河南省驻马店市河南省驻马店2023-2024学年高一下学期3月月考英语试题（音频暂未更新）试题详情
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was thirteen, my family moved from Boston to Tucson, Arizona. Before the move, my father 1 us in the living-room on a freezing January night. My sisters and I sat around the fire, not 2 that the universe would suddenly change its course. " In May, we' re moving to Arizona. " The words, so small, didn' t seem 3 enough to hold my new life. But the world changed and I awoke on a train moving across the country. I watched the 4 change from green trees to flat dusty plains to high mountains as I saw strange new plants that 5 mysteries yet to come. Finally, we arrived and settled into our new home. 6 my older sisters were sad at the loss of friends, I eagerly explored our new surroundings.
One afternoon, I was out exploring 7 and saw a new kind of cactus (仙人掌). I crouched (蹲) down for a closer look. " You' d better not 8 that. " I turned around to see an old woman. " Are you new to this neighborhood?" I explained that I was, 9 , new to the entire state.
" My name is Ina Thorne. Have you got used to life in the 10 ? It must be quite a shock after living in Boston. " How could I explain how I 11 the desert? I couldn' t seem to find the right words.
" It' s vastness, " she offered. " That vastness. 12 you stand on the mountains overlooking the desert—you can 13 how little you are in comparison with the world. 14 , you feel that the possibilities are limitless. " That was it. That was the feeling I' d had ever since I' d first seen the mountains gain, my 15 would change with just a few simple words. " Would you like to of my new home. Again, my come to my home tomorrow? Someone should teach you which plant you should and shouldn' t touch. "
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