题目内容
Mr. Gray travelled a lot on business: He sold machines of different kinds to farmers.
He had a big car, and usually driving it long distances, but he was quite satisfied to go by sometimes too, especially when the was bad. He was a little afraid of driving in rain or snow, and it was tiring to sit comfortably in a train and looked out of the window without being worried about how was going to get to the next place.
One of Mr. Gray’s problems was often to stay when he reached some small place in the country. He did not great comfort and wonderful food, but he found it annoying (使恼火) when he was given a cold room, and there was no hot water or food after a long and day.
Late winter evening, Mr. Gray arrived at a small railway station. The by train that day had not been at all interesting, and Mr. Gray was cold and tired and . He was looking forward to a simple satisfying meal by a brightly burning fire，and then a hot bath and comfortable bed. he was walking to the taxi rank, he said to a local man who was also there. “As this is my first visit to this of the country and I was in too much of a hurry to about hotels before l left home, I would very much like to know you have here.”
The local man answered, “We have .”
“And which would you me to go to ?”Mr. Gray asked him.
The local man thought for a while and then answered, “Well, it’s like this: Whichever one you go to, you’ll be you didn’t go to the other.”
1.A. considered B. practised C. imagined D. enjoyed
2.A. train B. car C. himself D. plane
3.A. business B. condition C. road D. weather
4.A. least B. most C. less D. more
5.A. if B. one C. that D. she
6.A. where B. how C. what D. when
7.A. know B. need C. expect D. like
8.A. comfortable B. tiring C. nice D. special
9.A. that B. one C. the D. a
10.A. journey B. experience C. travel D. distance
11.A. unhappy B. sleepy C. angry D. hungry
12. A. but B. and C. or D. however
13.A. Until B. After C. Before D. While
14.A. walking B. looking on C. waiting D. visiting
15.A. town B. station C. land D. part
16.A. talk B. think C. move D. find out
17.A. what B. which one C. how many D. how
18.A. three B. one C. none D. two
19.A. want B. allow C. advise D. expect
20.A. sorry B. satisfied C. amused D. comfortable
1.D
2.A
3.D
4.C
5.B
6.A
7.C
8.B
9.B
10.A
11.D
12.A
13.D
14.A
15.D
16.D
17.C
18.D
19.C
20.A
【解析】
试题分析：本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了Mr. Gray 的故事。Mr. Gray是一位向农场主销售各种机器的商人，他因为生意而经常出差。虽然他有汽车，但是也免不了乘坐火车去各处。他最不喜欢的是当他到了一个地方后而找不到舒服的地方住。
1.1】D动词辨析。A. considered 考虑，认为；B. practised练习；C. imagined 想象； D. enjoyed喜欢。根据but后的satisfied和too可以判断他是喜欢开车，选D。
2.2】A名词辨析。A. train 火车； B. car 汽车； C. himself 他自己； D. plane飞机。从下文内容in a train可知他有时候坐火车，选A。
3.3】D名词辨析。A. business 生意； B. condition 状况，条件； C. road 马路； D. weather天气。根据后句的解释He was a little afraid of driving in rain or snow,可知尤其是在天气不好的时候他都要坐火车。
4.4】C代词辨析。A. least最少； B. most 最多； C. less更少； D. more更多。由情理可知坐火车要比自己开车轻松，不累人，选C。
5.5】B代词辨析。 A. if 如果； B. one 一个； C. that 那个； D. she她。由语境可知此处泛指“人”，选B。
6.6】A连词辨析。A. where 哪儿； B. how 如何； C. what什么； D. when何时。由动词stay以及下文内容可知他的问题之一是不知道住在哪儿，选A。
7.7】C动词辨析。 A. know 知道； B. need 需要； C. expect期望； D. like喜欢。根据上下文可知到一个小地方的时候他不指望能吃到很好的饭菜，但是如果没有吃的，没有热水却是他感到恼火的，选C。
8.8】B形容词辨析。A. comfortable 舒服的； B. tiring 令人疲倦的； C. nice 好的； D. special特别的。由情理可知经过一天的旅行是很累人的，故选B。
9.9】B 词义辨析。A. that 那个； B. one一个；C. the这个； D. a一个。从语境可知此处指一个冬天的晚上，是不确定的时间，故选B。
10.10】A名词辨析。A. journey旅途，旅行； B. experience 经历；C. travel 旅行； D. distance距离。Journey: 指陆路,海路,空路的旅行,但一般用于有预定地点的较长的距离的陆上旅行。Travel一般指到国外或远方旅行，不着重某一目的地，有到各地“游历”的意思。在故事中指坐火车的陆地旅行，故选A。
11.D形容词辨析。A. unhappy 不高兴的；B. sleepy 困倦的；C. angry 生气的； D. hungry饥饿的。根据下文内容“He was looking forward to a simple….. satisfying meal他盼望着一顿饭菜”可知选D。
12.A连词辨析。A. but 但是； B. and 并且； C. or 或者；D. however然而，无论。空前的词simple和后面satisfying是转折关系，故答案选A。
13.D连词辨析。A. Until 直到；B. After在之后； C. Before 在之前；D. While当……时候。根据语境可知正当他朝出租车站走的时候，他和一个当地的人说话，选D。
14.A动词辨析。A. walking走； B. looking on 看做； C. waiting 等待； D. visiting参观。根据also可知当地人和他一样在朝出租车停车处走，选A。
15.D名词辨析。A. town 城镇； B. station车站； C. land 陆地； D. part部分。从故事内容可知Mr. Gray是首次来到这个地方，因为上文没有提到这地方是否是城镇，所以指国家的这部分地区，选D。
16.D动词辨析。 A. talk说话；B. think 认为，思考； C. move 移动； D. find out发现。根据语境可知Mr. Gray是指在离开家之前没有了解一些当地旅馆的情况，选D。
17.C. 连词辨析。 A. what什么； B. which one 哪个； C. how many多少； D. how如何，怎样。宾语从句中缺少have的宾语，排除D选项；上文提到过旅馆而且也没有选择范围，所以A、B选项不符合语境，故答案选C。句意：我非常想知道你们这里有多少家旅馆。
18.D. 词义辨析。 A. three 三个； B. one 一个；C. none 一个也没有； D. two两个。根据后文中的the other判断当地就两个旅馆，选D。
19.C动词辨析。A. want 想要； B. allow允许； C. advise建议； D. expect期望。根据语境可知此处是他咨询当地人，想让当地人给他一些建议，advise sb to do sth “建议某人做某事”，答案选C。
20.A形容词辨析。A. sorry 难过的；抱歉的； B. satisfied 满意的； C. amused 愉快的，感到好笑的； D. comfortable舒服的。两家旅馆，如果去了一家，那么很遗憾的是不能去另一家，选A。
考点：考查故事类短文阅读
