Question

   Many years ago there was no water for travelers on the train. A rich man called Tom was on such a 1 He felt thirsty and got down at a station to look for some 2 . But when he ran back,the train started. It was getting 3 and he decided to spend the night at the station.

  The next morning he asked about the 4 train. He came to know that the next train was on the other day. So he decided to find a place for a day's 5 .

   He went to the nearby hotel to ask for a room but all the hotels were 6 At last he got to a small hut. That day the friendly 7 gave him food but did not ask for anything.

At night Tom heard a 8 at the door. A man dressed in rich clothes came into the hut and 9 the owner to pay his debts.

   The next morning the owner found a note,and it read “Yesterday I heard the conversation between you and the stranger and came to know that you 10 money. This is what you need. ”

1. A. bus   B. station

   C. train   D. plane

2. A. water   B. fruit

   C. milk   D. rice

3. A. lighter   B. darker

   C. earlier   D. faster

4. A. slow   B. last

   C. next   D. cheap

5. A. visit   B. travel

   C. job   D. stay

6. A. full   B. empty

   C. old   D. expensive

7. A. driver   B. clerk

   C. owner   D. policeman

8. A. knock   B. speaker

   C. song   D. program

9. A. helped   B. invited

   C. told   D. watched

10. A. saved   B. needed  

C. wasted   D. lent 

Answer 1

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. A 9. C 10. B

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详析

1. C由such a可知，这位富人就乘坐在这样一列火车上。

2. A由thirsty可知，这位旅客下车去寻找水。

3. B由night可以推测出，当时天渐渐地变黑了。

4. C由下一句中的next可知，他询问有关下一班火车的情况。

5. D由于下一班火车是第二天的，所以，这位旅客只能再住一夜，故答案为   D.

6. A由下一句可知，这位旅客没有住进旅馆，因为那些旅馆都满员了。

7. C由上一句中的a small hut可知，小房子的主人免费给了这位旅客食物。

8. A由at the door可知，这位旅客听到了有人敲门的声音。

9. C那个人来要求小房子的主人还账，所以，此处应当是told。

10. B由最后一句可知，这位旅客知道了小房子的主人需要钱，故答案为 B.

get dark (天) 变黑

hut .小屋 debt .债务

嫜碍句分析

Yesterday I heard the conversation between you and the stranger and came to know that you needed money.

昨天我听见你和那个陌生人之间的谈话，我才知道你需要钱。

本句是一个由and连接的并列句。第二个并列句中， that. .. money是一个宾语从句。