Question

Mr. Gray's business was to sell all kinds of machines to farmers. It was not really a very exciting job, but Mr. Gray had always been interested in __1__, and he was quite satisfied __2__ his life.

He had a big __3__ and usually enjoyed driving it long distances, but he was also quite __4__ to go by train sometimes, especially when the weather was __5__. He was a little frightened of driving in rain or snow, and it was less tiring to __6__ comfortably in a train and look out of the__7__without being worried how he was going to get to the next place.

One of Mr. Gray's __8__ was often where to stay when he reached some small place in the country. He did not expect __9__ and wonderful food, but he found it rather annoying when he was given a cold room, and when there was no __10__ water or good food after a long and tiring day.

Late one winter evening, Mr. Gray arrived at a __11__ railway station. The journey by train that day had not been at all interesting, and Mr. Gray was cold and tired and __12__. He was looking forward to a __13__ but satisfying meal by a brightly burning fire and then a hot bath and a comfortable __14__.

While he was walking to the taxi stand, he said to a local man who was also __15__ there, "As this is my __16__ visit to this part of the country and I was in too much of a __17__ to find out about hotels before I left home, I would very much like to know how many you have here."

The local man answered, "We have two."

"And which of the two would you __18__ me to go to?" Mr. Gray asked then.

The local man scratched(挠) his __19__ for a few moments and then answered, "Well, it's like this: Whichever one you go to, you'll be __20__ you didn't go to the other."

1. A. farming B. cooking C. traveling D. driving

2. A. in B. for C. with D. about

3. A. house B. farm C. car D. store

4. A. satisfied B. tired C. unhappy D. easy

5. A. warm B. fine C. hot D. bad

6. A. stand B. sit C. sleep D. wander

7. A. doors B. roof C. windows D. stations

8. A. problems B. machines C. answers D. replies

9. A. pleasure B. comfort C. dance D. dinner

10. A. cold B. cool C. hot D. warm

11. A. small B. silent C. busy D. crowded

12. A. happy B. hungry C. pleased D. satisfied

13. A. nice B. delicious C. simple D. hot

14. A. bench B. table C. seat D. bed

15. A. staying B. walking C. living D. working

16. A. last B. best C. first D. only

17. A. worry B. joy C. chance D. hurry

18. A. hope B. advise C. allow D. permit

19. A. hand B. foot C. head D. back

20. A. sorry B. content C. dull D. glad

Answer 1

1. C 2. C。因为Gray一直对旅游感兴趣,所以他对自己的生活很满意。 3. C 4. A 5. D。他有一台大型轿车,他喜欢开车到很远的地方去,但有时他也喜欢坐火车,尤其当天气不好的时候。 6. B 7. C。下雨或下雪的时候,他开车有点害怕,而舒舒服服地坐在火车里则不累,看着窗外,不用担心怎么到达下一站。 8. A。Gray的难题之一就是到达农村的某一个小地方的住宿问题。9. B 10. C。他并不期待住得舒服、吃得丰盛,但是,经过一天的长途跋涉之后,如果给他安排在一间很冷的房间里,没有热水和好吃的,他会很恼火的。 11. A。第18空前面的句子表明,此地有两家旅店,由此可推断出,这是一个小车站。 12. B。与"tired"相对应的形容词是"hungry"。 13. C。由but可推断出此处用simple。 14. D。睡觉需要的是bed,而非 bench,table或seat。 15. B 16. C 17. D。第一次到这个地方来,离开家前走得太急,以至于没有弄清楚这里旅店的情况。 18. B 19. C。scratched his head意为"挠头"。 20. A。"这两家旅店无论你去哪一家,你都会后悔没有去另外那家。"言外之意是这两家旅店都不好。