2023年常州市天寧區(qū)考研《英語一》預測試題含解析

2023年常州市天寧區(qū)考研《英語一》預測試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)I’msittinginaquiethotelroom.It’sjustpastnoon,lateJuly,andI’mlisteningtothe1soundsofalife-or-deathstrugglegoingonafewfeetaway.There’sasmallflyburningoutthe2ofitsshortlife’senergiesinafruitlessattemptto3throughtheglasswindow.Thebeatingwingstellthemovingstoryofthefly’s4:Tryharder.Butit’snot5.Thecrazyeffortoffersnohopefor6.Ironically,thestruggleispartofthe7.Itis8fortheflytotryhardenoughtosucceedinbreakingthroughtheglass.Thisflyisdoomed.Itwilldiethereonthewindowsill.Acrosstheroom,tenstepsaway,thedooris9.Tensecondsofflyingtimeandthissmallcreaturecould10theoutsideworlditseeks.Withonlyafractionoftheeffortnowbeing11,itcouldbefreeofthisself-createdtrap.Whydoesn’ttheflytryanotherapproach,somethingdramatically12?Howdiditgetso13intheideathatthisparticularrouteoffersthemostpromiseforsuccess?Whatlogicisthereincontinuingtoseeka/an14byrepeatingthesamefailedaction?Thereisnodoubtthattheapproachof“keeptryinghard”makessensetothefly.Regrettably,it’sthesameideathatwilleventually15thefly.Tryingharderisn’t16thesolutiontoachievingmore.Itmaynotofferanyreal17forgettingwhatyouwantoutoflife.Sometimes,tryingharderistheproblem.Ifyou18yourhopesforabreakthroughontryingharderthanever,youmay19yourchancesforsuccess.Youshouldtryharderbytrying20.1、A．sweet B．desperate C．mysterious D．curious2、A．last B．first C．best D．Worst3、A．put B．run C．see D．fly4、A．performance B．strategy C．contribution D．dream5、A．working B．improving C．moving D．living6、A．pleasure B．return C．peace D．escape7、A．prize B．design C．trap D．success8、A．irresponsible B．impossible C．reasonable D．practical9、A．bright B．broken C．open D．wide10、A．reach B．see C．own D．leave11、A．done B．tried C．sought D．wasted12、A．dangerous B．demanding C．different D．powerful13、A．concerned B．worried C．frustrated D．locked14、A．breakthrough B．explanation C．improvement D．guarantee15、A．interrupt B．kill C．encourage D．Persuade16、A．completely B．importantly C．necessarily D．a(chǎn)ppropriately17、A．experience B．promise C．position D．challenge18、A．follow B．shift C．get D．risk19、A．miss B．increase C．a(chǎn)bandon D．substitute20、A．simpler B．sooner C．smarter D．braverSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1SallyDawlyisawomanfromAuburn,California.Overthelastthreeandahalfyears,theanti-litteringwomanhasspentmostofherfreetimepickingupcigarettebutts(煙頭)fromthestreetsofherhomecity.Calledthe“ButtLady”byherlocalcommunity,DawlybeganhermissiontoridthestreetsofhercityofcigarettebuttsinOctober,2014.Thewomanlookedforcigarettebutts,pickedthemupandthrewtheminthetrash.Tokeepacountofhowmanybuttsshepicksup,theButtLadyhasbeenusingatablet,andearlierthismonth,shehitahistoricmilestone—onemillioncigarettebutts.“Igottiredofgoingonmywalksandseeingcigarettebuttseverywhere,”SallyDawlysaid.“I’mjustshockedthatIhadtopickupsomany.I’veeverpickedup3,000buttsinoneday,”shesaid.“Don’tthrowawayyourbutts;betteryet,stopsmoking.”Withsomanycigarettebuttslitteringthestreets,canoneperson’seffortsreallymakeadifference?Surprisingly,theanswerseemstobeyes.SoonaftertheButtLadyofAuburnstartedhermissionandwordofhereffortsspread,cigarettecansstartedappearingaroundbarsandrestaurantsinthecity.Membersofthelocalcommunityevencameouttocheerheronassheapproachedherone-million-buttmilestone.Sallyknowshercity’scigarettebuttlitteringproblemwon’tbesolvedanytimesoon,butshehopesherworkwillinspirepeopletoatleastthinktwicebeforedroppingcigarettebuttsinthestreets.Shehasdecidedtocontinuecleaningupafterirresponsiblesmokers,andalreadyhasanewmilestoneinhersights—twomillioncigarettebutts.WordoftheButtLady’seffortstokeepthestreetscigarettebutt-freehasreachedneighboringcommunitiesaswell,andCBSSacramentoreportsthatothercitieshavestartedseekingherhelpaswell.1、WhydoesSallyDawlycarryaniPadwithherwhilepickingupthebutts?A．Toentertainthecrowds.B．Tomonitorthesmokers.C．Toattractpeople’sattention.D．Torecordthenumberofbutts.2、HowdidSallyDawlyfeelwhenpickingupcigarettebutts?A．Excitedbutupset. B．ShockedandsorryC．Frightenedbutcontent. D．Astonishedanddesperate.3、Fromthetext.whatcanbeinferredaboutSallyDawly?A．Shepicksupnearly3,000cigarettebuttseveryday.B．ShewillworkinothercitiesinCaliforniainthefuture.C．Shehassetanewgoalofpickinguptwomillioncigarettebutts.D．Shepickeduponemillioncigarettebuttswithmembersofhercommunity.4、Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．California’s“ButtLady”.B．Fightingagainstsmoking.C．Californianshealthproblems.D．SmokingproblemsinCalifornia.Text2Scientiststhinktheyhaveansweredamystery:Howsomeoceancreaturesgotsohugesoquickly.Afewmillionyearsago,thelargestwhales,averagedabout15feetlong.Thenseeminglyovernight,onetypeofwhale,thetoothlessbaleenwhale（須鯨類）becamehuge.Modernbluewhalesgetasbigas100feet.NicholasPyensonoftheSmithsonianNaturalHistoryMuseumsaid,“Whyisthat?””Ithappenedintheglanceofanevolutionaryeye,whichmakesithardertofigureoutwhathappened,”saidGrahamSlater,leadauthorofthestudy.Theirstudyhassuggestedananswer:Iceagesinthelast3to5millionyearsstartedit,changingtheoceansandfoodsupplyforwhales.Theresearchersusedfossilrecordsofthesmallerwhalestocreateafamilytreeforbaleenwhaleswhichincludebluewhales,humpbacksandrightwhales.Usingcomputersimulations（模擬）andknowledgeabouthowevolutionworks,theyconcludedthatwhenthesizechangesstarted,thepolesgotcolder,iceexpandedandthewatercirculationintheoceanschangedandwindsshifted,SlaterandPyensonsaidcoldwaterwentdeepandmovedclosertotheequator(赤道）andtheneventuallymovedbackupwithsmallfishandothersmallanimalsthatwhaleseat.Baleenwhale,whichhavenoteeth,feedbyeatinghugeamountsoffishtheycapture.Toothedwhales,likespermwhales(抹香鯨),huntindividualfish,sotheoceanchantsthatmadefoodlessevenlyspreadoutdidn’taffectthemasmuch.Butbaleenwhaleshuntschoolsoffish.OlivierLambertattheRoyalBelgianInstituteofNaturalSciencescallsit“areallyconvincingsituation”.Buthesaidthelackoffossilsincertaintimeperiodsisanissue.Asoceanswarmfromman-madeclimatechange,theseaswillbemorelikeitwaswhenthewhalessmallerandtheywillhaveamoredifficulttimesurviving.1、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“Ithappenedintheglanceofanevolutionaryeye”inthesecondparagraph?A．Thechangeofbaleenwhaleshappenedtooquickly.B．Thechangeofbaleenwhaleswastoodifficulttoexplore.C．Researcherspaidlittleattentiontothechangeofbaleenwhales.D．Researchersthoughtthechangeofbaleenwhaleswasunimportant.2、Whatplayedthekeyroleinbaleenwhales’becominghuge?A．Man-madeclimatechange.B．Itseatingahugeamountoffish.C．Thewatercirculationintheoceans.D．Theincreaseoffoodsupplyforwhales.3、Whatdoweknowaboutspermwhalesandbluewhalesaccordingtothetext?A．Spermwhaleseatmorefood.B．Bluewhalerlivemuchlonger.C．Spermwhalesprefertohuntschoolsoffish.D．Bluewhalesusuallyswallowschoolsoffish.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Therearenowhalefossilsnow.B．Thewhalesmaybecomeevenbigger.C．Globalwarminghasthreatenedthewhales.D．OlivierLamberthinksthestudyisperfect.Text3Astheparentofa7-year-oldboy,sometimesIfeellike“no”ismymostfrequentlysaidword.ButifIlookhonestlyatthebigpictureofmydailyvocabulary,Iprobablywouldconcludethatitactuallycontainstoomuch“yes”.Sayingyesmeansopeningmyselfuptonewexperiences,invitingnewordeeperrelationships.Buttoomuch“yes”leavesanyofusfeelinganxious,overcommitted（過分受約束的）andpowerlesstosetandmaintainboundariesinourlives.ThishadbeenonmymindwhenTheBookofNo:365WaystoSayItandMeanIt－andStopPeople-Pleasing.Forevercameacrossmydesk.Theneweditionofthisdecade-oldbookbypsychologistSusanNewmanisamust-readbookforthoseofuswhostruggletosay“no”withauthenticity,confidenceandkindness.Newmancallspeoplewhofeelforcedtosayyesalltheirwaythroughlife“people-pleasers”.Thechiefsymptomsofthisconditionincludeassociatinghelpingotherswithyourself-respect,holdingexpectationsthatyouwillcareforothersandfeelingunwillingtostateyourownneedswhenarequestcomesyourway.Forpeople-pleasers,“yesisthepathofleastresistanceandthewaytoavoiddamagingyourrelationshipwiththeasker,”Newmanwrites.Thebookoffersbriefdialoguesforhundredsofscenariosinwhich“no”istherightanswer,forreasonsrangingfromtimemanagementtofinancialpressurestoemotionalboundaries.Newmanconsiderswhatcameaboutamongfriends,atwork,withinfamiliesandinparenting.Readingthroughthescenarios,Irealizedtheyhavesomethingsincommon－thingsthatimmediatelystartedhelpingmeimprovemy“no”skills.Doyouthinkthisbookmightbehelpfultoyou?It’sOKiftheansweris“no”,butIdohighlyrecommenditforyourPositiveReadingListshelf.1、WhydoestheauthorincludehisownpersonalexperienceinParagraph1?A．Toblamehimself. B．Toshowhowtoguidekids.C．Totellhislikesanddislikes. D．Tohelprecommendabook.2、WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph3?A．Howtodealwitharequest.B．Whyaskersturntoothersforafavor.C．Whypeople-pleaserssay“yes”toooften.D．Howtostrengthenrelationshipswithaskers.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“scenarios”probablymean?A．Occasions. B．Processes.C．Adventures. D．Stories.4、Whatdoestheauthoradviseustodo?A．Givenoresponsetoanydemand.B．Learntosay“no”inapositiveway.C．Keepopenallchannelsofcommunication.D．Say“yes”constantlywithoutfeelingguilty.Text4EveryJanuary,morethan3,000peopletakepartinoneofthemostdifficultracesonEarth:theToughMancompetitionintheUK.Theparticipantsrun,swimandclimbaroundthe15kmcourse.Butthisisnonormalrace.Theserunnershavetocrawlthroughtunnels,runacrossafieldofnettles(蕁麻)andjumpoverfire.What’smore,thecompetitiontakesplaceinJanuarywhentemperaturesarefreezing.Peopletravelfromthroughouttheworldtoparticipateinit.Thecompetitionisquitedangerousandeveryyearthereareaccidents.Injurieslikebrokenbonesandcutsarequitecommon.One-thirdoftheparticipantsdonotcompleteit.Runnershavetobeveryathleticandmostpeopletrainalltheyeartoprepareforit.Therearesimilarevents,butthisisthefirstoneintheworld.Manypeopledothecompetitionbecauseitissofamous.Everyyeartheorganizerschangetheeventsandaddnewthings.Thismeansthatthecompetitionstaysthrillingandchallenging,sopeoplegobackyearafteryear.First,theparticipantsrun1kmalongamuddyroad.Next,theycrawlunderlownetsontheground.Afterthenets,therunnersjumpoffahighplatformintoalakeandswimfor1km.Then,theyreachthefieldoffire.Here,therunnersrunacrossafieldandjumpoversmallbonfires(篝火).Next,theparticipantsmustcrawlthroughalongtunnelwhichispartlyunderwater.Finally,therunnersrun2kmthroughnettlesbeforetheyreachthefinishingline.1、637．Accordingtothetext,theparticipantsinthecompetition________.A．a(chǎn)rerequiredtorun15kmB．maytaketheriskofbeinginjuredC．havetotakeamedicalexaminationD．a(chǎn)retrainedtodealwithemergencies2、639．WhatdowelearnabouttheToughMancompetition?A．Itisexcitingbutquitetough.B．Itisintendedforoverweightpeople.C．TheparticipantsaremainlyBritishnatives.D．Onlyone-thirdoftheparticipantscanmakeit.3、641．Toattractparticipants,theorganizersusually________.A．createmoreitemsB．holdthesimilaractivitiesC．holdthecompetitioninwinterD．organizethecompetitionindifferentcounties4、643．Thepurposeofthetextisto________.A．warntheparticipantsofdangerB．a(chǎn)dvertisetheToughMancompetitionC．introducetheToughMancompetitionD．informtheparticipantsofthecompetitionPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)JohannStrausswasborninViennain1．Althoughhisfatherdidnotwanthimtobecomea2．(music),StraussJuniorstudiedtheviolin3．(secret)asachild,Whenhisfatherdiscoveredhissonpractisingonaviolinoneday,hegavehimabeating,4．(say)thathewasgoingtobeatthemusicoutoftheboyButthatdidn’tpreventtheboyfrombecomingoneofthe5．(great)composersofalltimeHewrotehisfirstwaltz(華爾茲）attheageofsixAtnineteen,hedecidedtodevote6．(he)tomusicHeformedhisownorchestraandmadeasuccessfultourofEuropeandsoonbecameknown7．theWaltzKingTheemperorofAustriawasso8．(please)withhismusicthatheappointedhimtheconductoratthecourtballsofViennaItwasfortheseoccasions9．hewrotesomeofhismostpopularwaltzes,among10．wasthewell-knownfavoriteTheBlueDanube（藍色多瑙河）inall,thetalentedJohannStrauss11．(write)morethan500masterpiecesThe"cellochair"Ihavealwayslovedtherichsoundofthecello(大提琴)1．,asayoungjournalistinNewYorkinthelate1970s,IneverimaginedthatIcouldplayoneOneday,I2．(mistake)knockedonthewrongdoorinanofficebuildingAnelderlymanopenedthedoor,andbehindhimwereadarkcelloanda3．(wood)chairwiththedesignofalyre(里拉琴)onitForamoment,Iforgot4．IwaslookingforIasked,"Doyouplaythecello?"“Yes,"hesaid"Doyouwanttobecomeoneofmystudents?"“Yes,"Iresponded,almost5．thinkingWhenIhadmyfirstlessonafewdayslater,Itoldtheteacher,HeinrichJoachim,thatI6．(answer)yesonimpulse(沖動)"I'mnotsurewhetherIcanbeamusician,"IsaidMrJassuredmethatwithpracticeand7．(devote)totheinstrument,Icouldbecome8．ItoldhimthatI'doncehadabeautifulvoice,butfinallyIlostit"Thecello,"MrJpromised,"willgiveyoubackyourvoice"Iboughtacelloandbegantogoforweeklylessons"Don'tjustlistentothesoundFeelit!"saidMrJImadesteadyprogressIstudiedwithhimforsevenyears,untilIgot9．(marry)MrJdiedin10．Soonafterwards,Ireceivedaspecial11．fromhisson,Andrew-MrJ's“cellochair"SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)“Thecalmbeforethestorm”isaveryfamiliarexpression.Itisusuallyusedtodescribeapeacefulperiodjustbeforeaverystressfulsituationoratenseargument.1、Theynotedthatbeforecertainstormstheseaswouldseemtobecomecalmandthewindswoulddrop.Butwhyisitoftensocalmbeforeastorm?2、AccordingtoUSwebsiteHowStuffWorks,acalmperiodoccursbecausemanystorms,tornadoesandhurricanesdrawinallthewarmanddampairfromthesurroundingarea.Asthisairrisesintothestormclouds,itcoolsandactsas“fuelforthestorm,likepetrolinacar.“Oncethestormhastakenalltheenergyitcanfromtheair,itispushedoutfromthetopofthestormcloudsandfallsbackdowntogroundlevel.3、Soonceitcoversanarea,itcausesacalmperiodbeforethestorm.4、Firstcounthowmanysecondstherearebetweenaflashoflightningandaclapofthunder,roughlythreesecondsequalonekilometer.Agoodjudgementisthatifyourcountisbelow30seconds,youshouldseekshelterstraightaway.However,duetothecomplexityofstormsystem,calmdoesn'talwaysgofirst.So,yourbestbetistokeepyourselfupdatedwithweatherreportsforanypredictionsregardingacomingstorminyourarea.5、A．Sciencehasgivenustheanswer.B．Thereisnodefiniteanswertothequestion.C．Weatherreportssometimescannotbetrusted.D．Britishsailorscoinedthephraseinthelatel50s.E.Astheairdeclines,itbecomeswarmanddry,whichisstable.F.TheWeatherNetworkhasatipforworkingouthowfarawayastormis.G.That'sthemostreliablewaytopredictthenextdisplayofnature'stemper.Aboutonehundredyearsagomanyeducate