宿遷市泗陽縣2023年考研《英語一》考前沖刺預(yù)測(cè)試卷SectionIUseofEnglishDirections:Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)WhenIwasfourteenIfoundRocky.Thatspringday,IwascatchingfishwithmygrandfatherwhenI1thefaint（微弱的）cryingandfoundthetremblingwolfcub（幼獸）.AsIbentdown,hemoved2towardme.LittleRockygained3afterIfedafewdropsofwarmmilktohim.Soonhewas4andwarm.Mygrandfatherfinallyagreedtoletme5him.ThatsummerRockyandIbecame6partners.Wehuntedthegrasshoppers.Andinthefall,wewenttothenearestmeadows（草地）7fieldmice.ThewintermonthswerethehappiestIcould8.Oftenwewouldmakeafireinthebushes.Rockywould9hisheadbetweenhisfrontpaws,withhiseyeonme10Itoldhimstories.AllthepleasuremademeforgetmyGrandpa’srepeated11,andonenightIleftRockyunchained.ThefollowingmorningIwastoldRockyhad12arooster.MygrandpadecidedtoreturnRockytonature,butitwas13formetolosehim.ForthenexttwoyearsIwasverybusy,butIwould14wonderifRockyrememberedme.EastercameearlythatyearandduringtheholidaysIwentto15mycousins.Onmywayhome,itbegantosnowheavily.Ihadto16forthenightintheforestandhopedthatbymorningthestormwouldhave17.ThenextdayIrealizedthestormwaseven18.UnfortunatelyIfoundtwowolveswaitingtoattackme.ThenIhearda19tomysideandturnedmyhead.ItwasRocky,andhehaddrivenofftheothers.Icriedandhuggedhim20.1、A．feltB．madeC．performedD．heard2、A．stronglyB．quicklyC．weaklyD．happily3、A．strengthB．timeC．trustD．support4、A．tiredB．fullC．hungryD．nervous5、A．watchB．keepC．observeD．notice6、A．huntingB．fishingC．drivingD．riding7、A．inchargeofB．incaseofC．insearchofD．incontrolof8、A．chooseB．seeC．wishD．remember9、A．lieB．layC．scratchD．shake10、A．beforeB．a(chǎn)fterC．becauseD．a(chǎn)s11、A．storiesB．warningsC．sayingsD．promises12、A．kickedB．treasuredC．beatenD．killed13、A．hardB．easyC．niceD．useful14、A．yetB．a(chǎn)lreadyC．stillD．never15、A．carryB．visitC．moveD．a(chǎn)dopt16、A．spendB．wasteC．standD．camp17、A．continuedB．remainedC．stoppedD．frozen18、A．moreB．worseC．stricterD．sharper19、A．noiseB．cryC．shoutD．sob20、A．officiallyB．regularlyC．disappointedlyD．tightlySectionIIReadingComprehensionPartADirections:Readthefollowingfourtexts.AnswerthequestionsbeloweachtextbychoosingA,B,CorD.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(40points)Text1“Doesmysmilelookbiginthis?”Futurefitting-roommirrorsinclothingstorescouldsubtlyadjustyourreflectiontomakeyoulook--andhencefeel--happierencouragingyoutolikewhatyousee.That’stheideabehindtheEmotionEvokingSystemdevelopedbyShigeoYoshidaandcolleaguesattheUniversityofTokyoinJapan.Thesystemcanmanipulate,orinotherwords,controlyouremotionsandpersonalpreferencesbypresentingyouwithanimageofyourownsmilingorfrowningface.Theprinciplethatphysiologicalchangescandriveemotionalonesthatlaughtercomesbeforehappiness,ratherthantheotherwayaround-isawell-establishedidea.Theresearcherswantedtoseeifthisideacouldbeusedtobuildacomputersystemthatmanipulateshowyoufeel.Thesystemworksbypresentingtheuserwithaweb-cameraimageofhisorherfaceasiftheywerelookinginamirror.Theimageisthensubtlyalteredwith-software,turningthecornersofthemouthupordownandchangingtheareaaroundtheeyes,sothatthepersonappearstosmileorfrown.Withouttellingthemtheaimofthestudy,theteamrecruited(招募)21volunteersandaskedthemtositinfrontofthescreenwhileperforminganunrelatedtask.Whenthetaskwascompleted,theparticipantsratedhowtheyfelt.Whenthefacesonscreenappearedtosmile,peoplereportedthattheyfelthappier.Ontheotherhand,whentheimagewasgivenasadexpression,theyreportedfeelinglesshappy.Yoshidaandhiscolleaguestestedwhethermanipulatingthevolunteersemotionalstatewouldinfluencetheirpreferences.Eachpersonwasgivenascarftowearandagainpresentedwiththealteredwebcamimage.Thevolunteersthatsawthemselvessmilingwhilewearingthescarfweremorelikelytoreportthattheylikedit,andthosethatsawthemselvesnotsmilingwerelesslikely.“Thesystemcouldbeusedtomanipulateconsumers’impressionsofproducts,”saytheresearchers.Forexample,mirrorsinclothing-storefittingroomscouldbereplacedwithscreensshowingalteredreflections.Theyalsosuggestpeoplemaybemorelikelytofindclothesattractiveiftheyseethemselveslookinghappywhiletryingthemon.“It’scertainlyaninterestingarea,”saysChrisCreedattheUniversityofBirmingham,UK.Buthenotesthatusingsuchtechnologyinashopwouldbeharderthaninthelab,becausepeoplewilluseawiderangeofexpressions.“Attemptingtomakeslightdifferencestotheseandensuringthatthereflectedimagelooksbelievablewouldbemuchmorechallenging,”hesays.Ofcourse,therearealsoimportantmoralquestionssurroundingsuchsubtlymanipulativetechnology.“Youcouldarguethatifitmakespeoplehappy,whatharmisitdoing?”saysCreed.“ButIcanimaginethatmanypeoplemayfeelmanipulateduncomfortableandcheatediftheyfoundout.”1、What’sthemainpurposeoftheEmotionEvokingSystem?A．Toseewhetherone’sfacialexpressionscanbealtered.B．Toreplacethemirrorsinfutureclothing-storefittingrooms.C．Toseewhetherlaughtercomesbeforehappiness.D．Toseewhetherone’sfeelingcanbeunconsciouslyaffected.2、Whatcanwelearnabouttheweb-cameraimageinthestudy?A．Itrecordedthevolunteers’performanceinthetask.B．Itattemptedtomakethevolunteersfeelhappier.C．Itgavethevolunteersafalseimage.D．Itbeautifiedthevolunteersappearanceinthemirror.3、WhatdoesCreedmentionasalimitationofthetechnologyA．Itonlydealswithalimitednumberoffacialexpressions.B．Itonlyworksinclothingstores.C．Itonlymakessubtlechangestopeople’sexpressions.D．Itonlychangestheareasaroundthemouthandtheeyes.4、WhatdoesCreedscommentonthemoralissueswiththistechnologyimply?A．Peopleshouldmaketheirdecisionsindependently.B．Technologyisunabletomanipulatepeople.C．Nothingismoreimportantthanhappiness.D．Peopleshouldneglecttheharmofthetechnology.Text2Musichasagreateffectoneveryone.Butdoesmusicaffectplants,too?Peoplehavebeenexperimentingwithmusicforalmostthreedecades.Fromschool-levelprojectstohigher-levelscientificexperiments,theeffectofmusiconplantshasbeenaconfusinganddebatabletopic.Weknowmusicissoundandsoundisnothingmorethanawave.Plantgrowthisaresultofthecelldivisionthattakesplacewithinthecells.Butwhyismusicassociatedwithplantgrowth?Inhumans,musichasastrongeffectonourhealthandmood,andovertheyears,peoplehaveclaimedthatthesameeffecthasbeenobservedonplants,too.Plantsaresensitivebynature,andmanypeopleclaimthattheyhavefeelingsjustashumansdo.Therearestoriesaboutplantssheddingtears.Althoughscientistsdonotsupporttheseasfacts,thesemythshaveledthemtotakeupvariousexperimentsonplants.Variousstudieshaveprovedthatplantsrespondtoacoustic(音響的)energy.Itincreasestheirrateofgrowthandtheirsize,andinfluencestheiroverallhealth.DanCarlson,afterathoroughstudyoveraspanofmanyyears,hasreachedaconclusionthatmusichelpsplantsabsorbnutrients(養(yǎng)分)moreefficiently.IttookDanaboutfifteenyearstodevelopafoliagespray(葉面噴劑)thatisusedbeneficiallywiththesoundfrequencies.Carlsoncallsthisspray“SonicBloom”.Hisfindingshaveprovedtobebeneficialforcountlessfarmersandhaveresultedin－accordingtoGuinnessBookofWorldRecords－thelargestindoorplantonrecord.ThePurplePassionwastreatedwiththeSonicBloomprocess.Itgrewtobe1,300feettallandwasaliveevenafter25years.Itsnormallifespan(壽命),however,is18monthsanditgrowsnotmorethan18feettall.Thebook,SecretoftheSoil,writesaboutSonicBloomanditsresults.SonicBloomisalsosoldinthemarket.1、Whatinspiredscientiststoexperimentwithplants?A．Theeffectsofmusiconhumans.B．Plantsaresensitivebynature.C．Thecelldivisiontakingplacewithinthecells.D．People’sdebatableopinionoftheeffectmusichasonplants.2、WhatisthemainideaofPara.3?A．Nutrientsareimportanttoplants.B．Musiccanhavesomegoodeffectsonplants.C．Howtherateofgrowthofplantscanbeimproved.D．Whatkindsofmusiccancontributetothegrowthofplants.3、WhatdidDanCarlsondevelop?A．Aspraycalled“SonicBloom”.B．Amethodtogrowlargerplants.C．Aspecialplantthatgrowsveryfast.D．Acousticenergythatplantsrespondto4、WhyisthePurplePassionincludedinGuinnessBookofWorldRecords?A．Itistheoldestindoorplant.B．Itisthelargestindoorplant.C．Itgivesoffthemostpleasantsmell.D．Itcangrowinthetoughestconditions.Text3Myles,myfour-year-oldson,somehowgotintoanadultpoolwhilewewereoutswimming.Weranoverandpulledhimoutofthewater,onlytoseehisbluefaceandgrey,stillbody.Hewaslifeless.Onepersonimmediatelycontactedthefrontdeskwhileanothercalled911.Myfriend,JohnNewland,andIbeganCPR(心肺復(fù)蘇).Butwehadn'treceivedanyprofessionaltraining.Despiteourbestefforts,wefailedtomakeanyimportantprogressinbringingbackmyson.Anotherfriendofminerealizedtwooff-dutylifeguards,LizandAlisonManley,werenearby.Thesisters,15and18,recentlytrainedbytheRedCrossinCPR,rantohelp.AlisontookoverdirectlyaboveMylesandLiznearhisfeet.Alisonstartedchestcompressions(胸部壓迫),andLizgaveinstructions.Theyturnedhimonhisside,andclearedtheairwayasheexpelled(排出)water.Theycontinuedchestcompressionsandrescuebreathing,stayingcalmandcooperatingasaperfectteam.Asthesceneunfolded,somanythingswentthroughmymind.Itseemedthatseconds,minutesandhourspassed,allatonce.Isawhislifeflashbeforemyeyes,theimageofmybelovedsonwearinghisfavoriteLightningMcQueenjammies(睡衣)andthenhist-balluniform.Allatoncewasfilledwithbothregretandhope."Whatkindofafatherletsthishappen?”,“Staywithme!”,“Comeon,Myles”,"Idon'twanttolivewithoutyou!”andfinally"Godhelp,somebody,doanything!"Thenithappened.Mylesslowlyopenedoneofhiseyesandbegantocry.Ipickedhimupandheldhim.Myleswasallowedtoleavethehospitalthenextmorningand,despiteeverythingthathappened,heaskedtogotoWorldsofFun.ThiswasthebestFather'sDaygiftIcouldhaveeverreceived,seeingthatmywife,sonanddaughterreunitedandwereallhealthy,playingtogetheragain!Nodaysaretakenforgrantedanylonger!1、Whentheauthorpulledhissonoutofthewater,hefoundhissonwas__________A．stillbreathing.B．strugglinghard.C．cryingloudinfear.D．inaverybadsituation.2、HowdidLizandAlisonManleyreact?A．Theycalled911forhelpimmediately.B．Theytookimmediateactionstosavetheboy.C．Theyaskedthepoolsmedicalteamforaid.D．TheytaughttheauthortoperformCPR.3、WhatcanweleanabouttheauthorfromParagraph4?A．Hewasconsideredaterriblefather.B．Hewasreallyworriedabouthisson.C．Hewasresponsiblefortheaccident.D．Healwaysbelievedhissonwouldbefine.4、Afterthataccident,theauthor____________.A．decidedtolearnfirstaid.B．neverlethissonswimagain.C．a(chǎn)llowedhissontodowhateverhewanted.D．valuedthetimespentwithhisfamilymore.Text4LifeCoachingCoursesLifecoachingcoursesareperfectforindividualswithexcellentinterpersonalskillsandarewillingtohelppeopleachievetheirgoals.TheroleofaLifeCoachistoprovidesupportandguidanceforpeoplelookingforwardtochangingorimprovingacertainaspectoftheirlife.Thiscanbeemotionalorhealth-relatedand,intheoverallsense,itcanmeantotallifesupportandlifecoaching.LifecoachingcoursesavailablethroughNCCarebelow：EmotionalFreedomTechnique(EFT)DiplomaThisquality-assureddiplomainEmotionalFreedomTechniqueisaformofemotionalandpsychologicalacupressure(指壓),whichmakesuseofasimpletappingroutinecoupledwithstatementsmadebytheclient(客戶)toexpresshowtheyfeelabouttheprobleminhand.Price:WAS￡550.00NOW￡440.00AwardingBody:ABCAwardsAverageDuration(持續(xù)時(shí)間):200hoursCourseSupport:12monthsaccesstothecourseHealthCoachingDiplomaTheHealthCoachingLevel3Diplomacourseisappealingforthosewhowishtoimprovesoftskillsorthejobthattheyalreadyhave.Inaddition,itisforthosewithakeeninterestinhealthpromotion.Price:WAS￡550.00NOW￡440.00AwardingBody:ABCAwardsAverageDuration:200hoursCourseSupport:12monthsaccesstothecourseLifeCoachingDiplomaTheLifeCoachingDiplomacourseaimstoprovidethelearnerwithknowledgeofhowlifecoachingworksandwhataLifeCoachdoes.Itcouldbethebeginningofawholenewlife,notonlyforyou,butforallyourpotentialclients!Price:WAS￡408.00NOW￡326.40AwardingBody:NCFECertificateAverageDuration:200hoursCourseSupport:12monthsexperttutorsupport1、Whoarelifecoachingcoursesintendedfor?A．Thosewhohaveemotionalneeds.B．Thosewhoneedamajorlifechange.C．Thosewhowanttokeepphysicalfitness.D．Thosewhoaregoodatsocializing.2、WhatcanpeoplelearnfromtheLifeCoachingDiplomacourse?A．ThejobofLifeCoaches.B．Thehistoryoflifecoaching.C．Thewaytodevelopsoftskills.D．Themeaningofjobpromotion.3、Whatdotheselifecoachingcourseshaveincommon?A．Thecoursesalllastfor12hoursonaverage.B．A20%discountisofferedforeachcoursenow.C．Allthecoursesaregivenbyexpertsinthatfield.D．AllparticipantscangetadiplomafromABCAwards.PartBDirections:ReadthefollowingtextandanswerthequestionsbychoosingthemostsuitablesubheadingfromthelistA-Gforeachnumberedparagraph(41-45).Therearetwoextrasubheadingswhichyoudonotneedtouse.MarkyouranswersontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)ShoppinginSingaporeisreallyapleasurefortouristsTheGreatSingaporeSale1．(hold)everyyear,usuallyduringthesummermonthsSingapore’sfamousshoppingstoreswelcomeagreatnumberofvisitorsfromallovertheworld2．(they)shoppinghourslasttillmidnightDuringthistime,niceandcheapgoodsare3．salefortouriststochoosefromTouristscanalsotrydeliciousfoodthereandexperiencetheSingaporeannightlifeCertainstoresofferdiscountsofupto70%oreven4．(high)ifpeopleusetheircreditcardsFortourists5．holdaspecialTouristCard,theycanenjoyalotofbenefits,suchasdiscountson6．(watch),jewelryandcosmeticsThecardalso7．(give)discountswhenyouvisitlocalattractionssuchasSingaporeZooItiswellworth8．(wander)aroundthedifferentshoppingdistrictsofSingaporeduringthis8-weekSingaporeSaleOrchardRoadis9．(sure)thebestplaceforshoppinginthecityAlargenumberofrestaurantsandclubscanbefoundinthisareaMarinaBayincludesbothbigdepartmentsandsmallshops,10．a(chǎn)lmosteverythingyouwouldwanttobuycanbefoundhereWalkingisoneofthehealthiestandcheapestwaystogetmovingAllyouneedareapairofcomfortableshoesandthe1．(willing)togetmovingStartgraduallyandincreaseyourdistance2．nomorethanfiveminuteseachweekDon’tworryabouthowfaryoucangoWalkataproperspeedsothatyoucanbreathe3．(comfortable)Trythiswalkthreetimesinyourfirstweekandinthefollowingweekadd4．extracoupleofminutesContinuetobuildyourdistancegraduallyuntilyouareatastage5．youcanwalkfor30minutesTherewillbedayswhenyouwon’tfeellike6．(go)outWeallcancreateexcusesonthesedays，butit’salotharder7．(explain)yourexcusestosomeoneelseSowalkingwithothers8．(be)abetterwayoutSometimesacaninebuddy(犬類伙伴)isevenbetterthanahumanoneEvidence9．(show)themostactiveoldpeoplearethosewhohaveadogThedogwon’tlistentoyourexcusesaboutbeingtoobusyor10．(tire)Thedogwon’tmindthecoldortherainSectionIIITranslationDirections:TranslatethefollowingtextintoChinese.WriteyourtranslationontheANSWERSHEET.(15points)Doyouhaveahobby?Somethingyoulookforwardtospendingyourtimewith?Somethingyoulovetodo?1、Ormakingmodelairplanes.Sketching.Ormakingusefulthingsoutofwastematerial.Itcouldbeamusicalinstrumentthatyouloveplaying.Orsinginganddancing.Therearemanythingsthatahobbycangiveyou,apartfromanenjoyabletime.Sashaywasashyboybutthroughhisinterestinmodelairplaneshelearnedthevalueofstickingtoataskuntilitwasfinished.Hismodelairplaneclubbroughthimtogetintotouchwithsimilarsouls.2、Havingahobbyhelpsyourelaxandgetawayfromtheroutinesofschool.3、Youreallyneedthiswelldeservedone,too!Itgivesyoufocus,selfdependence,confidenceandbuildsyourpersonality.Thisisanopportunitytoloseyourselfinanenjoyableactivity,awayfromthepressureofschool,soattheendofit,youfeelrelaxedandyet,mentallycharged.Yourhobbydefinesyou.4、Anditalsoshowsyouwhatyouaregoodat,andhowfaryoucango,whenyouapplyyourself.Sogoahead.5、Forahobbyis:Happiness:somethingwhichyoulookforwardtodoing.Opportunity:tonurtureanddevelopyourspecialanduniqueskillsandcelebratethem.Believeinyourself:makesyouunderstandyourstrongadvantagesandimprovesyourconfidence.Bestinyou:bringsoutyourbest—forineachoneofusthereisabestthatisonlyours.YOUgivesyouauniquecharacter,andmakesyouYOU!A．Developahobby.B．Itgivesyouabreak.C．Itprovesyourability.D．Hobbiesshowyourcharacter.E.Itshowcasesyourspecialskills.F.Itcouldbecollectingsomething.G.Helearnedtomakefriendsforthefirsttime.Maybeyouoftenhaveargumentswithyourparentsaboutclothes,homework,friend