2023年肇慶市四會市考研《英語一》模擬試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Asachild,Iwasalwaystoldto“eatmygreens”.Theseweretheunappealingvegetablesthatsatontheedgeofmyplate.Peas,andgreenbeans,alllookedandtasted1.Let’sfaceit,whenthereweresomanyotherdelicioustreatsto2,whyeatboringvegetables?Sincethenmytastebudshave3andI’malsofullyawareofthehealthbenefitsofeatingfreshvegetables.Butwestillneed4oftheamazinggoodnessthesegreensuperfoodsgiveus.IntheUK,acampaignhasbeen5forseveralyearstoencourageustoeatour“5ADay”—fiveportionsoffruitandvegetables.That’s6evidencehasshowntherearesignificanthealth7togettingatleastfive80gportionsofavarietyoffruitandvegetableseveryday.ButIstruggletryingtofitthesefiveportionsintomydaily8,partlybecauseIhaveasweet9andvegetablesare,well,tasteless.Researchershavebeen10howtomakeeatingvegetablesmore11.Theyanalysedthepsychologybehindourfood12andfoundthatmostofusare13bytaste.BradTurnwaldfromStanfordUniversitysaysthat“studiesshowthatpeople14tothinkofhealthieroptionsaslesstastyforsomereason.”InEurope,aprojectcalledVeggieEAThasalsobeentryingtofindwaystogetpeopleto15morevegetables.Projectleader,ProfessorHeatherHartwellbelievesin16encouragingpeopleintoeatingtherightthings.Oneideahasbeentoputa17ofatastylookingfruitonasupermarkettrolleyasa18aboutbuyingsomethingfromthefruitstore.Shesays,“Choiceisareally19thing.Butmakingvegetableslookattractivewillincreasetheirsales.”Certainly,eating“twistedcitrus-glazedcarrots”doessoundtempting,evenifitjust20likeacarrot,butifitmakesuseatmorevegetablesthenthatcanonlybeagoodthingforourhealth.1、A．deliciousB．disgustingC．ripenD．sweet2、A．buyB．prepareC．enjoyD．offer3、A．developedB．appearedC．existedD．shrank4、A．talkingB．informingC．remindingD．warning5、A．planningB．runningC．aimingD．intending6、A．whyB．howC．whenD．because7、A．needsB．issuesC．benefitsD．risks8、A．dietB．educationC．workD．exercise9、A．tendencyB．toothC．preferenceD．appetite10、A．showingB．discoveringC．reportingD．studying11、A．attractiveB．appropriateC．beneficialD．independent12、A．wastesB．valuesC．choicesD．judgments13、A．confusedB．disturbedC．challengedD．motivated14、A．manageB．tendC．agreeD．decide15、A．growB．harvestC．storeD．eat16、A．suddenlyB．slowlyC．firmlyD．seriously17、A．pictureB．lotC．varietyD．number18、A．signB．concernC．hintD．clue19、A．complexB．easyC．quickD．casual20、A．looksB．smellsC．feelsD．tastesSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Alovingfatherlostmuchweightafterbeingshamedintodietingwhenhebecamesofatthathecouldn'tplaywithhisyoungdaughter.ChrisWillis,47,tippedthescalesat172kgfollowingalifetimeoffattyfoods.Thedadcutoutallthefattyfoodshehadenjoyed,andbeganexercising.Henowweighs105kgafterlosing10kgeverymonthsinceJuly.Chrishadtotakelongpausesjusttoclimbthestairsorwalkmorethanafewyards,saying,"ThehardestthingwasseeingmylittlegirlinthegardenandnotbeingabletojoininbecauseIwassounhealthy.ButnowIammakingupforthelosttime-wedosomuchtogetheranditisjustgreat."Beforeswitchingtoahealthylifestyle,ChriswouldeatfiveslicesofbreadforbreakfastasamidmorningmealbeforeafullEnglishbreakfast.Hewouldtheneatasandwich,alargepackofcrispsandapastyforlunchbeforechewingawholepacketofbiscuitsintheafternoon.FordinnerChriswoulddemolishacurry,andicecream,andalsofourpintsofbeerbeforefeedingonfattysnacksallevening.Chrissaid,"At13,Iwas118kgandIrememberateacherpointingthisouttothewholeschool.FromthenonIwaspickedonandbullied(欺負).Myweightwentupandup.ButInowhaveanew-foundfreedom.Myfamilyandfriendshavebeensosupportiveandmywifeanddaughteraresopleasedforme.Infactit'sthemthatIdiditformorethananyoneelse.ThewholejourneyhasbeenamazingandIamstillshockedmyselfthatIhavemanagedtolosesomuchweight."Chrisisnowaimingforanewtargetweightof96kg.1、WhatwasthemainreasonforChrislosingweight?A．Hewasbulliedbyothers.B．Heweighedasmuchas172kg.C．Hewantedtoswitchtoahealthylifestyle.D．Hewastoounhealthytoplaywithhisdaughter.2、HowlongdoyouthinkChrishasbeendieting?A．Manyyears.B．About6months.C．Aboutoneyear.D．Sincehewas13.3、WhatdoestheunderlinedworddemolishinParagraph3probablymean?A．drinkB．absorbC．consumeD．destroy4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．Poweroffather'sLoveB．HarmofFattyFoodsC．ImportanceofHealthD．BenefitofExerciseText2WhiletheU.S.isstilldebatingaboutgettingridofthepenny,Swedenisrapidlymovingtowardsabolishingcurrency(貨幣)altogether.Thoughthismaysoundradical(過激的),itisanaturalevolutioninthisdigitalsociety.Sweden,whichwasthefirstEuropeancountrytointroducebanknotesin1661,hasjustbeenworkinghardertoconvinceitsresidentsthatdigitalpaymentsareasaferalternativetocarryingcash.Overtheyears,theideahasgainedpopularitywithresidents,especiallytheyoungergenerationthatismuchmorecomfortablewithtechnology.Todaymanybanksdon'tevenhaveATMsandsomehavestoppedhandlingcashaltogether!TicketstoridepublicbusesinmostSwedishcitiescanonlybepurchasedviacellphones.Numerousbusinessesarealsomovingtowardsacceptingonlydigitalpayments.Eventhehomelessthatsellstreetpapertomakeendsmeethavetostartacceptingthismodeofpayment!Butdespiteitsgrowingpopularity,somepeopledon'tlikethisradicalidea.Theyincludethehomeless,elderlypeopleaswellasthoselivinginruralareaswhoarestilluncomfortablewithmobilephonesandcomputers.Buttheofficialsareconfidentthatintheverynearfuture,theywillbeabletoconvinceeveryonetomovethissafeandmorecost-effectivepaymentsystem.Swedenisnottheonlycountrytryingtoabolishpapercurrencyandcoins.ThemovementisrapidlygaininggroundinDenmarkandFinlandaswell.In2014,Israelannouncedathree-stepplantogocashlessandjustlastweekthevendors(小販)ofapopularstreetinSydneydeclaredtheywouldstopacceptingcurrencyfromcustomers.Whetherthisphenomenonspreadsremainstobeseen.Butonethingisforsure—Withincreasinglyadvancedpaymentsystemsbeingintroducedeveryday,pullingoutcashisrapidlybecoming“uncool”.1、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3and4?A．ManybanksinSwedendon'thaveATMs.B．Youdon'thavetobuyticketswhenridingbuses.C．Peopledon'tgivethehomelessmoneybutfood.D．Peoplecanjusttakecellphoneswhenshopping.2、Accordingtothepassage,whichinformationisRIGHT?A．Swedenwasthefirstcountrytogettheideatoabolishcurrency.B．Theyoungergenerationisopposedtothemeasures.C．BusfarecanonlybepurchasedviacellphonesinmostSwedishcities.D．BanksinSwedenhavestoppeddealingwithcashcompletely.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AnAdvancedCountry–SwedenB．AControversialGovernmentPolicyC．SwedentoInfluencetheWorld'sCashPaymentD．SwedentoBecometheCashlessSociety4、Whichofthefollowingcategoriesdoesthispassagebelongto?A．Education. B．Economy.C．Travel. D．Insurance.Text3IwasinataxiinSingaporelastweekandIcouldn’thelpbutnoticethestickerattachedtothebackofthedriver’sseat.InEnglishandChineseitread,“WeacceptAlipay.”Itwasareminderthate-commerceinChinaisnolongerjustabouthowgreatbrandsbreakintotheChinesemarket.It’salsoaboutanimportantsliceofChina’seconomycomingtoyou.Ifyouareabrandmanagerorasalesman,you’reincreasinglylikelytofindyourselffightingwiththepushofChinesee-commercecompaniesinyourhomemarket.That’sfortworeasons:China’sleadershipinelectronicpaymentsandthecontinuedriseinChinesetourism.TheresultofthisisthatChineseconsumersareanincreasinglyimportantfactorinmarketsaroundtheworld.Ontheelectronicpaymentfront,therearesomestrongreasonstointroducetheelectronicpaymentsystemsChineseconsumersarealreadyusing.InChina,thetraditionalwallethasbeenreplacedbyanelectronicwalletonasmartphone.It’scommontomakeallofyourpaymentsfordailyneedsthroughthatsmartphone,usingoneofthetwomainelectronicpaymentproviders:WeChatPayorAlipay.It’snotjusteasytouse.Thesetwotechcompanieshavethereachandcustomerbasetopushtheirpaymentsystemsbeyondtheiroriginale-commercemission.Noodleshopswilltakeelectronicpayments,andevenstreetmusicianshaveQRfordonations.Whetheryouarepayingyourelectricitybillorseeingadoctor,yourmobilephonecanhandlethepayment.Asaresult,Chinaistodaythemostcash-freeofanyoftheworld’smajoreconomies—andthattrendwillcontinue.Already,thenumbersarestaggering.AccordingtoasurveybyIpsosandTencent,14%ofChinesepeopledonotcarryanycash,while26%holdlessthanRMB100(lessthan$16)intheirwallets,daytoday.AccordingtoconsultingfirmiResearch,in2016China’smobilepaymentshit$5.5trillion,almost50timesAmerica’s$112billion.1、ThewritertellshisexperienceinataxiinSingaporeto________.A．introducethetopicofthetextB．examineaproblemindetailC．offersomesolutionstoanissueD．informthefindingofanewstudy2、ThefactthatAlipayisacceptedoverseasindicatesthat________.A．mobilepaymentinchinaisbecomingmoreandmorepopularB．ChineseeconomyistakingupabiggershareinternationallyC．greatbrandsfindithardertoentertheChinesemarketD．theworldmarketisdeterminedbyChinesetourists3、Theaimofparagraphs3-4isto________.A．warnthecostandsafetyofcash-freepaymentB．explainthereasonsforthepopularityofelectronicpaymentC．provethecommonusageofmobilepaymentwithnumbersD．introducethetwomaindigitalpaymentproviders4、Whichcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“staggering”inthelastparagraph?A．Worrying.B．Important.C．Ridiculous.D．Impressive.Text4Researcherssaypublicmistrustofvaccines（疫苗）iscausingdiseaseslikemeasles（麻疹）andyellowfevertospread.Thescientistssaidthelowerlevelsoftrustcanleadtopeoplerefusingvaccines.This,inturn,cancausediseasestospreadquickly,theywarmed.Buttheresearcherssaidtheyalsofoundahighlevelofsupportworldwideforvaccinatingchildrenagainstdisease.Theresearchersquestioned66,000peoplein67countriestodiscovertheirideasonwhethervaccinesareimportant,safeandeffective.ThesurveyshowedpeopleinSoutheastAsiahadthehighestleveloftrustinvaccines.Africashowedthesecondhighestlevelofconfidence.Europeansshowedthelowestlevelofconfidenceinvaccines.InFrance,41percentofthepopulationquestionedthesafetyofvaccines.HeidiLarsoniswiththeLondonSchoolofHygieneandTropicalMedicine.ShesaysrecentmediareportsofproblemsinvolvingvaccineshavehurtpublicconfidenceinFrance.LarsonnotedthatmanyEuropeansworriedaboutreportsofpossiblelinksbetweenhepatitisBvaccines（乙型肝炎疫苗）andthediseasemultiplesclerosis（多發性硬化癥）.Butshesaidscientistsfoundnolinkagebetweenthetwo.MistrustinFrancewasalsodrivenbypublicreactiontotheH1N1influenza（甲型H1N1流感）outbreakfearsin2009.TheFrenchgovernmentspent$1.4billionon94milliondosesofthevaccine.Themajorityweresoldordestroyed.ThefindingscomeasamajoryellowfevervaccinationprogramhasbeenlaunchedintheDemocraticRepublicofCongoandAngola.Thediseasehasalreadykilledhundredsofpeopleinthearea.TheWorldHealthOrganizationaimstovaccinateover15millionpeopleinbothcountries.“Ifeveryoneagreestobevaccinated,wecanremoveyellowfeverfromourcountry,”saidMosalaMireille,oneofthedoctorsdirectingtheprogram.1、TheauthordevelopstheParagraph1mainly________.A．bytellingexperiencesB．bygivinginstructionsC．byofferingdescriptionsD．byanalyzingcauseandeffect2、Theunderlinedwords“Thedisease”inthelastparagraphprobablyreferto________.A．measlesB．yellowfeverC．H1N1influenzaD．multiplesclerosis3、MistrustofvaccinesinFrancewasdrivenbythefollowingreasonsexcept________.A．mediareportsofproblemslinkedtovaccinesB．publicreactiontotheH1N1influenzaoutbreakfearsin2009C．connectionsbetweenhepatitisBvaccinesandthediseasemultiplesclerosisD．mostofthedosesofthevaccineweresoldordisposedofbytheFrenchgovernment4、MosalaMireille’sattitudetowardstheyellowfevervaccinationprogramis________.A．ExpectantB．SkepticalC．CriticalD．CautiousPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)CrosswordpuzzlesandexercisearejustafewofthehabitsthatimprovememorybestButto1．(true)giveyourbrainapush,youmightwanttotakeasimpletiptoheart-andit’snothingyoulearnedinschoolSofar,researchersfromWaterlooUniversityinCanada2．(discover)whatmaybetheeasiestwaytoimproveyourmemoryeverTheirresearch,recently3．(publish)inthejournalMemory,suggeststhatreadingoutloudtoyourselfcanincreaseyourrecallskills4．upto15%Inthestudy,scientistsasked95participantstotestfour5．(method):reading,silently,hearingsomeoneelseread,readingaloudandlisteningtoarecordingofoneselfreadingTheirresult?Thepeople6．readtheinformationoutloudshowedthebestretention(保持)rates—about15%7．(high)inlearningspeed,infactYoumaywanttoaddthesebrain-boostingfoodsthatcanimprovememorytoyourdiet,too“Read8．needstoberememberoutloud,andyou’llrememberitbetterYes,it’sshatsimple!”psychologistandstudyco-authorColinMacleodsaidSonexttimewhenyou‘repreparingforabigexam,spendsometime9．(read)loudTrustusItmightmakeyou10．geniusDirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankWeekend“catch-up”sleepisalieThenegativehealtheffectsofskimpingonsleepduringtheweekcan’tbereversedbymarathonweekendsleepsessions,accordingtosoberingnewstudy1．completefreedomtosleepinandnapduringaweekendrecoveryperiod,participantsinasleeplaboratorywhowerelimitedtofivehoursofsleeponweekdays2．(gain)nearlythreepoundsovertwoweeksandexperiencedmetabolicdisorder3．wouldincreasetheirriskfordiabetesoverthelongterm4．weekendrecoverysleephadsomebenefitsafterasingleweekofinsufficientsleep,thosegains5．(wipe)outwhenpeopleplungedrightbackintothesameschedule6．(rob)ofsleepthenextMonday“Iftherearebenefitsofcatch-upsleep,7．aregonewhenyougobacktoyourroutineIt’sveryshort-lived”saidKennethWright,directorofthesleepandchronobiologylaboratoryattheUniversityofColoradoatBoulder,whooversawtheworkWrightsaidthatthestudysuggestspeopleshouldprioritizesleep,8．(cut)outtheoptional“sleepstealers”suchaswatchingtelevisionshowsorspendingtimeonelectronicdevices9．peopledon’thaveachoiceaboutlosingsleepduetochild-careresponsibilitiesorjobschedules,theyshouldtakeintoconsiderationprioritizingsleep10．theywouldahealthydietorexerciseSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.Asmilesays,“Ilikeyou.Youmakemehappy.”That'swhydogsmakesuchahit.Theyaresogladtoseeusthattheyalmostjumpoutoftheirskins.1、Ababy'ssmilehasthesameeffect.Haveyoueverbeeninadoctor'swaitingroomandlookedaroundatallthesadfaceswaitingimpatientlytobeseen?Thereweresixorsevenpatientswaitingwhenayoungwomancameinwithanine-month-oldbaby.Shesatdownnexttoagentlemanwhowasmorethanalittleimpatientaboutthelongwaitforservice.Thebabyjustlookedupathimwiththatgreatbigsmilethatissocharacteristicofbabies.2、Soonhestruckupaconversationwiththewomanaboutherbabyandhisgrand-childrenandthentheentirereceptionroomjoinedin,andtheboredomandtensionwerechangedintoapleasantandenjoyableexperience.3、TelephonecompaniesthroughouttheU.Shaveaprogramcalled“phonepowerwhichisofferedtoemployeeswhousethetelephoneforsellingtheirServicesorproducts.Inthisprogramtheysuggestthatyousmilewhentalkingonthephone.Your“smile”comesthroughinyourvoice.Youdon'tfeellikesmiling?4、Ifyouarelone,forceyourselftowhistleorhumatuneorsing.Actasifyouwerealreadyhappy,andthatwilltendtomakeyouhappy.Yoursmileisamessengerofyourgoodwill.5、Tosomeonewhohasseenadozenpeoplefrownorturntheirfacesaway,yoursmileislikethesunbreakingthroughtheclouds.Especiallywhenthatsomeoneisunderpressurefromhisbosses.hiscustomers,histeachersorparentsorchildren,asmilecanhelphimrealizethatallisnothopeless-thatthereisjoyintheworld.A．Hesmiledbackatthebaby.B．Well,forceyourselftosmile.C．Smilegetsmucheasierwithpractice.D．So,naturally,wearegladtoseethem.E.Yoursmilebrightensthelivesofallwhoseeit.F.Theeffectofasmileispowerful,evenwhenitisunseen.G.Weshouldgiveothersarealsmile,asmilethatcomesfromwithin.Meaningfulrelationshipsmakelifemoreenjoyable.Inordertoattractanidealmate,you'llneedto