2023年玉山县考研《英语一》预测试题含解析.docx

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1、2023年玉山县考研英语一预测试题Section I Use of EnglishDirections:Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)rd like to take you back about seven years in my life. I was called into a meeting that was already in 1. Thatmeeting tur

2、ned out to be my exit interview. I was 2 along with several others. I was 64 years old at the time. I signed a stack of papers, gathered my 3 belongings, and left to join my wife who was waiting for me at a nearby 4,completely unaware. Fast-forward several hours, we both got really silly drunk.So, 4

3、0 plus years of continuous 5 for a variety of companies was over. I thought Fd be just 6, I was anengineer in manufacturing and packaging. Retirement was, like for so many people, 7 not an option for me.And then an idea began to 8 root, born from my concern for our 9, I wanted to 10 my ownbusiness,

4、designing, manufacturing green packaging from waste and 11 the toxic, disposable plastic packaging to which weve all become 12, This is called clean technology, and it 13 really meaningful to me. A venture thatcould help to reduce the billions of pounds of single-use plastic 14 dumped each year.And

5、so now at age 66, with 40 years of 15,1 became an entrepreneur for the very first time. However, there arelots of issues to 16 for a start-up, but hardly 17 for me. But five years later, Tm proud to 18 with you that we have no debt, and our patent was 19“ with 20 awards for the work that weve done.

6、But 20, wevemade a small dent(进展)in the worldwide plastic pollution crisis.1、A. progressB. placeC, orderD. charge2、A. firedB. promotedC. blamedD. noticed3、A. valuableB. personalC. singleD. actual4、 A. hospitalB . schoolC. factoryD. restaurant5、A. paymentB. improvementC. employmentD. design6、A. stres

7、sedB. terribleC. fineD. upset7、 A. highlyB , equallyC. possiblyD. simply8、A. takeB. shapeC. coverD. appear9、A. occupationB. environmentC. healthD. neighbour10、A. enlargeB. buildC. manageD. abandon11、A. recyclingB. replacingC. producingD. collecting12、A. devotedB. accustomedC. annoyedD. addicted13 A.

8、 soundedB . tastedC. feltD. smelled20. DSection II Reading Comprehension2、1. B2. C3. D4. D3、1. A2. C3. D4. C4、1. A2. A3. C4. D5、1. B2. D3. A4. C6、1. was offered2. from3. to do4. results5. . valuable6. a7. which8. Gradually9. Inspired10. under7、 1. brought2. earliest3. originally4. as5. an6. variety7

9、. . strengthened8. , what9. becoming10. whichSection III Translation8、1. E2. F3. D4. A5. C9、1. F2. E3. C4. G5. A14、A. packagingB. bottlesC, surgeryD. materials15、 A. historyB , practiceC. experienceD. development16、 A. reply toB , figure outC. talk throughD. deal with17、 A. smoothB. possibleC. typic

10、alD. interesting18、A. consultB. shareC , compareD. communicate19 A. approvedB. madeC - recognizedD. discovered20 A. in briefB , on the other handC. in consequenceD. best of allSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choo

11、sing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1In this list I chose inspirational young people who have made a positive difference in the world.Joan of Arc (14121431) Aged just 16, Joan of Arc made an unlikely journey to the Dauphin of France. Impressed with something ins

12、ide this young peasant girl, the Dauphin of France was inspired to renew the fight with the English, defeating them at Orleans-as Joan had predicted. She was burnt at the stake, aged just 19, but her predictions of France gaining her freedom proved coiTect.Anne Frank (19291945) While hiding in the N

13、etherlands during the Nazi occupation, Anne Frank kept a diary of her experiences. She died in Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945. However, after the end of the war, her diaries were published by her father. The Diary of Anne Frank became an international best-seller and helped give a young pe

14、rsons view on the holocaust (大屠杀)statistics.Samantha Smith (19721985) Samantha was an American schoolgirl. In 1982, she wrote a letter to the leader of the Soviet Union, Yuri Andropov, asking why relations between the US and the Soviet Union were so tense. Her letter was published, and later Andropo

15、v replied. Smith was also invited to visit the Soviet Union, which she did. The visit was followed with great interest by the international media. In 1983, she visited Japan acting as Americas youngest ambassador. She died, aged just 13, in a plane crash.Nkosi Johnson (1989 2001) Nkosi was born with

16、 HIV inherited from his parents. In 1997, he was refused admission to a public school because of HIV status. He became a powerful speaker for treating HIV victims with equality and respect. He received the Childrens Peace Prize after death, Nelson Mandela referred to him as an icon (偶像)of the strugg

17、le for 1、Joan of Arc is famous as a .A. foot travelerB. national heroineC - farmers daughterD. social reformer2 What made Anne Frank known around the world?A.Her hiding experiences.B.Her death in concentrationcamp.C.Thu publication of her diaries.D.The end of WorldWarII.3、Who made a great difference

18、 in treating AIDS patients?A.Joan of Arc.B.Anne Frank.C.Samantha Smith.D.Nkosi Johnson.4、What can we conclude from the people mentioned in the text?A. They have good education.B. They lose their lives for peace.C. They value personal influence.D. They influence the world in a positive way.Text 2Quie

19、tly sitting there reading, I found myself suddenly listening to the train guards announcements. Train travelers will surely agree that when the guard makes an announcement, whether its the recorded message or the guards message, few people listen to it, because its often quite dull or hard to unders

20、tand. This one was different. I noticed that other passengers appeared to be listening, too. Not only that, everyone was smiling!Why was so much attention being paid to this message? As best I can recall, the guard said something along these lines, “Good Morning Ladies, Gentlemen and Children, this

21、is the 7:35 a.m. from Penrith to Central and youll be pleased to know that we are right on time. And what a lovely morning it is in Sydney today. The sun is shining, birds are singing, and alls right with the world. I trust you have a great day wherever youre going. Thanks for catching my train this

22、 morning and I hope to see you again soon.”Quite a few people (obviously previous strangers) started talking to one another about the guards excellent message and how good it had made everyone feel. I started thinking about this, and then I found the young guard and said Were you the guard on the 7:

23、35 a.m. from Penrith? The guard seemed a bit stunned at first, replying, “Yes, yyyyes. “Well, I really appreciate your announcement. Thank you for your extremely good message, which gave me and the other passengers such a good start to the day. Please keep doing it. I said.There are two messages for

24、 me in what happened that day. Firstly, when people are happy in their work it shows in what they do and say. Secondly, the story attaches much importance to the benefits that accumulate from thanking people for something theyve done, particularly when its not expected. Can you imagine the conversat

25、ion that guard would have when he got home?1、Why do few train travelers listen to the announcements?A. The messages are unattractive.B , The guards voice is not clear.C. They usually feel sleepy.D. They are absorbed in books.2、What does the underlined word “stunned“ in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Patient. B

26、. Cautious.C. Surprised. D. Excited.3、What might the guard talk about with his family when he got home?A. The beautiful weather.B. The recorded message.C. The train from Penrith.D. The unexpected appreciation.4、Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. An Intelligent Guard. B. A B

27、oring Train Story.C , A Different Train Announcement. D. A Lovely Morning in Sydney.Text 3A Song of Ice and Fire is a seven - part series of fantasy written for adults. George R. R. Martin writes each chapter from the perspective of a specific character, providing a limited point of view for each se

28、ction. The reader is able to understand the inner workings of the individual, but the reader is barred from a whole understanding of the text. The world he has created has magic, but there is much more than that. While magic exists, it exists on the edge, and the inner unrest of the characters is mu

29、ch more important.His work also has a level of realness that is astonishing in a work of fantasy. Characters are imperfect, and many make questionable moral choices. In the end, however, Martin shows that both good and bad happen to both the people of high moral standard and the corrupt. He has made

30、 it clear that any character can die at any point, which has led to a lot of heartbreak from readers.In 2011, A Song of Ice and Fire became a television series titled Game of Thrones. Martin has been closely involved with the production. It has currently run for seven seasons, and viewers anxiously

31、await the eighth season to answer their questions from the season seven finale.His fans are also waiting for The Winds of Winter and A Dream of Spring, the next books in the series, to answer the questions Martin and the television show have not yet addressed. Martin, however, has no plans to rush.

32、He has made it clear that he will continue to write the books while working on the television show and writing other novels.But how will the story continue? What is going to happen in Westeros, and more importantly： when are we going to find out? Martinis skill as a writer has kept readers and viewe

33、rs spellbound. Many hope he will finish the next book before the next season of the show begins, but no one knows with Martin. He always keeps his readers guessing.1、 One of the characteristics of A Song of Ice and Fire is.A. each chapter is written from a limited point of viewB , magic is the cente

34、r of the storyC. Martin has made imperfect characters die at any pointD. many characters make astonishing choices2、What is George R. R. Martini A Song of Ice and Fire considered to be?A. One of his masterworks of fantasy.B. An unsuccessful screen adaptation.C. An artistic creation for the TV.D. One

35、of the best TV programmes.3、What does the word address in the fourth paragraph mean?A. writtenB. spokenC. solvedD. directed4、How will the ending of the story be?A. Interesting. B. Confusing.C. Novel. D. Unknown.Text 4Robots make me nervous-especially the ones which seem to think for themselves. I wa

36、s embarrassed to admit this till I heard that Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, felt the same way.Gates said in an interview with the social networking and news website Reddit: I am in the camp that is concerned about super intelligence. First the machines will do a lot of jobs for us and not be

37、 super intelligent. That should be positive if we manage well. A few decades after that, though, the intelligence is strong enough to be a concern.”Well, maybe I dont have to worry about my computer and kitchen equipment yet. After I use them I can always pull the plug. But in the future, machines m

38、ight find a way to prevent us from switching them off. There9s a terrible thought!Maybe the problem with computers too clever fbr us is not that they are evil like some weve seen in sci-fi movies. What could put us in danger is that they might be too efficient. Thafs what philosopher Nick Bostrom fr

39、om Oxford University believes. He says that machines are indifferent to humans and in pursuit of their own goals, the destruction of people might be just additional damage. Bostrom gives us an example: A machine which might have its only goal to produce as many paperclipsGermanic dialects 3. (origin

40、) spoken along the coasts of Frisia, Lower Saxony, Jutland, and Southern Sweden by Germanic tribes known 4. the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes Later, Old English was strongly influenced by the North Germanic language Norse, spoken by the Vikings who settled mainly in the northwest The most famous work fr

41、om the Old English period is the epic poem Beowulf, written by 5, unknown poet Old English is very different from Modern English and difficult for the 21 st-century English speakers to understandFor the 300 years following the Norman Conquest in 1066, the Norman kings and the nobility spoke only a 6

42、. (vary) of French called Anglo-Norman English continued to be the language of the common people The Norman influence 7二(strong) the continual evolution of the language over the following centuries, resulting in 8. is now refen*ed to as Middle English And one of the best-known works from the Middle

43、English period is Geoffrey Chaucers The Canterbury TalesFrom the late 15th century, the language changed into Early Modern English, often dated from the Great Vowel Shift English is continuously absorbing foreign words, especially Latin and Greek, causing English to have the largest vocabulary of an

44、y language in the world By the late 18th century, the British Empire had sped the spread of English through its colonies and geopolitical dominance Commerce, science and technology, diplomacy, art and formal education all contributed to English 9. (become) the first truly global language As there ar

45、e many words from different languages, the risk of mispronunciation is high In 1755, Samuel Johnson published his A Dictionary of the English Language, 10. introduced a standard set of spelling conventions and usage normsSection III Translation Directions:Translate the following text into Chinese. W

46、rite your translation on the ANSWER SHEET. (15 points) How to Enjoy Life As a TeenThe best years of your life,? Maybe not, but you can learn to make the most of your high school days. Here are some tips for you.Learn to appreciate small things. Whether its having a computer, having friends, having a

47、 good supply of food, a bed to sleep on and the family that loves you.l、 . Be happy, and life will reward you.Remember that these are the last few years you will be able to enjoy yourself without having to worry about the responsibility of an adult, but make sure you prepare yourself for when you do

48、 become one. When you actually become an adult, youll learn to love that responsibility and you probably never want to go back.Choose your friends wisely. Unlike what many articles state, you dont have to be popular and have a gazillion friends to be happy. In fact, many of the friends* you have when you are popular are not true friends. 2、These are people who shop at the