考研英语一九龙县2023年高分冲刺试卷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)Things of ValueOur area was just a few miles from the largest wildfire in Colorados history. We were on “evacuation alert (疏散警报)”. If we got the 1 to evacuate, we would have to leave immediately.We 2 suitcases with some clothes and set them by the door. We didnt 3 these things were valuable, but time was. We moved the computers, with which I wrote for newspapers and made a 4 We took family pictures off the 5 and packed them in boxes. These were truly valuable and could not be replaced.Then we took a hard look at all that 6 There was a lamp that belonged to my great grandmother. It was a 7 to my family. And there was the piano my wife 8 to play when she was a little girl. Not of great 9 in itself, but another family connection. It was impractical to move everything from our home and store them for an indefinite (无限的) time. Some important items would have to stay behind.The thought of 10 something passed down from our families saddened me deeply, 11 Id never been much attached to things. Its about what they 12 family and love. They each had a(n) 13 to tell, and some of them spoke in the 14 of our parents and grandparents.The fire 15 reached our home. We were lucky. And though I felt grateful that all was 16 , I also realized just how fortunate I had been 17 I saw just how rich my life had been.Someone 18 said, “There are people so poor that the only thing they have is money.” And now I 19 I was indeed rich. I was rich in family, rich in memories, rich in everything that really 20 to me. I am wealthier than I ever believed possible. It took a fire to teach me, I wonder if there is any other kind of wealth worth seeking.1、Aanswer Btask Cchance Dcall2、Apacked Bbought Csearched Dsold3、Aworry Bthink Ccare Ddoubt4、Amark Bsign Cliving Dplan5、Aalbums Bceilings Cwindows Dwalls6、Aleft Bremained Cburnt Dunmoved7、Aconnection Bpresent Csymbol Dtreasure8、Aforgot Bagreed Clearned Drefused9、Aquality Btaste Csense Dvalue10、Aknocking out Bleaving behind Cgiving away Dpicking out11、Aeven though Bunless Cbut Dor12、Acontained Bincluded Crepresented Dgathered13、Aidea Blie Cright Dstory14、Asounds Bspeeds Cvoices Dfeelings15、Aonce Bnever Cseldom Dfinally16、Aspared Breturned Cstopped Dfound17、Aat last Bin return Cin another way Dat most18、Acuriously Baccidentally Ccoldly Dwisely19、Aknew Bpromised Cannounced Dthanked20、Aaffects Bmatters Chelps DdesiresSection 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 1At 27, after serving in World War II, I dreamed of owning a piece of land. So I moved from central Illinois to Shelbina, Missouri, and bought 236 acres for $6,000. The plot of land was situated on a dirt road and was half farmland and half trees, with an old house that had no running water or electricity. Obviously, it was not what youd call prime real estate. But it was mine.I was alone for the first time in my life, and I found it liberating. My days were filled from dawn until dusk with plowing and planting corn. Dinnertime came and went, and I barely remembered to eat.I wouldnt say I was a great success at farming in Missouri. However, when I went to the store to buy some plowshares, I met a nice woman named Claudette working behind the counter. I also ran into her at St. Marys Catholic Church in Shelbina each week. I found out later that her manager kept asking her about “that tall boy (and eligible bachelor) from Illinois living out in the country in an old house with no water, no electricity and no housekeeper.”Claudette and her sister soon visited my farm and put up some curtains. To show my appreciation, I took Claudette out for a ride in my 2-ton Studebaker truck. We married in 1954 and have now been together for more than 62 years!I later sold the Missouri farm for a $3,500 profit and bought 40 acres in Illinois. For many reasons, buying the Missouri farm was a good idea. I will always cherish memories of owning the farm and meeting my beloved.1、When the author bought the plot of land in Shelbina, _.Ait was well equipped Bhe was unsatisfied with itCit was not a real estate Dhe worked very hard on it2、The underlined word “liberating” in paragraph 2 can be replaced by the word _.Aupset BinterestingCfree Dboring3、The author regards b