2023年梅州市梅縣考研《英語一》深度預測試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Whichcomesfirst,happinessormoney?Arericherpeople1?And2,howdopeoplegetricher?Arecentstudycouldtellyoutheanswer.Thestudy3thousandsofteenagersandfoundthatthosewhofeltbetterabout4asyoungadults5tohavehigherincomesbythetimethey629.Thosewhowerehappiestearnedanaverageof$8,000morethanthosewhowerethemost7.Theresearchers,fromUniversityCollegeLondonandtheUniversityofWarwick,saythatverygloomy（沮喪的）teens,nomatterhowtallorsmarttheywere,earned10%lessthantheirpeers,8thehappieronesearned930%more.Happierteenagershaveaneasiertime10school,collegeandthejob11,12becausetheyalwaysfeelbetteraboutlife.Itmay13betruethathappierpeoplefinditeasiertomakefriends,whoareoftenthekeytohomeworkhelpornetworking.AreportinJunesuggestedthatprofessionalrespectwasmoreimportantthan14intermsofworkplacehappiness.InAugustscientistsannouncedthattheyhadfoundthe15forhappinessinwomen.Alas!Thesamegenedoesn’tappeartohave16effectonmen.AndinOctoberresearchersintheUKandintheUSannouncedthatpeoplewhoeatsevenportionsoffruitandvegetablesadayreportbeingthehappiest.Ifitisreallytruethathappierkids17beingwealthierkids,isitnecessaryforparentstogettheirkidstodothehomework?Thefactisthat18homeworkwillmakekidshappybutsurelyhurttheirgrades.Studiesdoshow,19,thatmoreeducation20better-paidjobs,whichmaygiveusadeepthought.1、A．busierB．saferC．happierD．braver2、A．ifnotB．ifsoC．ifanyD．ifever3、A．lookedaroundB．lookedintoC．lookedoutD．lookedthrough4、A．lifeB．timeC．moneyD．work5、A．attachedB．attainedC．attendedD．tended6、A．turnedB．grewC．wentD．got7、A．admirableB．fantasticC．delightedD．depressed8、A．whileB．whenC．asD．though9、A．rightnowB．uptoC．rightawayD．downto10、A．gettingdownB．gettingthroughC．gettingoutD．gettingover11、A．dramaB．interviewC．reviewD．schedule12、A．simplyB．justC．chieflyD．only13、A．evenB．alsoC．everD．once14、A．jobsB．dollarsC．friendsD．parents15、A．geneB．brandC．characterD．nature16、A．thebestB．thedifferentC．thesameD．themost17、A．comeupB．endupC．takeupD．turnup18、A．noB．norC．notD．few19、A．firstofallB．forallC．atallD．afterall20、A．existsinB．contributestoC．resultsfromD．reliesonSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Herearesomeappsthatmaybehelpfultoyou.Linktotheappsandyoucanmanageyourcourseload,prepareforexamsandevengetyoutoclassontime.RescueTimeRescueTimeoffersadetailedlookathowyou’vespentyourtime—thegoodandthebad.Thisdesktopapplicationrunsinthebackground,trackingeverythingyoudoonyourcomputer,anddeliversareportonhowyou’respendingyourtime.Thefreeversiontracksthetimeyouspendonwebsitesandapplications,letsyousetgoalsandsendsweeklyreports.At$9permonth,itaddstheabilitytotracktimeawayfromyourcomputerandletsyoublockwebsitesthatmayaffectyourproductivity.MathAlarmWanttomakesureyougettoclassontimeandsqueezeinalittleextramathpracticeaswell?That’sexactlywhatMathAlarm,afreeiOSapp,canhelpyoudo.Setthealarmforthetimeyouneedtorise,andyou’llhavetoansweramathprobleminordertoturnitoff.Theproblemsaren’ttrickybuttheyareenoughtoawakeyourbrainsothatyou’remorelikelytowakeup.CliffsNotesTeachershatethem,studentslovethem.TheCliffsNotesStudyGuideappisfreeforiOSdevices,butactuallyavailableonlyforsomecontemporarywell-knownnovels.Ifyourcourseloadincludesanotherclassicnovel,you’llhavetopay$2foreachstudyguideyouneed.Theavailabletitlesincludeawideselection,rangingfromTheOutsiderstoParadiseLostandTheirEyesWereWatchingGod,butstudentsinneedofhelpwithsomelesserknowntitlesmaybeoutofluck.1、WhatextrahelpcanstudentsgetfromRescueTime’spaidservice?A．Itcanhelpyoublockwebsitesthatcandistracttheirattention.B．Itcankeeptrackofthetimewhentheysurfthewebsites.C．Itcansendaweeklyreporttotheirparents.D．Itcanhelpthestudentstosetpropergoal.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutMathAlarm?A．WithoutaMathAlarm,you’llbelateforschoo1.B．Youcansetyouralarmbyansweringamathproblem.C．Youhavetosolveamathproblembeforeturningitoff.D．Itcanhelpyousolvecomplexmathproblems.3、What’sthedisadvantageoftheCliffNotesStudyGuideapp?A．Itonlycoversthreefamousbooks.B．Itisforbiddentousebytheteachers.C．Itchargestoomuchforeachnovel.D．Itonlycontainsthosecontemporarywell-knownnovels.Text2Attheageoftwenty-two,Iwasemployedbyoneofthelargestcommercialcompaniesintheworld,somyworkmainlyfocusedonadvertising,workingonproductionteamsforhundredsoftelevisioncommercials.Iwasfortunatetoexperiencesuchanamazingcareeratsuchayoungage,workingalloverthecountrywithsomeofthemostcreativepeopleintheworld.Ihaditall.Andthenonedayasuddenthoughtcamethroughmelikealightningbolt.“Thisisanindustrythatusesanorexic（厭食的）modelstoselldietfoodtoteenagegirls.”Mylifechanged.AndIquit.Atwelve-yearcareer.Rightthen.ThatnightIwenthomeandwasweakinmyknees.Ididnotwanttobepartofthemembersmakingthisproblem;Iwantedtobepartofthepeoplewhohadsolution.ButIhadnoideawhatthesolutionlookedlike.Mygrandfatherusedtosay,"Startwithwhatyouknow,andmorewillberevealed."Iknewthefilm,televisionandadvertisingindustriesandalmosteverythingaboutthem.SoIstartedgoingintojuniorhighschools.Ihelduppicturesofthemodelstoshowwhattheylookedlikeatfiveo'clockinthemorning,andthenheldupanotherpictureshowingwhattheylookedlikeafterthreehoursofprofessionalmake-up,thirty-fivelightingtechnicians,andprofessionalphotographerswhocanmakeanyonelookbeautifulandsexy...Nottomentiontheeffortsofpost-production,wheretheyairbrushnearlyalloftheimperfectionpartsrightoutofthepicture.Withdigitaltechnology,theycanevenstretchthemodelstomakethemappeartallerandthinner.Italkedtoyounggirlsandsaid,"Thisisamulti-billiondollarindustrythatspendsmillionsofdollarsayearprovingtoyouthatthereissomethingwrongwithyousothattheycansellyousomethingtofixit.SoIamheretotellyouthatyourteetharewhiteenough...Andyourbreathisfreshenough...andyourthighsarethinenough.Youareenough."Youareenough,nomatterwhatotherssayandwhathappens.1、Whydidtheauthorquitworkinginthecommercialcompany?A．Hewasfedupwithhisworkinadvertisingindustry.B．Herealizedhisworkwasmisleadingteenagegirls.C．Hefoundithardtoworkwiththeteam.D．Hedecidedtotakeupacareerineducation.2、Theauthorshowedtwosetsofpicturesofmodelstoyounggirlsto.A．showthemagicpowerofmake-upskillsB．stressthegreateffortsmodelsmadeintheirworkC．advocatedevelopingdigitaltechnologyD．exposetherealtruthbehindtheamazingbeautyofmodels3、Whatmessagedoesthewritermainlywanttopasstoteenagegirls?A．Youmightaswellchangeyourlifewhenanopportunityarises.B．Youcan'tbetoocautiouswhenfacinglifechoices.C．Itiswhoyouareratherthanwhatyoulooklikethatcounts.D．Itisworthwhiletoexperiencesomethinginterestingandcreative.Text3TimeTravelIfyoucouldtravelintime,wherewouldyougo?PerhapsyouwouldwatchanoriginalperformanceofaShakespeare’splayinElizabethanEngland?WhatabouthangingoutwithLaoziintheSpringandAutumnPeriod?Ormaybeyou'dvoyagefaraheadofthepresentdaytoseewhatthefutureholds.Thepossibilityoftimetravelisindeedappealing.Storiesexploringthesubjecthavebeenaroundforhundredsofyears.Perhapsthebestknownexampleissciencefictionnovel.TheTimeMachine,whichwaswrittenbyH.G.Wellsandpublishedin1895forthefirsttime.Itwasadaptedintoatleasttwofeaturefilmsofthesamename,aswellastwotelevisionversions,andalargenumberofcomicbookadaptations.Itisgenerallycreditedwiththepopularizationoftheconceptoftimetravelusingavehiclethatallowsanoperatortotravelpurposefullyandselectively.Theterm"timemachine",coinedbyWells,isnowuniversallyusedtorefertoavehicletransportingpeopleintothefarfuture.Butcouldtimetravelactuallybepossible?Somescientistssayyes,intheory.Theyproposeusingcracksintimeandspacecalled“wormholes”,whichcouldbeusedasshortcutstootherperiods.Einstein’stheoryofrelativityallowstimetravelinextremecircumstances.AndBritishphysicistStephenHawkingsaysyoucouldtravelintothefuturewithareallyfastspaceshipgoingatnearlythespeedoflight.Thoughbuildingsuchaspaceshipwouldofcoursebenosimpletask.Evenifyoucouldtravelintothepast,thereissomethingcalledthe“grandfatherparadox”.Itaskswhatwouldhappenifatimetravelerweretogobackintimeandhavehisowngrandfatherkilledforsomereason,andthereforepreventhimselffrombeingborn.Ifthetimetravelerwasn’tborn,howwouldhetravelbackintime?Andwouldyoureallyliketovisitthefuture?InH.G.Wells’book,themaincharactertravelsintodistanttimewherehearrivesatabeachandisattackedbygiantcrabs.Hethenvoyages2millionyearsintothefuturewheretheonlylivingthingisablackobjectwithtentacles(觸角).Ifthat’swhat’sinstore,maybewearebetterjustlivinginthepresentdayafterall.1、ThenovelTheTimeMachinementionedinParagraph2aimstoshow______.A．thecontributionofH.G.Wells B．thestory’sdifferentfeaturesC．thelonghistoryoftimetravel D．people’sinterestintimemachine2、Einstein’sandHawking’stheories_____.A．suggestthepossibilitytoinventthetimemachineB．pushtheinventionofthefirstspaceshipC．haveprovedwrongbysometimetravelersD．havesimilaritiesinmanyway3、InParagraph4,“grandfatherparadox”probablyreferstotheideathat______.A．thetravelerispreventedfrommeetinghisgrandfatherB．thegrandfather’sdeathmakesthetraveler’sbirthimpossibleC．thetravelergoesbackintimetoseekforhisgrandfatherD．thereunionofthetravelerandhisgrandfatherbringshappiness4、Accordingtothepassage,whatisprobablytheauthor’sattitudetowardstimetravel?A．Skeptical. B．Unclear.C．Supportive. D．Unconcerned.Text4WhenAmericansoldiersreturnhomefromwarwithdisabilities,theyoftensuffertwice—firstfromtheircombatinjuries,nextfromthehumiliation（羞辱）ofgovernmentdependency.Woundedveterans（老兵）learntheyhavetwobasicchoices:Theycanreceivealmost$3,000amonthindisabilitybenefitsalongwithmedicalcareandaccesstoothervariouswelfareprograms,ortheycantrytofindajob.Especiallyinthiseconomy,it’snowonderthatmanyfindthatfirstoptionhardtoturndown.MarkDuggan,aneconomicsprofessoratStanfordUniversity,reportsthatenrollmentintheU.S.veterans’disabilityprogramsrosefrom2.3millionin2001to3.9millionin2014.Thepercentageofveteransreceivingbenefitsdoubled,from8.9%in2001to18%in2014.Disabilityservicesforveteransnowconsume$59billion.Inthe1980sand1990s,maleveteransweremorelikelytobeinthelaborforcethannonveterans.Butsince2000,thathaschangeddramatically.Nowthereisa4%gapbetweenveteranandnon-veteranlaborparticipation,withveteranparticipationlower.NavySEALEricGreitens,thefounderofTheMissionContinues,explainshowsoldierswhoservedtheircountryaretransformedintowelfarereceiverswholiveofftheircountry.“Whenveteranscomehomefromwartheyaregoingthroughatremendouschangeinidentity,”hesays.“ThentheUnitedStatesDepartmentofVeteransAffairs,andothers,encouragethemtoviewthemselvesasdisabled.”BythetimetheycometoGreitens’non-profitorganization,“Wemeetanumberofveteranswhoseethemselvesascharitycasesandarenotsureanymorewhattheyhavetocontribute.”Therearealsomorepracticalfactorsdrivingthedisabilityboom.Oneistheexpansionofqualificationcriteria.In2000,forinstance,type2diabeteswasaddedasadisabilitybecauseofevidencelinkingexposuretoAgentOrangewiththeonsetofthedisease.Heartdiseasehasalsobeenaddedtothelist.Anotherpossiblefactoristhatyoungerveteransseemlessagainstwelfarethantheirparents’generation.Veteranswhohaveservedsincethe1990saremuchmorelikelytosignupfordisabilitythantheiroldercounterparts;1in4youngerveteransisondisability,versusjust1in7ofthoseoverage54.Weshouldn’tgobacktothebadolddayswhenveteranswereafraidtoadmitweakness.ButLt.Col.DanielGadeisoneofmanyveteranswhothinkourdisabilitysystemisharmful,psychologically,toformersoldiers.Gadelosthislegincombatin2005andnowteachesatWestPoint.HerecentlygaveatalktodisabledveteransatFt.Carson,inwhichheurgedthemtorejointheworkforce.“Peoplewhostayhomebecausetheyaregettingpaidenoughtogetbyondisabilityareworseoff,”hewarned.“Theyaremorelikelytoabusedrugsandalcohol.Theyaremorelikelytolivealone.”Whatawasteofhumanpotential,especiallysincemostveteransondisabilitystillhavetheirprimeworkingyearsaheadofthemwhenthey’redischarged（遣退）.Wecouldsolvethisproblembychangingthewayweview-andlabel-veteranswithdisabilities.AsGadenotedinarecentarticle,“Veteransshouldbeviewedasresources,notasdamagedgoods.”Herecommendedthat“effortstohelpveteransshouldbeginbyrecognizingtheirabilitiesratherthanfocusingonlyonthendisabilities,andshouldservetheultimateaimofmovingwoundedsoldierstorealself-sufficiency.”Onamorepracticalnote,theUnitedStatesDepartmentofVeteransAffairscouldreallocate（再分配）resourcestospendmoreonjobtrainingandlessondisability.Currentplacementprogramsaresadlyinadequate.Wearegoodatsendingsoldiersofftowar.Yetwhentheseyoungmenandwomenreturnhome,theyareessentiallytold,“We’llgiveyouenoughforareasonablycomfortablelife,butwewon’thelpyoufindajob.”Itisunreasonablethatwearecondemningthousandsofyoungveteranswhoservedtheircountrytolifeonthedole（失業救濟金）ratherthanenablingthemtore-entertheworkforcewiththenecessaryaccommodations.1、Whatdomoreandmorewoundedveteransappeartodonowadays?A．Dependonthegovernmentforaliving.B．Betreatedbadlyinmostworkplaces.C．Askthegovernmentformoredole.D．Spendmoretimeonjobhunting.2、HowdoesMarkDugganprovehisopinioninthepassage?A．Bylistingfigures.B．Bygivingexamples.C．Byperformingexperiments.D．Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.3、Whatdidveteransusetodointhe1980sand1990s?A．Refusetofindjobs.B．Beamainlaborresource.C．Havemuchtroublefindingjobs.D．Receivemanydisabilitybenefits.4、Oneofthereasonswhytherearemoredisabledveteransisthat.A．damagefromthewarisgreaterthaneverB．veteranshavesufferedmuchmorethaneverC．thescaleofdisabilitieshasbeenbroadenedD．olderveteransaren’tafraidtoadmittheirdisability5、InCade’sopinion,theveteranswhoreceivewelfarefromthegovernmenttendto_______.A．savemoretroubleforthegovernmentB．leadamiserableandunhappylifeC．increasinglydependonthegovernmentD．sufferthehumiliationoftheircombatinjuriesPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)I’mnowagoodstudentinmyclassButyoudon’tknowthatwhenI1．(start)seniorEnglishinthebeginning,Ifounditdifficultandquite2．(differ)fromwhatIhadlearnedinjuniorschoolNowIstillrememberateacherwhotaughtmeatthattime3．teacherisagoodteacherbecauseshealwaystriedtobetheone4．classesweremadeactiveandlivelywithsomestoriesandexamples5．thehelpoftheteacher,Irealizedthe6．(important)ofEnglish,soIdecidedtolearnEnglishwellMyteachersuggestedthatwe7．(read)moreifwewantedtoimproveourEnglish,8．everydayIwoulddosomereadingShealsotolduslessonsinclasscouldhelpusdealwithexams,butevenmorevaluablewerethelessons9．(learn)inextra-curricularactivitiesinschoolIlikemyEnglishteacherverymuchNowIhavemade10．greatprogressinmyEnglishstudythatIammoreinterestedinlearningitthanbeforeRespectis1．toanyrelationshipRespectisthekeyto2．friendships,topoliticalalliances,andtointernational3．ThroughrespectyoushowthatsomeonematterstoyouYour4．ofothers5．yourlevelofrespectforthem6．ismuchmorethanjustgrowingplantsTomakeagarden7．,itisjustasimportantthatthe8．inwhichtheplantsareplacedisrightYoucanhaveyourgarden9．andconstructedby10．SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)JohannesGutenbergwaschosentobethemostimportantfigureofthepastmillennium（千年）bythemedia.Youmaynotbefamiliarwithhim.1、Gutenbergispraisedforhavinginventedtheprintingpressandthereforepreparingthewayforprintingbooks.HewasbornintoawealthyfamilyinthecityofMainz,Germany.In1428,hemovedtoStrasbourgandlivedthereforalmost20years.2、Gutenbergusedhisskillsinmetalworkforthemassproductionofbooks.3、ThatmeansthateachcopyoftheCatholicBibleandallofits73bookswerepainstakinglyhandwrittenbypenmen.Gutenbergfashionedafont（字體）ofover300characters,farlargerthanthefontsoftoday.Tomakethispossible,heinventedthevariable-widthmold（模具）andperfectedthemixtureofmaterialsusedbytypefactoriesuptothepresentcentury.4、Between1450and1455,whilepreparingtoproducealargeLatinBible,Gutenbergisthoughttohaveprintedanumberofsmallerbooks,acalendar,andsoon.TheBibleof42Lines,theoldestsurvivingprintedbookintheWesternworld,wascompletedbyAugust15,1456.Thediscoveryofthemodemprintingpresschangedthewayinformationwasdelivered.5、Eventodayinthecomputerage,werelyheavilyontheprintedwordortextforinstruction,information,andforthepleasureofreadingliterature.A．Gutenbergmadetheworldamuchricherplace.B．Buthehascertainlyinfluencedyourlifeinsomeways.C．Gutenberg'sideawasoneofthegreatestofallmankind.D．By1450,GutenbergwasbackinMainzatworkonaprintingpress.E.Thisinventionwasalsoresponsibleforeducatingthemassesworldwide.F.BeforethespreadofGutenberg'sidea,literaturewasprimarilyhandwritten.G.ItwasinStrasbourgthatheprobablymadehisfirstexperimentswithmoveabletype.Riseandshine!Morningtimejustbecameyournewbestfriend.Loveitorhateit,usingthemorninghoursbeforeworkmaybethekeytoasuccessfulandhealthylifestyle.1、Inaddition,thehealthbenefitsforthosewithalifebeforeworkgoonandon.Letsexplore4ofthethingssuccessfulpeopledobefore8am.Exercise.Mostpeoplethatworkoutdaily,workoutinthemorning.ExercisingbeforeworkgivesyouanincreaseofenergyforthedayandasenseofaccomplishmentEvenifyouaren’tbrighteyedandbushytailedatthethoughtofa5amjog,trywakingup15minutesearlyforaquickbedsidesetofpus