2023年云南省昆明市安寧市考研《英語一》深度預測試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Wishingtoencourageheryoungson’sprogressonthepiano,amothertookherboytoaPaderewskiconcert.Aftertheywere1,themotherspottedafriendintheaudienceandwalkeddownthepassagetogreether.Seizingthe2toexplorethewondersoftheconcerthall,thelittleboyroseand3exploredhiswaythroughadoormarked“NOADMITTANCE.”Whenthehouselightsdimmedandtheconcertwasabouttobegin,themotherreturnedtoherseatand4thatthechildwasmissing.Suddenly,thecurtainspartedandspotlightsfocusedontheimpressiveSteinwayonstage.In5,themothersawherlittleboysittingatthekey-board,6pickingoutTwinkle,TwinkleLittleStar.Atthatmoment,thegreatpianomastermadehis7,quicklymovedtothepiano,and8intheboy’sear,“Don’tquit.Keepplaying.”Then9over,Paderewskireacheddownwithhislefthandandbeganfillinginabasspart.Soonhisrightarmreachedaroundtotheothersideofthechildandheaddedarunningobbligato(伴奏).Together,theoldmasterandtheyoungnovice(beginner)transformedafrighteningsituationintoawonderfully10experience.Theaudiencewasstrongly11That’sthewayitisinlife.Whatwecanaccomplish(實現)onourownishardly12Wetryourbest,butthe13aren’texactlygracefulflowingmusic.ButwhenwetrustinthehandsofaGreaterPower,ourlife’swork14canbebeautiful.Nexttimeyousetoutto15greatachievements,listencarefully.YoucanhearthevoiceoftheMaster,whisperinginyourear,“Don’tquit.Keepplaying.”1、A．seated B．sat C．dressed D．rested2、A．fact B．difficulty C．opportunity D．risk3、A．actually B．occasionally C．fortunately D．eventually4、A．discovered B．told C．accepted D．offered5、A．joy B．trust C．horror D．pleasure6、A．quickly B．personally C．generally D．innocently(純潔地)7、A．entrance B．disappearance C．arrangement D．opening8、A．shouted B．repeated C．promised D．whispered9、A．turning B．bending C．rising D．handing10、A．creative B．effective C．annoying D．fearing11、A．addicted(入了迷的) B．invited C．attacked D．attracted12、A．abnormal(反常的) B．remarkable(卓越的) C．unimportant D．ordinary13、A．goals B．intentions C．results D．purposes14、A．luckily B．truly C．slightly D．fortunately15、A．overcome B．enjoy C．accomplish D．becomeSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Youknowhowmuchyourtelephonehaschangedoverthepast10years?Yourcarwillchangeevenmorethanthatinthenext10years.Oneofthebigchangesisthatcarswilldrivethemselves.Somedayyoumaynotneedtodriveacar.Youwilljusttellthecarwhereyouwanttogoanditwilldriveitself.“Wedefinitelyhavethetechnologyforitnow,”saysAndrewPoliakofautomotivetechnologysupplierQNX.“Weexpectself-drivingcarstobeamainstreamthingbetween2020and2025.”TheAmericancompanyGooglehasbeenworkingonaself-drivingautomobileforyears.ThesecarsarealreadyontheroadsintheUnitedStates,mainlyinCalifornia.Googlecarsaretrulyself-driving.Thesecarshavenosteeringwheels(方向盤）orpedals.Lastweek,policeorderedoneofGoogle’scarstostopfordrivingtooslowlyonapublicroad.Thecarwasnotdisobeyinganylaw,sonoonewaspunished.Butpolicedidspeakwiththeoperatorsofthevehicle.AccordingtoGoogle,itsself-drivingcarshavebeendrivennearly2millionkilometers.Thatisequaltothedistancetheaveragepersondrivesin90years.Sofar,noGoogleself-drivingcarhasgottenatrafficticket.Someofthemhavebeeninaccidentswhenothercarshitthem.Othercompaniesareworkingonself-drivingcars.Mercedes-Benz,Audi,BMW,VolvoandToyotaallhaveplansforsuchvehicles.AcompanycalledBestMileplanstooperateselfdrivingbusesinSwitzerlandnextspring.Thebuseswillholduptoninepeopleandwillbetestedfortwoyears.Mercedes-Benzisdevelopinglargeself-drivingtrucksforlongtrips.Thesetrucksusedriverstocontrolthem.1、WhatAndrewPoliaksaidsuggeststhat.A．hetakesprideintheirtechnologyonself-drivingcarsB．heiseagertoselltheirtechnologyonself-drivingcarsC．heisoptimisticaboutthedevelopmentofself-drivingcarsD．hefeelssurepeoplewillsoonhavethetechnologyforself-drivingcars2、WhydidthepoliceorderoneofGoogle’scarstostoplastweek?A．Becauseitsspeedwastoolow.B．Becauseitdisobeyedlocallaws.C．Becausetheoperatorsbehavedbadly.D．Becausethereexistedtechnologicalproblems.3、WhatcausedsomeofGoogle’sself-drivingcarstohaveaccidents?A．Lackofexperience. B．Highspeed.C．Othercars’faults. D．Toomuchtraffic.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Self-drivingCarsB．HowtoDevelopSelf-drivingCarsC．TheAdvantagesofSelf-drivingCarsD．OwningASelf-drivingCarIsFashionableText2Podcasts(播客)TheB．S.ReportDesignedforthesportsfanwithasenseofhumor,theB．S.ReportislocatedbythesportswriterBillSimmons.It’snotuncommonforhimtogoalmostawholeshowwithoutevenmentioningsports.Wait,Wait…Don’tTellMeTheshowisanewsprogramintheformofagameshow.EachweekagroupofhumoristsandwritersjoinhostPeterSagalinChicago,wheretheyarequizzedontheweek’smostimportantandfunnynewsstories.Listenersalsogettocallintoplaydifferentnewsrelatedgamesforaprize.TheMothTheMothisaweeklypodcastrunbyanonprofitartorganization.Theshowismadeupofrecordingsof“truestorytoldbeforealiveaudiencewithoutnotes”.Eachweek,thegroupreleasesshort10-20minutetalestoldbypeoplefromallwalksoflife.Pastpresentershaveincludedwriters,comedians,scientistsandevenNewYorkCitypoliceofficers.FilmspottingFilmspottingisaweeklypodcastandisamust-listenforanymoviefan.Theshowisfocusedonmoviereviews,buthostsAdamKempenaarandMattyRobinsondomorethanjusttelltheirlistenerswhichnewmovieisworthseeing,theyalsodiscussandexaminethefilmasanartform.Theshowdoesn’tfocusoncurrentmovies,either,asthehostsfrequentlydiscussoldfilmsaspartthememarathons.1、Ifyouareapoliceofficer,youcantakepartin.A．TheB．S.ReportB．Wait,Wait...Don'tTellMeC．TheMothD．TheFilmspotting2、WhatdoTheMothandFilmspottinghaveincommon?A．Theyareweeklyprograms.B．Theyareopentoeveryone.C．Theirhoststellstoriestothelisteners.D．Theyarenonprofitartsorganizations.3、Whichofthefollowingistrue?A．YoucanplaygamesintheB．S.Report.B．PeoplecantellstoriesintheMoth.C．AdamKempenaarjusttellstheirlistenersoldmovies.D．TheMothisavailableonlyinNewYork.Text3Asecond-gradeeducationhasnotstoppedgarbagecollectorJoseformbringingthegiftofreadingtothousandsofColombianchildren.Josestartedrescuingbooksfromthetrashalmost20yearsago.Hewasdrivingagarbagetruckatnightthroughthecountry'swealthierneighborhoods.Thediscardedreadingmaterialslowlypiledup,andnowthegroundfloorofhissmallhouseisamakeshiftcommunitylibrarystackedfromfloortoceilingwithsome20,000books.Theyrangefromchemistrytextbookstochildren'sclassics.Hesaysbooksareluxuriesforboysandgirlsinlow-incomeneighborhoodssuchashis,withnewreadingmaterialatbookstorestooexpensive.Thereare19publiclibrariesinBogota,acityof8.5millionpeople,.Buttheytendtobelocatedfarawayfrompoorerareas."Thisshouldbeinallneighborhoods,oneachcornerofeveryneighborhood,inallthetowns,inalldepartments,andalltheruralareas,"saysJoes."BooksareoursalvationandthatiswhatColombianeeds."The53-year-oldJosehasaloveofreadingheattributestohismother.Shealwaysreadtohimeventhoughshewastoopoortokeephiminschool."Sheusedtoreadmestorieseverynight,"saidJose.HehastraveledtobookfairsinMexicoandChiletosharehisexperienceofstartingalibrarywiththrown-awayreadingmaterial."Tome,booksarethegreatestinventionandthebestthingthatcanhappentoahumanbeing."WhileJosestillexaminetherubbishforadditionstohislibrary,hisfameasColombia's"LordoftheBooks"hasalsobroughthimthousandsofdonatedbooks.Hehassentmanytootherlibrariesaroundthecountry.Thatisbecausehedoesn'thaveroomforthemall.Hesayshedoesn'trejecttechnologythatallowsbookstobereaddigitally.Buthepreferstoreadtheprintedwordonpaper."There'snothingmorebeautifulthanhavingabookinyourpocket,inyourbagorinsideyourcar,"hesays.1、WhatdoweknowaboutJose’slibrary?A．Itcontains20,000booksorso.B．ItislocatedinthecenterofBogota.C．Itsbooksareallcollectedfromthedonation.D．Itwillberebuilttoholdmorebooks.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?.A．ThereasonwhyJosestartedalibrary.B．Thepoorlifethatthelocalchildrenlive.C．Thelocationofthepubliclibraries.D．ThedreamthechildreninBogotahave.3、.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat______.A．Josehatedbookstobereaddigitally.B．hisdreamistobecomeabookcollector.C．Josereceivedagoodeducationathisearlyage.D．Jose’smotherdevelopedhisloveofreading.Text4WhatCocktailPartiesTeachUsYou’reataparty.Musicisplaying.Glassesareclinking.Dozensofconversationsaredrivingupthedecibel(分貝)level.Yetamongallthosedistractions,youcantuneyourattentiontojustonevoicefrommany.Thisabilityiswhatresearcherscallthe“cocktail-partyeffect”.ScientistsattheUniversityofCaliforniainSanFranciscohavefoundwherethatsound-editingprocessoccursinthebrain—intheauditorycortex(聽覺皮層)justbehindtheear,notinareasofhigherthought.Theauditorycortexboostssomesoundsandturnsdownotherssothatwhenthesignalreachesthehigherbrain,“it’sasifonlyonepersonwasspeakingalone,”saysinvestigatorEdwardChang.Thesefindings,publishedinthejournalNaturelastweek,explainwhypeoplearen’tverygoodatmultitasking—ourbrainsarewiredfor“selectiveattention”andcanfocusononlyonethingatatime.Thatinborn

ability

hashelpedhumans

survive

inaworldbuzzingwithvisualandauditorystimulation(刺激).Butwekeep

trying

topushthelimitswithmultitasking,sometimeswith

tragic

(悲劇的)consequences.Driverstalkingoncellphones,forexample,arefourtimesaslikelytogetinto

traffic

accidentsasthosewhoaren’t.Manyofthoseaccidentsaredueto“inattentionalblindness”,inwhichpeoplecan,ineffect,turnablindeyetothingstheyaren’tfocusingon.Themoreattentionataskdemands,thelessattentionwecanpaytootherthingsinourfieldofvision.Imageslandonourretinas(視網膜)andareeitherboostedorplayeddowninthevisualcortexbeforebeingpassedtothebrain,justastheauditorycortexfilterssounds,asshownintheNaturestudylastweek.“It’sapush-pull

relationship

—themorewefocusononething,thelesswecanfocusonothers,”saysDianeM.Beck,an

associate

professorof

psychology

attheUniversityofIllinois.Studiesoverthepast

decade

attheUniversityofUtahshowthatdriverstalkingonhands-freecellphonesarejustasinfluencedasthoseonhands-heldphonesbecauseitistheconversation,notthedevice,thatisdistractingtheirattention.Thosetalkingonanykindofcellphonereactmoreslowlyandmissmoretrafficsignalsthanothermotorists.Somepeoplecantrainthemselvestopayextraattentiontothingsthatareimportant—likepoliceofficerslearntoscancrowdsforfacesandconductorscanlistenforindividualinstrumentswithinthe

orchestra

asawhole.Manymorethinktheycaneffectivelymultitask,butareactuallyshiftingtheirattentionrapidlybetweentwothingsandnotgettingthefulleffectofeither,expertssay.1、WhathavescientistsinUniversityofCaliforniafoundabout“thecocktail-partyeffect”?A．Usuallythereisonlyonepersonwhoisspeakingalone.B．Allkindsofannoyingsoundsdriveupthedecibellevel.C．Thehigherbrainprocessessoundsandimagesselectively.D．Soundsaresortedoutbeforereachingthehigherbrain.2、Whatdowelearnfromthepassage?A．Wearebiologicallyincapableofmultitasking.B．Wesurvivedistractionsinlifebymultitasking.C．Wecannotmultitaskwithoutextraattention.D．Webenefitfrompushingthelimitwithmultitasking.3、Whichofthefollowingisanexampleof“inattentionalblindness”?A．Acarelessdriverlosthiseyesightafteracaraccident.B．Policescannedthecrowdsandlocatedthecriminal.C．Amanagertalkedonahands-freephonewithhisclient.D．Apedestrianhadacaraccidentbecauseofphubbing(低頭).4、Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.A．compareandcontrastB．informandexplainC．argueanddiscussD．examineandevaluatePartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ThemakeupofBritishfamilieshaschanged1．（rapid）overthelasttwohundredyears．Thetraditionalfamilystructure（結構）beforetheIndustrialRevolutionwastheextendedfamilyin2．threegenerationslivedunderoneroof．Theearlytwentiethcenturysawthe3．（grow）ofthenuclearfamily﹣parentsandasmallnumberof4．（child）wouldformasinglefamily．Inthelastthirtyyears，however，theUK5．（see）abreakdownofthetypicalnuclearfamily．Increaseddivorcerates，latermarriageandamoveawayfrommarriagealtogetherhaveresulted6．newformsoffamily；divorcedparentswilldevelopnewrelationshipsandtaketheirkidswiththem．Asurvey7．（conduct）byresearchersshowsthatover50%ofkidsarenowborntoparentswhoarenotmarried．Someminoritycommunitiessticktotheextendedfamilystructure，anditiscommon8．（find）thatthreegenerationsarelivingtogetherinanIndianfamily．Theysaythatapartfromstrengtheningtraditionalfamilyties，9．canprovidesecurityforolderpeoplewhentheycannotworkanymore．Theybelievethatthephenomenonofotheroldpeoplelivingincarehomes10．（indicate）thatmanyoldpeopleinthewidercommunityareabandonedintheiroldage．ThinkaboutthedifferentwaysthatpeopleusethewindYoucanuseittoflyakite1．tosailaboatWindisoneofourcleanestand2．(rich)powersources,aswellasoneoftheoldestEvidenceshowsthatwindmills(風車)3．(begin)tobeusedinancientIranbackin4．seventhcenturyBC．Theywerefirst5．(introduce)toEuropeduringthe1100s,whenarmiesreturnedfromtheMiddleEastwithknowledgeof6．(use)windpowerFormany7．(century),peopleusedwindmillstogrind(磨碎)wheatintoflourorpumpwaterfromdeepunderground8．electricitywasdiscoveredinthelate1800s,peoplelivinginremoteareasbegantouse9．(they)toproduceelectricityThisallowedthemtohaveelectriclightsandradioToday,thereisa10．(globe)movementtosupplymoreandmoreofourelectricitythroughtheuseofwindSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Thereareseveraldifferenttypesoffiredepartments.Somehirefull-timepaidfirefightersandsomearerunentirelybyvolunteers.1、,afirefightermustgothroughstrictphysicalandacademictrainingtoensureastrongknowledgeoffiresafetyandthephysicalstrengthtohandlethetasksrequiredbymemberofafiredepartment.Joiningafiredepartmentrequiresthatbothphysicalandwrittentestsarepassedwithscoresshowingathoroughknowledgeoffiresafety.2、.Thefirststepinjoiningafiredepartmentasapaidfirefighteristosubmitanapplicationaswellasacquiretheappropriatetraining.Usuallyfirefightersmusthaveahighschooldiploma,andsomecompletetwo-or-four-yearprogramsinfirescienceatcommunitycollegesanduniversities.3、,andifacandidatealreadyhasconnectionsatafiredepartment,hemayapplyforapositionstraightoutofhighschool.Onceacandidateappliesandisacceptedfortrainingatafiredepartment,hemustthencompleteseveralweeksoftrainingatthedepartment’strainingcenter.4、.Whenthisisdone,thecandidateissenttoafirecompanyforaperiodofprobation(實習).Hehastocontinuetraininginthenewpositionwhilebeingdirectedbyexperiencedfirefighters.5、.Anapplicationmustbesubmittedtothevolunteerfiredepartment,theniftheapplicationisaccepted,thecandidatewilltakeatrainingprogramandthenberequiredtopassaphysicalandwrittentest.Firefightersmustalsobecomecertified(認證)asEmergencyMedicalTechnicians(EMTs).ThelevelofEMTcertificationisdeterminedbytheindividualdepartments.A．AlthoughitisdemandingB．WhichevertypeisdesiredC．However,anacademicprogramisnotrequiredD．ForvolunteerfirefighterstheprocedureissimilarE.ButjoiningavolunteerfiredepartmentistotallydifferentF.TrainingconsistsofclassroomworkandpracticaltrainingG.Also,acandidatemustbeabletorespondquicklyinemergenciesThereisanoldSpanishProverbwhichstates,"Tomorrowisoftenthebusiestdayoftheweek".1、I'dsay,toomany.Ourdreamsshouldnot,andcannotwait.Wehavetogoforthemnow!H