考研《英語一》襄樊市谷城縣2023年預(yù)測試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)AgraysweaterhunglimplyonTommy’semptydesk,areminderofthesadboywhohadjustfollowedhisclassmatesoutofourthird-graderoom.SoonTommy’sparents,whohadrecently1,wouldarriveforaconferenceonhis2schoolworkandbadbehavior.3parentknewthatIhadsentfortheother.Tommy,an(a)4child,hadalwaysbeenahappy,cooperativeandexcellentstudent.HowcouldI5hisfatherandmotherthathisrecentfailinggradesrepresenteda6child’sreactiontohislovedparents’separationandcomingdivorce?Tommy’smotherenteredandtookoneofthechairsIhadplacednearmydesk..Soonthefatherarrived.Good!Atleasttheywere7enoughtobepresentatthemeeting.Alookofsurpriseandangerpassedbetweenthem,andthentheypointedly(purposely)8eachother.AsIgaveadetailedaccountofTommy’sbehaviorandschoolwork,Iprayedforthe9wordstobringthesetwotogether,tohelpthemseewhattheyweredoingtotheirson.10somehowthewordswouldn’tcome.Perhapsiftheysawoneofhisunclear11donepapers.Ifoundacrumpled(褶皺的)tear-stainedsheetstuffedinthebackofhisdesk,anEnglishpaper.12coveredbothsides-nottheassignment,butasinglesentencescribbled(潦草的寫)overandover.13IsmootheditoutandgaveittoTommy’smother.Shereaditandthenwithoutawordhandedittoherhusband.Hefrowned.Thenhisface14.Hestudiedthescrawledwordsfor15seemedsolongatime.Atlasthefoldedthepapercarefully,placeditinhispocket,and16hiswife’soutstretchedhand.Shewipedthetearsfromhereyesand17athim.Myowneyeswerefilledwithtears,butneitherseemedtonotice.Hehelpedherwithhercoatandtheylefttogether.InhisownwayGodhadgivenmethewordsto18thatfamily.Hehadguidedmetothesheetofyellowcopypapercoveredwiththe19showing(流露)ofasmallboy’s20heart.Thewords,“DearMom...DearDaddy...Iloveyou...Iloveyou...Iloveyou.”1、A．remarriedB．separatedC．leftD．divided2、A．puzzlingB．encouragingC．failingD．disappointed3、A．NeitherB．EachC．EveryD．Either4、A．a(chǎn)loneB．stupidC．fearfulD．only5、A．convinceB．a(chǎn)llowC．suggestD．promise6、A．cold-heartedB．broken-heartedC．warm-heartedD．exited-hearted7、A．likedB．sadC．inspiredD．concerned8、A．missedB．lookedC．ignoredD．fought9、A．necessaryB．gratefulC．rightD．helpless10、A．OrB．ButC．AndD．So11、A．carefullyB．seriouslyC．patientlyD．carelessly12、A．WritingB．PhrasesC．TearsD．Notes13、A．EagerlyB．SecretlyC．SilentlyD．Quickly14、A．puzzledB．softenedC．discouragedD．surprised15、A．itB．thatC．whichD．what16、A．tookupB．gottoC．heldupD．reachedfor17、A．smiledB．glancedC．laughedD．glared18、A．helpB．reuniteC．supportD．change19、A．upsetB．happyC．sadD．regretful20、A．troubledB．beatingC．disappointingD．movedSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Therewasalotofnewsrelatedtoartificialintelligence,orAI,andmachinelearning.Amongthestoriesweretwodealingwithdirectcompetitionsbetweenhumansandmachines.Inonecompetition,machinesthatusedAIperformedbetterthanhumanbeingsinahigh-levelreadingtest.Twonaturallanguageprocessingtoolsbeathumanintheexperiment.OneofthetoolswasbuiltbytheAmericantechnologycompanyMicrosoft.TheotherwascreatedbyChineseonlinesellerAlibabaGroup.Inanothercompetition,acomputertookonhumansinlive,publicdebates.TheeventdemonstratedhowAI-poweredcomputersareincreasinglybeingdevelopedtothink'andsoundlikehumans.Theorganizerofthedebates,U.S.technologycompanyIBM,announcedsplitresults.Itsaidamajorityofthosewatchingsaidtheyfeltthemachinehaddonemoretoimprovetheirknowledgeofthesubject.But,thehumangotmorepraiseforcommunicatingtheirideas.Thisyear,wealsoexploredthemanywaysAIandmachinelearningarenowbeingused.Forexample,someU.S.judgesusemachinelearningsystemstohelpthemdecidewhen,andforhowlong,criminalsshouldbejailed.Thesystemusescomputerstoexaminedatafromthousandsofcourtcases.Onefast-growingareaofAIisfacialrecognition,whichisincreasinglybeingusedforsecuritypurposes.Recently,Atlanta'sHartsfield-JacksonairportbecamethefirstintheU.s.topermitpassengerstousefacialrecognitiontechnologytogetonflights.AChinesecompanyshowedoffanAIsystemitdevelopedtorecognizeindividualsbybodyshapeandwalkingmovements.ThesystemisalreadybeingusedbyChinesepoliceinBeijingandShanghai.Inaddition,machinelearningwasusedduring2018topredictresultsoftheWorldCupsoccercompetition.Thetechnologyalsocreatedartworkthatsoldforalargeamountofmoney.Anditisbeingusedtohelpfarmersavetimeandmoney,whilereducingenvironment-harmingchemicals.Othertechnologysystemsarebeingusedtofollowfarmanimalsandwildlifetocollectinformationontheiractivities.1、Whywerethetwocompetitionsmentionedinthepassage?A．ToshowhowmuchbetterAIandmachinelearningarethanhumans.B．ToproveAIandmachineLearninggotmorepraiseforcommunication.C．ToshowhowpowerfulAIandmachineLearningare.D．ToproveAIandmachinelearninghavebeenusedintheworkofU.S.judges.2、Whatarefacialandbodyrecognitionsystemsusedforinthepassage?A．Knowledgelearning.B．Safetycontrol.C．Officeautomation.D．Trackingsurvey.3、Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A．AIhasbeenwidelyusedineveryperson'sdailylife.B．HumancanbereplacedbyAIinfuturecompletely.C．MoreattentionisbeingpaidtoAIineverypartoftheworld.D．MoreadvancedAlishelpingpeopleinmoreandmoreareas.4、Whereisthetextprobablyfrom?A．Atechnologyreport.B．Anaturalsciencemagazine.C．Asciencefiction.D．Agovernmentdocument.Text2Foodisextremelyimportanttoushumanbeingsandriceisoneofthemainfoodintheworld.Australianresearchershavediscoveredawaytogeneticallyengineerricewhichwouldprovidesignificanthealthbenefitstomorethanhalftheworld’spopulation.AstudyundertakenattheUniversityofTasmania,publishedinarespectedjournaloftheNationalAcademyofSciences,discoveredamethodtoincreasetheresistantstarch(抗性淀粉）contentinrice,makingitmoredigestibleandleadingtolowerrateofdiabetes(糖尿?。゛ndoverweight.StevenSmith,theleadauthorofthestudyandaforeignexpertfortheChinesegovernmentwhohasbeenappointedtoworkoncropimprovementprojectsbytheChineseAcademyofSciences,saidincreasingthehigherresistantstarchcontentgavethis“designer”ricemanyaddedhealthbenefits.“Wehavediscoveredthatwecanincreasetheamountofresistantstarchincookedrice,whichcouldprovidehealthbenefitsforalargenumberofpeopleinAsiaandbeyond,”SmithsaidinamediareleaseonFriday.“Thesameapproachcanbeadaptedforuseinothercereals,includingwheat.Notonlycanithavebenefitsfordiabetesandobesity,butalsofordisordersofthebowel(腸）includingcancer.”Riceisthemainfoodformorethanhalftheworld’spopulation,providingmuchoftheworldwithmostoftheircalories.SmithsaidthatastherateofdiabetesandobesityinAsiancountriescontinuedtogrow,his“designer”ricecouldprovideawaytolimithealthproblems.“Notonlydoesresistantstarchreducethepossibilityofa‘sugarhit’butitalsoreducestheappetiteandpromotesthegrowthofthehealthygerms.”Smithsaid.SmithdivideshistimebetweentheUniversityofTasmaniaandhisresearchlabinBeijingwherehehopestomakesignificantadvanceinsustainable(可持續(xù)的）living.1、Whatdoweknowaboutthestudy?A．ItispartofChinesecropimprovementprojects.B．Itwillhaveasignificanteffectoncropresearches.C．Itwasjointly（聯(lián)合地）carriedoutbyAustraliaandChina.D．Ithelpssolvethefoodproblemforoverhalfoftheworld’spopulation.2、Basedonthetext,theresistantstarch________.A．existsinlargeamountsincookedriceB．decreasesthepossibilityofa“sugarhit”andprovidesmorecaloriesC．ishelpfulindigestionandlowerstherateofoverweightanddiabetesD．increasespeople’sappetiteandimprovesthegrowthofhealthygerms3、Theunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3refersto_________.A．resistantstarchB．cookedriceC．theapproachD．mediarelease4、Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A．Anenvironmentalreport.B．Amedicaljournal.C．Anengineeringtextbook.D．Anagriculturalmagazine.Text3Whenmyfathermarriedmymotherin1943,hegavemymothera1937crowncoinandtoldhertokeepitinthebackofherpurseandnottospendit.Thiswouldmeanthatshealwaysfeltthatshewasprotectedandwouldalwayshavemoneyifshereallyneededit.WhenIwasmarriedin1970myhusbandwhohadheardthisstory,obtaineda1937crowncoinformeandIhavealwayskeptitinmywallet,andIhavealwayshadenoughformyneeds.Afriendrecentlyfellonhardtimes,partlythroughexternal(外部的）circumstancesandpartlythroughpoorplanning.FriendsandIhaveloanedhermoney,paidherbills,givenherfood,andeventriedtoteachherbudgettechniques,butnoneofthemhasbeenasolution.Shehasjustslippeddeeperanddeeperintofinancialtroubleanddepression.Lastweekshelookedpaleandunwell,verydepressedandhopeless,verysadforafriendtoseeandIthenthoughtabouthowthecrowncoin,aphysicalreminderofanother'scareandlovehadprotectedme,soIwenttothebankfora$100dollar-bill.Itoldmyfriendthestoryandaskedhertokeepthe$100inthebackofherwallet.Itturnedoutthatshedidn'thaveawallet,sosheputthemoneyinalittlepencilcasewhereshekepthercoins.Sheimmediatelyfeltbetter—“Ifeelrich,andthankyouforbeingagoodfriend,”shesaid,andwewerebothabitteary.IwenthomeandrememberedalittlewalletIhadthatI’dneverused,andthought,“I’llgivethattomyfriend.”Iopenedit,andinside,found$100.1、Whatdidthe1937crowncoinfromtheauthor’sfathermeantohermother?A．Hisconcernforher. B．Hispityandprotectionforher.C．Hiscareandloveforher. D．Hisprideandrespectforher.2、Wheredidtheauthor’sfriendkeepthe$100dollar-bill?A．Inthebackofherwallet. B．Inalittlepencilcase.C．Inthepocketofherraincoat. D．Inthelayerofhersuitcase.3、Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A．Theauthorbecamerichallofasudden.B．Theauthor'sfriendwouldreceiveawalletasagift.C．Theauthor'sfriendwasnottouchedbyherstory.D．Theauthorfeltuncomfortablewhenreceivingthebill.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Acrowncoin B．ThehelptoafriendC．Ahardlife D．AgiftfrommyfatherText4EarlyintheIliad,Homer'sepicpoem（史詩）aboutthelegendary,TrojanWar,thereoccursafamousanecdoteknownasthecatalogueofships,whichnamesalltheGreekleadersandcontingents(小分隊(duì))whocametofightatTroy.Beforeunfoldingthisimpressivemusterroll(花名冊)，Homermakesaspecial,publicappealtotheMusestoensurehegetsthefactsright:Tellmenow,Muses,whohaveyourhomesonOlympus--foryouaregoddesses,andever-present,andknowallthings,andwehearonlyrumour:nordoweknowanythingTheselinesreflectacentralclaimofepicpoetry—thatthroughtheinspirationoftheMuses,daughtersofMemory,itcanpreservetheknowledgeofpeopleandtheeventsofthepast—aformidablepowerinthenon-literate,oralculturesinwhichtheIliadevolved.TheIliadwascomposedaround750-700BC,butitsoriginslieatleastsomefivecenturiesearlier,deepintheMycenaeanBronzeAge---theworldtheIliadpoeticallyevokes.TheIliadiskeenlyawareofitsroleasthekeeperofmemory,andcredibilityiscentraltoitsstorytelling.Theepicisaworkoffiction,andrelatestheeventsofafewweeksinthetenthandfinalyearoftheTrojanWarfoughtbetweenGreeksandTrojansoverbeautifulHelen,theGreekqueenwhodesertedherhusbandtoelopewithaTrojanprince.Itscastofcharactersincludesnotonlywarriorsandtheircaptivesandfamilies,buttheimmortalOlympiangods,whoperformmanysupernaturalactsinthecourseoftheireagerparticipationintheactionaroundTroy.TheIliadhasthereputationforbeinganexclusively(專門地)maleepic,weakonfemalecharacters,buttochooseonlyoneexample—Homer'sdelicatecharacterizationofHelenasawomandrivenbyreluctantremorseful(悔恨的)passionisashauntingly（縈繞心頭地）credibleasanyAnnaKarenina.Longinus,ascholarinthe1stCenturyADwrotethatinrecordingashedoesthewoundingofthegods,theirquarrels,vengeance,tears,imprisonmentandalltheirpassionsHomerhasdonehisbesttomakethemenintheIliadgodsandgodsmen.ThescenebetweenAchillesandPriamdisplaysthisinversionandcrystalliseswhattheIliadpoetshadlearnedinthecourseoftheepic’sJourney.Thatthegodsweworshipmightnotanswer,andonoccasionhumanitymustrisetofilltheirplace.Thatgloryiscloselyassociatedwithpainfulloss.Thatthevictorsharesthehumanityofthemostvulnerableofthevanquished（戰(zhàn)敗者）;thatthereisnosuchthingaspurevictoryinwar.1、TheIliadaboutthelegendaryTrojanWar,mightdatebackto_______.A．thethirdcenturyBCB．theseventhcenturyBCC．theeighthcenturyBCD．thethirteenthcenturyBC2、Accordingtothepassage,______________________________.A．beingreliableisessentialtothestorytellingoftheIliadB．TrojanWarbetweenGreeksandTrojanslastedoveradecadeC．TrojanWarendedowningtotheOlympiangods’absenceD．beautifulHelenisawomanworthrespectingintheIliad3、WhydoestheIliadhavethereputationforbeinganexclusivelymaleepic?A．Becauseitfocusesonlyonmenandwar.B．Becausetoofewfemaleswerewelldepicted.C．Becauseitscastofcharactersincludesonlymales.D．BecauseHelenwasdescribedasapassionatewoman.4、Whichofthefollowingstatementsdoesn’tagreewiththeauthor’sidea?A．Purevictoryinwardoesnotexistatall.B．Gloryisnaturallyaccompaniedwithsaddeningloss.C．Thevictorgainseverythingwithoutanyemotionalloss.D．Boththevictorandthevanquishedsharethesamehumanity.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Scientistssaycrocodileshaveoutliveddinosaurs1．some65millionyearsOnereasonwhytheyaresuchgood2．(survive)isthattheycangoforaverylongtimewithouteatingAndtheyareexperthunters,3．(use)theirstrongjawstobitetheirprey(獵物)andthenswallowitwholeWhentheyloseatooththeygrowonerightbackAcrocodilecangothrough8,0004．(tooth)inonelifetime!Whatdoestheexpression“crocodiletears”mean?Simplyput,“crocodiletears”arefakesadnessYoupretend5．(cry)andfeelbadforsomethingwheninfactyoucouldnotcare6．(little)AgreatwordtodescribeitisinsincereThephrase“crocodiletears”comesfromanoldmyththatcrocodileswouldshedtearswhileeatingtheirpreyAreligiousworkerwrotethat7．a(chǎn)crocodilefoundamanbythewater,itwouldkillhimifitcouldThenthecrocodilewouldcrytearsontheman,butthenfinallyswallow8．(he)Anothermythsuggests9．crocodileisverycleverindeedCrocodiles,thestorygoes,wouldcrytearsasafalseshowofguiltorsadnesstotricktheirpreyThepreywouldcomecloserandthenbecomedinnerScientistsexplainthatcrocodilesDOcreatetears,buttheydonotcryThetearshelptocleantheireyesCryingispurelyemotionalandit10．(reserve)forushumansForthosewhowanttokeepthemselvesslim,1．(get)moresleepcouldhelpAgroupofscientistsfromtheUniversityofLeedsintheUKfoundthatnothavingenoughsleepcouldadd2．yourwaistline(腰圍)TheystudiedI,615adults,whowereasked3．(report)howlongtheysleptandtheirfoodintakeforfourdaysTheirweight,blood4．(press),andwaistlinewererecorded5．turnedoutthatpeoplewhogetanaverageofsixhours’sleepanighthavea3-Centimeter6．(thick)waistthanthosewhohaveninehoursTheresearchersdidn’texplainhowalackofsleepcouldcauseweightgain7．,paststudiessuggestnotsleepingenoughcouldcauseanincreasedreleaseofhormones(荷爾蒙),which8．(be)linkedtoappetiteLauraHardie,leadauthorofthestudy,believesthefindingsshowthe9．(important)ofgettingenoughsleep“Howmuchsleepweneed10．(differ)betweenpeople,butthecurrentconsensus(共識)isthatseventoninehoursisbestformostadults,”shetoldTheTelegraphSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Everyminute，everysingleday，aboutatruckloadofplasticentersouroceans．1、Andtodate，only9％ofthathasbeenrecycled．Webuyabottleofwater，drinkitforafewminutes，andtossitspermanentpackaging“away”．Weeatpotatochips，finishthem，thenthrowtheirpermanentpackaging“away”．Webuyproduce，takeitoutoftheunnecessaryplasticwrap，thenthrowitspermanentpackaging“away”．Thecycleisendless，andithappenscountlesstimeseverysingleday．2、Asfaraswetrytotossapieceofplastic—whetherit’sintoarecyclingbinornot——itdoesnotdisappear．Chancesare，itendsuppollutingourcommunities，oceansorwaterwaysinsomeform．Foryears，we’vebeentoldtheproblemofplasticpackagingcanbesolvedthroughbatterindividualaction．3、Butthetruthisthatwecannotrecycleourwayoutofthismess．Recyclingalonewillneverstoptheflowofplasticsintoouroceans；wehavetogettothesourceoftheproblemandslowdowntheproductionofallthisplasticwaste．Thinkaboutit：ifyourhomewasfloodingbecauseyouhadleftthetapon，yourfirststepwouldn’tbetostartmopping．You’dfirstcutthefloodingoffatitssource—thetap．4、Weneedcorporations—thoselikeCoca-Cola，Unilever，StarbucksandNeatléthatcontinuetoproducethrowawayplasticbottles—tostepupandtaketheirresponsibilityforthemessthey’vecreated．5、．Wewillcontinuetodoourpart，butit’stimefortheworld’slargestcorporationstodotheirs．A．Thisistheirproblemtodealwith．B．Plasticpollutionisbecomingveryserious．C．Buthereistheproblem—thereisno“away”．D．Inmanyways，ourplasticproblemisnodifferent．E．Wethinkthatifwesimplyrecyclewe’redoingourpart．F．It’simpossibleforustogetridofplasticpollutioncompletely．G．Sincethe1950s，some6、3bntonsofplastichavebeenproducedworldwide．ColdweatherisgoodforyouWithwinterapproaching,peoplebegintocomplainaboutcoldweather.1、There’splentytoloveaboutcoldweather.Andthere’splentyofevidencethatcoo