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【题目】I decided a few months ago that l was going to treat myself to a 4-day getaway from Los Angeles and visit Chicago. I turned in some long-saved frequent flier miles(航空积分里程) for the airplane ticket, but had to shell out cash I really couldn’t afford for the hotel. I found a travel website where a discounted promotional 3-night stay was purchased from a recently opened hotel.

About three weeks before the trip, I had to regretfully cancel and only then realized the room, while transferable to another person, couldn’t be changed to a later date and wasn’t refundable(可退款的)．For the next two weeks, I tried selling it on Craig’s list with no success. Five days before the “big weekend” I gave up trying to spend any money and decided I’d contact some friends who live in Chicago and offer someone a free “staycation”. After trying a handful of people all of whom already had their own plans, I was determined to have the room not go to waste.

That’s when it suddenly occurred to me that I was looking at the rooms in the wrong way. Instead of viewing them for vacation purposes, surely there must be a way to put them to good use, and that was when the idea that some sort of shelter might be able to use it hit me. I finally found one whose focus is aiding victims of domestic violence. This particular one was willing to listen to my out-of-left-field story and facilitated the transfer of the rooms. The shelter was working with a desperate woman and her young daughter, who were fortunately able to make use of the room.

【1】What did the author decide to treat himself to?

A. A big meal in Chicago.

B. A 4-day travel.

C. A holiday abroad.

D. A get-together with family.

【2】 The author purchased a 3-night stay from a newly-opened hotel .

A. to act as a promoter

B. to experience e-business

C. to get a free air ticket

D. to save some money

【3】 The room the author booked could only be .

A. cancelled within 24 hours

B. changed to a later date

C. transferred to another person

D. refunded half of the money

【4】 What did the author decide to do with the room at last?

A. Sell it online.

B. Let it go to waste.

C. Use it to help strangers in need.

D. Offer it to one of his friends.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析：本文属于记叙文，叙述了自己为了度假而预定的房间无法取消，无法退款也无法改期。作者想到了一个方法：把房间无偿转让给那些需要帮助的人。

【1】B 细节题。根据文章第一句I decided a few months ago that l was going to treat myself to a 4-day getaway from Los Angeles and visit Chicago.可知作者决定给你一个区芝加哥的4天的假期。故B正确。

【2】D 推理题。根据第一段最后一句I found a travel website where a discounted promotional 3-night stay was purchased from a recently opened hotel.可知作者预定这家新开的宾馆，是因为它有一定的促销折扣，也就是说在这家宾馆预定房间可以节省一些钱。故D正确。

【3】C 细节题。根据文章第二段第一句About three weeks before the trip, I had to regretfully cancel and only then realized the room, while transferable(可转让的) to another person, couldn’t be changed to a later date and wasn’t refundable(可退款的)．可知这个报告的房间不能取消，也并不能改变日期也不能退款，但是可以转让给另外一个人。故C正确。

【4】C 推理题。根据文章第三段三、四句I finally found one whose focus is aiding victims of domestic violence. This particular one was willing to listen to my out-of-left-field story and facilitated the transfer of the rooms.可知作者最后找到了一个方法，把房间给那些需要帮助的人。故C正确。