2023年侯馬市考研《英語一》模擬預測試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Iamasocialworker.Iwantedtotelleveryoneaboutmyverydearfriendwhopassedawayafewmonthsago.Imethimmanyyearsagowhiledoingmyinternship（實習期的工作）inthecountyprison.Hewas1aprogramhehaddesignedtohelpprisonerswithdrugandalcoholproblems.Hewasalways2newwaystobringhopeandhelptothesemenandtheir3.Oneofhisfavorite4wastheToyDrivehewouldruneveryChristmasforthechildrenoftheprisoners.Hedidthisfortwentyyears5hissuddendeath.AstheChristmas6，Idecidedthatthistraditionhadtobe7，forthechildrenaswellasin8ofmyfriend.Butthefilewherehekeptthenamesofthepeoplewhohadhelpedhimovertheyearshadgone9.Ihadtostartanew（重新）andwithverylittle10！Istartedmakingphonecalls，explainingtheprojectandmy11.Iprayedeverynightthattheeventwould，12，beworthyofmyfriend.Tomygreat13，individuals，organizationsandbusinessesbegantocomeonboardand，14，Ihadenoughtoystogivetoallthechildrenoftheprisonerswithsomeleftoverforthelocalcommunity15！WhenChristmasEvefinallyarrived，Ifeltveryhappy，thinkingIhaddoneallIcoulddoandreflecting（認真思考）onwhata（n）16ithadbeenforme.Iwasbagginguptheremainingtoys17iftherewasanyoneleftwhomightlikethem.Thenmyphonerang.Itwasmydaughter.She18toexplainaboutawomansheknewinKentuckywhohadfivechildren，oneseriouslyill，nohusband，noheatinginthehome，notoys！Ohh—howcouldwenothelpher？MydaughterandIdroveallnight，fromNewYorktoKentucky，andthosechildrenwokeupinanicewarmhousewithplentyof19！Myfriend's20ofkindnesslivedonthatyear，reachingallthewaytoKentucky！1、A．recording B．directing C．attending D．improving2、A．comingupwith B．catchingupwith C．keepingupwith D．putingupwith3、A．company B．family C．group D．club4、A．hobbies B．sports C．events D．games5、A．until B．after C．for D．since6、A．finished B．arrived C．followed D．approached7、A．livedon B．reliedon C．carriedon D．carriedout8、A．pleasure B．memory C．benefit D．favor9、A．extra B．hiding C．Active D．missing10、A．energy B．time C．pressure D．confidence11、A．difficulties B．impressions C．fears D．dreams12、A．however B．though C．otherwise D．somehow13、A．disappointment B．curiosity C．puzzlement D．relief14、A．absolutely B．eventually C．generally D．occasionally15、A．aswell B．atfirst C．inparticular D．oncemore16、A．pity B．honor C．burden D．discovery17、A．wondering B．realizing C．predicting D．evaluating18、A．came B．drove C．called D．returned19、A．candies B．flowers C．chocolates D．toys20、A．courage B．spirit C．position D．attentionSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Ifyou’reabooklover，youhaveapileofbooksonyourbedside，orabookshelfinyourlibrarywitha“toread”signonit．Yetyoucan’tstopyourselffromaddingtothepile．Thiscanleadtofeelingsofguiltoveryournewpurchases．ButI’mheretotellyoutostopworrying．Whatyouhaveisanantilibrary，andit’saverygoodthing．ThetermcomesfromwriterUmbertoEco．Heistheownerofalargepersonallibrary．Heseparatesvisitorsintotwogroups：thosewhoreactwith“Wow!Whatalibraryyouhave!Howmanyofthesebookshaveyouread?”andtheotherswhogetthepointthataprivatelibraryisnotsomethingtoshowoffbutaresearchtoo1．Readbooksarefarlessvaluablethanunreadones．Indeed，themoreyouknow，thelargertherowsofunreadbooks．Letuscallthiscollectionanantilibrary．Ifyouthinkyoualreadyknoweverythingaboutasubject，you’recuttingyourselfofffromastreamofinformationatanartificialpoint．Soagrowinglibraryofbooksyouhaven’treadmeansyou’reconsistentlycuriousabouttheunknown．Andthatattitudeisagreatfoundationforalifelongloveof1earning．Sodon’tfeelguiltoveryourunreadbooks．Thosebookswillbethereforyouwhenyoudowantthem，andasyoubuildyourlibraryofreadandunreadbooks，youcanstartusingitasyouwoulduseabiggerlibrary．Certainbooksmaybecomereferencesmorethanread-throughs．Oryoumayfindthatabookyouboughtfiveyearsagohasspecialrelevancetoday．Lettingtheroleofbooksevolveinyourlifeisahealthysignofcuriosity．That’sgoodforyouandgoodfortheworldaroundyou．1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“antilibrary”inParagraph2referto?A．Feelingsofguiltovernewbooks．B．Apileofbooksonthebookshelf．C．Thecollectionofunreadbooks．D．Alargepersonallibrary．2、Accordingtotheauthor，moreunreadbooksmean________．A．yourwronglifelonglearningattitudeB．youlimityourselffromtheunknownC．yourhavenointerestinthenewworldD．yourstrongdesireaboutnewinformation3、What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardshavinganantilibrary?A．Favorable．B．Doubtful．C．Ambiguous．D．Contradictory．4、Whatcanweknowfromthelastparagraph?A．CuriosityisasignofhighIQ．B．Booksaretheladderinourlife．C．Unreadbooksaresurelyrelevanttothepresent．D．Weshouldreadthrougheverybook．Text2Theworld’sfirst“SkyPool”hasbeenuncoated（曝光）-andit’llgiveanyoneatouchofdizziness（眩暈）,unlessheorsheisnotbotheredbyheights.Situatedinthecapital’snewriversidedistrictbesideBatterseaPowerStation,theglasspool,hanging10storeys,or110feetupasabridgebetweentwoapartmentbuildings,is25mlong,5mwideand3mdeepwithawaterdepthof1.2m.Swimmerswillbeabletolookdown35meterstothestreetbelowastheytakeadip,withonly20cmofglassbetweenthemandtheoutsideworld.It’sevengotabar,foldingchairsandanorangegarden.ThepoolwillbepartofEmbassyGardensatNineElms,ahuge￡15billionbuildingprojectbesidethenewAmericanEmbassyinsouth-westLondon.Theprojectiscreatingthousandsofapartments,thesmallestofwhichareexpectedtocostnearly$1million,andthepoolwillonlybeopentotheapartments’owners.EmbassyGardenstakesdesigninspirationfromtheMeatpackingDistrictofNewYorkwithfloortoceilingwindowsandbrickfrontages.Thedesigner,SeanMulryan,desiredtopushtheboundariesinthecapabilityofconstructionandengineeringanddosomethingthathadneverbeendonebefore.TheSkyPool’stransparentstructureistheresultofsignificantadvancementsintechnologiesoverthelastdecade.TheexperienceofthepoolwillbetrulyuniqueanditwillfeellikefloatingthroughtheairincentralLondon.ThosepeopleluckyenoughtoswimtherewillhaveaperfectviewofthePalaceofWestminsterandtheLondonEye.Itwillbeasellingpointfordeveloperswhenthesecondstageofthedevelopmentisreleasedtomarket.1、WhocanswimintheSkyPool?A．AnyoneatNineElms.B．VisitorstoLondon.C．PeoplelivinginEmbassyGardens.D．Thosewhoarenotterrifiedofheights.2、PeopleluckyenoughtoswimintheSkyPoolcandothefollowingexcept.A．drinkingwithfriendsB．experiencingdivingandsurfingC．appreciatingtheLondonEyeD．sittingintheorangegarden3、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．ThepoolliesinthecentreofLondon.B．Thepoolis25metresabovetheground.C．ThepoolwassimilartoNewYork’smodernconstructions.D．ThepoolishelpfulforsellingapartmentsinEmbassyGardens.4、Wecaninferfromthetextthat________.A．theapartmentsinEmbassyGardensarefairlyexpensiveB．thenewAmericanEmbassyhasbeenmovedawayC．NineElmsisastreetinEmbassyGardensD．buildingthepoolisnotacomplexjobText3NewZealandEscortedTours-AgreatwaytoexperienceNewZealandExploretheNorthorSouthIslandsorindulgeinacountrywideNewZealandescortedtour.WithourunrivaledrangeofNewZealandtoursfromKirraTours,AATKings.InspiringJourneys,ThriftyToursandmore,NewZealandisyourstositbackandenjoy.KirraTours____dayClassicNewZealandPanoramaNewZealandescortedtourHotel4star-2nightsViewed24timesinthelast7daysTravelthelengthofNewZealandononeofourmostpopularcoachtouritineraries(路線).With18daystoexploreNewZealand’sNorthandSouthIsland’s,thistourtakesyoutoallthenot-to-be-missedhighlights,witharangeofoutstandingactivitiesincludedalongtheway!ViewTourDetailGetPrices+ShortlistEnquireNowAATKings-___DaySouthernSpotlight9daysfromChristchurchtoChristchurchNewZealandescortedtourHotel3star-8nightsViewed237timesinthelast7daysTheperfecttourforthosewantingt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B．AATKings.C．InspiringJourneys. D．ThriftTours.1、VisittoMt.CookNationalParkisavailableinboth.A．KirraToursandAATKings B．KirraToursandThriftyToursC．KirraToursandInspiringJourneys D．InspiringJourneysandThriftyTours2、Wheredoyoumostpossiblyseetheadvertisement?A．Onatravelwebsite. B．Inatourbrochure.C．Inageographytextbook. D．InatravelmagazineText4Theorganicfoodhasgainedalotof[popularityastheyarebeingconsideredashealthierandtastier.Afairnumberofpeopleadvocatealarge-scaleshifttoorganicfarmingfromconventionalagriculture.Butthismightnotseemwell-founded.Sincethemid-19thcentury,conventionalindustrialagriculturehasbecomeincrediblyefficientonasimplelandtofoodbasis.Conventionalfarminggetsmoreandmorecroppersquarefootofland,whichcanmeanlesswildernessneedstobetransformedtofarmland.Tomakefarmingmoreefficient,conventionalagricultureusesasignificantamountofsyntheticfertilizer（合成肥料）eachyear,andallthatnitrogen（氮）enablesmuchfasterplantgrowth.However,thecostispaidinvastpolluteddeadzonesatthemonthsofmanyoftheworld’srivers,becausemuchofthenitrogenendsuprunningoffthesoilandintotheoceans.Thisalsomakesconventionalfarmingoneofthemajorthreatstotheenvironment.Toweakentheenvironmentalimpactofagriculture,improvesoilqualityaswellasproducehealthierfoods,somefarmershaveturnedtoorganicfarming.Environmentalistshavealsowelcomedorganicfoodasbetterfortheplanetthanthefoodproducedbyagriculturalcorporations.Organicpractices---refusingartificialfertilizersandchemicalpesticides–areconsideredfarmoresustainable.Salesoforganicfoodrose7.7%in2010,upto$26.7billion—andpeoplearemakingthosepurchasesfortheirmoralsensesasmuchastheirtongues.Yetanewmeta-analysisinNaturedoesthemathandcomestoahardconclusion:organicfarmingproduces25%fewercropsonaveragethanconventionalagriculture.IntheNatureanalysis,scientistsperformedananalysisof66studiescomparingconventionalandorganicmethodsacross34differentcropspecies,fromfruitstograins.Theyfoundthatorganicfarmingdeliveredaloweroutputforeverycroptype,thoughthedifferencevariedwidely.Forcropslikefruittrees,organictrailed（落后于）conventionalagriculturebyjust5%.Yetformajorgraincropsandvegetables–allofwhichprovidetheworld’smaincalories–conventionalagricultureoutperformedorganicsbymorethan25%.Whatthatmeansisthatwhileorganicfarmingmaybemoresustainablethanconventionalagriculture,therearetrade-offs（此消彼長）witheach.Soanidealglobalagriculturesystemmayborrowthebestfrombothsystemsratherthanupholdingmerelyorganicorconventionalpractices.1、What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?A．Tocomparetwotypesoffarming.B．Tocriticizeconventionalagriculture.C．Todiscussthedevelopmentoffarming.D．Toargueforarealisticagriculturesystem.2、Whatdoweknowaboutconventionalfarming?A．Itproducesmorecropswithfewerfertilizers.B．Itachievesefficiencyatahugecosttotheenvironment.C．Ifoffersalong-termsolutiontoglobaldemandforfood.D．Itperformsfarbetterforeachcroptypethanorganicfarming.3、Whatdoestheauthormostprobablyagreewith?A．Employingorganicfarmingtoplantrice.B．Adoptingorganicpracticestogrowpotato.C．Usingconventionalmethodstoplantcabbage.D．Applyingconventionalfarmingtogrowingapple.4、Whichofthefollowingshowsthedevelopmentofideasinthispassage?CP:CentralPointP:PointSp:Sub-point（次要點）C:ConclusionA．B．C．D．PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)HappinesshasdifferentmeaningstodifferentpeopleTosome,itmeans1．(surround)byfamiliesandfriendsandachievingsuccessTo2．,itcan3．(simple)meanadaywithoutsufferingorjustbeingaliveHowever,howtofindhappinessisnoteasy,especiallywhenyouareinhardtimesSangLanis4．verygoodexampleofsomeonewhoishappywithherlife,evenwhenpeopleexpecthertobesadSangLan,5．besteventwasthevault,wasahappyandsuccessfulgymnastinChinaShestartedwinning6．(competition)in7．Thoughhertrainingmeanslivingapartfromherparents,shewashappy8．(devote)herselftogymnasticsIn1998,asmallaccidentduringherpracticevaultsattheGoodwillGamescould9．(cost)herfuturehappinessHowever,insteadofcryingaboutwhatshehadlostandfeeling10．(hope),SangLanthoughtaboutwhatshecoulddotogetbetterWhenshewentbacktoChina,shestudiedbroadcastingatPekingUniversityandthenhostedasportsprogrammeaboutthe2008BeijingOlympicsShebelievesthatkeepingbusy11．(help)hertostaypositiveLongtimeago,aboy1．(name)BobmetanewfriendinQQ,sheisLarryLarryworkswithTransportDriversIncOnemorningin2009,Larrywastravelingalong165northafterdeliveringtooneofhiscustomerswhenhesawacar2．itsbrightlightsonAshegoteven3．(close),hefoundanothervehicleupsidedownontheroadOnemorelook4．henoticedfireshootingout5．(repeat)fromunderthedisabledvehicleLarrypulledover,setthebrakeandgotholdofthefireextinguisher(滅火器)Twogoodburstsfromtheextinguisherandthefire6．(put)outThemanwhohadhisbrightlightsoncameoverandtoldLarryhehadmadeacallTheythenheardawoman’svoicecomingfromthedamagedvehicle7．(approach)thevehicle,theysawthatawomanwastryingtogetoutofthebrokenwindowTheytoldhertostaystill,butshethoughtthecarwasgoingtoexplodeLarrytoldherthathehadalreadyputoutthefireOncefireand8．(emergent)peoplearrived,LarryandtheothermanbackedoffandletthemgotoworkThen,Larryaskedthepolice9．hewasneededorfreetogoTheylethimandtheothermangoOnethingisforcertain—It10．(be)hiseffortsthatmostlikelysavedthewoman’slifeSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Haveyoueverconsideredvolunteering?Itgivesyouachancetomakecontributions.You'llfeelasenseofpridethatyouarevolunteeringyourtime,andalocalorganizationwillbenefit,too.Buthowtovolunteer?Followthethreestepsbeforeyouenjoyit.Pickanorganization.1、You'relikelytobehappierandvolunteerlongeratanorganizationthatsupportsacauseyoucareabout.Forexample,ifyou'reinterestedinanimalwelfare,maybeyouwanttovolunteeratananimalshelter.Muchlikejobsearchsites,youcanalsousevolunteerwebsiteslikeVolunteerMatchtohelpyoufindvolunteeropportunitiesinyourarea.Ifyoustillcan'tnarrowdownwhereyouwanttovolunteer,startaskingpeopleyouknowwheretheyvolunteer.2、Beclearwhatyoucanoffer.Firstidentifyyourskills.Forexample,maybeyoucouldwritebrochures（小冊子）forlocalnonprofitsifwritingisyourstyle.3、Youneedtobesurehowmuchtimeyoucangivetoanorganizationbasedonyourothercommitments.Ifyoutrytodotoomuch,you'remorelikelytogiveup.4、Treattheapplicationlikeajob.Spendsometimepreparingfortheinterview,muchasyouwouldforajobinterview.5、Askwhat'sexpectedofvolunteers.Forinstance,volunteersatamuseummaybeexpectedtolearnpartsofthegalleries（展覽館）togivetours.Startvolunteeringslowly.Thatis,it'sbettertocommittojustalittlebitoftimeatfirsttoseeifyoulikevolunteeringattheorganization.A．Applyandgetstarted.B．Volunteerinpersonoronline.C．Thendon’tforgettoreviewyourweeklyschedule.D．You'dbetterfocusonthecausesyoulikeverymuch.E.Youmayfindoneofthemhastheperfectopportunityforyou.F.Itisalsoatimeforyoutojudgewhethertheorganizationisfitforyou.