考研《英語一》河南省信陽市師河區(qū)2023年預(yù)測試題含解析

考研《英語一》河南省信陽市師河區(qū)2023年預(yù)測試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)TheBestHolidayIwasunbelievablyproudofmynine-year-olddaughter,Emily.1tobuyamountainbike,she’dbeensavingherpocketmoneyallyear,aswellasdoingsmalljobstoearnextramoney.ByThanksgiving,shehadcollectedonly$49.Isaid,“You2haveyourpickfrommybicycle3choose.AsChristmas4near,EmilyandIwentbikeshopping.Asweleftonestore,she5”ThroughoutDecember,Emilycontinuedtoworkhard.Thenoneday,shemadea6announcement.“YouknowallthemoneyI’vebeensaving?”shesaidhesitantly.“I’mgoingtogiveittothepoorpeople.”SoonecoldmorningbeforeChristmas,Emilyhandedhertotalsavingsof$58toavolunteerwhowasreallyvery7.8byEmily’sselflessness,Idecidedtocontribute9ofmyoldbicyclestoacardealerwhowascollectingusedbikesforpoorchildren10Iselectedashinymodelfrommycollection,however,itseemedasifasecondbiketookonaglow.ShouldIcontributetwo?No,onewouldbeenough.ButIcouldn’t11thefeelingthatIshouldgiveasecondbike.WhenIlater12thebikes,thecardealersaid,“You’remakingtwokidsvery13,sir.Hereareyourtickets.Foreachbicyclecontributed,we’re14awayonechancetowinagirl’smountainbike.”Whywasn’tIsurprisedwhenthatsecondticketprovedtobethe15?IliketothinkitwasGod’swayof16heryear--whilegivingherdadalessoninthe17.1、A．Promised B．Amazed C．Determined D．Organized2、A．need B．should C．must D．can3、A．collection B．contribution C．shop D．club4、A．seldom B．likely C．slightly D．merely5、A．drew B．became C．went D．pulled6、A．observed B．sensed C．watched D．noticed7、A．work B．charge C．time D．change8、A．disappointing B．surprising C．formal D．public9、A．a(chǎn)greeable B．hopeful C．thankful D．pitiful10、A．Moved B．Shocked C．Persuaded D．Demanded11、A．one B．some C．two D．a(chǎn)ny12、A．While B．As C．Because D．Though13、A．express B．describe C．explain D．shake14、A．returned B．delivered C．chose D．shared15、A．sweet B．healthy C．happy D．fair16、A．putting B．giving C．storing D．signing17、A．present B．harvest C．winner D．chance18、A．greeting B．praising C．sheltering D．rewarding19、A．under B．before C．beyond D．within20、A．process B．project C．struggle D．communicationSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Thebeliefthatnewtechnologiesarecausingthedeathofworkistheideathatnevergoesaway.Despiteevidencetothecontrary,westillviewtechnologicalchangetodayasbeingmorerapidanddramaticinitsconsequencesforworkthaneverbefore.Butthisisnothingnew.Peoplehavealwaysviewedthetechnologicalchangesthattakeplaceduringtheirlivesasthemostdramaticanddangerousthateverhappenedinhistory.Inthe1930s,theBritisheconomist(經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)家)JohnMaynardKeynespredictedthewidespreaduseofelectricitywouldproduceaworldwherepeoplespendmostoftheirtimedoingnothing.IntheUnitedStatesduringthe1960s,thegovernmentrepeatedlyinvestigatesfearsthatautomaticmachineswouldpermanentlyreducetheamountofworkavailable.In1988,oneAustralianhistorianclaimedthatatleastaquarteroftheworkforcewouldbewithoutjobswithin10yearsbecauseofcomputers.Ofcourse,noneofthesedisasterscametopassintheUnitedKingdom,theUnitedStatesandAustralia,oranywhereelse.Yettoday,weareseeingthereturnofthesepredictions,withsomeexpertsclaimingtheworldofworkisoncemoreundergoingradicalandunprecedentedchange.Theyarguethatrobotsandotherworkplacetechnologiesarecausingareductioninthetotalamountofworkavailable,orarebringingamorerapidpaceofsubstitutionofmachinesforhumansthanhasbeenseenpreviously.Butthereisalittleevidencetosupportsuchbeliefs.Statisticsshowthatthepercentageofpeopleinwork,thenumberofhourstheywork,andhowfrequentlytheychangejobshaveremainedremarkablyconstantoverthepast20years.Thisstabilityshouldnotcomeasasurprise.Therearegoodreasonswhyweshouldnotexpectnewtechnologiestocausethedeathofwork.Newtechnologiesalwayscausejoblosses,butthatisonlypartofthestory.Whatalsoneedstobeunderstoodishowtheyincreasetheamountofworkavailable.Onewaythishappensisthroughtheincreasesinincomesthataccompanytheuseofnewtechnologies.Withtheintroductionofthesetechnologies,goodandservicescanbeproducedfaster,whichresultsinhigherrealincomesforworkers.Higherincomesthenincreasedemandforotherproductsandconsequentlymoreworkersareneededtomakethem.Additionally,whilenewtechnologiesarelikelytosubstituteforsometypesofworkers,theywillalsoincreasedemandforothertypesofworkers,especiallythosewithhigherlevelskillsandexpertise.So,theendofworkisnoclosertodaythanatanytimeinthepast.Butthereisstillaneedtokeepdisprovingtheprediction,toreducepeople'sfears.1、Whatisthefunctionofthesecondparagraph?A．Toexplaintheimportanceofdevelopingnewtechnology.B．Toshowhowtechnologyaffectedemploymentinthepast.C．Toarguethattechnologicaldangersarebecomingmoreserious.D．Togivehistoricalexamplesofunnecessaryfearaboutnewtechnology.2、Howcanemploymentstatisticsoverthepast20yearsbestbedescribed?A．ConfusingB．ReliableC．StableD．Variable3、Accordingtoparagraph7,whydoesdemandforproductsoftenincreaseafternewtechnologyisintroduced?A．Therearemoregoodsforpeopletochoosefrom.B．Thereismoredemandfornewskillsintheeconomy.C．Productivityimprovementshelpraiseworkers’salaries.D．Higherqualitygoodsatlowerpricesencourageconsumption.4、Whatistheauthor’sopinionabouttheintroductionofnewtechnology?A．Itdoesnothaveaneffectonmostpeople’sjobs.B．Itsbenefitsareusuallynotworththeintroduction.C．Itusuallyleadstoasignificantincreaseinemployment.D．Itsdangertopeoplesemploymentpossibilitiesisoverstated.Text2IrecentlypostedapictureonFacebookfromthemovieMadMax,afilmwheretwogroupsracethroughthedesertinsteampunkvehicles,andwrote,“Actualpictureofmywaytoworktoday.”ItwasmeanttobeajokebecauseofthesandstormsinBeijing,butoneofmyfriendsfrombackhomethoughtitwasreal.Icouldn’timaginehowtheycouldthinkthatisactuallywhatChinaislike.ChinahassomanymoreconveniencesandadvantagesthantheWest,andmanyofmyfriendsagree.“Idon’tknowhowIwillbeabletodealwhenIgobackhome,”saidafriendwhoisabouttoendhergapyearinBeijing.“I’vebecomesospoiledinChina.Chinaseemstobeleadingthewayininnovationandconveniencefordailylife.BackhomeIcouldnevershop,pulloutmyphoneandscanaQRcodetopay.TherehavebeenrumorsofstartingbikesharinginmyhometownforyearswithlittlesuccesswhilebikesharingsuddenlyappearedinBeijingovernight.Ijuststepoutsideandscanacode,andIamonmyway.Goingouttoeatwithagroupoffriendsbackhomewastroublesomeforboththegroupandtheservers.Splittingchecksandswiping(刷)10differentcardsormakingchangeforeachpersoninthegroupcanbeapain.ButwithChina’sWeChat,youcanquicklysendyourfriendsyourpartofthebill.Thelistgoeson…WhenIfirstarrivedinBeijing,Iwasdeadsetonleavinginamonth.Thatmonthhascomeandgone.Now,whensomeoneasksmewhenI’mcomingback,Ithinktomyself,“Whoknows?”WhilemyfriendsthinkI’mridingthroughthedesertonamotorbike,Iamactuallytakinga“Didi”forwhatistheequivalentof$5intheUS.Withalltheconveniencesandtechnologyhere,Imayneverwanttogoback.1、What’sthefunctionofParagraph1?A．Tointroduceamovie.B．Totellaninterestingstory.C．Tointroducethetopic.D．ToshowtheweatherinBeijing.2、HowdidtheauthorfeelwhenhefirstcametoBeijing?A．Hecouldn’tstandtheweather.B．Hedidn’twanttostaylong.C．Heneverwantedtogobackhome.D．Hewasamazedatthebikesharing.3、Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A．Chinaisthefirstcountrytostartbikesharing.B．TheauthorhasbecomeusedtomobilepaymentinChina.C．PeoplealwaysuseWeChattopaywheneatingoutintheUS.D．Theauthor’sfriendsallknowtheconvenienceoflivinginChina.4、Whatdoesthetextintendtotellus?A．BikesharinghasspreadalloverChina.B．ForeignershavemisunderstandingsofChina.C．TechnologyhasbroughtmuchconvenienceinChina.D．Lifeinforeigncountriesisnotaseasyaswethought.Text3Here’sadviceonwheretofindjobapplications.CompanyWebsitesIfyouareinterestedinworkingforaparticularcompany,visittheirwebsite.Careerinformationisusuallylistedinthe“Careers”orthe“AboutUs”sectionofthesite.Often,youwillbeabletoapplyforallcompanypositionsdirectlyfromthewebsiteJobBoardsandEnginesIfyouaren’tsurewhatcompanyyouwanttoworkfor,youcanlookforjobapplicationsonjobboardsandjobsearchengines.Thesecontainjoblistingsforpositionsatmanydifferentcompanies.Sometimesyouhavetogotothecompanywebsitetofilloutajobapplication.Atothertimes,youcanapplydirectlyonthesearchengineorjobboard.

InPersonApplyingforajobinpersonisalittledifferentthanapplyingforemploymentonline.It’snotascomplicated,butyouwillneedtobepreparedtoapplyandinterviewonthespot.Youhavetomakesureyoudressprofessionally,andbringallthematerialsyouneed.Belowisalistofsampleemploymentapplicationsandclicktofindwhatyouwant.1、Ifyouwanttolandajobinacertaincompany,you’dbetter.A．visitCompanyWebsitesB．call“AboutUs”sectionC．visitJobBoardsandEnginesD．lookforajobapplicationformfirst2、Whatisspecialaboutapplyingforajobinperson?A．Itneedsmorecomplicatedprograms.B．1tcallsforaninterviewonthespot.C．Itneedsalltheapplicationmaterialshandedin.D．Itrequirestheemployeetowearabeautifuldress.3、Wherecanyoufindthetext?A．Inamagazine.B．Inatextbook.C．Ontheinternet.D．Inaposter.Text4They’reinrestaurants,hotelsandhomesallovertheworld.Thesaltwateraquarium,withitscolourfish,bringapieceofthewildintoyourlivingroom.Butdoyoureallyknowwherethosesaltwaterfishcomefrom?Afull97percent,yes,almostallkindsofsaltwaterfishcan’tbebredincaptivity(人工養(yǎng)殖).Theymustinsteadbetakenfromtheocean.Andhowisthatdone?Mostofthetime,withsodiumcyanide,itisaharmfulchemicalcompoundthatmanyfishcollectorsinthePhilippines,SriLanka,andIndonesiausetocatchfish.Theymixitwithwateranduseitonthefish.Stunned,thefishcanthenbeeasilycaught.Whatdoescyanidedotothefish?Thereisascientificstudyoncyanide’seffects.Whenthereiscyanideinwater,fishlosetheirbalanceandhavedifficultybreathing.Somefishsimplydiethenandthere.Many,manymoredieonthewaytocaptivity.AlthoughcyanidefishinginthePhilippines,SirLanka,andIndonesiaisnotallowed,itsillhappenstoooften.AccordingtotheWorldwildlifeFund,upto90percentofthesaltwaterfishthatentertheUSeachyeararecaughtthisway.TheCenterforBiologicalDiversityiscallingontheUSgovernmenttoavoidtheseimports.“Comparedtomanyenvironmentalproblemsnowfacingtheworld’soceans,thisisonethatcaneasilybesolved,”saidNicholasWhippsoftheCenter.“BecausetheUSissuchapowerfulmarketplayerinthisindustry,theresponsibilitytostopthispracticefallslargelyontheUnitedState’shoulders.”InthePhilippines,privateplanesbringincyanidetothefishermanandthentakeawaythelivefish.Livefishgivethefishermanabetterlifethandeadones,somoreandmorefishermenhaveturnedfromsupplyingthefish-for-foodtradetothefish-for-aquariumstrade.TheCenterforBiologicalDiversityhopesthegovernmentwillusethelawtoturnawaycyanide-caughtfishandpersuadepeopletobuythoseonlyraisedincaptivity.1、Whatcanweleanaboutcyanidefishing?A．Itiswithinthelaw. B．Itisthemainreasonwhyfishdie.C．Itbringsdeathtomanyfish. D．Itcauseshealthproblemsforfishermen.2、Afishcollectorcaneasilycatchsaltwaterfishwhen________.A．theybecomesick B．theyareswimmingincyanide-filledwaterC．theyconsidercyanideasfood D．theygetoutofbreathwhiletryingtoescape3、Theunderlineword“this”inParagraph6refersto_________.A．importingfishfromforeigncountries B．usingprivateplanestocarryfishC．overfishingintheocean D．catchingfishwithcyanide4、WhatdoestheCenterwantAmericanstodo?A．Saynotocyanide-caughtfish. B．Keepcyanidefishing.C．Stayawayfromtheharmfulcyanide. D．Raisemorefishincaptivity.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)KungPaoChickenisatraditionalChinesedishandfamousforitsrichnessandvarietyandregardedbymanyasthemostpopularChinesedishinternationallyYoucanfinditinalmostanyChineserestaurantoverseasIts1．(popular)hasmadeitanamecardforChinesecuisine(菜肴)2．(It)flavorcombinessour,sweetnessandspiciness(辣),withthefirsttwoasthemajoronesIt’sagoodchoiceforthefeastonSpringFestivalEve,3．mostChinesefamiliesenjoytimetogetherKungPaoChickenisadishfromSichuancuisine,4．itoriginatedfromLacuisineinShandongProvinceThedishisbelievedtobethecreationofDingBaozhen,5．officialduringtheQingDynastyDing6．(serve)asaleaderinShandongProvinceandlaterinSichuanProvinceHefavoredpeanutsandspicyfood,soheimprovedtheShandongdish“JiangBaoChicken”by7．(add)peppertoitAfterhecametoSichuan,thedishwaspopularizedThedishspreadsso8．(wide)thatit’sbeenlocalizedinvariousplacesSomeevenusemeatinsteadofchicken9．(cook)thisdishWhenitwentWest,thepeopletherealsoimproveditaccording10．theirownpreferencesItis2years1．wehadacleaningladyandforsomereasonmyhusbandhasbecomeverydemandingtowardherHebelievesshedoesnotworkaswellassheusedtoHecomplainsalotandhasdecidedtocomplaintoherYesterdayItriedseveral2．(time)todiscusswithhimmy3．(satisfy)withherwork,buthewasalittlebitupsetThismorningIlookedatthehouseandallthecleaningshe4．(do)beforeIthoughtitwasunfairtocomplainbecauseshewasdoingsuch5．greatjobSoIfoughtforheragain,6．(say)itwasunnecessarytocomplainShewasdoingwellandshedeservedtoget7．(pay)moreandtoreceivesomeextramoneyforthenewyearAnd8．(final)myhusbandtoldherthatwehaddecidedtopayhermore,9．wasasurprisetoherI’mveryhappyIhaveprotectedthisladyfromunfairwordsandthatwearetreatingherfairlynowanddoingsomethingtoshortenthegap10．therichandthepoorSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Howoldis“old”?1、.Twohundredyearsago,youwereoldat35.Thatwastheaveragelifethen.Attheturnofthiscentury,asmedicalknowledgeadvanced,theaveragelifespan(長度)increasedto45.In1950,70-year-oldswerereallyold.Today,ahealthy70-year-oldislookingforwardtomanymoreactiveyears.So,howoldisold?Theanswerisoneyou’veheardmanytimes,fromallsortsofpeople.“Youareasold(oryoung)asyoufeel!”Thecalendar(日歷)simplytellsyouhowmanyyearsyouhavelived.2、Onceanunknownauthorwrote,“3、.Nobodygrowsoldbylivinganumberofyears;peoplegrowoldbygivinguptheirgoals.”4、.AliceBrophy,whenshewaswiththeNewYorkCitycommissionfortheAging,said,“Itupsetsmewhenpeoplesay,‘Gee,youlookyoungforyourage!’Whatdoesthatmean?Istheresomemodelthatyou’resupposedtolookacertainwayat65and75and85?Youknowyoucandieoldat30andliveyoungat80”Therearemanywrongideasaboutaging.5、.Herearesomeofthemorecommonones.Forexample,mostolderpeopleareinpoorhealth,orolderpeopleareunabletochange.A．It’sextremelyterribletobegrownold.B．Youthisnotatimeoflifebutitisastateofmind.C．Theseideasstereotype(固化)peopleonthebasisofage.D．Oldisapointofview.E.Olderpeoplearestubborn,unabletochange.F.Theanswerhaschangedovertheyears.G.Yourbodytellsyouhowwellyou’velived.BottleCapAlleyisaspecialroadsideattractionlocatedatthenorthedgeoftheTexasA&MUniversitycampusinCollegeStation,Texas.1、Nooneknowsexactlyhowthetraditionbegan,butsomepeoplebelievethatitstartedoutasadumpingsite(垃圾場)fortwobars.2、Besides,a