Question

完形填空，阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　Mr Smith is well-known in Washington because of his many social blunders (stupid mistakes). Recently he received an invitation 1 a dinner party. Although he did not know the hostess, he 2 the invitation.

　　At dinner, he was 3 beside a woman full of dignity（尊严）. The woman tried to be 4 even though she had never met Mr Smith before. She spoke 5 , whenever he spoke to her. Between the first and the second

6 of the meal, she turned to Mr Smith and said,“Do you 7 that gray-haired man at the end of the table? The one 8 glasses.”

　　“Ah, yes. Who is he?” asked Smith.

　　“He's the Secretary of the Interior!” she replied.

　　Mr Smith said, “So 9 is the Secretary of the Interior! I'm afraid that I find very little to 10 about him, although he is the Secretary.”

　　The woman sat still and did not reply. Smith continued in spite of her 11 .“I really can't see how he received his 12 , unless he is perhaps a relative of the President.”

　　“It hardly 13 whether you like the Secretary or not,” she said. “He was 14 because the President thought he was the man for the 15 . If he does the job well, you should have no complaint（抱怨）.”

　　“That's just it,” said Smith.“No one 16 the things he does, unless he is a complete 17 !”

　　“Sir!” said the woman in all her 18 . “Do you know who I am?”

“No,” replied Smith.

　　“I am the Secretary's wife,” she said coldly.

　　Mr Smith was 19 , but he went on in spite of his embarrassment（困窘）,“Madam, do you know who I am?”

　　“No, I don't,” the woman replied.

　　“ 20 !” cried Mr Smith, as he quickly left the table.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1) A.by	B.of	C.to	D.for
(2) A.got	B.preferred	C.took	D.accepted
(3) A.seated	B.placed	C.arranged	D.kept
(4) A.lively	B.careful	C.friendly	D.patient
(5) A.calmly	B.politely	C.plainly	D.perfectly
(6) A.course	B.choice	C.pause	D.turn
(7) A.recognize	B.see	C.remember	D.know
(8) A.of	B.at	C.with	D.for
(9) A.there	B.this	C.here	D.that
(10) A.honor	B.respect	C.admire	D.look
(11) A.appearance	B.coldness	C.sadness	D.action
(12)A.position	B.invitation	C.possession	D.instruction
(13) A.minds	B.expects	C.happens	D.matters
(14) A.picked 　　 out	B.selected	C.made 　　 out	D.chosen
(15) A.business	B.job	C.service	D.chance
(16) A.wishes	B.does	C.needs	D.cares
(17) A.joker	B.dreamer	C.fool	D.stranger
(18) A.manner	B.dignity	C.wealth	D.quality
(19) A.moved	B.interested	C.frightened	D.shocked
(20) A.Thank 　　 goodness	B.Great 　　 fun	C.Thank 　　 you	D.Big 　　 mistake

　

Answer 1

答案：C;D;A;C;B;A;B;C;D;C;B;A;D;D;B;B;C;B;D;A
解析：

(1) invitation to…意为“……的邀请”。

(2) 由上下文得知，史密斯接受了这一邀请。

(3) seated意为“坐在……”，placed意为“落脚于……”，arranged意为“被安排在……”，kept意为“保持”。因此，由上下文得知，A项正确。

(4) lively意为“生动的”，careful意为“细心的”，friendly意为“友好的”，patient意为“耐心的”。由上下文得知，C项正确。

(5)calmly意为“平静的”，politely意为“有礼貌的”，plainly意为“平坦的”，perfectly意为“完美的”。由上下文可知，B项正确。

(6) course在这里指的是“一道菜”。

(7)recognize意为“认出”，see意为“看到”，remember意为“记得”，know意为“知道”。由上下文得知，B项正确。

(8) with glasses意为“戴着眼镜”，其它选项不成立。

(10) honor意为“授予荣誉”，respect意为“尊敬”，admire意为“钦佩，赞赏，欣赏”，look意为“看”。由上下文得知，C项正确。

(11) appearance意为“出现”，coldness意为“寒冷，冷漠”，sadness意为“悲伤”，action意为“行动”。由上下文得知，B项正确。

(12) position意为“位置”，invitation意为“邀请”，possession意为“拥有”，instruction意为“说明”。由上下文得知，A项正确。

(13)mind意为“介意”，expect意为“期望”，happen意为“发生”，matter意为“有关系”。由上下文得知，D项正确。

(14) pick out意为“挑出”，select意为“挑选”，be selected from指“被从……挑选出”，make out意为“开出，写出”，chance意为“选择”。根据上下文得知，D项正确。

(15) business意为“商业”，job意为“工作”,service意为“服务”，chance意为“机会”。根据上下文，B项正确。

(16) 由“the thing he does”可知。

(17) 根据前半句的意思可知。

(18) manner意为“方法，态度”，dignity意为“高尚，尊严”，wealth意为“财富”，quality意为“质量，特性”。由上下文得知，B项正确。

(19) 得知这位女士竟然是自己大批特批的秘书的妻子，史密斯当然很震惊。

(20) Thank goodness意为“谢天谢地”，史密斯为此而庆幸。