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考研《英語一》2023年河北省秦皇島市海港區(qū)預測密卷

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Itwasthedistrictsportsmeet.Myfootstillhadn'thealed(痊愈)froma(n).injury.Ihad2whetherornotIshould

attendthemeet.ButthereIwas,3forthe3,000-meterrun.

"Ready...set…"Thegunpoppedandwewereoff.Theothergirlsrushed4me.Ifelt5asIfellfartherandfarther

behind.

"Hooray!"shoutedthecrowd.Itwastheloudest6Ihadeverheardatameet.Thefirst-placerunnerwastwo

laps(圈)aheadofmewhenshecrossedthefinishline.

"MaybeIshould7,"IthoughtasImovedon.8,Idecidedtokeepgoing.Duringthelasttwolaps,Iran.9

anddecidednotto.10intracknextyear.Itwouldn'tbeworthit,11myfootdidheal.

WhenIfinished,Iheardacheer--12thantheoneI'dheardearlier.Iturnedaroundand.13,theboyswerepreparing

fortheirrace."Theymustbecheeringfortheboys."

Iwasleaving14severalgirlscameuptome."Wow,you'vegotcourage!"oneofthemtoldme.

"Courage?Ijust15arace!"Ithought.

"Iwouldhavegivenuponthefirstlap,"saidanothergirl.

"Wewerecheeringforyou.Didyouhearus?"

SuddenlyIregained16.Idecidedto17tracknextyear.Irealizedstrengthandcouragearen'talways18inmedalsandvictories,butinthe19weovercome(戰(zhàn)勝).Thestrongestpeoplearenotalwaysthepeoplewhowin,20

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Comprehension

PartA

Directions:

Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.Markyour

answersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)

Text1

What'sbesttoreadthisyear?

SecretsIKnow(RandomHouseChildren'sBooks,ages3-7)

ThistalewrittenbyKallieGeorgeandpicturedbyPaolaZakimifollowsayounggirlandherlittlefriendastheymove

fromraintosunshine,frompleasantlonelinesstosweetfriendship,andfinallyfromadventuresonearthtoanexplorationofthe

skyabove.ThecolorsofZakimi'spencildrawingsarecalmingandGeorge'spoetictexttellsherstorywithsimplelanguage.

Pandora(ClarionBooks,ages3-7)

Theaward-winningauthorVictoriaTurnbulltellsthestoryofalittlefoxPandora.Pandoralivesalone.Shemakesherselfahandsomehome,butnooneevercomestovisit.Thenonedaysomethingfallsfromthesky--abirdwithabrokenwing.Littlebylittle,thebirdhelpsPandorafeellesslonely.Turnbull'swatercolorandcoloredpencildrawingsmakethisstoryoffriendship

andgrowthanatmosphericdelight.

PrinceandPirate(G.P.Putnam'sSonsBooksforYoungerReaders,ages5-8)

Adifferentkindoffriendshipisdescribedinthisbook,byCharlotteGunnufsonwithpicturesbyMikeLowery.PrinceandPirateareapairofmismatchedfishputintothesameaquarium(水族館).Atfirstitseemsthatthey'llneverlearntobefriends.

It'sonlywhenbothtakepityonafrighteneddogfishthattheylearnthebenefitsofcooperation,andsoonallthreefishbecome

goodfriends.

TheGiantJumperee(DinalBooks,ages3-5)

Thestorywaswrittenbytheaward-winningBritishauthorJuliaDonaldson.WhenRabbithearsaloudvoicebellowing(吼叫)threateninglyfrominsideacave,hegathersCat,BearandElephanttohelphimdecidewhattodo.Butit'sMamaFrogwho

fearlesslyconfronts(面對)theunknowncreature.HelenOxenbury'ssoftwatercolorscreatabeautifulcountrysideandher

characterizationsoftheanimalsareimpressive.

1、WhopicturedthebookPandora?

A.KallieGeorge.B.VictoriaTurnbull.

C.PaolaZakimi.D.CharlotteGunnufson.

2、Whichbooktellsastoryaboutcourage?

A.PandoraB.SecretsIKnow.

C.PrinceandPirate.D.TheGiantJumperee.

3、Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?

A.Theirpublishersarethesameone.B.Theircharactersareallanimals.

C.Theyallhavepencildrawings.D.Theyareallforyoungerreaders

Text2

Ifyou'reDIY-minded,youcanbuildyourownsolarpowersystem.Insomeyoucanevenbuildyourownsolarpanels,

althoughtheamountthatyoucaneffectivelyDIYhomesolardependsonhowmuchyouwanttopower.Makingyourownsolarpanelisatime-consumingprocessandrequiressomeelectricalskills.However,itcanalsobeveryregarding—leaningtobuild

yourownpanelisagreatwaytounderstandhowelectricityingenerated.

Beforeyoucanbuildyourownsolarpanels,youfirstneedtounderstandhowsolarcellsgenerateelectricity.Onceyou'veboughtindividualsolarcells(theycanbepurchasedonline),thebasicprocessforbuildingyourownsolarpanelgoeslikethis:

Preparethebackingforyourpanel.ManyDIYsolarpanelbuildersprefertouseawoodenboardasthebasefortheirsolarcells.

You'llneedtodrillholesmtheboardsothatthewiresforeachcellcanpassthrough.Wireyoursolarcellstogether.Thisrequiressomeexperienceforelectricalwork.Useasolderingiron(烙鐵)toattachwiretothesolarcellsandthenlinkeachof

thecellstogether.Attachcellstoyourbacking.Ifpossible,attacheachsolarcelltothebackingindividually.Thismakesit

easiertoreplaceasinglecellintheeventthatbecomesdamagedorisnotoperatingproperly.

Atthispointyouhaveafunctionalsolarpanelthatcanproduceelectricitywhenthesunshines.However,asolarpanelby

itselfisnotuseful.Ifyouaretryingtogenerateelectricitytopowerdevicesinyourhome,youneedtopairyourpanelwith

inverter(轉(zhuǎn)換器)thatwillturndirectcurrent(DC)powerfromthesunintoalternatingcurrent(AC)powerusedinmost

electronicdevices.

1、WhatdoestheauthorthinkofbuildingDIYsolarpanelinparagraph1?

A.Itiseasy.B.Itisnecessary.

C.Itiscommon.D.Itisworthwhile.

2、What'sthefirststepofbuildingyourownsolarpanel?

A.Mastertheadvancedknowledgeofscience.

B.Buyindividualsolarcells.

C.Preparethebackingforyourpanel.

D.Drillholesinthewoodenboard.

3、Whyaresolarcellsconnectedtothewoodenboardseparately?

A.Toproducemorepower.

B.Topassthroughthewoodenboardeasily.

C.Toattachcellstothebackingtightly.

D.Tosubstitutedamagedcellseasily.

4、Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.PeoplewithelectricalskillshaveadvantagesoverthosewithoutinDIYsolarpanels.

B.Afunctionalsolarpanelcangivepowertoyourhomedevicesdirectly.

C.Howtopairaninverterdependsonhowmuchpoweryouwanttopower.

D.Awoodenboardisamustforyourownsolarpanels.

Text3

Manypeoplehaveboughtinsurance,eitherlifeorproperty(財產(chǎn)),commercialorcompulsory.Yetsomepeopleknow

littleaboutitandsomeevenmisunderstanditsnatureandfunction.

Insuranceisthesharingofrisks.Nearlyeveryoneisexposedtoariskofsomesort.Thehouseowner,forexample,knowsthathispropertycanbedamagedbyfire;theship-ownerknowsthathisshipsmaybelostatsea;thebreadwinnerknowsthathemaydieatanearlyageandleavehisfamilypoorer.Ontheotherhand,noteveryhouseisdamagedbyfirenoreveryshipislostatsea.Ifthesepersonseachputasmallamountofmoneyintoapool,therewillbeenoughtomeettheneedsofthefewwhodo

sufferlosses.Inotherwords,thelossesofthefewaremetfromthecontributionsofthemany.Thisisthebasisofinsurance.

Thosewhopaythecontributionareknownastheinsuredandthosewhomanagethepoolofcontributionsasinsurers.

Thelegalbasisofallinsuranceisthepolicy.Thisisaprintedformofcontractonapieceofpaperinbestquality.Itstates

thateveryyeartheinsuredshallpayanamountofmoney,whichiscalledthepremium;inreturn,theinsurerwillpayan

amountofmoneyorcompensationforlossesiftheriskoreventinsuredagainstactuallyhappens.

Thepremiumforinsurancenaturallydependsuponhowlikelytheriskistohappen,assuggestedbypastexperience.Ifcompaniesfixtheirpremiumstoohigh,therewillbemorecompetitionintheirareaofinsuranceandtheymaylosebusiness.

Ontheotherhand,iftheymakethepremiumtoolow,theywilllosemoneyandmayevenhavetodropoutofbusiness.Sothe

ordinaryforcesofsupplyanddemandkeeppremiumsatalevel,satisfactorytoboththeinsurerandtheinsured.

1、TheunderlinedphraseinPara.2mostprobablymeans

A.moneypaidbytheinsurersB.eachpremium

C.moneypaidbyallthoseinsuredD.thecostofadministeringinsurance

2、Insurancepremiumsdonotbecometoohighbecause

A.notmanypeopleinsurethemselves

B.premiumsdependontheriskoflosses

C.insurershavetobemorecompetitive

D.insurancecompaniescanneverlosemoney

3、Accordingtothepassage,insurancebusinessgainsprofitbecause

A.moreandmorepeoplebuyinsuranceB.thefirmshavesoundmanagement

C.thepremiumisincreasedyearbyyearD.onlyafewofthoseinsuredsufferlosses

4、Thepurposeofthepassageisto

A.explainaninsurancepolicyB.introduceinsurancebusiness

C.persuadepeopletobeinsuredD.warnpeopleofpossiblelosses

Text4

MywifeandIownedtwodogethatwehadownedbeforewemetandbroughtintothemarriage.Herdogwasapitbull(斗牛犬)namedZack,andhehatedme.Whenourdaughterwasborn,Iwasworriedthatthefamilypitbullwouldbedangerousto

havearoundouryoungdaughter.Iwarnedmywifethatthedogwouldhavetogoatthefirstsignoftrouble.Isaid,"Ifhe

nips(啃咬)atthebaby,he'sgone."

Webroughtourdaughterhomeinacarseat,andbothdogssniffed(嗅)andlickedher,tailswagging.IhadtopullZackawayfromherbecausehewouldn'tstoplickingher.Zackimmediatelybecamemydaughter'sprotector,andwhenshewas

lyingonablanketonthefloor,healwayshadonefootontheblanket.

Zacklovedmydaughterextremely,andwhenshebecamealittleolderalwayswalkedhertobed,andthensleptonthebedwithher.Hesomehowknewwheneveritwastimetogoupstairs,andhewouldwaitatthebottomofthestairsforher,andthen

followheruptobed.

Zackwaspoisonedbysomeneighborkids,andwehadoneoftheworstdaysofourlives.Watchingmydaughtersay

goodbyetohimashelaystillonthekitchenfloor,mywifeandIwerebothsobbing.

At8:00thatnight,mydaughterwalkedtothestairstogotobed.Atthatmoment,allthreeofusrealizedwhatwasaboutto

happen.Mydaughterlookedathermotherandmewithalookofhorrorandpanic.Itwasatthatmomentthatmydog,Sam

wholovedmydaughterdearly,stoodup,walkedovertoher,andnudgedherwithhishead.Heputhisfootonthestairs,and

lookedupather.Theywalkeduptobed,withmydaughterholdinghisnecktightly.

Forthenextsixyears,untilhedied,Samwaitedforherbythestairseachnight.

1、WhydidtheauthorpullZackawayfromhisdaughter?

A.BecauseZackkeptlickinghisdaughter.

B.BecauseZackhatedhisdaughter.

C.Becausehisdaughterwassensitivetodogs.

D.Becausehisdaughterwasafraidofdogs.

2、AfterthedeathofthedogZack,thedaughter

A.feltveryhorrifiedandsad

B.wantedtobuyanotherdog

C.askedherparentstosleepwithher

D.askedtostaywiththeotherdog

3、Theunderlinedword"nudged"inParagraph5canbereplacedby""

A.liftedB.licked

C.pushedD.pulled

4、Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Dogscanbeman'sbestfriend

B.It'sanaturalthingthatchildrenlikedogs

C.Parentsshouldprotecttheirchildrenfromdogs

D.Dogssometimesmaycausetroublefortheirowners.

PartB

Directions:

ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrectFortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbest

fitseachblank

(Everyyearonmybirthday,fromthetimeIturned12,awhitegardeniawasdeliveredtomyhouseinBethesda,MdNo

cardornotecamewithit)

Idon'tremembereverslammingmydoor1.angeratherandshouting,"Youjustdon'tunderstand!"Becauseshedid

understand

Onemonthbeforemyhigh-schoolgraduation,myfatherdiedofaheartattackMyfeelingsrangedfromgriefto

abandonment,fearandover-whelmingangerthatmydadwasmissingsomeof2.(important)eventsinmylifeIbecame

completelyuninterestedinmyupcominggraduation,thesenior-classplayandthepromButmymother,inthemidstofherown

grief,3.nothearofmyskippinganyofthosethings

Thedaybeforemyfatherdied,mymotherandI4.(go)shoppingforapromdressWe'dfoundaspectacularone,withyardsofdottedSwissinred,whiteandblue5.mademefeellikeScarlettO'Hara,butitwasthewrongsizeWhenmyfather

died,Iforgotthedress

Mymotherdidn'tThedaybeforetheprom,Ifoundthatdress-intherightsize-drapedmajesticallyoverthelivingroom

sofaIt6.(present)tome-beautifully,artistically,lovinglyIdidn'tcareifIhadanewdressornotButmymotherdidShe

wantedherchildrentofeel7.(love)andlovable,creativeandimaginative,imbuedwithasense8.therewasmagicintheworldandbeautyinthefaceofadversityIntruth,mymotherwantedherchildrentosee9.muchlikethegardenia-lovely,

strongandperfect-withanauraofmagicandperhapsabitofmystery

MymotherdiedtendaysafterIwasmarried,Iwas10.Thatwastheyearthegardeniasstopped11.(come)

AlexanderGrahamBellwasaninfluentialscientist,engineerand1.(invent)HewasbornonMarch3,1847inEdinburgh,

ScotlandHeiswidelycreditedwiththeinventionofthefirsttelephoneBell'smotherandwife2.(be)bothdeaf,whichhadan

effect3.hiswork

Whenhewas23,BellandhisparentsmovedtoCanadaBellstudiedthehumanvoiceandworkedwithdifferentschoolsfor4.deafHeexperimentedwithsound,workingwithsound,workingwithequipmentusedtosenddifferent5.(message)and

recordsoundHeworkedonacoustictelegraphy(聲報機)withanelectricaldesigner6.name)ThomasWatson

OnFebruary14,1876,BellandElishaGray,anAmericanelectricalengineer,bothfiledpatents(申請專利)coveringthe

transmission(傳送)ofsoundstelegraphicallyFinally,Bell7.(give)thepatentAfewdays8.(late),hesucceededin9.(get)his

telephonetowork

Bellimprovedthedesignandby1886morethan150,000peopleownedtelephonesintheUnitedStatesHeoncesaid,

"Thedaywillcomewhenthemanatthetelephonewillbeabletoseethedistantpersonto10.heisspeaking"

SectionIIITranslation

Directions:

TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Itisverycommonforyoutofindyourselfinanunfamiliarsituation.1、Yes,everyonetellsyoutostandonyourowntwofeetandtakeresponsibility

foryouraction,butifyouhaven'texperiencedasituationbefore,howcanyouknowwhattodo?Weusuallytryourbesttodo

everythingonourownandnottorelyonothers,butatcertaintimescallingforhelpisthebestwayforward.Youcanpicture

thesceneoftheman—itisusuallyaman—drivingblindlyaroundanunfamiliartownlookingforanaddresshedoesn'tknow.

2、Andhecouldgettohisappointmentontime.Itisobvioustoeverybodyinsuchacasethataskingforhelpisnotasignof

weakness,butratherthesensiblethingtodo.3、Forexample,youarelookingforanewjobandneedtowriteyourresume(簡歷).Ifyourpridepreventsyoufromgettinghelpandyoujustdothewritingyourself,itmaywellcosttheopportunityyouareseeking.Similarly,whenyoujuststartedanewjob,youoftendon'twanttoadmitthatyouhaven'tgottheknowledgetofinishaparticulartask,soyoukeepgoingandeventuallymakethingsworsethantheywere.Thismayleadtoadiminishing(貶低)ofyouintheeyesoftheboss.4、Nowyoucanseethataskingforhelpisnotasignofweaknessbutisthesensibleandmature

thingtodo.5、Makingyourlifeeasierbyaskingforandusingknowledgeablehelpisnotasignofweakness,butisactually

quiteacleverthingtodo.

A.What'sworse,youaremostlikelytolosethenewjob.

B.Actuallyspeaking,askingforhelpisnotasignofweakness.

C.Therearetimeswhenyouknowyoudon'thavetherelevantexperience.

D.Ifonlyhewouldstopandaskfordirections,hecouldsavelotsoftime.

E.However,manypeopletendtomakemistakesoverandoverwhenhelpisavailable.

F.Youwillalsorecognizeexperthelpwouldsaveyourtime,energyandmoney.

G.Youcanaccustomyourselftoaskingforhelpsoonerorlater.

Beingateenagercanbetough."Troubled"and"rebellious(叛逆的)"areoftenlabelsthatpeoplegivekidsintheirteens.Thereareevenscientifictheori