Question

完形填空（共15小題；每小題１分，計15分）

Nearly everybody enjoys chicken, and the most famous name in chicken is Kentucky Fried Chicken. Mr Sanders, the man who started this ______ was not always very rich. At one time, he ____ a small gas station next to a highway (公路). Many truck drivers ______ there to get gas and take a rest. Mr Sanders realized they were often _____, so he began serving sandwiches and coffee. ____ the sandwiches he made tasted good, and didn’t _____ too much, more and more _____ came to eat at his place. ____ Mr Sanders began to serve fried chicken. People _____ it very much, and his new business grew rapidly. Not long after, however, another highway was _____, and many drivers no longer went ____ Mr Sanders’ restaurant. So he had to ____ it. Then he traveled around the country _____ to sell his idea of opening fried chicken restaurants. He ____. By 1967, there were almost 5000 Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants. And now, ____ you go in the United States, you will see one. If you like chicken, I’m sure, you’ll enjoy eating Kentucky Fried Chicken.

1.A. business B. shop C. life D. search.

2.A. found B. worked C. saw D. owned

3.A. passed B. got to C. stopped D. left

4.A. late B. hungry C. tired D. sick

5.A. Although B. If C. As D. Once

6.A. need B. pay C. spend D. cost

7.A. passengers B. drivers C. students D. doctors

8.A. Then B. So C. But D. For

9.A. ate B. liked C. tried D. drank

10.A. appeared B. found C. built D. broken

11.A. out B. to C. over D. on

12.A. close B. run C. return D. take

13.A. trying B. believing C. thinking D. suggesting

14.A. failed B. fails C. succeeds D. succeeded

15.A. whenever B. wherever C. where D. when

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.A

14.D

15.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了一種美食——肯德基炸雞的發(fā)明歷史。在一開始桑德斯經營一家加油站，同時為司機提供一些吃的東西。在此期間他發(fā)明了炸雞。后來，由于另一條高速公路的修建，桑蒂斯不得不關掉了他的小飯店。開始在全國兜售他的開炸雞店的想法，最后取得了成功。

1.Business商業(yè)，生意；shop商店；life生活，生命；search. 調查，搜查。聯系前一句描述，可知桑德斯是開創(chuàng)這門生意的人，故選A。

2.Found找到，發(fā)現；worked工作，運行；saw看見；owned擁有，承認。句意：他曾經在一個高速公路旁邊有一個小加油站。故選D。

3.Passed經過； got to到達；stopped停止，阻止；left離開，留下。結合語境可知許多卡車司機停在那兒加油，休息。故選C。

4.Late遲的，晚的；hungry饑餓的；tired疲乏的，勞累的；sick惡心的，生病的。聯系后半句描述，可知桑蒂斯經常發(fā)現他們餓了。故選B。

5.Although雖然，但是；If是否，如果；As作為，由于；Once 曾經。結合語境可知此處指的是，由于他制作的三明治嘗起來不錯，故選C。

6.Need需要；spend用于sb spend...on sth或者sb spend...in doing sth（in可以省略），spend的主語必須是人，可以指花費時間、也可以指花費金錢；cost用于 sth costs sb sth，主語必須是物，多指花費金錢，少數情況可指花費時間、氣力，有時表示成本的消耗；pay的基本用法是：(1) pay (sb.) money for sth. 付錢（給某人）買……。 (2)pay for sth. 付……的錢。 (3)pay for sb. 替某人付錢。(4)pay sb. 付錢給某人。結合語境可知此處指的是桑德斯制作的三明治花錢不多。故選D。

7.Passengers乘客；drivers司機；students學生；doctors醫(yī)生。聯系前一句描述，可知越來越多的司機來這里吃飯。故選B。

8.Then那么，然后；So因此；But但是，可是；For 為了，對于。聯系前一句描述，可知上下文是順接關系，故選A，然后桑蒂斯先生開始提供炸雞。

9.Ate吃；liked喜歡； tried嘗試，試圖；drank飲用。聯系后半句描述，可知很多人喜歡這種炸雞。故選B。

10.Appeared出現；found找到，發(fā)現；built建造；broken打破，間斷。結合語境可知此處指的是，不久之后，另一條告訴公路修建了。故選C。

11.Out在……外面；to到，向；over越過，在……上方；on在……上面。結合語境可知此處指的是，許多司機不再來桑蒂斯這里。故選B。

12.Close關閉；run奔跑，經營； return歸還，歸來；take拿，取。聯系前一句描述，可知桑蒂斯不得不關閉了這家飯店。故選A。

13..trying嘗試，試圖；believing相信；thinking思考，認為；suggesting建議。結合語境可知他周游全國，嘗試出售他開炸雞店的想法。故選A。

14.Fail失敗；succeed成功。聯系后一句描述，可知他成功了。本句描述的是過去發(fā)生的動作，故謂語動詞用一般過去時態(tài)。選D。

15.Whenever無論什么時候；wherever無論在哪兒；where 在哪兒；when當……時。結合語境可知此處指的是無論在美國的哪個地方，你都能看見一家炸雞店。故選B。

考點：考查故事類短文