考研英语一2023年肥西县高分通关卷Section I Use of EnglishDirections: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)Running for a DreamI will never forget that November dayIt was hotter than normalThis was the 1 my father and I had waited so long for，because we had been working towards this race for three yearsDozens of familiar faces from church and school flashed across my viewThey had come 2 meI saw worry and 3 on my fathers faceThen the race began!For the first two and a half milesI felt 4 I had never before been so ready for somethingThe weeks leading up to the race were filled with controlled 5 and a strict dietMy friends hadnt seen me in weeks，but they understood the 6 required to make my dream a realityAs in all of my races，I didnt 7 out in the front，I loved the pleasure of passing people as my strength overtook their premature speedThen without warning，my strength began to decreaseNeck and neck with one of my greatest competitors，I 8 see the finish lineI had begun the final dash into 9 when my knees became weak and my legs gave wayNothing I could do would make them 10 weightI watched as runners rushed by me 11 I knew my dreams of victory were destroyedI had to finish the raceHowever，my legs hurt badlyWith all of the 12 left in me，I got on my hands and knees and crawled （爬），inch by inch，across the finish lineVoices，both 13 and familiar，cheered me onThey gave me the courage to keep 14 until the very endThe doctors were there in seconds，but my eyes searched the crowd for himThere was only one person I wanted to 15 toI whispered，Im so sorry，Dad，Im so sorry I 16 youHe looked at me，saying，You could never disappoint meSometimes these things just 17 All that matters is that you did your bestBut we worked so 18 What about our dream？He reached over for my hand and said，Dont you know that you are my dream and it has come true？It wasnt long before my running shoes were back on，marking a 19 path for my journey，I learned that all of the miles，the tears，the sweat，and the pain my dad and I experienced together were not for a 20 What I realized，though，was that to him，I was the greatest prize he had ever won1、AdreamBweatherCresultDday2、AforBtoCacrossDover3、AcoldnessBastonishmentCexcitementDamusement4、AproudBgreatCnervousDafraid5、AprogramsBstudiesCinstructionsDpractices6、AsacrificeBpotentialCpatienceDattention7、AlookBmoveCstartDcome8、AshouldBcouldCmustDneed9、AreliefBspiritCpleasureDglory10、AgiveBfeelCholdDadd11、AWhereBBecauseCIfDAlthough12、AtrustBemotionCstrengthDconfidence13、AloudBforeignCsoftDfirm14、AgoingBrunningCfightingDtraining15、AreferBtalkClistenDagree16、AfrightenedBdisturbedCdisappointedDbored17、AdevelopBchangeCfollowDhappen18、AlateBhardCcloselyDquickly19、AnewBnearCroughDnarrow20、AwishBdutyCrankDraceSection II Reading ComprehensionPart ADirections:Read the following four texts. Answer the questions below each text by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. (40 points)Text 1 THREE years ago Jenny Salgado, a Dominican shop assistant, moved to Highland town, a neighborhood of Baltimore. When she arrived the shop she works in, it was one of only a few Spanish businesses. Now there are many more. “Its good now if you speak Spanish,” she smiles.Baltimore has been losing people for 60 years. To address this, its mayor, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, wants to make it the most immigrant-friendly city in the world. Its libraries provide Spanish-language exercise classes. To help those with no papers, the city is introducing micro-loans (小额贷款) which require no credit checks; city police would no longer routinely check the immigration status of citizens or enforce any federal immigration law unless required to. The then governor, Martin OMalley made it possible for illegal immigrants to get driving licenses.Such welcoming policies are spreading. Such cities as Cleveland, Dayton and Philadelphia all eagerly try to please immigrants. Rick Snyder, the governor of Michigan, has asked the federal government to offer 50,000 visas to people who agree to live in Detroit. His administration has made it easier for skilled migrants to get professional licenses.When a citys population falls, both tax receipts and services fall. Half-deserted neighborhoods breed (滋生) crime, driving yet more people to leave. No city has escaped this death circle without attracting new residents, says Steve Tobocman of Global Detroit.Several studies suggest that when immigrants arrive, crime goes down, schools improve and shops open up. In Detroit, immigrants living near the tiny separate city of Ham