湖南省長沙市岳麓區(qū)2023年考研《英語一》考前沖刺預測試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)WhenIspentthesummerwithmyGrandpainWarwick,hesentmetoMissBee’sstore.1thecounterwasMissBee.Apairofglassesteetered(搖搖欲墜)onthe2ofhernose,grayhairwas3onherhead.“Excuseme.Ineedtogetthese.”Isaid.“So?”Shepushedherglasses4hernose.“There’snoonehereexceptyouandmeandI’mnotyour5.Gogetthem.Ifyou’reluckyyou’llfinishshoppingbysundown.”Sundownwasfivehours6.Iwasn’tsurelwould7it.HowcouldIhopetofindanythingonthepacked,jumbled(亂堆的)shelvesaroundme?IvisitedMissBeeseveraltimesaweek.Sometimessheshort-chargedme.Othertimessheovercharged.8shesoldmea/an9newspaperinsteadofonethatwascurrent.Goingtothestorewasmorelikegoingintobattle.“Thatbreadisonlytwenty-ninecents!”Icorrectedheroneafternoon.Ihadwatchedthenumberschangeonthecashregister(收款機)closely,andMissBeehadadded35cents.Shedidn’tseem10thatIhadcaughther11.Shejustlookedatmeand12theprice.AllsummerIlearnedthehardwayto13mylist.Butshestillfoundwaysto14.meintomakingmistakes.NosoonerhadImemorizedtheitems’locationontheshelfthanMissBee15theshelvesandmademehuntfor16alloveragain.ThemorningIwasto17toBrooklyn,Istoppedintogetapacketofgum.“Allright,”shesaid.“Whatdidyoulearnthissummer?”Shewasmean!Ipressedmylipstogether.Tomy18,MissBeelaughed.“Iknowwhatyouthinkofme,”shesaid.“butwhenyougetolderyou’llbegladourpaths19!”GladImetMissBee?Theideawas20.NowIgrowupandIfinallyunderstandIreallylearnedalotfromMissBee.1、A．OnB．UnderC．BehindD．Over2、A．bottomB．sideC．tipD．middle3、A．piledB．coveredC．grownD．worn4、A．downB．upC．outD．over5、A．bossB．guestC．customerD．maid6、A．beforeB．a(chǎn)wayC．a(chǎn)boutD．off7、A．makeB．dependonC．seetoD．keep.8、A．ButB．AndC．OrD．So9、A．newB．badC．brokenD．old10、A．pleasedB．embarrassedC．excitedD．satisfied11、A．payingmoreB．chargingmoreC．charginglessD．payingless12、A．increasedB．rewardedC．correctedD．raised13、A．a(chǎn)ddupB．bringupC．lookupD．putup14、A．a(chǎn)rguingB．forcingC．persuadingD．tricking15、A．rebuiltB．rearrangedC．regainedD．reclaimed16、A．themB．herC．itD．him17、A．leaveB．startC．comeD．return18、A．a(chǎn)mazementB．joyC．regretD．disappointment19、A．ledB．crossedC．wentD．passed20、A．reasonableB．instructiveC．a(chǎn)bsurdD．wiseSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1CanterburyCollegeCOURSEAThiscoursewillenablestudentstoexperienceperformingartsandthemediaatabasiclevel.Itwillgivethemtheexperiencetodecideiftheywishtodevelopaninterestinthisfieldandtotraintheirpotentialandadaptabilityforworkinginaperformancecompanyineitheraperformingoratechnicalrole.COURSEBTheaimofthiscourseistoprovideaseriesoftraininginbusiness-relatedskillsandacomprehensiveknowledgeofbusinesspractice.Itisforstudentswithabusinesslearningexperiencewhocanmanageaheavyworkload.COURSECThiscoursegivesafoundationforacareerincaringforchildren,theelderlyorpeoplewithspecialneeds.CoreunitsareEmergencyTreatment,CommunicationandInformationTechnology.Practicaltrainingisanimportantpartofthecourse.COURSEDThiscourseisdesignedtoprovideanintroductiontotheconstructionindustry.UnitscoveredincludeHeat,LightandSound,IntroductiontotheUrbanEnvironment,CommunicationProcessesandTechniques.Allstudentswillcompletevocationalassignmentswithworkexperienceinthebigcompanies.COURSEEThequalificationsgainedandtheskillsdevelopedonthiscoursewillprovideagoodbasisforgainingemploymentinofficework.Inadditiontowordprocessing,thecoursealsocoversspreadsheets,computerizedaccounting,databasesanddesktoppublishing.Allstudentsaregivenchancestodeveloptheirconfidence,andadviceandinformationisgivenonjobsearchskills,presentationtechniquesandpersonalappearance.COURSEFThiscourseisdesignedtoprovideafoundationingraphicandvisualcommunicationskills.Studentscompleteunitsinpicturecompositionandphotographicprocessingalongsideelementsofgraphicdesign,andgainhands-onexperienceofdesktoppublishingandpresentations.1、Suzanwantstobeanactress,shecanchoose.A．CourseA B．CourseBC．CourseD D．CourseE2、CourseCisfitforthestudentswhomight.A．dealwiththenumbersB．workwiththedisabledC．runabusinessorganizationD．designandconstructbuildings3、IfDavidchoosesCourseF,hemightbeastudentwiththecareerinterestin_.A．a(chǎn)dvertising B．politicsC．nursing D．management4、Wherecanweprobablyfindthepassage?A．Inacityguidebook. B．Inasciencejournal.C．Onaschoolwebsite. D．Fromanewsreport.Text2AninternationalgroupofcoffeeexpertshasconsideredEthiopia’scoffeeasthebestintheworld.Coffeeisatopexportofthecountry.Butathome,itisseenasnationalpride.Ethiopiansfeelgoodabouttheircoffee,andenjoyingadrinkwithfriendsisalongtradition.Internationalcoffeeexpertstraveltheworldtofindthebestcoffee.TheykeepreturningtoEthiopia.Somepeoplesaytheclimateproducesqualitybeans.MortonWennerisacoffeeimporter.Hesaid,“Ethiopiahasdifferentancienttypesofcoffee.Theyareplantedinplaceswithperfectsoil,perfectaltitude,andclimatesthatarereallysuitableforcoffeeprocessing,suchasdryingandthingslikethat.”Findingthebestqualitybeansisoftenanissueoftaste.Theprocessisknownascupping—tastingandcomparingcoffeefromdifferentroastedbeans,gradingandthenpricingthem.Butbeforeinternationalexpertscometotaste,coffeebeansarestudiedinsmallcoffeelaboratories.HelenAssefa,alabtechnician,describestheprocess,“Whenthecoffeecomestothelab,weassessitsqualityfirstbyrecordingthedetails.Thenweweighthewetnesslevelandscreenthebeansforanalysis.Afterthatwepolishthecoffeebeansandtastethesamples.Attheendwecheckforimperfectbeans.”Ethiopiaismakingbigprofitsonitscoffeereputationbyexportingcoffeetomorethan120countries.Thecountryhasanexportincomeofmorethan$840millionayear.ButnotallthebestcoffeeleavesEthiopia.Fortypercentofthecoffeegrowninthecountrystaysthere.Itremainsanimportantpartofeverydaylifeatwork,athomeandatceremoniesjusttocelebratethatspecialcup.1、WheredoestheEthiopian’spridemainlycomefrom?A．Traditionalpractices. B．Foodexport. C．Internationalexperts. D．Bestcoffee.2、Ethiopiaproducesbestcoffeebecauseof____________.A．thespecialcoffeetaste B．thelong-standingtraditionC．thesatisfactorymildclimate D．thefavorablegrowingenvironment3、Whichofthefollowingdescribestheprocessofstudyingcoffeebeansinthelab?a.polishandtasteb.weighthedampnesslevelc.recordqualityfactsd.analyzethebeanse.checkforimperfectionA．d-c-b-a-e B．c-b-d-a-e C．e-c-a-b-d D．c-d-a-b-e4、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．CoffeeisessentialinEthiopians’dailylives.B．CoffeeisthemostprofitableindustryinEthiopia.C．MostofthecoffeeproductionremainsinEthiopia.D．Ethiopiansoftenholdceremoniestocelebrateharvest.Text3Bothhoneybeesandantsaresocialinsectsthatliveingroupscalledcolonies.Theysurvivebymeansoftheircollectiveintelligence.Theirdecision-makingpowerisdistributedthroughoutthegroup;thatis,nooneantorbeemakesdecisionsforthegroup.Instead,theyworktogether.AsDeborahM.Gordon,abiologistofStanfordUniversity,says,“Antsaren’tsmart.Antcoloniesare.”Thesameistrueforbeecolonies.Althoughbeesandantsarequitedifferentphysically,theyhavealotincommonintermsoftheirbehavior.Specifically,honeybeesandantshavesimilarroleswithinthecolony,bothhavecommunicationsystems,andbothhavethecapacityoflearning.Antscommunicatebyusingchemicalscalledpheromones,whichcanalertotherstodangerortoafoodsource.Forexample,whenworkerantsfindapromisingsource,theylettherestofcolonyknowhowtofinditbyleavingatrailofpheromonesonthewaybacktothecolony.Theotherantspickupthemessageusingtheirsenseofsmell.Bees,ontheotherhand,usemovementtocommunicatewitheachother.Workerbeessendmessagetoeachotherbymeansofa“dance”.Differentspeedsandmovementssenddifferentmessages.Forexample,whenworkerbeescalledscoutsgoouttofindanewhoeforthecolony,theyreturnanddoadancefortheotherworkerbeesthatindicatesthelocationofthenewhomeandhowsuitableitis.Thefasterthescoutsdancethebetterthenewlocationis.Honeybeesandantsarebothcapableoflearning.OneChinesestudyfoundthatbeescanbetrainedtolearnandrememberaroutetoafoodsource.Theresearchersalsofoundthatbeescanbetaughttorecognizehiddenobjectsandusetheconceptsof“sameness”and“difference”toaccomplishcertaintasks.Antstakethisonestepfurther.RecentAmericaresearchhasshownthatantsnotonlyhavetheabilitytolearn,butalsocanteachtheirforagingskillstootheryoungerants.Theyobservedthatolderantsaccompanyyoungantsinsearchoffoodandteachthemtherouteandhowtoavoidobstacles.Aswecansee,thesocialbehaviorofhoneybeesandantsisquitesimilar.Bothcoordinatecomplexactionsandaccomplishcrucialsurvivaltasksbycooperatingingroupsconsistingofmanyindividuals.Unintelligentastheymaybeasindividuals,asgroupstheyoftenshowamazingbrillianceastheygoabouttheireverydayactivities.1、Whatdoantsandbeeshaveincommon?A．Theymakeuseofcollectiveintelligence.B．Theyliveinsimilar-sizedcolonies.C．Theyhavesmallleadershipgroupsthatmakealldecisions.D．Theyusethesamemethodtocommunicatewitheachother.2、Whatdocsthespeedofabee’sdanceindicate?A．Thedistancetoaneighboringcolony.B．Thequalityofanewcolonylocation.C．Thediscoveryofanewfoodsource.D．Thedirectiontoapotentialfoodsource.3、Inparagraph3,howdocstheauthordemonstratetheideathatHoneybeesandantsarebothcapableoflearning?A．Byusingstatistics. B．Byexplainingreason.C．Bypresentingstudyfindings. D．Bystatingopinions.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“foragingskills”refertointhethirdParagraph?A．Theskillsofcommunicating. B．Theskillsofsackingfood.C．Theskillsofleaning. D．Theskillsoffindinganewhome.Text4Withmorethan100,000peopleaged100orover,SpainisthecountrywiththegreatestlifeexpectancyafterJapan.Howdoyouliveto100?Here4ofthecountry’scentenarians(百歲老人)givetheiradviceonstayingyouthful.FranciscoNunez,112HeisfromBienvenida,Badajoz,southernSpain.Nunezliveswithhisdaughter.Hesayshedoesn’tlikethepensioners’(領養(yǎng)老金的人)daycarecenterbecauseit’sfullofoldpeople,whosenegativeattitudetowardslifeaffectshimdeeplysometimes.Despitehisoldage.hehasalwaysmaintained(保持)ayouthfuloutlook,andthatiswhathaskepthimgoingon.PedroRodriguez,106HelivesinCangasdeOnis,Asturias,northernSpain.Rodriguezplaysthepianoeverydayinthelivingroomoftheflatwhereheliveswithhiswifewhoisnearly20yearsyoungerthanhim.Theirdaughtersvisitthemoften.Hishobbyissomethingthathefeelshaskepthimyoung.“Thenuns(修女)taughtmehowtoplaythepianoasachild,”hesays.MaximinoSanMiguel,102HelivesinLeon,northernSpain.SanMigueldiscoveredhispassion(酷愛)foramateurdramaticsattheageof80andhasparticipatedinmanylocalproductions.Hedidn’tgotoschoolasachildbecausehewassenttoworkasashepherd(牧羊人).Heprefersreadingbooksaboutdrawingandtravelling.Nowthishobby,hesaid,haskepthimfullofenergy.PilarFernandez,101SheliveswithherdaughterPili,granddaughtersFloriandAnainAmbas,Asturias,northernSpain.Fernandezsufferedhungerandhardshipduringthewaryearsalongsideherninebrothersandsisters.Toavoidhistoryrepeatingitself,shelimitedherselftojustonechild.“Frompurefear,Ididn’thaveanymore,”saysFernandez.Oneofthebestthingsforherhealth,shesays,istendinglivestock(家畜)andavegetablegarden.299、WhydoesFranciscoNunezdislikelivingwithotheroldpeople?A．Theymaydependonhishelp. B．Heissensitivetohisoldage.C．Theymayaffecthisattitudetolife. D．Hehasmorekidstolookafterathome.1、WhatbenefitsherhealthaccordingtoPilarFernandez?A．Doinggardening. B．Learninghistory.C．Livingwithkids. D．Havingmorechildren.2、Whatcanweinferaboutthefouroldpeoplefromthetext?A．Theyarefondofexercisingregularly.B．Theyledahardlifewhentheywereyoung.C．Theyhavethesamehobbiesintheirfreetime.D．Theyhavetheirownmethodofstayingyouthful.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Itissadbuttruethatpeopledieinearthquakesfromfallingfurnitureand1．(brick)Earthquakesafetyisveryimportantandthereismoretoitthanjustkeepingbuildings2．fallingdownSoifyourhomeisin3．earthquakearea,youshouldpreparecarefullybeforetheearth-quake4．(come)First,makesureyoubuyahousewhichisearthquakesafeAllpipesshouldbefixedtothewall5．a(chǎn)llwallsshouldbeespeciallythickandstrongYoualsohavetomakesurethattherearebolts(螺栓)underneathyourhouseTheyareoneofthemostimportantwaysof6．(protect)ahouseSecond,lookattheobjectsinyourhouseThoseinthelivingroom,7．a(chǎn)remostlikelytohurtus,arecomputers,televisionsandlampsTheycanbetiedtotablesorstucktothemsotheywon’t8．(easy)movearoundThekitchen,whichisalsoverydangerous,musthavestrongdoorsonallthecupboardsThisistheplace9．manysmallthingsarestoredthatmightfalldownWindowsareaspecialproblemWhentheybreak,glasscancausemanyaccidentsItisbetter10．(use)safetyglassifyoucan,especiallyforpicturesEdisonwasoneofthegreatest1．(scientist)thatgreatlyshapedmodemsocietyWhenhewasseven,Edison'sfamilymovedfromOhiotoMichiganafterhisfathergotajobthereBecauseof2．(hear)problems,hehaddifficultyfollowingthelessonsandoftenranawayfromschoolHowever,heusedthetime3．(read)booksandsetupalabinhishomeButthesmellfrom4．(he)labwasoftensostrongthathismotherhadtostophimfromcarryingoutanymoreexperimentsathomeAttheageoftwelve,Edisongot5．jobontheGrandTrunkRailwayThere,hemadeuseofanabandoned(被拋棄的)carashislabDuringthattime,he6．(successful)developedadevice(設備)thatcouldsendmessagesBy1869,Edison'sinventionsintelegraphywerewidelyaccepted,whichmadehimdecidetoleavethejobandbecomeafull-timeinventorEdison'smost"well-known”inventionsincludedtheelectriclightbulb,microphonesandsoonWhenaskedtoexplain7．hecouldcomeupwithsomanyinventions,EdisonsaiduGeniusisonepercentinspirationandninety-ninepercentperspiration"Edisondied8．October18,9．Atthetimeofhisdeath,hewasstill10．(do)experimentsinhislabinWestOrange,NewJerseyHeclearlyenjoyedhisworkand11．(live)lifetothefullestSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)FoursimplewaystostaypositiveTryingtostaypositive，bothingoodtimesandbad，isagreatwaytoimproveyourqualityoflife．Trythesefourmethodsonadailybasis．Don'tthinkalotaboutnegativity．Ofcourse，stayingpositive24hoursaday，sevendaysaweekisabitdifficult．Lettingthingsgettoyouisnormal，andit'sactuallyhealthytocryorexpressfrustrationsonceinawhile．It'swhenthosenegativemomentscontrolyourlifethatyouremotionalbalanceisatrisk．1、However，don'tgivethatsadnessanothersecondinyourday．2、Whatyouputintoyourbodydirectlyaffectshowyoufeelontheoutside．Fillyourselfwithgood，healthyfoodslikefruitsandvegetablesandlimitsnacking．Exerciseisequallyofgreatimportance．Takeafewdaysoutofyourweekforatleastahalfanhourofactivity，andtrytosticktoaroutine．3、Bekindtoothers．4、Makingsomeone'sdayabitbrighternotonlyputsasmileonhisorherface，butalsoyoursaswell．Remembertosmileandtreateachpersonwithpityandrespect．Gooddeedsarecontagious（傳染的），andyourpositiveattitudemayspreadamongothers．Takeitonedayatatime．Beingpositiveisn'taninstantthing．It'sasteadyeffortthatwefolloweveryhourofeveryday．5、Instead，focusonlivinginthemomentanddoingwhatyoucantomakeeachmomentbetter．A．Eathealthyandstayfit．B．Takeyourlunchbreaksoutside．C．Don'tworryaboutwhatthefuturemaybring．D．Gratefulnesshelpsyouappreciatelifeinbadtimes．E．Goodfeelingscomefromactsofkindnessandselflessness．F．Takeafewminutestofeelsadandacceptwhathappened．G．Evengoingoutsideforawalkandenjoyingthesunshineimprovesyourmood．ADietWithoutEnoughProteinCanCauseDepressionDepressionisaconditionsocommon,theWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)callsit“aleadingcauseofdisability.”Difficultyinfallingasleep,lossofappetite,andlossofabilitytoconcentratearejustafewoftheothereffectsofdepression.WHOestimatesthatworldwide,atanyonetime,350millionpeoplesufferfromthecondition.Whilelifeeventssuchasthelossofaspouseorajobmaycreateahappeningofdepression,manycasescomefromwithinandaren