2023年邵陽市綏寧縣考研《英語一》預(yù)測(cè)試卷含解析

2023年邵陽市綏寧縣考研《英語一》預(yù)測(cè)試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Oneday,aprofessorenteredtheclassroomandaskedhisstudentstoprepareforasurprisetest.Theywaitedanxiouslyattheirdesksforthetesttobegin.Theprofessor1thequestionpapers，withthetextfacingdownasusual.2hehandedthemallout,heaskedhisstudentsto3thepageandbegin.Toeveryone’ssurprise,therewereno4,justablackdotinthecenterofthepage.Theprofessor,seeingtheexpressiononeveryone’sface,toldthemthefollowing：“Iwantyoutowritewhatyou5there.”Thestudents,6,gotstartedontheinexplicable(費(fèi)解的)task.Attheendoftheclass,theprofessor7alltheanswerpapersandstartedreadingeachoneofthemaloudinfrontofallthestudents.Allofthem,withno8,describedtheblackdot,tryingtoexplainitspositioninthemiddleofthesheet,etc.Afterallhadbeen9,theclassroomwassilent,andtheprofessorbegantoexplain：“I’mnotgoingtograde(打分)this.I10wantedtogiveyousomethingtothinkabout.Noonewroteaboutthe11partofthepaper.Everyonefocusedontheblackdot,andthesamehappensinour12．Wehaveawhitepapertoobserveand13,butwealwaysfocusonthedarkspots.Ourlifeisa14giventouswithloveandcare,andwealwayshave15tocelebrate：naturerenewingitselfeveryday,ourfriendsaroundus,thejobthat16ourlivelihoodandthemiraclesweseeeveryday.17,weinsistonfocusingonlyonthedarkspots：thehealthissuesthatbotherus，thelackofmoney,the18relationshipwithcolleagues,the19withafriend,andetc.Thedarkspotsarevery20comparedtoeverythingwehaveinourlives,buttheyaretheonesthatpolluteourminds.”1、A．handedoutB．wrappedupC．referredtoD．pointedat2、A．SinceB．UntilC．IfD．After3、A．foldB．turnC．openD．use4、A．exercisesB．choicesC．questionsD．scores5、A．rememberB．imagineC．studyD．see6、A．surprisedB．confusedC．curiousD．displeased7、A．collectedB．finishedC．markedD．selected8、A．excuseB．doubtC．exceptionD．explanation9、A．saidB．a(chǎn)nsweredC．returnedD．read10、A．a(chǎn)lsoB．justC．evenD．finally11、A．bigB．blackC．beautifulD．white12、A．livesB．classroomsC．collegesD．studies13、A．sendB．keepC．enjoyD．show14、A．burdenB．giftC．pressureD．lesson15、A．reasonsB．timeC．freedomD．festivals16、A．threatensB．ruinsC．providesD．changes17、A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．BesidesD．Moreover18、A．closeB．complicatedC．specialD．strong19、A．stayB．contactC．satisfactionD．disappointment20、A．darkB．roundC．smallD．dirtySectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Thecomputermouseisfamiliartoeveryonebecauseitisamostusefuldeviceusedbypeopletocommunicatewithadesktopcomputer.Itgavewaytothetouchpad（觸摸板）forlaptopsbutsomepeoplestilluseitfortheirlaptops.Themanwhoinventedthecomputermouse,DouglasEngelbartdiedathomeonJuly2,2013.Engelbart’sdaughterChristinanotifiedhisdeathtothestate’sComputerHistoryMuseuminanemail.ShesaidthatherfatherhadkidneyfailureanddiedpeacefullyonTuesdaynightinhissleep.Engelbartdevelopedthemouseinthe1960s—awoodenshellcoveringtwomealwheels,obtainingapatentforitlongbeforethemouse’swidespreaduse.EngelbartwasbornonJanuary30,1925inPortland,Oregon,toaradiorepairmanfatherandahousewifemother.HewasworkinginagovernmentaerospacelaboratoryinCaliforniawhenhehadthevisionofthecomputermouse.Whenhestartedworking,thecomputerwasattheinfantstageandwasabigmachinethatrequiredhugeamountsoftimetoprocessdata.ButEngelbarthadalreadyimaginedthefutureofthecomputerandrelatedtechnology.Hewasaheadofmanyscientistsworkingonthesametechnology.AftertheVietnamWarhestartedworkingontheinteractivecomputeratanexperimentalresearchgroupatStanfordResearchInstitute,whichhadthefinancialbackingoftheAirForce,NASAandtheAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency,anarmoftheDefenseDepartment.In1968ataconference,hedemonstratedaworkingmodelofamouse,computerandkeyboardthatwasusedtosharedataonnetwork.Hedemonstratedtextediting,videoconferencingandhypertext.HisideaofcomputernetworkwasthebaseandfirststeptowardsARPANET.Henevermademoneywiththeinventionofthemouseashispatentwastill1987andthemousecameintowideuseafterthe1980swhenSteveJobsofAppleboughtonebuttonmouse.AppleneverpaidanymoneytoEngelbart.1、Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology________.A．thecomputermouseisstillanecessarypartofalaptopB．somepeoplestopusingthemouseontheirdesktopcomputerC．thetouchpadhastakentheplaceofthemouseinawayD．laptopswillbecomepopularwithmostoftheusers2、WhenDouglasEngelbartlefttheworld________.A．hesufferedalotfromkidneyfailureB．hehappenedtobelivingwithhisdaughterC．hefailedtosendanemailtoamuseumD．hehadaquietexpressionontheface3、WhenEngelbartgotapatentforthemouse________.A．hehadmademanyotherinventionsB．themousewasn’tusedwidelyC．a(chǎn)woodenmousewasverypopularD．hetookchargeofanaerospacelaboratory4、Fromthesixthparagraphwecanknowthat________.A．EngelbartwentofftotheVietnamWarB．EngelbartgainedalotofsupportC．EngelbartworkedfortheAirForceD．EngelbartearnedalotofmoneyText2Babieshaveanastonishingtalentthatadultsentirelylose.Bytheageofone,theycanrecognisethesignificantnoisesaroundthemandgroupthemintoalanguage.Whenwehavelostthiscapacityasadults,itbecomesenormouslydifficulttodistinguishbetweensoundsthatareglaringlydifferenttoanativespeaker.ItallsoundsGreektous.Thisisbecausetherangeofpossiblesoundsthathumansusetoconveymeaningmaybeashighas2,000,butfewlanguagesusemorethan100andeventhenthesignificantnoises－thephonemes(音素)ofalanguage－eachcoverarangeofsoundsandsovaguedistinctionswhichwouldchangethemeaningofawordinotherlanguages.Butwheredothesephonemescomefromandwhydotheyshiftovertime?Newresearchsuggeststhattheapparentlyarbitrarydistributionofsomesoundsaroundtheworldmaybepartiallyexplainedbydiet.Thisisunexpected.We’dratherthinkoflanguageasproductofourthought,ratherthanofthearrangementofourteeth.Inreality,though,anygivenlanguagemustbeboth.Huntergathererlanguagesveryseldomusethesoundsknownaslabiodentals(唇齒音)－thosesuchasfandv－thataremadebytouchingthelowerlipwiththeupperteeth.OnlytwoofthehundredsofAustralianaboriginallanguagesusethem,forexample.Butinculturesthathavediscoveredfarming,theseconsonants(輔音)aremuchmorecommon.Theargumentgoesthatfarmerseatmorecookedfoodandmoredairythanhuntergatherers.Eitherway,theyneedtochewmushless,andtobitelesswiththeirfrontteeth.Sofarmersgrewupwithsmallerlowerjawsandmoreofanoverbitethantheirancestorswhohadtobitethroughharderfoods.Itbecameeasierforthemtomakethelabiodentalconsonantsinsteadofpurelylabial(唇音)ones:oneexampleisthatfcometotaketheplaceofp.Romanssaid“pater”butEnglishspeakers(unlessthey’reRees－Moggs)say“father”.Beyondtheseparticularchanges,thestoryhighlightsthewayinwhicheverythingdistinctivelyhumanisbothmaterialandspiritual:speechmustcombinesoundandmeaning,andthemeaningcan’texistorbetransmittedwithoutarealobject.Butneithercanitbereducedtothepurelyphysical,asourinabilitytounderstandoreventorecogniseforeignlanguagesmakesclear.Thefoodweeatshapesourjaws,andourjawsinturnshapethesoundsofourlanguage.Theeasewithwhichweeatprobablyshapesourthoughttoo,asanyonewhohassufferedtoothachecouldtestify.Whatweeatmayhaveshapedthesoundsofourlanguage,buthowweeatchangeshowwefeelandwhatweuselanguagetoexpress.Afamilymealisverydifferentfromasandwichattheofficedesk,evenifthecalorieisthesame.FoodhaspurposesandmeaningsfarbeyondkeepingusaliveandpleasingthePalate(味覺).1、Comparedwithadults,babiescouldmoreeasily.A．createsignificantnoises B．classifytheformsofnoisesC．understandtheGreeklanguage D．distinguishmeaningfulsounds2、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingfactorshelpshapelanguage?A．Lipsandteeth. B．Jobsandhabits.C．Ageandregions. D．Foodandthinking.3、Thereasonforfarmers'makingsoundsof“f”and“v”is.A．enjoyingmorecookedfoods B．bitingmorewithfrontteethC．constantlychewingharderfoods D．growingupwithlagerlowerjaws4、Bywritingthispassage,theauthorintendstoreveal.A．jawshelpshapeourthoughtB．fooddeterminesourthoughtC．diethassomeinfluenceonlanguageD．languageconsistsofsoundandmeaningText3At9:30a.m.onaWednesdaymorning,Ireceivedanotification(通知)thatI’dalreadypickedupmyphone30timesthatday!“11leftuntilyougooveryourgoalof41pickups,”myscreenread.“Putyourphonedownuntil9:52a.m.!Enjoyyourtimelivinginthemoment.”TheseupdatesweresentviaMoment,anappthattracksmyscreentime,createdbyKevinHoleshin2014tofighthisowndeviceaddiction.Hewasworkingasanindependentappdeveloper,spendinghourseachdaystaringatscreens.Afterwork,Holeshfoundthathewaslookingmindlesslyonlineinsteadoftalkingtohiswifeortakinghisdogsforawalk.“IwantedawayofseeinghowmuchtimeIwassinkingintomyphone,”hesaid.“SoIcameupwithsomethingthatcouldmonitormyscreentime.”Holeshfoundthathewasspending75minutesonhisphoneaday.Headdedafunctiontotheappthatinformedhimwheneverhisscreentimewasmorethan40minutes.“Myphonewouldmakeasoundlikeabee,andI’dgoanddosomethingelse.Itwaslikealittleangelonmyshoulderpushingmeintherightdirection,”hesaid.Holeshfiguredthatifthesystemworkedforhim,itwouldworkforothers,andlaterthatyearhemadeMomentafreeapp.Todate,ithasbeendownloaded8milliontimes.Beside,Momentalsohasa“coach”function,offeringguidedprogramstohelpusersfocusandbemoreproductive,for$7.99amonth.“Iamsomuchhappier,Isleepbetter,Ireadmore,Itakebettercareofmyself,andmostofallIampresentinmyday-to-daylife,”Jack,ausersaid.SimilarcommentsonMomentreflectagrowingconsciousnessaround“digitalwellness”,thenamegiventolifestylepracticesthatencouragehealthydeviceuse.1、WhatdoestheinspirationofMomentcomefrom?A．Thecreator’sownexperience.B．Thesoundmadebyhoneybees.C．Complaintsfromfamilymembers.D．Thewidespreaddigitaladdiction.2、WhatdoesMomentdoattheexpectedscreentime?A．Monitorthescreenandkeeparecord.B．Makeanoisetoremindtheuser.C．Turnoffthephoneimmediately.D．Forcetheusertotakearest.3、WhatdoestheauthorintendtodoinParagraph4?A．Persuadereaderstobuytheapp.B．Providereaderswithsomeadvice.C．Recommendacoachtothereaders.D．Introducemoreinformationoftheapp.4、Inwhichpartofawebsitewillyoufindthistext?A．FashionandBusiness. B．SportsandEntertainment.C．HealthandLifestyle. D．ArtandDesign.Text4Who'sincontrolofyourlife?Who'spullingyourstrings?Forthemajorityofus,it'sotherpeople-society,colleagues,friends,familyorourcommunity.Welearnedthiswayofoperatingwhenwewereveryyoung,ofcourse.Wewerebrainwashed.Wediscoveredthatfeelingimportantandfeelingacceptedwasaniceexperienceandsowelearnedtodoeverythingwecouldtomakeotherpeoplelikeus.AsOscarWildeputsit,"Mostpeopleareotherpeople.Theirthoughtsaresomeoneelse'sopinions,theirlivesamimicry,theirpassionsaquotation."Sowhenpeopletellushowwonderfulweare,itmakesusfeelgood.Welongforthisgoodfeelinglikeadrug-weareaddictedtoitandseekitoutwhereverwecan.Therefore,wearesoeagerfortheapprovalofothersthatweliveunhappyandlimitedlives,failingtodothethingswereallywantto.Justasdrugaddictsandalcoholicsliveworsenedlivestokeepgettingtheirfix(成癮物)weworsenourownexistencetogetourownconstantfixofapproval.But,justaswithanydrug.thereisapricetopay.Thepriceoftheapprovaldrugisfreedom-thefreedomtobeourselves.Thetruthisthatwecannotcontrolwhatotherpeoplethink.Peoplehavetheirownagenda,andtheycomewiththeirownbaggageand,intheend,they'remoreinterestedinthemselvesthaninyou.Furthermore,ifwetrytolivebytheopinionsofothers,wewillbuildourlifeonsinkingsand.Everyonehasadifferentwayofthinking,andpeoplechangetheiropinionsallthetime.Thepersonwhotriestopleaseeveryonewillonlyendupgettingexhausted(tired)andprobablypleasingnooneintheprocess.Sohowcanwetakebackcontrol?Ithinkthere'sonlyoneway-makeaconsciousdecisiontostopcaringwhatotherpeoplethink.Weshouldguideourselvesbymeansofasetofvalues-notvaluesimposedfromtheoutsidebyothers.butinnatevalueswhichcomefromwithin.Ifwearedrivenbythesevaluesandnotbythechangingopinionsandvaluesystemsofothers.wewillliveamoreauthentic,effective,purposefulandhappylife.1、WhatOscarWildesaysimpliesthat.A．mostpeoplehaveavarietyofthoughtsB．wehavethoughtssimilartothoseofothersC．otherpeople'sthoughtsaremoreimportantD．mostpeople'sthoughtsareaffectedbyothers2、Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthethirdparagraph?A．Thepriceoftakingthedrugisfreedom.B．Wemayloseourselvestowintheapprovalofothers.C．Weneedtopayforwhatwewanttoget.D．Changingopinionsmaycostusourfreedom.3、Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat.A．it'sbettertofollowothers'opinionsB．it'simportanttoacceptothers'commentsC．weshouldn'tchangeourowndecisionD．weshouldn'tcaretoomuchwhatothersthink4、Theauthortriestopersuadethereaderstoaccepthisargumentsmainlyby.A．discussingquestions B．makingsuggestionsC．a(chǎn)nalyzingcausesandeffects D．providingexamplesandfactsPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)MusicisinthecornersofeverydaylifeItissaidtobebeneficialtousboth1．(physical)andmentallyTherearemanywaystomakemusicForexample,ifyoublowintobamboosorshells,2．(permit)airtocomein,theycanproducepleasantmusicArecentdiscoverysuggeststhatmusicwasplayedmuchearlierthanwethinkIn1995,deepin3．caveinSlovenia4．wasoccupied45,000yearsagobyNeanderthals,alegboneofabearwithfourfingerholeswasfoundThediscoverysuggestedthatflutes（笛子）hadcomeinto5．(exist)atthattimeLater,manyother6．(tradition)musicalinstrumentslikedrumsweredugoutfromundergroundAncientpeopleeven7．(seek)awaytomakemusicoutofabowthat8．(intend)forhunting,sowehavetoadmitthattheydidhaveagreatgift9．musicButifexactlydated,theNeanderthalfluteisbyfarthe10．(early)knownexampleofmusicNowmusiccanbefoundineveryknownculture,andeventhemostdistantgroupshaveacertainformofmusicBreakinguplargeclassesintoseveralsmallerones1．（help）studentsbuttheimprovementsinmanycasescomewhateverteachersdo，anewresearchsuggests．New2．（finding）oftheresearchfromfournations，tellaninterestingstory．Smallclassesworkforchildren，butthat's3．becauseofhowteachersteach，butbecauseofwhatstudentsfeeltheycando：get4．（much）facetimewiththeirteachers，forinstance，orworkinsmallgroupswithclassmates．"Thesearethesameaswhatresearchershavealreadyknown，"Gamoransays．Thereisnogoodevidencethatteacherschangetheirinstructionsbasedonchangesinclasssize．Teachersarealwaysstrictwiththeirstudents．Someteachersaremakinguse5．smallclassesandothersarenot．Therearealotofdifferences．"It'snotlikethatyoureduceclassessoteachersdosomethingdifferentandtheachievementishigher，"hesays．Inonestudy，researchers6．（close）watchedstudents'behavioursandfoundthatstudentsbehavedbetterinsmallerclasses．Theyalso7．（have）moredirectcommunicationwithteachersandworkedmoreinsmallgroupsratherbythemselves．Oneteam，8．（lead）byRonaldEhrenbergofCornellUniversity，findsthatthepotentialbenefitsofclass﹣sizereduction"maybegreaterthan9．weobserved"ifonlyafewteacherschangetheirteaching10．（fit）thesmallergroup．SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Ifyoudesiretomeetnewfriends,havefunandgetintoshape,basketballisthebestsportforyouregardlessofwhetheryouareaprofessionaloranamateur.1、.Herearesomeofthebenefitsyoucanacquirefromplayingbasketball.?Improveyourfitnesslevels.Playingbasketballwilldefinitelyimproveyourfitnesslevels.Basketballisanamazingcardiovascular(心血管的)exercise,whichisbeneficialtopeoplewithheartproblems.2、?Encourageteamwork.Basketballrequiresteamworktoachieveacommonobjective.3、thissportisgreatforkids,asitshowsthemhowtoworktogetherinharmonytoreachthegoal.Learninghowtorelatewithotherswillimproveyourchild’sconfidenceaswellasself-esteem.(自尊)?4、Makingashotorwinningcanreallyimproveyourchild'sself-esteem,whichisavitalaspectduringchildhood.Childrenwithconfidenceareabletoovercomechallengesbetter,accordingtorecentstudies.?Developsocialskills.Itbringsindividualstogetherandhelpscreatefriendshipandbonds.Thisprovidesagreatopportunityforchildrenwhoareshy,asithelpstheminteractwithnewfriends.5、Althoughtherearenodrawbacksassociatedtoplayingbasketball,itisnecessarythatyouperformotherexercisestoimproveyourspeedandpower.A．Buildupyourmuscles.B．Improveconfidenceandself-esteem.C．Theplayershavetoworkasateamtoguaranteeawin.D．Socialskillswillhelpyourchildfunctionbetterinlife.E.Basketballispopularworldwideduetoavarietyofreasons.F.Generallyspeaking,basketballisoneofthesafestsportsintheworld.G.Moreover,itaidsinoxygencirculationandblooddistributionthroughoutthebody.HowtoRentYourHouseBeforehandingthekeystoyourhouseovertoacompletestrangerforcare,therearedecisionsyouneedtomake.Infact,thedecisionsyoumakenow,beforesearchingforatenant(房客),willmakethebiggestimpactonthesuccessofyourrental.1、WhatConditionDoYouWantYourHousein?Thereisnoendtotheamountofimprovingyoucandotoyourhousebeforerentingitout.