河南省南陽(yáng)市臥龍區(qū)2023年考研《英語(yǔ)一》模擬預(yù)測(cè)試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Formepersonally,Icouldwritefordaysaboutmanydifferentsituationswhereadversity(逆境)1mylife.NowletmetellyouoneexperiencewhereIalmostletadversity2.Wehadaglassstudio,whichwaslocated50feetfromourhome.Acoupleofyearsagoweexperiencedan3winter;wehadalotofsnowandice.The4oftheiceandsnow5theroofonourstudio,takingwithitoneofoursourcesofincome.6itdidfalldown,wegotontheroofandtriedto7thesnowandice,butwhenyouhave5feetoficeandtemperaturesofminus20Celsius,itwaspretty8todo.Wehadapartnercomeintohelpustryto9theroofbysupporting.Intheend,therewas10thatcouldbedone.Theroofcamedown.Wehadmovedalotofourgoodsandtoolsfromthestudio11welostalotalso:glass,kilns,workbenches,tonameonlyafewoftheitems.Itwasa12experience.Herewewereinthemiddleofwinterwithourstudiocollapsed.Wecouldn'tworkaswehadalmost13allthematerialinabuildingwewerenotusing.Wecouldhavedoneoneoftwothings:wecouldsimplysaythatwecannolonger14ourglassbusiness.Letmetellyouthatthiswascertainlyathoughtthat15ourmind.Orwecouldfindawaytogetourstudiobackupandrunning.Wepickedthe16option.Wehadalargebarnthatwewerenotusing.Sowerenovated(翻新)thebarn,17ourworkingareaandtodaywehaveanicerstudiothanwe18had.Iftheadversitywewere19hadnothappened,weprobablywould20beworkingintheoldstudio—astudiothatwaslessefficient.1、A．promotedB．influencedC．destroyedD．prevented2、A．sufferB．escapeC．winD．work3、A．a(chǎn)wkwardB．a(chǎn)wesomeC．a(chǎn)greeableD．a(chǎn)wful4、A．sizeB．heightC．weightD．temperature5、A．collapsedB．limitedC．pressedD．struck6、A．BeforeB．UnlessC．AlthoughD．When7、A．replaceB．reduceC．recycleD．remove8、A．worthwhileB．toughC．rewardingD．a(chǎn)nnoying9、A．examineB．testC．secureD．restore10、A．somethingB．enoughC．a(chǎn)llD．nothing11、A．forB．butC．orD．so12、A．vainB．validC．disastrousD．treasured13、A．displayedB．a(chǎn)rrangedC．piledD．presented14、A．predictB．conductC．instructD．quit15、A．a(chǎn)pproachedB．crossedC．clearedD．comforted16、A．latterB．formerC．easierD．further17、A．evaluatedB．redesignedC．organizedD．reserved18、A．desperatelyB．hopefullyC．eventuallyD．previously19、A．facedwithB．concernedaboutC．cautiousaboutD．a(chǎn)wareof20、A．everB．a(chǎn)lreadyC．evenD．stillSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Intoday’ssociety,languageplaysakeyroleindefininggender(性別)byvocabulary,andalsotheirnon-verbal(非語(yǔ)言的)vocabulary.Eachoneofthesedifferenttypesofwaysofcommunicatingisobviouslydifferentbetweenmenandwomen.Manydifferentstudiesshowthatmentendtotalkmuchmorethanwomen.Ithasalsobeenproventhatwomentendtospeakfasterthanmen;thisisduetothefactthatwomentendtobeinterruptedmoreoftenthanmenare,andalsohavetheabilitytospeakmoreclearly,precisely,andmorequicklythanmen.Inonestudyitwasfoundthatwomenspokeforanaverageofthreeminutesdescribingapainting,asopposedtothethirteen-minuteaverageittookmentodescribeit.Menandwomenalsotendtohaveaverydifferentnon-verbalwayofcommunicating,whichcanalsomakeitveryhardforoneanothertounderstandwhattheoppositesexistryingtosay.Men’sbodylanguageismuchmorereservedwhentalkingtowomen.Mentendnottomakeasmucheyecontactandtheygenerallystayfartherawayfromwomenwhentalkingtothem.Menavoidotherpeople’sbodyspacewhiletalking,andtheyalsotendtositbackwhentalking.Allofthesehavegivenofftheimpressionofdisinterestorboredom.Womenarebyfarbetterlistenersandmuchmoreenjoyabletotalkwithandtheytendtoraisemoretopicsforconversation.Womenalsomakeitclearerwhetherornottheconversationisgoingsomewhereorjuststuckinneutral.Afterlearningaboutourstylesofcommunicatingwitheachother,Ihavedecidedthatalthoughmenhavenotquitemasteredcommunicating,whatfunwoulditbeifweallspokethesame“l(fā)anguage”?Thelittlegamesmenandwomenplaywitheachotherwhileconversingwouldbelost.Thequestioneveryoneaskshimselforherselfaftertalkingwithsomeoneoftheoppositesex,“Iwonderifthere’ssomethingthere?”wouldnolongerexist.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”inParagraph2referto?A．Thedifferencesbetweenmen’sandwomen’slanguages.B．Thedifferentspeedofmen’sandwomen’sspeech.C．Theabilityofmen’sandwomen’sspokenlanguage.D．Thenon-verbalvocabularyofmenandwomen.2、Inwhatwaydomenandwomendifferaccordingtothethirdparagraph?A．Speedofunderstanding.B．Understandingofspeechroles.C．Politenessofcommunication.D．Applicationofbodylanguage.3、Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothedifferencesbetweenmen’sandwomen’scommunication?A．Cautious.B．Favorable.C．Ambiguous.D．Skeptical.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．Women,bornexcellenttalkersB．Men’sandwomen’ssocialrolesC．VocabularyandcommunicationD．Oppositegender,differentlanguageText2TrainingtheBrainPeoplewhocanaccomplishunbelievabletasks,suchasmemorizingthousandsofrandomnumbersinunderanhour,statethattheyjusthavenormalbrains.SomememorysuperstarscompeteinOlympic-likeWorldMemoryChampionships.Thesementalathletes,orMAsforshort,canmemorizenamesofdozensofstrangersinafewminutesoranypoemhandedthem.EdCooke,a24-year-oldMA,explainstheyseethemselvesasparticipantsrescuingthelong-lostartofmemorytraining.Thesetechniquesexistednottorecalluselessinformation,buttocutintothebrainbasictextandideas.AstudyinthejournalNatureexaminedeightpeoplewhofinishednearthetopoftheWorldMemoryChampionships.Thescientistsexaminedwhethertheirbrainswerefundamentallydifferentfromeveryoneelse’sorwhethertheyweresimplymakingbetteruseofmemorizingabilitiesweallpossess.TheyputtheMAsandcontrolsubjectsintobrainscannersandhadthemmemorizenumbersandphotographs.Theresultsurprisedeveryone.ThebrainsoftheMAsandthoseofthecontrolsubjectswereindistinguishable.Oneverytest,theMAsscoredinthenormalrange.However,whenthescientistsexaminedwhatpartofthebrainwasusedduringamemoryactivity,theyfoundtheMAsreliedmoreheavilyonareasinthebraininvolvedinspatialmemory.MAsofferanexplanation:anythingcanbefixeduponourmemoriesandkeptinorderbyconstructingabuildingintheimaginationandfillingitwithpicturesofwhatneedstoberecalled.Datingbacktothefifthcentury,thebuildingiscalledamemorypalace.Evenaslateasthefourteenthcentury,whentherewerecopiesofanytext,scholarsneededtorememberwhatwasreadtothem.Readingtorememberrequiresadifferenttechniquethanspeedreading.Ifsomethingismadememorable,ithastoberepeated.Untilrelativelyrecently,peoplereadonlyafewbooksintensively(細(xì)致地)againandagain,usuallyaloud.Todaywereadextensively,usuallyonlyonceandwithoutcontinuousfocus.Sothegreatdifferenceistheabilitytocreateimpressivepicturesinmindandtodoitquickly.Usingmemorypalaces,MAscreatememorizedpictures.Forexample,recombinethepicturestoformunforgettablescenessuchasthewaysthroughatown.Onecompetitorusedhisownbodypartstohelphimmemorizea57,000-worddictionary.Anyonewhowishestotrainthemindneedsfirsttocreatefantasticalpalacesintheimagination.Thentheyshouldcuteachbuildingintocubbyholesformemories.Inashortamountoftime,theywillnoticeimprovementwithrememberingthings.Tokeeptheskillsharp,MAsdeliberatelyemptytheirpalacesaftercompetitions,sotheycanreusethemandtheyrecommendthatbeginnersdothesame.1、WecanlearnfromParagraph2thatamentalathlete______.A．ownsabrainthatislargerinsizeB．showsagiftinmentalabilitytestsC．usesthememorizingtechniquebetterD．dependslessontheareasthatcontrolspatialmemory2、Whydoestheauthormention“speedreading”inParagraph3?A．Todiscussthememorizingtechniqueinthefifthcentury.B．Togivethereasonwhypeoplereadonlyafewbookscarefully.C．Toexplainthetextfourteenthcenturyscholarshadtoremember.D．Tocomparethetypeofreadingnowadayswiththatofearliertimes.3、WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A．Thereisavarietyofunforgettablescenes.B．Memorypalacescanbequicklyforgotten.C．Impressivepicturesareinactualbuildings.D．Onepersonprobablyhas57,000bodyparts.4、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“cubbyholes”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A．Smallspaces. B．Blacksholes.C．Technicalskills. D．Differentnumbers.Text3Tiredofeatingatthesameboringrestaurants?Lookingforachange?Herearesomerestaurantsthatofferanoriginalrestaurantexperience.Seeforyourselfwhichonesyoufancy.AnExcitingDinnerLookingforsomethingadventurous?TheArchipelagoinLondonisjustthethingforyou.Oneofthemostpopulardishesinthisrestaurantiscrocodile.Yes,youreaditcorrectly,crocodile.Ifthatisnotdaringenoughforyou,thereareplentyofotherdishesonthemenu.ARestaurantwithaViewWanttoenjoythesightswhileyou’reeating?TrytheTopoftheWorldrestaurant.Atabout244metersaboveLasVegas,dinerscanenjoyaspectacularviewofLasVegasinthisrevolvingrestaurant.However,therealadventurestartsattheendofthemeal.That’swhenthecustomersaretakenfromtheirseatsatgroundleveltotheobservationroomsinelevatorsthattravelataremarkablespeed.ATheatricalExperienceLongingfordinnerwithsomedrama?DinewithmimesatMimeinManchester.Theserviceisunique.Yourwaiterwillcommunicateyourorderinmimeandkeepyouentertainedwithperformancesinbetweencourses.AnUnusualSettingDon’tcareaboutpresentation?You’llbefineattheModernToiletrestaurantinTaiwan.Thethemeofthisrestaurantisthetoilet,andyouwouldbesurprisedhowmanypeoplequeueupfortheexperienceofeatingontoiletseats.1、WhatwouldyouexpectattheTopoftheWorldrestaurant?A．Afreeride.B．Aninterestingmenu.C．Ashowduringthemeal.D．Abird’s-eyeviewofLondon.2、Whichrestaurantrequirescustomerstoorderinanunusualway?A．Archipelago.B．TopoftheWord.C．Mime.D．ModemToilet.3、Whereisthepassagelikelytobetakenfrom?A．Aresearchpaper.B．Anentertainmentmagazine.C．Athrillingnovel.D．Afashionmagazine.Text4We’veheardofrobotsandAI（ArtificialIntelligence）takinghumanjobs,butIbetmayors（市長(zhǎng)）don’treallythinktheirjobscanbethreatenedanytimesoon.Theywerewrong,andtheAIrunningforthemayorofaTokyodistrictwasclearproofofthat.AIcan’tlegallyrunforhigh-rankingpublicmanagementpositionsyet,butonemayoralcandidatefromTamaCity,Tokyo,intendedtomaximizetheuseofartificialintelligenceinrunningcityaffairs.Hewasrunninghiscampaign（競(jìng)選運(yùn)動(dòng)）as“AIMayor”.Basically,hewassuggestingreplacinghumanpublicofficialswithAIandhavingthemcollectcitydataandcreatefairandbalancedpoliciesthatwillbenefiteveryone.“Forthefirsttimeintheworld,AIwillruninanelection,”humancandidateMichihitoMatsudaannouncedonTwitter.“ArtificialIntelligencewillchangeTomaCity.WiththebirthofanAIMayor,wewillconductbalancedpolitics.”TheAIMayorwascampaigningverymuchlikeitshumancompetitors.PosterswereshownalloverTamaCityandcampaigntruckswereblaringout（大聲鳴響）promisesofanAIutopia（烏托邦）andaskingforsupport.SomepeoplecalledMichihitoMatsuda’scampaignastunt（噱頭）,asahumanwouldstillbetheonelegallyincharge.However,otherssaidthattheywereexcitedaboutthefutureofAIrunningthingsinthebackground,addingthatithadtobeabetterchoice.1、What’stheadvantageoftheAImayoraccordingtoMichihitoMatsuda?A．MaximizingtheuseofAI. B．Replacinghumanofficials.C．Creatingbalancedpolicies. D．Bringinghimbeneficialeffects.2、HowwillAIrunforthemayor?A．Itwillabolishmanyoldpolicies.B．ItwillaskforsupportontheInternet.C．Itwillmakepublicspeeches,dressedlikeahuman.D．Itwillcompetesimilarlytohumancompetitors.3、What’sthecitizens’attitudetowardMichihitoMatsuda’scampaign?A．TheybelieveAIwillwin. B．Allconsiderittobetricky.C．Itissupposedtobeafailuredefinitely. D．Somethinkit’sworthyofexpectation.4、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A．AIRunsfortheMayor. B．TheAdvantagesofAI.C．AIReplacesHumaninManagement. D．ThePatternsofAIManagement.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)SilkwasnottheonlyproducttobetransportedalongtheSilkRoad,withfinelycarvedjade(翡翠)andmedicinalherbsalsobeing1．(export)fromChinaLikesilk,tradeinluxuryitemssuchastheseboomed,andmanymerchantsfoundinstantwealthRather2．travelingtheentirelengthoftheSilkRoad,eachmerchanttradedgoodsalongonesectionoftheroute,3．(buy)theminoneoasis(綠洲)townandsellingtheminanotherThetravelersandmerchantsalso4．(carry)manyideas,philosophiesandreligionswiththemalongtheSilkRoadOfallthese,Buddhism,whichcamefromIndia,hadthegreatestinfluence5．ChinesecultureIt6．(eventual)becameChina’sprimaryfaith,morewidespreadthantheoriginalChinesereligionsofConfucianismandTaoismSilkRoadtradestraveledtogetherinlongcaravans(旅行隊(duì))ofcamelsThismodeoftravelprovided7．(protect)fromrobberswhomightattempt8．(rob)thevaluablegoodsbeingtransportedTheSilkRoadwasnotonlyonesingleroad,but9．wholecollectionofroutesby10．goodsweretransportedbetweentheEastandtheWestHaveyoueverdreamedofbeingfamous1．a(chǎn)musician?AtfirstmanysingersmayformabandtopracticetheirmusicAndthentheymaygetthechancetogive2．(perform)inpubsorclubsLatertheymaygraduallybecomepopular3．,theMonkeesstartedinadifferentwayTheybeganasaTVshowTheTVorganizershadputanadvertisementinanewspaper,4．(look)forrockmusicianswhocouldactaswellassing5．(honest)speaking,onlyoneofthemwasgoodenoughandtheotherthreememberspretended6．(sing)Soitcouldn’t7．(call)arealbandatthebeginningAnyhow,theirshowswere8．(creativity)andtheybecamepopularAfterayearorso,theyworkedharderandproduced9．(they)ownrecordsandstartedtouringInabout1970,theMonkeesbrokeupbuttheyreunitedinthemid-1980sandin1996producedanewrecord,with10．theybecamemoresuccessfulSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Faces,likefingerprints,areunique.Didyoueverwonderhowitispossibleforustorecognizepeople?1、.Yetaveryyoungchild–orevenananimal,suchasapigeon,canlearntorecognizefaces.Wealltakethisforgranted.2、.Whenwetalkaboutsomeone’spersonality,wemeanthewaysinwhichheorsheacts,speaks,thinksandfeelsthatmakethatindividualdifferentfromothers.Likethehumanface,humanpersonalityisverycomplex.Butdescribingsomeone’spersonalityinwordsissomewhateasierthandescribinghisface.3、.Butifyouwereaskedtodescribea“niceperson”,youmightbegintothinkaboutsomeonewhowaskind,considerate,friendly,warm,andsoforth.Therearemanywordstodescribehowapersonthinks,feelsandacts.GordonAirport,anAmericanpsychologist,foundnearly18,000Englishwordscharacterizingdifferencesinpeople’sbehavior.4、.Bookworms,conservatives,militarytypes–peoplearedescribedwithsuchterms.Peoplehavealwaystriedto“type”eachother.ActorsinearlyGreekdramaworemaskstoshowtheaudiencewhethertheyplayedthevillain’sorthehero’srole.Infact,thewords“person”and“personality”comefromtheLatinpersona,meaning“mask”.Today,mosttelevisionandmovieactorsdonotwearmasks.5、.A．Ifyouwereaskedtodescribewhata“niceface”looklike,youprobablywouldhaveadifficulttimedoingso.B．Butwecaneasilytellthe“goodguys”fromthe“badguys”becausethetwotypesdifferinappearanceaswellasinactions.C．Wealsotellpeopleapartbyhowtheybehave.D．Peoplehavedifficultyindescribingthefeaturesoffingerprints.E.Andmanyofususethisinformationasabasisfordescribing,ortypingone`spersonality.F.Expertssaythatactorsdifferintheirbehavioralandphysicalcharacteristicsinacting.G.Evenaskilledwriterprobablycouldnotdescribeallthefeaturesthatmakeonefacedifferentfromanother.Manypeoplemightfeellostduringamajortransition(轉(zhuǎn)折)inlife.Lifecoaching,however,isthebestchoiceforanyonewhoislookingforwaystogetthroughthetoughpathoflife.—1、Somelifecoachesmightfocusonlyoncertaintypesofsituations,likeadvancingcareers,whileothersmaybewillingto