考研《英語一》2023年益陽市赫山區預測試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)MyhusbandandIinsistedthatourchildrenwereoldenoughtocleantheirroomsandmaketheirbeds.Buttheythought1.Mycomplaints,evenself-justifiedshouting.werealwayslandingon2ears.Veryoftenawholehour’sscoldingwouldendwiththeir3intotears,Ifeltveryfrustrated.IrealizedIneededto4mymethodof“mothering”.Onedaywhentheywereatschool,Ispentsometime5theirrooms.Ontheirdesks,inplain6,Ileftthecards:“DearBill(theothercardwas7toSarah,yourroomwasmessythismorningandI’msureyoulikeitclean.Love.theRoomFairy.”8arrivingback,thechildrenwere9excitedtoreceivethelittlemolefromtheRomFairy.Thenextday.theirroomwerefairlytidy.Sureenough.therewasanothernotefromtheRoomFairy10forthem,thankingthemfortheirnice“gift”ofacleanroomand11akingthemtoplayacertainviolin12.Eachday,thank-younoteswouldbewrittendifferentlytokeeptheideas13.SometimestheRoomFairywouldproposealittle14:“Ifyoucanfinishyourhomeworkand15yourlessonsbeforedinner,I’dliketowatchaparticulartelevisionprogramwithyoutonight.”Sometimessomecoloredmarkersorotherlittleitemswouldbeleftin16ofwelldonejobstheday17.18Ican’trememberhowlong.“theRoomFairy”continuedleavingherlovenotes.Whentheywereageappropriate.weusedvariousversionsofPost-Its(貼條),Thebathroommirrorbecamethe19centreofourhome.Appointments,noticesaboutvisitingrelatives.lessonschedules.andchangesinplanscouldbeposted.Weallbenefitedfromand20theideaofsharingreminderanddailydetailsoflifethroughnotes.IbelievethetrueadvantageoftheRoomFairynotessurvivesinourfrequentandenjoyablecommunication.1、A．indifferentlyB．otherwiseC．doubtfullyD．gratefully2、A．sideB．eitherC．neitherD．deaf3、A．cryingB．breakingC．bumpingD．bursting4、A．adjustB．adoptC．accessD．addict5、A．clearingB．tidyingC．emptyingD．searching6、A．distanceB．speechC．wordsD．sight7、A．sentB．readC．addressedD．delivered8、A．AsB．AtC．InD．Upon9、A．morethanB．ratherthanC．nomorethanD．otherthan10、A．askingB．prayingC．waitingD．expecting11、A．sadlyB．calmlyC．gentlyD．toughly12、A．musicB．pieceC．songD．tone13、A．freshB．uninterestingC．incredibleD．respectable14、A．adviceB．questionC．suggestionD．challenge15、A．gowithB．gooverC．lookupD．lookinto16、A．responseB．answerC．honorD．praise17、A．aheadB．beforeC．overD．ago18、A．EvenifB．EvensoC．ActuallyD．Though19、A．reminderB．mainC．memoryD．life20、A．learnedB．appreciatedC．sharedD．thankedSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Asanyplanepassengerwillconfirm,acryingbabyisalmostimpossibletoignore,nomatterhowhardyoutry.Nowscientistsbelievetheymayhaveworkedoutwhy.Ababy’scrypullsattheheartstrings(扣人心弦）inawaywhileothercriesdon’t,researchersfound.Researchersfoundthatababy’scrycantriggeruniqueemotionalresponsesinthebrain,makingitimpossibleforustoignorethem—whetherweareparentsornot.Othertypesofcries,includingcallsofanimalsingreatpain,failtogetthesameresponse…suggestingthebrainisprogrammedtorespondspecificallytoababy’scry.AteamofOxfordUniversityscientistsscannedthebrainsof28menandwomenastheylistenedtoavarietyofcallsandcries.After100milliseconds---roughlythetimeittakestoblink(眨眼)—twopartsofthebrainthatrespondtoemotionlitup.Theirresponsetoababy’scrywasparticularlystrong.Theresponsewasseeninbothmenandwomen—eveniftheyhadnochildren.ResearcherDrChristineParsonssaid,“Youmightreadthatmenshouldjustnoticeababyandstepoveritandnotseeit,butit’snottrue.Thereisaspecialprocessinginmenandwomen,whichmakessensefromanevolutionary(演化的）viewthatbothmenandwomenwouldberespondingtothesecries.”Thestudywasinpeoplewhowerenotparents,yettheyareallrespondingat100mstotheseparticularcries,sothismightbeafundamentalresponsepresentinallofusregardlessofparentalstatus.FellowresearcherKatieYoungsaiditmaytakeabitlongerforsomeonetorecognizetheirownchild’scriesbecausetheyneedtodomore“fine-grainedanalysis”.Theteamhadpreviouslyfoundthatourreactionsspeedupwhenwehearababycrying.Adultsperformedbetteroncomputergameswhentheyheardthesoundofababycryingthanaftertheyheardrecordingsofadultscrying.1、Ababy’scryisdifficulttoignorebecauseit.A．keepsoncryingB．criesharderthanadultsC．causespeoplegreatpainD．makespeoplefeelstrongemotions2、Theunderlinedword“trigger”inParagraph2probablymeans“”A．removeB．avoidC．causeD．cure3、WhatmayChristineParsonsagreeto?A．Almosteveryonemakescertainresponsetoababy’scry.B．Acryingbabymakesnosensetopeoplewithoutchildren.C．Menpaylessattentiontoacryingbabythanwomen.D．Parentscanhardlyrecognizetheirownbabies’cries.4、What’sthemainideaofthetext?A．Whyyoucan’tgetababy’scryoutofyourhead.B．Howtorecognizedifferentbabies’cries.C．Whyababyiseasyandlikelytocry.D．Howtopreventababycrying.Text2Seattle’sPikePlaceMarketstretchesforfourcityblocks.Itincludesacollectionofoldbuildings,bunchesofstallsandstreetmusiciansandaftersthatdrawbothlocalsandvisitors.Thethemedmarketwakesupeachdayat5:00a.m.Amongthefirsttoarriveareflower

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andfishmongers(小販)likeJasonScott.Mystandisknownforitstraditionofthrowingfishbeforewrappingitupforacustomer.IcamebackoutofhighschoolandI’vebeenhereeversince.I’m46now.ManyPikePlaceMarketstoresarefamily-runandhavebeenaroundforgenerations.Russian-speakingimmigrantsopenedPiroshkybakery25yearsago.NotalotofpeopleunderstandwhatPiroshkyis.Peoplethinksometimesit’salastname,sowedohavetoeducatepeoplealot.IfyougotoRussiaandyougotoamarketlikethis,youcouldhearthelatestscreamout-Piroshky,Piroshkyandthat’swhywecallitPiroshky.NexttoPiroshkyisaChinesebakerycalledMeeSum

pastry.It’sownedbythethirdgenerationoftheFongfamily.Theycalltheirsignaturepastry,thebestandbiggestcombos(套餐)intowns.LikeChinesehamburger,youcanputchickenorpuppykibbleorcrispyevenvegetableinit.Butinthis

sprawling(無序擴展的)market,oneofthemostunusualplacesisn’tafoodorcraftstall.It’sthegumwallwherepeoplecansticktheirtinychewedup

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onaroll.Apparently,theydon’tgiveitmuchthought,tryingtobeoriginal.Thisgumwallstartedabout20yearsagowhenthetheateraskedpeoplenottobringguminsidebecausetheydidn’twantitundertheseats,sopeoplewouldputgumupontheoutside.Marketofficials

initiallytriedtoclearthestickystuffoffthewall,butnewgumalwaysreappearedsotheyfinallygaveup.Thegumwallquicklybecameatouristattraction.Andjustlikethat,thegumwallturnedintoanattraction,highlightingamoreunusualsideofSeattlethatlocalsandvisitorslove.1、WhatdoweknowaboutSeattle’sPikePlaceMarket?A．It’ssmallanddelicate. B．It’stidyandinorder.C．It’sspecialandattractive. D．It’smodernandnew.2、WhatisPiroshky?A．ARussian-speakingimmigrant. B．Akindofbakedpies.C．People’slastname. D．AChinesebakery.3、Howdoesthewriterfindthegumwall?A．Itshouldbeclearedaway.B．ItshowsthespecialsideofSeattle.C．Itismadeonpurpose.D．Itresultedfromthemarketofficials’wrongdecision.Text3Worldrecordscanbesetevenifyouareover100yearsold.RobertMarchandwasbornin1911innorthernFrance.Heenjoysridingabicycle,andstartedcyclingseriouslywhenhewasinhis60s.Marchandisnow105yearsold.OnWednesday,acrowdgatheredattheVelodromeNational,about30kilometersoutsideofParis.Theyweretheretoseehowfarhecouldtravelinonehour.TherecordforonehourisheldbyBritain’sBradleyWiggins,aformerTourdeFrancewinner.Wigginscovered54.5kilometersin2015.EvelynStevensoftheUnitedStatesholdsthewomen’srecord.Shewentalmost48kilometersinanhourlastyear.In2012,Marchandsetarecordforridersover100yearsoldwhenhetraveledalmost27kilometersinanhour.Sothequestionmanypeopleaskedthisweekwas:“Couldhebreakhisownrecord?”Marchandsetoffonhisrecordattemptassportsloverscheeredandphotographerswatched.Hemovedslowlybutsteadilyaroundthecyclingtrack.Marchandisrelativelysmall.Heisonly1.52meterstallandweighs52kilograms.Whenthehourended,hecompleted92timesaroundthetrack.Thatisjustover22.5kilometers.Aftertheevent,Marchandsaidhecouldhavedonebetter.Hedidnotseehistrainerstellinghimheonlyhad10minutesremaining.“Iwouldhavegonefaster.Iwouldhavepostedabettertime,”hesaid.Butthenewswasstillgood,ashedidsetanewrecordforriders105-years-oldorolder.“I’mnowwaitingforarival(對手),”hesaid.1、Themainpurposeofthefirstparagraphistotellreaders.A．anunbelievablefactB．bringinthetopicofthetextC．anypersoncansetaworldrecordD．settingaworldrecordisnotsodifficultaspeoplethink2、WhichwordcanbestdescribethefeelingofMarchandjustaftertheevent?A．TiredB．ProudC．RegretfulD．Depressed3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．BradleyWigginssetthecyclingrecordin2015B．RobertMarchandistherecordholderofcyclingover100yearsoldC．Thewomen’srecordofcyclingrecordwassetbyEvelynStevensin2016D．ThoughMarchanddidn’tperformaswellasbefore,hestillsetarecordofcyclingthisyear.4、Whichofthefollowingwell-knownsayingsbestexpressesthemessageofthetext?A．Experienceisthebestteacher.B．Youcan’tteachanolddognewtricks.C．Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.D．Oldpeoplemaystillcherishhighaspirations.Text4Thatoldsaying“Neversaynever”cametomindwhenIreadthatHarperLee,theauthorofthebeloved,PulitzerPrize-winningnovel,ToKillaMockingbird,hasanewbookcomingoutinJuly,2015—55yearsafterMockingbirdwaspublished!TheveryprivateMs.Leehadneverfollowedupherhighlypraisedfirstbook,withasecondnovel.Instead,she’sfollowingitupwithafirstnovel.Confused?SowasI!Allowmetoexplain.GoSetaWatchman,wasactuallywrittenbeforethatclassicvolume.Inthemid-1950s,LeehadcompletedWatchman,whichfeaturesScoutFinchasayoungwomanfromAlabamalivinginNewYork.ThestoryfollowsScoutasshereturnstovisitherfather,Atticus,thelawyerwhofoughtracialinjusticeinMockingbird.ButasLeeherselfputitinarecentannouncementthroughherpublisher,“myeditor,whowastakenbytheflashback(倒敘)toScout’schildhood,persuadedmetowriteanovelfromthepointofviewoftheyoungScout.Iwasafirst-timewriter,soIdidasIwastold.”Thatbookwas,ofcourse,ToKillaMockingbird,andafteritwasreleasedtogreatpraise,LeeneverreturnedtoGoSetaWatchman.Infact,thatearlierworkwasconsideredlostuntilLee’slawyerfoundamanuscript(手稿)ofit.“AftermuchthoughtandhesitationIconsidereditworthyofpublication.”saidLee.“Iamamazedthatthiswillnowbepublishedafteralltheseyears.”SothebookthatgavebirthtoToKillaMockingbirdwillnowserveasitssequel(續集).It’ssafetosaythat,decadesafterthepublicationofMockingbird,millionsofreaderswhoweresotouchedbyMs.Lee’ssecondnovelwillbecountingthedaysuntilthereleaseofherfirstone.1、WhenwasMockingbirdpublishedaccordingtothetext?A．In1950.B．In1960.C．In1970.D．In1980.2、WhatcanweknowaboutthebookofWatchman?A．Atticusfoundamanuscriptofthewriter.B．Atticuswasalawyerfightingracialinjustice.C．ScoutFinchgottoAlabamatoseeAtticus.D．ScoutFinchlostoneofAtticus’manuscripts.3、Whatdoes“thebook”inthefourthparagraphrefertointhewriter’sopinion?A．ToKillaMockingbird.B．GoSetaWatchman.C．Theclassicvolume.D．Ms.Lee’ssecondnovel.4、Thetextmainlytalksabout.A．whyMs.Lee’sfirstnovelwillbecomehersecondoneB．howMs.Lee’sfirstnoveldiffersfromhersecondoneC．whenGoSetaWatchmanwasactuallywrittenD．whatMs.Lee’stwogreatnovelsreallydealwithPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)語法填空Sneezing（打噴嚏）isonewaythebodyprotectsitselffrom1．（sick）．Yourbrain2．（signal）youtosneeze．Thenyoureyescloseand-achoo!-germs（細菌）3．（shoot）outofyournose．Onesneezecanputasmanyas40，000dropletsofsaliva（唾液）andmucus（黏液）intotheair．Andthosedropletstravelupto100milesperhour，4．（fast）thancarsonthefreeway．HereintheUS，wesay"blessyou"whensomeonesneezes．Thesamegoesforanumberofother5．（country），includingWalesandFrance．But6．generalit'smorecommon7．（connect）tohealththantogiveblessings．InChina，yousay，"Mayyoulive100years!"InGermany，it'ssimply，"Health!"8．dowewishsneezerswell？Thecustommaydatebackto9．ancientbelief．Itissaidthatevil（邪惡的）spiritswentoutofourbodiesduringasneeze-andthatthesespiritsthentrytogetbackin．Yournosecanproduceupto32ouncesofmucuseveryday．That'senoughmucustofillmorethantwosodacans．Mucusis10．（usual）clear．Ifit'sgreen，yellow，orbrown，thenyoumightwanttoseeadoctor．Brightonisthe

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(health)cityinBritainwiththehighestlevelofpersonaltrainers,yogaclubsandhealthfoodstores,accordingtoasurveyreleasedonFridayThesurvey,

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9．inanyothercityinBritainIthastwicemanyyogaclubs,andtheleveloffatresidentsisbelowthenationalaverageMeanwhile,

10．surveyalsofindsthatBrightonresidentshavethebestlevelsofcholesterol(膽固醇)andbloodpressureinBritainSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Eatinghealthy100%ofthetimecanseemlikeanearimpossiblegoal.Butalongwithconsistentexercise,healthyeatingwillmakeyoufeelbetter,giveyoumoreenergy,andhelpyouperformbetterinyourworkouts.1、.Herearesometrickstomakehealthyeatingeasy:●2、Proteiniswhatkeepsyoufull,fuelsyourmuscles,andhelpsyoukeepastrongandslimfigure.Startingyourdayoutwitharound30gramsofproteinwillnotonlyhelpgetyouthroughthemorningwithoutfeelinghungerpains,itwillalsohelpyougetlessdesiresforsugarandcarbs(碳水化合物)laterintheday.●Makeveggiesamainpartofeverymeal3、.You’llfindthatyoumightactuallystarttolikevegetables,andyourbodywillstarttowantthembecauseofhowgoodtheymakeyoufeelaftereatingthem.●EatwholefoodswheneverpossibleSimplyfocusonavoidingprocessedfoodsandincludeasmanywholefoodsaspossibleinyourdiet.4、.Butonceyoudiscoverhowfoodissupposedtotaste,eatinghealthywillbecomemuchmorenaturaltoyou.●Don’tdenyyourselfyourfavoritefoods5、.Becauseit’llcauseyoutofeelbitter,moreoftenleadingtoabinge(大吃)eatingsession.Soifyou’reworkingoutandkeepingactiveonaregularbasis,allowingyourselfafewsmalltreatseveryonceinawhilewillnotonlymakeyouhappier,itwillalsomakeitmorelikelythatyou’llstickwithhealthyeatinginthelongrun.A．Sowantexactlyarewholefoods?B．ItmaytakealittletogetusedtoC．Anditdoesn’thavetobethatdifficultD．Limitthem,butdon’tcutthemoutaltogetherE.TherearesomanygoodonestochoosefromF.Eataprotein-packedbreakfasteverymorningG.Makethemamainpartofeverymeal,atleasttwothirdsofyourplateasoftenaspossibleVoluntourism---NewTrendinTravelVolunteeringtohelppeopleinneedcombinedwithtravellingtofarawayplacesisanewtrendinthetravelindustry.Itiscalledvoluntourism.1、Ontheother