2023年西林縣考研《英語一》考前沖刺預測試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)PleaseBeatMeIoncehadtheopportunitytomeetDanMiller,anAmishneighborofmudad.Hetoldmethatyearsagomydadhad1tohimthathisappletreeslookedbeautifulbutweren’tproducinganyapples.Afterlistening2,Dantoldmydadtogohome,grabahammerandgivehistreesaseverebeatingaroundthe3Hesaidtheyneededtohavesomethingto4themup-thatlifehadbeentoo5andtheyneededachallengetocomealive.Whilethisseemedcontrary6thecarefulfertilizing,wateringandnurturingmydadhadbeengivinghisprizedtrees,he7thewisdomofhisAmishneighbor.Thenextyearthetreesproducedsoheavilythatmydadsawbranches8undertheweightofthenumberofapples.WithalittleresearchInowfindthatthisisa9approach.Weknowthatroses,10lefttothemselves,willgrowleavesbutfew11Thebestwaytogetthemtoproducewhattheyare12todoistocutthembackseverelyandannually13growingroots.Istherea14inthisforus?EverydayIhearfrompeoplewhohavehadallthe15—famousuniversitydegrees,finehomes,carsandpositions.Andtheysuspecttheeasylifethey’vebeengiveniskeepingthemfromthe16ofadventurethatwouldreleasethebestversionofthemselves.Areyoutakingthe“17”routeinlifetoavoidthestressesandchallengesthataretryingtoreleaseyourbiggest18?Andno,youprobablydon’tneedtofindsomeoneto19youortocreateastressfulsituationinyourlife.Iknowthatinmine,thosethingshavejust20consistently.ButIhopeI’mgettingsmarterinseeing“Whatdoesthismakepossible?”1、A．complainedB．suggestedC．explainedD．reported2、A．angrilyB．gladlyC．anxiouslyD．carefully3、A．rootB．trunkC．branchD．field4、A．cutB．bringC．wakeD．send5、A．easyB．longC．hardD．busy6、A．withB．toC．forD．in7、A．provedB．doubtedC．trustedD．learned8、A．hangingB．wavingC．flyingD．breaking9、A．crazyB．mysteriousC．strangeD．common10、A．ifB．becauseC．unlessD．though11、A．fruitsB．rosesC．grassesD．bushes12、A．approvedB．scheduledC．expectedD．exposed13、A．putdownB．digupC．pulloutD．cutoff14、A．lessonB．skillC．secretD．fact15、A．chancesB．advantagesC．resultsD．concerns16、A．courseB．priceC．challengeD．danger17、A．roughB．shortC．familiarD．safe18、A．harvestB．courageC．emotionD．knowledge19、A．comfortB．supportC．loveD．beat20、A．sortedoutB．leftoutC．shownupD．setdownSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Tourismisoftenaboutseekingdeeperemotionalandpersonalconnectionswiththeworldaroundus.Notalltravelexperiences,however,needtotakeplaceintherealworld.Withtheevolutionofvirtualreality(VR)technology,tourismwillincreasinglybecomeacombinationofphysicalandvirtualworlds.VRmayevenremovetheneedtotravelentirely.ButcanaVRexperiencereallyequalarealworldone?Manyexpertsbelieveitcan.StudieshaveshownthatourbrainshaveaninbuiltVR-likemechanismthatenablesustoliveimaginedexperiences.Muchofourwakinglifeisspentthinkingabouteitherthepastorthefuture.Thisisknownas"mindwandering".Duringtheseeventswe'renotpayingattentiontothecurrentworldaroundus.Instead,we'rerecallingmemories,orcreatingandprocessingimaginedfutures.Whenengagedinmindwandering,ourbrainsprocessthesementalimagesusingthesamepathwaysusedtoreceiveinputsfromtherealworld.So,theimaginedpastorfuturecancreateemotionsandfeelingssimilartohowwereacttoeverydaylife.VRcancreatethesesamefeelings.Whilecriticsmightarguethatavirtualexperiencewillnevermatchreality,thereareseveralwaysVRtourismcouldmakeapositivecontribution.Firstlyitcouldhelpprotectsensitivelocationsfromover-tourism.InrecentyearsfamoussitessuchasMayaBayinThailand,andCambodia'sAngkorWatTempleshavehadtolimitthenumberofvisitorsbecauseoftheirnegativeimpact.TheseplacesarenowproducingtheirownVRexperiencesthatwillallowtouriststopassthroughvirtualmodelsofthesites.Virtualrealitymayalsoallowpeoplebackintime,toexperiencehistoricalevents,visitancientcities,andeventowalkamongdinosaurs.Finally,inaworldwheremanypeoplesufferfromstressanddepressionduetooverwork,virtualtourismmayprovideacheapandconvenientwayforpeopletotakebriefholidaystootherwiseunreachabledestinationsandrechargetheirbatteries,withouteverleavingtheirhomes.Itsoundslikesciencefictionbutit'salreadyhappening.Asvirtualtechnologyimprovesandaspeoplecontinuetodemandnewandinterestingexperiences,expectmorevirtualtourism,bothincombinationwiththerealworldandinsteadofit.1、Whatisdrivingthedevelopmentofvirtualtourism?A．Companiesseekingtomakemoremoney.B．Improvementsinvirtualrealitytechnology.C．People'sdemandformoresharedexperiences.D．People'sdeeperunderstandingofthephysicalworld.2、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes"mindwandering"?A．ThebrainprocesseswhichhelppeoplethinkVRisreal.B．Thewaythebrainprocessesinputsfromtherealworld.C．Brainactivitiesfocusingonpastorfutureevents.D．Experiencescomingfromaperson'simagination.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Sciencefiction.B．Virtualtechnology.C．Virtualtourism.D．Therealworld.4、Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．TodescribetheadvantagesofVRtourism.B．Togivesuggestionsforreducingover-tourism.C．ToencouragepeopletodevelopVRtechnology.D．ToargueVRtourismwillreplacetherealworldtravel.Text2Thatpeopleoftenexperiencetroublesleepinginadifferentbedinunfamiliarsurroundingsisaphenomenonknownasthe4Tirst-nighf,effect.Ifapersonstaysinthesameroomthefollowingnighttheytendtosleepmoresoundly.YukaSasakiandhercolleaguesatBrownUniversitysetouttoinvestigatetheoriginsofthiseffect.Dr.Sasakiknewthefirst-nighteffectprobablyhassomethingtodowithhowhumansevolved.Thepuzzlewaswhatbenefitwouldbegainedfromitwhenperformancemightbeaffectedthefollowingday.Shealsoknewfrompreviousworkconductedonbirdsanddolphinsthattheseanimalsputhalfoftheirbrainstosleepatatimesothattheycanrestwhileremainingalertenoughtoavoidpredators(捕食者).Thisledhertowonderifpeoplemightbedoingthesamething.Totakeacloserlook,herteamstudied35healthypeopleastheysleptintheunfamiliarenvironmentoftheuniversity’sDepartmentofPsychologicalSciences.Theparticipantseachsleptinthedepartmentfortwonightsandwerecarefullymonitoredwithtechniquesthatlookedattheactivityoftheirbrains.Dr.Sasakifound,asexpected,theparticipantssleptlesswellontheirfirstnightthantheydidontheirsecond,takingmorethantwiceaslongtofallasleepandsleepinglessoverall.Duringdeepsleep,theparticipants’brainsbehavedinasimilarmannerseeninbirdsanddolphins.Onthefirstnightonly,thelefthemispheres(半球)oftheirbrainsdidnotsleepnearlyasdeeplyastheirrighthemispheresdid.Curiousifthelefthemisphereswereindeedremainingawaketoprocessinformationdetectedinthesurroundingenvironment,Dr.Sasakire-rantheexperimentwhilepresentingthesleepingparticipantswithamixofregularlytimedbeeps(蜂鳴聲)ofthesametoneandirregularbeepsofadifferenttoneduringthenight.Sheworkedoutthat,ifthelefthemispherewasstayingalerttokeepguardinastrangeenvironment,thenitwouldreacttotheirregularbeepsbystirringpeoplefromsleepandwouldignoretheregularlytimedones.Thisispreciselywhatshefound.1、WhatdowelearnaboutDr.YukaSasakidoingherresearch?A．Shefoundbirdsanddolphinsremainalertwhileasleep.B．Shefoundbirdsanddolphinssleepinmuchthesameway.C．ShegotsomeideafrompreviousstudiesonbirdsanddolphinsD．Sheconductedstudiesonbirds’anddolphins’sleepingpatterns.2、WhatdidDr.Sasakidowhenshefirstdidherexperiment?A．Shemonitoredthebrainactivityofparticipantssleepinginanewenvironment.B．Sherecruited(招募)35participantsfromherDepartmentofPsychologicalSciences.C．Shestudiedthedifferencesbetweenthetwosidesofparticipants’brains.D．Shetestedherfindingsaboutbirdsanddolphinsonhumansubjects.3、WhatdidDr.Sasakidowhenre-runningherexperiment?A．Sheanalyzedthenegativeeffectofirregulartonesonbrains.B．Sherecordedparticipants’adaptationtochangedenvironment.C．Sheexposedherparticipantstotwodifferentstimuli(刺激物).D．Shecomparedtheresponsesofdifferentparticipants.4、WhatdidDr.Sasakifindabouttheparticipantsinherexperiment?A．Theytendedtoenjoycertaintonesmorethanothers.B．Theytendedtorecognizeirregularbeepsasathreat.C．Theyfeltsleepywhenexposedtoregularbeeps.D．TheydifferedintheirtoleranceofirregulartonesText3閱讀理解閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項ThereisalargepercentageofAsianpeopleintheUS.They’rehardworking,respectfulbutstrangesometimes.Ifyoudon’tunderstandtheculture,youwillgetsomeproblemswiththem.Asianpeoplearedifferentfromanyotherculturesifyouthinkyouknowthem,youmightwanttothinkagain.Howaretheydifferent?WhenitcomestomostAsianculture,respectiseverything.Youcandoanythingyouwantbutdon'tdisrespectanAsianman.Youwillgetsomerealconsequencesafterwardandespeciallyifheisyourboss.It’ssomethingcalledfacesavingintheAsianculture.It’sridiculoussometimesbutit’stheirculture.Sometimestheirculturecancomeinbetweentheirrelationshipatwork.Asianpeoplemightexpectalotofrespectfromtheirco-workerswhentheirco-workersjustseethemasanequal.AmericansareverydifferentfromAsianpeople.Ifyou’reAsian,youmightwanttounderstandtheAmericancultureandevenadapttotheircultureifyouworkwiththem.Itwillbeeasierforyousinceyou’reintheircountries.ImagineanAmericanworkinginChina,expectingChineseco-workerstogetalongwithhimwhenhecriticizesthemstraightoutoneverysinglematterinfrontofeveryone.Ithinktheywilltakehimoutsideandtakecareofhim.Itjustdoesn’tworkthatwaywithAsianpeople.Ifyou’reanAmericanbossgivingyourAsianemployeeareview,youwillseethattheywillhaveaproblemwithyournegativeremarks.Theywillthinkthatyoudon’tlikethem,disrespectful,andwanttogetridofthem;wheninfact,you’rejustdoingyourjob.Youjustencouragethemtodotheirworkbetter.Ofcourse,it’snotfairforyouasanAmericanbossbutjustexpectthatitcanbesomethingthatisonyourAsianemployee’smind.1、TheAmericanscan’tgetalongwellwiththeAsiansprobablybecause______.A．theirculturesaredifferentB．theydon’tlikeeachotherC．bothofthemaretooproudD．theyhavedifferentpoliticalviews2、Theunderlinedphrase“facesaving”inParagraph2probablymeans_____.A．savingsomemoneyforlateruseB．makingfacestopleaseyourbossC．showingsomerespecttosomebodyD．helpingsomebodyoutoftrouble3、Fromthethirdparagraphwecanknowthatitisdifficult_________.A．fortheAsianstoacceptthecultureinAmericaB．fortheAmericanstoadapttothecultureinChinaC．forpeopletolearnthecultureinaforeigncountryD．forpeopletofollowthecultureintheirowncountry4、ThenegativeremarksanAmericanbossgivesonyourworkprobablymeanhe/she_____A．doesn’tlikeyouanylongerB．thinksyouarenotworthrespectingC．doesn’tthinkyouaresuitableforthejobD．wantsyoutoimproveyourworkText4Weighingtoomuchcandamageyourhealth,andobesityisagrowingproblemforbothkidsandadultsaroundtheworld.Sleepmightbeoneanswertotheproblem.Anewstudyhasfoundthatelementaryschoolstudentswhoslepttoolittleweremorelikelytogainpounds.Paststudieshaveshownalinkbetweensleepinglessandweighingmore,butscientistshavehadatoughtimedetermining"whichcamefirst,thechickenortheegg,"saysJulieC．LumengoftheuniversityofMichiganinAnnArbor.Inotherwords,ithasn'tbeenclearwhetherkidswhoweightoomuchhavetroublesleeping,orwhethersleepinglessleadstoweightgain.Bothscenarios(可能出現的情況)seemedequallypossible.Togetabetterideaofwhichcauseswhich,Lumengandhercolleaguesinterviewedtheparentsof785thirdgradersfromaroundtheUnitedStates.Theparentsansweredquestionsabouthowwelltheirkidssleptthatyear.Threeyearslater,theparentsansweredthesamequestions.Bysixthgrade,18percentofkidsinvolvedinthestudywereobese.Thescientistsfoundnorelationshipbetweenweightandthestudents'raceorgender.Italsodidn'tmatterhowstricttheirparentswere,orwhethertheywereboysorgirls.Obesitystruckallofthesegroupsequally.Instead,sleepseemedtobethekeyfactor.Overthethreeyearsofstudy,thechildrenaveragedahealthy9.5hoursofsleepanight.Somekids,however,sleptalotmoreorlessthanothers.Forthesixthgraders,everyhourofsleepabovethe9.5houraveragewaslinkedtoa20percentlowerriskofbeingobese.Sleepappeareddoublyimportantforthethirdgraders.Everyextrahourofsleeptheygotwaslinkedtoa40percentdropinobesity.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceonparagraph2imply?A．Scientistshavefoundtheexactcausesofchildren'sobesity.B．ThereisalwayssomethingdifficulttounderstandthroughtheoryC．Thecause–effectrelationshipbetweenweightandsleepisn'tclear.D．Aperson'sweighthassomethingtodowiththeamountofhissleep.2、Whatdidtheinterviewfindout?A．9.5hoursofsleepanightisenoughforchildren.B．Themoreachildsleeps,thehealthierhewillbe.C．Sixthgradersneedmuchmoresleepthanthirdgraders.D．One’sraceorgenderhasnothingtodowithhisweight.3、Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?A．BylistingfiguresB．BycomparingdifferentopinionsC．ByprovidingexamplesD．Byconductingasurvey4、Whatisthesuitabletitleforthepassage?A．ThebenefitsofenoughsleepforchildrenB．SleepinglessincreasestheriskofobesityC．Whichcomesfirst,littlesleeporobesityD．Howmanyhoursofsleepdochildrenneed?PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Iwon’tcallmyselfthemostaccomplishedpersonwhenitcomesto1．(hold)chopsticksInfact,I’mprettysurethatmytechniquelooksclumsyattimesItendtohold2．(I)inthemiddle,morelikebeginnerthanexpertStill,sinceIeatalmosteverymealwiththeeatingutensil(器皿)ofchoiceinChina,it’snotuncommonforanewfriendoracquaintancetocometoasimple3．(conclude)afterobservingmethatmyChinesehusband,Jun,musthaveshownme4．tousethembeforeTheyarewrongI’veusedchopstickseversinceIwasateenager,atimewhenmysisterandmotherwerebothfondofChinesecuisineandintroducedme5．manynewdishes,alongwiththe6．(prefer)utensilsinChinaWealwayskeptbamboochopsticksalongwithour7．(knife),forksandspoons,readyforwheneverwehappenedtohaveChinesefoodfordinnerItwasmyclosestfamily8．observedmyfirstmistakesImadeinusingchopsticksPlus,IlivedovertwoyearsinChinabeforeJunandIstarteddatingandI9．(expect)tousechopsticksinalmosteveryrestaurant,standandbarTrustme,whenyou’rehungryyoufigureoutprettyfastwhatittakestodown(咽下)10．mealwiththeseutensilsChinesedragons（龍）arefictionalcreatures,arootofChinesepeoplewhoconsideredthemselvesasthedescendants（后代）ofdragonsSincetheircreation,Chinesedragons1．（win）thedeeplovefromChinesepeople,becauseof2．（they）strongpowerandsymbolicmeaningsTheyplayed3．importantroleinthehistoryofChinesenation,politics,religion,cultureandChineselanguageandbecameasymbolofChinaandChinesepeopleDragonisabeliefofChinesenationanda4．（gold）Chineseelement（元素）Whenapersonhearsthenameofdragon,China5．（come）tohisorhermindAsthestrongestanimal6．（select）byChinesepeople,dragonhasthestrongestpower7．helpsitgototheHeavenandtheHell,andmakecloudandrainsInancienttimes,asabelief,dragongavestrongsupportstotherulingofabignation,andtopeople’sfragilespiritsandhardlifebecausepeoplesufferedfromextremenaturaldisastersandlack8．thesupportsfromscienceThe9．（important）ofdragontoChinesepeopleislikewatertocreatures,andit10．（reflect）inpeople’sspirit,beliefs,andideologySectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)HowtoBeaGoodListenertoYourFamilyCommunicationisimportantforstrongfamilyrelationships．1、Workingonyourlisteningskillscanhelpyoucommunicatebetterandformstrongerbonds．Listenactively．Whenlisteningtoafamilymember，donotletyourmindwandertootherthings．lt’simportanttomakeyourfamilymemberfeelheardandvalued．Putyourphoneawayandgivethemyourfullattention．Neverthinkaboutotherthingswhensomeoneistalking．2、．Repeatwhathasbeensaid．Breeflysummarizingwhatthespeakerhassaidcangoalongwaytowardseffectivecommunication．Everyonewantstofeelvaluedandheard，sorepeatingafamilymember’spointcanshowyouwerelistening．3、Itcanreallyallowyouandyourfamilytocommunicatebetteraswell．4、Interruptingcanputbreaksoneffectiveconversation．Alwaysallowafewsecondsofsilenceaftersomeonefinishestalkingbeforeofferingyourresponse．Thisallowsyoutomakesurethespeakerhasfinishedtalking．Donottalkoversomeoneeither．Nomatterhowcuriousyoufeelaboutasubject，donotstarttalkinguntiltheotherpersonhasfinished．Avoidhurryingthespeaker．5、Donotbreakinbeforethespeakerisfinishedjusttohurrythespeakeralong．Neversaythingslike，"Canyougettothepoint？"ThiswillmakeitseemLikeyou’renotinterestedintheconversation．A．Donotinterrupt．B．Neverrushthepersontalking．C．Instead，focusonwhat’sbeingsaid．D．Peopletendtopausewhentheyspeak．E．Itcanhelpyoum