2023年桃江縣考研《英語一》預(yù)測密卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)IthappenedtoSusanBlackinacoldwinter.Everythingseemedina1thosedays.Bothherparentssufferingfromdepression,sendingfora2becameacommonpractice.Asawomaninher40s,itwasa3jobtobeateacherof30first-graders,whowerealways4,andshe’dtriedallsortsofmethods,but5togetthemquietinclass...Misfortuneswere6oneafteranother.Afteralongandtiringdayatwork,Susandraggedherselfalong,7towardstheparkinglot.Shecametothecar,onlytofindshehadlockedherkeysandcellphoneinside.8kickingthetyreofthecar,shesensedtears9hercheeks.“What’swrong?”avoicewasheard.Susanlookedup,andsawayoungmanwitha10athisside.Susanstoppedweepingandexplainedhersituation,addingthat11hecalledherhusband,hewouldn’tbringherthesparecarkey,sincehewasworkingatthe12endofthetownanditwasstillnottimeto13theday’swork.“Callyour14andtellhimI’mcomingtogetthekey,”theyoungmanhandedSusanhisphone.“Butthat’sninemiles’roundtrip...”saidSusan.“There’snotimefor15.I’llbebackassoonaspossible.”Twohourslater,themotorriderreturnedwithabigsmileand16face,keyinhand.Susan17somemoney,butherefused.“Let’sjustsayIneededthe18,”withthosewords,likea19inthemovies,herodeoffintothesunset.ForSusan,the“cowboy”notonlypickedthekey,but20herday,orrather,warmedthelongandcoldwinterdays.1、A．battleB．rowC．messD．hurry2、A．workerB．psychologistC．policemanD．lawyer3、A．toughB．rareC．boringD．rewarding4、A．kindB．quickC．happyD．noisy5、A．a(chǎn)theartB．invainC．onpurposeD．withease6、A．comingtrueB．pilingupC．goingwellD．runningout7、A．lookingB．marchingC．yellingD．heading8、A．MildlyB．RandomlyC．SuddenlyD．Wildly9、A．streamingdownB．flowingpastC．showingupD．castingaway10、A．bicycleB．carC．motorbikeD．taxi11、A．evenifB．unlessC．justasD．whenever12、A．wideB．deepC．farD．long13、A．endB．forgetC．giveupD．putoff14、A．friendB．familyC．daughterD．husband15、A．waitingB．hesitationC．travelingD．delivery16、A．charmingB．sweatingC．worryingD．encouraging17、A．receivedB．sharedC．offeredD．loaded18、A．exerciseB．helpC．rewardD．lesson19、A．youngB．strangerC．motorriderD．cowboy20、A．keptB．burntC．fixedD．builtSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1We’veheardofrobotsandAI（ArtificialIntelligence）takinghumanjobs,butIbetmayors（市長）don’treallythinktheirjobscanbethreatenedanytimesoon.Theywerewrong,andtheAIrunningforthemayorofaTokyodistrictwasclearproofofthat.AIcan’tlegallyrunforhigh-rankingpublicmanagementpositionsyet,butonemayoralcandidatefromTamaCity,Tokyo,intendedtomaximizetheuseofartificialintelligenceinrunningcityaffairs.Hewasrunninghiscampaign（競選運(yùn)動(dòng)）as“AIMayor”.Basically,hewassuggestingreplacinghumanpublicofficialswithAIandhavingthemcollectcitydataandcreatefairandbalancedpoliciesthatwillbenefiteveryone.“Forthefirsttimeintheworld,AIwillruninanelection,”humancandidateMichihitoMatsudaannouncedonTwitter.“ArtificialIntelligencewillchangeTomaCity.WiththebirthofanAIMayor,wewillconductbalancedpolitics.”TheAIMayorwascampaigningverymuchlikeitshumancompetitors.PosterswereshownalloverTamaCityandcampaigntruckswereblaringout（大聲鳴響）promisesofanAIutopia（烏托邦）andaskingforsupport.SomepeoplecalledMichihitoMatsuda’scampaignastunt（噱頭）,asahumanwouldstillbetheonelegallyincharge.However,otherssaidthattheywereexcitedaboutthefutureofAIrunningthingsinthebackground,addingthatithadtobeabetterchoice.1、What’stheadvantageoftheAImayoraccordingtoMichihitoMatsuda?A．MaximizingtheuseofAI. B．Replacinghumanofficials.C．Creatingbalancedpolicies. D．Bringinghimbeneficialeffects.2、HowwillAIrunforthemayor?A．Itwillabolishmanyoldpolicies.B．ItwillaskforsupportontheInternet.C．Itwillmakepublicspeeches,dressedlikeahuman.D．Itwillcompetesimilarlytohumancompetitors.3、What’sthecitizens’attitudetowardMichihitoMatsuda’scampaign?A．TheybelieveAIwillwin. B．Allconsiderittobetricky.C．Itissupposedtobeafailuredefinitely. D．Somethinkit’sworthyofexpectation.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AIRunsfortheMayor. B．TheAdvantagesofAI.C．AIReplacesHumaninManagement. D．ThePatternsofAIManagement.Text2OnedaytheemployeesofalargecompanyinStLouis,Missourireturnedfromtheirlunchbreakandweregreetedwithasignonthefrontdoor.Thesignsaid,“Yesterdaythepersonwhohasbeenhindering(阻礙)yourgrowthinthiscompanypassedaway.Weinviteyoutojointhefuneralintheroomthathasbeenpreparedinthegym.”Atfirsteveryonewassadtohearthatoneoftheircolleagueshaddied,butafterawhiletheystartedgettingcuriousaboutwhothispersonmightbe.Theexcitementgrewastheemployeesarrivedatthegymtopaytheirlastrespects.Everyonewondered,“Whoisthispersonthatwashinderingmyprogress?Well,atleasthe’snolongerhere.”O(jiān)nebyonetheemployeesgotclosertothecoffin(棺材)andwhentheylookedinsideit,theybecamespeechless.Theystoodthere,shockedandinsilence,asifsomeonehadtouchedthedeepestpartoftheirsouls.Therewasamirrorinsidethecoffin.Everyonewholookedinsideitcouldseehimself.Therewasalsoasignnexttothemirrorthatsaid,“Thereisonlyonepersonwhocansetlimitstoyourgrowth:itisYOU.”Youaretheonlypersonwhocanchangeyourlife.Youaretheonlypersonwhocaninfluenceyourhappinessandyoursuccess.Youaretheonlypersonwhocanhelpyourself.Yourlifedoesnotchangewhenyourfamilychanges,whenyourfriendschange,whenyourbosschanges,andwhenyourcompanychanges.Yourlifechangeswhenyouchange,whenyougobeyondyourlimitingbeliefs,whenyourealizethatyouaretheonlyoneresponsibleforyourlife.1、Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthearticleistotellusthat.A．theharderwework,themoresuccessfulwewillbecomeB．ourworkandlifearecloselyconnectedwithothersC．changingourlivesisdowntoourselvesD．wewillhaveabetterfutureifpeopledonothinderourdevelopment2、Peoplewerespeechlesswhentheylookedinsidethecoffinbecause.A．therewasnothingbutamirrorinsideB．theycouldseetheirownsoulsinsideC．theirclosestcolleaguelayinsideD．whatwasinsidetoldagreattruth3、Whoprobablywrotethesignonthefrontdoor?A．Thecompanyboss.B．Aworkerwholikedtomakefunofothers.C．Thedirectorinchargeofproduction.D．Aworkerwhowantedtoteachothersalesson.4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Theemployeeswerehappytohearthedeathofacompetitor.B．Thelessontheemployeeslearnedwouldinfluencethemgreatly.C．Theemployees’livesdependedontheattitudeoftheirboss.D．Theemployeesgotangryafterthefuneral.Text3AmazonBestSellers:BestBooksAHigherLoyalty:Truth,Lies,andLeadership-April17,2018byJamesComeyInhisbook,formerFBIdirectorJamesComeyshareshisnever-before-toldexperiencesfromsomeofthehighest-risksituationsofhiscareerinthepasttwodecadesofAmericangovernment,exploringwhatgood,ethical(道德的)leadershiplookslike,andhowitdrivessounddecisions.Hisjourneyprovidesanentryintothecorridorsofpower,andaremarkablelessoninwhatmakesaneffectiveleader.Hardcover$17.9912RulesforLife:AnAntidotetoChaos-January23,2018byJordanB_PetersonWhatdoeseveryoneinthemodernworldneedtoknow?FamouspsychologistJordanB．Peterson’sanswertothismostdifficultofquestionsuniquelycombinesthehard-wontruthsofancienttraditionwiththegreatfindingsofmost-advancedscientificresearch.Hardcover$15.57HowtoReadaBook:TheClassicGuidetoIntelligentReadingRevisedEditionbyMortimerJ.Adler,CharlesVanDorenWithhalfamillioncopiesinprint,HowtoReadaBookisthebestandmostsuccessfulguidetoreadingcomprehensionforthegeneralreader,completelyrewrittenandupdatedwithnewmaterial.Originallypublishedin1940,thisbookisararephenomenon,alivingclassicthatintroducesandclarifiesthevariouslevelsofreadingandhowtoachievethem-fromelementaryreading,throughsystematicskimmingandinspectionalreading,tospeedreading.Paperback$10.31Everybody,Always:BecomingLoveinaWorldFullofSetbacksandDifficultPeople-April17,2018byBobGoffPaperback$10.19Whathappenswhenwestopavoidingdifficultpeopleandsimplyloveeveryone?Inhiswildlyentertainingandinspiringfollow-uptotheNewYorkTimesbestsellingphenomenonLoveDoes,BobGofftakesreadersonalife-alteringjourneyintothesecretoflivingwithoutfear,care,restriction,orworry.1、Ifyouwanttobecomeaneffectiveleader,youcantry________.A．HowtoReadaBookB．Everybody,AlwaysC．12RulesforLifeD．AHigherLoyalty2、WhatdoweknowaboutHowtoReadaBook?A．ItiswrittenbyMortimerJ.Adler.B．Itiscompletelythesameastheoriginalone.C．Ithasbeenpublishedsince1940.D．Therearemanyotherbookssimilartoit.3、Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A．AllthefourbooksarepaperbacksB．PaperbacksarecheaperthanhardbacksC．JordanB．PetersonistheformerFBIdirectorD．BobGoffisajournalistoftheNewYorkTimesText4Ratherthanrollingyoureyeswhenit’syourturntobowyourheadandgivethanks,trybeinggrateful.Theresultjustmightbegoodforyou,fromimprovingyourfeelingtoyourrelationships.Ifyoudon’twanttovoiceyourgratitude,writingalettermaywork,accordingtovariousstudiesbySteveToepferofKentStateUniversityandhiscolleagues.Toepferandhiscolleagueshad219studentswithanaverageageof25filloutquestionnaires（問卷）tomeasuretheirhappiness.Theyreturnedtothelabtofilloutthesurveythreemoretimes,witheachvisitaboutaweekapart.Someofthestudentswrotealetterofgratitudeeachtimetheyreturnedtothelab,whilethecontrolgroupdidn’twriteaboutbeingthankful.“Theletterwriterswereinstructedtowritealetterofgratitudetoanyonetheywanted,however,thelettercouldn’tbea‘thankyou’noteforagift,”Toepfersaid.“Theparticipantshadtowriteaboutsomethingthatwasimportanttothem.”Theresultsshowedthattheirlevelsofhappinessandlifesatisfactionimprovedaftereachlettertheywrote.Inaddition,depressivesymptomsdecreasedovertimewiththeletterwriting.Gratitudedoesn’tjustcheeryouup—itcanimproveyourhealthandenergylevelsaswell.A2007studyconductedbyresearchersfoundthatorgan-transplant(器官移植)receiverswhokept“gratitudejournals”listingfivethingsorpeoplethattheyweregratefulforeachdayscoredbetteronmeasuresofgeneralhealth,andmentalhealththanthosewhoonlymaderoutinenotesabouttheirdays.Asuccessfulrelationshipmaydependonyourgratitude.Researchreportedin2011lookingatmorethan65coupleswhowereinsatisfyingrelationshipsshowedthateachcouple’srelationshipqualitycorrespondedwithonepartner’sfeelingsofgratitude.Researchersshowthatonepartnerexpressedfeelingsofgratitude;bothpartnersexperiencedapositiveemotionalresponse.1、Accordingtothepassage,ifyouwanttogetalongwellwithothers,you’dbetter________.A．writeletterstothemfrequentlyB．paymoreattentiontotheirfeelingsC．showyourthanksfromtimetotimeD．takecareofthemwhentheyareinneed2、Theunderlinedphrase“thecontrolgroup”inParagraph2referstothegroupthat_________.A．iscoldtoothers’kindnessB．isnotgoodatwritinglettersC．isunwillingtoexpresstheirfeelingsD．isnotallowedtowritethank-youletters3、Fromthepassagewecaninferthatpeoplewhooftenshowgratitudearelesslikelytobe__________.A．nervousB．carelessC．depressedD．optimistic4、Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat_________.A．it’sbettertowriteathank-youletterthantosaygratitudewithwordsB．theresultsofdifferentwaysofshowinggratitudeareallthesameC．thegoodrelationshipofeachcoupleisbasedontrustD．gratitudeisbeneficialtohealth5、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．WhyyoushouldbegratefulB．WaysofchangingyourfeelingC．HowtoshowyourgratitudetoothersD．Thank-youletters’roletohumanrelationsPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankSwimmingwaytosuccessWhatdoesittaketograduatefromauniversity?Many1．sayallyouhavetodoistakeclassesandpasstheexamsWell,itrequiresmorethanitifyou’reastudentatTsinghuaUniversityStartingthisSeptember,freshmenattheuniversitywillhavetotakeswimmingcoursesIftheyfailaswimmingtestatthebeginningoftheiruniversitycourse,theywon’treceivetheirdegree2．theycanpassthetestsuccessfully,accordingtoanannouncementbyTsinghuaUniversitypresidentQiuYongExceptions3．(allow)forstudentswithcertainphysicalormentalconditions,ifprovedbymedicalstaffLiuBo,headoftheDivisionofSportsScienceandPhysicalEducation,explained4．theuniversityislinkingswimmingabilitywithdegrees“Asarequisite(必要的)survivalskill,swimmingisbeneficialforstudentsinthelongrun,sinceswimmingishelpfulinimprovingstudents’enduranceandis5．(harmful)tojoints(關(guān)節(jié))andmusclesasawatersport,”hetoldChinaDailyViewingtheability6．(swim)asamustforstudentsisnotsomethingnewtothisuniversity-itwasalsoarequirementintheearly20thcenturyItwaslaterdropped7．a(chǎn)risingnumberofstudentsandalackoffacilitiesBesidesTsinghuaUniversity,PekingUniversityandXiamenUniversityhavealsolistedswimmingasacompulsorycourseforstudentsHowever,theannouncementhascausedaheateddebateSomewelcomedthenewrule,sayingit’sanecessaryskillthatcansavelives“Swimmingisafundamental(基本的)skillIt’sawaytostayhealthyandislifesavinginemergencysituationsIbelievemaking8．mandatory(強(qiáng)制的)isnecessary,”YuanJiaxiang,ajuniorinTsinghua’sDepartmentofCivilEngineering,toldChinaDailyHowever,somesaidithasnothingtodowithgettingadegree“It’snotreasonabletorequirepeopletobeabletoswimforthemtograduate,”ZhengXiaoyu,ahighschoolstudentfromtheMiddleSchoolAffiliatedtoNorthernJiaotongUniversity,toldChinaDaily“Foralotofpeoplewhogrewupininlandcities,learninghowtoswimasanadultwillbedifficult”Infact,Chineseuniversitiesarenottheonlyeducationorganizations9．encouragetheirstudentstoswimAfewcollegesintheUnitedStates-includingCornell,ColumbiaandMIT-offerswimclassestostudents“Anything10．(prevent)peoplefromdyingneedlesslyisavaluableskill,”FredDeBruyn,directorofaquatics(水上運(yùn)動(dòng))atCornell,toldTheNewYorkTimesChinahasonceagainprovedits1．(able)tochangetheworldwiththe“newfourgreatinventions”:high-speedrailways,electronicpayments,sharedbicyclesandonlineshoppingThey’rerelatedtoChina’shigh-techinnovation(創(chuàng)新),2．hasimprovedthequalityofpeople’slives,accordingtoasurvey3．(make)bytheBeltandRoadResearchInstituteofBeijingForeignStudiesUniversity“MywalletisnolongerinuseIcanbuyandeatwhateverIwantsimplywithafingertiponmyphone,”said4．universitystudent,addingthat“evenpancakesellersareusingmobilepayment”Thebikes5．(them)arenotnew,buttheoperatingmodelofbike-sharing6．(base)onsatellitenavigationsystem,mobilepayment,bigdataandotherhightechnologiesChinahasenteredanewinnovativeera,thankstothelargeamountsofcapitalChinahasinvestedin7．(encourage)innovation,saidBernhardSchwartlander,WHORepresentativeinChinaItisincreasinglyclearthatChinaisinnovatingandnolongercopyingWesternideasThisisespeciallytrueinmobile,whereChinaisleading8．manywayssuchas…socialmessagingappWeChat,shesaidThisispartly9．ChinaskippedoverthePCeraandwentdirectlytomobileChinahasa10．(large)mobileusethananyothercountryintheworldSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)ThisIsWhyTrafficLightsAreRed,Yellow,andGreenEverwonderedwhybluedoesn’tmeangoandbrownmeanstop?1、.Theideathatredmeansstopandgreenmeansgohasimpactedourlivesinmorewaysthanjusttrafficsignals.Wehavebeentaughtfromayoungagethatthecolorredmeansdanger.2、.Butwhywerethoseparticularcolorschosenfortrafficlightsinthefirstplace?Forsomethingwehavetolookateveryday,whycouldn’ttheyhavebeenprettiercolorslikemagenta(紫紅)andturquoise(天藍(lán)色)?It’simportanttoknowthatbeforethereweretrafficlightsforcars,thereweretrafficsignalsfortrains.Atfirst,railroadcompaniesusedredtomeanstop,whitetomeango,andgreentomeancaution.Asyoucouldimagine,trainconductorsranintoafewproblemswiththecolorwhitemeaninggo—3、,withtrainconductorsthinkingtheywereallclearwhentheyreallyweren’t.Railwaycompanieseventuallymovedtothecolorgreenmeaninggo,andit’sbeenthatwayeversince.Asfarasredgoes,that’salwaysbeenacolorthatindicateddanger,longbeforecarswereevenaround.Redisthecolorwiththelongestwavelength.4、.Thecoloryellowwasusedtocautiondriversbecauseithasaslightlyshorterwavelengththanred,butnotasshortasgreen.5、.Employthesedrivingrulesfirstandknowthattrafficlightshavecertainlycomealongway.A．Andthecolorgreenmeansit’sOKtomoveforwardB．Turnsout,there’saperfectlygoodexplanationforitC．ItcanbeseenfromagreaterdistancethanothercolorsD．brightwhitecouldeasilybeseenfromadistancebyusE.brightwhitecouldeasilybemistakenforstarsatnightF.Whydon’tweusebluetomeangoandbrownmeanstopG.Sodon’tgetmadnexttimeyou’reimpatientlywaitingatatrafficlightWith17millionresidentsand23millionbicycles，theNetherlandsalreadyhasmorebikesthanpeople.1、.TheDutchgovernmentrecentlyannouncedthatitwillinvest$390millionincyclinginfrastructuretoget200，000morepeoplecommuting(通勤)bybikeinthreeyears’time.Fifteenrouteswillbedevelopedinto“cyclistfreeways”，25，000bikeparkingspaceswillbecreatedandmorethan60bikestoragefacilitieswillbeupgraded.“2、，”saysStientjevanVeldhoven，statesecretaryforthatdepartment，whoisspe