2023年北京市通州區(qū)考研《英語一》考前沖刺預(yù)測試卷含解析

2023年北京市通州區(qū)考研《英語一》考前沖刺預(yù)測試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Whenonehitchhikes—travellingbygettingliftsfrompassingvehicleswithoutpaying,one1longhourseitherwaitingatalikelyintersection(岔路口)or2heavilydowntheroad,andwhenIwassoengaged,Ifound3insingingsongsorinrecitingthemanypoemsIhadmemorized,or4thelatestpostcardsIhadaddedtomyartcollection.Iwasinmanywaysthe5boyontheroad,inotherwaystherichest,andIwasalwayshappytobeontheroadmeetingnewpeople,hearingnewstoriesandseeingnew6.Ihave7beencleverenoughtoanalyzethemotivationordriveformyhitchhiking,butIdoubtthatitwasrelatedtoany8weakness.Ihaveneverbeenoutofmind.Homewasnotexcitingenoughtokeepme9toit.Ihadnomaterial10ofanykindtoholdmyinterestforlongperiodsoftimestayinghome.11Iwasnotunhappywithmyfamily,myschoolandmyfriends.WhenIwas12,hikingwithverylittlemoneyandathousandmilesfromhome,IwasconvincedthatIwould13myjourneysafely,forIwasquiteoptimisticasaboythenwith14lifebeforeme.SoitwaswithmewhenIwasatsixty—Iwasstilloptimisticwithsomany15behindme.ItseemsthatIwasbornto16attheworld,andsuchmendonotwritetragedies.ThesimplefactseemsthatwheneverIsawthat17roadoutsidemyhouse,Iwas18toexplorewhatitwaslike.WhatWaltWhitmanoncesaidwouldalwayspushmetogoon:“Afootandlight-heartedItaketotheopen19,healthy,free,theworldbeforeme,thelongbrownpathbeforemeleadingwhereverI20.”Thatmakesadifferencetomylife.1、A．savesB．spendsC．enjoysD．kills2、A．walkingB．runningC．drivingD．riding3、A．comfortB．boreC．a(chǎn)dventureD．pain4、A．sendingB．recallingC．designingD．buying5、A．dullestB．busiestC．poorestD．laziest6、A．moviesB．showsC．landscapesD．exhibitions7、A．a(chǎn)lwaysB．sometimesC．oftenD．never8、A．economicalB．moralC．physicalD．mental9、A．tiedB．a(chǎn)djustedC．opposedD．exposed10、A．conditionsB．possessionsC．preparationsD．occasions11、A．OtherwiseB．ThusC．BesidesD．Yet12、A．lonelyB．youngC．freeD．sad13、A．continueB．completeC．combineD．control14、A．experiencedB．untestedC．foreseenD．fantastic15、A．blessingsB．a(chǎn)chievementsC．differencesD．challenges16、A．smileB．spitC．shoutD．sigh17、A．beautifulB．roughC．mysteriousD．dangerous18、A．frightenedB．determinedC．worriedD．surprised19、A．roadB．doorC．windowD．a(chǎn)ir20、A．startB．chooseC．knowD．changeSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Imagineacatthatdoesnotneedsomeonetocleanupafteritkeepsanolderpersoncompanyandhelpsthemremembertotaketheirmedicine.ThatistheshareddreamofthetoymakerHasbroandscientistsatBrownUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland.Theresearchersreceiveda$3-million-dollarawardfromtheNationalScienceFoundationforaspecialproject.Theywanttofindwaystoaddartificialintelligence,orA．I.,toHasbro’s“JoyforAll”robotic.Thecathasalreadybeenforsalefortwoyears.Thoughpricedover1000dollars,itsoldquitewell.Itwasmeanttoactasa“companion”forolderpeople.Nowtheprojectisaimedatdevelopingadditionalabilitiesforthecat.ResearchersatBrown’sHumanity-CenteredRoboticsInitiativeareworkingtodecidewhichactivitiesolderadultsmayneedthemost.Theyhopetomakethecatperformasmallnumberofactivitiesverywell.Suchactivitiesincludefindinglostobjectsandremindingthepersontotakemedicineorvisittheirdoctor.Theyalsowanttokeepthecostdowntojustafewhundreddollars.ItisanideathathasappealedtoJeanneElliott.Her3-year-oldmotherMaryDerrliveswithherinSouthKingstown.Derrhasdementia(癡呆).TheJoyforAllcatthatElliottboughtthisyearhasbecomeatruecompanionforDerr.ThecatstayswithDerrandkeepshercalmwhileElliottisatwork.Elliottsaidaroboticcatthathelpshermothertoremembertotakehermedicineandbecarefulwhenshewalkswouldbegreater.Theresearchersaretryingtolearnhowtheimprovedcatswillcompletehelpfulactivitiesandhowtheywillcommunicate.Theysaythattheydonotwantatalkingcat,however.Insteadtheyaretryingtodesignacatthatcanmoveitsheadinaspecialwaytosuccessfullycommunicateitsmessage.Intheend,theyhopetocreateanexchangebetweenthehumanandthecatinwhichthehumanfeelsthecatneedsthem.Bydoingso,theresearchershopetheycanevenhelppreventfeelingsoflonelinessandsadnessamongelderlypeople.1、What’sthepurposeoftheproject?A．Torelievethepainoftheelderly.B．Topromotethesalesofamedicine.C．Toinventaroboticcatfortheelderly.D．Tohelpmaketheroboticcatsmarter.2、Comparedwiththeoldmodel,thenewroboticcatwillbe.A．smallerB．cheaperC．moretalkativeD．moreexpensive3、WhatdoesParagraph3intendtotellus?A．Thecatgivesmuchhelptotheelderly.B．Themorefunctionsofthecat,thebetter.C．Thereisnocurefordementiaatpresent.D．MaryDerrwouldhavediedwithoutthecat.4、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．Atalkingcatisquitepopularamongtheelderly.B．Feelingsofsadnessamongtheelderlyareunavoidable.C．Eachfamilycanaffordsuchacatinthefuture.D．Thefeelingofbeingneededisvitaltotheelderly.Text2Mostofushavebeeninthissituation:You'reonyourwaytoyourfriend'shouse,thenyousuddenlyaskyourself,"DidIremembertoturnthelightsoff?”Forthosewith"smarthomes",however,thiswouldn’tbeaproblem.Overthelastfewyears,smarthometechnologyhasbecomemorepopular.Thankstouser-friendlyproductslikeintelligentlightingandheatingcontrollers,peoplecancontrolnearlyeveryelectricalitemintheirhomesfromanywhereintheworld.Whilesmarthomesaren'tnew,companieslikePhilips,AmazonandXiaomihavefinallybroughtautomationtoeverydaypeoplewithaffordableproductslikeartificialintelligence(AI)speakersandsensors.“Theobviousmessageisthatyoucanstopwastingenergy,”TomKerber,directorofresearchforU.S-baseddigitalcompanyParksAssociates,toldTheGuardian.Andthetechnologyalsohasmoremeaningfuluses.InNorway,forexample,onecompanyisusingsmarttechtomakelifeeasierforitselderlycustomers.Abilia'ssystemallowscarerstocheckuponpatientsthroughatabletonawallinsidetheirhome.Thedevicesendspatientsremindersabouttasks,suchaswhentheyneedtotakemedication(冥想).Itcaneventellcarersifthere'sanyunusualactivityinthehomethatcouldbelife-threatening.“Thiskindofsystemallowspeopletotakecareofthemselves,whichisthemostimportantthing,”Abilia'svicepresident,OysteinJohnsen,toldtheBBC．"Italsosavesthegovernmentmoney.InNorway,itcosts1millionkroner(about0.8millionyuan)peryeartohavesomeoneinacarehome.Thissystemcosts15,000kronerayear.”So,forthosewhohavealready"gonesmart",williteverbepossibletogobacktodothingsintheold-fashionedway?"Ithinkitwouldbedifficult.Whenwegotoafriend’shouseoronvacationwefindourselvesexpectingthehousetodothingsforusthatweshoulddo,"Poulson,35,aseniorprogrammanagerfromSeattle.,U.S.,explained.1、Whatarethefirstandsecondparagraphsusedfor?A．Introducingthetopic.B．Describingthesituation.C．Advertisingsmarthomes.D．Puttingforwardtheauthor'sopinion.2、WhatdoPhilips,AmazonandXiaomihaveincommon?A．Theyarealldesigningsmarthomes.B．TheyareallU.S-baseddigitalcompany.C．They'vealladvancedinsmarttechnology.D．They'veallreceivedaffordableproductsautomatically.3、WhatdoesAbilia'ssystemallowuserstodoinNorway?A．Totakecareofthemselves.B．Tobuyuser-friendlyproducts.C．Tocontrolheatingandcooling.D．Toswitchlightsthroughatablet.4、what'sPoulson'sattitudetosmarttechnology?A．Cautious.B．FavorableC．Ambiguous.D．Disapproving.Text3Eachdaytheonlinecommunityreportsoncountlesssocialjusticeissuesaroundtheworld.Fromclimatechangeandgunviolencetonaturaldisasters,readerscomeacrossastory,learnaboutanissueandoftenfeelcompelledtohelp.However,withoutanyguidanceonhowtomakeadifference,manyabandontheattemptandmoveonwiththeirday.IdealImpact,anewWeb-basedapp(應(yīng)用程序),seesthatasalostopportunity.Theappisdesignedtoconnectnewsstorieswithefficientwaystohelpmakeadifferenceintherealworld.Let’ssay,forexample,yourecentlyreadanarticle,“Theheartbreaking,worldofcaptive(被抓的)exoticbirds”andfeltmovedbythestoriesoftheoftensadlivesthosebirdsareforcedtolive.Onceinstalledonyourphoneorbrowser,IdealImpactwouldshowyouopportunitiestovolunteer,donateorgetinvolvedtohelpcaptiveexoticbirds.Founder,OlivierKamanda,explainsinthecompany’svideo,“Whatwouldhappenwhenyoucomeacrossastorythatmakesyouwanttogetinvolvedin?Thatarousesafundamentalquestion,‘HowcanIhelp?’Unfortunatelythereisnoplatformthattakesyoufromthatmomentofinspirationtoameaningfulserviceopportunity.Soeveryyear90millionpeopleareinspiredtogetinvolvedtodosomethingwiththeirtimeandtheydon’tknowhow.Andthatcomesatacostof207billiondollarsinlostvolunteertimeanddonations.”KamandasaidinaninterviewwiththeSmithsonian,“Ourappbridgesthegapbetweenpeoplewhoareinspiredtomakeadifferenceandorganizationsthatneedsupport.”O(jiān)ncetheappisinstalledasabrowserplugin(插件)onadesktopormobiledevice,youcanreadthenewsasyounormallywould.Andthen,whenyoucomeacrossastorythatinspiresyoutotakeaction,youcanclickontheIdealImpactbuttonthatappearsinthemainmenuofyourbrowser.Thatwillloadtheappandshowyouopportunitiestogetinvolvedwithnon-profitorganizationsthatareworkingtodealwiththeissueyoujustreadabout.1、WhatisIdealImpact?A．Itssoftware.B．It’sacharitygroup.C．It’sacomputercompany.D．It’sanon-profitorganization.2、HowdoestheauthorexplainthefunctionofIdealImpact?A．Bymakingcomparisons.B．Bygivingfigures.C．Bygivingquotations.D．Bygivinganexample.3、WhatcanIdealImpactdo?A．Itcanhelppeoplemakeacontribution.B．Itcanhelppeoplesearchforexoticbirds.C．Itcanhelppeoplereadnewsstoriesmoreeasily.D．Itcanhelppeoplemakeadifferencetotheircareer.4、WhatwillhappenafteryouclickontheIdealImpactbutton?A．Youwillhavefunnewstoread.B．Youwillfindasolutiontoaproblem.C．Youmaygetaccesstoarelatedcharity.D．Themainmenuofyourbrowserwillappear.Text4Well,parents,surprise!LotsofusareusingTwitterandFacebooktothumbrides,andnotjusttoschool.It’sawkwardtoberefusedwhenyoucallafriendandaskforaride.ButwithTwitter,youjustlookforotherpeopleheadingthesameway.Itmaysoundrisky,somanyteensstaywithintheirownsocialcirclestofindrides,anddon’tbranchoutbeyondfriendswhenaskingonTwitterjustlikeme,buttosomeyoungpeople,especiallythosetakinglongertrips,strangerdangerislessofaconcern.“Ithinkthedigitalconnectionofyoungpeopleisreallyimportant,becauseyoungergenerationsgrewupsharingthingsonline,sharingfiles,photos,music,etc,sothey’vebeenveryusedtosharing,”saidJulietSchor,asociologyprofessoratBostonCollege.Thesharingeconomygotbigduringtherecession(經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退),allowingpeopletoaccessmoregoods,servicesusingtechnologyandeventosharecosts.Andthattechnology,forme,iswhatthecarwasformymom,agatewaytomorefreedom,likewhatmyfriendEarlsays,“Thesymboloffreedomisn’tthecaranymorebecausethere’stechnologyoutthereconnectingyoutoacar.”AccordingtotheresearchersattheUniversityofMichigan,30yearsago,eightintenAmerican18-year-oldshadadriver’slicensecomparedtosixintentoday.Soit’snotthatsurprisingthatonmy16thbirthdayIwasn’trushingtogetalicensebutaniPhone.“Driving,foryoungpeople,doesmeantheyhavetodisconnectfromtheirtechnology,andthat’sanegative.Soiftheycouldsitinthepassagesideandstillbeconnected,that’sgoingtobeaplus.”Schorcontinued.Tome,anotherplusisthatridesharingrepresentssomething,somethingmuchbiggerthantryingtosavemoney.Iseeitasevidencethatpeoplestilldependoneachother.Mygenerationsharestheircarsandapartmentsthewayneighborsusedtosharecupsofsugar.Forthesystemtowork,someofusstillneedourowncars.ButuntilIgetmyownversionofthesilverSuperBeetle,youcanfindmeonTwitter.1、TheAmericanteensprefertopossessaniPhoneasabirthdaygiftbecause______.A．itismostfashionableandcool B．theyareboredwithdrivingcarsC．theyarefondofbeingconnected D．itismuchcheaperthanacar2、Wecanlearnfromthetextthat______.A．TwitterisawebsiteforteenstomakefriendsandachievegoalsB．ridesharingcanbeseenasasignthatpeoplestillcountoneachotherC．drwingcarsforteensmeansaplusandconnectingwithtechnologyD．havingacarandcost-sharingsymbolizemorefreedomfortheauthor’smother3、ProfessorJulietwouldagreethat______.A．youngpeoplewillsitwaitingtobecontactedbyreadingapassageB．sharingeconomyisboundtoberesponsiblefortherecessionC．youngpeopletendtoshareacarwithstrangersbymeansofTwitterD．beingconnectedviatechnologycomesfirstforyoungpeople4、Thebesttitleforthepassageisprobably______.A．Twitter,anAwesomeWebsite B．CarsoriPhoneC．TeensUseTwittertoThumbRides D．CoolTeensontheGoPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)NewZealandisanislandnation1．(locate)intheSouthPacificOceanMadeupoftwoislands--NorthIslandandSouthIsland,andagroupofsmallerones,NewZealandhasaamazingrangeofbreathtaking(驚人的)sceneryThehistoryofNewZealand2．(go)backtoabout800to1000yearsagowhenPolynesian3．(settle)beganandatthattimeitgotitsnameas“LandoftheLongWhiteCloud”Thebeautifulcity,Auckland,withplentyof4．(attract)isoneoftheworld’spremier(首要的)holidaydestinationsAsacityofcharmingdiversity(多元化)withpeopleofdifferentcultures5．(live)thereandamazingscenery,itisthemostexcitingcitywithromanceandalottodo,6．(include)dancingwithMaoris,whalewatchingandsoonSinceMaorisarrived,thecity7．(see)greatchangeswithgreatdevelopmentandnowithasmodernareainthe8．(suburb)andisacenterforprotest9．nucleartestinginAsiaPacificBesidesAuckland,inthiscountryyoucantraveltherestofthelandwhich10．(offer)youmoretoseeandfeel,soheadonovertoNewZealandYouwillhaveanamazingtime!在未給提示詞的空白處僅填寫1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，在給出提示詞的空白處用括號內(nèi)所給詞的正確形式填空。Jinan,capitalcityofEastChina’sShandongprovince,willhost1．internationalwinterswimmingcompetitionatDamingLakeScenicAreaonJan12and2．Atotalof956swimmersfrom31countriesandregions3．(include)theUnitedStates,RussiaandBritainwilltakepartinthe4．(enjoy)event5．(host)bytheJinanmunicipalgovernment,theJinanwinterswimmingrace6．(hold)forsixsuccessiveyearsItwillact7．a(chǎn)warm-upeventfortheforthcomingWinterSwimmingWorldCupItisalsolistedinthe2019Sino-FinlandWinterSportYearseriesJanWahlberg,theconsulgeneralofFinlandinShanghaiwillattendtheopeningceremonytopromotesportstourismactivitiesinFinlandandChina“Jinanisacityofsprings8．enjoyspicturesquesceneryandarichcultureThousandsofwinterswimmerswillhavethechance9．(experience)thebeautyofspringwaterinthecity,”GaoLiwen,the10．(direct)ofJinanSportsBureau,saidatapressconferencefortheeventonJan11．Thecompetitionwillseebothopenwaterracing12．poolracingtakeplaceInthepoolracingcompetition,therewillbe4x25mmixedrelay,25-meterfreestyleandfreestylerelaySectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)SuccessseemstofindMayaMooreeverywhereshegoes.Butlifehasn’tbeenabedofrosesforMayaandherbiggestsupporter,hermother.1、Mayadiscoveredherloveofbasketballin1997attheageof8.ThatwastheyeartheWNBA(Women’sNationalBasketballAssociation)beganholdinggames.TheyounggirlwatchedWNBAstarCynthiaCooperplayinOlympics.2、Threeyearslaterhermother,Kathryn,wasofferedabetterjobinNorthCarolina.KathryndecidedtomakethemovefromMissouribecauseNorthCarolinaprovidedgreaterbasketballopportunities.Sadly,inundertwomonthsthecompanydownsized,andKathrynlostherjob.Sheremembers,“3、”Mayasaysthedifficultiesbroughtthemcloser,andshepraiseshermom.“She’smorethanateammate.Iknowshe’sgoingtobeonmyside.”Aboutayearlater,motheranddaughtermovedtoGeorgia,whereMayacontinuedtoplaybasketball.Inhighschoolshehadtheopportunitytoplaybasketballagainstsomeofthenation’sbestplayers.4、Mayaledherteamto125victoriesandthreestatechampionships.Duringthistime,shewasnamedthenationalplayeroftheyeartwice.5、Mayaandhermotherapproachedthecollegedecisionliketheydideverything.Withcarefulconsideration,MayachosetheUniversityofConnecticut.A．Itwasabadtime.B．Itreallyacompetitiveskill.C．Thecompetitionimprovedherskills.D．Youcan’tsucceedwithouttoomuchpayment.E.Thepathtosuccessrequiredalotofhardwork.F.Mayadreamedtoc