Question

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阅读下面的短文，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

　　While traveling abroad，Mr. Jackson Frank ran short of money，so he wrote his bother 　1　 for ￡ 500．“Send me the money by 　2　 ，” he wrote，“to Fisher Bank in F．．．”

　　After a week he began calling at the Fisher Bank．He showed his passport．

　　“Nothing has come 　3　 you，”he was told．This went on for two weeks，and Mr Frank got very 　4　．He sent another telegram to his brother，asking where the money was 　5　 reply，and not a single pence reached him．

　　In the fourth week Mr Frank was arrested for 　6　 to pay his hotel bill．

　　His passport，package and everything else were taken away from him．He tried to 　7　 the problem，but nobody would believe him．He was forced to stay in prison for 30 days as a 　8　．

　　When he was set 　9　，he immediately went to the Fisher Bank．The clerk he spoke to was a new man．“Have you 　10　 ￡ 500 for me？”he asked，eagerly，“My name is Jackson Frank．”

　　The clerk looked 　11　 the name in his book．“Yes，Mr Jackson．It is here It came by telegram．Let me see，Oh，nearly two months ago．We 　12　 where you were．”

　　He showed Mr Frank the order（汇票）that 　13　：“Pay Mr Jackson Frank the sum of ￡ 500．．．”．“Why didn't you pay me the money two months ago？”“Oh，that's not our 　14　，sir．Frank is usually a popular first name of a man while Jackson is a family name，isn't it？You see，your money is 　15　 the letter in our books．Why have you got such a 　16　 family name？” The clerk started laughing．“This a 　17　 mistake，isn't it？For you see，we're all human beings，and we'll all make such mistakes．A family name like Frank 　18　 strange to us．”Mr Frank kept 　19　 while the clerk talking．He really wanted to it somebody．

　　At last he said，“A human mistake is that what you call it？I'm afraid some human beings really need 　20　．”

1．

[　　]

A．lending

B．borrowing

C．wanting

D．asking

2．

[　　]

A．telegram

B．plane

C．train

D．ship

3．

[　　]

A．to

B．from

C．with

D．for

4．

[　　]

A．happy

B．eager

C．worried

D．disapproved

5．

[　　]

A．hardly

B．little

C．few

D．no

6．

[　　]

A．failing

B．having

C．trying

D．refusing

7．

[　　]

A．solve

B．explain

C．settle

D．say

8．

[　　]

A．warning

B．lesson

C．punishment

D．rewarding

9．

[　　]

A．off

B．free

C．out

D．back

10．

[　　]

A．accepted

B．posted

C．returned

D．received

11．

[　　]

A．on

B．for

C．up

D．at

12．

[　　]

A．asked

B．wondered

C．knew

D．read

13．

[　　]

A．recorded

B．announced

C．declared

D．read

14．

[　　]

A．success

B．idea

C．fault

D．duty

15．

[　　]

A．under

B．beneath

C．below

D．down

16．

[　　]

A．normal

B．good

C．popular

D．peculiar

17．

[　　]

A．foolish

B．silly

C．human

D．strange

18．

[　　]

A．looks

B．sounds

C．listens

D．feels

19．

[　　]

A．silent

B．impatient

C．listening

D．anxious

20．

[　　]

A．teaching

B．educating

C．saving

D．hitting

Answer 1

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

1．从句子的结构看，应用ask for。 　　2．从后文知，他的要求是使用telegram。 　　3．用for表示对象。 　　4．他需要使用钱，而两星期过后，钱还没有寄来，故选worried。 　　5．从后一句可以知道选择no。 　　6．因他无钱可付，故选fail。 　　7．宾语是the problem，故用explain。 　　8．因他未付钱给旅馆所以被逮捕，坐30天牢房以示惩罚。 　　9．他只有在释放之后才能去Fisher Bank。 　　10．从选项来分析，应用received。 　　11．意为“在记录本里查找”。 　　12．因钱没有送到，故用wondered。 　　13．指在order上记录的内容，故用read。 　　14．他在解释原因，故用fault。 　　15．用under意为“在……的正下方”比较合理。 　　16．他的姓名比较特殊。 　　17． “人的错误”，因后文中说到“we're all human beings，and we'll all make such mistakes”。 　　18．指名字听起来…… 　　19．他直到最后才说了一句话。 　　20．上文说到：He really wanted to hit somebody。