臨夏市2023年考研《英語(yǔ)一》考前沖刺預(yù)測(cè)試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)It'struethat“Asmallchangecanmakeabigdifference”inourlife.Abettertechnicaltermthatcanwell1thisideaisthe“ButterflyEffect”.Abutterfly's2wingscanmakechangesinthepathofatornado;itmay3createorpreventatornadoatacertainlocation.The“ButterflyEffect”playsaroleinour4toagreatextent.Small5couldmakeahugedifferenceinourrelationships.Mostofthetimewetakethingsforgrantedinour6relations.Wedon'teventhinkofsaying“ThankYou”toourparentsaswe7theyaresupposedtodothingsforus.Understandingsomeofthesubtle（細(xì)膩的）feelingsofourlovedonesand8themthewaytheyneedwould9changetherelationshipintoastrongerone.I'vecomeacrosspeoplewhofeel10intheirrelationshipsasthey11toaddressthesesmallneeds.The“ButterflyEffect”alsoplaysaroleinourwork.Looking12intothesmallestdetailswhilestartinga13iscritical.Asubtlemistakewhiletakingcareofourcustomer's14couldendupcreatingbigtroubleattheendoftheprocess.Thiswouldmeanahugeexpenseto15atthefinaldeliverystage.Everymorning,thetimeittakesmeto16tomyofficedependsonwhattimeIstartfrommyhome.Itusuallytakes30minutesifIstartat7:20am.Ittakesmorethana(n)17ifIstartat7:30am.AtfirstIwas18howjusta10-minutedifferenceinitiallycouldaddmorethan30minutestothejourney.19,thenumberofvehiclesthatcomeoutontheroadincreasesmorethantwiceduetothat10-minute20anditlookslikebutterfliescrowdingontheroad.Yes,thisisnothingbutthe“ButterflyEffect”.1、A．developB．a(chǎn)bsorbC．explainD．shape2、A．whiteB．tinyC．longD．flat3、A．evenB．yetC．onlyD．ever4、A．educationB．experienceC．needsD．relationships5、A．excusesB．conditionsC．gesturesD．promises6、A．normalB．closeC．publicD．cultural7、A．believeB．expectC．doubtD．declare8、A．entertainingB．educatingC．a(chǎn)nalyzingD．supporting9、A．possiblyB．frequentlyC．definitelyD．suddenly10、A．satisfactionB．pressureC．sympathyD．a(chǎn)nger11、A．forgotB．pretendedC．failedD．refused12、A．carefullyB．differentlyC．proudlyD．calmly13、A．journeyB．raceC．discussionD．project14、A．tasksB．requirementsC．decisionsD．a(chǎn)dventures15、A．correctB．discoverC．collectD．express16、A．walkB．driveC．rideD．move17、A．weekB．monthC．dayD．hour18、A．pleasedB．confidentC．confusedD．patient19、A．InfactB．AboveallC．IngeneralD．Atonce20、A．detourB．deedC．delightD．delaySectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Onthedaythetornadohit,therewasnoindicationofanycomingsevereweather.Thefirstalertmyhusband,JimmyandIgotcamearound9p.m.,fromsomescrollingtextontheTVJimmywaswatching.Heranupstairstofindmeinourthird-floorbedroom,andwechangedthechanneltoourlocalPensacola,Florida,station.Nosoonerhadwefoundcoverageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.Thewindbegantoroar,thebonesofthehouseshook,andthepowerwentout.Weneedtoreachthestrongestplace—theclosetonthefirstfloor,whichiswedgedunderneathabrickstaircase.Ididn’tknowhoworifwewouldmakeitdownthesteps.Itfeltasiftherewerenofloorunderneathmeasthewindliftedmeoffmyfeet.Iheldthebanistertightlyandtriedtomoveforward,butthisintensepressureheldmeinplace,witheverythingrattlingandmoving.Aswereachedthelastflightofsteps,ourfrontdoorblewoutandthebackwallofthehousefollowedsuitandtoreoffintothedarknessoutside.BythetimeIreachedthecloset,thetornadohadbeenoverusforaboutaminute.Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn’tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewind.IgraspedJimmy’sarm,tryingtobringJimmywiththenever-fully-shutdoor.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebay.“Holdon!Holdon!”heyelled.Buttherewasnothinginthisclosettoholdonto.Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.Thestormlastedfourminutes.Inthattime,fourofthetwelvetownhousesinourunitwerecompletelydestroyed.Ofthehousesleftstanding,ourssufferedthemostdamage.Amazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjuredandwedidn’tloseanyneighbor.1、Theoccurrenceofthetornadowasconfirmedthrough________.A．somescrollingtextB．thelocalPensacolaFloridastationC．a(chǎn)relativeD．observingthetopoftheirhouse2、Whycouldn’tJimmygetinside?A．Becausehehadtopushhiswife.B．Becausehehasrunoutofallthestrengths.C．Becausethedoordidn’tshut.D．Becausethewindwastoostrong.3、Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor’sfeelingduringthetornado?A．gratefulB．frightenedC．upsetD．unexpected4、Whatcanweinferformthepassage?A．Thetornadoestookplaceatmidnight.B．Peopleintornadoesliketoliftofftheirfeetinthemovie.C．Therewasabayinfrontofthecouple’shouse.D．Thedisastercausedpropertylossbutnodeath.Text2ThereisanoldChineseproverbthatstates“Onegenerationplantsthetrees;anothergetstheshade,”andthisishowitshouldbewithmothersanddaughters.Therelationshipbetweenamotherandadaughterissometimesconfusing.Therelationshipcanbesimilartofriendship.However,themotheranddaughterrelationshiphasuniquecharacteristicsthatdistinguishitfromafriendship.Thesecharacteristicsincludeahierarchy(等級(jí))ofresponsibilitiesandunconditionallove,whichprecludemothersanddaughtersfrombeingbestfriends.Marina,27yearsold,said,“Ilovespendingtimewithmymom,butIwouldn’tconsiderhermybestfriend.Bestfriendsdon’tpayforyourwedding.Bestfriendsdon’tremindyouhowtheycarriedyouintheirbodyandgaveyoulife!Bestfriend:don’ttellyouhowwisetheyarebecausetheyhavebeenaliveatleast20yearslongerthanyou.”Thisdoesn’tmeanthatthemotheranddaughterrelationshipcan’tbeverycloseandsatisfying.Whilesomeadultrelationshipsarestilltroubled,manyfindthemtobeextremelyrewarding.Thisgenerationofmothersandadultdaughtershasalotincommon,whichincreasesthelikelihoodofsharedcompanionship.Mothersanddaughtershavealwayssharedthecommonexperienceofbeinghomemakers,responsibleformaintainingandpassingonfamilyvaluesandtraditions.Todaycontemporarymothersanddaughtersalsosharetheexperienceoftheworkforceandtechnology,whichmaybringthemevenclosertogether.Bestfriendsmayormaynotcontinuetobebestfriends,butforbetterorworse,themotheranddaughterrelationshipispermanent,evenifforsomeunfortunatereasontheyaren’tspeaking.Themotherandchildrelationshipiscloserthananyother.Thereisnotanequalrelationship.Daughtersshouldnotfeelresponsiblefortheirmother’semotionalwell-being.Itisn’tthattheydon’tcaredeeplyabouttheirmothers.It’sjustthattheyshouldn’tbeburdenedwiththeirmother’swell-being.Themotheranddaughterrelationshipisarelationshipthatisnotreplaceablebyanyother.Mothersneverstopbeingmothers,whichincludesfrequentlywantingtoprotecttheirdaughtersandoftenfeelingresponsiblefortheirhappiness.Mothersalways“trump(勝過(guò))”friends.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“preclude”inparagraph1probablymean?A．Differ. B．Prevent.C．Benefit. D．Change.2、Whatdoweknowfromthetext?A．Themotheranddaughterrelationshipcanbereplacedbyabestfriend.B．Amother’slovebringsherandherdaughteraclosefriendship.C．Themotheranddaughterrelationshipgoesbeyondbestfriends’friendship.D．Marinahasatroubledrelationshipwithhermother.3、Howdoestheauthormainlyprovehisstatements?A．Bylistingdata. B．Bygivingexplanations.C．Byquotingsayings. D．Bymakingcomparisons.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．HowtoBeaGoodMotherandDaughter?B．WhoIsaMother’sBestFriend?C．MothersorFriends?D．CanaMotherBeaDaughter’sBestFriend?Text3AgroupofscientistsisgatheringtodayintheU.K.todiscussathickpieceoficethat’scrackinginAntarctica,whichisofthesizeofDelaware.TheiceshelfiscalledLarsenC,anditnowhasa90-milecrackrunningthroughit.Thebigrift(裂縫)isslicingtheiceshelffromtoptobottom.Butthisisnotjustanothersadclimatechangestory.It’smorecomplicated.“Alotofthingsaregoingondeepinsidetheice,”saysAdrianLuckman,aglaciologist.Luckmansaysclimatechangeiscertainlyinfluencingthisregion.LarsenCusedtohavetwoneighborstothenorth,LarsenAandLarsenB．Astheairandwaterwarmed,thoseiceshelvesstartedmeltingandthendisappearedin1995and2002.ButthecrackinLarsenCseemstohavehappenedonitsown,fordifferentreasons.LarsenChasmanycracks.Alliceshelvesdo.Thisparticularcrackhasbeenaroundsinceatleastthe1960s.Theunusualpartisthatin2014,thiscrack—andonlythiscrack—startedgrowingquickly.Why?“Well,thatisalittlebitofamysteryandthat'swhyitdrewitselftoourattention,”saysLuckman.Onepuzzlingaspectishowitmanagedtocutthroughareasofsoftericethatbind(連接)theicefromneighboringglaciersintoonegiantsheet.Startingin2014,thatsofticedidverylittletoslowdownthisrift.Scientistsaresplitonhowimportantthiscrackisforthestabilityofthewholeiceshelf.Somesayifthisgiantsectionbreaksoff,itwon’tmakeadifference.Othersdisagree.“IceshelvesarethegatesofAntarcticainaway,andthegatekeepersofAntarctica.Theiceshelvesarealreadyfloating,soiftheyfallapartitdoesnotimmediatelyaffectsealevels.It’swhattheyholdback-waterfromalltheinlandglaciers—thatcouldbeproblematic.Ifallthewaterpackedinthoseglaciersmadetheirwaytothesea,itcouldsignificantlyraiseglobalsealevels,”saysAlaKhazendar,ageophysicist.1、LarsenC’stwoneighborsdisappearedmainlybecauseof________.A．climatechange B．humanbehaviorC．thecrackinLarsenC D．someunknownreasons2、WhyisLarsenCspecial?A．Becauseitstillexists.B．Becauseithasmanycracks.C．Becauseoneofitscracksisgrowingrapidly.D．Becauseitisgettingbiggerandbiggerquickly.3、Whichoneistrueofsoftice?A．Itiseasytocutthrough.B．Itsformingisstillamystery.C．Itcanpreventcrackingtoadegree.D．Itexistsmainlyinsmallpiecesofice.4、HowdoesAlaKhazendarfeelabouttheinfluenceofthecrack?A．Heisverycurious. B．Heisunconcerned.C．Heisprettyoptimistic. D．Heiscautiouslyworried.Text4Accordingtoofficialgovernmentfigures,therearemorethantwiceasmanykangaroosaspeopleinAustralia,andmanyAustraliansconsiderthempests(有害動(dòng)物).Landholdingfarmerssaythatthecountry’sestimated50millionkangaroosdamagetheircropsandcompetewithlivestockforscarceresources.Australia’sinsuranceindustrysaysthatkangaroosareinvolvedinmorethan80percentofthe20,000-plusvehicle-animalcollisionsreportedeachyear.Inthecountry’sunderpopulatedregion,thecommonbeliefisthatkangaroonumbershaveswollento“plagueproportions.”Intheabsenceoftraditionalhunters,thethinkinggoes,killingkangaroosiscriticaltobalancingtheecologyandboostingtheruraleconomy.Agovernment-sanctioned(政府認(rèn)可的)industry,basedonthecommercialharvestofkangaroomeatandhides,exported$29millioninproductsin2017andsupportsabout4,000jobs.Todaymeat,hides,andleatherfromkangarooshavebeenexportedto56countries.GlobalbrandssuchasNike,Puma,andAdidasbuystrong,supple“k-leather”tomakeathleticgear.Andkangaroomeatisfindingitswayintomoreandmoregrocerystores.Advocatespointoutthatlow-fat,high-proteinkangaroomeatcomesfromananimalmoreenvironmentallyfriendlythangreenhousegas-emittingsheepandcattle.JohnKelly,formerexecutivedirectoroftheKangarooIndustryAssociationofAustralia,says,“HarvestingourfoodandfibersfromanimalsadaptedtoAustralia’sfragilerangelandsisextremelywiseandsustainable.Manyecologistswilltellyouthatthereisnomorehumanewayofproducingredmeat.”O(jiān)pponents(反對(duì)者)oftheindustrycallthekillinginhumane,unsustainable,andunnecessary.Populationestimatesarehighlydebatable,theysay,but“plagueproportions”arebiologicallyimplausible.Littlekangaroosgrowslowly,andmanydie,sokangaroopopulationscanexpandbyonly10to15percentayear,andthenonlyunderthebestofcircumstances.DwayneBannon-Harrison,amemberoftheYuinpeopleofNewSouthWales,saystheideathatkangaroosaredestroyingthecountryislaughable.“They’vebeenwalkingthislandalotlongerthanpeoplehave,”hesays.“Howcouldsomethingthat’sbeenhereforthousandsofyearsbe‘destroying’thecountry?Idon’tunderstandthelogicinthat.”CanAustralians’conflictingattitudestowardkangaroosbereconciled(和解)?GeorgeWilsonsaysthatifkangarooswereprivatelyowned,thengraziers(放牧人)—workingindependentlyorthroughwildlifeconservancies—wouldprotecttheanimals,treatingthemaspossessions.Theycouldfeedthem,leasethem,breedthemandchargehunterafeeforaccess.“Ifyouwanttoconservesomething,”Wilsonsays,“youhavetogiveitavalue.Animalsthatareconsideredpestsdon’thavevalue.”P(pán)rivatizationcouldalsohelpreducegrazingpressures.Ifkangaroosweremorevaluablethancattleorsheep,farmerswouldkeeplesslive-stock,whichcouldbegoodfortheenvironment.Underthisscheme,landholderswouldworkwiththekangarooindustryonbranding,marketingandqualitycontrol.Thegovernment’srolewouldbeoversightandregulation.1、Whatcanbelearntfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?A．Kangaroomeatishealthierthanotherredmeat.B．Globalbrandsmakesmallprofitsonkangaroos.C．Kangaroosaremorefriendlytotheenvironment.D．Overpopulatedkangarooshavebecomeafinancialburden.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“implausible”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Unreasonable. B．Immeasurable.C．Unquestionable. D．Unchangeable.3、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebenefitofprivatization?A．Thepopularityofkangaroohunting.B．Thereductioninthenumberofkangaroos.C．Theestablishmentofmoreconservationareas.D．Thebettermanagementofthekangarooindustry.4、Thepassageiswrittento________.A．a(chǎn)rgueagainstthekillingofkangaroosB．stresstheimportanceofprotectingkangaroosC．presentdifferentopinionsonthekangarooindustryD．provideasolutiontotheproblemcausedbykangaroosPartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)NeZha,China’sanimatedblockbusterhitofthesummer,isready1．(hit)NorthAmericantheaterslaterthismonthWellGoUSAEntertainment,2．distributioncompanyspecializinginbringingtopAsianfilmtitlestoUScinemas,willreleasethefilminselect3DIMAXtheatersacrossNorthAmericaonAug29,3．(follow)byanationwideexpansiononSept4．Writtenanddirectedbyfirst-timefeaturefilmmakerYangYu,alsoknown5．Jiaozi,thefilm6．(tell)ofNeZha,aboybornasasocialoutcast(棄兒)becauseofadivineprophecy（神的預(yù)言）7．hewoulddestroytheworldHetriestochangehispredeterminedfateandpeople’sviewsofhimbychoosinggoodovereviland8．(become)theirtrueheroBuiltonasuccessful9．(adapt)ofChinesefolktaleandexcellentword-of-mouth,thefilm-thefirstChineseanimatedfilmisprovingtohavelonglegsattheboxoffice10．a(chǎn)totalboxofficeof11．1billionyuan($582million)andcounting,

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isthebest-receivedanimatedfeatureeverinChina,andthefourth12．(large)theatricalreleaseinthecountry’sboxofficehistoryTodayIwillintroducesomenewteachersinourclassMrsLiismyEnglishteacherMyfirst1．(impress)ofherwasthatshewasnervousandshyButnow,Ifindshe’skindandpatient,whoexplainsgrammar2．(clear)I’vealwayshatedmakingmistakesor3．(pronounce)awordincorrectlywhenIspeakEnglish,butshejustsmiles,4．makesmefeeleasy5．(Be)almostsixty,MrsChenis6．experiencedphysicsteacher,butsheisverystrictAllofusareafraidofher,andnoonedaretobelateforherlessonsSomeofourclassdon’tlikeher,butmostofusreallyappreciateherbecauseherteachingissowell7．(organise)andclearIbelieveI’lldowellintheexamwithMrsChen8．(teach)meAnotherteacherIwillmentionbelowisMrWuHeteachesusChineseHeispopularamongusbecausehereallyenjoysteachingChineseliteratureHebecomessoenergeticandhumorouswhenhethinkswe’regetting9．(bore)Eventhingslikecompositionsand10．(summary)arefunwithhimIrespecthimalotSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Flextimeisaflexiblehoursscheduleinwhichemployeeschoosetheirownworkinghours,usuallyworkingwithinapproximatelimitssetbytheemployerorbythegovernment.1、flextimehasaclearadvantage.2、Forexample,peoplecanuseflextimetocreatescheduleswhichwillallowthemtogotoschool,handlechildcare,assistrelatives,andperformothertasks.Employeesmayalsousetheirflextimetocreateaschedulewhichoptimizescreativity,asinthecaseofsomeonewhowouldprefertoworkearlierinthedaytogetmoreaccomplished.3、First,ittendstoincreaseemployees’satisfaction.Thismakesthecompanyabetterandmoreproductiveplacetowork.Inaddition,flextimecanallowcompaniestoserveclientsforagreatportionoftheday,asemployeeswillbearoundatvaryinghourstoanswerphones,attendmeetings,andsoforth.Mostflextimeschedulesincludecoretime.4、Employeesarealsousuallygivenanhourly,dailyorweeklylimittoensurethattheydonotviolatelawsaboutworkinghoursOrthecompanyisonlywillingtopaywagesforsomanyhoursofworkeachweek.Aclassicexampleofaflexibletimescheduleisthatsomeonewhoworksfour10-hourshiftsaweekcantakethreedaysoff.Flextimecanalsobecombinedwithflexplace,inwhichtheenvironmentisbetterthanthatoftheoffice.5、Employersmayalsoallowpeopletoworkinuntraditionalsettingssuchascoffeehouses.A．Employersbenefitfromflextimealot.B．It’salsoseenasafamily-friendlypolicy.C．However,flextimemaynotbeapplicabletoallfields.D．Itisaperiodofthedayinwhicheveryoneisexpectedtobeatwork.E.Manyemployersallovertheworldofferthismethodtotheiremployees.F.Forexample,homeofficesareincreasinglypopularamongmanycompanies.G.Itallo