2023年煙臺市考研《英語一》考前沖刺預測試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)AsRyanLeeCoxwaswaitingtopayforhiscoffeeorderatanIndiana,USfastfooddrive-through,hedecidedtotrysomethinghe’dseenonaTVnewsshow-hepaidforthecoffeeorderofthedriverinthecarbehind.Thesmall1madetheyoungbusinesspersonfeel2,sohesharedhisexperienceonFacebook.Anoldfriendsuggestedthat3payingforpeople’scoffee,Ryanputthatmoneytowardshelpingschoolstudentspayofftheirdelinquent(拖欠稅款的)schoollunchaccounts.Sometimesbecauseof4hardship,theaccountsfallinto5balanceandthekidssuffer.ShegottheideaafterhearingthataUtahstudentwas6lunch.SothefollowingweekRyanvisitedhisnephew’sschool7andaskedifhecouldgivesomehelp,and8$100.Impressedbyhis9,thesupervisorbegan10finesbeforeRyanaskedwhattheentireschool’sbalanceforluncheswas.Itwas$1261.98.“I’llseeyounextFriday,”hetoldthesupervisor.Whenhegothome,Ryansharedwhathehaddoneonsocial11,andthathe12tohelpLakesideElementaryhavenolunchaccountsinthenegative.Hesetupabankaccountandencouragedpeopleto13.Theirtargetwas14inamatterofdays.WithmorethanenoughmoneytopayforLakeside,Ryan15anotherschool.Withintwoweekstheyhad16$4142.82andwereabletohelpfourschools.Inspiredbypeople’s17,Ryanorganizedanon-profitcalledFeedtheKids,Inc.,which18awebsite,,forpeopletostart19forspecificschoolsortosetuprepeatedpaymentsto20astudent.Today,this“payingitforward”organizationisontoitsfifthschool.1、A．gesture B．reaction C．proposal D．request2、A．a(chǎn)wkward B．a(chǎn)nnoyed C．great D．inspired3、A．ratherthan B．dueto C．a(chǎn)partfrom D．a(chǎn)longwith4、A．a(chǎn)rtificial B．economic C．unconscious D．controversial5、A．negative B．beneficial C．transparent D．delicate6、A．a(chǎn)warded B．paid C．required D．denied7、A．cafeteria B．facility C．dormitory D．website8、A．handedout B．handedin C．handedover D．handedon9、A．curiosity B．generosity C．purity D．reliability10、A．takingoff B．puttingoff C．payingoff D．lettingoff11、A．context B．club C．system D．media12、A．ended B．pretended C．extended D．intended13、A．donate B．check C．invest D．deposit14、A．a(chǎn)rranged B．reached C．a(chǎn)imed D．missed15、A．conducted B．contacted C．constructed D．controlled16、A．saved B．spent C．raised D．earned17、A．enthusiasm B．a(chǎn)ppeal C．demand D．emotion18、A．checks B．searches C．visits D．offers19、A．campaigns B．recreations C．a(chǎn)mbitions D．profits20、A．defend B．educate C．sponsor D．encourageSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1SilviaMaierworksattheUniversityofZurich,Switzerland.Sheandhercolleaguesinvited51youngmenintothelabfor3hoursoftests.Theyshowedeachman180fooditemsonacomputer.Eachtime,theyaskedthementojudgehowhealthy,tastyandappealingthefoodwas.Thentheresearchersstressedout29ofthemen.Theydidthisbyaskingeachtoputonehandinicewaterforthreeminutes.Ifthewaterwastoounpleasant,thevolunteerscouldremovetheirhands,butmustcontinuelookingintoavideocamera.Themenwerealsoencouragedtoputtheirhandsbackintothecoldwater.Allthewhile,aresearcherwatchedandvideotapedtheordeal(考驗).Another22menheldonehandinwarmwater.Theywerenotvideotaped.Afterward,theresearchersshowedeachmanaseriesoftwofooditems.Theydidthis210times.Andbeforemakingchoices,themenweretoldtochoosethehealthierofthetwoitems.Whenthetestingwasover,thescientistsgavethevolunteersasnack.Eachmangotoneoftheitemshehadsaidthathepreferred.Despitebeingcoachedtochoosehealthyfoods,thestressedmenprovedmorelikelytopickthelesshealthy.Theresearchersalsoperformedbrainscansofthevolunteers.Itshowedwhatpartofthebrainwasactiveastheymadetheirchoices.“Ourfindingsindicatethatstressaffectsthedecisionmaking,”Maier’steamconcluded.Anditdoesthisbychangingtwobrainpathways.Oneaffectssensoryinformation,suchastaste.Theotheraffectsaperson’sabilitytomakedecisionssuchaseatingwhatisgoodforus.Morestudieswillbeneededtoconfirmthenewfindings.Buttheearlysignssuggestthatstressnotonlymakesjunkfoodmoreappealing,butalsoweakensthebrain’sabilitytoresisteatingit.1、Howdidthescientistsmainlygettheresult?A．Bydoingexperiments.B．Byaskingquestions.C．Byconductingsurveys.D．Bysecretobservations.2、ThecoldwaterusedintheexperimentmaymakemenfeelA．pleasantB．frightenedC．relaxedD．stressed3、Whydidthescientistsscanthebrainsofthevolunteers?A．TheywantedtofindtheIQofthem.B．Theywantedtoobservetheactivitiesoftheirbrains.C．Theywantedtodiscoverthepotentialdiseaseofthem.D．Theywantedtoknowthehealthconditionsofthem.4、Whatdoesthelastparagraphimply?A．ThenewSwissstudyisthefinalconclusion.B．Stressmayincreaseself-controlineating.C．Stressmakesjunkfoodmoreattractive.D．Itiseasyforstressedpeopletoresisttastyfoods.Text2ItmaybecommonknowledgethatwhatBritishpeoplecall“football”isknownas“soccer”intheUS,and“colour”inBritishEnglish(BrE)goeswithoutthe“u”inAmericanEnglish(AmE).ButaccordingtoachartmaderecentlybywebsiteGrammarCheck,thesearefarfrombeingtheonlydifferencesbetweenthetwocountries’useofEnglish.Thechartoutlined63ofthemaincontrastsbetweenBrEandAmE,fromthemorewell-known“l(fā)ift/elevator”and“autumn/fall”tothelesser-known“garden/yard”and“petrol/gasoline”.Someofthevocabularymismatchesaresodifferentthattwopeopleinaconversationmayfailtounderstandeachother.Forexample，thetwocountrieshavedifferentnamesforcertainfood.“Biscuits“and“sweets”inBritainareknownas“cookies”and“candy”,respectively,intheUS.Butwhilegettingfoodnamesmixeduponlycausesconfusion,somemisunderstandingsmayleadtoembarrassmentifyou’renotcareful.IfaBritishmanintheUSisaskedtoshowupapartyin“pants”,there’sachancethathemightgetalotofstaresfromotherguests.“Pants”intheUKmeansunderwear.“Trousers”arewhatyouneedtoaskaBritishfriendtowearifyoudon’twantthemtocauseasceneamongyourfriends.However,evenif63isalreadyalot,therearestillmanydifferencesthatthechartfailedtocover.IfaUSgirlwalksintoaUKbarberandsays“Iwanttohavemybangsfixed”,forexample,itcouldtakeawhilebeforethehairdresserrealizeswhatshemeansisactuallyher“fringe”.1、Bypresentingthefirstparagraph,theauthormainlytellus.A．thechartismadebyGrammarCheckB．peoplearemuchmorefamiliarwith“l(fā)ift/elevator”C．BrEandAmEaredifferentinspellingD．TherearemanydifferencesbetweenBrEandAmE2、IfaBritishmanisaskedtojoininapartyin“pants”,hemight.A．getintoanembarrassmentB．beattractiveamonghisfriendsC．bepuzzledatothers’dressesD．a(chǎn)skforapairoftrousersinstead3、Whyistheexampleinthebarbermentioned?A．Toconfirmsomeexamplesareunknown.B．Tosupporttheauthor'sopiniononthetopic.C．ToindicatetheBritishareslowinunderstanding.D．Toshowthehairdresserisn’tfamiliarwith“bangs”.Text3I'vejustgottotalkaboutthisproblemI'mhavingwithmypostman.Itallbeganayearago，afterthebirthofhisfirstchild.Notwantingtoappearrude，Iaskedhimaboutthebaby.Thenextweek，notwantinghimtothinkIhadaskedoutofmerepolitenesstheweekbefore.Iaskedallaboutthebabyagain.NowIcan'tbreakthehabit.IfreezewheneverIseehimcoming.Thewords"How'sthebaby？"comeoutontheirown.Itholdsmeup.Itholdshimup.Sowhycan'tIstopit？TheansweristhatIwanthimtolikeme.Cometothinkofit，Iwanteveryonetolikeme.Mysisterhadthesameproblemwiththecaretakerofherblockofflats:"Allheeverdoesiscomplain；hetalksatmeratherthantome，neverlistentoawordIsay，andyetforsomereasonI'malwaysreallynicetohim.I'mworriedincaseIhaveadifficultyoneday，andhewon'tliftafingertohelp."Whataboutatwork？RichardLawton，amanagementtrainer，warns:"Thosemanagerswhoareactuallylikedbymostoftheirstaffarealwaysthosetowhombeinglikedisnottheprimarygoal.Thequalitiesthatmakemanagerspopulararebeinghonestwithstaff，treatingthemashumanbeingsandobservingcommonpolitenesslikesayinghellointhemorning."Toexplainthepoint，Richardmentionsthestoryofthecompanychairmanwhodesperatelywantedtobelikedandwho，aftermakingoneofhismanagersfired，saidwithmoist（濕潤的）eyesthathewasso，sosorrythemanwasleaving.Theemployeereplied""Ifyouwerethatsorry，Iwouldn'tbeleaving."Thelessonbeing，therefore，thatifyoutrytoohardtobeliked，peoplewon'tlikeyou.Theexpertssayitallstartsinchildhood."Ifchildrenfeeltheycanonlygetlovefromtheirparentsbybeinggood，"saysZeldaWest-Meads，amarriageguidanceconsultant，"theydeveloplowself-confidenceandbecomecompulsive（難以抑制的）givers."Butisthereanythingwronginbeingagiver，theworldnotbeingexactlyshortoftakers？AnneCousinsbelievesthereis."Thereisapointatwhichgivingbecomesunhealthy，"shesays."Itcomeswhenyoudothingsforothersbutfeelbadaboutit."Iamnowtryinghardtosaytopeople"Ifeeluncomfortableaboutsayingthis，but.."，andtellmyself"Refusalofarequestdoesnotmeanrejectionofaperson"andIfindIcansayalmostanythingtoalmostanyone.1、Whydoestheauthoraskthepostmanabouthisbaby?A．Heisinterestedinthebaby.B．Hewantstocreateagoodimpression.C．Hewantstobealwayspolitetohim.D．It'sawaytostartachatwithgreatpoliteness.2、Whatcouldwefindoutabouttheauthor'ssisterandthecaretaker?A．Shedoesn'twanttoriskdispleasinghim.B．Shedoesn'tpayattentiontohim.C．Heoftenrefusestohelpher.D．Heisimpatientofheroverreaction.3、Managersaremorelikelytobepopularifthey_____________.A．helpthestaffwiththeirproblemsB．makesurethestaffdonotlosetheirjobsC．encouragethestafftobepolitetoeachotherD．donotmaketoomuchefforttobeliked4、whatcanwelearnfromthistext?A．Ifyoutellthetruth,itwillnotmakepeoplelikeyouless.B．Ifyoutaketimetotalktopeople,theywilllikeyoubetter.C．Youshouldavoidunpleasantsituationswherepossible.D．Youshouldn'trefuseotherpeople'srequestsforhelp.5、Whatistheauthor'sintentionofwritingthispassage?A．Toshowhowtoletotherslikeyoumore.B．Toprovehowtocreateaharmoniousatmosphere.C．Toencouragepeopletohavemoreself-confidence.D．Tosuggestwaysofdealingwithdifficultpeople.Text4OxfordandCambridgehavenowdecidedtoremovethewordsCAN'TandIMPOSSIBLEfromtheirdictionary.JessicaCox,bornin1983,inArizona,istheworld’sfirstlicensedarmlesspilot.ThegirlfromTucson,ArizonagottheSportPilotcertificatelatelyandbecamethefirstpilotlicensedtoflyusingonlyherfeet.

JessicaCoxwasbornwithoutarms,butthathasonlystoppedherfromdoingonething:usingtheword"can't."CoxgraduatedfromtheUniversityofArizonain2005withabachelor’sdegreeinpsychologyandaminorincommunications.Coxhasnotusedprostheticarmssincesheturned14.Usingherfeetasmostpeopleusetheirhands,sheisable,amongotherthings,todriveanunmodifiedcarwithanunrestrictedlicense,totypeonakeyboardat25wordsperminute,andtoputinandremovehercontactlenses.JessicaCoxflewinasingleengineairplaneforthefirsttimeviaWrightFlightin2005.Coxearnedherpilot’scertificateonOctober10,2008afterthreeyearsoftrainingandisqualifiedtoflyalight-sportaircrafttoaltitudeof10,000feet.“She'sagoodpilot.She'srocksolid,”saidParrishTraweek,42,theflyinginstructoratSanManuel'sRayBlairAirport.

ParrishTraweekrunsPCAircraftMaintenanceandFlightServicesandhastrainedmanypilots,someofwhomdidn'tcomeclosetoCox'sabilities.Doctorsneverlearnedwhyshewasbornwithoutarms,butshefiguredoutearlythatshedidn'twanttouseprostheticdevices.

So,thenexttimeyouarereadytotellyourself,"Ican'tpossibly..."rememberthisamazingyoungwomanandchangeyourvocabulary.1、Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraphs?A．OxfordandCambridgefeltalittledisappointed.B．Noarmlesspeoplehadgotapilotcertificatebefore.C．JessicaCoxwasn’tallowedtousetheword“can’t”.D．Theword“can’t”woulddisappearfromtheEnglishdictionary.2、WhatdoyouthinkofJessicaCox?A．Sheisacleverandbravegirl.B．Sheispositiveanddetermined.C．Sheisindeedapoorlyeducatedgirl.D．Sheonlytakesinterestinaircraft.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“prostheticmeaninParagraph3?A．a(chǎn)rtificialB．damagedC．unusualD．a(chǎn)bnormal4、Aftergraduatingfromuniversity,JessicaCox_____.A．sufferedfailurewhensearchingforjobs.B．madeastarttotaketrainingtobecomeapilotC．decidedtouseherfeetasmostpeopleusehands.D．triedherbesttotakecareofherselfinherdailylife.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Eatingsoilcanproducemoreeffectiveresults1．(compare)toeatingslimmingpills,claimedresearchersfromanAustralianuniversityChinaPress2．(report)thatresearchersfromtheUniversityofSouthAustraliawerelookingforawaytoimprovethebody’sabsorptiontowardsmedicationtopreventmentalillnessThey3．(accident)foundoutthatsoildoesnotonlyattractfat,itcouldalsostopfatfrombeingabsorbedintothebodyandround4．digestivesystemMeanwhile,otherresearcherscarriedoutanexperimentby5．(separate)miceintotwogroups--onegroup6．(give)slimmingpillsandtheothergroupwithsoilAftertwoweeks,theweightofthemice7．a(chǎn)tesoildecreasedobviouslyThiswasthebasisforclaimsthateatingsoilmightmakeit8．(easy)forthebodytoexcrete(排泄)fatthantakingslimmingpillsHowever,they9．(test)toseeifeatingsoilissafeforthebody10．ifitcouldcauseanysideeffectsinthepastfewmonthsNelsonMandelawasbornin1918inMvezo，SouthAfricaHisfatherwaschiefofMvezo，1．influenceonNelsonwashugeLater，NelsonbecameacivilrightsleaderinSouthAfricaHaving2．（contribute）toSouthAfrica，hewontherespectfromSouthAfricaandthewholeworldNelsonMandelawasagreatactivistAfterfinishing3．（learm）lawinthecollege，hejoinedtheAfricaNationalCongressinhis4．（twenty）AllhislifeNelsonfought5．a(chǎn)partheid（種族隔離）andhelpedmanyAfricans，buthisContribution6．（reat）asanactofterrorismthenTheAfricangovernmentsenthimtoprisonfor27yearsOncesetfreefromprison，hecontinuedtomakeefforts7．（end）apartheidToNelson，8．hewantedwasthatallpeoplewouldenjoyhumanrights9．（equal）inSouthAfricaEventually，hewonthe10．（elect）andservedasPresidentofSouthAfricafrom1994to11．SectionIIITranslationDirections: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。Eleven-yearoldNyalivesinSouthSudan．Forsevenmonthsoftheyear，shehastomaketwolongwalkstoapondnearhervillagetofetchwaterforherfamily．Duringthedrymonths，thefamilymovestoacampbyalakewhereNyaandherfamilydigtheclayofthelakebedwiththeirhandsandwaitforhourstogatherasmallamountofdirtywaterthattricklesin．1、Oftentheyareunabletogotoschooltolearnhowtoreadandwrite．Butdidyouknowthatwaterisoneofthemostabundantresourcesonourplanet?Watermakesup71％oftheEarth’ssurface．2、．Weoftentendtotakewaterforgranteduntilitisinshortsupply．Tobringourawarenesstothislife-givingresource，theUnitedNationsdeterminedin1993thatMarch22ndeveryyearwillbeobservedtocelebrateWorldWaterDay．Everyyear，theUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblysetsathemefortheWorldWaterDay．3、Thethemein2016-waterandjobs—intendstobringourattentiontothequalityoflifeoftheworkerswhoensurethesafetyandavailabilityofthiscriticalresource．4、Workersinfactoriesaroundtheworldfallillanddiewhentheyhavepooraccesstocleanwater．Inmanycountries，womenandchildrenlikeNyawalkseveralhourseverydaytobringhomewatertotheirfamilies．5、Nowimagine，ifcleanandsafewaterwasguaranteed—thesechildrencouldbelearningskillsthatcouldhelpthemfindbetterwork．A．Butthesejobsareoftennotpaidfornoraretheyrecognized．B．Thisyear’sthemeis“BetterWater，BetterJobs”．C．Whatwouldhappenifwerunoutofcleanwater?D．EverydaycountlesskidslikeNyaworkhardtofetchcleanwaterfortheirfamilies．E.Unfortunatelyonly3％ofthewaterisfreshwaterthatcansupporthumanandotheranimallife．F.Itishardforthesepoorkidstofetchenoughcleanwater．G.Didyouknowthat340，000workersdieeachyearbecauseofinadequatewatersupply?Stressisamajorprobleminthemodernworld.1、Itiscommonamongofficeworkers.Managingitisnecessaryforpeopleinordertocreateawork-lifebalance.So,howcanyougoaboutremovingstressthroughtheancientartofgardening?Surroundyourselfwithnature.Trees,birdsandscentoftheout