题目内容
About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn’t want to 21 too much money with me, so I asked the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe for me.
The next morning, 22 , the clerk said that he knew nothing about my money. I didn’t have any proof 23 I had given the man the money. There was clearly nothing left to do but go to the 24 lawyer.
The lawyer 25 me to return to the hotel with him and give another hundred dollar bill to the desk. So we did. An hour later, I went 26 to the desk and asked for my money. 27 I had the lawyer as an eyewitness to the 28 hundred dollar bill, the clerk could not say he 29 nothing about it.
Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyer’s 30 into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the hotel to 31 for the hundred-dollar bill once again, and 32 the clerk insisted that he had given 33 to me, I said it was not true. The lawyer said to him, “ I 34 this gentleman give you a hundred-dollar bill. If you don’t hand it 35 immediately, I will be forced to call the 36 ”. The clerk realized he had been 37 , so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.
“ I don’t know 38 to thank you enough for 39 my money back.” I said to the lawyer. And what do you suppose he answered? He said, “ Oh, don’t 40 me. That will be one hundred dollars, please.”
1. A.carry B.lend C.spend D.hold
2. A.but B.yet C.however D.instead
3. A.where B.which C.why D.that
4. A.nearest B.farthest C.good D.native
5. A.advised B.promised C.agreed D.followed
6. A.up B.down C.back D.along
7. A.Though B.When C.Unless D.Since
8. A.one B.another C.first D.second
9. A.believed B.had C.knew D.heard
10. A.law B.way C.plan D.words
11. A.search B.ask C.make D.beg
12. A.when B.though C.because D.as
13. A.these B.this C.them D.it
14. A.agreed B.saw C.let D.matched
15. A.over B.in C.up D.out
16. A.policeman B.officer C.official D.clerk
17. A.punished B.helped C.cheated D.understood
18. A.why B.how C.when D.where
19. A.returning B.giving C.getting D.asking for
20. A.believe B.thank C.leave D.fool
1.A
2.C
3.D
4.A
5.A
6.C
7.D
8.D
9.C
10.C
11.B
12.B
13.D
14.B
15.B
16.A
17.C
18.B
19.C
20.B
【解析】
试题分析:作者讲述在旅店遇到不良职员,不归还他的钱,作者在律师的帮助下,拿回了属于自己的钱,在作者感谢律师的时候,律师的回答出乎作者的预料。
1.考查动词:A. carry 随身携带B. lend借出C. spend花费D. hold拥有,不想随身携带太多的钱,选A。
2.考查词义辨析;A. but但是B. yet然而C. however 然而,副词,可做插入语,D. instead相反,
我请柜台职员把100美元放入保险柜,然而第二天早上,职员说不知道我的钱。选C。
3.that引导同位语从句说明“I had given the man the money”的证据proof,选D。
4.考查形容词:A. nearest最近B. farthest最远C. good好的D. native当地的,我只好找个最近的律师。选A。
5.考查动词:A. advised建议B. promised答应C. agreed 同意D. followed跟随,律师建议我和他一起回到旅店。选A。
6.考查副词:A. up上面B. down 向下C. back回来D. along 沿着,went back to ... 回到……。选C。
7.考查连词:A. Though虽然B. When当…时候C. Unless除非D. Since既然,结合上下文是因果关系。因为我有律师作证,所以职员无法否认。选D。
8.考查词义辨析:A. one一个B. another另一个C. first第一D. second第二,the second=another,选D。
9.考查动词:A. believed相信B. had有C. knew知道D. heard听见,由第一段第三行“the clerk said that he knew nothing about my ...”可以看出。选C。
10.考查名词:A. law法律B. way办法C. plan计划D. words单词,接着实施律师的第二步计划。选C。
11.考查动词:A. search 搜寻B. ask问C. make制作D. beg乞讨,ask for 要某物,作者再次去要已经给过的钱。选B。
12.考查连词:A. when当B. though虽然C. because 因为D. as正如,结合上下文,此处应为让步关系“尽管职员坚持说已经给过钱,可我说没有”。选B。
13.考查代词:A. these 这些B. this这个C. them他们D. it它, it 指the bill。此处指医生作证,其它与题意不符。选D。
14.考查动词:A. agreed同意B. saw看见C. let让D. matched匹配,律师说:我看见这个绅士给了你一百元的钞票。选B。
15.考查介词:hand in交出来,选B。hand over移交hand out分发,选B
16.考查名词:A. policeman警察B. officer 警官C. official官员D. clerk职员call the police 报警。选A。
17.考查动词:A. punished惩罚B. helped帮助C. cheated欺骗D. understood理解,
此时职员意识到上当受骗。选C。
18.考查疑问词:A. why为什么B. how怎样C. when什么时候D. where哪里,作者不知如何感谢律师。选B。
19.考查动词:A. returning归还B. giving给C. getting得到D. asking for要求,get sth back拿回,选C。
20.考查动词:A. believe相信B. thank感谢C. leave离开D. fool愚弄,不用感谢我,那100元就够了。选B。
考点:考查故事类短文
点评:这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局,有人物、时间、地点和事件。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手,考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。阅读这类材料时,同学们一定要根据主要情节掌握文章主旨大意,同时抓住每一个细节,设身处地根据文章内容揣摩作者的态度和意图,根据情节展开想象,即使是碰到深层理解题也可迎刃而解。
For thousands of years, the most important two buildings in any British village have been the church and the pub. Traditionally, the church and the pub are at the heart of any village or town, where the people gather together to socialize and exchange news.
As a result, British pubs are often old and well preserved. Many of them have become historic sites. The most famous example is the pub in the city of Nottingham called “Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem”, which dates back to the year 1189 AD and is probably the oldest pub in England.
However, British pubs are not just for kings and queens; they welcome people from all classes and parts of society. On a cold night, the pub’s landlord or landlady can always find a warm place for you by the fire. There is always honest and hearty food and plenty of drink available at an affordable price.
That’s how things used to be. Things are beginning to change. It is said that the credit crunch(信贷紧缩) is causing 39 British pubs a week to go out of business. People do not have enough spare money to spend on beer. Recently, the UK government banned smoking in all pubs, and that may also have affected the number of customers going to pubs.
This decline is happening despite the fact that in 2005 the UK government started to allow pubs to stay open after 1l pm. Previously, with 1l pm as closing time, customers would have to drink quite quickly, meaning they sometimes got more drunk than they would if allowed to drink slowly. The British habit of drinking a lot very quickly is known as “binge drinking”, and it causes long-term health problems for people and problems with violent crime for communities.
In order to save their businesses, pubs are trying to change with the market. British pubs now offer something for everyone. A lot of pubs used to be “Working Men's Clubs”, meaning that women could not usually enter. Today, however, women can freely enter 99% of pubs without experiencing any problems. Perhaps things are changing for the better after all.
【小题1】. The passage mainly tells us something about
A.the past and present of British pubs | B.the decline of British pubs |
C.the long history of British pubs | D.the importance of British pubs |
A.The credit crunch. | B.The present closing time. |
C.The ban of smoking. | D.Having no spare money. |
A.British people used to like drinking slowly |
B.closing the pubs early will reduce social problems |
C.binge drinking means drinking less beer |
D.British government aims to discourage people from binge drinking |
A.is against the admission of too many women to the pubs |
B.holds an optimistic attitude towards the British pubs |
C.thinks that women in the pubs will cause less social problems |
D.thinks that British pubs should offer everything you need |