Question

阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 然后从1￣15各题所给的四个选项中, 选出一个最佳答案。

　　     The manager waved his hand towards the chair on the other side of　　 the desk and told Henry 1. "I'm waiting for a long-distance call from　　 Manchester," he explained. The telephone rang just as he spoke.The　　 manager 2 the receiver (受话器) and for some minutes spoke rapidly and　　 impatiently into the telephone. Henry waited, rather regretting that　　 his interview (会见), which he had been dreading for days, had not　　 begun at once. When at last the manager had finished, a secretary came　　 in with 3 letters."I really won't keep you waiting4 ,"said the manager　　 apologetically, as he picked up the first letter and began to read　　 it. "But these 5 the next post."

　　

　　     Henry passed the time by examining the manager's office in some　　 detail (仔仔细细地). On his right there was a large window, heavily　　 curtained, with a view of the factory yard.Henry could see two workmen　　 6 a trolley (手推车) across it towards a shed at the far end.7 the　　 window there were three chairs, arranged around a long, low table, 8　　 stood a jug of water and some glasses. To Henry's left there was a　　 bookcase, which covered the greater part of one wall.The shelves were　　 empty 9 reference books, a pile of technical journals (杂志), which　　 10 they might at any moment slip off the shelf and fall to the　　 ground, on the top shelf, standing by itself and looking rather 11 in　　 the manager's office, a child's plastic toy. Henry 12 it came to be　　 there.

　　

　　     The most impressive (给人印象深的) piece of furniture in the room　　 was the manager's desk. Everything on its spacious (宽敞的) polished(擦亮) top was arranged with great neatness (整洁).13 there were two　　 metal trays (浅盘), one marked IN, the other marked OUT.In the latter　　 (后者) the manager dropped the letters which he had just signed.Henry　　 had finished his survey (环视) of the room when the manager signed the　　 last letter and threw it into the tray 14 ."That's the lot,"he said,　　 as he rang the bell for his secretary to come in and take the letters　　 away. Then he 15 his glasses and rubbed his eye."Now let me see," he　　 said."You've come about our advertisement for a clerk(职员) in the　　 accounts section (会计科), haven't you?" Henry nodded. His interview　　 had begun.

　　

1. A. taking a seat　　　　　　   B. to take sitting　　　　　　       C. taking seated　　　　　　   D. to take a seat　　　　［　　］ 2. A. picked out　　　　　　　　  B. picked up    C. picked off　　　　　　　　  D. picked off　　　　　　［　　］3. A. a kind of　　　　　　　　   B. a type of    C. a pile of　　　　　　　　   D. a piece of　　　　　　［　　］4. A. more longed　　　　　　　　 B. much longer    C. much more longer　　　　　　D. very much long　　　　［　　］ 5. A. have to miss　　　　　　　　B. ought to drop    C. must to meet　　　　　　　　D. have to catch　　　　 ［　　］6. A. pushing　　　　　　　　　　 B. to push    C. pushed　　　　　　　　　　  D. push　　　　　　　　  ［　　］ 7. A. Close by　　　　　　　　　　B. Close to    C. Closely to　　　　　　　　  D. Closely by　　　　　　［　　］8. A. in which　　　　　　　　　　B. from which　　　　　　　　　　    C. on which　　　　　　　　　　D. at which　　　　　　  ［　　］9. A. except for a dozen or so　　B. except a dozen or so    C. besides a dozen or so　　   D. expect that a dozen or so   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］10. A. looked even if　　　　　　 B. seem as if 　　C. looked as though　　　　   D. seemed even though　　［　　］11. A. out of a place　　　　　　 B. out of place  　　C. out of the place　　　　   D. in the place　　　　  ［　　］12. A. could not help wondering how

　　B. could help wondering why

　　C. couldn't help to wonder when

　　D. could not help wondering what　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］13. A. On all sides of the desk  B. On either sides of this desk 　　C. On both sides of the desk D. On any sides of that desk 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   ［　　］14. A. by his right　　　　　　　　B. at the right 　　C. in the right　　　　　　　　D. on this right　　　　［　　］15. A. put on　　　　　　　　　　  B. took off 　　C. took down　　　　　　　　   D. took up　　　　　　  ［　　］

Answer 1

答案：D;B;C;B;D;A;B;C;A;C;B;A;C;D;B