考研《英語一》四方臺區2023年預測密卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ItwasalazymorningduringtheChristmasweek.Wewereenjoyingbreakfastwhenthedoorbellrang.Itwasalittlegirl,standingatthedoorwaywithapieceofpaperandafacethatcarriedanexpressionofwant,ratheracommon1duringChristmas.Shemurmuredthatthepaperwasherbooklistandthatshewasgoingaround2moneytobuyherschoolbooks.Mychildrenwentinsideandbroughtsome3forher.Thiskindofincidenthappensveryofteninmyhometown,4duringChristmas.FromwhereIwasseated,Icouldseeherclearly.Shelookedabouttenyearsoldandsheworeadresstoobigforher.Shespokeina5voiceandlookedatmestraightintheeye.Somethingmademegetupand6her.Inanswertomyquestions,shesaidthathermothermadehoppersandshe7thembeforegoingtoschool.Butthehoppermoneywasnotadequateto8thelist;therefore,shewasgoingfromhousetohouseaskingforhelp.Hervoicetoldmethestory;hereyestoldmethatitwas9.IsaidI'dbuyherwhatwasonthelist.Wedrovetoanearbybookstore.Shesat10,withastrangelookonherface.Whentheclerkwastakingallthethingsonthelist,thelittlegirlkeptstaringasifconfused.Perhapsshehadnever11somanynewthingsbefore.Theyweremerelyexercisebooks,pencils,pensandsuchthings.Shewhisperedher12tous.Strange,Ihadn'tbeenawarethatgivingsuch13thingstooneinneed,couldbringmesuchalotofhappiness.Aswedroveback,Icouldseethelittlegirlinthemirror.AllthegiftsIhadgiveninmylifenever14upafacesomuch.Shewasgraspingtheparcel,smilingtoherself.Thetotaleventmadeusallvery15.OurChristmasbecamemoremeaningful.1、A．problemB．sightC．momentD．experience2、A．borrowingB．receivingC．beggingD．lending3、A．clothesB．booksC．foodD．coins4、A．absolutelyB．casuallyC．especiallyD．hardly5、A．strangeB．politeC．seriousD．loud6、A．careforB．speaktoC．smileatD．holdto7、A．soldB．neededC．collectedD．used8、A．buyB．makeC．coverD．control9、A．painfulB．trueC．movingD．interesting10、A．happilyB．eagerlyC．anxiouslyD．silently11、A．possessedB．boughtC．seenD．accepted12、A．surpriseB．satisfactionC．thanksD．pleasure13、A．simpleB．wonderfulC．expensiveD．useful14、A．litB．madeC．putD．shut15、A．confusedB．delightedC．amazedD．relievedSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1IfIhadtochoosewhatlanguagetolearnnext,it’satoughdecisionbutit’dprobablybeGermanbecausemanypeoplethatknowseverallanguagestellmethatGermanistheirfavouritelanguageintermsofexpressingthemselves.AndIthinkitmighthavesomethingtodowiththevastamountofvocabularytheGermanlanguagehas.SoIthinkit’dbereallydifficultbutafunchallenge.Elena(Canada,teacher)IthinkI’dliketolearnFrenchnextbecauseit’saveryromantic(浪漫的)languageanditcouldbeveryusefulindifferentjobsituations.Besides,IthinkitcouldhelpmeunderstandEnglishabitmoreaswell,sinceitwaspreviouslythelanguageofdiplomacy(外交).Bryan(USA,writer)I’dlovetolearnItaliannext.IvisitedMilanlastyearandIthinkitwouldbegreattobeabletospeaktosomeofthelocals.Also,it’squitesimilartoSpanish,soIdon’tthinkitwouldbetooconfusing.Georgina(England,Olympicswimmer)I’dreallyliketolearnFrench.Iactuallylearneditsomeyearsago,butIhaven’tuseditinalongtimeandI’veforgottenitbutit’salanguagethatIreallyenjoyspeaking,andIthinkFranceisawonderfulcountry.James(NewZealand,travelwriter)1、WhichisoneofthereasonswhyBryanwantstolearnFrench?A．Itiseasytolearn.B．Itisusedfrequently.C．ItsoundsmorebeautifulthanEnglish.D．Itallowshimtoexpresshimselfmoreclearly.2、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．GeorginawillliveinMilan.B．GeorginacanspeakSpanish.C．Georginafeelspuzzledabouthercareer.D．GeorginawantstomakesomeItalianfriends.3、Whoisthemostfearlesslearner?A．Elena.B．Bryan.C．Georgina.D．James.4、WhatdoJamesandBryanhaveincommon?A．TheybothhavelearnedFrench.B．TheyboththinkFranceisanicecountry.C．TheyboththinkFrenchcanhelpthemunderstandEnglish.D．Theyarebothwriters.Text2Howmuchtelevisiondoyouwatch?Didyoureallygiveanhonestanswer?Arecentstudyshowsthatpeoplearen’ttotallytruthfulabouttheirtelevision-watchinghabits.ThestudyinquestionwasconductedatBallStateUniversityintheUS.Researcherstherewantedtofindouthowmuchtelevisionpeopleviewaccordingtotheirage.ThestudywaspaidforbyacouncilassociatedwiththeNielsenCompany,whichdeterminestelevisionratings.Theconclusionswerethatpeoplespendmorethan8hoursadaylookingatascreen.Thisincludedcellphonesandcomputers，butthemajorityweretelevisionscreens.Therearethreeinterestingthingsaboutthisstudy.Thefirstisthatpeopleareexposedtomorethanonehourofadvertisementsperday.ThesecondisthatevenwithaccesstoDVDsandinternetvideos,televisionisstillthemostpopularmediasource.Thethirdisthattheamountofscreen-watchingpeopledoisrelativelythesamefromtheagesof18-65.So,ifeveryoneiswatchingtelevision,whylieaboutit?Well,ifsomeoneadmitstheywatchtelevisionforfiveorsixhours,theycouldbeconsideredacouchpotato.MichaelPhillips,oneofthestudy’smainresearchers,says,“There’sasocialstigmaforpeoplewhowatchtoomuchtelevision.Sometimes,however,watchingthelatestrealityshoworthefunniestsitcomgivesco-workersandfriendsfunthingstotalkabout.”Evenifyoudowatchalotoftelevision,perhapswecanusethisstudyasareasontobehonestwithourselvesabouthowmuchtimewespendinfrontofthetelevision.Imean,afterall,everyoneelseisdoingit...1、WhydopeoplelieabouthowmuchTVtheywatch?A．Becausetheshowtheywatchedisnotthelatest.B．Becausetheymaybelaughedatbyco-workersorfriends.C．Becausetheydon’twantotherstoknowwhattheywatched.D．Becausethere’ssomethingnegativeattachedtowatchingtoomuchTV.2、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothestudy?A．Themostpopularmediasourceistheinternet.B．18-year-oldswatchmoreTVthansomeoneintheir60s.C．Peopleareexposedtooverthananhourofadvertisementsaday.D．Researcherssaythatpeoplewatchover8eighthoursoftelevisionaweek.3、Howcouldpeoplefeeltobeconsideredasacouchpotato?A．comfortableB．ashamedC．excitedD．satisfied4、Whatideadoestheauthormainlywanttoexpresswiththearticle?A．WhattheeffectsofwatchingTVare.B．Howmuchtelevisionweshouldwatcheveryday.C．TherearesomeinterestingfactsofwatchingTV.D．Peoplelieabouthowmuchtelevisiontheywatch.Text3SafetyisahugeconcernwheneverIrunwithmyearphonesin.ButIneedmusictorun.OtherwiseallIhearisthesoundofmyownbreathing.SoI’vefoundacompromise:Irunwithonlyoneearphonein.Themusicsoundsoff.It’sanimperfectsolution.Anupdatedpairofheadphones,calledAfterShokz,aimtodobetter.AfterShokzbillsitselfasusingboneconductingtechnologytoconductmusicfromthefrontoftheear,deliveringsoundthroughyourcheekboneandinnerear.Thiskeepsyoureardrum(鼓膜)freetoheareverythingelse.“Earbuds(耳塞式耳機)aretypicallydesignedtoblockoutallsound,whichisfinewhenyou’reinside.Butwhenyou’reoutside,youneedallyoursenses.Itwouldbelikesendingyououtcyclingwithablindfoldon,”saysRodAnnet,managingdirectorofAfterShokz.Here’swhereAfterShokzcomesin.Theheadphoneshookoverthebackofyourheadwiththemain“bud”restinghighupagainstyourcheek.Thiskeepsyourearfreetodelightinothersounds.Sodotheywork?Inaword,yes.Duringa45-minutejog,theydidn’tbounceorshift.IheardfarmoreofmyenvironmentthanInormallydo:anearbybikethere;arunnerpassingmeagaintomyleft;andsoforth.Whataboutthedownsides?Ifyou’reahugefanofhigh-qualitysound,youmightfindtheheadphonesabittinny.Onefriendexpressedconcernsaboutmissingtheabilitytogetlostinthemusicasyoumightbedistractedbyothernoises,althoughIpersonallydidn’tfindthatanissue.Yetthoseareallminordetails.Forme,probablythebiggestproblemistheprice.Rangingbetween￡49.96to￡83.29,AfterShokzheadphonesaren’texactlycheap.Withallthatconsidered,wouldIrecommendthem?Yes.AfterShokzheadphonesarequiteuseful.Whileoutjogging,theywerelight,painless,andeasytouse.Theymademefeelsafer.1、WhatisspecialaboutAfterShokzheadphones?A．Theyareagoodchoiceforinsideuse.B．Theyallowuserstohearothersounds.C．Theycanmakemusicsoundmorebeautiful.D．Theycandeliversoundthroughyoureardrum.2、Whatdoestheauthor’sfriendthinkofAfterShokzheadphones?A．Theypreventusersgettinglost.B．Theydeliverhigh—qualitysound.C．Theyoftenmovewhileusersarerunning.D．Theyfailtoallowuserstoenjoythemusic.3、TheauthorthinksAfterShokzheadphones.A．aretooexpensiveB．seemquiteuselessC．makeusersfeelpainD．aretoocomplextouse4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Toexpressworries.B．Tointroduceaproduct.C．Toshareapersonalstory.D．Tocomplainaboutaproduct.Text4Asself-drivingcarscomeclosertobeingcommononAmericanroads，muchoftherhetoric（浮夸之詞）promotingthemhastodowithsafety.About40，000peopledieonUSroadseveryyear，anddrivererrorsarelinkedtomorethan20percentofcrashes.Butmanyofthebiggestsupportersofautonomous（自動的）vehiclesaren'tcarcompanieslookingtoimprovethesafetyoftheirexistingproducts.Hugesupportforself-drivingtechnologiesiscomingfromSiliconValleygreatcompanieslikeGoogleandApple.Thoseofuswhohavestudiedtherelationshipbetweentechnologyandsocietytendtolookmorecarefullyatthereasonsbehindanytechnologicalpush.Inthiscase，it'sclearthatinadditiontosolvingsafetyconcerns，SiliconValleyfirmshaveastrongincentive（動機）tocreateanewplaceforincreasingtheuseoftheirdigitaldevices.Everyminutepeoplespendontheirmobilephonesprovidesdata—andoftenmoney—totechcompanies.Atpresent，digitaldevicesanddrivingareinconflict:Thereareserious，oftenfatalconsequenceswhendriversusesmartphonestotalkortotext.Regulators（管理者）andsafetysupporterslooktosolvedialconflictbybanningphoneusewhiledriving，ashashappenedinalmosteverystate.Butthetechcompaniesaretakingadifferentapproach.TheobviousanswerforSiliconValleyistocreateanautomobileinwhichcontinuouscellphoneusenolongercausesathreattoanyone.Inrecentyears,theamountoftimeadultsspendontheirmobiledeviceshasgrownrapidly.Atthemoment,it'saroundfourhoursadayfortheaverageadultintheUS.However,thatrapidgrowthislikelytoslowdownaspeoplerunoutoftimethat'savailableforthemuptousetheirdevices,unless,ofcourse,there'sanewblockoftimethatsuddenlyopensup.TheaverageAmericannowspendsabout41minutesinacareveryday,asizeableopportunityforincreasedcellphoneuse.Soasthepublicconversationaroundautonomouscarspaysattentiontothesafetyadvantages,don'tforgetthetechindustry'spowerfuldesireformoreprofits,whichgoeswellbeyondsimplysavingusfromourselves.1、WhoareresponsibleformosttrafficaccidentsinAmerica?A．Carcompanies. B．Drivers.C．Techcompanies. D．Self-drivingcars.2、WhatpushesSiliconValleytopromoteself-drivingtechnologies?A．Tomakemoremoney.B．Toreducetrafficaccidents.C．Tolimittheuseofdigitaldevices.D．Tosupportcarcompanies.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“anewblockoftime”possiblyreferto？A．Theworkingtime.B．People'ssparetime.C．Thetimespentinthecar.D．Thetimespentonmobiledevices.4、Whatcanweknowfromthepassage？A．Weshouldteachpeopletostrictlyobeytrafficrules.B．Thewritercallsonustolookatautonomouscarswisely.C．Carcompaniesaretheleadingpromotersofself-drivingcars.D．Nosolutiontotheconflictbetweenmobilephoneuseanddrivinghasbeenfoundyet.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Thequestionwasonceaskedofahighly1．(success)businessman,“Howhaveyoudonesomuchinyourlifetime?”Hereplied,“Ihavedreamed”Ihaveturnedmymind2．(imagine)whatIwantedtodoThenIhavegonetobedand3．(think)aboutmydreamsInthenightIdreamedaboutmydreamsAndwhenIawokeinthemorning,Isawthewaytomakedreamsreal”Whileotherpeopleweresaying,“Youcan’tdothat,anditis4．(possible)”Iwaswellonmywayto5．(achieve)whatIwantedAsWoodrowWilson,the28thPresidentof6．US,said,“Wegrowgreatbydreams”AllbigmenaredreamersSomeofusletthesedreamsdie,7．othersprotectthemandtakecare8．themthroughbaddaysuntiltheybringthemtothesunshineandlightwhichalwayscomestothosewho9．(sincere)hopethattheirdreamswillcometrueSoplease,don’tletanyonestealyourdreams,ortrytotellyoutheyaretooimpossible“Singyour10．(song),anddreamyourdreams,hopeyourhope”Theburnisakindofcommonbutverypainful1．(injure),Whileminorburnswillhealwithoutmuchmedicalattention,severeburnsrequirespecialcare2．(prevent)infectionBeforeyoutreataburn,itisimportanttounderstand3．degreeoftheburnyouhavesufferedFirstdegreeburnsarethemostcommonandhappenasaresultofbriefcontactwithhotitemsandthesunThedamageisonly4．themostouterlayeroftheskinTheywilllikelyappearredandmaybe5．(mild)painfulWhenyouhaveaseconddegreeburn,yourskinmightappear6．(swell),blisterswillformandthepainwillbemathmoreintenseSeconddegreeburnscomefrombriefcontactwithextremelyhot7．(thing),extendedcontactwithhotitemsandlongexposuretimeinthesunThirddegreeburnsarethemostserious8．theyneedimmediatemedicalattentionThesehappenwhenextendedexposuretoahotobjectburnsthroughallthreelayersofyourskin,sometimes9．(cause)muscle,fatandbonedamageTheburnswillhaveawhiteorblack10．(appear)ThepaincanvarydependingonthelevelofdamagetothenervesintheskinlayerTheseburnscanlookwetbecauseofthebreakofthecellsSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Carpooling(拼車)canbeagreatwaytogotowork.1、Itcanalsobeagreatwaytodecreaseboredomandlowerstressonyourridetowork.Here,wewilllookatsometipstohelpmakeyourcarpoolingsuccessfulandstress-free.2、Youneedtoclearlyoutlinewhattimeeveryoneisexpectedtobereadyandwhowillbedoingthedrivingeachday.Youcanalternatedriverseveryday,week,month,orwhateverworksforyourschedule.Ensurethatyouarealwayspunctualforpickingpeopleupwhendriving,andyouarealwaysreadywhenthecarpoolarrivestopickyouup.3、Anotherthingtoconsideriscreatingalistofrulesandpoliciesaheadoftime.4、Makepeopleknowthatthecarpoolingisforgoingtoandfromwork,notrunningerrands,andaskthateveryoneshouldgasuptheircarsbeforedeparting.Blastingmusicmaybeonepersonsmorningpick-me-up(提神的事物)butanother’smorningheadache,sosetrulesfortheuseoftheradioearlyanddon’tbreakthem.Finally,becertainthateveryoneisrespectfulofthecarpooling.Thismeansalwaysbeingontime,ensuringthatpeopledvehiclesarekeptcalm,notleavingtrashtothecarandensuringeveryonehasgoodmannersduringtheride.Aquietmorningcommute(通勤)canbeagoodwaytostarttheday.5、A．Thiswillsaveyoutonsoftime.B．Becertainthateveryoneispunctual.C．Forexample,don’teatorsmokeinyourcar.D．Thiswillmakeyourcarpoolingthemostefficient.E.Ridingtogethercansavemoneyongasandparking.F.Makingyourcarpoolingpeacefulcanmakeallthedifference.G.Onethingtoconsideristhatyouhaveagoodscheduleestablished.PeopleArePeopleGlobalizationhasbroughtdifferentculturestogetherinawayunimaginableonehundredyearsago.Today,Chinese,Indians,Arabs,Africans,Anglos,andHispanicsmayallworkinthesameoffices,attendthesameschoolsorliveinthesameneighborhoods.1、Andoursocietyhaslatelyemphasized（強調）theimportanceofdiversity.2、Takethefollowingoldproverbsforexample.

“Honestyisthefirstchapterinthebookofwisdom.”ThomasJefferson,AmericanPresident“Onefalsehoodspoilsathousandtruths.”Africanproverb“Behonesttothosewhoarehonest,andbealsotothosewhoarenothonest.”LaoTzu,Chinesephilosopher“Asacrificeiswrittenoffbyalieandthemeritofdevotionbyanactofcheat.”Hindusaying3、Theseseemstobeasortofculturalunity.Wedon’twishtoimplyallculturesarethesame.Culturaldiversit