2023年清遠市清城區考研《英語一》預測密卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Manyyearsago,IwasworkinginanofficeinHalifax,NovaScotia.Wehadalarge1thatlookedoutoverabusystreet.Iwasstandingbyitonedaywhenawomanina2carlookedupandmadeeyecontact.NaturallyI3.Assheturnedandtriedtoidentifyme,aquietlaugh4mylips.Myco-workersbegantakinganinterest,andstoodbackwatchingthe5Ireceived,andlaughinghappily.Thenthestressofworkwas6away.Christmaswasapproached,andjob7wereannounced.Severalofmyco-workerswerelosingtheirjobs,andeveryonewas8.WhileIwasworkinganightshift,aredjacket,aboxoffoam(泡沫橡膠)packingandstripsoftapeinthecornerattractedmy9.TheycouldbeSanta’sjacketandbeard!ThenIfoldedaredfileintoa10andtiedthebeardtoit.ThenextdayIwalked11downintotheofficeinthecostume.Myco-workers12aroundmeandlaughedforthefirsttimeinweeks.Suddenly,mybosscameuptome,13,shookhisheadandthenleft.Ifeared14.Thenthephonerang.Withabeadofsweat15myforehead,Ienteredtheboss’office.16,helaughed:“Thanks,Mike!It’sbeenhardtoenjoytheChristmasseason.Thanksforthelaugh.I17it.”Thatevening,Istood18bythewindowandwavedatmyfans,withmyheart19withjoy.Forafewminutesofthatday,we’dbeenabletoforgetour20.1、A．board B．window C．roof D．curtain2、A．working B．wandering C．passing D．following3、A．waved B．ignored C．shouted D．shook4、A．obtained B．locked C．grasped D．escaped5、A．concerns B．feelings C．reactions D．actions6、A．given B．turned C．washed D．broken7、A．loads B．time C．arrangement D．cuts8、A．depressed B．excited C．confused D．awkward9、A．notice B．attention C．appreciation D．consideration10、A．jacket B．tie C．vest D．hat11、A．sadly B．nervously C．embarrassedly D．bravely12、A．got B．gathered C．turned D．presented13、A．approached B．backedoff C．steppedin D．paused14、A．closure B．difficulty C．trouble D．mistake15、A．pullingdown B．rollingdown C．flowingon D．movingon16、A．Lastly B．Thus C．Instead D．However17、A．needed B．deserved C．declared D．shared18、A．happily B．carefully C．hopefully D．silently19、A．filled B．covered C．equipped D．loaded20、A．weakness B．faults C．losses D．changesSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Whilewealltrytofindhappiness,sometimeswestillendupfeelinglow.Whilemostpeoplecancontrolthisfeeling,lowmoodscanstaywithsome,leadingtodepression.About322millionpeoplesufferedfromdepressionin2015,accordingtoareportbytheWorldHealthOrganizationinFebruary.Thisismorethan4percentoftheworld’spopulation.DepressionisdescribedbytheWHOasamentaldisorder.Ithasseveralsymptomsincludingsadness,lossofinterestandfeelingsoflowself-worth.Inseverecases,depressionmayevenleadtosuicide.Thenumberofpeoplelivingwithdepressionisincreasing.TheWHOreportedariseof18.4percentbetween2005and2015.Youngpeopleareagroupknowntosufferwithdepression.“Thepressuresontoday’syoutharelikenoothergeneration,perhaps,”DanChisholm,anofficialofWHO,toldReuters.InChina,depressionamongyoungpeopleisontherise,ZhuZhuohong,apsychologyprofessorwiththeChineseAcademyofSciences,toldXinhuaNewsAgency.Competitiontooutperformothers,especiallyineducation,cancausealotofpressureforChineseyouth.Almost1.2millionChinesepeopleaged15to24sufferfromdepression,accordingtoareportreleasedbyBritishsciencejournalTheLancetinMay.Luckily,moreandmoreeffortsarebeingmadetodealwiththisproblem.Thisyear’sWorldHealthDay,heldonApril7,willfocusondepression.Thedaywillhighlight(強調)the“Depression:let’stalk”campaign.Thecampaignaimstomakesurethatpeoplewithdepressionbothseekandgethelp.1、Accordingtothepassage,whatwasthepopulationoftheworldin2015?A．About322million.B．About128.8million.C．About8050million.D．About18.4million.2、Whichsymptomistheworstamongseveralsymptoms?A．Suicide.B．Lossofinterest.C．Sadness.D．Feelingsoflowself-worth.3、Whatdoesthe3rdparagraphtellus?A．Thepressuresontoday’syoutharethesameasothergenerations.B．Thepressuresontoday’syoutharenotthesameasothergenerations.C．Thepressuresontoday’syoutharebiggerthanothergenerations.D．Thepressuresontoday’syoutharenotbiggerthanothergenerations.4、WhatcausealotofpressureforChineseyouth?A．Competitionbetweenyounggenerations.B．Competitiontooutperformothers.C．Competitiontoperformbetterthanothersineducation.D．Educationtoavoiddisorders.Text2TheQueenhashadtosaygoodbyetooneofherlongtimecompanions,herbelovedpetcorgiHolly,whohassadlypassedawayaged13.Thecorgiwillprobablybefamiliartoroyalfanswhowouldrecognizeherfromthe2012LondonOlympicsopeningvideo.ThedogwassufferingfromoldageandwasputdownatBalmoralaftersufferingfromanillness,leavingHerMajestythreesurvivingpetdogs,Willowandtwocorgi-dachshundcrosses,VulcanandCandy.AccordingtoaspokespersonforBuckinghampalace,theQueenwasdeeplyupsetbyHolly’spassingandshedoesn’tlikeseeingherdogssuffer.Hollyhadattainedaverygoodage.Shegetsmoreunsettlediftheysufferandsheknowsthatputtingadogdownisoftenthekindestsolution.ShewasdevotedtoHollyandwherevertheQueenwas,thedogwasneverfarbehind.HollywasincludedinoneoftheportraitsfortheQueen’s90thbirthday,alongwithherotherthreepetdogs.AlthoughtheQueenusuallyhasseveralpetcorgis,itwasrecentlyrevealedthatsheiskeennottobreed（繁殖）anymoreofthedogs.MontyRoberts,ahorsetrainerwhohaspreviouslygivenadvicetoQueen,toldtheDailyMail,“Shewouldn’tleaveanyyoungdogsbehindifshedied.Shewantedtoputanendtoit.HerMajestyhadpreviouslynamedoneofherdogsafterherfriend,butthedogdiedin2012.Dogsloveforlesstimethanhumanbeingsandweknowwe’regoingtolosethem—buttheyarepartoftheQueen’sfamily.She’llbequiteupset.”1、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“puttingadogdown”inParagraph3?A．Helpingadogtosurvive.B．Lettingadoggo.C．Writingdownthestoryofadog.D．Killingadogwithoutcausinganypain.2、Wemaylearnfromthetextthat________.A．thepetcorgiCandyonceappearedinLondonOlympicsopeningvideo.B．theQueenfeltupsetforthepassingawayofherbelovedpetdog.C．theQueenhasdecidedtoreproduceanotheryoungpetcorgiD．therearealtogetherthreedogsmentionedinthetext.3、Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom________.A．anewspaperB．afilmreviewC．abiographyD．adocumentarText3Withsmarttechnologyincreasinglyinfluencingallaspectsofourlives,itisonlyamatteroftimebeforesomeoneinvents“smart”shoes—onesthatcanbemadebasedonpersonalneeds.Called“ShiftWear”,thesneakersarethebrainchildofateamofbusinessmen,andengineersledbyNewYork-baseddesignerDavidCoel.Theadaptableshoescanbecustomizedbyusingasmartphoneapp.ShoeownerswillhavetheoptionofselectingadesignfromavarietyofHDpatternbyfamousartistsorcreatingonethemselves.Thecompany’sfoundersimagineamarketplacewhereartistscannotonlysharebutalsoselltheirdesignstoothers.Despitebeingelectronic,thedesignsareclearlyvisibleeveninthebrightestsunlight.What’sevencooleristhatbyswitchingonabacklight,userscanevenshowofftheirdesignsinthedark!AccordingtoCoel,thesneakerswillkeeptheircharge“forever”ifonlyimagesaredisplayed.Thoughtheywillneedperiodicrecharging,activeusershavenothingtoworryabout.That’sbecausetheshoesareequippedwithspecialwalk-n-chargetechnologythatpowerstheshoes—witheverystep.Inactiveusersalsohaveoptionsofchargingthesneakerswithoutusingwires.ThebottompartoftheshoesiscoveredwithKevlerfibers,akindofstrongmaterial,reducingnormalwearandtear.Evenbetter?Theyarecompletelywaterproof(notletwaterthrough)andcanevenbethrownintoanordinarylaundrymachineforaquickwash!Thecompanypredictsthattheshoeswillrangethepricefrom$150to$1000dependingonthesizeoftheE-panelswherethedesignsaredisplayed.Thisisnotthefirsttimethatelectronicsandshoeshavecombined.Lithuania-basediShuhTechnologyhascomeupwithasimilarconceptthatconnectse-readerpanelstoasmartphoneappviatheBluetooth.Whetherthesesmartshoesbecomeaspopularasoursmartdevicesremainstobeseen,thoughtheysurelyareattractive.1、Whatcanweknowaboutthesmartshoesfromthetext?A．Theelectronicdesignscannotbeseenclearlyatnight.B．Thedesignersmakesureeverypairofsneakersareunique.C．Thebottomoftheshoescanlastlongerduetospecialmaterials.D．Theshoeshavetobewashedbyhandtoprotecttheelectronics.2、WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytalkabout?A．Howthesneakersarecharged.B．Howthesneakerscanworkwell.C．Whatimagesthesneakersshow.D．Whattechnologythesneakerscarry.3、Thevariedpricesofthesneakersmainlydependon________.A．thelengthoftheshoesB．thesizeoftheire-panelsC．thedesignersoftheshoesD．thematerialsoftheirbottoms4、Howdoestheauthorfeelaboutthesneakers’futuremarket?A．Negative. B．Anxious.C．Uncertain. D．Confident.Text4AccordingarecentreportinNewScientist,abreakthroughbirthoccurredundertheradarsomefivemonthsago.WiththehelpofJohnZhangfromtheNewHopeFertilityCenterinNewYorkCity,aJordaniancouplegavebirthtoachildwithonemorethantwogeneticparents.So-calledthree-parentbabiesactuallyhavemorelike2.001parents,accordingtoexperts.Andthebabyboybornearlierthisyearisn’tthefirstchildtohavealittlemoreDNAthanMomandDadcouldprovideontheirown.AnIVFtechniquethatreliedonsmalltransfersofdonors’DNAwaspioneeredintheUnitedStatesduringthe1990sbutwasbannedafterfewerthan100babieswereborn.ThisJordaniannewbornrepresentsthefirstsuccessfulbirthinanewwaveof“three-parent”techniques—onesthataremoresophisticatedandthatwilllikelystickaroundmuchlonger.Fornow,thereisnocountrywherethemethodusedtogivebirthtothebabyboyisreallylegal.ZhangperformedtheprocedureinMexico,where,hetoldNewScientists,“Therearenorules.”Thesetechniquesinvolvethetransferofmitochondrial（線粒體的）DNAormtDNA．Oftencalledthe“powerplants”ofthecell,themitochondriatransformenergyfromfoodintoenergythatcanpoweracell.Whensomeone’smitochondriadon’tfunctionproperly,it’sbadnewsindeedforcells.Mitochondrialdiseasescancauseawholehostoflife-threateningproblems,andit’sestimatedthatasmanyas4,000childrenarebornwithsuchconditionsintheUnitedStateseachyear.Inthiscase,thecouplehadlosttwochildrenatyoungagesduetoLeighsyndrome,aneurologicaldisordercausedbyamutation（變異）inthemother’smitochondrialDNA．1、Whydoexpertscallthebabyboyathree-parentbaby?A．Becausehisfatherhasmarriedtwowomen.B．BecausehisDNAisfromthreedonors.C．BecausehehasDNAfromhisparentsandadonor.D．BecausehismothergavebirthtohimwiththehelpofZhang.2、Theunderlinedword“sophisticated”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto“________”.A．developedB．importantC．specificD．expensive3、WhydidtheJordaniancouplelosetwochildren?A．Themothersufferedfrommanydiseases.B．Themothercouldn’tgetenoughenergy.C．Themother’sbodyfunctioncouldn’tworkproperly.D．ThemotherhadthediseasecausedbyamutationinmtDNA．4、Whatcanbeinferredformthetext?A．TheIVFtechniquewasusedaroundtheworldduringthe1990s.B．Mitochondrialdiseasescanbetransferredfrommotherstobabies.C．ThebabyboywasborninJordanfivemonthsago.D．Fathers’mitochondrialdiseasescan’taffectyoungbabies.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)TheancientOlympicsGameswereheldeveryfouryearsonlyinGreeceThemodernOlympicGames,1．includetheWinterandtheSummerOlympics,areheldeveryfouryears2．(regular)TheWinterOlympicsareusuallyheldtwoyearsbeforetheSummerGamesIftheathleteshavereachedthe3．(agree)standardfortheirevent,they4．(admit)ascompetitorsNowadayswomencancompete5．thegamesandtherearemoreeventsinthemodernOlympicsDespitesomedifferencesbetweentheancientandmodernOlympicGames,themotto“Swifter,Higher,andStronger”6．(remain)unchangeableAlotofmoneywillbespentin7．(build)aspecialvillage,amainreceptionbuilding,several8．(stadium)andagymnasiumforeachOlympicsEverycountrythinksthatbeingchosen9．(host)theOlympicGamesis10．honorandgreatresponsibilityTheworld’slongestseabridge1．(call)theHongKong-Zhuhai-MacauBridgehasopenedThebridge2．(link)HongKongandMacautomainlandChina3．tookmorethanadecadetoconstructitBuildershadtomakeartificialislandsinthePearlRiverDelta4．(provide)thesupportsforthebridgeThereisalsoa5．7-kilometreunderwatertunnelinthemiddleofthebridge,6．allowsshipstosailthroughtheDeltaThenewbridgestretches7．(long)than14GoldenGateBridgeslinedupendtoendThebridgewill8．(great)cutthetimeittakestotravelfrommainlandChinatoHongKongandMacauChinesePresidentXiattendedtheopeningceremonyofthebridgeHehopesthenewcrossingwillhelptoconnect68millionpeoplein11different9．(city)China’sgovernmentbelievesthatupto29,000carswillcrossthesealinkdailybytheyear10．Atradeandtourismexpertsaid,“ThismakesHongKongalotmoreaccessibleforgoods,passengersandtrade,sothisisabenefit11．theeconomicperspective”ThebridgewillbeopentotouriststodriveacrossitHowever,localcarownerswillnotbeabletocrossthebridge12．theyhaveaspecialpermitMostdriverswilltakeashuttlebustomakethejourneySectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)HowtoSay“HelpMe”inAmericanSignLanguageAmericanSignLanguage(ASL)isthestandardsignlanguageusedbythedeafcommunityintheUnitedStates.ASLisameansforthedeaftocommunicate.ASLisnotareplication(復制)ofEnglish.ItisvastlydifferentfromBritishSignLanguage(BSL).1、Tosignthephrase“helpme”inAmericanSignLanguage,usethesesteps.★Makethe“help”sign.Placetherightfirstontopoftheflatleftpalm（手掌）.Elbowsshouldbeslightlyout.Raisehandstogether.2、Somepeopledothissignbyplacingtheleftfistontherightpalm.Doithoweveryourlocalteachersordeaffriendsdoit.★Combinewithmovement.3、Inthisphrase,startthemovementtowardthepersonbeingaddressed.Ifyouaretalkingtosomeoneinfrontofyouandstartthesigntoyourrightandbringitnearertoyou,itmeans“Hehelpsme.”Ifyoustartthesignneartotheotherpersonandbringittowardyourself,itmeans“Youhelpme.”However,thesigncanbemadewithouthavingtosigneachword.★Addfacialexpressions.AmericanSignLanguageisavisuallanguage.4、Raisedeyebrows,forexample,usuallyconveyaquestion,suchas“Youhelpme?”or“Willyouhelpme?”Aharshorfrowningexpressionmeansimportanceorurgency,asin“Helpme!”★5、AmericanSignLanguagehasanentirealphabetusingfingersigns.Bylearningtheentirealphabet,anindividualcanusehis/herfingerstospellanyword,asinthiscase“Help!”★Tips&Warnings:Signingshouldbecomfortable.Holdhandsandarmswheretheyaremostcomfortable;forolderpeople,thismaybelower.A．Learntofingerspell.B．Asksomeoneforhelp.C．Facialexpressionaddgreatlytothemeaning.D．Thisissimilartothegestureofassistingsomethingupwards.E.ASLhasaclearvocabulary,grammarandsentencestructure.F.Weacquiresignlanguageinthesamewayasweacquirespokenlanguage.G.ASLusesthedirectionofthemovementtodeterminethesubjectofthephrase.BenefitsofReadingThebenefitsofreadingstartwiththefirstbookababyhearsandcontinueintochildhoodandthroughoutthechild’slife.Herearesomereasonswhyreadingisimportant.Readingteacheschildrenabouttheworldaroundthem.1、Theyareexposedtowaysoflife,ideasandbeliefsabouttheworldwhichmaybedifferentfromthosewhichsurround