渭南市澄城縣2023年考研《英語一》預測試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)SomeonerecentlyaskedmewhenIbecamemoreconfidentaboutmyabilitiesasanentrepreneur.Ithoughtitwasafunnyquestion,____I’notveryconfidentatall,andconstantlyfilledwith_____abouteverydecisionImake.Itdoesn’texactlyholdmebackinmywork;it’sjustthatIamvery_______ofwhatIdo,andI’malways_____onthewayIwork,thinkandtalk.Ihavealsolearnedovertheyearsthatmakingadecisionisoftenmoreimportantthanmakingthe_______decision.Preferablyyourdecisionsaretherightones,butinactionorindecisivenessismore_____thanmakingthewrongdecisionseverynowandthen.ThereisonethingIhavelearnedovertheyearsthatIwishIhadlearnedearlierinmycareer.Andthatisthe____thatIamnotstupid.Itsoundslogical,butIoftensatinonmeetingsandheardpeopleexplainthingsandthen____tomyself,“Idon’tunderstandthat.MaybeI’mstupid?”orIwouldhearaboutastartupandIwouldn’t______theirbusinessmodelandthinkI’mstupid.OrIwouldhearanentrepreneurspeakandthink,“Thatalllike______bullshit,butImustbestupid,becauseotherpeopleseemtoloveit.”Acoupleofyearsago,Icametothe______thatIwasnotstupidatall.WhenpeopleinmeetingssaythingsIdon’t’understandI_______upandtellthemso.Usually,Ihearasighof______intheroomandfindoutnobodyunderstoodwhatwasbeingtalkedabout.WhenIdon’tunderstandabusinessmodelitusuallymeansthereisnotone,orit______.TurnsoutI’mnotstupidand______Idon’tunderstandit,mostpeoplewon’tunderstanditatall.______doubtingmyownabilitiesI’velearnedto______my“bullshitradar”abitmoreandnotunderstandingsomethingisaclearsignthatsomethingis_______.Myadvicetoyoungentrepreneursisthis:youarenotstupid!Ifsomethingdoesnotmake_____,ifitsoundsstupid,ifyoudon’tunderstandit,somethingiswrong!Trustyourgut(本能的)______.Feelfreenottoknowandbehonestwhenyoudon’t’understandsomething!1、A．if B．unless C．because D．when2、A．disappointment B．doubt C．terror D．curiosity3、A．conscious B．tired C．ashamed D．fond4、A．insisting B．working C．relying D．reflecting5、A．right B．tough C．firm D．final6、A．boring B．costly C．disgusting D．significant7、A．truth B．concept C．realization D．reputation8、A．thought B．referred C．smiled D．came9、A．mind B．know C．love D．understand10、A．tastes B．sounds C．smells D．looks11、A．compromise B．conclusion C．point D．agreement12、A．speak B．look C．hang D．cheer13、A．despair B．pleasure C．relief D．impatience14、A．disappears B．ceases C．approaches D．sucks15、A．since B．if C．as D．while16、A．Insteadof B．Apartfrom C．Aswellas D．Regardlessof17、A．operate B．differentiate C．trust D．inspect18、A．in B．up C．on D．off19、A．progress B．history C．money D．sense20、A．feeling B．level C．happiness D．ComfortSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Itisoneoftheoldestmagictricksinthebook—amagicianlocksawomaninabox,withherheadandfeetstickingoutfromeitherend,andsaws(鋸)itinhalf.Butwhenshefinallyjumpsoutofthebox,thewomanisunharmed.Thistrickwasintroducednearlyacenturyago.Ithasbeenaroundforsometime,butitnevergoeswrong.Whyisitsosuccessful?Theanswerissimple:thehumanmindiseasilyfooled.Ourbrainprocessestheworldaroundusbasedoninformationthatsensoryorgans,includingtheeyes,pickup.Forinstance,whenweseeacoworahorsestandingbehindatree,weautomatically“fillin”thepartoftheanimal’sbodythatishiddenfromoursight.“Sothebrainistakingthiskindofverysparse(匱乏的)informationabouttheworldandit’sgeneratingthisrichworldbyfillingininformation,”StephenMacknik,ascientistattheBarrowNeurologicalInstituteinArizona,US,toldSciencemagazine.Butsinceourbrainsarefillinginthegaps,sometimestheygetitwrong.Theytendtobedrivenbyourpreviousexperiencesandweexpectthingstogoastheyhaveinthepastevenifsometimestheydonot.Thistendencyexplainsmagicians’successinfoolingpeoplewithwell-knowncointricks.Forexample,whenyouseeamagicianthrowacoinupanddowninonehandandthenfakeacointhrowntotheotherhand,youwouldnaturallybelievethatthecoinisintheotherhand.Apartfromtheinformationgaps,magiciansalsousethe“blindspots”theorywhendoingtheirshows.Themostwell-knownexperimentdemonstratingthistheoryiscalledthe“invisiblegorilla(大猩猩)”,inwhichvolunteerswatchavideooftwobasketballteams.Theyareaskedtocounthowmanytimestheteamswearingwhiteshirtspasstheball.Inthemeantime,apersondressedasagorillawalksontothecourt.Butshockingly,halfoftheviewersdon’tnoticethegorilla,evenwhentheyappeartobelookingdirectlyatit.Magiciansemploythistactic(招數(shù)),whattheycall“misdirection”,inalmosteveryoneoftheiracts.Theydirectourattentionsomewhereelseusingcomedyandmusic,whichcanmakeusmissstuffduringtheperformance.1、Themagictrickismentionedinthefirstparagraphto________.A．introducethestepsofthemagictrickB．provemagictricksseldomgowrongC．revealhowmagictricksaredesignedD．getustowonderhowmagicianstrickthemind2、Wecanconcludefromthepassagethatthehumanmindiseasilyfooledbecauseourbrain________.A．mayhavedifficultyrememberingwhatwejustsawB．fillsininformationaboutthemagicworldC．isinfluencedbyourpreviousexperiencesD．processesfarmoreinformationthanoursensoryorganspickup3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“invisible”inparagraph7referto?A．Unnoticed.B．Unimportant.C．Unpleasant.D．Unprepared.4、Duringthe“invisiblegorilla”experiment,peoplewatchingthevideoignorethe“gorilla”because________.A．theydon’tlookdirectlyatitB．theyarenotinterestedinitC．theyaretoofocusedoncountingD．theyconsiderittobeadistraction5、Whydomagiciansusuallyusecomedyandmusicwhentheyplaymagictricks?A．Togetviewerstostayfocusedontheshow.B．Tomaketheshowmorefunandexciting.C．Todrawviewers’attentionawayfromasecretaction.D．Tocreateinformationgapsbetweenmagiciansandviewers.Text2GwendolynBrookswasthefirstAfricanAmericantowinaPulitzerPrizeforPoetry.GwendolynBrookswrotehundredsofpoemsduringherlifetime.ShewasknownaroundtheworldforusingpoetrytoincreaseunderstandingaboutblackcultureinAmerica.Herpoemsdescribedconditionsamongthepoor,racialinequalityanddruguseintheblackcommunity.Shealsowrotepoemsaboutthestrugglesofblackwomen.Butherskillwasmorethanherabilitytowriteaboutstrugglingblackpeople.Shewasanexpertatthelanguageofpoetry.ShecombinedtraditionalEuropeanpoetrystyleswiththeAfricanAmericanexperience.Inherearlypoetry,GwendolynBrookswroteabouttheSouthSideofChicago.TheSouthSideofChicagoiswheremanybackpeoplelive.Inherpoems,theSouthSideiscalledBronzeville.ItwasAStreetinBronzevillethatgainedtheattentionofliteraryexpertsin1945.Criticspraisedherpoeticskillandherpowerfuldescriptionsoftheblackexperienceduringthetime.TheBronzevillepoemswereherfirstpublishedcollection.In1950,GwendolynBrooksbecamethefirstAfricanAmericantowinthePulitzerPrizeforPoetry.ShewontheprizeforhersecondbookofpoemscalledAnnieAllen.AnnieAllenisacollectionofpoetryaboutthelifeofaBronzevillegirlasadaughter,awifeandmother.Sheexperiencesloneliness,loss,deathandbeingpoor.Ms.Brookssaidthatwinningtheprizechangedherlife.Hernextworkwasanovelwrittenin1953calledMaudMartha,MaudMarthareceivedlittlenoticewhenitwasfirstpublished.Butnowitisconsideredanimportantworkbysomecritics.Itsmainideasaboutthedifficultlifeofmanywomenarepopularamongfemalewriterstoday.Insomeofherpoems,GwendolynBrooksdescribedhowwhatpeopleseeinlifeisaffectedbywhotheyare.Oneexampleisthispoem,CornersontheCuringSky.Bytheendofthe1960s,Gwendolynbrooks'spoetryexpandedfromtheeverydayexperiencesofpeopleinBronzeville.Shewroteaboutawiderworldanddealtwithimportantpoliticalissues.1、Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．ThelifeofGwendolynBrooks.B．ThepoemsofGwendolynBrooksC．Theunderstandingaboutblackculture.D．Thestrugglesofblackwomen.2、WhatcanwelearnaboutGwendolynBrooksfromthesecondparagraph?A．Shemainlywroteaboutthestrugglesofblackwomen.B．ShewasgoodatusingthelanguageofpoetryC．Herwritingskillswerealittleworsethanherability.D．HerpoemsweremainlyabouttheAfricanexperience3、Theauthordevelopsthepassagemainlyby___________.A．providingexamplesB．usingstatisticsC．comparingopinionsD．describingherexperiences4、Inthenextpart,theauthorwouldmostprobablytalkabout______.A．thedifficultiesGwendolynBrookswouldmeetB．thepoemsrelatedtopoliticalissuesC．theawardsGwendolynBrooksgainedD．theracialinequalitytheblackhadtofaceText3Giftbuyingfor11to14-year-oldscanproducememoriesofthatclassiccomplainer.“Thisgiftistooold.”“Thisgiftistooyoung.”“Thisgiftwaspopular,like,fiveminutesago.”Don’tstress.Ourfungiftsaresuretomakeyousmile.—JudySuttonTaylorSnowballLauncherThekidsonyourlistwillbehappytodroptheirelectronicdevicesandheadoutsideduringthenextbigsnowstormthankstothisgiftthatlaunchessnowballsupto70feet.Apracticetargetisincludedtoensurethey’rereadyforahardbattle.$16.97atNintendoSwitchGamerswentcrazyforthismixedgamingsystemwhenitwasreleasedlastspring,anditwasinconsistentlyshortsupplyuntilnow.Thedeviceallowsuserstoplaysoloorwithafriend,connectittoaTVtoplayonabigscreen,unfoldthestandfortabletopcompetitions,oruseitforhand-heldplay.$299.99;linkstolicensedretailersatorMertritteAnimalHeadphoneTuneswillnodoubtsoundsweetertoloversofanymusicgenrewhenthey5recomingfromthesecute-as-can-beheadphonesdesignedbycelebritystylistsEmilyCurrentandMerrittElliott.Thegoldfinishaddssomefunflare(閃光裝置)thatissuretoinspirecopycats.$59atBBOPBallsIftheresamoreentertainingwaytosettlesiblingdifferencesthanhavingwarringbrothersandsistersbumpintoeachotherputtingonmega-sizedbubblearmor(盔甲),we’dliketoknowaboutit.Chancesare,evenwhatmayseemlikethemostcatastrophicconflictswillendinbellylaughsafterafewroundswearingthese.$69.98forasetoftwoator.1、Whatwillbethebestchoiceforavideogameenthusiast?A．SnowballLauncher.B．NintendoSwitch.C．MertritteAnimalHeadphone.D．BBOPBalls.2、WhatcanwelearnfromaBBOPBall?A．Itisadeviceforbellydance.B．Itisthemostexpensivetoymentioned.C．Itissuitabletoentertainbrothersandsisters.D．Itmaycauseconflictsamongbrothersandsisters.3、Whodoesthetextspeciallyappealto?A．PupilsandTeenagers.B．MusicLovers.C．SchoolTeachers.D．GiftBuyers.Text4WhenHuangLizhitookherfirstclassinAfricansociologyattheUniversityoftheWitwatersrandinSouthAfricainFebruary,herprofessoraskedherandherclassmateswhatimpressesthemmostwhenitcomestoAfrica.Unexpectedly,Huang,31,foundthatwordslike“poverty”and“safari”–negativewordsthatwereoftenassociatedwiththecontinentinmediareports–werethekindoftermsherAfricanclassmatesdidn’twanttohear.Instead,theypreferredtohearthequestionansweredinthisway:“Africaisthecradleofhumankind”and“Africansarepassionateandgenerous”.Apparently,therearesomemisunderstandingsbetweenus.It’struethatwithincidentsliketheEbolaoutbreakinWesternAfricaandtheemergence(出現(xiàn))ofpiratesoffthecoastofSomaliahittingthenews,it’seasyforustokeepforgettingthatAfricahasoneoftheworld’soldestcivilizations–Egypt,bornbytheworld’slongestriver,theNile.TheproofisintheGreatPyramidofGizaandtheGreatSphinxofGiza,whicharebothpopularamongtourists.AndthetombsofancientEgypthavealsobecomeendlesssourcesfortheliteratureandfilmindustries.WhenitcomestothenaturalenvironmentofAfrica,ourmisunderstandingsareonlybigger.Butthetruthisthatinsteadofbeingextremelyhotallyearandcoveredbydesert,thecontinenthaslargeareasofsavannas(稀樹草原)wherelions,giraffesandzebraslive,thesnowcappedKilimanjaro–thehighestmountaininAfrica–andeventhickforestontheislandofMadagascar.Thesemisunderstandingsareoneofthereasonswhythe2018BeijingSummitoftheForumonChina-AfricaCooperationwasheldonSept3and4–tounderstandeachotherbetter.Indeed,onlybyvisitingAfricaherselfdidHuangseetheconvenientlivingconditions,theamazingnaturalbeautyandthefriendlypeople.Inhereyes,herclassmateswereashopefulaboutthefutureoftheirowncountriesastheywereaboutAfricaasawhole,andtheywerequicktodemonstrateboththeirstrongwillandactivity.“Atthatmoment,Iknewexactlywhattheywanted–theywantedtheirculturetoberespected.”1、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“cradle”underlinedinparagraph2?A．Asmallbedforbabies.B．Abaskettoholdsomething.C．Aplaceforpeopletorelaxthemselves.D．Aplacewheresomethingimportantbegan.2、WhatcanweinferaboutAfricaaccordingtothepassage?A．Itisveryhotalltheyearround. B．It’snotasafecontinenttoliveinC．It’sdifferentfromwhatweimagine. D．Itisboundtohaveabrightfuture3、WhichofthefollowingwouldHuangagreewith?A．Toseeistobelieve B．ThinktwicebeforeyoudoC．Amissisasgoodasamile D．Don’tjudgeapersonbyhisappearance4、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．ValuingaCulture. B．UnderstandingAfrica.C．PayingaVisittoAfrica. D．DiscoveringaContinent.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Theratioofoverweightpeople1．participatedinasurveyincreasedfrom29%in2012to2．5%in2016,and3．numberofhighlyoverweightpeople4．(rise)to550,000,creatingaseriousheadachefor5．(medicine)servicesTheincreaseofhighlyoverweightpeoplewas6．(particular)sharpamongthoseintheir20sThenumberscamefromastudyofphysicalexaminations7．(publish)bytheHealthInsuranceServiceAccordingtothesurvey,thehighlyobesity(肥胖)rateamongyoungpeoplecanbearesultoftheir8．(addict)tosaltintakeandsoftdrinksfromchildhoodEatingtoomuchsaltyfoodisconsidered9．amainfactorleadingtohealthproblemsBesides,drinkingsoftdrinksisalsotoblamebecauseitmakespeoplemorelikely10．(gain)weightTheresultmayaffectthenewlifestyleofthosepeopleCuttingdownonsaltcanbehard,11．repeatedtrainingtopreferlesssaltyfoodisnecessaryStartbyaddinghalfasmuchsalttoyourdinnerasyounormallydoCharlieChaplin,borninapoorfamily,showedan1．(astonish)talentasaperformerassoonashecouldwalkHisfatherdiedwhenhewasyoung,leavinghisfamilyeven2．(badly)offLater,hewrote,directed,producedand3．(star)inaseriesoffunnymoviesHegrewpopularforhischarmingcharacter,thelittletramp,4．wasahomelessmanwithamoustache,largetrousers,worn-outshoes,asmallroundblackhatandawalkingstickThischaracterwasasocial5．(fail)butcouldmakepeoplelaughevenwhentheyfeltdepressed,astheycouldfeelmorecontent6．theirlivesHewaslovedforhisoptimismanddeterminationtoovercomealldifficultiesTakeTheGoldRushforexampleChaplinandhisfriendexpect7．(find)goldbuttheyhavenotbeen8．(fortune)Instead,theyarecaughtinasmallhouse,wheretheyarehungryandhavetoeatboiledleathershoesHissubtleactingissoconvincing9．youwillbelieveitisoneofthebestmealshehaseverhadNoonewasever10．(bore)watchinghimmaketerriblesituationsfunnyCharlieChaplinwasagreatactorwhocouldalwaysinspirepeoplewithgreatconfidenceSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Acobra(眼鏡蛇)wassetfreeonSeptember10inaparkinXiangtanCity,SouthChina’sHunanProvince.1、Andtheybeganhuntingforthedeadlycreaturetotrytopreventitfromhurtinganyone.Inthenameofmercy,somepeoplefreecaptive(關在籠子里的)animals,includingforeignspecies,mostlyboughtfrompetshopsormarkets.2、LastApril,someonefreedhundredsoffoxesandraccoondogsinaBeijingsuburb,causingeconomiclossestoanimalfarmersandendangeringthesafetyoflocalresidents.3、Besides,todaypeopleareincreasinglyawareoftheimportanceofenvironmentalprotectionandbiodiversity.Butitisnecessarytoensurethatactsoffreeingcaptiveanimalsdonotviolatelawsorharmtheinterestsofthepublic.4、Inordertoregulatethereleaseofcaptiveanimals,thegovernmentrevisedthelawonwildlifeconservationin2016.Accordingtotheupdatedregulations,noindividualororganizationshouldharmthepublicinterestbyfreeingcaptiveanimals.5、A．Andanycreaturessetfreeshouldbelocalspeciesthathavenothreattolocalbiodiversity.B．However,theirwarm-heartedkindnessoftencausesseriousconsequences.C．Freeingacobrainaparkreflectsthetroublemaker’signoranceofotherpeople’slives.D．Suchnewshasfrequentlyappearedinrecentyears.E.Localpoliceimmediatelyarrestedthetroublemaker.F.InfluencedbyBuddhism,freeingcaptiveanimalsisanactthatdeservesrespectinChina.G.Itisimportanttoprotectanimalsincludingthosesetfreebypeople.WhenIwasnineyearsold,Ilearnedhowtomakeacoindisappear.I’dreadTheLordoftheRingsandadventuredintotheadultsectionofthelibrarytosearchforabookofmagics—ninebeingthatcuriousageatwhi