Question

完形填空 　　Like most English children, I learned foreign languages at 　　1　　．When I made my first visit 　　2　　 the United States, I was 　　3　　 I could have a nice easy holiday without any 　　4　　 problem．But how 　　5　　 I was! 　　At the American airport(机场)，I was looking for a public telephone to 　　6　　 my friend Danny I had 　　7　　．A worker asked if he could 　　8　　 me．“Yes,”I said,“I want to give my friend a ring．”“Well, that's nice．Are you getting married?”he asked．“No,”I answered,“I just want to tell her 　　9　　 the phone I have arrived．”“Oh,”he said,“there is a 　　10　　 downstairs on the first floor．”“But we're on the first floor now,”I said．“Well, I don't know what you are 　　11　　 about．Maybe you aren't feeling too well after your 　　12　　,”he said．“You just go and wash up, and you will feel a lot better．”And he went 　　13　　, 　　14　　 me wondering where on earth I was：at home we wash up after a 　　15　　 to get the cups and plates clean．How can I wash up at an airport? 　　At last we did 　　16　　．She 　　17　　 the misunderstanding(误会)：Americans say“to give someone a 　　18　　”, but we English say“to give someone a ring”．When we say“to wash your hands”, they say“to wash 　　19　　”．And Englishmen start numbering from the ground floor, so the 　　20　　 floor is the second for Americans． (1) [　　] A． work B． school C． home D． table (2) [　　] A． to B． by C． from D． on (3) [　　] A． afraid B． worried C． wondering D． sure (4) [　　] A． food B． life C． language D． travel (5) [　　] A． late B． wrong C． right D． early (6) [　　] A． say B． tell C． mean D． call (7) [　　] A． got B． worked C． spoken D． arrived (8) [　　] A． help B． stay with C． lift D． drive (9) [　　] A． by B． in C． with D． on (10) [　　] A． policeman B． shop C． phone D． gate (11) [　　] A． listening B． talking C． saying D． coming (12) [　　] A． phoning B． arriving C． journey D． drive (13) [　　] A． off B． back C． inside D． down (14) [　　] A． watching B． learning C． bringing D． leaving (15) [　　] A． walk B． sleep C． rest D． meal (16) [　　] A． meet B． quarrel C． get out D． phone (17) [　　] A． showed B． called C． explained D． pardoned (18) [　　] A． visit B． present C． call D． meal (19) [　　] A． down B． up C． out D． back (20) [　　] A． one B． first C． another D． down

Answer 1

答案：1．B;2．A;3．D;4．C;5．B;6．B;7．D;8．A;9．D;10．C;11．B;12．C;13．A;14．D;15．D;16．A;17．C;18．C;19．B;20．B;
解析：

(1)	由前一句可得知，大部分人学习还是在学校。
(2)	make/pay a/one's visit to sb．/sp．“拜访某人或参观某地”。
(3)	根据上下文，作者应是对自己的能力充满自信。sure后省略that。
(4)	根据全文和第一句，主要是语言上的问题。
(5)	由下文得知，作者自己的自信结果证明是错误的。
(6)	“告诉某人什么事”用tell sb．sth．。
(7)	只有答案D“到达”适合题意，并且下文也有暗示。
(8)	机场工人帮助乘客合情合理。
(9)	和某人通电话用on the telephone或by telephone。
(10)	打电话需要电话机，只有phone合适。
(11)	与about连用，只有talk搭配适当。
(12)	长途旅程要用journey。
(13)	“走开，离开”，用go off。
(14)	leaving在这里是现在分词短语作结果状语。
(15)	由后面接着的内容暗示只能是饭后。
(16)	表示见面，前面用did表示强调。
(17)	后面是误会，这里进行解释。
(18)	“给某人打电话”，用give sb．a call/ring。
(19)	上文已经提到wash up。
(20)	根据上下文及英美文化背景，英国的the first floor就是美国的the second floor。