2023年增城市考研《英語(yǔ)一》預(yù)測(cè)試題含解析

2023年增城市考研《英語(yǔ)一》預(yù)測(cè)試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Isn’titamazinghowyouneverhavetowateryourweedsornurture(培育)themandtheystillgiveyouanunwantedcrop?Icanrememberasayoungboymygrandfathershowedmehowto1thisannoyingweedcalledBermudagrass.Itwas2stuffanditwouldreally3ifyoudidn’tgetitoutbythe4.WhenmywifeandIboughtourfirsthomeabout8yearsago,whatIhadtodealwiththisisthiscertainpartweeds5totheBermudagrass,whichwouldalsospreadwildly.Aftergettingtheinsideofourhome6,itwastimetoworkontheoutside.OnmyhandsandkneesI7—attackedtheweedswithasmallhandspadegettingeachone8bytheroots.JustthisSpringIrealizedthatoneparticularweedwasnolonger9butanotheronewasinfull10.Soagain,Igotdownonmyhandsandkneesandgottowork11themfrommyyard.WhenIwas12,myyardwasbetteroff.Sometimesourlifecanbesosimilar.Weallhaveweedsinourlife.Theseweedscanbechallenges,setbacks,or13beliefs,andthelistcanbe14.Whendealingwiththeseweedsof15,the16istogettotherootofthemandremovethemonebyoneoutandeventuallyyouwill17thisround.Andwhenanothercropofweeds18,dealwiththemdirectly19theyspread,becausenowthatyouknowwhattodowiththembygettingtotherootofit,itwillgiveyoumorecourageand20thenexttimeaproblemarisesup.1、A．eatupB．digupC．breakupD．putup2、A．powerfulB．poisonousC．sensitiveD．terrible3、A．spreadB．succeedC．withdrawD．compromise4、A．leavesB．handsC．spadesD．roots5、A．a(chǎn)ttractiveB．similarC．fundamentalD．unknown6、A．countedB．mendedC．a(chǎn)ppreciatedD．settled7、A．energeticallyB．unsuccessfullyC．curiouslyD．thankfully8、A．insideB．outC．offD．a(chǎn)cross9、A．usefulB．dynamicC．differentD．common10、A．forceB．lengthC．detailD．vain11、A．collectingB．a(chǎn)ttendingC．riddingD．distinguishing12、A．worn-outB．a(chǎn)ccustomedC．finishedD．introduced13、A．familiarB．religiousC．pastD．negative14、A．reasonableB．endlessC．normalD．uncertain15、A．lifeB．schoolC．houseD．factory16、A．progressB．solutionC．disadvantageD．permission17、A．interruptB．memorizeC．conquerD．recognize18、A．showsupB．showsoffC．takesupD．takes19、A．unlessB．evenifC．beforeD．sothat20、A．impressionB．motivationC．wisdomD．satisfactionSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1OnOctober19,1959,thefirstSpecialEnglishprogramwasbroadcastontheVoiceofAmerica.Itwasanexperiment.ThegoalwastocommunicatebyradioinclearandsimpleEnglishwithpeoplewhosenativelanguageisnotEnglish.Expertssaidthegoalwasadmirable,butthemethodwouldnotwork.Theywereprovedwrong.TheSpecialEnglishprogramsquicklybecamesomeofthemostpopularonVOA．Andtheystillare.Fortyyearslater,SpecialEnglishcontinuestocommunicatewithpeoplewhoarenotfluentinEnglish.Butduringtheyearsitsrolehasexpanded.ItalsohelpspeoplelearnAmericanEnglish.Anditprovideslisteners,eventhosewhoarenativeEnglishspeakers,withinformationtheycannotfindelsewhere.Today,SpecialEnglishbroadcastsaroundtheworldsevendaysaweek,fivetimesaday.Eachhalf-hourbroadcastbeginswithtenminutesofthelatestnewsfollowedby20minutesoffeatureprogramming.Thereisadifferentshortfeatureeveryweekdayaboutscience,development,agricultureandenvironment,andontheweekend,aboutnewseventsandAmericanidioms.ThreeelementsmakeSpecialEnglishunique.Ithasalimitedvocabularyof1500words.Mostaresimplewordsthatdescribeobjects,actionsoremotions.Somearemoredifficult.Theyareusedforreportingworldeventsanddescribingdiscoveriesinmedicineandscience.SpecialEnglishiswritteninshort,simplesentencesthatcontainonlyoneidea.Noidiomsareused.AndSpecialEnglishisspokenataslowerpace,abouttwo-thirdsthespeedofStandardEnglish.ThishelpspeoplelearningEnglishheareachwordclearly.ItalsohelpspeoplewhoareEnglishspeakersunderstandcomplexsubjects.Throughtheyears,SpecialEnglishhasbecomeaverypopulartoolforteachingEnglish,eventhoughitwasnotdesignedasteachingprogram.ItsucceedsinhelpingpeoplelearnEnglishinanon-traditionalway.Individualsrecordtheprogramsandplaythemoverandovertopracticetheirlisteningskills.Incountriesaroundtheworld,EnglishteachersassignSpecialEnglishtotheirstudents.Theypraiseitforimprovingtheirstudents’abilitytounderstandAmericanEnglishandforthecontentoftheprograms.UniversitiesandprivatecompaniesinmanycountriesproducepackagesofSpecialEnglishmaterialsforstudentuse.1、Atthebeginning,SpecialEnglishprogramwas.A．doubtedbysomeprofessionalsB．rejectedbynativepeopleC．wellreceivedD．intendedforteachingEnglish2、WhatkindofEnglishisspokenonSpecialEnglish?A．BritishEnglishB．NotcertainC．BothBritishandAmericanEnglishD．AmericanEnglish3、WhichofthefollowingaretheelementsthatmakeSpecialEnglishunique?a.limitedvocabularyb.shortsimplesentencesc.goodcommunicationmethodd.slowspeede.interestingfeatureprogrammingA．a(chǎn),c,dB．a(chǎn),b,dC．b,d,eD．a(chǎn),b,c4、Fromthelastparagraphwecaninferthat.A．listeningtoSpecialEnglishcanbeastudent’shomeworkB．listeningtoSpecialEnglishcanimprovethecontentoftheprogramC．somestudentrecordtheSpecialEnglishmaterialforsaleD．learningEnglishfromVOAisatraditionalwayforEnglishlearnerText2IwasbornandraisedinMinnesota,theUSA,butasanadultIhavemostlylivedinEuropeandAfrica.Iteachcross-culturalmanagementattheInternationalBusinessSchoolnearParis.Forthelast15years,I’vestudiedhowpeopleindifferentpartsoftheworldbuildtrust,communicate,andmakedecisionsespeciallyintheworkplace.WhiletravelinginTokyorecentlywithacolleague,Igaveashorttalktoagroupof20managers.Attheend,Iaskedwhethertherewereanyquestionsorcomments.Nohandswentup,soIwenttositdown.Mycolleaguewhisperedtome,“Ithinkthereactuallyweresomecomments,Erin.DoyoumindifIfry?”Iagreed,butIguesseditawasteofbreath.Heaskedthegroupagain.“Anycommentsorquestions?”Still,nooneraisedahand,butthistimehelookedverycarefullyateachpersoninthesilentaudience.Gesturingtooneofthem,hesaid,“Doyouhavesomethingtoadd?”Tomyamazement,sheresponded“Yes,thankyou.”andaskedmeaveryinterestingquestion.Mycolleaguerepeatedthisseveraltimes,lookingdirectlyattheaudienceandaskingformorequestionsorcomments.Afterthesession,Iaskedmycolleague,“Howdoyouknowthatthosepeoplehadquestions?”Hehesitated,notsurehowtoexplainit,andthensaid,“ithastodowithhowbrighttheireyesare.”Hecontinued,“InJapan,wedon’tmakeasmuchdirecteyecontactasyoudointheWest.Sowhenyouaskediftherewereanycomments,mostpeoplewerenotlookingdirectlyatyou.Butafewpeopleinthegroupwerelookingrightatyou,andtheireyeswerebright.Thatindicatesthattheywouldbehappytohaveyoucallonthem.”IthoughttomyselfIwouldneverhavelearnedfrommyupbringinginMinnesota.Sincethen,ItrytofocusonunderstandingbehaviorinotherculturesIencounter,andkeepfindingthebrighteyesintheroom.1、Whatcanweconcludefromthefirstparagraph?A．LifeinMinnesotahasmadetheauthorwornout.B．Theauthorenjoystravelingaroundtheworld.C．Differentculturesarekindoffamiliartotheauthor.D．Theauthormaystarthisownbusinessinthefuture.2、Hearingthecolleaguewhispering,theauthor________.A．wentbacktohisscatandgotseatedB．knewhiscolleaguehadsomequestionsC．owedabigdebtofgratitudetohiscolleagueD．thoughthiscolleaguewouldgetnowhere3、Wheredoestheauthor’scolleagueprobablycomefrom?A．Japan. B．America.C．Africa. D．France4、Whichisthepropertitleforthepassage?A．FocusingonBehaviorinCultures.B．LookingatAnotherCultureintheEye.C．SharingDifferentCulturesinTokyo.D．AdmiringtheBeautyintheEye.Text3Wanted:APersonalAssistantI’maverybusywoman,lookingforanassistanttohelpmewithcertainimportanttasks.Thisisnotyouraverageassistantjob.WhatI’mlookingforissomeonetotakecareofsomeofmymorepersonalbusinesssothatImayfocusonmytruepassion:groceryshopping.Pleaseapplyifandonlyifyouarewillingandabletoaccomplishthefollowingtasks:WorkIwouldlovetohaveanine-to-fivejob.However,Ifindsittinginanofficealldayunbearable.Anidealassistantwouldsecureahigh-payingofficejobandexcelinthatsetting,evengoingsofarastoeagerlyaccepteveryinvitationtoafter-workdrinks.GoonfamilyvacationsIlovemyfamily,especiallywhenIdon’thavetospendtimewiththem.Thus,Iwillrequiremyemployeetoattendallfamilyvacationsinmyplace.SinceI’llmissoutonspendingtimewithmynephews,agoodassistantwilllive-stream(直播)themformetheentiretimewhilediscreetlymutingthelive-streamwhenevertheystartfighting.ExerciseIamdeterminedtogetinbettershapebutfindworkingoutstrenuousandtiring.Therightcandidatewillexerciseforaminimumofanhoureverydayandallowmetoreapthebenefitsofhisorhervigorousactivity.EatJustkidding—Iloveeating!DateI’mlookingforlovebutfinddatingtediousandintimidating.Ideally,myemployeewillgetadrinkwithapotentialmatesoheorshecandothetiresomeworkofgettingtoknowsomeoneanddecidingwhetherI’lllikehim.Iftheromanticcandidateadvancespastathirddate,I’dbewillingtostepinandproceedwiththerelationshipfromthere,excludingbirthdays,holidays,andotherhigh-pressuresituations.HaveababyI’meagertohaveachild,butbeingpregnantandgivingbirthseemshard.Likewise,raisingachildseemsdaunting.I’dprefertospendanhourortwowithmychildeachdaywhilesomeoneelsetacklestheincredibleresponsibilityofchildrearing.Oncemychildturns18,Iwillhappilyassumeallparentingduties,excludinganyfinancialobligations.1、Whatistheauthortrulyinterestedin?A．Spendingvacations. B．Goingshopping.C．Datingsomeone. D．Raisingchildren.2、ThepersonalassistantneedstodothefollowingthingsfortheauthorEXCEPT________.A．workingout. B．goingtowork.C．a(chǎn)ccompanyingfamilies. D．eatingdeliciousfood.3、Whatdoyouthinkisthepurposeofthepassage?A．Towarn. B．Toinform. C．Toamuse. D．Toadvertise.Text4Alayover(臨時(shí)滯留)orflightdelaycanbeextremelyfunintheseinternationalairports.MunichAirport,GermanyAviation(航空)loverspassingthroughMunichcantakeabehind-the-scenestourtolearnhowtheairportoperates.Visitorscanalsotourthreehistoricaircraftandaretiredrescuehelicopter,climbuptoa28-metrehighobservationplatformforanup-closeviewoftake-offsandlandings,andwatchfilmsonaviationintheairport’s60-seatcinema.Travelerscanalsokilllayovertimeatan18-holemini-golfcourse,orevenstopinforateethcleaningattheairportdentaloffice.ChangiAirport,SingaporeAfteralongflighttoSingapore,travelerscanrelaxinaBalinese-styleswimmingpool,workoutattheairportgym,orenjoyadrinkandlivemusicalperformancesattheairport’sMusicBar.Theairportalsoboastsatranquilbutterflygarden,anda“fragrantgarden”whichishometo15speciesofplantsandtrees.Freemoviesatoneoftwoairportcinemasalsokeeppassengersentertained.SchipholAmsterdamAirport,theNetherlandsSchipholisEurope’sfifth-largestairport.HerepassengerscanviewtheworksofDutchmastersfreeofcharge,andtrytheirluckatairport’scasino(賭場(chǎng)).YoucanevenhaveyourweddingceremonyatSchiphol—couplescanchoosefromfourdifferentweddingpackages,includinga1930-styleceremonyheldonaDakotamilitaryaircraft.SanFranciscoInternationalAirport,CaliforniaTheairport’s24-hourAirTrainnotonlymovespassengersbetweenterminal,butalsoprovidesafunviewoftherunways.Therearethreeaquariums(水族館)toexplore,alongwithinteractiveplayarea,anaviationmuseum,andalibrary.Ifthat’snotenoughtokeepthelittleonesbusy,travelerscanrentportableDVDplayersandmoviesforuseintheairport.1、WhatcantravelersdoattheMunichAirport?A．Theycanhavetheirteethcleaned.B．Theycanwatchfreefilmsinthe28-seatcinema.C．Theycanvisitoneofthreeaquariums.D．Theycanrelaxinaswimmingpool.2、WhichistheuniquefeatureoftheSchipholAmsterdamAirport?A．Passengerscanseearetiredrescuehelicopter.B．PassengerscanvisitaMunichmilitaryaircraft.C．Passengerscangetmarriedthere.D．Passengerscanplaygolfthere.3、Whichairportwasdesignedwithkidsinmind?A．MunichAirport. B．ChangiAirport.C．SchipholAmsterdamAirport. D．SanFranciscoInternationalAirport.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Onenight,amotherandherdaughterwentoutfordinnertogetherThemotherwasaheavysmoker,1．(make)herdaughterfeelveryupsetandworriedShewouldoftentellhermotherthatsmokingwasverybad2．herhealthButhermotherwouldn’tlistenandrefusedtostopsmokingHowever,at3．(they)dinnerthatnight,shenoticedthathermotherdidn’thaveasinglecigaretteAsamatteroffact,sherealizedthatshehadn’tseenhermothersmokefor4．wholeday“Icanseethatyou’renotsmokingatalltodayAreyoutrying5．(give)upsmoking?”thedaughteraskedhopefullyThemotheranswered,“No,I’mjustfeelingalittlebitsickrightnowIdon’tsmoke6．(cigarette)whenI’msick,becauseifIdo,ittakesme7．(long)togetbetter”Thedaughter8．(reply),“Well,Iguessyouwould9．(probable)liveabetterlife10．yougotsickabitmoreoften!”FuXuewei,a25-year-oldgirlfromChengdu,China1．（recent）sharedabeautifulsetofweddingphotosontheInternetHowever,there'sadebateonthephotographs2．nogroom（新郎）seemstobefoundinthephotosInfact,theonlypeoplefeaturedinthephotosareMsFuandher87-year-oldgrandfatherDespitehavingnoplansofgettingmarriedanytimesoon,Fudecided3．（wear）theweddingdressforhergrandfatherThemanfellseriouslyilllastSeptember,withdoctorswarningthathecouldpassaway4．a(chǎn)nytime5．(fear)hemightnevergettofulfillthedreamofwalkingherdowntotheMrRight,FuarrangedthesurprisephotoshootKeepingherplansasecret,shetook6．（she）grandfatherforaregularhospitalcheck-up,onlytorevealthattheyweregoingtotakepictureslaterandheagreedMsFu7．（raise）byhergrandparentsfromtheageoften,8．makesthemmeanalottoherSheinsistsontakingcareoftheminreturnTheyoungwomaneven9．（have）atattoo（紋身）ofhergrandfather“Ihadmygrandfather'sappearancetattooedonmyarmbecauseIwantallmynew10．（friend）toknowwhathelookslikeinthefuture,”shesaidSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)EverydayHabitsofPeoplewithImpressiveMemoryPeopleblessedwithanimpressivememorygenerallyadmitthattheyusevariousstrategiestoimprovetheirability.Butevenifyou'renotamemorygenius,therearethingsyoucantry,1、Establishroutines2、Forexample,alwayshangyourcarkeysonahookorputtheminthesameplacebythefrontdoor.Byfollowingestablishedroutines,youaredecreasingthechanceofhavingtostruggleinthemorningrush,whichisbelievedtocontributetoforgetfulness.UsePost-itnotesKeepsomeineveryroomandstickareminderwhereyouaremostlikelytoseeit.Ifyouneedtoremembertophoneafriendlaterintheday,putanoteonthephonesothatyouwillnoticeitduringtheday.3、Embracethistechnology!Yourcellphonecomeswithabuilt-incalendaryoucansettoremindyouofwhatyouneedtododuringtheday.Useit!4、Havingaccesstothemwhereveryougowithasmartphoneonlymakesthemevenmoreeffective.Thereisasayingthatwhatgetsscheduledgetsdone.5、Researchindicatesthatmostpeopleneedsixtoeighthoursofsleep(that’satleasttwocyclesofdeepsleep)pernight,fortheirbraintogothroughthechemicalchangesneededforlong-termmemory.Agoodsleepcanmakeallthedifferenceinyourbrainpowerandthereforegivesyouasharpenedmind.A．Sleeponit.B．Sharpenthemind.C．To-dolistsarealsokeystolivinganorganizedlife.D．Thissimpleactivitycanboostmemoryby20percent.E.Thesecommon-sensestrategiescanhelpyouforgetlessoften.F.Itreallyiseasiertofindthingsifyoualwaysputtheminthesame.G.Ifnot,writeitdownand