考研《英語一》天津市和平區2023年考前沖刺預測試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Researchshowsthatwhenweareabsorbedinanactivity,evenminordistractions(分心)canhaveahugeeffect.Accordingtoastudy,regainingour1drivefollowinganinterruptioncantakeabout20minutes.Multitasking(多任務),asmanystudieshaveshown,isamyth(謬論).Amoreaccurate2ofwhathappenswhenwetellourselveswearemultitaskingisthatwe’rerapidly3betweenactivities,suckingourmentalenergy.Andthe4canbesurprisinglyserious.Anexperimentfoundthatweloseasmanyas10IQpointswhenweallowourworktobe5bydistractionslikeemailsandtextmessages.The6isthatmultitaskingisenjoyable.It’sfuntosatisfyyourcuriosity.Whoknowswhatthatnextemailortextmessageholds7?Findingoutprovidesimmediatesatisfaction.8,resistingdistractionsandstayingontaskrequires9andmentaleffort.So,whatarewetodo?Ourstrategyistochangethe10tomovetemptationfurtheraway:shutdownyouremailprogramor11yourphone.It’saloteasiertostayontaskwhenyou’renot12fightingoffmentaldesires.Thealternative,whichmostofusconsidercommon,is13todietinginabakery.Weallneedthewillpowertoresistthetemptations,butdoingsocomeswith14coststoourlimitedsupplyofwillpower.Anotherworthwhile15istocollectsimilaractivitiestogether,keepingtransition(轉換)timetoa16point.Insteadofspreadingphonecalls,meetingsandemailsthroughoutyourday,try17relatedtaskssothattherearefewertransitions.Insomejobs,multitaskingis18.Someofustrulydoneedtostay19toourclients,colleaguesandmanagers.Soit'sworthnotingthatlimitingdisruptionsistheonlysolution.Rememberthemoreyoudotominimizetask-switchingoverthecourseoftheday,themoreabilityyou’llhaveforactivitiesthatactually20.Evensmallchangescanmakeabigdifference.1、A．initialB．personalC．innerD．ambitious2、A．planB．accountC．predictionD．insight3、A．switchingB．swingingC．swappingD．shuttling4、A．benefitsB．reasonsC．consequencesD．challenges5、A．guidedB．changedC．adaptedD．interrupted6、A．advantageB．emphasisC．troubleD．practice7、A．instockB．instoreC．incheckD．inpossession8、A．AsaruleB．AsaresultC．InshortD．Incontrast9、A．patienceB．disciplineC．courageD．attention10、A．expectationB．taskC．environmentD．vision11、A．replaceB．silenceC．answerD．pick12、A．continuouslyB．finallyC．passionatelyD．directly13、A．similarB．relevantC．superiorD．opposite14、A．affordableB．basicC．considerableD．modest15、A．researchB．aspectC．reactionD．approach16、A．minimumB．maximumC．turningD．fixed17、A．analyzingB．groupingC．assigningD．undertaking18、A．disturbingB．annoyingC．unavoidableD．unnecessary19、A．sympatheticB．loyalC．accustomedD．connected20、A．matterB．functionC．workD．interfereSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1ArecentstudyledbyresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore(NUS)hasfoundaclearlinkbetweenthecolorofataxianditsaccidentrate.Ananalysisof32monthsofdetailedtaxi,driverandaccidentdatafromtwofleetsofyellowandbluetaxisinSingaporesuggestedthatyellowtaxishavefeweraccidentsthanbluetaxis.Thehighervisibility(能見度)ofyellowmakesitlessdifficultfordriverstoavoidgettingintoaccidentswithyellowtaxis,leadingtoaloweraccidentrate.ThestudywasledbyProfHo.Totestwhethertherewasarelationshipbetweenthecolorofataxiandthenumberofaccidentsthetaxihad,theresearchteamanalyseddatacollectedbythelargesttaxicompanyinSingapore.Theresearchersfoundthatyellowtaxishaveabout2.1feweraccidentsper1,000taxispermonth.Theyalsostudiedtheeconomiceffectofchangingthecoloroftheentirefleetoftaxistoyellow.TheSingaporetaxicompanyinvolvedinthestudyownsabout12,300taxisinaratio(比例)ofoneyellowtothreebluetaxis.Ifacommercialdecisionismadetoswitchfrombluetoyellowtaxis,32.2feweraccidentswilloccurpermonthor913feweraccidentsperyear.Assuminganaveragerepaircostof$1,000percarandadowntimeofsixdays,thecolorofalltaxistoyellowcouldproduceanannualsavingof$2million.“Weareeagertocontinuetovalidate(證實)thefindingsofourstudybylookingattheuseofyellowinothertypesofpublictransport,suchasschoolbuses.Forexample,wehopetocomparetheaccidentratesofyellowschoolbusesagainstthoseofothercolorstofindoutifyellowisindeedasafercolorforschoolbuses.Besides,we’realsointerestedtolookatprivate-hirevehiclesanddoacomparisonoftheaccidentratesofvehiclesthatareofdifferentcolors.”ExplainedProfHo.1、Whydoyellowtaxisresultinfeweraccidents?A．Becauseyellowcanbeseenmoreeasily.B．Becauseyellowsignalsawarningofdanger.C．Becausedriverstendtobemorecarefulinyellowtaxis.D．Becausepeopleactmorequicklyinyellowsurroundings.2、What’sProfHo’sstudybasedon?A．Physicalriskstaxipassengersexperience.B．Theeconomiceffectofchangingtaxicolor.C．DatafromSingapore’slargesttaxicompany.D．Personalreportsfromtaxidriversworldwide.3、WhatdoProfHo’swordsinthelastparagraphsuggest?A．Schoolbusesshouldbepaintedyellow.B．Theirfindingsareworthpopularizing.C．Theirstudywillbefurthered.D．Yellowshouldbewidelyusedinpublictransport.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Caution:yellowtaxisaheadB．SafertorideinyellowtaxisC．Whyareyellowtaxispreferred?D．Howcancolorshelppreventaccidents?Text2OnthemorningofMay20,1927,CharlesA．LindberghJr.tookofffromamuddyairfieldinNewYorkandheadedforParis.Duringthefirstfourteenhoursofflying,hehadhadsomeanxiousmoments.Sleethadgatheredonthewingsoftheplaneandthefogwassothickthathecouldhardlyseethetipsofthewings.However,hehadcomeacrossequallydangerousflyingconditionsbefore.Ofcourse,nowthathewasovertheocean,hisparachute（降落傘）wasuseless.Hehadonlyonechoice:hehadtogoon.Althoughhehadwaitedalongtimetomakethistrip,hedidnotfeelstrangeornervous.Hewasaccustomedtoflyingalone,andhehadflownthisrouteinhisimaginationmanytimes.TheideaofflyingacrosstheAtlantichadoccurredtohimonenightwhenhehadbeencarryingthemailbetweenSt.LouisandChicago.Thatnight,hetoldhimselfthatasolonon-stopflightbetweenNewYorkandPariswaspossible.Heknewthatairplanescapableofmakingthelongflightovertheoceancouldbebuilt.Amanofskillandendurancecouldmakehisdreamcometrue.Ashewasrecallingthatnight,hereducedthealtitudeoftheplane.Closetothesurfaceoftheocean,hefoundthattheiceonthewingsbegantomeltandthefogdisappeared.Forthetimebeing,atleast,hewassafe.Thesteadysoundofthemotorseemedlikemusicinhisears.Hehadperfectconfidenceinhisplanebecauseheknewthattherewasnotamoredependableplanethanhis.TheRyanAircraftCompanyhadconstructedtheplanetomeethisspecialneeds.Hehadworkedwiththechiefengineerofthecompany,DonaldHall,toproducetheairplaneasrapidlyaspossible.AlthoughHallhadworkedwiththebasicdesignoftheRyanairplane,hehadhadtomakemanymodifications.Asaresult,itwasaveryspecialairplane.Hehadnamedit“TheSpiritofSt.Louis,”inhonouroftheSt.Louisbusinessmenwhosefinancialbackinghadmadethetrippossible.Besidestheirmoney,hehadinvestedallofhisownsavings,whichcametotwothousanddollars,intheventure.At12:10ontheafternoonofMay21,LindberghcaughtsightofthecoastofIreland.Nowthattheflightwasalmostover,hebegantorelaxalittle.Finally,afterthirty-fourhoursintheairwithoutsleep,hearrivedatLeBourgetField,inParis.1、AccordingtoParagraph2,LindberghJr.didn’tfeelnervousabouttheflightbecauseofthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat_________.A．hewasusedtoflyingaloneB．hehadwaitedalongtimeforthetripC．hehadimaginedflyingtheroutemanytimesD．hisplanewasspeciallydesigned2、WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?A．Thepilotlistenedtomusicashereducedthealtitudeoftheplane.B．Thetripwasmadepossiblethankstothefinancialsupportfromsomebusinessmen.C．Theplanegotitsnameinmemoryofanon-stoptrip.D．Thechiefengineerdesignedtheairplaneindependentlytomeetthepilot’sneeds.3、WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph3mean?A．beautifuldecorationsB．regularrepairsC．smallchangesD．carefularrangements4、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitle?A．WingsAcrosstheAtlanticB．ASoloNon-stopFlightof24HoursC．TheSpiritofSt.LouisD．AnOutstandingPilot—CharlesA．LindberghJr.Text3Watchingwhatyoueatcanbeeasiersaidthandone,butarecentstudyshowsitmightnotjustbeaboutwhat'sonyourplate—itcouldbeabouthowquicklyitdisappears.Japaneseresearchersfollowed1,083adultsforfiveyears,splittingthemintothreecategoriesbasedonhowquicklytheyate:slow,normal,andfast.Theyalsoansweredaquestionnaireatthebeginningofthestudy,sharingtheirdiet,physicalactivity,andmedicalhistory.Inthebeginning,noneofthevolunteershadmetabolicsyndrome(新陳代謝綜合征)-meaningatleastthreeriskfactors—whichcanleadtohealthproblemslikeheartconditionsanddiabetes.Whentheparticipantsreportedbackfiveyearslater,84hadbeendiagnosed(診斷)withmetabolicsyndrome—andtheireatingspeedwasamajorpredictor,accordingtotheresultsinthejournalCirculation.Thefasteaterswere89percentmorelikelytohavemetabolicsyndromethanslowandnormaleaters.Just2.3percentofsloweatersreceivedthediagnosis,comparedto11.6percentoffasteaters.Butthat'snotall.Fasteatersalsosawmoreweightgain,largerwaistlines,andhigherbloodsugarlevelsthansloweaters.Theresearcherssaygobblingmakesiteasiernottotakenoticeoffullnessbeforeyourbodyhasachancetosignalyoutostop.“Sowhenpeopleeatfasttheyaremorelikelytoovereat,”saidTakayukiYamaji,MD,studyauthorandcardiologistatHiroshimaUniversityinJapaninastatement.Previousresearchbacksuptheweightbenefitsofsloweating,too.OnestudyofNewZealandwomenfoundfasteatershavehigherbody-massindexes(指數),andaChinesestudyfoundthatbothhealthyandfatmenatelesswhentoldtochew40timesinsteadof15timesbeforeswallowing.Initialresearchevensuggestschewingyourfoodlongercouldbummorecalories-uptoabout1,000extraeverymonth.1、Whataretheparticipantsdividedby?A．Medicalhistory.B．Healthcondition.C．Physicalactivity.D．Eatingspeed.2、Whichmaybetheresultofthestudy?A．Fasteatersare4timesmorelikelytohavemetabolicsyndrome.B．Normalandsloweatersdon’thavemetabolicillness.C．89%offasteatershavehigherbloodpressure.D．Slowcatersarehealthierthanfasteaters.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“gobbling”inParagraph4bestmean?A．Tastingslowly.B．Digestingquickly.C．Eatinggreedily.D．Cookingcarefully.4、Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?A．Theimportanceofeatingspeed.B．Theadvantageofeatingslowly.C．TheresultofaChinesestudy.D．Fasteatingandovereating.Text4Forfamiliesonvacation,aplaygroundprovidesawelcomebreak.Itcanalsoprovideaglimpseintothelocalculture,fromthesetupoftheparktothewaysfamiliesinteract.Herearethedesignsthatliveuptothatchallenge.FruitandScentPlayground,StockholmIsthereapickyeateronasteadydietofchickenfingersandcheese?PerhapsatriptoSweden’sFruitandScentPlaygroundwillchangehisorherculinary(烹飪的)tune.Thisplaygroundfeaturesabananaslide,anorangeseesaw,pearhuts,awatermelonjunglegymandapairofcherryswings,alldesignedbypublicartistJohanFernerStrom.Now,whocansayyoucan’tplaywithyourfood?NishiRokugoPark,TokyoLocatedbetweencentralTokyoandthecityofKawasaki,NishiRokugocombinesrecycledrubbertires(橡膠輪胎)withtraditionalplaygroundequipment.Intotal,morethan3,000tiresofdifferentsizesareusedtocreatetunnels,bridges,tallsculpturesforclimbingand,ofcourse,tireswings.There’slittleshade,soyoucanvisithereintheearlymorningorlateafternoonforthemostcomfortableweather,andbesuretowearyourplayclothes.BicentennialChildren’sPark,Santiago,ChileBicentennialChildren’splaygroundinMetropolitanParkwasbuilttocelebrate200yearsofChileanindependenceandimprovethelivesofSantiagocitizens.Dozensofslidesarebuiltintotheslope,creatingadesigncompletelycomplementary(互為補充的)ofthesurroundinglandscape.Fountainsoffersomerelieffromthesun,andampleseatinggivesparentsaplacetorelax.1、WhatcanbelearnedaboutFruitandScentPlayground?A．ItislocatedinTokyo,Japan.B．Itsdesignwasledbysomeartists.C．Itisaimedatbalancingpeople’sdiet.D．Itsfacilitiesaremodeledafterfruits.2、WhenvisitingNishiRokugoPark,itisbetterto.A．wearthickprotectiveclothesB．avoidmomentswhenit’shotC．takeumbrellasandraincoatsD．watchoutfortheequipment3、WhydoestheauthorrecommendBicentennialChildren’sPark?A．Itbecomespartofthesurroundings.B．Itwasbuilttoimprovepeople’slives.C．Itamuseskidsandhelpsparentsgetrelaxed.D．Itprovidesslidesforbothchildrenandadults.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)In1850,anAmericanlawyer,JamesNBethune,boughtaslavetoworkinhishomeTheslave,awoman,hadasmallchild1．(call)Tom,whowasblindandautistic(孤僻的)Oneday,Bethune2．(walk)aroundhisgardenwhenheheardmusiccomingfromthehouseHewentinsideandfoundyoungTomplayingonthefamilypianoBethune3．(instant)realizedthattheboy,whowasonlyfour,hadspecialabilitiesHeaskedabandof4．(music)tocometothehouseandplayinfrontofhimTomreproducedperfectlythemusichehadheardItwasobviousthatTomhadtheabilitytomemorizeandrepeatpiecesofmusicafter5．(hear)themjustonceIn1857,“BlindTom”tookpart6．hisfirstpublicperformanceThereviewsweresogoodthatBethunetookhimonatouroftheUSThreeyearslater,BlindTom7．(invite)totheWhiteHouse,8．heperformedforthePresidentOverthenextfortyyears,Tomperformed9．(enjoy)showsallovertheUS,aswellasvisitingCanada,theUKandseveralSouthAmericancountriesHisconcertswere10．mixtureofclassicalmusicandhisowncompositionsBlindTomdiedin11．AdamisafreshmanataseniorhighschoolHeisfacedwithmany1．(problem)atthistimeAtfirst,hedidn’tknowwhichcoursetochoose,buthisteacherhelpedhimsolvethisproblemThoughhechoseChinese,hethought2．wasverydifficultandhopedtospeakChinese3．(fluent)afterhis4．(graduate)Histeacheralsosuggestedthathe5．(attend)theclassofspokenChineseInaddition,hewantedtojointheschoolfootballteambut6．(refuse),7．madehimunhappyHedidn’tgiveupanddecidedtofindaway8．(improve)onhisownandmaketheteamnextyearNowheisavolunteer,9．(give)outfoodtohomelesspeopleStudyinghardisn’talwaysfun,buthewilltryhisbesttocatchup10．othersSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Livinginaculturethatisdifferentfromyourowncanbebothanexcitingandchallengingexperience.Youhavetolearndifferentculturalpracticesandtrytoadapttothem.1、Theytalkabouttopicssuchasages,incomeormaritalstatus,whichAmericansthinkisannoyingandintrusive.InChina,eldersaretraditionallytreatedwithenormousrespectanddignitywhiletheyoungarecherishedandnurtured.InAmerica,thegoalofthefamilyistoencourageindependence,particularlythatofthechildren.2、.Chinesepeoplehavedifferentmeaningstodefinefriends.3、Friendshipmeanslifelongfriendswhofeeldeeplyobligatedtogiveeachotherwhateverhelpmightseemrequired.Americansalwayscallpeopletheymeetfriends,sothedefinitionoffriendsisgeneralanddifferent.Thereareworkfriends,playingfriends,schoolfriendsanddrinkingfriends.Asiswellknown,theChineseliketosave.4、ItisdifferentintheUSA,wherefarfewerfamiliesaresavingmoneyforemergenciesandeducationthantheirChinesecounterparts.5、IfyouachievesomethingintheUS,it'sbecauseyouweregreat.WhileinChina,ifyouachievesomethinginChinait'sbecausetheteam,orfamily,orcompanyisgreat.Everythingyoudogetsattributedtothegreaterwhole,whileinAmericaindividualmeritsarecelebrated.A．Justhangingouttogethertimetotimeisnotfriendship.B．Chinesepeopleputmoreemphasisongoodcharacterandfaith.C．ChinesepeoplevalueeducationandcareermorethanAmericans.D．Theyarealwaysconservativewhentheyareplanningtospendmoney.E.BasicallyChinavaluesthecommunityandtheUSvaluestheindividual.F.ChinesepeopledonothavethesameconceptofprivacyasAmericansdoG.UnliketheChinese,olderAmericansseldomlivewiththeirchildren.A．Getstarted!B．Forgetyourfailures.C．Findanduseyourpositivevoice.D．Thinkabouthowfaryouhavecome.E.Spendtimewithpeoplewhoinspireyou.F.Acceptfailureasapositivelearningexperience.Realizingyourdreamsisnotamatterofpossibility;it’samatterofmotivatingyourselftofocusontherightthings.Youknowyoushouldbedoingsomething,butsometimesyoujustdon’tfeellikedoinganything.Thisdiscouragingsituationcanlastalongtimeifyoudon’theaditoffandtakeaction.Herearesomedailymotivationtricksthatmightworkforyou.1、________Thisisbyfarthemostimportanttipinthisarticle,becauseintheend,alloftheothertipsintheworldwon’tmakeasmuchofadifferenceasthissimpleandtimelessinstruction:Sitdownandgetamoveon!Doyoufeelthepush-backoflaziness?Readingmoreaboutmotivationwon’thelp.Reviewingyourto-dolistswon’thelp.Onlydoingactuallyhelpsgeteverythinggoing.Sostopthinkingabouthowhardthetaskisgoingtobeorhowlongit’sgoingtotakeyou.Notstartingisfailing.Tellyourself,“AssoonasIgetgoing,I’llfeelmoremotivated.”Andyou’llrealizeit’snotnearlyashardasyouthoughtitwouldbe.2、________Beawareofyourself-talkandstayconfident.Youhavethechoicetoreplacenegativeself-talkwithamoreencouragingandfriendlyvoice.Avoicethatwillconsideryouraimasnotjustapossibility,butaprobability;Avoicethatdoesnotlookatthepossibilityofsuccessbeforetakingaction,butratherusesself-beliefasitsdrivingforce;Avoicethatallthingsare