2023年武威市天祝藏族自治县考研《英语一》模拟试题含解析.docx

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1、2023年武威市天祝藏族自治县考研英语一模拟试题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)My most rewarding experience throughout the past two years was volunteering at the swimming competition for Specia

2、lOlympics where a disabled friend of my community took part. This had special for me because experiencing it helped improve my leadership skills, develop my character, and support my community.Firstly, my 2 skills developed when I independently directed each swimmer where to 3 at the platform and 4

3、each competitor when they needed to swim. I had to make sure that the swimmers were 5 and ready to perform. This kept me on my feet at all times and 6of each evenfs time and location. I learned each swimmers name,7 many of them swam in more than one event.Secondly, my 8 was greatly influenced. When

4、I saw the swimmers get their awards for winning each swimming event, I was deeply moved. I was 9 that most swimmers could swim better than I. Their 10 attitudes astonished me, whether they won or lost. This also enlarged my view, offering me the opportunity to 11 people I would normally not run into

5、. I went out of my 12 zone and did whatever was needed to be done, even if it was sometimes difficult to me. It was especially 13 when I saw the glowing faces of the competitors.Lastly, I was of 14 to my community by lending a hand to this organization. To be a part of it gave me a chance to improve

6、 my community and become 15 with the people living in this area.As Winston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we do, but we make a(n) 16 by what we give.” The importance of 17 should be stressed throughout your life. 18, through the many opportunities my communityhas offered I was privil

7、eged to be 19 in this exciting and important event in these competitors, lives. I hope to be a(n) 20 again at this event in years to come.1、 A. purpose B. attention C. meaning D. regulation2、 A. learning B. acting C. exercise D. leadership3、 A. pile up B. line up C. put up D. fill up4、 A. informed B

8、. awarded C. taught D. compared5、A. positioned B. preserved C. presented D. predicted6、 A. full B. ignorant C. aware D. convinced7、 A. because B. if C. so D. though8、 A. technique B. imagination C. figure D. character9、 A. reminded B. impressed C. blamed D. concerned20. BSection II Reading Comprehen

9、sion2、1. D2. D3. B4. B3、1. C2. B3. C4. B4、1. D2. D3. B4. A5、1. C2. B3. D4. C6、1. have been2. for3. to communicate4. but5. . better6. friends7. them8. . where9. . interested10. little7、1. thinking2. , that3. events4. negatively5. Was6. from7. a8. , what9. but10. himselfSection HI Translation8、1. G2.

10、F3. C4. D5. A9、1. C2. E3. G4. F5. A10、A. variousB. controversialC. changeable D. positive11、A. educateB. gather C. meetD recommend12、A. safetyB. comfort C. timeD. development13、A.14、A.15、A.16、A.17、A.18、A.19、A.20、A.rewardingB. outstandingC. interesting D. relaxingwisdom B. courage C. service D. encou

11、ragementcrowded B. combined C. supplied D. acquaintedexception B. way C. life D. analysisevaluatingB. volunteeringStrangely B. Generallyinvolved B. committedtrainerC. traveling D. allocatingC. Specially D. FortunatelyC. devoted D. caughtB. assistant C. judgeD. announcerSection IIReading Comprehensio

12、nPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. （40 points）Text 1Theres a revolution happening in the way that food is grown around the world. Vertical fanning piles crops on top of one another in

13、a climate controlled, indoor facility, and uses advanced technology to produce food in the most environmentally friendly way the world has ever seen.At AeroFarms in Newark, New Jersey, crops are piled more than 30 feet high in a 30,000 square foot space. They use aeroponic（气雾栽培）technology, involving

14、 misting the roots of the plants, using an astonishing 95% less water than conventional farming methods. David Rosenberg, CEO of AeroFarms told Seeker, Typically, in indoor growing, the roots sit in water. If we mist nutrition to the root structure, the roots have a better oxygenation（氧合作用）AeroFarms

15、 uses no pesticides. The plants are grown in a reusable cloth made from recycled plastic, so no soil is needed to grow them. They also use a system of specialized LED lighting instead of natural sunlight, reducing their energy footprint even further. Many people say Sunless? Wait. Plants need sun/Ac

16、tually the plants dont need yellow spectrum（光谱）.So we reduce our energy footprint by doing things like reducing certain types of spectrum to make it function as sunlight J Rosenberg said.Dickson Despommier, an ecologist from Columbia University, was one of the first advocates of vertical farming. In

17、 1999, he proposed that vertical farming could help feed our ever-growing, overpopulated cities, while using less water than current farming methods and reducing the need to transport food long-distances. Despommier likely imagined his idea would be taking shape on a global level, just 18 years late

18、r.There are now vertical farms in Canada, Panama, Britain, and throughout America. AeroFarms is currently building another vertical farm facility in an old steel factory thats larger than a football field. They expect it will grow up to 2 million pounds of greens every year.Rosenberg believes that v

19、ertical fanning is truly the way of the future. Ifs a tough business, but its one that911 stay with a bigger and bigger impact.”1 What is the first paragraph mainly about?A , The development of farming.B , A great agricultural principle.C. The imagination of future agriculture.D. A brief introductio

20、n of vertical farming.2、What is special about AeroFarms according to Rosenberg?A. It produces safe crops.B. It plants more crops without water.C. It saves more energy and labor.D. It uses misted nutrition for a better oxygenation.3、What is the AeroFarm9s specialized LED lighting like?A. It is almost

21、 dark.B. It is similar to sunlight.C. It is actually natural light.D. It adds some yellow spectrum.4、What attitude does Rosenberg have to vertical farmings future?A. Skeptical. B. Positive.C. Critical. D. Indifferent.Text 2Devon Gallagher, a college graduate from Philadelphia, wants the world to kno

22、w exactly where shes been during her worldwide vacation in a special way.The traveler, who was born with a bone disease, had her right leg amputated （截肢）at the age of four. Although the amputation caused setbacks for Gallagher early on, she now sees it as nothing short of inspiration for living her

23、best life.To spread that message. Gallagher has taken to social media, where she shares photos of her travels across the globe, but instead of simply using a geo-tag, she writes her location across her artificial leg before taking a picture.Now she has been taking pictures across the Continent, whic

24、h show her cycling over the canal in Amsterdam relaxing on a wall overlooking the city of Barcelona, posing with a waffle in Brussels, taking in the spectacular Parthenon temple in Athens and enjoying a river cruise in Budapest, all with the well-known locations written on her artificial leg.“1 get

25、a new leg every two years and I can choose the design on it. One day I had a sudden thought to get a chalk-board J Gallagher said. My mum and grand-mother weren/t too keen on the idea, but my friends thought it was great and told me to go fbr it, so I did.”Gallagher said people often stare when shes

26、 writing on her leg, but once she shares the photos, she receives only positive feedback, CMy leg hasnt stopped me from doing anything Ive wanted to do J she said. I dont know if its my determination to prove to myself that I can do it, but regardless, Tve been able to keep up with my peers and lead

27、 a pretty great life/9Gallagher shows us that you should never let anything stand in the way of your dreams. And if life gives you an artificial leg, make art.1、What message did Gallapher want to spread in her special way?A. She enjoys her travelling across the globe.B. She suffers little from her l

28、egs amputation.C. she looks on her misfortune as another form of blessing.D. She has exactly fallen in love with posting photos online.2、What does the word “which“ underlined in paragraph 4 refer to?A. the continent B. the pictures C. the legD. the location3、 Gallapher can best be described as.A.hel

29、pful and ambitiousB.friendly and generousC.determined and creativeD.independent and sensible4、Which of the following might be the best title for the text?A Never Too Late to shareB.A Special Artificial LegC.An Outstanding PhotographerD.Gallaghers Summer HolidaysText 3The Truth Can Set You FreeI rece

30、ntly got pulled over fbr speeding not far from my new home in Virginia. I hadnt been paying attention, and I had driven a few miles an hour over the speed limit.“Can I see your license and registration? the police officer asked me. I pulled both out for him, and he saw my Pittsburgh address on my Pe

31、nnsylvania drivers license.“What are you doing here? he asked. Are you with the army?”“No, Im not J I answered. I explained that I had just moved to Virginia, and I hadnt had time to reregister yet.“So what brings you here?”He had asked a direct question. Without thinking very hard, I gave him a dir

32、ect answer. Well, officer,1 said, “since youve asked, I have cancer. I have just months to live. Weve moved down here to be close to my wifes family.”“So youve got cancer,“ he said flatly. He was trying to figure me out. Was I really dying? Was I lying? He took a long look at me. “You know, fbr a gu

33、y who has only a few months to live, you sure look good. He was obviously thinking: Either this guy is pulling one big fat lie on me, or hes telling the truth. He was trying to question my honesty without directly calling me a liar. And so he had forced me to prove that I was being honest.“Well, off

34、icer, I know that I look pretty healthy. I look great on the outside, but the tumors （肿瘤）are on the inside. And then, I dont know what possessed me, but I just did it. I pulled up my shirt, showing the operational scars.He looked at my scars. He looked in my eyes. He now knew he was talking to a dyi

35、ng man. Well, he wasnt taking this any further. He handed me back my license. Do me a fhvor,“ he said, Slow down from now on.”The awful truth had set me free. As he went back to his police car, I had a realization. I had been one of those gorgeous blondes （金发美女）who could bat her eyelashes and get ou

36、t of tickets. I drove home under the speed limit, and I was smiling like a beauty queen.1 The author was stopped by the police officer because .A.he didnt have a licenseB.he forgot to re-registerC.he was seriously illD.he drove too fast2、The author moved to Virginia probably because .A.he was homesi

37、ckB.he served in the army thereC.Virginia had better hospitalsD.hisfamily could be better cared for3、 On hearing about the authors cancer, the police officer .A. said it wasanexcuseB.doubted his honestyC.showed sympathyfor himD.asked him to showhis scars4、It can be inferred from the passage that the

38、 author was .A.optimisticB.adventurousC.dishonestD.romanticText 4Black Friday is the Friday following Thanksgiving Day in the United States. It has been regarded as the beginning of the holiday shopping season. Although its not an official holiday, millions of employers give their employees the day

39、off, and many people use that day to get a jump-start on their holiday shopping. A similar day in Canada and Great Britain is called “Boxing Day.Black Friday has become somewhat of a marketing sensation（营车肖效应）in recent years. Since 2005, it has been the busiest shopping day of the year. To lure shop

40、pers, retailers （零售商）routinely open their doors as early as 4 a. m. and offer special sales and promotions to the shoppers that arrive early. Some of the special deals offered by stores are only available in limited quantities. That is why some shoppers intent on getting the best deals often camp ou

41、t in front of stores overnight so that theyll be the first in line when the doors open.But why Black Friday? Historians believe the name started in Philadelphia in the mid-1960s. Bus drivers and police used “Black Friday to describe the heavy traffic that would block city streets the day after Thank

42、sgiving as shoppers headed to the stores.Businesses, however, didnt like the negative tone associated with the “Black Friday name. In the early 1980s, a more positive explanation of the name began to spread. According to this alternative explanation, Black Friday is the day when retailers finally be

43、gin to turn a profit for the year. In accounting terms （会计彳亍业），operating at a loss is called being “in the red“ because accountants traditionally used red ink to show negative amounts. Positive amounts were usually shown in black ink. Thus, being “in the black” is a good thing because it means store

44、s are operating at a profit.Recently, for those who are too busy to shop on Black Friday or who just dont want to fight the crowds, the Monday following Black Friday has become known as Cyber Monday （网络星期）for the many online deals.1、On Black Friday, the Americans . A. dont have to go to work as usua

45、l B look exactly like the Canadians C. are usually busy doing shopping D. stay at home and relax themselves2、The underlined word t4ure （in Paragraph 2） probably means .A. protectB. attractC. persuadeD. remind3、How do the retailers understand Black Friday?A. It is totally different from Boxing Day.B.

46、 They usually lose some money on the day.C , It never keeps them very busy.D. It probably brings them more money.4、The author writes this passage in order to .A. state the development of Cyber MondayB , tell the difference between red and blackC. introduce Black Friday to the readersD. explain the m

47、eaning of Boxing DayPart BDirections:Read the following text and answer the questions by choosing the most suitable subheading from the list A -G for each numbered paragraph (41 - 45). There are two extra subheadings which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points)I c

48、ame to England last summer I 1. (be) in England for eleven months I am going to finish my studies in England soon, and will leave 2, China next monthAt first it was very difficult for me 3. (communicate )with other people in English, 4. now I can speak English much 5(well), and even understand English television, because I have studied hard and my teachers and classmates have