil.

By8p.m.hundredsbfstudentsbeganfilingdownthestepsof

theWarMemorialChapeltowardthedrillfield.Clustersoftwo

andthreestudentsstoodtogetherinsilence.Slowlytheybegan

tolineuptosigntheboard.Tmstillreallyindisbelief”,

saysStiltner.Theshockoftheday'sshootingssankin,Hess

said,ashecarriedthesignacrosscampusforthevigil."It

hitme”,Hesssaid,“toknowthatitwasinthesebuildings".

ThemediacrewsthatswarmedcampuswerealsosurrealtoHess

andStiltner."Wecouldlookoutourwindowandseeexactly

what'sonTV”,Stiltnersays.Hewatchedhissigncrowdedwith

initialsandprayers,awaitingthenamesofthevictims,He

shuddered."IhopeIdon'thaveanynastysurprises”.

Whichofthefollowingistreeaccordingtothefirstparagraph?

A.7:15a.m.isthetimeawomanandamateresidentadviser

werekilledonthefourthfloorofadormbuildingoncampus.

B.Thecauseofshootingistheassailantwasfightingwith

hisgirlfriendorsomethingofthatnature.

C.Opendorm，sdoorsneedsswipeacardbefore10a.m.

D.Thegunmanwasaresidentofthedormhimself.

7、

Whichstatementcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraph?

A.It'simpossiblethatatwo-hourgapbetweentheincident

atthedormandanotheroneacrosscampus.

B.Morethanonegunmanwasinvolved.

C.ThegunmanwasanAsianman.

D.OneofhighschooTswaysofkeepingsecurityisusinga

metaldetectorortwo.

8、

Whichwordcantakeplaceof“surreal”(Line1,Para.3;Line

5,Para.4)inthepassage?

A.Unbelievable.

B.Unforgettable.

C.Authentic.

D.Miserable.

9、

WhatdidStiltnermeanabout"IhopeIdon'thaveanynasty

surprises?

A.Hedoesn'thopesomeoneheknowsisvictim.

B.Hedoesn'twanttoseethevictim，sname.

C.Hedoesn'tneedanysurprisemore.

D.Hewasscaredbytheassailmentaccident.

10、

Fromthisarticlewecanguessthattheauthorisa.

A.reviewer.

B.journalist.

C.observer.

D.novelist.

11、THEivory-billedwoodpeckerisnotlarge,asbirdsgo:

Itisaboutthesizeofacrow,butflashier,itsclaimtofame

isthat,thoughithadbeenthoughtextinctsince1944,alone

kayakerspotteditabouttwoyearsago,flyingaroundamongthe

cypresstreesintheCacheRiverNationalWildlifeRefuge.And

thatsightingmayprovethedeath-blowtoa$319mirrigation

projectintheArkansascorneroftheDelta.

TheGrandPrairieAreaDemonstrationProjectseemed,atfirst,

afineidea.TheGrandPrairieisthefourth-largestrice-bowl

intheworld,with363,000acresunderpaddies.Butitis

runningoutofwater,withfarmersdrivingwellsdeeperand

deeperintotheunderlyingaquifer.Thenewproject,dreamed

uparoundadecadeago,wouldtapexcesswaterfromtheWhite

riverwhenitfloodsandpumpsit,attherateofaboutone

billiongallonsaday,tostoragetanksonaround1000rice

farms.

Unfortunately,itwouldalsodivertwaterfromtheregion's

huge,swampywildliferefuges,hometoblackbearsand

alligatorsandthepallidsturgeon.Tinyswamptownslike

ClarendonandBrinkley,whichareheavilyblackandalmost

destitute,relyonnaturetourismforthelittleeconomic

activitytheyhave.InBrinkley,thebarberoffersan

“ivorybill“haircutthatmakesyoulooklikeone.

Theprojecthassomepowerfullocalbackers.Theyinclude

BlancheLincoln,thestate'sseniorsenator,whogrewupona

ricefarminHelena,andDaleBumpers,aformerfour-term

senatorandgovernorofArkansas.Mr.Bumpers,longaniconof

theenvironmentalmovementandprominentintheeffortsto

establishtherefuges,nowbelievesthewaterprojectis

importantfornationalsecurityinfoodandtrade,andthatit

willnotdamagetheforestshehasworkedtoprotect.

Opponentsworrythattheproject,apartfromitsenvironmental

risks,willoverwhelmtheinnovativewaterconservation

methodsthatrice-farmersarealreadyusing,andgivethe

biggestwaterusersanunfairadvantage.Theyalsoobjectthat

itmeansusingsubsidisedpumpstoprovidesubsidisedwaterfor

acropthatdoesn'tpay.Riceisoneofthemostheavilyassisted

cropsinAmerica;ricepaymentscosttaxpayersalmost$10

billionbetween1995and2022,andrichfarmersroundStuttgart

inArkansasCounty(anefficientandpoliticallyshrewdgroup)

tookin$21,2minsubsidiesin2022alone.

Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat.

A.anivory-billedwoodpeckerwasshotbyalonekayakertwo

yearsago.

B.theivory-billedwoodpeckerwasaccustomedtolivingamong

cypresstrees.

C.theirrigationprojectisprobablybrokenoffbythe

ivory-billedwoodpecker.

D.theappearanceoftheivory-billedwoodpeckermaymakethe

irrigationprojectterminated.

12、

Accordingtothesecondandthirdparagraph,whichstatement

istrue?

A.Theirrigationprojectisreallyawonderfulplantohelp

peoplegetridofpoverty.

B.ThesituationofClarendonwouldbecometougherwithout

supportoftourism.

C.Someprogramslikethegreatirrigationprojecthadbeen

planedveryelaborately.

D.SymbolizationofBrinkleyisivorybillwoodpecker.

13、

Whatcanwelearnfrontthispassage?

A.BlancheLincolnhadintensiveintentiontoprotectnatural

environment.

B.Mr.Bumpersextendedhisinfluencebyhisconstant

endeavors.

C.Maybesomeyearsago,Mr.Bumperskepthostilepostureto

thiskindofirrigationproject.

D.ManyofrefugeswereconstructedbyMr.Bumpershimself.

14、

Peoplearearguingagainstthisproject,mainlybecause

A.somerichfarmersaretoogreedy.

B.governmentdoesn'twanttointerferethisproject.

C.theyweartintedglassestothosewhoattainmanybenefits

fromthisproject.

D.thebiasofpolicyevokeslotsofindignations.

15、

Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsTheGrandPrairieArea

DemonstrationProject?

A.Beoptimistictosupportthisproject.

B.Becameanopponenttothosegainingunfairwealthfromthis

project.

C.Beobjectivetotreatthisproblem.

D.Beindifferenttothisissue.

16、TheLakers'forwardKobeBryanthasscored50ormore

pointsinfourstraightgames,secondintheNBAonlytoWilt

Chamberlain，sseven.HealsonowistiedwithMichaelJordan

forsecondwithfourbehindChamberlain，s32inmost60-point

games.

"He'sdoingsomethingI'veneverseen”,LakerscoachPhil

Jacksonsaidinane-mailSaturday."Thishasbeenhistoric”.

HeshouldknowbecausehecoachedJordanandplayedagainst

Chamberlain.BryantisnotgoingtowintheMVPaward,which

likelywillgotoDirkNowitzkiorSteveNash.Buthisscoring

brillianceagainseemstoanswerthequestionofwho'sthebest

playerintheleagueanditalsoprovidesmoreevidenceinthe

similarityofBryantandJordanintheirtalentandapproach

tothegame.

Inanyease,Bryantistheplayernowfirmlyholdingthat

mythicaltorchofgreatness,sportingcelebrityandcreativity

thatJordanoncetookfromJulius"Dr.J"Erring."Kobehasthe

verdantgreenlighttohoistitupuntilhecoolsdown”,Jackson

said."Wondersneverceaseinthisgame”.Certainly,Bryanthas

beenwonderfulinthefourgames,averaging56.3pointswith

twogamesofatleast60.Moreover,hehardlyhasbeenselfish

orworkingoutsidetheoffensebecausemostofhisfieldgoals

havecomeonlongjumpers,including17of33onthree-pointers.

Bryantisshooting54percent.

"It'sphenomenal.It'sincredible”,JacksontoldLosAngeles

reporters."He'sshooting[outside]morethanMichaelwas.

Michaelwasprobablydoingmorepost-up,morepenetration,more

at-the-basketkindofstuff.ButKobe，sdoingawholerangeof

things.Ithinkhisshootinghasjustbeenremarkable,theway

heisraisingupoverpeopleandknockingtheballdown”.

It'sstillalongwayoff,butbecausehestartedintheNBA

whenhewas18,Bryant,28,canpassKareemAbdul-Jabbarasthe

league'sall-timescorerifhecanstayhealthyandaverage25

pointsuntilheis38.“Thebestpartofitallisthatwe're

winning”,Bryantsaid."Thesecondisthatthisgenerationof

playerswhomightnothaveeverheardoftheElgin[Baylors]

orWilts[andtheir]greatnesswillnowtakenoticesothe

legacyoftheirbrilliancewill1iveon.

“Asfarasmyself,Ican(texplainit.Allisinslowmotion

allthetime.Idon'tknowwhyorhow,butit'strippy”.That,s

probablywhatChamberlainsaidduringhisrecordrun.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothe

author?

A.KobeBryantisthesecondintheNBAforwhathegot50or

morepointsinfourgames.

B.WiltChamberlainusedtoget60ormorepointsinseven

straightgames,firstintheNBA.

C.MichaelJordanisinthethirdplacewithfourbehind

Chamberlain's32inmost60-pointgames.

D.MichaelJordanisequaltoKobeBryantinmost60-point

games.

17、

WhyisnotBryantgoingtowinMVP?

A.DirkNowitzkiorSteveNashhavechancetowintheMVPaward.

B.Bryantisthebestplayerintheleaguefromhisscoring

brilliance.

C.BryantandJordanhavemoresimilarityinbasketball.

D.Notreferredinthispassage.

18、

What,stheevidencethatJacksonthoughtKobeisbetterthan

Michael?

A.Kobeisdoinglesspost-up,lesspenetration,less

at-the-basketkindofstuff.

B.KobeisshootingmorethanMichaelwas.

C.Kobe'sshootingwayisraisingupoverpeopleandknocking

theballdown.

D.KobecanshootinmorerangethanMichael.

19、

Whatshouldn'tKobeBryantdotobetheleague'sail-time

scorerfromnowon?

A.Noinjury,

B.Keepsaverage25pointsuntilheis38.

C.StartedintheNBAwhenhewas18.

D.GetsmorescoresthanKareemAbdul-Jabbar.

20、

Whichwordismostsimilarinmeaningto"trippy“inthelast

paragraph?

A.Normal.

B.Illusional.

C.Fanny.

D.Perplexed.

21、PartB(10points)

Inthefollowingtext,somesentenceshavebeenremoved.

ChoosethemostsuitableonefromthelistA一Gtofitintoeach

ofthenumberedblank.Therearetwoextrachoices,whichdo

notfitinanyofthegaps.

Thisisthestoryofasturdy-Americansymbolwhichhasnow

spreadthroughoutmostoftheworld.Thesymbolisnotthe

dollar.ItisnotevenCoca-Cola.Itisasimplepairofpants

calledbluejeans,andwhatthepantssymbolizeiswhatAlexis

deTocquevillecalled“amanlyandlegitimatepassionfor

equality...

Bluejeansarefavoredequallybybureaucratsandcowboys;

bankersanddeadbeats;fashiondesignersandbeerdrinkers.

Theydrawnodistinctionsandrecognizenoclasses;theyare

merelyAmerican.

(41).

ThisubiquitousAmericansymbolwastheinventionofa

Bavaraian-bornJew.HisnamewasLeviStrauss.

HewasborninBadOcheim,Germany,in1829,andduringthe

Europeanpoliticalturmoilof1848decidedtotakehischances

inNewYork,towhichhistwobrothersalreadyhademigrated.

Uponarrival,Levisoonfoundthathistwobrothershad

exaggeratedtheirtalesofaneasylifeinthelandofthemain

chance.Hefoundthempushingneedles,thread,pots,pans,

ribbons,yarn,scissorsandbuttonstohousewives.

(42).

Itwasthewrongkindofcanvasforthatpurpose,butwhile

talkingwithaminerdownfromthemotherlode,helearnedthat

pants-sturdypantsthatwouldstanduptotherigorsofthe

digging一werealmostimpossibletofind.

Opportunitybeckonedonthespot,Straussmeasuredtheman's

girthandinseamwithapieceofstringand,forsixdollars

ingolddust,had[thecanvas]tailoredintoapairofstiff

butruggedpants.

(43).

WhenStraussranoutofcanvas,hewrotehistwobrothersto

sendmore.Hereceivedinsteadatough,browncottonclothmade

inNimes,France.

Almostfromthefirst,Strausshadhisclothdyedthe

distinctiveindigothatgavebluejeanstheirname,butitwas

notuntilthe1870sthatheaddedthecopperrivetswhichhave

longsincebecomeacompanytrademark.

(44).

Forthreedecadesthereafterthebusinessremainedprofitable

thoughsmall,withsaleslargelyconfinedtotheworkingpeople

oftheWest-cowboys,lumberjacks,railroadworkers,andthe

like.

Levi，sjeanswerefirstintroducedtotheEast,apparently,

duringthedude-ranchcrazeofthe1930s,whenvacationing

Easternersreturnedandspreadthewordaboutthewonderful

pantswithrivets.

Thepantshavebecomeatradition,andalongthewayhave

acquiredahistoryoftheirownsomuchsothatthecompanyhas

openedamuseuminSanFrancisco.Forexample,thereisthe

particularlyterrifyingstoryofthecarelessconstruction

workerwhodangledfiftytwostoriesabovethestreetuntil

rescued,hissolesupporttheLevi'sbeltloopthroughwhich

hisropewashooked.

A.Theminerwasdelightedwiththeresult,wordgotaround

about“thosepantsofLevi，s”,andStrausswasinbusiness.The

companyhasbeeninbusinessverysince.

B.Asakindofjoke,Davistookthepantstoablacksmithand

hadthepocketsriveted;onceagain,theideaworkedsowell

thatwordgotaround;in1873Straussappropriatedandpatented

thegimmick一andhiredDavisasaregionalmanager.

C.Bythistime,Strausshadtakenbothhisbrothersandtwo

brothers-in-lawintothecompanyandwasreadyforhisthird

SanFranciscostore.Overtheensuingyearsthecompany

prosperedlocally,andbythetimeofhisdeathin1902,Strauss

hadbecomeamanofprominenceinCalifornia.

D.Fortwoyearshewasalowlypeddler,haulingsome180pounds

ofsundriesdoor-to-doortoekeoutamarginalliving.Whena

marriedsiste

22、(42)

23、(43)

24、(44)

25、(45)

26、PartC

Directions:Readthefollowingtextcarefullyandthen

translatetheunderlinedsegmentsintoChinese.(10points)

Informationchannelingisundergoingremarkableprogressin

varioussectorsofsocietyinindustrialactivities,public

servicesand,morerecently,indailyliving.

Inthesectorofindustrialactivities,automationis

continuingwiththeaimofincreasing

productivity—introductionofcomputersforprocesscontrolby

themanufacturingindustry,andintroductionofnumerically

controlledmachinetools,industrialrobots,computer-aided

designsystemsand,morerecently