昆明市官渡區(qū)2023年考研《英語一》模擬試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Youmaybesurprisedtosee“makingsurechildrenneversuffer”asamistake.Thefollowing____mayhelpyouunderstandhowrescuingchildrenfromallsuffering____weakness.Alittleboyfeltsorryforabutterflystrugglingtoemergefromitschrysalis(蛹).Hedecidedto____thebutterfly.Sohepeeled(剝開)thechrysalisopenforthebutterfly.Thelittleboywasso___towatchthebutterflyspreadits____andflyoffintothesky.Thenhewashorrified____hewatchedthebutterflyfalltothegroundanddiebecauseitdidnothavethemuscle___tokeepflying.Infact,thebutterfly’sstruggleto____thechrysalishelpsthebutterflybecomestronger.Likethelittleboy,____toooftenwanttoprotecttheirchildrenfromstruggleinthe____oflove.Theydon’trealizethattheirchildrenneedtostruggle,toexperience____,todealwithdisappointment,andtosolvetheirownproblems.Onlyinthiswaycanchildren____theiremotionalstrength,become____anddeveloptheskillsnecessaryfortheevenbiggerstrugglestheywillmeetthroughouttheirlives.Childrenexperiencingsufferingscan____theupsanddownsoflife.However,itisn’thelpfuleitherinthiscasewhenparents____blameandshametowhatthechildisexperiencing.Mothers____tosay,“Stopcryingandactinglikeaspoiledboy.Youcan’talwaysgetwhatyouwant.”These____wordsshouldbeavoided.Instead,parentscanofferlovingsupport.Youcansay,“Don’tlose____.Bebrave!Youwillsucceedifyoutryagain.”Thencomesthetoughpart—no____andnolectures.Simplyallowhimtodiscoverthathecan1hisdisappointmentandcarryoutwhathecandotogetwhathewantsinthefuture.1、A．saying B．proverb C．story D．experiment2、A．a(chǎn)ppears B．creates C．burns D．works3、A．kill B．feed C．rescue D．help4、A．excited B．moved C．puzzled D．depressed5、A．body B．feet C．wings D．feather6、A．since B．a(chǎn)s C．before D．until7、A．power B．energy C．force D．strength8、A．comeupwith B．breakawayfrom C．getalongwith D．doawaywith9、A．teachers B．relatives C．parents D．friends10、A．name B．charge C．case D．course11、A．hardships B．friendships C．relationships D．scholarships12、A．require B．lose C．strengthen D．fail13、A．warm-hearted B．strong-willed C．a(chǎn)bsent-minded D．cold-blooded14、A．survive B．predict C．expect D．a(chǎn)void15、A．reduce B．a(chǎn)dapt C．devote D．a(chǎn)dd16、A．pretend B．happen C．seem D．tend17、A．interesting B．inspiring C．discouraging D．touching18、A．sight B．face C．heart D．weight19、A．parking B．rescuing C．drinking D．smoking20、A．turnover B．getover C．comeover D．takeoverSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1IstartedmyjourneyattheCadillacHouse,droveoutofthecityandgotonthe1-95towardWashington,D．C．.It’saboutafour-hourdrive.AssoonasIjumpedonthehighway,Ispeduptoabout70milesperhourandenteredstandardcruisecontrol.Asmallindicatorontheinstrumentpanel(儀表盤)showedthecarwasreadytoengageself-drivingmode.Ipushedabuttononthesteeringwheeltobegin,initiatingSuperCruisemode.AgreenlightbaratthetopofmysteeringwheelshowedthatSuperCruisewason.Therewerenoshake,nosuddenspeedchangesoranythinglikethat.Thecarremainedperfectlysteady.Itusesacombinationofcameras,radarsensors,andGPStofindthecenterofthelane.Thecarfounditlikeatrainonatrack.IhadtoadmitthatIwaslittleworriedaboutlettingthecartakeoveratfirst.Ikeptmyhandsnearthewheelandmyeyeslockedontheroad.Afterabouttenminutes,Ifinallystartedtotrustthecar’sjudgment.Itsoonbecameclearthatitcouldeasilydriveitselfinlighttraffic,brakingwhennecessaryandkeepingasteadyspeed.Thenwehitabottleneck.TherewasastandstilltrafficoutsideofBaltimore,andthingscouldhaveeasilygonewrong,butthisiswhereSuperCruisereallyshined.Thevehiclecametoacompletestoptoavoidcrashingintotraffic,thenspedupwhencarsstartedmovingagain.Itwasimpressiveaswell,andsomethingthatsetsthe2018CadillacCT6apartfromallcompetitors.IeventuallyturnedoffthehighwayandheadedintoWashingtonD．C．.ToturnSuperCruiseof,Isimplyhitthebuttononthesteeringwheelagain.Thegreenlightatthetopofthewheelturnedoff,andItookcontrolofthecar.TheCT6hadnoproblembringingmefromNewYorktoWashington,D．C,inSuperCruisemodepracticallyallbyitself.ItmakesmehopefulforafuturewhereI’llneverneedtotouchasteeringwheelagain.1、652．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Areportcomparingdifferentcars’performance.B．Adescriptionofanadventurousjourney.C．Anadvertisementofanewtypeofcar.D．Anaccountofaself-drivingexperience.2、654．Theunderlinedword“initiating”inparagraph2canbereplacedby________.A．takinginB．turningonC．makingoutD．comingoff3、656．Whatdidthewriterthinkoftheself-drivingmodeatthebeginningofthejourney?A．Doubtful.B．Exciting.C．Boring.D．Reliable.4、658．Whatisthecompetitiveadvantageofthewriter’scarcomparedtosimilarones?A．Thereisnoneedtotouchthesteeringwheelalltheway.B．Thebuilt-infacilitieshelpthecarremainsteady.C．Thecarcanadjustitsspeedaccordingtotrafficconditions.D．TheoperationoftheSuperCruisemodeisquitesimple.Text2Initsearlyhistory,Chicagohadfloodsfrequently,especiallyinthespring,makingthestreetssomuddythatpeople,horses,andcartsgotstuck.Anoldjokethatwaspopularatthetimewentsomethinglikethis:AmanisstuckuptohiswaistinamuddyChicagostreet.Askedifheneedshelp,hereplies,“No,thanks.I'vegotagoodhorseunderme.”Thecityplannerdecidedtobuildanundergrounddrainage(排水)system,buttheresimplywasn'tenoughdifferencebetweentheheightofthegroundlevelandthewaterlevel.TheonlytwooptionsweretolowertheChicagoRiverorraisethecity.AnengineernamedEllisChesbroughconvincedmethecitythatithadnochoicebuttobuildthepipesabovegroundandthencoverthemwithdirt.Thisraisedthelevelofthecity'sstreetsbyasmuchas12feet.Thisofcoursecreatedanewproblem:dirtpracticallyburiedthefirstfloorsofeverybuildinginChicago.Buildingownerswerefacedwithachoice:eitherchangethefirstfloorsoftheirbuildingsintobasements,andthesecondstoriesintomainfloors,orhoisttheentirebuildingstomeetthenewstreetlevel.Smallwood-framebuildingscouldbeliftedfairlyeasily.Butwhataboutlarge,heavystructureslikeTremontHotel,whichwasasix-storybrickbuilding?That'swhereGeorgePullmancamein.Hehaddevelopedsomehouse-movingskillssuccessfully.ToliftabigstructureliketheTremontHotel,Pullmanwouldplacethousandsofjackscrews(螺旋千斤頂)beneaththebuilding'sfoundation.Onemanwasassignedtooperateeachsectionofroughly10jackscrews.AtPullman'ssignaleachmanturnedhisjackscrewthesameamountatthesametime,therebyraisingthebuildingslowlyandevenly.Astonishingly,theTremontHotelstayopenduringtheentireoperation,andmanyofitsguestsdidn'tevennoticeanythingwashappening.Somepeopleliketosaythateveryproblemhasasolution.ButinChicago'searlyhistory,everyengineeringsolutionseemedtocreateanewproblem.NowthatChicago'swastewaterwasdrainingefficientlyintotheChicagoRiver,thecity'snextstepwastocleanthepollutedriver.1、Theauthormentionsthejoketoshow______.A．horseswerefairlyusefulinChicagoB．Chicago'sstreetswereextremelymuddyC．ChicagowasverydangerousinthespringD．theChicagopeoplewereparticularlyhumorous2、ThecityplannerswereconvincedbyEllisChesbroughto_______.A．getridofthestreetdirt B．lowertheChicagoRiverC．fightagainstheavyfloods D．buildthepipesaboveground3、Theunderlinedword“hoist”inParagraph4means“_______”.A．change B．liftC．repair D．decorate4、WhatcanweconcludeaboutthemovingoperationoftheTremontHotel?A．Itwentonsmoothlyasintended.B．Itinterruptedthebusinessofthehotel.C．ItinvolvedPullmanturningtenjackscrews.D．Itseparatedthebuildingfromitsfoundation.5、ThepassageismainlyabouttheearlyChicago's______.A．popularlifestylesandtheirinfluencesB．environmentaldisastersandtheircausesC．engineeringproblemsandtheirsolutionsD．successfulbusinessmenandtheirachievementsText3EndlessplayingofsongslikeAllIwantforChristmasinshopsduringthefestiveseasondoesn’tjustdriveusmad—thesongsalsomakeusmorecarelesswithourmoney,researchhaswarned.WhilerepeatedperformanceofJingleBellsmayseemlikeaninnocentattempttoraisecustomers’spiritsduringthenightmareofChristmasshopping,thesongsalsohaveamoredelicateimpact.“Backgroundmusic,or“Muzak”,canbeusedbymarketerstoimposecultures---suchasthecommercializationofChristmas---ontoconsumersandinfluencetheirbehaviour,”expertssaid.Dr.AlanBradshawofRoyalHolloway,UniversityofLondon,said,“Festivejinglesareforce-fedtoChristmasshoppersinabidtochangetheirmood,influencetheirsenseoftimeandwhatsortofproductstheybuy.Inotherwords,thisisanattempttocontrolyourshoppinghabitsinawaythatyoumighthardlybeawareof.”“Oftenwearetoldthatwehavethefreedomtochoosewherewewanttoshop,butduringChristmastheuseofmusicinthiswayissocommonthatourfreedomtochoosedisappears.”Dr.BradshawandProfMorrisHolbrookofColumbiaUniversityexaminedthephenomenonandfoundthatretailersoften“dumbdown”themusicplayedinshopstorelaxcustomers,meaningitiseasiertocontroltheirbehaviour.Itisthoughtthatslowingdowntherhythmofmusicinshopscantrickcustomersintothinkinglesstimehaspassed,andthereforespendmoretimeexaminingtheshelves,forexample.Someprovidersofbackgroundmusichavebeenknowntopromotetheirservicesbyclaimingtheycanboostprofitsbycontrollingthebehaviourofcustomers.“Acommontrickistotakeapopularcurrentsongandrecordaninstrumentalversionwhichcanbesloweddownorspedupatdifferenttimeofthedaytoinfluencebehaviourindifferentways,”Dr.Bradshawsaid.Backgroundmusicisoftenclassedas“Muzak”inhonoroftheSeattle-basedcompanywhichbeganproducingitssoft-soundingmelodiesinthe1930s.1、AccordingtoDr.Bradshaw,inwhatwaysdoesChristmasmusicinfluencecustomers?①theirmood②theirincome③theirsenseoftime④thesortofproductstheybuyA．①②③ B．①③④ C．②③④ D．①②④2、Shopkeepersslowdowntherhythmofmusicinshopsto___________.A．letcustomersspendmoretimeshoppingB．makecustomersandsalesassistantsrelaxedC．letcustomersenjoythebeautifulmusicD．helpcustomersfindwhattheyreallywant3、Whatkindofmusicisnowoftenadaptedtoinfluencecustomersinshops?A．Classicalmusic B．Popularmodernsongs. C．Folksongs. D．Jazzmusic.4、Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A．MusicmakeshappyChristmasB．Christmas“Muzak”C．HowtomakeChristmasmusic?D．ChristmasmusicmakesusspendmoreText4Kandareallydoesn'tliketowalkalone.Thescientistfromaresearchinstituteofintelligentrobotsfindstheexperiencesoboringthathe'dratherdrive—eventhoughhelivesclosetohislabandknowsthatwalkingushealthy."Ienjoywalkingwithsomeone,likewithmywife,withmydaughter,"Kandasaid."Buttheyarenotalwaysavailable."SoKanda,whospecializesinhuman-likebots,developedaroboticwalkingpartnerthatcouldmakesmalltalkbasedonitssurroundings,which,hehopes,mightmotivatepeopletogetoutandexercisemore.Thebotrestsonaperson'sshoulderlikeaboxyparrot.Itweighsaboutapoundandahalfandsitsroughly8.5incheshigh,3.5incheswide,and10incheslong.Amicrophone,speaker,andinternalcameraallowittocommunicate.It'sevenequippedwithasmile.Kandaandhisteamcollectedvideoformfivedifferentlocations,includingagardenandashoppingmall,andcreatedadatasetofsmalltalktopicsrelatedtoeachlocation.Thentheyprogrammedtherobottoassociatevisualcueswithspecifictopics.Aspecialspeechsoftwareprovidedtherobotwithavoice.Nearagroupofparkedcars,forexample,itmightsay,"Inabigparkinglot,sometimesIforgetwhereIparked."Theytestedtheroboton15volunteers,10malesand5females,whowerepaidandaveragedabout26yearsold."Haveyoueverblownapuffofdandelion（蒲公英）seedsintotheair?"Therobotaskedaparticipant,whosmiledandresponded,"Yes,IoftendidthatwhenIwasachild."Althoughseveralparticipantsnotedtherobot'sweight,Kandawassurprisedthatnooneconsideredtheexperienceasstrangeorfunny."Iguesspeopleenjoynewtechnologies,"hesaid.Justlikeahumanpartner,Kanda'sbotisn'tperfect.It'snotabletogoforwalksinheavyrainand,whiletherobotcanmakeexpressions,itcan'treallyholdaconversation,aboutwhichKandaismostworried.Despiteitslimits,Kandawascomfortedbythebot'spresence."Ifeltakindofsenseofbeingwithsomeone,"hesaid,"particularlywhenitspoke."1、WhydoesKandahavetheideaofdevelopingaroboticwalkingpartner?A．Becausehewantssomeonetoaccompanyhimwhilewalking.B．Becausehehasneverdevelopedarobotlikeaparrot.C．Becausehisfamilyareunwillingtowalkwithhim.D．Becauseheiscrazyaboutdevelopingrobots.2、Whatcharacteristicdoestherobothave?A．Itcan"speak"and"see".B．Itcanwalklikeahumanbeing.C．Itcancommunicatewithpeoplefreely.D．Itismuchmorehumorousthanarealperson.3、Whatisnecessaryfortherobottofunction?A．Asmallsize.B．Aboxyshape.C．Ahumanpartner.D．Aspeechsoftware.4、WhatisKandamostlikelytodoabouthisrobotnext?A．Tomakeitmoreconvenienttocarry.B．Toimproveitsconversationalskills.C．Toenableittowalkinheavyrain.D．Tobetteritssoundsystem.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Nearly610,000Chinesestudentsattendedschoolsandcollegesoverseasin1．Chinaremainstheworld’s2．(large)supplierofinternationalstudentsAmajority3．thestudentswenttoEuropeanandNorthAmericancountriesCountries4．(include)intheBeltandRoadInitiative(B&R)becamenewdestinations,withstudentnumbers5．(rise)by6．7percentin7．Atthesametime,about480,000graduatesreturnedtoChinaSince1978,about8．2millionChinese9．(study)abroadandamongthose10．graduatedabout11．7percentreturnedtoChinaMeanwhile,atotalof490,00012．(foreign)from204countriesandregionsstudiedinChinais13．StudentsfromtheRepublicofKorea,ThailandandPakistanwerethemostnumerous,whiletheUnitedStatesranked14．(four)StudentsfromB&Rcountriesaccountedfor15．9percentof16．totalAbout59,000internationalstudentsinChina17．(support)byChinesegovernmentscholarshipsElias’StoryElias,apoorworkerinSouthAfrica,saidthatthetime1．hefirstmetNelsonMandelawasaverydifficultperiodofhislifeIn1952,he2．(go)toseeNelsonMandela,ablacklawyerforadviceMandelawasgenerouswithhistime,forwhichEliaswasverygratefulHebeganschoolatsix,buthehadtoleaveschooltwoyearslaterbecause3．(he)familycouldn’taffordtheschoolfeesandthebusfareAs4．result,hehadverylittleeducationAfter5．(try)hard,hegotajobinagoldmineHowever,toliveinJohannesburg,onehadgottohaveapassbookNothavingone,becausehewasnotbornthere,heworriedabout6．hewouldbecomeoutofworkThenMandelahelpedhim,tellinghimhowtogetthecorrectpapers7．(stay)inJohannesburgHebecamemorehopefulabouthisfutureandlaterjoinedtheANCYouthLeague8．(organize)byMandelaJustasMandelaputit,theblackswereso9．(bad)treatedthattheyhadreachedastagewheretheyhadalmostnorightsatallIn1963,hehelpedMandelablowupsomegovernment10．(build)HeknewthatonlybyansweringviolencewithviolencecouldtheyachievetheirdreamofmakingblackandwhitepeopleequalSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Yourchildrenarewatchingyou.1、AccordingtotheHealthProgram,developinghealthyhabitsisanimportantpartforyourchildren.Andwhenitcomestodevelopinghealthyhabits,parentsinfluencetheirchildrenmorethananyoneelse.2、Whathappensduringthoseearlyyearscaninfluencechildrenfortherestoftheirlives.Thisincludessomeeatingandexercisehabits.Childrenareverycareful,evenatayoungage.Childrenwatchwhatothersdocarefullyandimitatethebehaviorsofthoseclosesttothem.Asparents,youshoulddothefollowing:3、Ifyoudothat,yourchildrenaremorelikelytobeenthusiasticaboutdevelopingtheirs.Letyourchildrenseeyoutakingcareofyourownphysicalhealthbyeatingfruitandvegetables.Talktothemabouthealthyhabitsinappropriatetermsandatapropertime.4、5、Computers,televisionsandotherformsoftechnologyareamajorpartoflifeinthe21stcentury.Unfortunately,astheuseoftechnologyinthehomeincreases,sodoesthetimespentwatchingTVorplayingonthecomputer.Soasparents,youshouldalsoarrangethetimeforyourchildrenwisely.A．Don’tgetridoftechnology,butuseitwisely.B．Takepartinphysicalactivitiesandexerciseregularly.C．Beenthusiasticaboutdevelopinghealthyhabitsofyourown.D．Youractionsarespeakingtothemlouderthanyourwordswill.E.Childrenprefertoimitatetheirparentsratherthanlistentothem.F.Thiscanbehelpfultoteachyourchildrentoformgoodeatinghabits.G.It’seasyforthechildrentoformtheirhealthyhabitswhentheyareyoung.Wordsarethetoolsthroughwhichwecanhealordestroy.Theyareweaponsthathurtpeopleaswellasmagic