考研《英语一》2023年江西省赣州市会昌县模拟预测试卷含解析.doc

考研《英语一》2023年江西省赣州市会昌县模拟预测试卷

SectionIUseofEnglish

Directions:

Readthefollowingtext.Choosethebestword(s)foreachnumberedblankandmarkA,B,CorDontheANSWERSHEET.(10points)

完形填空（共20小题；每小题l分，满分20分）

WhenAndraRushstartedhertruckingcompany,allshehadwasanoldvan，twousedpick-uptrucksandthesimplecertaintyofa23-year-oldgirl.Butsheplannedtomakeherfortuneinaboutfouryearsto36hertruegoal:dealingwithpovertyonNativeAmericanreservationsacrossNorthAmerica.IthoughtIcouldretirebythetimeIwas27,saysRush,Atthatage,youdontknow37youdontknow.

Rushis49nowand38workinghard.Hertinystart-upjustoutsideDetroithas39toa$400millionNorthAmericanbusiness.TodayRushisa(an)40notonlyforNativeAmericansbutalsoforwomeninthemale-controlledworldoftrucking.

Rushwas4130milesoutsideDetroit.WhentheteenageRushvisitedthereservationforthefirsttime,shewas42bythepovertyandlackofhope.Ireallywantedto43shesays.

ShegraduatedfromtheUniversityofMichiganin1982.Shetookanursingjobwitha44payandthenpracticedatanairgoodscompany,45thespeedofpackagepickupsanddeliveriesmadealittlemorealittlemoreprofits.IthoughtIcoulddothat46,Rushsays.

Withinsixmonths,Rushhadtenemployees,andclients(客户)47FordandGMwerepayingherto48smallpackagesfromtheairport.Fordwasthefirsttoofferherajobtruckingpartsbetweenitsplantsandsupplier.

By2001,manyofRushs1,000employeeswereNativeAmericans,workingalongsidepeopleofevery49Butshefeltshehadntdoneenough.50shejoinedforceswithaCanadianpartsmakertodesignandgatherautocomponents.

Shelocatedtheplantsnearreservations,51opportunitieswheretheywereneededmost.By2009,herautopartsbusinesswasearning$370million52.

Shescomealongwayfromthe5323-year-oldwhothoughtthecashwo