题目内容
About a year ago, I went to stay at a Detroit hotel. I didn’t want to 1too much money with me, so I asked the desk clerk to put a hundred-dollar bill in the safe for me.
The next morning,2, the clerk said that he knew nothing about my money. I didn’t have any proof 3I had given the man the money. There was clearly nothing left to do but go to the 4lawyer.
The lawyer 5me to return to the hotel with him and give another hundred dollar bill to the desk. So we did. An hour later, I went 6to the desk and asked for my money. 7I had the lawyer as an eyewitness to the 8hundred dollar bill, the clerk could not say he 9nothing about it.
Another hour later, I put the second part of the lawyer’s 10into action. This time both the lawyer and I went to the hotel to 11for the hundred-dollar bill once again, and 12the clerk insisted that he had given 13to me, I said it was not true. The lawyer said to him, “ I 14this gentleman give you a hundred-dollar bill. If you don’t hand it 15immediately, I will be forced to call the 16 ”. The clerk realized he had been 17, so he gave me back the first hundred-dollar bill.
“ I don’t know 18to thank you enough for 19my money back.” I said to the lawyer. And what do you suppose he answered? He said, “ Oh, don’t 20me. That will be one hundred dollars, please.”
- 1.
- A.carry
- B.lend
- C.spend
- D.hold
- A.
- 2.
- A.but
- B.yet
- C.however
- D.instead
- A.
- 3.
- A.where
- B.which
- C.why
- D.that
- A.
- 4.
- A.nearest
- B.farthest
- C.good
- D.native
- A.
- 5.
- A.advised
- B.promised
- C.agreed
- D.followed
- A.
- 6.
- A.up
- B.down
- C.back
- D.along
- A.
- 7.
- A.Though
- B.When
- C.Unless
- D.Since
- A.
- 8.
- A.one
- B.another
- C.first
- D.second
- A.
- 9.
- A.believed
- B.had
- C.knew
- D.heard
- A.
- 10.
- A.law
- B.way
- C.plan
- D.words
- A.
- 11.
- A.search
- B.ask
- C.make
- D.beg
- A.
- 12.
- A.when
- B.though
- C.because
- D.as
- A.
- 13.
- A.these
- B.this
- C.them
- D.it
- A.
- 14.
- A.agreed
- B.saw
- C.let
- D.matched
- A.
- 15.
- A.over
- B.in
- C.up
- D.out
- A.
- 16.
- A.policeman
- B.officer
- C.official
- D.clerk
- A.
- 17.
- A.punished
- B.helped
- C.cheated
- D.understood
- A.
- 18.
- A.why
- B.how
- C.when
- D.where
- A.
- 19.
- A.returning
- B.giving
- C.getting
- D.asking for
- A.
- 20.
- A.believe
- B.thank
- C.leave
- D.fool
- A.
1.A carry除了有“搬、运”意思之外,还可以指“携带”钱、文件等,其他三个动词不合题意。
2.C however和but都可作“但是”讲,但用法不一样。在形式上however前后可用逗号分开,而but则不能;从意思上讲however连接的前后两个句子的意思应趋向一致,而but引导的句子则与前句构成对比。
3.D that引导同位语从句。
4.A 根据常理,不会舍近求远,所以用the nearest。
5.A 从上文得知,作者没有提出回旅馆的要求,可见是律师建议的。
6.C 从上文的to return to the hotel这一信息可知,went back=returned。
7.D since在这里的意思是“既然”,表示原因。
8.D 第一个100美元作者已经给了收银员;这是律师给的第二个100美元。
9.C 此事只有作者和律师两人知道,当然收银员不知道。
10.C put…into action意思是“把……付诸实施”。从上下文可以看出,作者是按照律师的计划行事的。
11.B ask for是“向……要”的意思,其他选项不合题意。
12.A when指的是时间,其他不合逻辑。
13.D it用来指代上文提到的the hundred dollar bill。
14.B 律师说是看到作者把钱给收银员的。
15.B hand in是“上交、交出”的意思,符合题意。
16.A 如果收银员不按照律师所说的去做的话,他只有叫警察了。
17.C 收银员此时已经意识到中了律师的圈套,只好归还给作者第一次(放在他那儿)的钞票。
18.B 作者不知道该怎样感谢律师。
19.C get money back收回、取回。符合题意。
20.B 律师最后要作者付给他100美元作为报酬,显然不要作者说“感谢”。
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 |