Question

A.by the end of    B. president    C. surprising    D. surprised    E. turned out

Michelle was flying from Houston to London, and during the flight, she began talking to John, the man in the seat next to her. She found out that he was  【小题1】  of a famous jeans company based in Texas, in fact, she was wearing a pair of blue jeans from his company! But that wasn’t the most  【小题2】  thing. He had lived in San Francisco when he was in high school, and it  【小题3】  that he knew Michelle’s best friend, who also grew up in San Francisco! They continued talking. And  【小题4】  the trip, they felt that they had known each other for much longer than eight hours.

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】C
【小题3】E
【小题4】A

解析试题解析：本文大意：米歇尔在从休斯顿飞往伦敦的航班上和邻座的男人聊天，她发现他是德克萨斯一家著名牛仔裤公司的总裁，实际上，她正穿着他的公司的一条蓝色牛仔裤。更令她吃惊的是，他在上高中时住在三蕃市，后来证明是他认识也曾在三蕃市成长在米歇尔最好的朋友。到旅途结束的时候，他们感觉他们已经彼此相识了比8小时长得多的时间。
【小题1】考查名词。句意：她发现他是德克萨斯一家著名牛仔裤公司的总裁，实际上，她正穿着他的公司的一条蓝色牛仔裤。president总裁，名词，头衔前不加冠词，可知选B.
【小题2】考查形容词。句意：但那并不是最令人吃惊的事情。surprising令人吃惊的，the most后接形容词原级，构成最高级，可知选C.
【小题3】考查动词短语。句意： 他在上高中时住在三蕃市，后来证明是他认识也曾在三蕃市成长在米歇尔最好的朋友。turned out证明是，动词短语；it后接动词短语做谓语，可知选E.
【小题4】考查介词短语。句意：到旅途结束的时候，他们感觉他们已经彼此相识了比8小时长得多的时间。by the end of 到……时为止，介词短语，of后接名词，可知选A.
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