题目内容
14.Three Apple engineers and three Microsoft employees are traveling by train to a conference.The Microsoft engineers each buy tickets but the Apple engineers buy only a (16)B ticket."How are three people going to travel on only one (17)A?"asks a Microsoft employee."Watch and you'll see,"answers an Apple engineer.
They all board the train.The Microsoft employees take their (18)D but all three Apple engineers cram(拥挤) into a restroom and close the door behind them.
(19)B after the train has departed,the conductor comes around(20)C tickets.He knocks on the restroom door and says,"Ticket,please."The door opens just a crack(缝) and an arm(21)A,ticket in hand.The (22)Ctakes it and moves on.The Microsoft employees see this and agree it is quite a (23)D idea.
So after the conference,the Microsoft employees decide to(24)Bthe Apple engineers (as they always do) on the return trip and save some (25)A.When they get to the station,they buy one ticket.To their(26)D,the Apple engineers don't buy any ticket at all.
"How are you going to travel without a ticket?"asks one (27)B Microsoft employee."Watch and you'll see,"answers an Apple engineer.
When they board the train,the Microsoft employees cram into a (28)C and the Apple engineers cram into another one nearby.The train departs.Soon one of the Apple engineers (29)C his restroom and walks over to where the Microsoft employees are(30)A.
He knocks on the door and says,"Ticket,please…"
16.A.cheap | B.single | C.return | D.special |
17.A.ticket | B.route | C.means | D.railroad |
18.A.routes | B.chances | C.turns | D.seats |
19.A.Directly | B.Shortly | C.Nearly | D.Quickly |
20.A.examining | B.receiving | C.collecting | D.delivering |
21.A.appears | B.sticks | C.holds | D.rises |
22.A.employee | B.policeman | C.conductor | D.engineer |
23.A.strange | B.foolish | C.useful | D.clever |
24.A.learn | B.copy | C.accept | D.watch |
25.A.money | B.time | C.energy | D.space |
26.A.excitement | B.agreement | C.disappointment | D.astonishment |
27.A.touched | B.puzzled | C.frightened | D.delighted |
28.A.bedroom | B.sitting-room | C.restroom | D.dining-room |
29.A.enters | B.crosses | C.leaves | D.reaches |
30.A.hiding | B.sitting | C.traveling | D.enjoying. |
分析 这是一篇幽默小故事.本篇短文主要讲述苹果工程师在赴会及回程的火车上"逃票"并捉弄微软员工的故事.
解答 BADBC ACDBA DBCCA
16.B.考查形容词,从前面的The Microsoft engineers each buy tickets和but可知苹果的工程师只买了一张单程票.下文还有回来,他们没有买票;故选B.
17.A.考查名词辨析.从前面的句子The Microsoft engineers each buy tickets but the Apple engineers buy only a 1________ ticket可知微软的工程师问:三个人怎么买了一张票;故选A.
18.D.考查名词辨析.微软的职员就座了.take one's seat"就座";故选D.
19.B.考查副词辨析.shortly 不久,火车离站后不久,乘票员就来收票;故选B.
20.C.考查动词辨析.从后面的句子:the______takes it and moves on.可知乘务员是来收票的;故选C.
21.A.考查动词辨析.appear 出现,门打开一条缝,出现一个膀子,手里拿着票;故选A.
22.C.考查名词辨析.conductor,乘务员,此处指的是:乘务员拿走了票;故选C.
23.D.考查形容词辨析.clever 聪明的,微软的工程师看见了,承认这是"聪明的"想法;故选D.
24.B.考查动词辨析.copy 仿效,从后面的When they get to the station,they buy one ticket.可知他们是仿效苹果工程师的做法;故选B.
25.A.考查名词辨析.因此会议结束后,微软的职员决定在回去的时候模仿(copy)苹果工程师的做法省一些钱;故选A.
26.D.考查名词辨析.astonishment,惊讶.苹果工程师竟然没有买票,这当然是令他们惊讶了;故选D.
27.B.考查形容词辨析.puzzled,困惑的,不买票怎么回去呢,微软工程师不明白;故选B.
28.C.考查名词辨析.由上文中的"tall three Apple engineers cram(拥挤) into a restroom"可知仿效苹果公司工程师,微软工程师也躲进了卫生室;故选C.
29.C.考查动词辨析.一个苹果工程师离开他的卫生间,走到微软工程师躲藏的卫生间;故选C.
30.A.考查动词辨析.从文章内容可以知道工程师是为了逃票而"躲在"卫生间的;故选A.
点评 考察学生的推理判断能力和联系上下文的能力,在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.此类的填空题一定要联系上下文,根据上下文的内容加上自己的理解,再作出正确的判断.
I thought sending her a small gift may (44)D her day a bit.I got her school (45)D from her Mom and planned to give her a (46)A.
I found out a small (47)B and asked three other people in my area to sing Happy Birthday and send some birthday wishes to her.It was such (48)A making the recording!Other people realized what we were doing and (49)D their voices,so it really sounded like we had a (50)A going on!Then I bought some colorful balloons,cakes,and a small present for her as (51)B planned.
I was delighted to(52)C them(the tape,the present…)into a box.I opened the balloons and (53)Deverything so it was like opening a mini birthday party!At last I (54)C it off!
I (55)B a call a few days later.Mary told me that her roommate and a neighbor in the dormitory kept her (56)D and held the party for her once the box (57)B.Another girl from the nearby dorm (58)C them and then the celebration came up!She sounded so happy and I was so glad that she had some friends to share her(59)A day with.
The friends who joined us to prepare the birthday gift (60)C laugh today and talk about it.Mary said she would remember the special birthday gift forever!
41.A.as | B.but | C.so | D.or |
42.A.sad | B.bored | C.tired | D.sick |
43.A.regrets | B.prizes | C.celebrations | D.ideas |
44.A.recover | B.clear | C.face | D.brighten |
45.A.book | B.work | C.name | D.address |
46.A.surprise | B.chance | C.message | D.list |
47.A.computer | B.recorder | C.note | D.card |
48.A.fun | B.sense | C.use | D.help |
49.A.changed | B.lowered | C.raised | D.added |
50.A.party | B.class | C.process | D.wedding |
51.A.popularly | B.originally | C.regularly | D.accordingly |
52.A.lead | B.drive | C.pack | D.throw |
53.A.admitted | B.pressed | C.favored | D.prepared |
54.A.set | B.turned | C.sent | D.took |
55.A.accepted | B.received | C.missed | D.returned |
56.A.response | B.reception | C.charge | D.company |
57.A.disappeared | B.arrived | C.left | D.finished |
58.A.found | B.allowed | C.joined | D.thanked |
59.A.special | B.lonely | C.quiet | D.normal |
60.A.never | B.ever | C.still | D.seldom |
---__________.But we are trying to get in touch with his parents.( )
A. | Good bless you | B. | It's no big deal | ||
C. | God knows | D. | It makes sense |
-__________( )
A. | Allow me! | B. | So what? | C. | Why me! | D. | Nothing much. |
The next day,the young artist came again,and put his hat on the ground gracefully.(37)Cfrom the day before,he took out a large piece of(38)A and laid it on the ground.Then he began (39)C.
Before long,the young violinist was(40)Bwith people,who were all attracted by the (41)A on that paper,which said,"Last night,a gentleman named George Sang put something important into my hat (42)D.Please come to claim(认领) it soon."
After half an hour,a middle-aged man ran there in a hurry and(43)Dthrough the crowd to the violinist and said,"Yes,it's you.You did come here.I knew that you're an honest man and would (44)B come here."
"Are you Mr.George Sang?"
The man nodded.
"Did you (45)Asomething?"
"Lottery (彩票).It's lottery,"said the man.
The violinist(46)Da lottery ticket on which George Sang's name was seen."Is it?"he asked.
George nodded,seized the lottery ticket and (47)C it; then he danced with joy.
George bought a lottery ticket which (48)D him a prize of﹩500,000.He was so happy after work and felt the violinist playing so wonderfully that he put 50dollars in the hat.(49)B,the lottery ticket was also thrown in.
When asked why he didn't keep the lottery ticket(50)C himself,the violinist said,"(51)CI don't have much money,I live happily; but if I lose honesty,I won't be happy forever."
We can gain and lose so much in our life.But being honest should (52)Dbe with us.If we bear ourselves(为人处事)in a dishonest way,we(53)Asucceed temporarily (暂时).However,from the long-term view,we'11be a loser.Such a person is just like the (54)B on the mountain.It's high above at first,but gradually it falls and loses the(55)Cof going up.
36.A.box | B.hat | C.bowl | D.bag |
37.A.Free | B.Away | C.Different | D.Far |
38.A.paper | B.stone | C.cloth | D.wood |
39.A.begging | B.shouting | C.playing | D.singing |
40.A.crowded | B.surrounded | C.surprised | D.satisfied |
41.A.words | B.money | C.ticket | D.picture |
42.A.on purpose | B.in a hurry | C.in advance | D.by mistake |
43.A.looked | B.lived | C.broke | D.rushed |
44.A.probably | B.certainly | C.recently | D.nearly |
45.A.lose | B.get | C.buy | D.search |
46.A.handed out | B.gave out | C.sent out | D.took out |
47.A.tore | B.threw | C.kissed | D.hid |
48.A.beat | B.sold | C.took | D.won |
49.A.Fortunately | B.However | C.Otherwise | D.Generally |
50.A.by | B.from | C.for | D.with |
51.A.Unless | B.Whenever | C.Although | D.Until |
52.A.often | B.never | C.seldom | D.always |
53.A.may | B.should | C.must | D.need |
54.A.air | B.water | C.grass | D.tree |
55.A.road | B.path | C.chance | D.method |