2023年甘肃省平凉市庄浪县考研《英语一》预测密卷含解析.docVIP

2023年甘肃省平凉市庄浪县考研《英语一》预测密卷 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) “And this is me kissing the Blarney Stone”, says Carrie, my seventeen-year-old daughter. She turns the pages of her new photo album, recounting her recent ten-day 1 abroad, and my mind wanders back…way back to when she was only five. “Someday I’m going to Ireland”, she said, holding her Childcraft book in her lap. Her blue eyes 2 as she looked at the beautiful pictures. “Well, maybe you can!” I said. However, it was 3 for our family to pay for the luxury of traveling. I was working as a secretary. My husband Charlie had to close his 4 last year due to his poor health… Ten years later, Carrie came home from school one day, hardly able to contain her 5 , “Mama, you’ll never 6 where the class is going. To Ireland!” she smiled 7 . “You’re kidding!” I said. “Ireland! Where you’ve always wanted to go!” “The trip is 8 for year after next, and the $2,100 can be paid in installments (分期付款).” Then she added, “But that’s too much… isn’t it?” Her voice was 9 yet doubting. “Well,” I said slowly, “Daddy and I can’t help much; 10 , you have two years to earn the money.” “You think so?” Carrie’s face lit up like a Christmas tree. “Well,” I 11 , “maybe you could use your father’s bakery and sell baked goods.” Sell baked goods? We 12 at each other. Carrie was an excellent 13 ! This would work! So the plan was 14 . Carrie began working, making a variety of baked goods. She used dried apples, cooked, seasoned and spiced to perfection. Soon, however, fried apple-pies became the customer favorite. All ingredients were 15 —real shortening (起酥油), real butter—and the crust (皮) was handmade and hand-rolled. Finally the pies were fried to a beautiful, golden brown! The finished product was an extremely pleasant treat, wi