滄州市2023年考研《英語一》考前沖刺預(yù)測試卷含解析

滄州市2023年考研《英語一》考前沖刺預(yù)測試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)About30yearsago,MarieRothtaughtapaintingclass.Whensomeofher1expressedaninterestinpurchasingherworks,sheturnedpaintingintoaprofession.She’s70now,anagewhenmanyfolksarestartingtobe2onthesofainfrontoftheTV.But3areifthere’sa(n)4barn(谷倉)comingdownsomewhereinnortheasternIllinois,Mariewillbethere.Wearingleathergloves,Mariewillpickthroughthepilesofwoodand5piecesthat,asshedescribes,“whisper”toher.She’llremovethe6boardstoherhome,whereshe’ll7themandallowthemtodryoutbefore8thepiecestogetherandgluingthemintoplace.Butit’sonlywhenMarie9paintingthemintheeye-catching,beautifulcolorslovedbyeveryAmericanthatitbecomesclearwhatshe’s10.Fromthebroken-downbarns,sheconstructsfinewoodenreproductionsoftheAmerican11.“Thewoodiscontinually12byanimals,orsometimesnailedandhammeredbyhumans,”shesaid.“Recently,Ihadapieceofwoodfromthefloorofabarnthatwas13byhooves(蹄子).IusedittopaintflagsfromtheCivilWarera—themarksmademe14allthosebravesoldiers.”Mariecomesbyherloveofbarnwood15becauseherfatherisacarpenter.Shepaintedherfirstflagonashippingpallet(托盤)morethan30yearsago.Theoldpallet,she16,“17lookedlikeaflag.”Theself-taughtartistpaintsAmericanflags18sheisreallygoodatdrawingstraightlines.Creatingartis19shehastodo.Shesometimes20thatshehopesonedayshedieswithapaintbrushinherhand.1、A．studentsB．employeesC．customersD．managers2、A．bravelyB．modestlyC．gratefullyD．comfortably3、A．tasksB．processesC．chancesD．purposes4、A．smallB．oldC．ordinaryD．dangerous5、A．lookforB．waitforC．workonD．getthrough6、A．borrowedB．selectedC．limitedD．carved7、A．washB．repairC．cutD．store8、A．fittingB．foundingC．replacingD．holding9、A．continuesB．startsC．a(chǎn)voidsD．risks10、A．collectingB．showingC．writingD．creating11、A．flagB．pictureC．sceneD．toy12、A．chewedB．kickedC．smashedD．made13、A．disturbedB．spottedC．printedD．marked14、A．thinkofB．careforC．a(chǎn)ttendtoD．bringback15、A．frequentlyB．naturallyC．quicklyD．secretly16、A．imaginedB．noddedC．pretendedD．remembered17、A．justB．yetC．evenD．still18、A．becauseB．orC．thoughD．so19、A．a(chǎn)nythingB．nothingC．somethingD．everything20、A．a(chǎn)dmitsB．declaresC．criesD．jokesSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Forthebusinesstravelerwho’sallaboutefficiency:checkoutthesehotelsthatwillgetyouinandoutwithaminimumtrouble.Whenyou’repressedfortimeonabusinesstrip,nothingcanannoyyoumorethanaslowhotelcheck-inprocess.Onyournexttrip,trythesehotelsthatofferaspeediercheck-inprocess.◆MarriottDetroitAirportAnotheroptionforbusinesstravelersinahurry:Marriottisrollingoutitsmobilecheck-inappto325hotelsthisyear,includingtheMarriottDetroitAirporthotel.(I’vetestedtheappitselfbutnotforarealvisitquiteyet.)hereisthebasicidea:youdownloadtheiPhoneorAndroidapp.Thenightbefore,youcan“check-in”virtually.Whenyouarrive,yougetanalertthattheroomisreadyandyourkey,whichisalreadytiedtoyourreservation,iswaitingforyouatthedesk.◆HyattRegencyMinneapolisIhappenedtostayatthishotelrecentlyandlikedhowfastthekioskcheck-inworks.Thekioskasksyoutoinsertyourcreditcard,similartoanairportterminal.Thewholeprocesstookabout3minutes.WhenIleft,Iwasequallyimpressedwiththefastcheck-out:Anagentmeetsyouinthelobbywith,aniPadandasksforanemailtouseforareceipt.Thebigadvantage:youneverhavetowaitinline.◆RadissonLaCrosseTheRadissonistryingtomakethekioskprocessevenfaster.AtafewselecthotelsliketheRadissonLacrosseinWisconsin，youuseamobileapptoregisterandthenreceiveabarcodebyemailortext.Whenyougettothekiosk,youcanscanthebarcodetogetyourkeywithoutanyotherstepsrequired.It’ssuperfast.Youcanfindthisnewcheck-insystemattheRadissonhotelsinSaltLakeCity,Seattle,andPhoenixaswell.1、Whichtwohotelsofferamobileappforcustomerstocheckin?A．MarriottDetroitAirportandYotelNewYork.B．MarriottDetroitAirportandRadissonLaCrosse.C．MarriottDetroitAirportandHyattRegencyMinneapolis.D．HyattRegencyMinneapolisandRadissonLaCrosse.2、Whichhotelwillsendyouareceiptbyemail?A．YotelNewYork. B．MarriottDetroitAirport.C．RadissonLaCrosse. D．HyattRegencyMinneapolis.3、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．CheckingoutthehotelswillmakeyouintroubleB．ThreehotelsthatwillmakeyourlifeeasierC．TrythesehotelsthatofferyoucomfortD．HotelsforthetravelersText2Inrecentyears,Chinahaswitnessedthegrowthofluxury(奢侈品)brands.Inthismarket,Chineseconsumersarenowthelargestspenders.It’sclearthatanewgenerationofyoung,materialisticpeopleisincreasinglyrelyingonluxurybrandstoimproveitsself-image.Iamafashionisttoo,atleastinspirit—Ilovetolookatclothesandshoes.ButIdon’tunderstandwhypeoplespendlotsofmoneyondesignerlabels.Whenayoungwomanbuysahandbagthatcoststwomonthsofhersalary,that’sascarything.What’sinterestingisthatscientistshavefoundthathavingluxurythingsdoesn’tleadtohappiness.Studyafterstudyhasshownthatalthoughwewantmaterialthings,whenwegetthemwedon’tsuddenlybecome“happy”people.Infact,aseriesofstudiesbyLeafVanBovenattheUniversityofColorado,US,hasshownthatindividualswhospendmoneyontravelandsimilarexperiencesgetmorepleasurethanthosewhoinvestitinmaterialthings.That’sbecauseexperiencesaremoreeasilycombinedwithaperson’sidentity.IfItraveltoYunnan,thatadventureaffectshowIthinkinthefuture.Mymemoriesbecomeapartofme.Moreover,asVanBovenhasobserved,youngpeoplewhopursuehappinessthrough“things”arelikedlessbytheirpeers.Peoplepreferthosewhopursuehappinessthroughexperiences.It’snaturaltowanttoexpressyourselfthroughyourappearance.Somyadviceis:createalookthatisn’ttiedtoadesignerlabel.Conveyyourownmessage.TakesomelessonsfromthelateAppleco-founderSteveJobs.HewasalwaysinLevisjeansandablackturtleneck.MarkZuckerberg,founderofFacebook,routinelyappearsinhoodiesandsneakers.Thesepeople,successfulpeople,havestyle.Youdon’thavetobreakthebanktosendamessageaboutwhoyouare.Takeatrip.Gooutintotheworld.Thencomebackandconfidentlycreateyourownsignaturelook.1、Whatcanweinferfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?A．Theauthorenjoysbuyingluxurybrandsherself.B．Theauthoragreestospendmoneyonmaterialthings.C．Theauthoriscriticalofyouthstyingtheirlookstodesignerlabels.D．Theauthorfindsitnaturalforfashioniststofollowfashiontrends.2、LeafVanBoven’sstudiesshowedthat________.A．travelingchangesaperson’sidentitygreatlyB．peopledislikethosewholoveluxuriesC．experiencescanbringpeoplemorehappinessthanluxuriesD．luxurieshaveanegativeeffectonpeople’shappiness3、Whatistheauthor’sadviceonexpressingoneself?A．Beselectiveaboutdesignerlabels.B．Createyourownpersonaluniquestyle.C．Choosestylesthataresimpleandcomfortable.D．TrystyleslikeMarkZuckerberg’s.4、Themainpurposeofthearticleisto______.A．persuadereaderstoinvestinexperiencesinsteadofluxuriesB．provehowluxuryleadstoanunpleasantlifeC．tellhowtoexpressyourselfthroughappearancesD．reportonaseriesofstudiesaboutluxuriesandhappinessText3I.M.Pei,theChinese-American,whowasregardedasoneofthelastgreatmodernistarchitects,hasdiedattheageof102.AlthoughheworkedmostlyintheUnitedStates,PeiwillalwaysberememberedforaEuropeanproject:HisredevelopmentoftheLouvreMuseuminParisinthe1980s.Hegaveustheglassandmetalpyramidinthemaincourtyard,alongwiththreesmallerpyramidsandavastsubterranean(地下的)additiontothemuseumentrance.PeiwasthefirstforeignarchitecttoworkontheLouvreinitslonghistory,andinitiallyhisdesignswerefiercelyopposed.Butintheend,theFrench—andeveryoneelse—werewonover.WinningthefifthPritzkerArchitecturePrizein1983,hewasthoughtasgivingthe20thcentury“someofitsmostbeautifulinsidespacesandoutsideforms…Histalentandskillintheuseofmaterialsapproachthelevelofpoetry.”AfterstudyingarchitectureattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyandHarvard,PeisetuphisownarchitecturalpracticeinNewYorkin1955.DesigningtheJohnF.KennedyPresidentialLibrary&Museumin1964establishedhimasaname.HisEastBuildingoftheNationalGalleryofArtinWashingtonin1978changedpeople’sideasofamuseum.Thesitewasanoddtrapezoid(梯形)shape.Pei’ssolutionwastocutitintwo.Theresultingbuildingwasdramatic,lightandelegant—oneofthefirstcrowd-pleasingcathedralsofmodernart.Thoughknownasamodernist,andnotableforhisformsbasedonarrangementsofsimplegeometric(幾何的)shapes,heonceurgedChinesearchitectstolookmoretotheirarchitecturaltraditionratherthandesigninginawesternstyle.Inperson,I.M.Peiwasgood-humored,charmingandunusuallymodest.Hisworkingprocesswasevolutionary,butinnovation(創(chuàng)新)wasneveranintendedgoal.“Stylisticoriginalityisnotmypurpose,”hesaid.“Iwanttofindtheoriginalityinthetime,theplaceandtheproblem.”1、WhatcanwelearnabouttheresultofredevelopmentoftheLouvreMuseum?A．ItwascriticizedbytheFrench.B．Itwasasuccess.C．ItmadetheLouvreMuseumlooksstrange.D．ItchangedthefunctionoftheLouvreMuseum.2、Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4?A．Heisamasterinapplyingmaterials.B．Heisskilledinwritingpoems.C．Heoftencombinespoetryandconstruction.D．Hegetsinspirationfrompoetryindesigning.3、What’sthecorrectorderofthefollowingevents?a.DesigntheJohnF.KennedyPresidentialLibrary&Museum.b.StudyarchitectureattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyandHarvard.c.DesigntheNationalGalleryofArt.d.WinthefifthPritzkerArchitecturePrize.A．a(chǎn)bcd B．bacd C．bcad D．dacd4、WhatcanwelearnaboutI.M.Pei?A．Innovationwashisfirstgoalindesign.B．Hewastalentedandserious.C．Hepreferredwesternstyletotheeast.D．Helikedsimplegeometricshapes.Text4IsItWorthBuyingOrganicFood?Organicfood,grownwithoutartificialchemicals,isincreasinglypopularnowadays.Consumershavebeenwillingtopayuptotwicemoreforgoodswithorganiclabels(商標(biāo)).However,ifyouthinkpayingalittlemorefororganicfoodgetsyouamorenutritiousandsaferproduct,youmightwanttosaveyourmoney.AstudyledbyresearchersatStanfordUniversitysaysthatorganicproductsaren'tnecessarilymorenutritious,andthey'renolesslikelytosufferfromdisease-causingbacteria,either.Thelatestresults,publishedintheAnnualsofInternalMedicine,suggestthatbuyersmaybewastingtheirmoney."Wedidnotfindstrongevidencethatorganicfoodismorenutritiousorhealthier,"saysDr.CrystalSmith-SpanglerfromStanford."Soconsumersshouldn'tassumethatonetypeoffoodhasalowerriskorissafer."Fortheirnewstudy,Smith-Spanglerandhercolleaguesconductedareviewoftwocategoriesofresearch,including17studiesthatcomparedhealthoutcomesbetweenconsumersoforganicagainsttraditionalfoodproducts,and223studiesthatanalyzedthenutritionalcontentofthefoods,includingkeyvitamins,mineralsandfats.Whiletheresearchersfoundlittledifferenceinnutritionalcontent,theydidfindthatorganicfruitandvegetableswere20%lesslikelytohavechemicalsremainingonthesurfaces.Neitherorganicnortraditionalfoodsshowedlevelsofchemicalshighenoughtogobeyondfoodsafetystandards.Andbothorganicandtraditionalmeats,suchaschickenandpork,wereequallylikelytobeharmedbybacteriaatverylowrates.Theresearchersdidfindthatorganicmilkandchickencontainedhigherlevelsofomega-3fattyacids,ahealthyfatalsofoundinfishthatcanreducetheriskofheartdisease.However,thesenutritionaldifferencesweretoosmall,andtheresearcherswereunwillingtomakemuchofthemuntilfurtherstudiesconfirmthetrends.Organicfoodisproducedwithfewerchemicalsandmorenatural-growingpractices,butthatdoesn'talwaystranslateintoamorenutritiousorhealthierproduct.TheU.S.DepartmentofAgriculture(USDA)statesthat"whetheryoubuyorganicornot,findingthefreshestfoodsavailablemayhavethebiggesteffectontaste."Freshfoodisatleastasgoodasanythingmarketedasorganic.1、Thenewresearchquestionswhetherorganicfood__________.A．shouldreplacetraditionalfood B．hasbeenoverpricedbyfarmersC．isgrownwithlessharmfulchemicals D．isreallymorenutritiousandhealthier2、Smith-Spanglerandhercolleaguesfoundthat__________.A．organicfoodcouldreducetheriskofheartdiseaseB．traditionalfoodwasgrownwithmorenaturalmethodsC．bothorganicandtraditionalfoodtheyexaminedweresafeD．therewasnotapresenceofanyformsofbacteriainorganicfood3、Whichofthefollowingisrelativelyhealthieraccordingtothepassage?A．Organicchickenandpork. B．Organicmilkandchicken.C．Traditionalchickenandpork. D．Traditionalfruitandvegetables.4、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardorganicfood?A．Sceptical B．NeutralC．Unconcerned D．ApprovingPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Directions:FillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenwords;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankAtmanyuniversities,studentswearblackgownsfortheirdegreeceremoniesButnowamuch1．(young)crowdisstartingtocopythem2．(celebrate)children’scompletionofpre-schooleducation,moreandmorekindergartensandnurseries3．(hold)graduationceremoniesfortheirthree-and-fouryear-oldkidsnowTensofthousandsofoutfits,basedonthosewhicharewornbyuniversitystudents,aresoldeveryyearinEurope,theMiddleEastandFarEast4．a(chǎn)recentceremonyinShanghai,thosepre-schoolgraduates5．(ask)togivebookstoyoungerstudentsThiswouldnotonlyteachthemtovaluethebooks,butalsotocherishthefriendshipWhentheceremonyhappened,thereweren’tmanydryeyesamongtheparents,buttheteacherswerethemostupsetofall6．theywouldn’tseethechildrenagainButmostlyitwasaveryhappydayandthestartofthenextpartofthechildren’slivesParentsliketheideaofagraduationceremonyastheirkids7．havegreatmemoriesoftheirchildhoodwhentheykeepthephotosofthemselvesinthegownsTuYoyowashonoredwiththeNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine1．Oct2．ShewasthefirstChinesecitizen3．(win)aNobelPrizeinscienceTu4．(share)theprizewiththeIrish-bornWilliamCampbellandSatoshiOmuraofJapanTuisaresearcherattheChinaAcademyofTraditionalChineseMedicinenowShe5．(give)theprizefor6．(develop)artemisinin(青蒿素),anewdrugtherapyagainstmalaria(瘧疾)，7．hassavedmillionsoflivesworldwide,especiallyindevelopingcountriesTuandhercolleaguesjoinedagovernmentprojecttofindanewmalariadruginthelate1960sTheymade380herbalextractsfromtwothousandrecipesfromtraditionalChinesemedicalbooksIn1971,afternearlytwohundred8．(fail),Tu’steam9．(final)foundanextractthatwas100%effectiveagainstthemalariaparasites-atremisininIn2001,theWorldHealthOrganizationmadeartemisinin10．(it)firstchoiceinthetreatmentofmalaria“ThediscoveryofartemisininisagifttomankindfromtraditionalChinesemedicineIt’stheachievementoftheresearchteamWinningtheprizeis11．honorforChinesescienceandtraditionalChinesemedicine,”TusaidSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Beingoutspokenisaqualitythat,whenusedwithskillandwisdom,cansetyouapartfromthecrowd.1、Thequalityofbeingoutspokenisapositiveandactiveskill.Herearesometips.Gainself-knowledge（自找認(rèn)識）throughjournaling.Knowingwhoyouare,whatyoubelieve,andhowyoufeelisthebeginningofknowingyourself,andjournalingisagreatwaytogainthatknowledge.2、Notonlycanyouknowyourselfbetter,journalingisanexcellenttooltoimproveself-confidence.Self-confidenceisthefoundationofbeingoutspoken.3、Inordertobeoutspoken,youhavetobelievethatyourvoicehasworth.Youhavetobelievethatyourinputwillmakeanyconversationbetter.Anditprobablywill!It'sdifferentopinionsthatmakeconversationsordebatesinteresting.Overcomeshyness.Thefactthatyou'reconfidentdoesn'tmeanyoulikehearingyourownvoice.4、Overcominganaturaltendencytowardsshynesscanseemhorrible,butdoingtheoppositeofyournaturalinstinctcanopenupawholenewsetofchoices:bravechoices.Backupyouropinionwithfacts.Somepeoplefeeluncomfortablehavingorexpressinganopinionbecausetheydon'tknowmuchaboutatopic.5、A．Beconfident.B．Openyourmindandspeakitout.C．Thenextstepisovercomingyourshyness.D．Practicejournalingfor15minuteseachnightbeforebed.E.Beingoutspokenistospeakyourmind—tobehonestandfrank.F.Allowingtheotherpartiestomaketheirpointsfullycanhelpyouseemmorereasonable.G.Youcancombatthisfeelingandhavemoreconfidenceaboutyouropinionifyoulearnfactsthatcansupportyouropinion.Doyoulikewritingafewparagraphseverydayaboutyourexperiences,hopes,memoriesorfeelings?Ifyoudon’t,it’stimetomakeachangenow.Writejustafewparagraphseverydayaboutyourexperiences,hopes,memoriesandfeelings,andyouwillimmediatelybegintoexperiencebenefitstoyourpersonalgrowthandpotential.Youwillgraduallybecomebetteratexpressingyourself.1、However,whenyoubecome