考研《英语一》2023年大庆市肇州县模拟预测试卷含解析.docVIP

考研《英语一》2023年大庆市肇州县模拟预测试卷 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) I live in a rural community in the United States. A rural area is different from a city because there are 1 people. My home is deep in a valley 2 by mountains that are rocky and covered in trees. 3 many farms are located in rural areas because they require large plots of land to grow food or 4 farm animals, in my community the mountains and 5 soil make it difficult to farm. This is one 6 why few people live in my area. What’s it like to live in the mountains? Since we have a lot of 7 , we get to have horses and chickens. My family 8 eggs from the chickens for breakfast. We also lose electricity a lot because the trees fall on power lines whenever there’s a 9 In my community, people keep battery- powered flashlights and oil lamps stored in case the lights 10 . Some people also use a generator-- a machine that generates electricity from gasoline—whenever there are 11 Going to school in a rural area means having fewer classmates and 12 longer distances. To get to my high school, I must drive forty miles to the 13 city. This means I must get up much earlier than my 14 classmates in order to be on time. The roads in my community aren’t paved with asphalt(沥青) either, so during storms they 15 become too muddy or snowy to pass. In cities a snowplow(扫雪机) 16 quickly, but areas where fewer people live aren’t the priority(优先), so days can pass before a snowplow 17 the road. Sometimes I must miss school because storms make it 18 to drive. I am not sure 19 if I want to live in the country or in the city when I grow up. I like being in nature, hearing the creek and the birds, and having a big yard. I also like being in the city, though, where I can go howling or skating, or see my friends. It can get 20