株洲縣2023年考研《英語一》模擬試題含解析

株洲縣2023年考研《英語一》模擬試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)BackinthefifteenthcenturyinNuremberglivedafamilywitheighteenchildren.Theyweresopoorthattwochildren,whowantedtopursuetheirtalentfor1knewtheirfatherwouldneverbe2abletosendeitherofthemtoNurembergtostudyattheAcademy.Sotheytossed(擲)acoin.AlbrechtDurer,theyounger,3thetossandwentofftoNuremberg.Albertwentdownintothedangerous4andforthenextfouryears,financedhisbrother,whodidsowellthathisworkswereevenbetterthanthoseofmostofhis5Bythetimehegraduated,hewasbeginningtoearn6feesbydrawingforwealthypeople.Whentheyoungartistreturnedhome,atdinnerhedranka7tohisbelovedbrotherfortheyearsof8thathadenabledhimtofulfillhis9Hesaid,“Albert,myblessedbrother,nowitisyour10togotoNurembergtopursueyourdream,andIwilltakecareofyou.”Withtearsinhiseyes,Albertheldhishandsclosetohisrightcheekandsaid,“No,brother,Icannotgo.Look...lookwhatfouryearsinthemineshavedonetomy11!Thebonesineveryfingerhavebeen12atleastonce.LatelyIhavebeensufferingfromarthritis(關(guān)節(jié)炎)sobadlyinmyrighthandthatIcannotevenholda13toreturnyourtoast,muchlessmakedelicate（細(xì)膩的）lineswithapenorabrush.No,brother...,formeitistoo14.”Deeplymoved,Albrechtpainstakinglydrewhisbrother’s15handswithpalms（手掌）togetherandthinfingersstretchedskyward.Hecalledhispowerfuldrawing16“Hands”,towhichtheentireworldimmediatelyopenedtheirheartsandlaterthey17it“thePrayingHands”.Thenexttimewhenyouseeacopyofthat18creation,takeasecondlook.Letitbeyour19,ifyoustillneedone,thatnooneevermakesit20!1、A．a(chǎn)ssistance B．a(chǎn)rt C．science D．dreaming2、A．fundamentally B．frequently C．financially D．flexibly3、A．won B．lost C．ended D．started4、A．mountains B．oceans C．deserts D．mines5、A．classmates B．colleagues C．professors D．brothers6、A．convenient B．considerable C．considerate D．confident7、A．beer B．drink C．drop D．toast8、A．selfishdonation B．noeducation C．hardwork D．richexperience9、A．a(chǎn)ttempt B．a(chǎn)mbition C．a(chǎn)ppointment D．a(chǎn)ssessment10、A．turn B．dream C．kindness D．hope11、A．health B．body C．mind D．hands12、A．injured B．strengthened C．sharpened D．used13、A．knife B．spoon C．glass D．pen14、A．urgent B．unnecessary C．messy D．late15、A．overused B．dark C．wide D．fragile,16、A．seriously B．simply C．carefully D．gently17、A．sold B．bought C．found D．renamed18、A．longing B．touching C．challenging D．disturbing19、A．reminder B．a(chǎn)id C．guide D．coach20、A．a(chǎn)long B．a(chǎn)side C．a(chǎn)lone D．a(chǎn)wareSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1InsomeislandsnorthofScotland,ifheadlice(頭虱)lefttheirhost,hebecamesickandfeverish.Therefore,sickpeoplehadliceputintheirhairintentionally.Therewasamethodintheirmadness：Assoonasthelicehadsettledinagain,thepatientimproved.Thestoryexplainstheconfusionofcauseandeffect.Iftheliceleavethesickhost,itisbecausehehasafeverandtheysimplygethotfeet，andwhenthefeverbreaks，theyreturn.Suchfalsecausality(假因果關(guān)系）misleadsuseveryday.Considertheheadline:“Fact:WomenWhoUseShampooXYZEveryDayHaveStrongerHair.”Itsaysverylittle--leastofall,thattheshampoomakesyourhairstronger.Itmightsimplybetheotherwayround:womenwithstronghairtendtouseShampooXYZ--andperhapsthat’sbecauseitsays“especiallyforthickhair”onthebottle.Anotherexample:Scientistsfoundthatlongperiodsinthehospitaldidharmtopatients.But,clearly,patientswhoaredismissedimmediatelyarehealthierthanthosewhomuststayonfortreatment.RecentlyIreadthatstudentsgetbettergradesatschooliftheirhomescontainmanybooks.Thisstudywassurelyashotinthearmforbooksellers,butitwasalsofalsecausality.Thissimpletruthisthateducatedparentstendtovaluetheirchildren'seducationmorethanuneducatedonesdo,andtheyoftenhavemorebooksathome.Inshort,adust-coveredcopyWarandPeacealoneisn'tgoingtoinfluenceanyone'sgrades;whatcountsisparents'educationlevels,aswellastheirgenes.Therewasalsothesupposedrelationshipbetweenthebirthrateandthenumbersofstork(鸛）pairsinGermany.Bothwereindecline,andifyouplot(描繪）themonagraph(曲線圖)，thetwolinesofdevelopmentfrom1965to1987appearedalmostthesame.Doesthismeanthestorksactuallybringbabies?Obviouslynot.Thiswasapurelyaccidentalconnection.Inconclusion:Connectionisnotcausality.Takeacloserlookatlinkedevents:Sometimeswhatispresentedasthecauseturnsouttobetheeffect,orjusttheotherwayround，andsometimesthereisnolinkatall--justlikewithstorksandbabies.1、Accordingtothefirstparagraph,peopleinsomeislandsnorthofScotland_________.A．foundawaytogetridofheadliceB．usedaneffectivemethodtokeepfltC．madeheadliceapartoftheirlifeD．diedduetoinfectionswithheadlice2、Whichisanexampleoffalsecausality?A．Womenwithstronghairtendtouseacertainshampoo.B．Thebirthrateandthestorkpopulationareconnected.C．Longerperiodsinthehospitalbenefitpatients.D．Licecanmakeapersonsickandfeverish.3、Theunderlinedphrase“ashotinthearm”inParagraph4means_______.A．pain B．defeatC．guidance D．encouragement4、Accordingtotheauthor,studentsgetbettergradesprobablybecause______.A．theirhomesarefullofbooksB．theyhavereadWarandPeaceC．theireducatedparentsvalueeducationD．theirparentsaresuccessfulbooksellers5、Wecandrawtheconclusionfromthepassagethat_______.A．connectionarcpureaccidentsB．causeandeffectareinterdependentC．connectionsaremostlycauseandeffectD．linkedeventsmayturnouttobeunrelatedText2Welcometothe2017UKFestivalAwardsTheUKFestivalAwards&Conferenceisanopportunitytorecognizethehardwork,visionandcreativityofthenation’sbelovedfestivalindustry.Throughoutthedayoftheevent,theConferenceinvitesnumerousindustryinsiders(行家)todiscusstheissuesmostrelativetothesector,reviewingitsimmediatepastandportendingtothefuture.Theevening’sAwardspresentawiderangeofhonorsacrosscategoriesthataredecidedviaacombinationofpublicvotingandprofessionaljudgments.Sincelaunchingin2004ithasevolvedintoamajoreventatTheRoundhouseinLondon,givingtheindustryachancetocollectivelycelebrateandfondlyreflectupontheachievementsofthepastyear.Withagourmetdinner,galaawardsceremonyandafter-showparty,itattractsover1,000ofthemostinfluentialpeopleinthebusiness.Alongwithitssisterevents,theUKFestivalConferenceandtheEuropeanFestivalAwards,TheUKFestivalAwards&ConferenceisownedandproducedbyFestivalAwardsLtd,anindependentcompanyfoundedintheUK.AwardsincludeBestMajor,Medium-SizedandSmallFestival,BestFamilyFestival,BestOverseasFestival,BestUseofNewTechnology,andofcourse–BestToilets.Asthefestivalseasonisapproaching,wethoughtit’dbeagoodtimetoreleaseourfreeUKFestivalMarketReportfor2015/2016.Wegatheredthedatainourannualcensus(人口普查)undertakeninthepreparationstageforlastyear’sUKFestivalAwards.ThelatestUKFestivalMarketReportcanbedownloadedbelow.IncludedintheReportisabunchofrelatedinformationaboutfestivalgoers:wherethey’refrom,howtheyliketopurchasemusic,whattheyeat,theirattitudestowardsticketprices,howreceptivetheyaretodifferentformsofadvertising,whytheygotofestivalsinthefirstplace,wheretheysleep,andmuchmore.Wehopeyoufindtheinformationuseful.1、Whichphraseistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“portending”inparagraph2?A．gettingdownB．a(chǎn)ddingupC．givingwayD．lookingforward2、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．AnannualcensusisconductedandreleasedintheFestivalB．TheFestivalAwardsLtd,isresponsiblefornotlessthanthreeevents.C．Thegalaawardsceremonyattractsonly1.000influentialbusinessmen.D．Publicvotingplaysaleadingroleindecidingavarietyoffestivalhonors.3、Wheremostprobablywillyouseethispassage?A．Inamagazine.B．Inanewspaper.C．Onawebsite.D．InaTVprogram.Text3AttractionsinHongKongHongKongIslandThesiteoftheoriginalBritishsettlementandthemainfocusofmosttourists.MostofHongKong’shighestskyscrapersandthefinancialcentercanbefoundhere.Overall,HongKongIslandismoremodemandwealthyanddramaticallylessdirtythantheotherareasofHongKong.ThePeakisthetallestpointontheisland,withthebestviewsandhighestrealestatevaluesintheworld.KowloonThepeninsulatothenorthofHongKongIsland,withgreatviewsoftheisland.Itoffersachaoticmixofmalls,streetmarkets,andresidentialhouses.IthasagreatviewofHongKongIsland.Withover2.1millionpeoplelivinginanareaoflessthan47squarekilometers,Kowloonisoneofthemostdenselypopulatedplacesintheworld.KowloonincludesTsimShaTsui,thelocationofmanybudgethotelsandMongKok,ashoppingdistrict.NewTerritoriesNamedbyBritishofficialswhenleasedfromtheChinesegovernmentin1898，theNewTerritoriescontainacuriousmixofsmallfarms,villages,industrialinstallations,mountainouscountryparksandtownsthathavethesizeofpopulationsinsomecities.LantauIslandAlargeislandwestofHongKongIsland.Youwillnotfindmanypeacefulvillages,butonceyougetoverthestraydogsandtheramshacklebuildingsyouwillfindbeautifulmountainsandbeaches.Theairport,Disneyland,andtheNgongPingcablecararelocatedhere.OutlyingIslandsWell-knownweekenddestinationsforthelocals,theOutlyingIslandsaremostoftheislandssurroundingHongKongIsland.HighlightsincludeLamma,wellknownforitsseafoodandCheungChau,asmallislandthatusedtobeapirates,den(賊窩),butnowattractsseafoodaficionados,windsurfersandsunbathingdaytrippers.1、Whereshouldyougoifyouwanttohaveseafood?A．Kowloon.B．NewTerritories.C．LantauIsland.D．OutlyingIslands.2、WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A．NewTerritorieshastownswithalargepopulation.B．Kowloonhasmanyexpensivehotelsandashoppingdistrict.C．LantauIslandhasmostoftheislandssurroundingHongKongIsland.D．HongKongIslandhasthehighestskyscraperofHongKong.3、Wherecanthisarticleprobablybefound?A．Astorybook.B．Anewsreport.C．Atravelguide.D．Asciencemagazine.Text4ForanincreasingnumberofstudentsatAmericanuniversities,Oldissuddenlyin.Thereasonisobvious:thegrayingofAmericameansjobs,coupledwiththeagingofthebaby-boomgeneration,alongerlifespanmeansthatthenation’selderlypopulationisboundtoexpandsignificantlyoverthenext50years.By2050,25percentofallAmericanswillbeolderthan65,upfrom14percentin1995.Thechangeposesprofoundquestionsforgovernmentandsociety,ofcourse.Butitalsocreatescareeropportunitiesinmedicineandhealthprofessionsandinlawandbusinessaswell.“Inadditiontothedoctors,we’regoingtoneedmoresociologists,biologists,urbanplannersandspecializedlawyers,”saysProfessorEdwardSchneideroftheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia’s(USC)SchoolofGerontology（老年學(xué)）.Lawyerscanspecializein“elderlaw”,whichcoverseverythingfromtrustsandestatestonursing-homeabuseandagediscrimination.Businessmenseehugeopportunitiesintheeldermarketbecausethebabyboomers,74millionstrong,arelikelytobethewealthiestgroupofretireesinhumanhistory.“Anystudentwhocombinesanexpertknowledgeingerontologywith,say,anMBAorlawdegreewillhavealicensetoprintmoney,”oneprofessorsays.MargariteSantosisa21-year-oldsenioratUSC．Shebegancollegeasabiologymajorbutfoundshewas“reallyboredwithbacteria.”Soshetookaclassingerontologyanddiscoveredthatshelikedit.Shesays,“Ididvolunteerworkinretirementhomesanditwasverysatisfying.”1、WiththeagingofAmerica,lawyerscanbenefit________.A．fromtheadoptionofthe“elderlaw”B．frompresentingtheirprofessionalservicestotheelderlyC．byenrichingtheirprofessionalknowledgeD．bywinningthetrustoftheelderlytopromotetheirowninterests.2、Whocanmakebigmoneyinthenewcenturyaccordingtothepassage?A．Retireeswhoarebusiness-minded.B．Thevolunteerworkersinretirementhomes.C．collegegraduateswithanMBAorlawdegree.D．Professionalswithagoodknowledgeofgerontology.3、Whycanbusinessmengainprofitintheemergingeldermarket?A．Retireesaremoregenerousinspendingmoney.B．Theycanemploymoregerontologists.C．Theelderlypossessanenormouspurchasingpower.D．Therearemoreelderlypeopleworkingthanbefore.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)WhenIfirstarrivedinAmerica,Iwassurprisedbythe1．(honest)ofmyclassmatesOvermyfirstmonthatschool,Ididn’tseeorhearanyonecheatingIfoundtworeasons2．thisFirst,3．a(chǎn)nystudentcheats,heorshewillget4．(punish)MyschoolhasarulecalledtheHonorCodeItasksstudentsnottosteal,lie5．cheatIfsomeone6．(go)againstthecode,heorshewillhavetoleavetheschoolDuringmyfirstyearintheschool,sevenstudents7．(leave)theschoolbecauseof8．(cheat)Second,Americanstudentsdon’tcareaboutscoresasmuchasChinesestudentsdoTheyknowthatcollegeswillpayattentiontotheirall-roundabilitiesinstead9．onlyscoresSotheyhave10．(few)reasonstocheatDirections:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblankShouldVideoGamesBeArt?BackinAprilthisyear,filmcriticRogerEbertdecidedtohandlethetopicoftheculturalimportanceofvideogamesfromtheperspectiveofwhethertheycouldeverberegardedasartClearly,Ebert1．(convince)thatnogamesofarcouldevendreamofbeingconsideredascomingclosetoaworkofartIntoday’spost,Ebertreturnstothetopictoputanendtothedebatethathasbeengoingoneversince:thoughhestandsby2．hebelievesin—namelythat,atleastintheoryandprinciple,videogameswillneverbeart—hecannowadmitthatheshouldn’thaveexpressedhisopinionwithoutknowingwhathewastalkingaboutAndthatishisbiggestmistake,asfarasheisconcerned,3．heexpressedajudgmentonapublicforum（論壇）withouthavingplayedasinglevideogame—andallthewhile4．(insist)thatwasthelastthingonhiswishlistHeapproachedthematterstrictlyfromatheoreticalpointofviewandthat’snotfair5．thegamingindustry—orthegamerswhotookoffense,forthatmatter“IwasafoolformentioningvideogamesinthefirstplaceIwouldneverexpressanopiniononamovieIhadn’tseenYetIhavedeclaredthatvideogames6．neverbeArtIstillbelievethis,butIshouldneverhavesaidsoSomeopinionsarebestkepttoyourselfSofar,4,547comments7．(rain)downuponmeforthatblogentryPerhaps300supportedmypositionTherestwereunitedinoppositionWhatyouseenowpostedarealmostallofthecomments8．(send)inTheyaremostlyintelligent,well-written,andrightaboutonethinginparticular:Ishouldnothavewrittenthatentrywithoutbeingmorefamiliarwiththeactualexperienceofvideogames,”Ebertwritesabouttheverypost9．startedthedebateMostposterspointedtohimthathewasalsodoingsowithoutasmuchasofferingacleardefinitionofArt“10．gamersexperiencevideogamesasaformofart,doesthatnotautomaticallymakethemso？”somesaidOthers,tiredofreadingwhatothershadarguedbeforethem,weresimplycontenttosay“Ebertdoesn’tgetit”SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Shouldschoolchildrenhavejobs?Nowatschool,thelastthingyouprobablywanttodoisspendyourweekendsgoingtowork.Thereishomeworktodoandsporttoplay.1、WhenIwasateenagerIhadaSaturdayjobinasupermarket:stacking(擺放)shelvesandworkingatthecheckout.TodayintheUKyouareallowedtoworkfromtheageof13,andmanychildrendotakeuppart-timejobs.2、Teenagersagreethatitteachesvaluablelessonsaboutworkingwithadultsandalsoaboutmanagingyourmoney.So,that’snobadthing!SomeresearchhasshownthatnottakingonaSaturdayorholidayjobcouldbeharmfultoapersonlateron.Butdespitethis,recentstatisticshaveshownthatthenumberofschoolchildrenintheUKwithapart-timejobhasfallenbyafifthinthepastfiveyears.3、Probablynot.Someexpertsfeelthatyoungpeoplefeelgoingouttoworkwillaffecttheirperformanceatschool,andtheyareundermorepressurenowtostudyhardandgetgoodexamresults.However,GeoffBarton,generalsecretaryoftheAssociationofSchoolandCollegeleaders,toldBBCNews“Properlyregulatedpart-timeworkisagoodwayofhelpingyoungpeoplelearnskillsthattheywillneedintheirworkinglives”.Inreality,it’sallaboutgettingtherightbalancebetweendoingpart-timeworkandhavingenoughtimetostudyandrest.4、One13yearoldgirlcalledRachel,whohasaSaturdayjobinashop,toldtheBBCthat“IenjoymyjobbecauseI’mearningmoneyandithelpsincreasemyconfidenceinspeakingtopeopleandsocializingwithpeopleIworkwith.”ThatseemslikesomethingworthgettinguponaSaturdaymorning.5、A．Doyoudoapart-timejobwhenyouareatschool?B．Soyouarenotfreetodowhatyouarefeelinglikedoing.C．Itisawasteoftimeanddoesnogoodtoyourcareerprospect.D．It’satasteofindependence.E.DoesthismeanthatBritishteenagersarenowmoreafraidofhardwork?F.Butyourparentsprobablypersuadey