Question

Mr. Grey traveled a lot on business. He sold machines of different kinds to farmers. It was not really a very   36  job, but Mr. Grey had always been interested in   37 , and he was quite   38  with his life.
One of Mr. Grey’s problems was often__39___ to stay when he reached some small places in the country. He did not expect great ___40__ and wonderful food, but he found it annoying when he was given a __41___ room and when there was no hot water or good food after a long and ___42__ day.
Late one __43__ evening, Mr. Grey arrived at a small railway station. The journey by __44__ that day had not been ___45__ interesting, and Mr. Grey was cold and tired and hungry. He was __46___ a simple but satisfying meal by a bright burning __47___ , and then a hot bath and a comfortable ___48__.
While he was walking to the taxi stand, he said to a local man who was _  49__ walking there, “ As this is my first __50___ to this part of the country and I was in too much of a __51___ to find out about hotels before I left home, I would very much like to know how many you have here?”    
The local man answered, “ We have two.”
“And which of the two would you __52___ me to go to ?” Mr. Grey asked then.
The local man scratched his __53___ for a few moments and then answered, “ Well, it’s like this: ___54__ you go to, you’ll be ___55__ you didn’t go to the other.”

【小題1】

A．curious B．serious C．exciting D．horrible

【小題2】

A．shopping B．farming C．studying D．teaching

【小題3】

A．satisfied B．terrified C．thankful D．careful

【小題4】

A．where B．which C．what D．how

【小題5】

A．position B．respect C．comfort D．money

【小題6】

A．cold B．small C．common D．local

【小題7】

A．happy B．interesting C．tiring D．ordinary

【小題8】

A．winter B．summer C．Sunday D．holiday

【小題9】

A．a(chǎn)ir B．train C．plane D．boat

【小題10】

A．in all B．a(chǎn)t all C．a(chǎn)ll over D．a(chǎn)ll the same

【小題11】

A．booking B．ordering C．longing for D．finding out

【小題12】

A．fire B．light C．wood D．stove

【小題13】

A．hotel B．room C．seat D．bed

【小題14】

A．a(chǎn)lready B．a(chǎn)lso C．yet D．quite

【小題15】

A．a(chǎn)rrive B．look C．visit D．moment

【小題16】

A．while B．hurry C．habit D．wonder

【小題17】

A．want B．suggest C．a(chǎn)llow D．a(chǎn)dvise

【小題18】

A．paper B．head C．hand D．notebook

【小題19】

A．whenever B．wherever C．whichever one D．neither one

【小題20】

A．proud B．sure C．sorry D．glad

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】B
【小題3】A
【小題4】A
【小題5】C
【小題6】A
【小題7】C
【小題8】A
【小題9】B
【小題10】B
【小題11】C
【小題12】A
【小題13】D
【小題14】B
【小題15】C
【小題16】B
【小題17】D
【小題18】B
【小題19】C
【小題20】C

解析【文章大意】文章鐘述了一個(gè)小故事。格雷先生每次出差渴望的就是有個(gè)相對(duì)舒服的住所,有水,有東西吃就個(gè)足鐘。在一個(gè)很冷的晚上他到一村,可是村里只有兩個(gè)旅社 ,而且地人"無(wú)論去了哪個(gè)都后悔沒去另一個(gè) "。
【小題1】C 。格雷先生經(jīng)常常出差。他把各種機(jī)器賣給農(nóng)民。 盡管那不是什么有趣的工作,但......,根據(jù)轉(zhuǎn)折but 可知工作并不有趣,故exciting有趣的,,符合句意。 A" 好奇的"; B" 嚴(yán)重的"; D" 恐怖的"。
【小題1】B 。根據(jù)第一段第二句中的" farmers" 可知 此處表示農(nóng)業(yè),即 farming 。
【小題1】A 。所以他對(duì)自己的生活滿意。be satisfied with. . . " 對(duì)...... 滿意",符合鐘境。
【小題1】A 。格雷先生有麻煩事就是每當(dāng)他到了當(dāng)下的小地方都不知道在哪住才好。根據(jù)此空后的stay 可知用 where。
【小題1】C 。他倒不是指望非常舒適和 棒的食物,很但如果在一次又餓又累的旅程之后。他住在冰冷的房間里, 沒有水也沒有東西吃,他就會(huì)很不舒服了。
【小題1】A 。根據(jù)句意可知此處 cold" 冷的"符合鐘境。
【小題1】C 。在一次又餓又累的旅程后,故用 tiring ,和long并列。
【小題1】A 。根據(jù)第45空后的" . . . and Mr. Grey was cold and tired and hungry" 可推斷此處只有winter 符合鐘境。 B" 夏天"; C" 星期天"; D" 假期",都不符合常理 。
【小題1】B 。根據(jù)上句中的 " at a small railway station" 可知他在一 個(gè)小火車站停下 ,故肯定是乘的火車來(lái) ,即 train 。
【小題1】B 。根據(jù)后面描述的又冷有累又餓可知旅程根本沒趣,故用沒not. . . at all鐘,表示"根本不"。
【小題1】C 。他渴望有一頓令人滿意的晚餐。 long for " 盼望,渴望",符合鐘意。
【小題1】A 。根據(jù)此空前的" a bright burning" 可知此故用 fire ,表示"爐火"。
【小題1】D 。根據(jù)鐘境可推此處表示"一張舒服的床"斷定,故用 bed 。
【小題1】B 。他走著去出租車站點(diǎn)鐘,他同當(dāng)?shù)氐囊粋�(gè)人也走著去那的人,此處用also 。
【小題1】C 。是我第一次到那個(gè)地方,我非常著急個(gè)找旅館。
【小題1】B �！癷n a hurry to do sth.”著急做某事",故用 hurry 。
【小題1】D 。" 你建議我去兩個(gè)中的哪一個(gè)",格雷先生問。advise sb. to do sth. " 建鐘某人做某事",符合語(yǔ)境。
【小題1】B 。當(dāng)?shù)厝松α松︻^ ,然后回答,根據(jù)scratch"抓 ,搔"可推斷此處用head 。
【小題1】C 。是的,無(wú)論你去哪一家,你都后悔沒去另一家。由句意可知此處用whichever one 。
【小題1】 be sorry. . . "抱歉,后悔......",用于道歉,符合語(yǔ)境。