考研《英語一》甘肅省張掖市肅南裕固族自治縣2023年預測試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)DuringthemonthIspentstudyinginEnglandlastsummer,onedaystoodout.Iwasonly16andIwaslooseonthestreetsofLondon.Thefreedomwaswonderful,1forsomeonewhohadlivedinasmalltownallherlife,thecityrepresentedaworldof2.Thiswasnotmyfirst3toLondon.Ayearearlier,Ihadbeentherewithmymother,tryingto4allthemajorsightseeingattractionsinmerelythreedays.Thattripwas5butwonderful,butthistimeIwasgratefultobeabletosimplyenjoythe6andculture.MyfriendandIdiscussedwhereweshouldgo,anddecidedtogo7.ThisledustoCoventGarden,homeofthegiantDocMarten'sstoreandtrendycafes.ThemarketareaisoneofmyfavoriteplacesinLondon.It'sagreatplaceto8:Youcanfindeverythingfromthelatestfashionstosouvenirsthatcan9befoundinEngland.Thestreet10,fromclassicalmusicianstomagicians,werefully11.Manytouristsgatheredto12them.Ididnotlinger（逗留）becauseIwas13justtofeeltheactivityinthestreetratherthanbecomea14ofit.Asthesunset,weheadedtotheRiverThames.Theriveritselfis15specialtolookat;the16oftenappearsmuddy,andnoonewouldliketoswiminit.Buttheviewmakesthevisit17.Fromthere,youcanseeitall:theTowerofLondon,theHouses:ofParliament,St.Paul'sCathedralandtheTateModernMuseum.AsIstoodonthebridgetakinginmy18,Irealizedwhatanincrediblyrichhistorythecityhad.Overthenexthundredyears,thecitymaychangeasolderbuildingswillprobably19biggerstructures,butcertainelementswill20.1、A．althoughB．becauseC．unlessD．while2、A．excitementB．wealthC．developmentD．challenge3、A．accessB．visitC．reactionD．introduction4、A．passB．knowC．coverD．hear5、A．boringB．tiringC．relaxingD．important6、A．foodB．educationC．atmosphereD．economy7、A．cyclingB．eatingC．climbingD．shopping8、A．restB．exploreC．exerciseD．develop9、A．evenB．nearlyC．almostD．only10、A．policeB．judgesC．performersD．dealers11、A．courageousB．appealingC．noisyD．proud12、A．assistB．questionC．watchD．protect13、A．satisfiedB．anxiousC．unwillingD．puzzled14、A．guestB．groupC．partD．tourist15、A．somethingB．nothingC．everythingD．anything16、A．landB．waterC．lakeD．sea17、A．practicalB．worthwhileC．awfulD．disappointing18、A．findingsB．feelingsC．surroundingsD．conditions19、A．catchupwithB．makeuseofC．taketheplaceofD．givewayto20、A．appearB．existC．remainD．burstSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Initsearlyhistory,Chicagohadfloodsfrequently,especiallyinthespring,makingthestreetssomuddythatpeople,horses,andcartsgotstuck.Anoldjokethatwaspopularatthetimewentsomethinglikethis:AmanisstuckuptohiswaistinamuddyChicagostreet.Askedifheneedshelp,hereplies,“No,thanks.I'vegotagoodhorseunderme.”Thecityplannerdecidedtobuildanundergrounddrainage(排水)system,buttheresimplywasn'tenoughdifferencebetweentheheightofthegroundlevelandthewaterlevel.TheonlytwooptionsweretolowertheChicagoRiverorraisethecity.AnengineernamedEllisChesbroughconvincedmethecitythatithadnochoicebuttobuildthepipesabovegroundandthencoverthemwithdirt.Thisraisedthelevelofthecity'sstreetsbyasmuchas12feet.Thisofcoursecreatedanewproblem:dirtpracticallyburiedthefirstfloorsofeverybuildinginChicago.Buildingownerswerefacedwithachoice:eitherchangethefirstfloorsoftheirbuildingsintobasements,andthesecondstoriesintomainfloors,orhoisttheentirebuildingstomeetthenewstreetlevel.Smallwood-framebuildingscouldbeliftedfairlyeasily.Butwhataboutlarge,heavystructureslikeTremontHotel,whichwasasix-storybrickbuilding?That'swhereGeorgePullmancamein.Hehaddevelopedsomehouse-movingskillssuccessfully.ToliftabigstructureliketheTremontHotel,Pullmanwouldplacethousandsofjackscrews(螺旋千斤頂)beneaththebuilding'sfoundation.Onemanwasassignedtooperateeachsectionofroughly10jackscrews.AtPullman'ssignaleachmanturnedhisjackscrewthesameamountatthesametime,therebyraisingthebuildingslowlyandevenly.Astonishingly,theTremontHotelstayopenduringtheentireoperation,andmanyofitsguestsdidn'tevennoticeanythingwashappening.Somepeopleliketosaythateveryproblemhasasolution.ButinChicago'searlyhistory,everyengineeringsolutionseemedtocreateanewproblem.NowthatChicago'swastewaterwasdrainingefficientlyintotheChicagoRiver,thecity'snextstepwastocleanthepollutedriver.1、Theauthormentionsthejoketoshow______.A．horseswerefairlyusefulinChicagoB．Chicago'sstreetswereextremelymuddyC．ChicagowasverydangerousinthespringD．theChicagopeoplewereparticularlyhumorous2、ThecityplannerswereconvincedbyEllisChesbroughto_______.A．getridofthestreetdirt B．lowertheChicagoRiverC．fightagainstheavyfloods D．buildthepipesaboveground3、Theunderlinedword“hoist”inParagraph4means“_______”.A．change B．liftC．repair D．decorate4、WhatcanweconcludeaboutthemovingoperationoftheTremontHotel?A．Itwentonsmoothlyasintended.B．Itinterruptedthebusinessofthehotel.C．ItinvolvedPullmanturningtenjackscrews.D．Itseparatedthebuildingfromitsfoundation.5、ThepassageismainlyabouttheearlyChicago's______.A．popularlifestylesandtheirinfluencesB．environmentaldisastersandtheircausesC．engineeringproblemsandtheirsolutionsD．successfulbusinessmenandtheirachievementsText2Thecomputermouseisfamiliartoeveryonebecauseitisamostusefuldeviceusedbypeopletocommunicatewithadesktopcomputer.Itgavewaytothetouchpad（觸摸板）forlaptopsbutsomepeoplestilluseitfortheirlaptops.Themanwhoinventedthecomputermouse,DouglasEngelbartdiedathomeonJuly2,2013.Engelbart’sdaughterChristinanotifiedhisdeathtothestate’sComputerHistoryMuseuminanemail.ShesaidthatherfatherhadkidneyfailureanddiedpeacefullyonTuesdaynightinhissleep.Engelbartdevelopedthemouseinthe1960s—awoodenshellcoveringtwomealwheels,obtainingapatentforitlongbeforethemouse’swidespreaduse.EngelbartwasbornonJanuary30,1925inPortland,Oregon,toaradiorepairmanfatherandahousewifemother.HewasworkinginagovernmentaerospacelaboratoryinCaliforniawhenhehadthevisionofthecomputermouse.Whenhestartedworking,thecomputerwasattheinfantstageandwasabigmachinethatrequiredhugeamountsoftimetoprocessdata.ButEngelbarthadalreadyimaginedthefutureofthecomputerandrelatedtechnology.Hewasaheadofmanyscientistsworkingonthesametechnology.AftertheVietnamWarhestartedworkingontheinteractivecomputeratanexperimentalresearchgroupatStanfordResearchInstitute,whichhadthefinancialbackingoftheAirForce,NASAandtheAdvancedResearchProjectsAgency,anarmoftheDefenseDepartment.In1968ataconference,hedemonstratedaworkingmodelofamouse,computerandkeyboardthatwasusedtosharedataonnetwork.Hedemonstratedtextediting,videoconferencingandhypertext.HisideaofcomputernetworkwasthebaseandfirststeptowardsARPANET.Henevermademoneywiththeinventionofthemouseashispatentwastill1987andthemousecameintowideuseafterthe1980swhenSteveJobsofAppleboughtonebuttonmouse.AppleneverpaidanymoneytoEngelbart.1、Withthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology________.A．thecomputermouseisstillanecessarypartofalaptopB．somepeoplestopusingthemouseontheirdesktopcomputerC．thetouchpadhastakentheplaceofthemouseinawayD．laptopswillbecomepopularwithmostoftheusers2、WhenDouglasEngelbartlefttheworld________.A．hesufferedalotfromkidneyfailureB．hehappenedtobelivingwithhisdaughterC．hefailedtosendanemailtoamuseumD．hehadaquietexpressionontheface3、WhenEngelbartgotapatentforthemouse________.A．hehadmademanyotherinventionsB．themousewasn’tusedwidelyC．awoodenmousewasverypopularD．hetookchargeofanaerospacelaboratory4、Fromthesixthparagraphwecanknowthat________.A．EngelbartwentofftotheVietnamWarB．EngelbartgainedalotofsupportC．EngelbartworkedfortheAirForceD．EngelbartearnedalotofmoneyText3Conformityinvolveschangingyourbehaviourto“fitin”or“goalong”withthepeoplearoundyou.Insomecases,thissocialinfluencemightinvolveagreeingwithoractinglikethemajorityofpeopleinaspecificgroup,orinvolvebehavinginaparticularwaytobeviewedas“normal”bythegroup.Actually,conformityissomethingthathappensregularlyinoursocialworld.Sometimeswe’reawareofourbehaviour,butinmanycasesithappenswithoutmuchthoughtorawarenessonourparts.Andeveninsomecaseswegoalongwiththingswedisagreewithorbehaveinwaysweknowweshouldn’t.Therearecountlessexamplesofconformityinlife.Forinstance,ateenagerdressesinacertainstylebecausehewantstofitinwiththerestoftheteenagersinhissocialgroup.Awomanreadsabookforherbookclubandreallyenjoysit.Whensheattendsherbookclubmeeting,theothermembersalldislikethebook.Ratherthangoagainstthegroupopinion,shesimplyagreeswiththeothersthatthebookisterrible.Whydoweconform?Inmanycases,lookingtotherestofthegroupforcluesforhowweshouldbehavecanactuallybehelpful.Othersmighthavegreaterknowledgeorexperiencethanwedo,sofollowingtheirleadcanactuallybeinstructive.Andinsomecases,weconformtotheexpectationsofthegrouptoavoidlookingfoolish.Thistendencycanbecomeespeciallystronginsituationswherewearen’tquitesurehowtoact.Additionally,therearesomesituationswhereweconformjustinordertoavoidpunishmentsorgainrewards.Therearemanyfactorsthatinfluenceconformity.Forexample,notknowinghowtoperformadifficulttaskmakespeoplemorelikelytoconform.Personalcharacteristicssuchasmotivationtoachieveandstrongleadershipabilitiesarelinkedwithadecreasedtendencytoconform.Andpeoplearemorelikelytoconforminsituationsthatinvolvebetweenthreeandfiveotherpeople.1、Whatcanwelearnaboutconformityfromthefirstparagraph?A．Actuallyitisrareforustoconform.B．Blindconformityshouldbecriticized.C．Sometimespeopletendtoconformunconsciously.D．Conformitymeanschangingyourbehaviourreluctantly.2、Whichofthefollowingisacaseofconformity?A．Joiningacertainorganization.B．Followingtheongoingfashion.C．Sharingsomethingpersonalwithothers.D．Givingupyourcreativeideascautiously.3、Whenarewemostlikelytoconformaccordingtothetext?A．Whenweareataloss.B．Whenwearerejected.C．Whenwefeelthreatened.D．Whenwefeeluncomfortable.4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Conformitycannotbeavoidedbyanyone.B．Conformityislinkedtothesizeofthegroup.C．Conformityisanaturalresponsetochallenges.D．Conformityisn’trelatedtoindividualdifferences.Text4Whatdoyoudoifyournationhasaseverewatershortageandhappenstobelocatedinadesert?Ifyouhavetheresources,youturntotechnology,whichiswhatacompanyintheoil-richUnitedArabEmirates(阿聯酋)(UAEforshort)isplanningtodo.Thecountry,whichgetslessthanfourinchesofrainperyear,couldsolveitsissuewithwatershortagebydraggingicebergsfromAntarcticatoitsshores.Thefirstsuchattemptwillbeginin2018.OncetheicebergisatUAEshores,theiceabovethewaterlinewouldbecutoffandcrushedintodrinkingwater,whichwouldthenbestoredinlargewatertanks.Theicebergwouldalsohaveabroaderimpact,saysAbdullahMohammadSulaimanAlShehi:“ColdairoutfromanicebergclosetotheshoreoftheArabianSeawouldcauserainstormsacrosstheArabianGulfandthesouthernregionoftheArabianPeninsulaallyearround.Astherisingairexpands,coolsandcondenses(冷凝)duetothedecreaseinairpressure,watervapor(水蒸氣)iscollectedintheclouds,whichbecomesheavyandfallsasrain.”Moreicebergswillbringmorewatervaporandclouds,creatingaprofound(巨大的)effectontheregionalclimateoveradecade,turningthedesertinto“greenmeadows(草地)”.ThemeltingicebergwouldalsoaddfreshwatertotheArabiansea,returningbiodiversity.Therewouldalsobeaboost(興旺)fortourismfromallthepeopleinterestedinlookingattheicebergs.TheEmiratesIcebergProjectcomesfromagroupofeffortsbyNABLcalled“FillingtheEmptyQuarter”.Theprojectaimstodramaticallyinfluencethedesertsofthe“EmptyQuarter”,theplanet’slargestsanddesert.Theregionisalsotherichestoil-producingareaintheworld,includingpartsofSaudiArabia,Oman,UAEandYemen.1、WhatistheUAEplanningtodoaccordingtothetext?A．TocollectfreshseawaterfromAntarctica.B．TodragicebergsfromAntarcticatothecountry.C．TomakeicebergsfromAntarcticamelt.D．Toget20billiongallonsoffreshwaterfromicebergs.2、WhatAlShehisaidreflectstheeffectoficebergson_______.A．theweatherB．theindustryC．thebiodiversityD．thetourism3、Accordingtothetext,thedesertsofthe“EmptyQuarter”are______.A．turningintogreenmeadowsB．theresourceofsaltintheArabianseaC．theemptyareawithoutpopulationD．abundantinoilasamatteroffact4、Accordingtothetext,icebergstobedraggedtoUAE’shoreswill_________.A．bringwatervaporandsandB．addsaltwatertotheArabianseaC．become“greenmeadows”D．attractpeopleinterestedinlookingattheicebergsPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ABiteofChina(舌尖上的中國)，amouth-wateringdocumentarytelevisionseries,1．(gain)worldwidepopularitysinceitwasairedonCCTVItisnotonlyitsvividpicturesbutalsoitsdeepsignificanceoftraditionalChinesefoodcultures2．makesitarealhitThispopularweeklyprogram3．(broadcast)at10:40pmoneachFriday,4．(last)50minutesTherearemanyreasonsleadingtoitsgreat5．(succeed)6．watchingABiteofChina,notonlycanyouenjoymanydifferenttraditionalChinesedishesofdifferentregionsbutalsoyoucanhaveabetterknowledgeofsplendidChinesecookingskillsWhat’smore,cultures,customsaswellaslivingstylesofdifferentpartsarealsopresentedHowever,themostimportantthingIhavegainedisthateachgrainweliveonisfromhardworkandsweatThatistosay,nothingcanbe7．(shame)thanwastingfood“Wemadethisdocumentarywithourrespectandloveforfood,”saiddirectorChenXiaoqingBeingsincereisthemostimportantthingforartistsbecausetheycannotmoveothers8．theythemselvesarefirstmovedWorksthatfailtoreflectrealitywillnottouchpeople’sheartsIfyouaretheone9．hasaspecialpreferenceforChinesefoodcultureandtraditionalChineseculturesandcustoms,10．(turn)onyourTVandafascinatingworldwillspreadinfrontofyouTodayIwentinthemeltingsnowtovisitmy82-year-oldfriendSheneededhelpwithhercomputer,soIwentinforacomputerrepairandachat1．Ionlymanagedtofixhalfoftheproblem,wehadalovelychat,andshepresentedmewithsome2．(tradition)Portuguesecakes,calledQueijadasdeSintraShesaidafriendhadposted3．toherThenwewenttotowntodosomeshoppingOnthewayback,Inoticedanewly-openedcoffeeshop4．(name)“Anglo-Milanese”,appealingtomeBeingafanofItalyand5．(stay)inMilanacoupleofyearsIcouldn’thelpgoingtoinvestigateOnceinsideInoticedthatpeoplerunningtheplacewere,infact,Italian,soIplacedmyorder6．Italianandfromthenonwejuststartedasifwe7．(know)eachotherforalifetimeItwaswonderful8．coffeeshopisownedbyfourfriends,twoEnglishpeopleandtwoItaliansIendedupsharingmyQueijadasSintrawiththem9．theylovedthecakesverymuchThelovelylady10．sentthosedeliciouscakesfromPortugalcouldneverhaveimaginedthathergiftwouldreachsofarandmakesomanypeoplesmileSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Septemberisthemonthofnewarrivals.Internationalstudentsandyoungprofessionalsarriveinothercountrieseagertofindtheirnewhome.Livinginaforeigncountryishard,andyouneedtolearntoadjusttolifethere.1、Findanewlevelofopen-mindedness.Livingabroadlong-termrequiresawholenewlevelofopeningyourmindtowardseverythingnew,especiallyifthecountryhasaverydifferentculturetowhatyou’vebeenusedto.2、Trynottogetfrustmted(沮喪的）andacceptthisfact,anditwillmakeyourlifeeasyandstress-free.Don’thaveexpectations.Youmayvisualizewhatyournewlifeabroadisgoingtobelike.3、Insteadofexpectingtoomuch,doyourresearch,andreadmoreabouttheculture.Chatwithalocalaboutwhatreallifeislike.Thiswillhelpyoubuildarealpictureandprepareyourselfforthemove.4、Whenyoucan’tfindanapartment,andyournewjobstartsinafewdays,youmightthinkeverythingisjustawfulandthere’snowayout.What’ssopositiveaboutthat,youmayask?Well,theuniversemightbesavingyourdreamapartmentforyou,sodon’tlosehope.?Createanewsocialcircle.It’scommontofeellostandlonelyinanewenvironment.5、Wheretomakefriends?Atyourjoboruniversityyou’relikelytomeetpeople,whohaverecentlymovedabroadjustlikeyou.Takealookonline:Thereshouldbemanysocialeventsaroundyourhome.A．Keepasenseofhumor.B．Seethepositivesideofthings.C．Butrealitywillneverbeasyou’veimaginedit.D．Thinkaheadandstartcreatinganewsocialcircle.E.Establishingaroutinewillgiveyouafeelingofsafety.F.Peopleinthisforeigncountrymaydothingsdifferently.G.Hereareafewtipsonhowtosucceedatthischallenge.Howmanyofyoufeelthatyoureallyshouldbeworkingharder?Atthesametime,howmanyofyouwishyouhadmoretimetohavefunandenjoyyourself?Sohowcanyousolvethispara