Question

Mr. Gray traveled a lot on business. He sold machines of various kinds to farmers, which he thought not really a very 1 job, but Mr. Gray had always been interested in 2 , and he was quite satisfied with 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 the rain or snow, and it was 6 tiring to sit comfortably in a train and look out of the windows without being worried about how one was going to get to the next place.

    One of Mr. Gray’s 7 was often where to stay when he reached some small 8 in the country. He did not expect 9 and wonderful food, but he found it annoying (恼火的) when he was given a cool room, and when there was no hot water 10 good food after a long and tiring day.;’

    Late one winter evening, Mr. Gray arrived at a small railway station. The journey by train that 11 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 14 , and then a hot bath and a comfortable bed.

    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 hurry to find out about hotels before I 17 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 (搔) his 19 for a few moments and then answered,“Well, it’s like this, 20 one you go to, you’ll be sorry you didn’t go to the other.”

    1. A. bad　　    B. hard　　　　　　　　  C. disappointing　　 D. exciting

    2. A. farming  B. gardening　　　　  C. traveling　　　　    D. driving

    3. A. taxi　　    B. plane　　　　　　　　 C. car　　　　　　　　   D. boat

    4. A. satisfied  B. tired　　　　　　　　  C. excited　　　　　　  D. encouraged

    5. A. cold　　　　　　  B. hot　　　　　　　　    C. cool　　　　　　　　  D. bad

    6. A. more　　　　　　 B. less　　　　　　　　   C. much　　　　　　    D. so

    7. A. problems　　   B. questions　　　　   C. purposes　　　　   D. Jobs

    8. A. room　　　　　　 B. restaurant　　　　  C. hotel　　　　　　　　 D. place

    9. A. pleasure  B. comfort　　　　　　 C. quietness　　　　   D. peace

    10. A. or　　　　 B. and　　　　　　　　   C. but　　　　　　　　   D. nor

    11. A. time　　  B. day　　　　　　　　   C. week　　　　　　    D. moment

    12. A. cross    B. thirsty　　　　　　   C. sleepy　　　　　　   D. hungry

    13. A. large　　 B. simple　　　　　　   C. rich　　　　　　　　  D. wonderful

    14. A. fire　　　　　　  B. candle　　　　　　   C. oil　　　　　　　　　　 D. light

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

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

    17. A. left　　　　　　  B. returned　　　　    C. went　　　　　　　　 D. missed

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

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

20. A. whichever B. whatever　　　　　　  C. any　　　　　　　　   D. each

 

Answer 1

答案：D;C;C;A;D;B;A;D;B;A;B;D;B;A;B;C;A;B;C;A
提示：

1.虽然不是一个让人兴奋的工作。 2. 联系第一句，选择C。 3. 联系下文，应是汽车C。 4. 他对坐火车旅行也很满意。 5. 尤其是在天气不好的时候。 6. 联系上句，选择B。 7. 格雷先生的问题之一是。 8. 到达小地方时。 9. 他并不期望舒适（的环境）。 10. 否定句中常用or 表示“和”的意思。 11. that day那天。 12. 联系下文meal，这里应该是饿了。 13. 简单的。 14. 从burning以及他很冷判断出是fire. 15. 从前一句While he was walking to the taxi stand以及副词also可知是B. 16.我第一次来到这个地方。 17. 离开家。 18. advise sb. to do sth. 建议某人作某事。 19. 挠头。 20. whichever=no matter which