Question

I climbed the stairs slowly, carrying a big suitcase, my father following with two more. By the time I got to the third floor, I was ___1___ and at the same time feeling lonely. Worse still, Dad ___2___ a step and fell, sending my new suitcases ___3___ down the stairs. “Damn!” he screamed, his face turning red. I knew ___4___ was ahead. Whenever Dad’s face turns red, ___5___.

How could I ever ___6___ him to finish unloading the car ___7___ screaming at me and making a scene in front of the other girls, girls I would have to spend the ___8___ of the year with? Doors were opening and faces peering out(探出), as Dad walked ___9___ close behind. I felt it in my bones that my college life was getting off to a(n) ___10___ start.

“__11___ the room, quickly,” I thought. “Get him into a chair and calmed down.” But ___12___, would there be a chair in Room 316? Or would it be a(n) ___13___ room?

___14___ I turned the key in the lock and ___15___ the door open, with Dad ___16___ complaining(抱怨) about a hurting knee or something. I put my head in, expecting the ___17___. But to my ___18___, the room wasn’t empty at all! It had furniture, curtains, a TV, and seven paintings on the walls.

And there on a well-made bed sat Amy, my new ___19___, dressed neatly, greeting me with a nod, she said in a soft voice, “Hi, you must be Cori.” Then, she ___20___ the music and looked over at ___21___, “And of course, you’re Mr. Faber,” she said ___22___. “Would you like a glass of iced tea?” Dad’s face turned decidedly ___23___ before he could bring out a “yes”.

I knew ___24___ that Amy and I would be ___25___ and my first year of college would be a success.

1. A. helpless  B. lazy    C. anxious      D. tired

2. A. took       B. minded      C. missed       D. picked

3. A. rolling   B. passing       C. dropping    D. turning

4. A. suffering       B. difficulty    C. trouble       D. danger

5. A. go ahead       B. look out     C. hold on      D. give up

6. A. lead       B. help    C. encourage   D. get

7. A. after      B. without      C. while  D. besides

8. A. best       B. beginning   C. end     D. rest

9. A. with difficulty      B. in a hurry   C. with firm steps   D. in wonder

10. A. fresh    B. in a hurry   C. bad     D. unfair

11. A. Search  B. Find   C. Enter  D. Book

12. A. in fact  B. by chance   C. once more  D. then again

13. A. small    B. empty C. new    D. neat

14. A. Finally B. Meanwhile C. Sooner or later   D. At the moment

15. A. knocked      B. forced C. pushed       D. tried

16. A. yet       B. only    C. even   D. still

17. A. worst   B. chair   C. best    D. tea

18. A. regret   B. disappointment  C. surprise      D. knowledge

19. A. roommate    B. classmate    C. neighbour   D. companion

20. A. turned on     B. turned down      C. played D. enjoyed

21. A. Dad     B. me      C. the door     D. the floor

22. A. questioning  B. wondering  C. smiling      D. guessing

23. A. red       B. less pale     C. less red      D. pale

24. A. soon     B. there   C. later    D. then

25. A. sisters   B. friends       C. students      D. fellows

Answer 1

1---25     DCACB   DBDAC   BDBAC   DACAB   ACCDB      

解析:

本文记述作者作为一名大学新生到校第一天的不寻常经历。

1. D。根据语境(提着一个大箱子爬上三楼)，再结合四个选项的意思，只有 tired 最合适。

2. C。根据下文的 and fell, sending my new suitcase rolling down the stairs，可知父亲是在上楼时踩空了一步(miss a step)。

3. A。根据上文(父亲摔了跤)，再结合四个选项的意思，只有 roll down(滚下)最合适。

4. C。根据下一段的内容可知，“我”在设法使父亲不 screaming at me。这说明父亲可能会因摔跤而迁怒于我，所以此题选 C 较合适。

5. B。上文说“父亲脸红了，我知道会来麻烦了”。所以此处的语境应是：每当父亲脸红，我就得“小心”(look out)了。

6. D。比较四个选项，只有 D 最合适。get sb to do sth 的意思是“使某人做某事”。

7. B。scream at sb 意为“冲着某人吼叫”；make a scene 是习语，意为“吵架”或“(当众)大吵大闹”。根据语境，此处应填 without，表示避免发生其后的情况。

8. D。the rest of the year 指这一年剩下的时间。

9. A。父亲提着箱子爬楼，又摔了跤，所以现在走起路来很费劲(with difficulty)。

10. C。根据上文所发生的不愉快的情况可知，作者认为“她的大学生活开头不顺”。get off to a bad start 是习语，意为“开头不顺”。

11. B。根据下文可知，作者知道自己的房间号码是316，但现在还未找到，所以此题应填 find。

12. D。then again 的意思是“还有”、“另外”。

13. B。此处句意为：316 房间会不会有椅子，或者是间空(empty)房? 同时请注意第 18 空后 the room wasn’t empty at all 对此有所暗示。

14. A。从上楼到找到房间经历了一个过程，所以这里说“终于”(finally)找到了房间。

15. C。比较四个选项只有 C 最合适，即开锁之后“推”(push)开门。

16. D。父亲从摔跤开始 scream，到现在还在 complain，故用 still。

17. A。由于父亲因摔跤扭伤了膝盖，到现在还在报怨，“我”担心要是房间里要是像想像的那样，连一把椅子都没有，那情况就更糟了。expect the worst 的意思是“预计会有更有糟的情况”。

18. C。但实际上，房间内家具齐全，与“我”的 expecting 大不一样，所以令“我”surprise。

19. A。同住一室的人叫 roommate。

20. B。Amy 一边与“我们”打招呼，一边将音乐“关小”(turn down)。

21. A。根据下文的 And of course, you’re Mr. Faber 可知，Amy 此时在打量着我的“父亲”。

22. C。根据上文的描述可知，Amy 是一位热心、客气、有礼貌的女孩，所以此处填 smiling 较合适。

23. C。指父亲受到 Amy 的友好接待之后，心情好转了一些，所以他的脸也就 turned less red。

24. D。then 意为“当时”、“那时”。

25. B。根据上文描述的“我们”与 Amy 的短暂接触，以及下文的 and my first year of college would be a success 可知，我们会成为“朋友”。