题型：短文填空 题类： 难易度：普通
湖南省岳阳市2023年中考英语二模试卷
Henry was an office worker in a big city.He worked very hard and enjoyed in his holidays.
He usually travelled abroad，but one year he saw an advertisement（广告） in a newspaper."Enjoy country life.Spend a weeks at West Hill Farm.Good food.Fresh air.Horse riding.Walking.Fishing.Cheap and interesting."
"This a good idea，" he thought."I'll spend a month at West Hill Farm.I think I can enjoy horse ，walking and fishing.They'll make a change from sitting by the seaside and swimming."
He to the farmer.In the letter he said that he would to spend all of July there.Then on the first of July，he left for West Hill Farm.
But four days ，he returned home.
"What was wrong with West Hill Farm？"his best friend，Ed，asked him."Didn't you enjoy country life？"
"Country life was very good，"Henry said."But there another problem."
"Oh.What？"
"Well，"he said，"the first day I was there a sheep died（烤羊肉）for dinner."
"What's wrong with that？" Ed asked. "Fresh meat is the best."
"I know，but on the day a cow died，and we had roast beef for dinner."
"Lucky you!"
"You don't understand，"Henry said."On the third day a pig died and we had roast pork（猪肉）for dinner."
"A different meat day，" Ed said loudly， "and you are complaining!"
"Let me finish，"Henry said."on the fourth day the farmer died，and I didn't dare （敢）stay for dinner!"
Why Live Near the River?
Imagine pioneers traveling west in the 1800s. In those days, it was hard to find running water and shops where to buy things. As time went by, most pioneers had to make their homes near a river so that they could get water easily.
How did rivers help people live in the past?
Back in the pioneer days, people grew their own food, caught their own fish, and collected their own water.{#blank#}1{#/blank#}People also used rivers as roads, traveling on boats. Traders shipped goods (货物) to people from other areas.
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When building many factories right next to rivers for the water's power to make machines work, some people choose to live near a river for working. They use the river to ship large goods, and some of them work at these factories where power factories provide electricity for homes and businesses.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}
Who wouldn't want to live near a river?
Some people are nervous about living near rivers because rivers can cause floods (洪水). Every once in a while, floodwaters rise higher than a house, ruining (毁坏) many things in the house.{#blank#}4{#/blank#} Such waste causes water to smell bad and pollutes the crops (作物) we eat. Water and crops in polluted areas can make people very sick.
How do people decide where to live?
{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Rivers can provide jobs and fun activities in a beautiful place. However, those living by rivers should be willing to accept possible problems as well.
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A. Why do people live near rivers now? B. Why did people want to live near a river? C. Some factories put their waste into rivers. D. Staying close to a river was easy to get water for living. E. Some factories stop waste water from running into rivers. F. People who carry goods onto ships live near the river, too. G. People should think over the possible risks before deciding where to live. |
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