2023年江蘇省泰州市考研《英語一》模擬預測試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Childrenmodelthemselveslargelyontheirparents.Theydosomainlythroughidentification.Childrenidentify1aparentwhentheybelievetheyhavethequalitiesandfeelingsthatare2ofthatparent.Thethingsparentsdoandsayandthe3theydoandsaytothem--thereforestronglyinfluenceachild's4However,parentsmustconsistentlybehavelikethetypeof5theywanttheirchildtobecome.Aparent'sactions6affecttheself-imagethatachildforms7identification.Childrenwhoseemainlypositivequalitiesintheir8willlikelylearntoseethemselvesinapositiveway.Childrenwhoobservechiefly9qualitiesintheirparentswillhavedifficulty10positivequalitiesinthemselves.Childrenmay11theirself-image,however,astheybecomeincreasingly12bypeersgroupsstandardsbeforetheyreach13.Isolated(孤立的)events,13dramatic(突然的)ones,donotnecessarilyhaveapermanent14onachild'sbehavior.Childreninteractsucheventsaccordingtotheirestablishedattitudesandprevioustraining.Childrenwhoknowtheyarelovedcan,15,acceptthedivorceoftheirparents'oraparent'searly16Butifchildrenfeelunloved,theymayinterpretsuchevents17asignofrejectionorpunishment.Inthesameway,allchildrenarenotinfluenced18bytoysandgames,readingmatter,andtelevisionprograms.19inthecaseofadramaticchangeinfamilyrelations,the20ofanactivityorexperiencedependsonhowthechildinterpretsit.1、A．to B．with C．around D．for2、A．informed B．characteristic C．conceived D．indicative3、A．gesture B．expression C．way D．Extent4、A．behavior B．words C．mood D．reactions5、A．person B．humans C．creatures D．adult6、A．inturn B．nevertheless C．also D．asaresult7、A．before B．besides C．with D．through8、A．eyes B．parents C．peers D．behaviors9、A．negative B．cheerful C．various D．complex10、A．see B．seeing C．tosee D．toseeing11、A．modify B．copy C．giveup D．continue12、A．mature B．influenced C．unique D．independent13、A．not B．besides C．even D．finally14、A．idea B．wonder C．stamp D．effect15、A．luckily B．forexample C．atmost D．theoretically16、A．death B．rewards C．advice D．teaching17、A．as B．being C．of D．For18、A．even B．atall C．alike D．asawhole19、A．Even B．Since C．Right D．As20、A．result B．effect C．scale D．CauseSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Formostofherlife,SuanneLaqueur’spassionforstorytellingwasshownonthedancefloor.AlthoughLaqueurbeganwritingatayoungage,dancingalwaystookcenterstage.ShemajoredindanceandtheateratAlfredUniversityandtaughtathermother’sdancestudioinCroton-on-Hudson,NewYork,foryears.ButwhenhermotherwasreadytoretireandanopportunityopenedforLaqueurtotakeoverthestudio,sherealizedshehadnointerestintakingonthebusinesssideofherart:“Owningastudioisalotofwork—financially,logistically.Ilovetheteaching,thechoreographing(編舞),thestaging,butIdidn’twanttoownit.”YetLaqueur’sdisinterestinrunningthestudiochangedwhenshebecameaself-publishedauthor.Inthefallof2013,shedecidedtopursueSelf-publishingasawayofsharingherfirstcompletednovelwithfriendsandfamily.Duringtheprocess,sherealizedthatfollowinghertruepassion—tellingstoriesthroughwriting—madethebusinessoftheartworthwhile,andowningthatbusinessmeantshecoulddirectherwritingcareerhowevershechose.Startingwithhersecondself-publishednovel,shebeganinvestingmoretimeinmarketingandbuildingheraudience.Herinvestmentpaidoff.Since2014,Laqueur,now49,hasself-publishedsixnovels,whichcollectivelyhavehundredsofratingsandreviewsonGoodreads.Her2016novelAnExaltationofLarksstoletheshowatthe25thAnnualWriter’sDigestSelf-PublishedBookAwards,toppingmorethan2,300entriestowinthegrandprize.“Youhavetowritethemosttruthfulstorytoyou,andIthinkself-publishingallowsthatfreedom,’shesays.“Ifyouworkwithtraditionalpublishing,it’smoreaboutwhat’smarketable,Therearetrade-offs,whicheveryonewilltellyou,butbyself-publishingIhavecontrolofthebook,Ihavecontrolofthestory,andI’mcoolwiththat.”1、FromParagraph2，wecanlearnthatLaqueur_______.A．wantedtoownapublishinghouseB．didn’tliketeachingdancinginfactC．wasapart-timewriterwhenshewasyoungD．wasinterestedinrunninghermother’sstudio2、WhatmadeLaqueurchangeherattitudetobusiness?A．Hermother’spersuasion. B．Self-publishinghernovels.C．Thedesiretomakemoney, D．Herownpassiontowardart.3、Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacethephrase“stoletheshow”inParagraph4?A．becameafailure. B．wasshowntopeople.C．gotalltheattention. D．wasaccidentallystolen.4、WhatcanbeinferredfromwhatLaqueur’ssaid?A．Sheenjoysthewayofself-publishing.B．Shewillneverusetraditionalpublishing.C．Traditionalpublishingonlyfocusesonthemarket.D．Self-publishingwillreplacetraditionalpublishing.Text2IWastheDoughnutLadyInuniversityIhadapart-timejobatashopthatsolddoughnutsandcoffee.Situatedonablockwhereseveralbusesstopped,itservedthepeoplewhohadafewminutestowaitfortheirbus.Everyafternoonaroundfouro’clock,agroupofschoolchildrenwouldburstintotheshop,andbusinesswouldcometoastop.Adultswouldglancein,seethecrowdandpasson.ButIdidn’tmindifthechildrenwaitedfortheirbusinside.SometimesIwouldhandoutabusfarewhenaticketwentmissing—alwaysrepaidthenextday.OnsnowydaysIwouldgiveawaysomedoughnuts.Iwouldlockthedooratclosingtime,andwewaitedinthewarmshopuntiltheirbusfinallyarrived.Ienjoyedmyyoungfriends,butitneveroccurredtomethatIplayedanimportantroleintheirlives—untiloneafternoonwhenamancameandaskedifIwasthegirlworkingonweekdaysaroundfouro’clock.Heidentifiedhimselfasthefatheroftwoofmyfavorites.“IwantyoutoknowIappreciatewhatyoudoformychildren.Iworryaboutthemtakingtwobusestogethome.Itmeansalotthattheycanwaithereandyoukeepaneyeonthem.Whentheyarewiththedoughnutlady,Iknowtheyaresafe.”Itoldhimitwasn’tabigdeal,andthatIenjoyedthekids.SoIwastheDoughnutLady.Inotonlyreceivedatitle,butbecamealandmark.NowIthinkaboutallthepeoplewhokeepaneyeonmyownchildren.Theybecome,well,DoughnutLadies.Likethemenattheskatingrink(滑冰場),wholetmyboysringhome;Orthebusdriverwhodrovemydaughtertoherstopattheendoftherouteatnightbutwouldn’tleaveuntilIarrivedtopickherup;OrthatnicepoliceofficerwhotookpityonmyboyswalkinghomeintherainwhenIwasatwork—eventhoughthephonerangallthenextdaywithcallsfromcuriousneighbors.“WasthatapolicecarIsawatyourhouselastnight?”Thatwasn’tapolicecar.ThatwasaDoughnutLady.1、Accordingtothepassage,theauthorsometimes______.A．soldbusticketstothechildrenB．gavethechildrenfreedoughnutsC．didbusinesswiththechildren’shelpD．calledthechildren’sparentstopickthemup2、Bysaying“…itwasn’tabigdeal(Para.4),”theauthormeantthat______.A．shehadn’tdoneanythingsignificantB．shehadn’tspentmuchtimewiththechildrenC．shehadn’tmadealotofmoneyfromthechildrenD．shehadn’tfoundithardtogetalongwiththechildren3、Whatcanwelearnaboutthepoliceofficer?A．Hetooktheboystothepolicestation.B．Hehelpedtheboyslookfortheirmother.C．Hedrovetheboysbackhomeinapolicecar.D．Hemanagedtomakesureoftheboys’identity.4、Thepassagesuggeststhat______.A．runningabusinessrequiresskillB．takingresponsibilityisamoralvirtueC．devotionshouldbeeverythinginlifeD．therearealwaysnosmallactsofkindnessText3“Withdepressinglyfewexceptions,performancesaredullandlackvitality…Afteryearsoftryingtoconvincemyselfotherwise,Inowfeelsurethatballetisdying.”JenniferHomans,Apollo’sAngelsIsballetdead?Hastheartformevolvedtodepression?JenniferHomans’sconclusiontoherfascinatinghistoryofballet,Apollo’sAngels,isworrying.Itappearsthatballet’spulsecontinuestobeatstrongly,however,especiallywithaTchaikovskydefibrillatorattached.Sowhyaresomedancecommentatorsarguingthatballetisdying?Anddotheyhaveapoint?“Balletisdead”“Balletisdying”allringtonesofFriedrichNietzsche’sphilosophicalclaim:“Godisdead.”Headlinegrabbling,certainly.Yetcanballetbedefinedinsuchblackandwhiteterms?Surelyitismoreabstract,filledwithshadesofpopulargrey.①Tostartwith,howdoyoudefineballet?Whatisballettoday?ConsiderpopularmodernclassicslikeTwylaTharp’sIntheUpperRoom,wheredancerswearpointyshoesandsneakers,combiningcontemporaryandclassicalvocabularytogether.Orclosertohome,thereisGraemeMurphy’sSwanLake,whichlayerselementsofPetipa’schoreography(編舞)withacontemporarythemeandaesthetic.Manycontemporarychoreographersallembraceclassicalformandprinciples,thenmanipulate(操縱)therules.②.Thelinebetweencontemporarydanceandballetisvague.InaninterviewwithTheTelegraph(2015),BritishchoreographerMattewBourneacknowledgesthatthis“cross-fertilisation”betweencontemporarydanceandballetcontinuestogrow,asevidencedbytheriseinnewcommissionsfromcontemporarychoreographersattheRoyalBalletandEnglishNationalBallet.ReferringtoHomans’sbook,Bournebelieveswhathaschangedisthat“thedanceformsarecomingclosertogether”.Notdying,butmerging.Reinventing.ThishasbeenthecaseamongstAustralasianballetcompaniesformanyyearsnow.③.Homanswritesthatballet’sdeclinebeganafterthepassingofAshtonandBalanchine.Somethingahschanged,certainly.Astylisictransitionfromneo-classicaltocontemporaryballethasoccurred.④Ourartform’sevolutionhasalwaysbeenwithextinction.ProminentdancecriticwithTheNewYorkTimes,AlastairMacaulay,says:“ballethasdiedagainandagainoverthecenturies,”andyet,“phoenix-like,roseagainfromitsashes”.Historyshowstherewereperiodswhereballethibernatedandlackedpopularity.Thiscoincidedwiththeartform’schangingforums.Sohereistheirony:whatsellsbest,still,arereproductionsofPetipa’sclassics.AseasonwithoutaTchaikovskyscoreisafinancialrisk.AndwithoutNutcracker(《胡桃夾子》),halftheballetcompaniesinNorthAmericawouldnotexist.Admittedly,asadancer,myfavouriterolesAlbrecht,PrinceSiegfriedandRomeowerefromtheclassicalcanon;Iamatraditionalistatheart(wholovestobechallengedbygoodcontemporaryballets).Apartofthecharmbehindclassicalrepertoire,forme,wasinreproducingthegloriesofpastgreats.Classicalballet’sframeworksupportsthemodernprocessofbench-marking.PerhapsJenniferHomans’sthoughtsarenotcompletelyunfounded.Perhapsballetisdyingforsome.Ballet’sevolutionhasbeendelayedbyitsaudiences.AndasHomanssuggestsinherepilogue,perhapsalsobyitscreatives.Nowhereisaboldprediction.InlinewiththeRoyalBallet’sprogramminginBrisbanethisyearofChristopherWheeldon’sTheWinter’sTale,andWayneMacGregor’sWoolfWorksoverthenext20years,ballet’srelianceonPetipawilldecrease.Contemporaryballetsandmerge-styledballetswillproducetheirbox-officeinfluenceevermore.Why?Itissimple:ouraudienceswillbereadyforballettochangeagain.1、WhydoesthewriterciteJenniferHomans’swordsatthebeginningofthepassage?A．Tosupportthewriter’sviewpoint. B．Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.C．Tohighlightthethemeofthepassage D．Toprovidethebackgroundknowledge.2、Thesentence‘Isthisnotballet?”shouldbeputin______.A．① B．②C．③ D．④3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsisafactaboutballet?A．“Surelyitismoreabstract,filledwithshadesofpopulargrey.”(Para.3)B．“Thelinebetweencontemporarydanceandballetisvague.”(Para.5)C．“Ourartform’sevolutionhasalwaysbeenwithextinction.”(Para.7)D．“Whatsellsbest,still,arereproductionsofPetipa’sclassics.”(Para.8).4、AccordingtoMatthewBourne,_____.A．thedanceformsremainunchangedB．contemporarydancehasreinventedclassicballetC．balletisexperiencinggrowthandwillcontinuetodevelopD．anewformofballetiswidelyacceptedamongAustralians5、ThewritertakeshimselfasanexampleinParagraph8inordertoshow_____.A．classicsshouldbepromotedB．classicsarestillofgreatsignificanceC．classicalballet’sframeworkisoutofdateD．contemporaryballetsattractmoreaudiences6、Whatmaybetheaudiences’attitudetothechangeofballet?A．Supportive. B．Arbitrary.C．Critical. D．ConcernedText4Shouldweallowmodernbuildingstobebuiltnexttoolderbuildingsinahistoricareaofacity?Inordertoanswerthisquestion,wemustfirstexaminewhetherpeoplereallywanttopreservethehistoricfeelofanarea.Notallhistoricalbuildingsareattractive.However,theremaybeotherreasons—forexample,economicreasons—whytheyshouldbepreserved.So,letusassumethathistoricalbuildingsarebothattractiveandimportanttothemajorityofpeople.Whatshouldwedothenifanewbuildingisneeded?Inmyview,newarchitecturalstylescanexistperfectlywellalongsideanolderstyle.Indeed,therearemanyexamplesinmyownhometownofTourswheremoderndesignshavebeenplacedverysuccessfullynexttooldbuildings.Aslongasthebuildinginquestionispleasinganddoesnotdominate(影響)itssurroundingstoomuch,itoftenimprovestheattractivenessofthearea.Itistruethatthereareexamplesofnewbuildingswhichhavespoilt(破壞)theareatheyarein,butthesamecanbesaidofsomeoldbuildingstoo.Yetpeoplestillspeakagainstnewbuildingsinhistoricareas.Ithinkthisissimplybecausepeoplearenaturallyconservativeanddonotlikechange.Althoughwehavetorespectpeople’sfeelingsasfellowusersofthebuildings,Ibelievethatitisthedutyofthearchitectandplannertomovethingsforward.Ifwealwaysreproducedwhatwastherebefore,wewouldallstillbelivingincaves.Thus,Iwouldargueagainstcopyingpreviousarchitecturalstylesandchoosesomethingfreshanddifferent,eventhoughthatmightbethemoreriskychoice.1、Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthistoricalbuildingsinthefirstparagraph?A．Someofthemarenotattractive.B．Mostofthemaretooexpensivetopreserve.C．Theyaremorepleasingthanmodernbuildings.D．Theyhavenothingtodowiththehistoricfeelofanarea.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?A．Weshouldreproducethesameoldbuildings.B．Buildingsshouldnotdominatetheirsurroundings.C．Someoldbuildingshavespoilttheareatheyarein.D．Nooneunderstandswhypeoplespeakagainstnewbuildings.3、By“movethingsforward”inthelastparagraph,theauthorprobablymeans“_______”.A．destroyoldbuildingsB．putthingsinadifferentplaceC．choosenewarchitecturalstyleD．respectpeople'sfeelingsforhistoricalbuildings4、Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?A．Toexplainwhypeopledislikechange.B．Toarguethatmodernbuildingscanbebuiltinhistoricareas.C．Towarnthatwecouldenduplivingincaves.D．Toadmithownewbuildingshaveruinedtheirsurroundings.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Asfewerpeoplechoosetomakesugarpaintings,thetraditionalChinesefolkcraftmighthavebecomea1．(distance)memoryinsomewaysHowever,a38-year-oldcraftsman,LiJianzhong,isdevotedto2．(keep)theartofsugarpaintingaliveLiworkedasaminerformorethantenyearsAfter3．minecloseddown,Liturned4．housingdecorationuntilhe5．(force)togivethatupduetoafingerinjuryEarlierthisyear,hediscoveredsugarpainting,somethinghereallyhadaninterestinSincetherewasnosugarpaintingcraftsmaninhisvillage,hestudiedby6．(he)throughlargequantitiesofvideosandinformationontheInternetLilovedpaintingwhenhewasyoung,andhefounditeasytolearntheskillinsugarpaintingHesoonmasteredtheskillandcouldmakea7．(vary)ofsugarpaintings,thusencouragingsomeofyoungpeople8．(follow)theexampleofhimCraftsman9．(normal)paintanimalsandflowersonastoneboardwiththesyrup(糖漿)Whenthesugarcoolsdown,10．appearsisapieceofsugarartSandstormsarestrong,drywindsthatcarrysandTheyareoften1．thickthatyoucannotseethesunandthewindsometimeshassuch2．(strong)tomovesanddunesAtypicalexampleofsandstormsistheDustBowlofthe1930sintheUnitedStatesItwasthe3．(bad)sandstormdisasterinthehistoryoftheUnitedStatesFornearlytenyearsdustblewonthesouthernplainsofAmerica,4．causedseriousresultsPeoplecouldn’tbreathewhentheywentoutsideand5．(child)woredustmaskstoschoolThesky6．(be)oftendarkfordaysOverfivemillionacresoflandbecamedesertduringtheDustBowl,7．(force)200,000peopletoleavetheirhomesThedisaster8．(cause)bybadfarmingmethodsandseveralyears9．verylittlerainfallmadethingsworseThelanddriedupandthewindblewthesoilaway10．tookoverthirtyyearstoreversetheprocessandreplantthelandSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)BenefitsofReadingThebenefitsofreadingstartwiththefirstbookababyhearsandcontinueintochildhoodandthroughoutthechild’slife.Herearesomereasonswhyreadingisimportant.Readingteacheschildrenabouttheworldaroundthem.1、Theyareexposedtowaysoflife,ideasandbeliefsabouttheworldwhichmaybedifferentfromthosewhichsurroundthem.Thisbuildsastoreofbackgroundknowledge,whichhelpsyoungerchildrenlearntoreadconfidently.2、Whenweread,ourbrainstranslatethedescriptionswereadofpeople,placesandthingsintopictures.Whenwearereadingastory,wearealsoimagininghowthecharactersarefeeling.WeuseourownexperiencestoimaginehowwewouldfeelinthesamesituationChildrenwhoreaddobetteratschool.Andtheydon’tjustdobetteratsubjectslikereading,Englishandhistory.3、Readingisagreatformofentertainment!Apaperbackbookorane-readerdoesn’ttakeupmuchspacesoyoucantakeitanywhereandyou’llneverbelonelyorboredifyouhaveabookinyourbag.4、Readingrelaxesthebodyandcalmsthemind.5、Theconstantmovement,flashinglightsandnoisearequitestressfulforourbrains.Whenwereadinsilence,theblackprintonawhitepageismuchlessstressfulforoureyesandbrains.A．Readingimprovesconcentration.B．Readingdevelopsachild’simagination.c.Weseemtohaveforgottenhowtorelaxandhowtobesilent.D．Childrenlearnnewwordsandgreatlyenlargetheirvocabulary.E.Theydobetteratallsubjectsandtheydobetterallthedaythroughschool.F.Youcanreadwhilewaitingforafriendorduringaflightdelayatanairport.G.Byreading,childrenlearnaboutpeople,placesandeventsoutsidetheirownexperience.Whenwethinkofholidays,we