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完形填空 　　I once went to a town in the north of England on business．It was about 7∶30 in the evening when I reached the hotel．The manageress, a strict old lady of about 60, showed me to my room．When I asked her what time the dinner was, she said there was only one sitting at 6∶30, and I had 　　1　　 it．“Never mind, ”I said．“I’m not very 　　2　　．I’ll just have a drink in the bar(酒吧)and a sandwich．” 　　“Bar!” she 　　3　　 her voice．“This is a respectable hotel, young man．If you want 　　4　　, you must go somewhere else．” She spoke 　　5　　 a glass of beer was a dangerous drug．I went to a bar and had some beer and sandwiches and then went to the cinema．At about 11∶30 I 　　6　　．Everything was in darkness．I knocked at the door, but nothing happened．The 　　7　　 sound was the church clock opposite, which suddenly struck the half-hour with such 　　8　　 that it made me jump．　　9　　 a window opened upstairs．The old lady 　　10　　 and asked me what was going on．I explained who I was and she let me 　　11　　 after ten minutes’ wait．She was in her nightdress．She told me seriously that guests were 　　12　　 to be back in the hotel by 11 o’clock． 　　I went to bed but could not sleep．Every quarter of an hour the church clock struck and at midnight the whole hotel shook with the noise．Just before dawn, I finally 　　13　　．When I arrived at 　　14　　, everyone else had nearly 　　15　　 and there was not enough coffee to go round． 　　“Did you 　　16　　 well, young man?” the old lady asked．“　　17　　, I don’t think I could go through 　　18　　 night in that room,” I replied．“I hardly slept at all．” “That’s because you were 　　19　　 all night drinking!”she said angrily, putting 　　20　　 to the conversation． (1) [　　] A． had B． passed C． missed D． caught (2) [　　] A． hungry B． sleepy C． tired D． happy (3) [　　] A． lost B． lowered C． dropped D． raised (4) [　　] A． beer B． coffee C． milk D． tea (5) [　　] A． even if B． since C． although D． as if (6) [　　] A． went to bed B． walked to a club C． returned to the hotel D． drove to a restaurant (7) [　　] A． only B． sharp C． sweet D． last (8) [　　] A． effort B． force C． power D． attraction (9) [　　] A． Firstly B． Wonderfully C． Unfortunately D． Finally (10) [　　] A． came out B． got up C． looked out D． woke up (11) [　　] A． down B． out C． back D． in (12) [　　] A． ordered B． expected C． taught D． encouraged (13) [　　] A． fell asleep B． went to bed C． got up D． gave in (14) [　　] A． a decision B． breakfast C． once D． the office (15) [　　] A． arrived B． done C． finished D． started (16) [　　] A． play B． sleep C． eat D． do (17) [　　] A． First of all B． Never mind C． To tell you the truth D． As a result (18) [　　] A． one B． another C． such D． any (19) [　　] A． away B． here C． down D． up (20) [　　] A． an end B． a saying C． a joke D． a pause

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．A;3．D;4．A;5．D;6．C;7．A;8．B;9．D;10．C;11．D;12．B;13．A;14．B;15．C;16．B;17．C;18．B;19．D;20．A;
解析：

(1)	从上文知，我到达时已7∶30，而吃饭时间是6∶30，因此，此处应选miss意为“错过”。
(2)	从下一句：“我只想到酒吧喝点再吃点三明治”可知，我不饿。
(3)	raise意为“提高”。形容老板听到“我”的话后的不满情绪。
(4)	上文提到bar,此处应填beer。
(5)	as if意为“好像”。even if意为“即使”。
(6)	吃喝完后，“我”返回住的宾馆。
(7)	“我”敲门，什么也没听到，唯一听到的就是教堂的钟声。
(8)	钟声之大差点使我跳了起来。
(9)	最后，终于楼上的窗子开了。
(10)	有人伸出头往外看，come out意为“出版，发行；发芽”；get up意为“起床”；wake up意为“醒来”。
(11)	经过半天解释后，她终于让“我”进去了。应选in。
(12)	店老板期望顾客们在晚11前回来。
(13)	听到外面的钟声，我难以入睡。直到天亮前才睡着。故选fall asleep。
(14)	我起床晚，早饭也耽误了。故选breakfast。
(15)	当我到达餐厅的时候，别人都快吃完了。
(16)	老板问：“睡得好吗？”，因为店主知道我回来的比较晚。
(17)	“实话告诉你”，故选To tell you the truth。
(18)	另一个晚上。我告诉店主，我再也受不了另一个这样的睡不着的晚上了。
(19)	you were up意为“不睡觉”。
(20)	put an end to意为“结束,终止”。