尚志市2023年考研《英語一》預測密卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)In1982,IwasayoungmarketingpersoninacompanyinMumbai.IhadaveryseniorcolleaguenamedPaul,whotaughtmehowto36marketingeffectivelyandhowtodealwithlife37.Itwasoneofthose38days…management,salescalls,planningmytravelschedule,bookinghotels,arrangingappointmentsandthe39wasendless.Bytheendoftheday,Iwasnotonlyexhaustedbutwasgetting40.ItwasatthistimethatPaulinvitedmetohishousetohavearest.WemadeourwaytoPaul’shouse.Although41afteraday’shardwork,IwasexcitedtochatwithPauland42hisrichexperienceinmarketing.Asweenteredhishouse43themaindoor,Paulstartedsinginghisfavouritesong,Ihaveadream.Iwasinno44tolistentohissong.Ionlywantedtohearabouthowhehandled45salescalls.AsIleanedoverPaul’sshouldertotellhimthat,twoyounggirlswalkeduptoPaulandhuggedhim.Theycouldn’twalksteadily,andneithercouldtheytalk46,buttheirfaceswerefullof47andtheyalsosangasong:Nomummy’skissesonlydaddy’ssmiles;nobodywantsus,anddaddyhugsustonight.Iwaswatchingwhatwasgoingon,totally48inthebeautifulsinging,whenPaultappedmeontheshoulderandaskedmetositdown.49toknow,IaskedPaulwhothesegirlswere.Tomy50,Paultoldmetheywerehisdaughtersandtheywerebornas“51children”(mentallydisabled).HiswifediedandhewaIwasmovedtotears.Intheoffice,nooneknewwhatPaulwas52inhispersonallife.Heneverlookedfor53fromhisfriendsandcolleagues.Onthecontrary,healwayshelpedusattheoffice.AndbeingheadoftheDepartment,healways54Paul’slifehasbeenagreat55tome.Ifamancansmilethroughthesetroubles,nothingcanpreventhimfromachievingsuccessinworkorlife.1、A．do B．reduce C．learn D．handle2、A．calmly B．cheerfully C．hurriedly D．quickly3、A．busy B．happy C．pleasant D．worrying4、A．call B．event C．list D．order5、A．disappointed B．excited C．refreshed D．annoyed6、A．worried B．tired C．discouraged D．ashamed7、A．share B．celebrate C．collect D．improve8、A．for B．into C．through D．with9、A．condition B．mood C．patience D．situation10、A．grateful B．expensive C．unlucky D．troublesome11、A．properly B．freely C．actively D．slowly12、A．fear B．scars C．smiles D．tears13、A．caught B．lost C．stuck D．trapped14、A．Curious B．Keen C．Strange D．Stubborn15、A．disappointed B．joy C．relief D．surprise16、A．talented B．naughty C．special D．homeless17、A．comingacross B．goingthrough C．dealingwith D．puttingon18、A．sympathy B．opinions C．requirement D．friendship19、A．allowed B．trained C．forced D．encouraged20、A．confusion B．challenge C．inspiration D．impressionSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Asself—drivingcarscomeclosertobeingcommononAmericanroads,muchoftherhetoric(說辭)promotingthemhastodowithsafety.About40,000peopledieonU.S.roadseveryyear,anddrivererrorsarelinkedtomorethan90percentofcrashes.Butmanyofthebiggestadvocatesofautonomousvehiclesaren’tcarcompanieslookingtoimprovethesafetyoftheirexistingproducts.Hugebackingforself-drivingtechnologiesiscomingfromSiliconValleygiantslikeGoogleandApple.Thoseofuswhohavestudiedtherelationshipbetweentechnologyandsocietytendtolookmorecarefullyatthemotivationsbehindanytechnologicalpush.Inthiscase,it’sclearthatinadditiontoaddressingsafetyconcerns,SiliconValleyfirmshaveastrongincentive(動機)tocreateanewvenueforincreasingtheuseoftheirdigitaldevices.Everyminutepeoplespendontheirmobilephonesprovidesdata-andoftenmoney-totechcompanies.Atpresent,digitaldevicesanddrivingareinconflict:Thereareserious,oftenfatal,consequenceswhendriversusesmartphonestotalkortotext.Regulatorsandsafetyadvocateslooktoresolvedialconflictbybanningphoneusewhiledriving-ashashappenedinvirtuallyeverystate.Butthetechcompaniesaretakingadifferentapproach.TheobviousanswerforSiliconValleyiscreatinganantomobileinwhichcontinuouscellphoneusenolongerposesathreattoanyone.Inrecentyears,theamountoftimeadultsspendontheirmobiledeviceshasgrownrapidly.Atthemoment,it’saroundfourhoursadayfortheaverageadultintheU.S.However,thatrapidgrowthislikelytoslowdownaspeoplerunoutoftimethat’savailableforthemtousetheirdevices.Unless,ofcourse,there’sanewblockoftimethatsuddenlyopensup.TheaverageAmericannowspendsabout48minutesinacareveryday,asizableopportunityforincreasedcellphoneuse.Soasthepublicconversationaroundautonomouscarshighlightsthesafetyadvantages,don’tforgetthetechindustry’spowerfuldesireformoreprofits,whichgoeswellbeyondsimplysavingusfromourselves.1、WhoareresponsibleformosttrafficaccidentsinAmerica?A．Carcompanies.B．Techcompanies.C．Drivers.D．Self-drivingcars.2、WhatisSiliconValley’smotiveforpromotingself-drivingtechnologies?A．Tomakemoremoney.B．Toreducetrafficaccidents.C．Tolimittheuseofdigitaldevices.D．Tosupportcarcompanies.3、Whatisthepresent-daysolutiontotheconflictbetweendigitaldevicesanddriving?A．Teachingpeopletrafficrules.B．Improvingself-drivingtechnologies.C．Fixingdigitaldevicesincars.D．Banningphoneusewhiledriving.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“anewblockoftime”possiblyreferto?A．Theworkingtime.B．People’ssparetime.C．Thetimespentinthecar.D．Thetimespentonmobiledevices.Text2Amazingconceptimageshaveshownwhathomesofthefuturecouldlooklike,aspreparationsaremadefortheworld’sfirstfreefrom3D-printedproperty(房產).ExpertswillbuildahousecalledCurveAppeal,whichwillbe3D-printedoff-sitebeforebeingputtogetheron-sitetocreatetwooutsidewalls,aroofandaninsidepart.Thesefourmainsectionswillthenbejoinedtogether.Although3D-printedbuildingshavebeenmadebefore,thishome-tobeconstructedinChattanooga,Tennessee,laterthisyear—willbethefirstofitskind,asitwillcontainnoregularshapesorangles.ThehouseisthecreationofthedesigncompanyWATG,basedinLondonandCalifornia.ThedesignforCurveAppealdrawsinspirationfromtheCaseStudyHouseprogram.Thearchitectsleadingtheprogramwerefamedforconstantlypushingthelimitsintermsofminimalist(極簡主義)materials,andtryingtocreateopen-planspacesthatfocusedonenhancing(增強)naturallight.Inawrittenstatement,aspokesmanforWATGsaid,“Employingmanyofthesamemodemdesignprinciples,CurveAppealisthenextevolutionarystep.It’simportantthatthearchitectureandtheenvironmentworktogetherharmoniously.ThechosensiteisstepsawayfromtheTennesseeRiverinabeautifulwooded,sunlitarea.”WATGwasawardedthefirstprizeintheFreeformHomeDesignChallengein2016andgivenprizemoneyof$8,000tomakeitsplansareality.Thecompetitionwasaimedatarchitects,designers,engineersandartists.Participantswerechallengedtodesigna600to800sqftsingle-familyhomethatrethinkstraditionalaesthetics(美學),ergonomics,construction,buildingsystemsandstructure.Overthelastyear,WATG’sChicagoofficehasbeendevelopingtheirdesignwithBranchTechnology.Thisprojectiscurrentlyunderway,workingtowardsbreakinggroundlaterthisyear.Oncecompleted,theCurveAppealhomewillhaveopenandlight-filledinsidelivingspaces.1、FromthepassagewecanknowthatCurveApple.A．willbedifferentfromanordinaryhouseB．isthefirst3D-printedbuildingC．hasapparentwallsandaroofD．waseverbuiltintheworld2、WhereisthearchitectlocatedaccordingtoParagraph4?A．FarawayfromtheTennesseeRiver.B．InthewoodsneartheTennesseeRiver.C．BetweentheTennesseeRiverandthewoods.D．Nexttosomemodemarchitectures.3、WhatdoestheFreeformHomeDesignChallengedo?A．Itmotivatesparticipantstodesignatrandom.B．Itemphasizestraditionsratherthanmodernization.C．Itsponsorscompetitorswhennecessary.D．Ithelpsputcreativeideasintopractice.4、What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Whatourhomeswilllooklikeinthefuture.B．TheFreeformHomeDesignChallenge.C．Theworld’sfirstfreeform3D-printedhouse.D．Thedevelopmentof3Dinarchitecture.Text3Britonsareincreasinglyentertainingguestsathomewithdinner,filmandkaraokenights,inspiredbytelevisionshowsoncookery(烹飪術)andhomeentertainment,accordingtoasurvey.Morethanhalf(53percent)oftherespondentstoapoll(民意測驗)of1,000Britonsacrossthecountrysaidtheynowprefertospendqualitytimewithfamilyandfriendsbyinvitingthemovertotheirhomesratherthanmeetinginbarsandrestaurants,thesurveybymobilephoneoperatorT-Mobileshowed.Populartelevisionshowssuchas“ComeDineWithMe,”whereamateurchefsattempttowowtheaudiencewiththeirculinary(烹調的)skills,“MasterChef”whereordinarypeoplecompetetocooktoMichelinstandards(米其林餐廳評分標準)andanumberofcelebritycookeryshowshaveinspiredBritonstoentertainathome.Thepollshowedthatnearlyathirdofrespondentshadspentmoneyonhomeentertainmentimprovementssuchassofas,diningtablesandbiggertelevisionstoimpresstheguests.“Overthelastcoupleofyears,myclientshaveincreasinglyaskedforhomepartiesratherthanonesatindependentplaces,”partyplanningexpertLizBrewersaidinastatementaccompanyingthepoll’sresults.“Thisisnotonlyduetoaslowingofeconomicactivitybutbecausemanyhavebecomeincreasinglyhouse-proudandeagertoshowofftheircookingskills,inadditiontotheirlatesthomeentertainmentpurchases.”CelebritychefJamieOliverwasthetopchoicefordreamhostofrespondents,whilePrimeMinisterGordonBrownwasoneoftheleastfavored,alongsideConservativeleaderDavidCameron.1、Britons’interestinentertainingguestsathomeisgrowingbecauseoftheimpactof.A．MichelinstandardsB．televisionprogramsC．fasteconomicdevelopmentD．mobilephoneoperatorT-Mobile2、Theunderlinedword“wow”inParagraph3probablymeans“”.A．fillB．compareC．impressD．associate3、Toentertainguestsathome,thehostshaveto.a.purchasecertainfurnitureb.improvetheircookingskillsc.consultapartyplanningexpertfirstd.asksomeprofessionalchefstohelpA．aandbB．canddC．aanddD．bandc4、Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?A．TheserviceofmostBritishrestaurantsisnotsatisfactory.B．Politiciansarethetopchoicefordreamhostofrespondents.C．TwothirdsofBritonsarewillingtoentertainguestsathome.D．Entertainingguestsathomewillstrengthentherelationships.Text4Twonewstudiessuggestthatmodemrunningshoescouldincreasetheriskofinjuriestorunners.Onestudyinvolvedsixty-eighthealthyyoungwomenandmenwhoranatleasttwenty-fourkilometersaweek.Therunnerswereobservedonatreadmillmachine(跑步機).Sometimestheyworerunningshoes.Othertimestheyranbarefoot.ResearchersfromtheJKMTechnologiesCompanyinVirginia,theUniversityofVirginiaandtheUniversityofColoradodidthestudy.Theyfoundthatrunningshoescreatemorestressthatcoulddamageknees,hipsandanklejointsthanrunningbarefoot.Theyobservedthattheeffectwasevengreaterthantheeffectreportedearlierforwalkinginhighheels.ThestudyappearedintheofficialscientificjournaloftheAmericanAcademyofPhysicalMedicine.TheotherstudyappearedinthejournalNature.ItcomparedrunnersintheUnitedStatesandKenya.TheresearcherswerefromHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts,MoiUniversityinKenyaandtheUniversityofGlasgowinScotland.Theydividedtherunnersintothreegroups.Onegrouphadalwaysrunshoeless.Anothergrouphadalwaysrunwithshoes.Andthethirdgrouphadchangedtoshoelessrunning.Runnerswhowearshoesusuallycomedownheelfirst.Thatputsgreatforceonthebackofthefoot.Butthestudyfoundthatbarefootrunnersgenerallylandonthefrontormiddleoftheirfoot.Thatwaytheyeaseintotheirlandingandavoidstrikingtheirheel.Harvard’sDanielLiebermanledthestudy.Hesaysthewaymostrunningshoesaredesignedmayexplainwhythosewhowearthemlandontheirheels.Theheeloftheshoeisbiggerandheavierthanotherpartsoftheshoe,soitwouldseemmorelikelytocomedownfirst.Also,theheelgenerallyhasthickmaterialunderittosoftenlandings.Buttheresearchersdonotsuggestthatrunnersimmediatelystartrunningbarefoot.Theysayittakessometraining.Andtherecanberisks,likerunningwhenyourfeetaretoocoldtofeelifyougetinjured.ThestudywaspartlysupportedbyVibram,whichmakesakindoffootwearthatitsaysislikerunningbarefoot.Thefindingshavegottenalotofattention.Buttheresearcherssaytherearemanyproblemsinthewaythepresshasreportedintheirpaper.SotheyhavetriedtoexplaintheirfindingsonaHarvardWebsite.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Thewaythatwerunbylandingonthefrontormiddleofourfootcouldavoiddamagingourheel.B．Weshouldstartrunningbarefootinnotime.C．Runninginmodemrunningshoescouldhavemoreseriouseffectsthanrunninginhighheels.D．Wewon’tbeinjuredifwerunbarefoot.2、Howmanyorganizationsareinvolvedinthetwostudies?A．Three.B．Four.C．Five.D．Six.3、Howdidtheresearchersdothetwostudies?A．Bypractising.B．Bycomparing.C．Byquestioning.D．Byreasoning.4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Walkinginhighheelscouldhavefewerseriouseffectsthanrunningbarefoot.B．Twonewdiscoveriesencouragepeopletoruninhighheels.C．Runninginshoesispartlygoodtorunners.D．Twonewstudiesproverunningwithoutshoesisbeneficialtorunnersinmostcases.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Trafficjams(堵塞)areacommonprobleminlargercitiesInsomecities,trafficjamsgetsobadduringrushhourthatitissometimes1．(fast)towalkthantodriveTrafficaccidentsarealsoaproblemSadlytheseproblemsarenoteasytosolveHowever,atrafficsystem(系統)beingtestedinseveralcitiesinNorthernEuropehasledtosomesurprising2．(result)Thesystem3．(call)“sharedstreets”ItisasystemthathasveryfewtrafficlawsAsaresult,sharedstreetareashavenotrafficlightsorstreetsignsAlthoughmostpeoplewouldexpectthistocausethenumberoftrafficjamsandaccidents4．(go)up,untilnow5．hasbeenagreatdropinbothOnereason6．(be)thatthesharedstreetssystemencouragespeopletobemore7．(care)Withouttrafficrules,peopleslowdownandpaymoreattention8．eachotherNormaltrafficsystems,ontheotherhand,dependonsigns,9．peopleoftenmissordon'tfollow,leadingtoaccidentsAlso,thesharedstreetssystemdecreases(減少)trafficjamsbecausewithoutfixed(固定的)parkingspaces,itiseasierforcarstomovearound10．(free)whenthereisalotoftraffic語法填空EnglishhasdevelopedoveralonghistoryOldEnglishconsistedofa1．(mix)ofCelticandthelanguagesspokenbytwoGermanicgroupsfromthe2．(Europe)mainlandAttheendofthe9thcentury,theVikingsmovedtoBritain,3．(bring)withthemtheirlanguagesTheirlanguagesalsomixed4．OldEnglish,whichhadbecometheofficiallanguageofEnglandbythe10thcenturyMiddleEnglishreferstotheEnglish5．(use)fromaroundthe12thtothe15thcenturiesIn1066,Normans,6．French-speakingpeople,defeatedEngland7．FrenchdidnotreplaceEnglishasthefirstlanguage,it8．(play)animportantroleintheformationofEnglishDuringtheRenaissanceinthe16thcentury,ModernEnglishappeared,in9．manyLatinandGreekwordswereincludedNowEnglishis10．(wide)spokenaroundtheworldSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)WhywestillneedtoreadDickensWalkintoanybookstore,andyoucanhardlyavoid“bumpinginto”CharlesDickens.ManyofDickens’worksstillsellwelltoday.1、AssomeonewhoteachesDickens,thequestionofwhywestillreadhimisoftenonmymind.2、Onedaynearly10yearsago,however,whenIwasgivingalecture,IwastellingthestudentsthatforVictorianreaders,Dickens’swritingwasa“tune-in-next-week”typeofthingthatgeneratedcrazes.3、“Butwhyshouldwestillreadthisstuff?”thestudentasked.TheanswerIgavewasonlyacceptable,“Becauseheteacheryouhowtothink,”Isaid.Thequestionannoyedmeforyears,foryears,andforyearsItoldmyselfanswers,butneverwithcompletesatisfaction.WereadDickensbecauseheisnotjustamanofhisowntimes,butalsoamanforourtimes.WereadDickensbecausewecanlearnfromexperiencesofhischaractersalmostaseasilyaswecanlearnfromourownexperiences.4、ButthesearenotexactlythereasonwhyIreadDickens.Mysearchforananswercontinueduntilonedayatextmessagecamefromastudentofmine.“WestillreadDickens’snovels,”shewrote,“becausetheytelluswhywearewhatweare.”Simpleasitwas,that’stheexplanationIhadsoughtforyears.Dickensshinesalightonwhoweareduringthebestoftimesandwroteoftimes.5、Ifyouhavetime,gotopickuponeofhismanynovels,readitandenjoywhatithastotellyouaboutyourself.A．Thenahandshotup.B．Iknowthatwasn’treallythereason.C．Andtheyareplacedonoutstandingshelves.D．Thatquestionwasnevermoretroubling.E.That’swhywestillneedtoreadhimtoday.F.IalreadyknowwhoitisI’llmeetinthosenovels.G.TheseareallwonderfulreasonstoreadDickens.HowtheElderlyAreTreatedAroundtheWorldHowculturesviewandtreattheirelderlyiscloselylinkedtotheirmostprizedvaluesandqualities.1、IntheUSandUK,Protestantism(新教)isatplay.Westernculturestendtobeyouth-centric,stressingqualitieslikeindependence.2、Ittiesaperson’svaluetohisorherabilitytowork–somethingthatbecomesweakerinoldage.Astheirhealthbecomesworse,theelderlyintheseculturesoftenmoveto