考研《英語一》2023年無錫市宜興市考前沖刺預測試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)IliveinaruralcommunityintheUnitedStates.Aruralareaisdifferentfromacitybecausethereare1people.Myhomeisdeepinavalley2bymountainsthatarerockyandcoveredintrees.3manyfarmsarelocatedinruralareasbecausetheyrequirelargeplotsoflandtogrowfoodor4farmanimals,inmycommunitythemountainsand5soilmakeitdifficulttofarm.Thisisone6whyfewpeopleliveinmyarea.What’sitliketoliveinthemountains?Sincewehavealotof7,wegettohavehorsesandchickens.Myfamily8eggsfromthechickensforbreakfast.Wealsoloseelectricityalotbecausethetreesfallonpowerlineswheneverthere’sa9Inmycommunity,peoplekeepbattery-poweredflashlightsandoillampsstoredincasethelights10.Somepeoplealsouseagenerator--amachinethatgenerateselectricityfromgasoline—wheneverthereare11Goingtoschoolinaruralareameanshavingfewerclassmatesand12longerdistances.Togettomyhighschool,Imustdrivefortymilestothe13city.ThismeansImustgetupmuchearlierthanmy14classmatesinordertobeontime.Theroadsinmycommunityaren’tpavedwithasphalt(瀝青)either,soduringstormsthey15becometoomuddyorsnowytopass.Incitiesasnowplow(掃雪機)16quickly,butareaswherefewerpeoplelivearen’tthepriority(優先),sodayscanpassbeforeasnowplow17theroad.SometimesImustmissschoolbecausestormsmakeit18todrive.Iamnotsure19ifIwanttoliveinthecountryorinthecitywhenIgrowup.Ilikebeinginnature,hearingthecreekandthebirds,andhavingabigyard.Ialsolikebeinginthecity,though,whereIcangohowlingorskating,orseemyfriends.Itcanget20inthecountry,althoughIdolovebeingaroundouranimals.1、A．few B．many C．fewer D．more2、A．surrounded B．hidden C．shadowed D．enriched3、A．When B．While C．Because D．If4、A．feed B．grow C．train D．house5、A．rich B．muddy C．rock D．snowy6、A．explanation B．cause C．excuse D．reason7、A．space B．room C．place D．land8、A．lays B．harvests C．buys D．picks9、A．storm B．thunder C．lighting D．shower10、A．putout B．wearout C．runout D．goout11、A．dangers B．risks C．emergencies D．incidents12、A．walking B．running C．driving D．traveling13、A．nearby B．distant C．nearest D．farthest14、A．rural B．city C．old D．new15、A．can B．may C．must D．should16、A．comesby B．comesabout C．comesto D．comesout17、A．cleans B．digs C．clears D．covers18、A．likely B．necessary C．improper D．impossible19、A．still B．yet C．even D．as20、A．quiet B．lonely C．alone D．busySectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1HistorianTomHollandistheaward-winningauthorofRubicon,PersianFireandMillennium.Heappearsregularlyonradio,TVandinprint.HislatestbookDynastyispublishedinpaperbackbyAbacus.MoominsummerMadnessByToveJansoonWhatIloveaboutthisbook,asachildandstilltoday,isitsmixofthefantasticalandnormal.Ontheonehand,it’saboutafamilyandtheirfriendsallenjoyingthemselves,quitehappynotdoingmuch.Ontheotherhand,it’saboutcharactersthatcanchangeintooddshapes,magicianscomingdownfromthemoonandpeculiarcreaturesemergingfromtheroof.Thatmixofthefamiliarandtheextraordinaryinformsallmywriting.TheHistoriesByHerodoTusBythetimeIwas12,IwasobsessedbyAncientGreeceandRome.Atfirst,IfoundtheearlysectionofTheHistoriesarealgrindbecauseit’slikealongshaggydogstorythatnevergetstothepoint.InthesecondhalfIwasrewardedwiththestoriesI’dbeenwaitingfor,likethebattlesofMarathon,SalamisandThermopylae.Overtheyears,IcometovaluetheinfectiouscuriosityofthefirsthalfandtheportraitoftheworldinthefifthcenturyBCseenthroughtheeyesofthisextraordinaryGreekhistorian.ADistantMirrorByBarBaraWTucHmanTuchman’sbookTheGunsofAugustwonthePulitzerPrize,butit’sthisslightlylesswell-knownworkthatprovidedmewitharolemodelformyownwriting.Bothscholarlyandinteresting,it’saportraitofthe14thcenturyinWesternEuropeandvividlyevokesmedievalcivilizationbuffetedbycataclysms:theBlackDeath,thePeasants’RevoltandtheGreatPapalSchism.IfeltIknewwhatitwastodieoftheplagueortohaveaswordputthroughme—realstoriestoldremarkably436、TomHollandnowfindsthefirsthalfofTheHistories___________.A．offthepoint B．culture-centeredC．reallyboring D．quiteentertaining1、WhichbookdoesTomHollandappreciateandtrytocopyitsstyle?A．TheHistories B．ADistantMirrorC．TheGunsofAugust D．MoominsummerMadnessText2Acrewofsixteenagegirlscompletedanine-daysailingtripintheUSrecently,afterbravingseasicknessandstrongwinds.Forthepastthreeyears，theSeaCadetteenagerswhosetsailwereallmale.RogerNoakes,whocaptainedtheboat，saidthiswasthefirsttimehe’dtakenoutanall-femalecrew.Thegirlsaskedforana11-girlstripinAugustthisyear.Thecrewsetsailalongwiththreeadults,NoakesandtwoSeaCadetrepresentatives.Theoriginalplanwasforthegirlstosail24hoursadayinrotatingshifts(輪流換班)alongthecoastandthenreturn.Thingsturnedoutdifferently，however.“Thefirstnightwasroughbecausethewindwasreallyhard.Thewavesweregoingupanddown，”saidAbbyFairchild，16.“Everybodygotseasick.”Noakesgavethegirlstheoptionofjustsailinginthebayandnotgoingintoopenwater.“Buttheydecidedtheyweregoing.”Theteenagersthensailedalongwayovernightandsleptinshifts.“We’velearnedeverythingfromsteering(掌舵)theboatitselftoputtingupthesailstocookingwhilewehaveroughseas，”said15-year-oldOliviaWilcox.TheteenagersstoppedonlandinMassachusetts.Theydidn’tmakeittotheiroriginaldestinationinMaine，wheretheyweresupposedtohaveacelebratorydinner，duetotheweatherandwinds.Theysaidtheyweren’tdisappointed，however，asthey’dlearnedalot.“Theylearnedaboutboating，andaboveall，theybuiltconfidenceandcharacter，”saidNoakes.1、WhatwasspecialabouttheUSSeaCadettripthisyear?A．Itwasthelongestsailingtripever.B．Itwasthefirstall-female-crewsailingtrip.C．Itwasthemostdangeroussailingtripever.D．Itwasthefirstsailingtripforteenagers.2、Whathappenedonthecrew’sfirstdayofthetrip?A．Theyallgotseasick. B．Theyregrettedtakingthetrip.C．Theydecidedtostayinthebay. D．Someofthemwereinjured.3、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheseyoungsailors?A．Determinedandcooperative. B．Hard-workingandtalented.C．Understandingandcreative. D．Adventurousandskillful.4、AccordingtoNoakes，whatwasthesailors’greatestbenefitfromthetrip?A．Theyacquiredexcellentsailingskills.B．Theylearnedtoworkinteams.C．Theybuiltconfidenceandcharacter.D．Theyknewtheseabetter.Text3Wefoundoutatornadowascoming.Secondslater,itblewawayourhouse.Thetornadolast4minutes,tous,itfeltlikealifetime.Onthedaythetornadohit,therewasnoindicationsevereweatherwasonitsway—theskywasblueandthesunhadbeenout.ThefirstalertmyhusbandandIgotcamefromsomescrollingtextontheTV.Heranupstairstofindmeinourthirdfloorbedroomandwechangedthechanneltoourlocalone.Nosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.ItwastheloudestthingIhaveeverheard.Thehouseshook,andthepowerwentout.Thewindbegantoroarthroughthehouse.Wehadstairstoguideustotherelativesafetyofthefirstfloor.Becausetheclosetdownthereisunderneathabrickstaircase,itseemedlikethestrongestplaceinourtownhouse.Ididn’tknowhoworifwewouldmakeitdownthesteps.Itriedtomoveforward,buttheintensepressureheldmeinplace.Inthosesecondsofstillness,Icouldnoticeeverythingaroundmemoving.Aswereachedthelastfewsteps,ourfrontdoorblewout.Piecesofglassthatlookedlikecrushedicefleweverywhere.BythetimeIreachedthecloset,thetornadohadbeenoverusforaboutaminute.Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn’tgetinsidehimself.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouse.“Holdon!Holdon!”heyelled.Buttherewasnothinginthisclosettoholdonto.Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.Ourneighborsaysthestormlastedfourminutes.Inthattime,fourofthetwelvetownhousesinourunitwerecompletelydestroyed.Ofthehousesleftstanding,ourssufferedthemostdamage.Amazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjured.1、Thestoryisarrangedintheorderof.A．Time.B．Place.C．Examples.D．Opinions.2、WherewasthetornadowhentheyknewthebadnewsfromtheTV?A．Ithadalreadygone.B．Itdieddownslowly.C．Itwasstillfarawayontheway.D．Itwasabouttocomerightaway.3、Whatdidtheauthorfeelimmediatelyafterthetornadowasover?A．unbelievable.B．amazing.C．frightened.D．calm.Text4ItusedtobeamatteroffactwhenPeterPan—acharacterfromJamesMatthewBarrie’s1911book—said:“Allchildren,exceptone,growup.”Butthis“fact”doesn’tseemtoapplytotoday’sworldanymore.AccordingtotheNPDGroup,aUSmarketresearchcompany,salesoftoystoadultsintheUKincreasedbymorethan20percentin2016,threetimesthepaceofthechildren’stoymarketitself.ThesetoysrangedfrompuzzlesandLegobuildingsetstovehiclemodelsandactionfigures.Andmorethanhalfofthesalescamefrommillennials—peoplebornbetweenthe1980sand2000s.“Adultsofthe21stcenturyarechannelingtheirinnerchild,onetoyatatime,”commentedwebsiteKoreaboo.Thisisalsowhytheseadultsaresometimesreferredtoas“kidults”.AccordingtoFrederiqueTutt,ananalystatNPD,themotivationofthesegrown-upsistoescapethestressoftoday’sfast-pacedworld.Theyaredriventowardthemoreimmediatepleasuresbroughtbytoysthanthosebroughtby,say,gettingapromotion,whichisfarlesseasytoachieve.“Itremindsmeoftheplayfulsideoflife,”RobWillner,a25-year-oldPhDstudentintheUK,toldTheTelegraphwhentalkingabouthisloveforLego,whichhesaidbringshimbothcomfortandentertainment.Despitethis,somesocialscientistsseethetrendasdisturbing.ToFrankFurendi,aprofessorattheUniversityofKentintheUK,thefactthatsomanyadultsarepursuing“thethrillsofyouth”istheevidencethat“adulthoodhasgotnothingattractiveaboutitanymore”,hetoldTheNewYorkTimes.“That’sactuallyquitesad.”Butscientistsareprobablyjustworryingtoomuch.AccordingtoCanadiancomicbookartistToddMcFarlane,collectingtoyscouldsimplybeawayforpeopletoexpresstheirindividuality.“It’sjustpopculturestuff.It’sstuffthatsays,‘IlikealittleofthisandIlikealittleofthat’,”hetoldABCNews.“It’snobigdeal.”Sonowthatover100yearshavepassedsincePeterPan,perhapsit’stimetointroduceanew“fact”,asstatedinthetagline(標語)oftheUKfashionbrandKIDULT:“Growingoldismandatory(被迫的),butgrowingupisoptional.”1、Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph2imply?A．Somethingoldisnotsuitableforanewworld.B．Manyadultsstillhavesomechildlikefeatures.C．Allchildrengrowupastheybecomeadults.D．It’sdifficultforsomechildrentogrowupintoday’sworld.2、Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A．FrederiqueTuttbelievesthatsomeadultsenjoyplayingwithchildren’stoystoescapethestress.B．RobWillnerbelievesthatthepleasurebroughtbytoysiseasiertoachieve.C．FrankFurendibelievesthatthethrillofyouthdoesnotattractadults.D．ToddMcFarlaneisworryingtoomuchaboutcollectingtoys.3、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsthetrendofgrowingkidults?A．Supportive.B．Doubtful.C．Critical.D．Indifferent.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．GrowingOldOrGrowingUpB．ToysSalesOnTheRiseC．StayingYoungForeverD．KidultsInFashionAgainPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)John:Youlook1．(extreme)tiredtodayDidyounotsleepwelllastnight?Carl:NoIworkeduntiltwointhemorningandsleptalittleJohn:Areyouthatbusyatwork?Carl:Yeah,wearereallybusyOurgroupjustgotaproject2．isveryimportantforthecompany,sowehavebeenspendingthelastfewdays3．(look)forthebestplanJohn:Itdoesn’tmatterhowbusyyouareYoushouldtakegoodcare4．yourselfCarl:Iwanttoresttoo,butIjustdon’thavetimeIamsobusy5．Idon’tevenhavetimetoeatIjusthavefastfoodforlunch6．(save)timeJohn:Oh,mygosh!7．weknow,breakfastisthe8．(important)mealofthedayYoumakemeso9．(concern)aboutyour10．(healthy)Thecolorsred,whiteandblue,along1．thestarsandstripesontheAmericanflag,allrepresentdifferentthingsRedrepresents2．(strong)andbravery,whitemeansvirtue,andbluestandsforhardworkand3．(just)Therearefiftystarsontheflag,oneforeachstate,4．(represent)theunionoffiftystates5．onecountryinafederalsystemThethirteenstripesare6．(remind)peopleofthethirteencoloniesthat7．(join)togethertofightforindependencefromBritainEachyearon4July,theUSAcelebratesIndependenceDay,8．theStarsandStripes9．beseenalloverthecountry,10．(light)byfireworksinthenightskySectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Beautysleepdoesn'tjustbelongtothefairytaleworld.Researchhasshownthatpeoplewhodon’tsheepenoughareviewedaslesshealthyandlessattractive.Lackofsleephasalsobeenlinkedtotheexacerbation(加重）ofcertainskinillnesses.1、.Herearethreetipsonhowtogetthemostbeautybenefitsfromanightofrest.1.CareforyourskinNomatterhowtiredyoufeel,maketimetocareforyourskineveryevening.Youreveningroutinedoesnothavetohelongandcomplicated,justeffective：“Clean—2、.Sleepingwithmakeuponhasshowntocauseskininflammationandacceleratetheagingprocess.“TreatBloodflowincreasesatnight,makingskincareproductssinkintotheskinmoreefficiently.3、.”2.SleeponyourBack4、.TheAmericanAcademyofDermatologyhaswarnedthatsleepinginotherpositionscanleadtosleeplines,whilesleepingonyourbackcanhelptopreventfinelines.Ifyouoftenwakeupwithswolleneyes,trytosleepwithyourheadslightlyraised.Thiscanhelptopreventtheswellingcausedbyfluidretention(積液）intheunder-eyearea,whichtendstoaccumulatethere,wheretheskinisthinner..3.5、sleepingonasilkpillowcaneffectivelypreventthestubbornfacialwrinklescausedbysleepingonthesideoronyourstomach.Additionally,silkisless-absorbingthancotton,soitisnotgoingtoabsorbwhateverskincareproductyouhaveappliedtoyourfaceasmuchasothermaterialwould.A．Useamildproducttoremovemakeup,dirt,andoilB．Unlessyouhavemedicalreasonsnottodoit,trythispositionC．GotosleepontimeD．Therefore,weundoubtedlyhavetomakehealthysleeparuleF.Useyouranti-agingproductsasovernighttreatmentE.ArevolutionarytechnologyisalreadyonthemarketG.ChoosesilkHowtokeepajournalKeepingajournalcanbeawayofgivingyourfeelingsanoutletlikenoother.1、Butitcanbehelpfultoreadsuggestionsformakingthemostofyourjournal,aswellassomeideasaboutgettingonestarted.Findajournalmediumthat'sperfectforyou.2、Bothmethodshaveadvantagesanddrawbacks,soyou'llneedtoweighupwhatworksbestforyou.Forexample,apaperbasedjournalcanbetakenanywhere,neverneedselectricity.However,typingcanbefasterandeasierintheelectronicformat.Decidewhatkindofjournalyou'dliketokeep.Youcouldsimplyuseyourjournalto