2023年甘肅省定西地區(qū)臨洮縣考研《英語(yǔ)一》考前沖刺預(yù)測(cè)試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Akindergartenteacherhaddecidedtoletherclassplayagame.Theteachertoldeachchildintheclasstobringalongaplasticbag1afewpotatoes.Eachpotatowillbe2anameofapersonthatthechildhates.Sothe3ofpotatoesthatachildwillputinhis/herplasticbagwill4actuallyhowmanypeoplehe/shehates.Sowhenthe5came,everychildbroughtsomepotatoes.Somehadtwopotatoes,somethree6someuptofivepotatoes.Theteacherthentoldthechildrentocarrythepotatoesintheplasticbagwiththemwherevertheygoforawhole7.Daysafterdays8,andthechildrenstartedtocomplainduetothe9smellletoutbytherottenpotatoes.Besides,thosehavingfivepotatoesalsohadtocarry10bags.Aftersevendays,thechildrenwere11becausethegamehadfinallyended.Theteacherasked:“Howdidyou12whilecarryingthepotatoeswithyou?”Thechildrenstartedcomplainingofthetroublethattheyhadto13havingtocarrythe14andsmellypotatoeswherevertheygo.Thentheteachertoldthemthehidden15behindthegame.Theteachersaid:“Thisis16thesituationwhenyoucarryyourhatredforsomebodyinsideyourheart.Thestench（臭味）of17willpolluteyourheartandwithyouforever.Ifyoucannot18thesmellofrottenpotatoesforjustaweek,canyou19whatisitliketohavethestenchofhatredinyourheartforyour20?”1、A．containing B．wrapping C．decorating D．collecting2、A．called B．planted C．made D．given3、A．weight B．size C．number D．shape4、A．focuson B．dependon C．leadto D．makeup5、A．day B．class C．meeting D．trouble6、A．so B．a(chǎn)s C．because D．while7、A．day B．week C．year D．month8、A．walked B．disappeared C．passed D．ran9、A．unpleasant B．poisonous C．sweet D．funny10、A．shorter B．senior C．prettier D．heavier11、A．disappointed B．shocked C．relieved D．suspected12、A．keep B．say C．feel D．make13、A．putout B．gothrough C．catchup D．insiston14、A．ugly B．numerous C．huge D．heavy15、A．meaning B．feeling C．emotions D．kindness16、A．hardly B．slightly C．exactly D．partly17、A．potatoes B．hatred C．words D．dirt18、A．produce B．smell C．carry D．tolerate19、A．imagine B．a(chǎn)nalyze C．a(chǎn)gree D．declare20、A．family B．lifetime C．childhood D．friendsSectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1Noise-cancellingaudioinstrumentshavebeenaroundforawhilenow，butoneBerlin-baseddesignerbelievesthatblocking“visualnoise”isasimportant，ifnotmoreso，ascancellingoutunwantedsounds．TothisendhehascreatedasimpleaccessorycalledtheFocusCap．Openworkspacesdefinitelyhavetheirbenefits，buttheycomewiththedrawbackofofferingemployeeslittletonocontrolovervisualdistractions(干擾)．Withsomanypeoplearoundandsomuchgoingon，someofuscaneasilygetdisturbedbythisinformationoverloadandlosefocusinwhat’sreallyimportant．That’swheretheFocusCapcomesintoplay．“Aswearestillcavemenormammalskeptinanunnaturalenvironment，Ibelievethatonlybyreclaiming(收回)thenormal，stress-freehumanstatethroughsimpletoolsandtechniquescanwefinallyreleaseouractualcreativepotentialandcreateourmeaningfulworkforabrighterfuture，”saysGermandesignerHannesGreblin，inventoroftheFocusCap．Afterlookingatotherproductsdesignedatminimizingvisualdistractions，Greblindecidedthatmostofthemwereeithertooexpensiveortoouncomfortabletobecomemainstream，sohedecidedtogowithsomethingmuchsimpler—asimplecapwitharetractablevisor(可伸縮的帽沿)．Greblin’sFocusCapisreallystraightforward．Youjustwearitlikearegularcap’withthesidesofthevisorretracted，andjustcollapsethesideswheneveryouneedtofocusonwhat’saheadofyou．Whetheryou’retryingtofocusonataskinanopenworkoffice．Tryingtostudyatuniversity，orpracticingyogainaparkandtryingtoignorestaresfromstrangers，theFocusCapcanhelp．Tobehonest，thiswholeprojectsoundslikeajoke，buttheFocusCapdoeshaveitsownwebsitewherepeopleinterestedinthisunusualaccessorycanactuallysignupforupdatesonwhenitwillgoonsale．Greblinclaimsitwillcost30euros($37)plusshipping．1、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．WhentousetheFocusCapB．HowtooperatetheFocusCapC．TheFocusCap—anordinaryaccessoryD．TheFocusCap—avisual-cancellingaccessory2、WhydidGreblincreatetheFocusCap?A．Tohelppeoplefocus．B．Todevelopintelligence．C．Tomakepeoplecomfortable．D．Toreleasecreativepotential．3、WhatdoweknowabouttheFocusCap?A．It’sexpensive．B．It’ssimple．C．It’sdelicate．D．It’scomplex．4、Fromthetextwecaninferthat________．A．TheFocusCapsimplyblocksunwantedsoundsB．TheFocusCapcanonlybeusedintheofficeC．GreblinisconfidentaboutthefutureofhisproductD．TheFocusCaphasbeenonsaleinquantityText2Idema,aDutchSinologist（漢學(xué)家）,hasservedasthedirectoroftheChineseLanguagesandCulturesDepartmentatLeidenUniversityoftheNetherlandsandwasalsodirectorofHarvard'sFairbankCenterforEastAsianResearch.HehasstudiedancientChineseplays,novelsandliterature,andhasauthoredortranslatedanumberofinfluentialbookspublishedinEnglishandotherlanguages.The70-year-oldDutchSinologistrecalledhishalf-century-longromancewithChinesecultureduringarecentvisittoBeijing.Asachild,thevividdescriptionsofChinainNobelandPulitzerPrize-winnerPearlS.Buck’sbookssparkedIdema'sinterestinthecountry.HelaterreadclassicChineseliteratureandspentwholedayspouringthroughworksattheNationalLibraryofChina.WhilemanyotherexpertsonChinafocusedonthecountry'seconomictransformation,IdemacontinuedtostudytraditionalChineseliterature."Therewerescholarsstudyinglaw,religionandsociety,butnottraditionalChineseliterature,whichwasmypersonalinterest,"Idemaexplains.Findingreferencebooksforhisresearch,especiallyregionalpublications,usedtobeahugechallenge,andIdemausedtospendalotoftimecollectingbooksandothermaterialsduringvisitstoChina.NowitismuchmoreconvenientwiththeInternet.Idemausuallychoosesless-knownsubjectsforhisresearchandtriestogetfirsthandmaterials.Inrecentyears,hehasdevotedhimselftotranslatingChinesefolktalesandwritingaboutChinesefolksocietyandfolkculture."TraditionalChinesecultureisapassion.Ihavebeenstudyingitfor50yearsandwillcontinuetodoso,"saystheretiredprofessor.1、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"sparked"inParagraph2mean?A．Increased.B．Broke.C．Performed.D．Aroused.2、IdemaconcentratedontraditionalChineseliteraturebecause.A．hewantedtoshowhewasdifferentfromothersB．hewasinterestedintraditionalChineseliteratureC．traditionalChineseliteratureiseasiertostudythanotherfieldsD．hecouldbenefittedalotfromthetraditionalChineseliterature3、Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A．APassionforChineseCultureB．TheLifeofIdemaC．Idema'sVisittoChinaD．ThePersonalHobbyText3USpresidentDonaldTrumphaspopularizedthephrase“fakenews”ButnottoolongagothesewordsincombinationwouldhavemeantlittletoeverydayEnglishspeakers.AnatolyLiberman,aGerman,writesabouttheoriginsoftheword“fake”.Theword,itturnsout,hasaverydarkpast.Thebestguessforhow“fake”becamemainstream,arguesLiberman,isthatitwasakindusedbythievesintheLondonunderworld.But“howitgotthere,nobodyintheworldknows,andprobablynobodywilleverknow,”hetellsQuartz.LibermanisaprofessorattheUniversityofMinnesotaandtheauthorofWordOriginsandHowWeKnowThem.Hewritesthatearlyrecordsof“fake”asanEnglishadjectiveappearedaroundthemiddleofthe18thcentury.Thewordlikelycomesfromcant,orthiefjargon(行話).TheOEDmentions“fake”asaverbstartingin1819,whichbasicallymeant‘todo”injargon,butalso“tokill,wound,orrob”.Anentryfromadictionarythatyearreads:“Tofakeanypersonorplace,torobthem;tofakeapersonmayalsoimplytoshoot,wound,orcut;tofakeamanoutandout,istokillhim.”LibermantracesthewordnexttoCharesDickens,whoused“cly-faker”，where“cly”meanspocket,inOliverTwist.Thisishowhebelievesknowledgeof“fake”asawordthatmeanstosteal,spread.EventuallyitbecameacommonplaceEnglishword.1、Theunderlinedword“fake”inParagraph1probablymeans.A．lyingB．trueC．commonD．interesting2、WhatcanwelearnaboutAnatolyLiberman?A．Heisskilledinsomeforeignlanguages.B．HeisinterestedinalltheEnglishwords.C．HelivedinEnglandforalongtime.D．HelikeswritingarticlesinEnglishverymuch.3、Whatismainlydiscussedinthispassage?A．ThehistoryofEnglishwords.B．SomestoriesaboutEnglishwords.C．TheimportanceoftheEnglishword“fake”D．TheoriginsofanEnglishword.4、Whatcanweinferfromthispassage?A．WemustfocusonthewordsofDonaldTrump.B．WeshouldstudyEnglishwordsverycarefully.C．“Fake”likelycomesfromwordsusedbyaclassofpeople.D．AnatolyLibermanlikestotracethecommonplaceEnglishwords.Text4FortouristsholdingtheBarcelonaCard,theinformationbelowwillbeusefulifyouplantoadmiresomeartworksorarchitecturesthere.SagradaFamiliaOpeninghours:09:00-18:00(October-March);09:00-20:00(April-September)Admission:

11,or11,or10withtheBarcelonaCardTheproject'svastsaleanditsspecialdesignhavemadeitoneofBarcelona'stoptouristattractionsformanyyears.LaPedreraOpeninghours:November-February:09:00-18:1;March-October:09:00-20:00Admission：$9.50.Save20%withtheBarcelonaCard.Itisauniquemodernistbuildingmadeofbricksandcolorfultiles（瓦）.Visitorscanseetheamazing800squaremetersattic（閣樓）with270brickarchesthatgiveyouafeelingthatyouarewalkinginsidetheskeletonofawhale.BarcelonaFCMuseumOpeninghours:6thApril-4thOctober:10:00-20:00;therestoftheyear.10:00-18:1Admission：$8.50forentrytothemuseumand$17foraguidedtour.Whenyoubuyyourticketyouhavetwooptions:aticketforthemuseumtoseethefootballstadiumoraspecialonefor$15whereyougettoseethestadiumandthescenesattheclub.PicassoMuseumOpeninghours:Checkthewebsitefordetailsastheyvarydependingonthetimeoftheyear.Admission：$9formainexhibition-extraforspecialshowings.Save50%withBarcelonaCard.ThemuseumhasarrangedPicasso’spaintingsfromhisearlydaystohisfinalworks.ArrangingthepaintingsinthiswaygivesyouafascinatinginsightintothedevelopmentofPicasso.1、Whatdoweknowthetouristattractionsmentionedinthepassage?A．SagradaFamiliaisthelargestbuildinginBarcelona.B．LaPedreraiswell-knownforitscolorfulmaterial.C．BarcelonaFCMuseummayattractfootballfans.D．PicassoMuseumoffersonlyoneexhibition.2、IfyouvisitthestadiumandtheclubwithatourguideinBarcelonaFCmuseum,youshouldpay_______A．$25.5B．$34C．$42.5D．$33、Whatdotheattractionshaveincommon?A．TheBarcelonaCardisamustforvisitingthem.B．Theyareallfamousfortheirarchitecturalstyles.C．Theiropeninghoursarechangeableindifferentseasons.D．Touristscanhaveadiscountof20%withtheBarcelonaCard.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)Whenmeetingpeopleattheairport,mostpeoplesmileandshakehandswithpeopletheymeetWeknowthatasmileisusuallyasignthatpeoplefeelfriendlyandhappy,1．whatifwedon’tknowwhothenewpersonis?Whatifwearenot2．(introduce)byafriend?Sometimespeoplearedangerousandhumanshavetofindwaystoprotect3．(themself)Wehavetomakesurewecantrustpeoplewedonotknow,andwehavetoshowthatwearenotdangerous,showingourhandsmeansthatwearenotarmedInmanyculturestoday,theWesterncustomof4．(shake)handsisusedWeuseourrighthand,whichisusually5．(strong)thantheleftoneIfweareusingourhandthisway,itcannotbeholdingaknifeoragunItshowsthatwecantrusteachotherNotallculturesusethehandshake,andpeopleinmanyAsianculturesdonotalwaystouchanotherpersonJapanesepeoplemightcoveronehandwith6．otherhand,dependingon7．theyaregreeting,bow8．(slight)orquitelowAMuslimwilltouchhisheart,mouthandforehead9．(show)respectTheyareallkeepingtheirhandsbusyInalmostallcultures,tosmileandshowanopenrighthand10．(mean)"Welcome,youaresafewithme"Chinahasonceagainshownits1．(able)tochangetheworldwithits“newfourgreatinventions”:high-speedrailways,electronicpayments,sharedbicyclesandonlineshoppingThe“newfourgreatinventions”areallrelated2．China’shigh-techinnovation(創(chuàng)新),3．improvedthepeople’slivingstandard“MywalletisnolongerinuseIcanbuyandeat4．Iwantsimplywithatapofmyphone,”saidLinJinlong,5．overseasChinesestudentfromCambodia,6．(add)that“evenpancakesellersareusingAlipayWecanalsoorderfoodathomeconvenientlyIfI7．(be)athomeinCambodia,Iwouldhavetogooutdoors”Theoperatingmodelofbike-sharingisbasedonsatellitenavigationsystem,mobilepayment,bigdataandotherhightechnologiesItis8．(increasing)dearthatChinaisinnovatingandnolongercopyingWesternideasThisispartlybecauseChinaskippedoverthePCageandwentdirectlytomobileChinahasthe9．(large)mobileuseintheworldIntermsofthe“newfourgreatinventions”,CharlieDai,principalanalystofAmericanmarketresearchcompanyForrester,said,“Sofartheseproductsandservices10．(improve)customerexperience,promotingnationalandglobaleconomyatthesametime’’SectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Youprobablythinkthatyouarealreadyefficientandskilledinwhatyouaredoing,andperhapsyouareright.1、.Improvementisindeedveryimportantbecauseitkeepsyoulongingforsuccess,anditiswhatpreventsyoufromtiring.So,makethebestofwhoyouare,andusethesepracticaltips.Spareafewminutesadaytolearnnewthings.2、Youmayconsiderreadingblogs,magazines,ortradejournalsthatcanenrichyourknowledgeaboutyourfield.Nomatterwhatyoudo,though,makesureitissomethingbeneficialtoyourprofessionalgrowth.Learntopaycloseattentiontodetail.Itisafactthatoncepeoplehavebecomeaccustomedtotheirregulartasks,theyrarelycheckthedetailsaboutcertainaspectsintheirjob.3、Getinspiredandstartworkingonyourdisadvantages.Youshouldbeabletopaymoreattentiontoyourperformanceinthejob,andfindwaystoimproveyourself.Ifyoufindyourselfquiteemotionalorstressedout,thenmaybewhatyouneedisaninspiration.4、Bydoingso,youcancontinueimprovementandeventuallybecomemuchbetteratthistask.5、Thisstepmayseemverysimple,yetitcangetquitechallengingtofindpeoplewhoareexcellentandhaveagoodreputationinyourcompany.Onceyouhavefoundtheseinspiringpeople,youshouldtrytocooperatewiththemmoreoftenandcompleteaprojectthatcoulddowonderstoyourorganizationandyourpersonalgrowth.A．Giveyourselfabreak,B．However,youmaynotbethebestyoucanpossiblybe.C．Bewiththerightpeopleandalwaystrytoimproveyourself.D．Ifso,you’renotlivingtheabundantlifethatGodintendsforyoutolive.E.Youmayconsiderlookingatgreatworkandperformanceforsomeinspiration.F.Itisimportantthatyoudevoteplentyofyourtimetolearningandresearching.G.Unfortunately,thismayleadtomisunderstandingandnegativeconsequences.HowtoForgiveYourselfKellycamehomefiredanddiscouragedfromherjob.Shestartedyellingateveryoneinthehouse,Whenshecalmeddown,shestartedtofeelguiltyandwantedherfamilytoforgiveher.Doesthisstorysoundfamiliar?Whataboutyou?1、Wesometimesmakesomemistakes.2、Whenyouhurtsomeoneandstartfeelingguilty,thefirstthingyonneedtodoisforgiveyourselfbeforeyouaskotherstoForgiveyou.Whetheryouscreamedatyourchild,hurtyourpar