2023年湘潭市湘鄉(xiāng)市考研《英語一》預(yù)測試卷含解析

2023年湘潭市湘鄉(xiāng)市考研《英語一》預(yù)測試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Myfriendcalledmeovertotheplayarea.Myheart1.Thelookonherfaceprettymuch2itall.Isawmy25-momh-oldsittingwithherhead3lownexttoyourlittleboyashischeckswereredwithlotsoftears.Theplayareawasquitecrazyandyouhadn't4yetrealizedwhatmylittlegirlhaddonetoyourson.My5maternal（母親的）reactionwastoholdyourpreciouspoorbabyupinmyarmsandimmediately6you.Asweexchanged7,youimmediately8tohughimandcomforthiminyourarms.Youdidn't9meormychildandIwillbehonest-Iwouldn'thave10ifyoudid.Icouldblameitonthe11she'sgoingthrough,asweareexperiencingatightfamilybudget.IcouldthinkofwhereImusthavegonewrongasshehasmetthiskindofmatterbeforeandclearlynotlearnedher12.Icouldrunthroughseveralvalidreasonsofwhyifusis13,andIjustwisheditwouldn'thavehappenedatall,14speaking.AsIsatingreatembarrassmentandshame,Iwasso15youhadgotthem.Thereweremanydayswhenwewerelefttofeelsohelplessand16wherewewentwrong.Todayyoukept17.Youdidn'tpointfingersatmysometimesbadly-behaved25-month-oldgirl.You18thatneitherofuswantedtobeintheposition,andyoudidn'tmakeitharderonmeormydaughterwhomadeabad19.YoumadethisMamaoffourrealizethatmychildrenare20,andtheymakemistakes.1、A．beatB．brightenedC．fliedD．sank2、A．suggestedB．mentionedC．drewD．stopped3、A．stickingB．fallingC．handingD．hanging4、A．a(chǎn)lsoB．evenC．justD．never5、A．intelligentB．naturalC．regretfulD．forced6、A．watchoutforB．standforC．cheerforD．lookfor7、A．toysB．giftsC．eyesD．opinions8、A．devotedB．contributedC．a(chǎn)ppliedD．reached9、A．judgedB．ignoredC．lookedD．responded10、A．runawayB．heldonC．brokendownD．givenup11、A．surpriseB．stageC．examinationD．game12、A．skillB．studyC．intentionD．lesson13、A．normalB．regularC．occasionalD．a(chǎn)dvanced14、A．generallyB．franklyC．relativelyD．roughly15、A．gratefulB．hopefulC．fearfulD．careful16、A．a(chǎn)dmireB．remindC．proveD．question17、A．stillB．coolC．energeticD．curious18、A．refusedB．expectedC．understoodD．doubted19、A．a(chǎn)pologyB．wishC．performanceD．promise20、A．humansB．friendsC．failuresD．heroesSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Areyouaproblemshopper?Theansweris“Yes”,ifyouorsomeoneelsethinksthatyousometimesgetcarriedawaywithshopping.Inotherwords,doyouordoessomeoneelsethinkyouareoccupiedinextremeshopping?Ifpeoplehaveregretslaterabouttheirshopping,orhavean“out-of-control”feelingaboutthequantitiesofwhattheybuyortheamountofcredittheyuse,theymaybeconsideredtobeproblemshoppers.Extremeshoppingcanleadtoamoreseriousproblem—addictiveshopping.Addictiveshoppersfeeldrivenbythedesiretoshopandspendmoney.Theyexperiencegreattensionwhichdrivesthemtoshopandspendmoneyandtheyfeela“rush”duringthetimetheyareoccupiedwiththeshoppingactivity.Extremeoraddictiveshoppingmayresultfromlong-timeunpleasantfeelings,ofwhichanxiety,painandshamearecommonones.Whenwefeelbadinside,weoftendosomethingtomakeourselvesfeelbetter.Inthiscase,weoftengoshopping.Afewpeopleshoptorelievetheirboredomoremptiness.Forsomepeople,themotivationisadesireforstatus,power,beautyorsuccess.Somelovetoshopasitmakesthemfeelvaluedintheeyesoftheshopassistants.Othersshopsimplybecauseitmakesthemforget,atleasttemporarily,tension,fearorunhappinessintheirlife.Besides,shoppingmallsaredesignedtoencouragecontinualshopping.Forinstance,therearesomemallswhereyoucan’tseeclocksdisplayingthetimebecausetheydon’twantyoutobecometooawareofthetimeyouspendthere.What’smore,foodcourts,coffeeshopsandrestroomsareprovided,soyoudon’thavetoleavethemallbecauseofyourphysicalneeds.Therefore,onceyoubecomeawareofhowmarketforceswork,youwillcertainlycometocontrolyourshoppingbehavior.Forexample,howmuchtimeyouwillspendandwhatareasyouwillvisitcanbedecidedbeforeyouenterthemall.Keepawrittenaccountofwhatitemsyouwillbuyandhowmuchmoneyyouwillspend.Makeaplanforwhatyouaregoingtobuybeforeyoufeeltheurgetoshopandthensticktoit.Thatisvitalforgainingself-control.1、Whichofthefollowingpeoplemaynotbeproblemshoppers?A．Thosewhocannotcontroltheamountofcredittheyuse.B．Thosewhojustwalkaroundtheshoppingmalls.C．Thosewhoareoccupiedintoomuchshopping.D．Thosewhofeelsorryfortheirshopping.2、Accordingtothepassage,whatmaynotresultinaddictiveshopping?A．Theawarenessofhowmarketforceswork.B．Thedesireforstatus,power,beautyorsuccess.C．Boredom,emptiness,tension,fearorunhappinessinpeople’slife.D．Long-timebadfeelingsofanxiety,painandshame.3、Whatdoestheauthorsuggesttocontrolourshoppingbehaviour?A．Nevergoingtotheshoppingmallsbecausetherearemanytricks.B．Applyingforacreditcardbeforewegoshopping.C．Makingtheshoppingtimeasshortaspossible.D．Makingashoppinglistbeforewegoshopping.4、Theauthorwritesthispassageto_______.A．informtheshoppingmallshowtoattractmoreshoppersB．scoldtheproblemshoppersC．providesolutionstotheproblemshoppingD．tellashoppingstoryText2ThebusscreamedtoastopinNazareth,Israel.FiveAustralianbackpackersboardedandstruckupaconversationwithme.Theyaskedtypicaltravelers’questions—wherewasIgoingandwhywasItravelingalone?Myplanwastotravelwithafriendofafriend,Iexplained,butwhenIcalledherthatmorning,shedidn’tpickupandIhadnootherwaytoreachher.Mystomachwasinknots,butIdecidedtoheadoutanyway,thinkingImightrunintoherifItraveledtoTiberius,wherewehadplannedtogotogether.“Whydon’tyoutravelwithus?”oneofthebackpackersoffered.Theywereexperiencedadventurerswhowouldworkforafewmonths,save,thentravelforaslongastheycould.TheircurrentplanwastoexploretheMiddleEastandEuropeinthreemonthswhileworkinginLondon.Itseemedriskytotravelwithstrangers,butmyinstinctsaidyes.Forthenexttwoweeks,IexploredIsraelwiththebackpackersandlearnedtotrustmyinstinctsinalltypesofnewandinterestingsituations.Whentheyhookaride,Itookthebus,butwhentheywantedtostealintotheKingDavidHotel’sswimmingpool,Iledtheway.TheworldopeneduptomebecauseIchosetotravelalone.Ijoinedcompletestrangers,whobecomeclosefriends.Yearslater,onecouplefromthebackpackinggroupevenflewfromSydneytoPhoenixtobeinmywedding.Thetripwassuchaspecialexperiencethatitgavemeconfidenceinallareasofmylife.Sincethen,I’vebackpackedaloneacrossSouthAfrica,sky-divedfrom12,000feetinNewZealandandevenmovedacrosstheU.S.withnojoblinedup.OnmythirddaywanderinginIsraelwithmynewfriends,IbumpedintothewomanIwassupposedtomeet.ThoughIwashappyshewasallright,Iwasgratefulshehadn’tpickedupthephone.1、By“Mystomachwasinknots”(inparagraph1),theauthormostlikelymeansthatshewas______.A．sickofridingonabumpybus B．nervousofmeetingstrangersC．upsetaboutthesuddenchange D．sorryabouttheimpracticalplan2、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthebackpackerstheauthormet?A．Courageousbutdisrespectful. B．Joblessandpoorlyeducated.C．Warmheartedandtrustworthy. D．Homelessbutlighthearted.3、Theauthor’ssixthsensetoldherthat______.A．shewouldgetalongwiththebackpackers B．itmightcausetroubletohaveaswimC．sheoughttostayawayfromthebackpackers D．itcouldaddexcitementtogetafreeride4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A．Mostofthebackpackersbecametheauthor’slifelongfriends.B．Theauthorgatheredthecouragetobeafulltimebackpacktraveler.C．Thewomanmissedthephonecallwiththepurposeoftravelingalone.D．Theauthorconsidereditthebestdecisionofherlifetotravelonherown.Text3BeforewecametoCanadain1951,whenIwasthree,myparentsandIspentayearatrefugeecamp(難民營)inAustria.WehadescapedfromwhatwasthencalledCzechoslovakia.MyparentshadalreadylosttheirlivelihoodoncetotheNazi.MummywasfreedfromtheNaziconcentrationcampBergen-Belsenandspenttheyearsafterthewartryingtofindherfamily,onlytodiscovershewastheonlysurvivor.ShemetmyfatherinasmalltownoutsidePrague.Theymarriedandhadmein1948.WhenwearrivedinMontreal,everythingweownedwascontainedinanarmytrunkandacoupleofarmyblankets.Mummyboughtanoldsewingmachineandsomeinexpensivematerialsandusingpatternsinmagazines,taughtherselftosew.Herhandswerealwaysgoing,makingsomething.ShelearnedEnglishbysingingalongtothehitsongassheworked.Forme,highschoolwasalonelytime.MymotherworriedthatI’dnevercomeoutofmyshellsoshesignedmeupforclassesattheMontrealChildren’sTheatre.That’swhereIfoundmyvoiceWithherstrongfaithinme,Mummyhadopenedadoor.Althoughshewasaneducatedwoman,Ineverheardmymothersaid“ThisiswhatIgaveupforyou.”Shewasalwaysthereformyyoungerbrotherandme.WhenIsatinthekitchenwithher,Ifeltsafe.Whenshemadesouporsewedaballetcostumeforme,itwasallagift,alaboroflove.Shewantedtomakeushappy.Foralongtime,Ihadapicturehanginginthekitchensaying“Putyourheartintoit.”Igrewupwiththatphrase.Mummytaughtthatlessonbyexample,andithasbecomemyownworkethic(職業(yè)道德).1、Whathappenedtotheauthor’smotherbeforetheywenttoCanada?A．Herfamilydidn’tsurvivefromtheNazi.B．Sheworkedinthearmyduringthewar.C．Shemarriedtheauthor’sdadinPrague.D．HerfamilystayedinarefugeecampinAustria.2、WhydidthemothersigntheauthorupforclassesatMontrealChildren’sTheatre?A．Tosatisfytheauthor’sdemand.B．Toridtheauthorofherloneliness.C．Toenabletheauthortolearntosing.D．Todeveloptheauthor’stalentforballet.3、Whichcanbestdescribetheauthor’smother?A．Traditional.B．Easy-going.C．Devoted.D．Proud.4、Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Mum’sInspirationB．ASpecialBalletCostumeC．TheCrueltyoftheNaziD．Mum’sWorkEthicText483-year-oldAntonioVicentehasspentthelastfourdecadesofhislifefightingagainstthetrend.AsBrazilianlandownerscutdownrainforeststomakeroomforprofitableplantations(種植園)andcattlegrounds,hestruggledtobringthejunglesofhischildhoodbacktolife.“WhenIwasachild,thepeasantscutdownthetreestomakegrasslandsandcharcoal,andthewaterdriedupanddidnotcomeback,”hetoldthereporters,“Ithought:‘Waterisvaluable,noonemakeswaterandthepopulationwillnotstopgrowing.Whatisgoingtohappen?Wearegoingtorunoutofwater.’”Withonlysomedonkeysandasmallteamofhiredworkers,AntonioVicentesetaboutbringingbacktheforesttohisland.Whatstartedoutasaweekendhobbysoonbecameapermanentwayoflife,andAntoniorecallsoftenspendingwholedaysandnightsinhisyoungjungle,surroundedbyratsandfoxes,andeatingbananasandwichesforbreakfast,lunchanddinner.Overthelast40years,hehasplantedanestimated50,000treesonhis31-hectareland,whichnowmakeupasmallbutuniqueareaofrainforest,andahavenforwildlife.Astheforestgrew,thewaterreturned,andAntoniosaysthattherearenowover20water,sourcesonhislandthatwerenolongertherewhenheboughtit.Thentheanimalsstartedmakingahomethere,Today,theforestisalivewiththesoundsofbirdsandinsectslivingthere,andmorespeciesaresettlingineveryyear.“Therearetoucans(巨嘴鳥),allkindsofbirds,squirrels,lizards,andeventheboarsarereturning,”83-year-oldVicentesays,“Ifyouaskmewhomyfamilyare,Iwouldsayallthisrighthere,eachoneofthesethatIplantedfromaseed.”1、WhatdowelearnabouttheBrazilianpeasants?A．Theywastedmuchwateronfarming.B．Theyfocusedonshort-termprofits,C．Theycaredmuchabouttheenvironment.D．Theyreliedheavilyonrainforestsforaliving.2、WhatusedtobeyoungAntonio’sbiggestconcern?A．Overpopulation. B．Pollutedwater.C．Lossofgrasslands. D．Watershortage.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“haven”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Trap B．DisasterC．Shelter D．Balance4、Inthelastparagraph,Antoniomainlyexpresseshis________.A．a(chǎn)ffectionforhisforest B．thanksforhisfamilyC．deeploveforrarebirds D．prideasasuccessfulfarmerPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)The12thChinaArtsFestivalwillbringaseriesofart1．(activity)totheChineseeconomicandartcenter,ShanghaiFromMay20toJune2,morethan50shows2．(select)nationwidewillbeperformedinnineteenmajortheatersinShanghai,andafineselectionofcreativeculturalproductswill3．(show)attheShanghaiExhibitionCenterThefestivalwillinclude4．(vary)artforms,suchasopera,dancing,paintingandphotography5．2019editionisco-organizedbytheMinistryofCultureandTourismandtheShanghaimunicipalgovernment(市政府)Since6．(it)beginningin87,thefestival7．(change)hostcitiesineachedition,travellingtoareasincludingBeijing,Sichuan,Jiangsu,ZhejiangandHubeioverthepastthreedecadesSalesofticketshaveopenedonline,withticketspricedfromnocost8．380yuan,accordingtotheorganizersToallowalargeraudiencetoaccesstheprograms,thefestivalwillalsobebroadcastliveonline"Wewillusenewmediatobringtheshowstomoreordinarypeople,9．willletthemknowaboutthemoderndevelopmentofChinesearts"saidZhuDi,headoftheministry'sartsdepartmentThisyear'sfestivalisalsoaimedat10．(promote)tourisminShanghaiwithartsThelocalgovernmenthasreleasedatotalof40culture-themedtravelroutestoguidevisitorsthroughShanghai'swell-knownlandmarksDoyoulikereading?Doyouattachthegreat1．(important)toreading?Readingistheprocessoflookingataseries2．writtensymbolsandgettingmeaningfromthemWhenweread,weuseoureyestoreceivewrittensymbolssuch3．letters,punctuation(精確的)marksandspacesandweuseourbraintochangethemintowords,sentencesandparagraphsthatcommunicatesomethingtous4．(Read)canbesilentinourheadoraloudsothatyoucanbeheardbyotherpeopleReadingisaskillthroughwhichwereceiveinformationButthecomplexprocessofreadingalso5．(need)theskillofspeaking,sothatwecanpronouncethewordsthatwereadInhissense,readingisalsoaproductiveskillinthatwearebothreceivinginformationandtransmittingitevenifonlytoourselvesReadingisthethirdofthefourlanguage6．(skill),7．a(chǎn)relistening,speaking,readingandwritingReadingissomethingthatyoucandoonyourownandthat8．(great)broadensyourvocabulary,thushelpingyouinspeaking,listeningandwritingReadingisthereforeahighlyvaluableskillandactivity,and9．issuggestedthatEnglishlearnerstrytoreadasmuchaspossibleinEnglishIfyoudoso,greatprogress10．(make)inyourEnglishlearningSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)HowtheElderlyAreTreatedAroundtheWorldHowculturesviewandtreattheirelderlyiscloselylinkedtotheirmostprizedvaluesandqualities.1、IntheUSandUK,Protestantism(新教)isatplay.Westernculturestendtobeyouth-centric,stressingqualitieslikeindependence.2、Ittiesaperson’svaluetohisorherabilitytowork–somethingthatbecomesweakerinoldage.Astheirhealthbecomesworse,theelderlyintheseculturesoftenmovetooldpeople’shomesandnursinghomes.InFrance,parentsareprotectedbylaw.ItisdifficulttoimagineanElderlyRightsLawbeingafocusinthelawsofmanyWesterncultures.Francedid,however,passasimilarlawin2004.3、OnewasagroupofofficialstatisticsshowingFrancehadthehighestrateofpensionersuicidesinEurope,andtheotherwastheaftermathofaheatwavethatkilled15,000people,mostofwhomwereelderlyandhadbeendeadforweeksbeforetheywerefound.4、NativeAmericanculturestraditionallyacceptdeathasafactoflife.InmanyNativeAmericanareas,eldersarerespectedfortheirwisdomandlifeexperiences.WithinNativeAmericanfamilies,it’scommonfortheelderstobeexpectedtopassdowntheirlearningtoyoungermembersofthefamily.ThewaytocareforChineseeldersischanging.Chinesefamiliestraditionallyviewrespectforone’seldersasthehighestvirtue,accordingtotheConfuciantradition.Adultchildrenaregenerallyexpectedtocarefortheirparentsintheiroldage.5、Nursinghomesarebeginningtobecomeamoresociallyacceptableoptionforelderlycare.A．However,thistraditionisbeginningtobreakdownduetorisinglifetimeandanagingpopulation.B．IntheAfrican-Americanarea,deathisseenasanopportunitytocelebratelife.C．Here’swhatwecanlearnfromotherculturesabouttreatingtheelderly.D．ButChinafacestheuniqueproblemoftendingtoanincreasinglyelderlypopulation.E.NativeAmericanelderspassdowntheirknowledge.F.Itwasonlypassedfollowingtwodisturbingevents,though.G.ThisrelatesbacktotheProtestantworkrules.Testscanbestressfulevenforthebeststudents．1、Fortunately，thereareseveralstepsyoucantaketomakeyourstressmuchmoremanageable．GetEnoughSleepGetting6hoursofsl