2023年梅州市考研《英語一》全真模擬試題SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Oneday,Idroveintoaservicestationtogetsomegas.ItwasabeautifuldayandIwasfeeling1.AsIpaidforthegas,theattendantsaid,“Howdoyoufeel?”Thatseemedlikea2question,butIfeltfineandtoldhimso.“Youdon'tlook3.”herepliedandcontinuedtotellmemyskinappeared4.BythetimeIleft,Iwasalittle5.Aboutablockaway,I6tothesideoftheroadtolookatmyface7themirror.Waseverythingallright?HadIpickedup8raredisease?BythetimeIgothome,Iwasbeginningtofeelaslight9somewhereinmybody.ThenexttimeIwentintothatgasstation,I10whathadhappened:Theplacehadrecentlybeenpaintedabrightyellow,andthelightreflectingoffthewallsmadeeveryoneinside11asthoughtheyweresick!Thatwasthetruth.12,Iletthatshortconversationchangemyattitudeforanentireday.His13observationaffectedthewayIfeltandacted.Thisexperiencemademethinkalot.Itisthesamewithlife,inwhichattitude14.Thewaywelookatlifedetermineshowwefeelandhowwe15.Ifweexpectsomethingtoturnout16,itprobablywill.Butthe17alsoworksinreverse.Ifweexpectgoodthingstohappen,they18do.Anoptimisticattitude,Ibelieve,isnotaluxurybuta(an)19.Soafterthat,Ichosetohighlightthe20throughouttherestofmylife.1、A．great B．excited C．sick D．uncomfortable2、A．considerate B．thoughtful C．strange D．funny3、A．happy B．comfortable C．satisfied D．well4、A．grey B．yellow C．black D．red5、A．a(chǎn)ngry B．uneasy C．painful D．unbelievable6、A．pulledover B．pulledin C．pulledout D．pulledthrough7、A．on B．a(chǎn)t C．over D．in8、A．certain B．some C．several D．a(chǎn)nxiety9、A．comfort B．relief C．pain D．a(chǎn)nxiety10、A．pickedout B．putout C．turnedout D．figuredout11、A．feel B．behave C．look D．see12、A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Otherwise13、A．kind B．helpful C．rude D．negative14、A．matters B．a(chǎn)ffects C．decides D．speaks15、A．work B．perform C．learn D．believe16、A．smoothly B．badly C．well D．positively17、A．principle B．saying C．meaning D．sentence18、A．usually B．certainly C．definitely D．seldom19、A．imagination B．tool C．necessity D．a(chǎn)lternative20、A．important B．useful C．positive D．specialSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1IamwritingtotellyouaboutyourarticleSmartphonesMakeLifeEasierinlastSunday’snewspaper.Youdidanexcellentjobexplainingthegoodpointsofsmartphones,butyoudidn’ttalkabouttheirbadpointsatall.So,Ihopeyou’llletmegiveyourreaderssomeadviceonsmartphoneetiquette(禮儀).ThefirstpointI’dliketo

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isloudness.Whenyoutalkonyoursmartphoneinpublic,pleasedon’tshout.Infact,themicrophonesinsmartphonesareverysensitive(靈敏的).So,youcanbeheardevenifyouspeakquietly.Anotherpointisaboutpersonalspace.Idon’tthinkitispolitetomakecallsinsmallspacesfullofpeople.Thismakesothersuncomfortableandforcesthemtolistentoyourpersonalbusiness.What’sworse,itstopsmanyface-to-faceconversationsfromeverbeginning.Lastly,doingtwothingsatthesametimeisdangerous.Forexample,makingcallswhiledrivingisabadhabit.Payattentiontotheroad!Similarly,whenstayingwithyourfriends,turnoffyoursmartphoneandenjoytheircompany.Yourstruly,AmberJala1、AmberJalawrotetheletterto________.A．findagoodjobB．provideadviceC．makeherlifeeasierD．buyasmartphone2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“address”inParagraph2probablymean?A．致函B．稱呼C．陳述D．選址3、AccordingtoParagraph3,whatmakespeoplearoundyouuncomfortable?A．Discussingface-to-face.B．Speakingquietlyonyourphone.C．Mindingyourownbusiness.D．Callinginsmallspacesfullofpeople.4、Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A．Itisdangeroustodriveontheroad.B．Itiseasytostartacompanywithothers.C．Itisbadtoturnoffourphoneswhiledriving.D．Itisimportanttouseoursmartphonesproperly.Text2Thepalm-forward(掌心向外)"V"sign,formedbyraisingandspreadingthewristtwofingers,hasthreedifferentmeaningsinAmericanculture.Themostpopularmeaningofthe"V"signwasinventedin1941byaBelgian,VictorDeLavalaye.WantingasymbolforresistancetotheNazioccupation,hecameupwiththesingleletter"V",whichstoodnotonlyforhisownfirstname,butalsoforEnglishvictory,Flemishvirijheid,andFrenchvictoire.Thesymbolismofthesignspreadveryquickly,andWinstonChurchilluseditconstantlyinpublicappearance.Thusthroughoutthe1940sand1950s,thegesturemeantsimply"victory".Thesecondmeaningcameinthe1960s.Becauseofitsmilitaryimplication,Americanantiwarprotestorsusedthesignsarcastically(諷刺地)againstthearms,sothatitbecameknownasthe"peacesign".Inthe1970s,the"W'sign,whichhadlostitsmilitaryimplication,wasacommongreetingamongfreedomlovers,acidheads,politicalradicals,andultimately,youngpeopleingeneral.Sobyaboutthemiddleofthe1970s,itnolongergavecluetotheuser'sphilosophy.Thethirdmeaningistheoldestandleastcommon.Americanchildrenjokinglyput"V",whichresembles"horns",behindfriends-headsingroupsnapshot.TheyareunknowinglyreproducingsomethingthatsouthernEuropeanswouldfindhighlyoffensive.Thismischief,called"hornsoftheDevil",isavariantoftheEuropean"horns"gesture,whichisobscene（猥褻的).Herethe"w'signmeans"Yourwifehasbeencheatingonyouor,whenplacedbehindanother'shead,hiswifehasbeencheatingonhim."IntheUnitedStates,thegestureistypicallygivenwiththepalmfacingtheviewer.TheBritishuseboththisversionandanolder,palm-backwardversion;thelatterisobsceneinAmericanculture,andcorrespondstotheAmerican"finger".Churchillgotsomesurprisedstaresin1941when,evidentlyunawareofthemeanusage,hegavethepalm-backward"V"toBritishtroops.InEnglandtodayyoucouldhavetobeasocialhermitnottounderstandthedistinction.Astonishingly,however,MargaretThatcherrepeatedChurchill'serrorafterhervictoryinthe1979election.1、What'sthemostpopularmeaningofthe"V"sign?A．Victory, B．Peace.C．Cheat. D．Freedom.2、WhydidChurchillgetsomesurprisedstaresaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Hewasproudofhistroops.B．Hehadwantedtobeahermit.C．Hewasn'tinsensibleofthemeanusageofthe"V"sign.D．HewantedtoshowcongratulationstoBritishtroops.3、Whatcanbelearnedfromthetext?A．The"V"signsimplymeansvictorysince1941.B．The"V"signmeaningpeacewasinventedbyaBelgian.C．ThatchermadethesameerrorasChurchillafterhersuccessfulelection.D．Americanantiwarprotestorsusedthesigntogreetamongfreedomlovers.4、Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?A．It'snevertoooldtolearn.B．Thinkwellbeforeyouspeak.C．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.D．Trytoknowculturediversityfullyandregionally.Text3Manyofthemoststrikingbeastsontheplanetcomeinonlytwocolors:blackandwhite.Thesehigh-contrastmarkingsrepresentsomeofthenature'smostdiverseevolutionarychoices.Forsomeanimals,black-and-whitecoloringisawaytowarnoffnaturalenemies.Forothers,tokeepinsectsaway.Forstillothers,itcreatesaclevercover.Spendsometimeexploringwhatsciencehasdiscoveredabouttheseanimals’appearances,andyouwillseethatbasicblackandwhiteisn'tsobasicafterall.SkunkDependingonthespecies,blackskunksmaywearwhitespotsthatactasacoverorwhitestripes(條紋)thatsignalenemiestowatchoutfortheirsmellyspray.GiantPandaResentinsightsintopandacoloringhavecomefromstudyingeachbodypartseparately.Blackearsindicatefierceness,anddistincteyepatchesaidinindividualrecognition.Thepandainwhitebodyhidesitagainstsnow,whiteitsdarklimbs(四肢)keepitfrombeingspottedinforests,acompromisedevelopedfromitspoorbamboodiet:Bamboodoesn’tletpandasbuildupenoughfattohibernate(冬眠),forcingthemtospendwintersinthesnow.BadgerEvenwhenabadgerisinitscave,itsfacialstripescanbeseen,Zoologistssaythewarningcolorationhelpsthesmallanimalpreventnaturalenemies.Blackbuck(male)Inbrightsun,thebuck’swhitestomachreducestheeffectoftheshadowcastbyhisback,allowinghimtoappearonecolorandtwodimensional---especiallyhidingfromnaturalenemiesinhisownshadown.1、Whichanimalscanusetheircolortowarnoffnaturalenemies?A．SkunkandBadger B．GiantpandaandZebraC．BadgerandBlackbuck D．ZebraandBlackbuck2、Whitebodyanddarklimbshelpthegiantpandato________.A．showfierceness B．storefatC．recognizeindividuals D．takecover3、Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A．Whichanimalshaveblack-and-whitecolor?B．Howsomeanimalsprotectthemselvesfromharm.C．Whysomanyanimalswearblack-and-whitecoats?D．Whatsciencehasdiscoveredaboutdifferentcolors.Text4Therearenobadauthorsforchildren.Childrenlikeandwanttoreadandseekout,becauseeverychildisdifferent.Theycanfindthestoriestheyneed,andtheybringthemselvestostories.Herearesomebookschildrenshouldread.TheLittlePrince,byAntoinedeSaint-ExuperyThisbooktellsthestoryofastranded(陷入困境的)airplanepilot，whomeetsanotherworldlylittleprinceintheSaharadesert.TheLittlePrinceisafascinatingcharacterandtheauthor’swatercolorillustrationsarebeautiful.Thereisanexcellentpop-up(立體的)bookversion.AttheBackoftheNorthWind，byGeorgeMacDonaldGeorgeMacDonaldhaswrittenseveralotherlovelychildren’sbooks—ThePrincessandtheGoblinisamust-read.Butthisbookisperhapshissweetest.AlittleboynamedDiamondmeetsthemysteriousladyNorthWindonestormynight,andshebringshimonmanyadventuresthroughthenightsky.CarryOn，Mr.Bowditch,byJeanLeeLathamThisexcellentbookexplorestheworldofseatravelandcolonialEnglandthroughitsmaincharacter,NatBowditcli.NathastogiveupdreamsofHarvardtobecomeanindentured(受契約約束的)servant.Nonetheless,heteacheshimselfadvancedmathematics,andgrowsuptobecomecaptainofhisownship.ThePhantomTollbooth，byNormanJusterItsprotagonist(主角），Milo，isaboredlittleboywhodiscoversa“phantomtollbooth”—andwithit，animaginativeworldinwhichnumbers，words，music，andsoundscometolife.Heisgiventhe“impossible”missionofreturningtwoprincessestotheKingdomofWisdom.Intheprocess,hehaslearnedvaluablelessons,findingaloveoflearning.1、Whichofthefollowingbookshasbeautifulpicturesinit?A．TheLittlePrinceB．AttheBackoftheNorthWindC．CarryOn，Mr.BowditchD．ThePhantomTollbooth2、InJeanLeeLatham’sbook,NatBowditch________.A．doesn’twanttogotouniversityB．givesuphisdreamofbeingacaptainC．learnsadvancedmathematicsbyhimselfD．wantstoteachmathematicsinHarvard3、WhatdoesthebookThePhantomTollboothfocuson?A．Adventuresthroughthenightsky.B．Learninginafunway.C．Explorationoftheoceanworld.D．Romanticstoriesinthedesert.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)LongagotheEmperordecidedtoholdaswimmingracebetween13differentanimalsTheorderinwhichtheyfinishedwoulddecidetheorderoftheir1．(appear)ontheChinesecalendarAlltheanimalslinedupontheriverbankandweregiven2．taskofgettingtotheoppositeshoreThecatwonderedhowhewouldgetthere3．hewasafraidofwaterTheoxworriedhecouldn’tcrosstheriver4．hispooreyesightThecalculatingratsuggestedthatheandthecat5．(jump)ontotheox’sbackandguidehimacrossTheox,steadyandhard-working,didnotnoticethetwoanimalsonhisbackInthemeanwhile,theratranbehindtheunsuspectingcatandpushed6．intothewaterAstheoxcameashore,theratjumpedoffandfinishedtheracefirst,7．theratgotthefirstyear8．(name)afterhimandtheoxgotthesecondyear9．thelazypigreachedthefinishinglineinthe12thplace,theracewasoverandthepigwasawardedthefinalplaceonthecalendarFromthatdayon,thecat,10．neverfinishedtheraceandlosthisplaceonthecalendar,becametheenemyoftheratIt’sanunquestionedtruthofmodernlife:wearestarvedfortimeWetryourbesttosavebitsoftimehereandthereAdditup,andwewillfinallygettoeverythingwewanttodoButbitsoftimehereandthereAdditup,andwewillfinallygettoeverythingwewanttodoButthisideahasbeencompletelybackward1．Webuildtheliveswewant,andthentimesavesitselfDowereallyhavenotime?“Idon’thavetime,”oftenmeans“It’snotapriority(優(yōu)先事項)”TimeishighlyflexibleWecannotmakemoretimeHowever,timewillstretch(延展)toaccommodatewhatwechoosetoputintoitNoonewillleavethebrokenwaterheaterasideSonotdoingsomethingisnotamatteroflackingtime;2．Actually,it’samatterofchoiceHowdowetreatourpriorities?First,weneedtofigureoutwhatourprioritiesareActuallywemaygiveourselvesaperformancereviewWhatthreetofivethingsdidwedothatmadeitsoamazing?Next,wecanwritethemintonextyear’sperformancereviewWewillhavealistofsixtotengoalswecanworkoninthenextyear3．4．ScientistsfindareallygoodtimetodothisisFridayafternoonFridayafternooniswhataneconomistmightcalla“l(fā)owopportunitycost”timeMostofusarenotsittingthereonFridayafternoonssaying,“Iamexcitedtomakeprogresstowardmypersonalandprofessionalprioritiesrightnow”ButwearewillingtothinkaboutwhatthoseshouldbeSotakealittlebitoftimeFridayafternoon,andmakeourselvesathree-categoryprioritylist:career,relationships,selfIt’saboutlookingatthewholeofone’stimeandseeingwherethegoodaspectscangoThereistime5．Andwhenwefocusonwhatmatters,wecanbuildtheliveswewantinthetimewe’vegotA．it’sthatI’mtoobusyforitB．it’sthatIdon’twanttodoitC．Whendoweplanourpriorities?D．Makesurethere’stimefortheimportantthingsEWedon’tbuildtheliveswewantbysavingtimeFEvenifwearebusy,wehavetimeforwhatmattersGAndthenweneedtobreakthesedownintodoablestepsSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Everybodyhasdreams,butnotallthesedreamscancometrueeasily.1、Readonandyoucanmakeyourdreamcometrue.Breakyourdreamdownintomanageable“projects”.Achievingadreamcanbecomplexandyoumightneedtocompleteanumberofdifferent“projects”asyougoforward.2、Rememberthatyouneedtohaveallthepartsandtoolsyouneedinordertobesuccessfulinachievingyourdream.Takeactiononeach“project”.Starttakingactiononeachpartofyourdream.Ifyoucan,workonallofyourprojectsatthesametime—forexample,trytodosomethingforeachprojecteachweek.3、Andkeepingyourselfmovingforwardisoneofthebestwaystomotivatedtowardachievingyourgoal.4、Findouthowothershaveaccomplishedtheirgoal.Dosomeresearchtofindouthowotherpeoplehaveachievedthesamedream.Seekoutthepeoplewhohaveachievedtheirdreamsandtalkwiththemorreadtheirstories.Findoutwhattheylearnedfromtheirjourney,andwhattheylikebestaboutachievingtheirdreams.Youcanfindoutaboutothersuccessfuldreamersbyreadingtheirbiographies,watchingdocumentaryfilms,orreadingaboutpeopleontheInternet.Alwaysknowwhat’snextonyourlist.Asyouaretakingactiononthedifferentprojectsthatleadyoutoyourdream,besurethatyoualwaysknowwhattodonext.Beingunsureofyournextstepisonecommonwaythatpeoplegetstuckintheirprogresstowardagoal.5、Besurethatyouwillbereadyforeachone.A．Beinspiredbyothers.B．Peoplegiveuptheirdreamsforthisorthatreason.C．Manageyourlimesothatthereisroomforyourdream.D．Eachweekrevisityourprojectliststoseewhattasksarecomingup.E.Achievingyourdreammightrequireyoutogainnewskillsorknowledge.F.Figuringoutwhatthedifferent“projects”arcwillmoveyoutowardyourdream.G.Evenifyouaremovinginsmallstepstowardyourgoal,youarestillheadingintherightdirection.TheUNhasrecognizedthecontributionsofvolunteersonDec.5,InternationalVolunteerDay.Here,thefourthingsareofferedtoconsiderbeforetakingtheleapintooverseasvolunteering.Chooseyourorganizationcarefully1、volunteeringmaybeafu