Question

　Rush hour in a provincial town is certainly not so busy as in London, but even so there are plenty of people moving about ． Long , 1 queues (= lines) 2 3 for buses． 4 lines of cars are 5 back 6 red traffic lights 7 to green． 8 of people are 9 tightly in trains, the men’s faces 10 in their evening papers while women try in vain (=without success) 11 ． In a slow train it 12 well be an hour’s 13 to their station ．

　James Saxon is in his 14 comfortable corner, 15 smoking a cigarette． When he is 16 by train at this time, he always 17 the station at ten past five by the station clock, but he never 18 the 5：14 train． 19 he travels by the train which 20 at 5：24 so as to be sure of getting his corner seat．

1．A．patient　　B．impatient　　C．tired　　 D． tiring

2．A．tiredly B．tirelessly C．tiring D． tiringly

3．A．Are waiting　　B．waited　　C．wait　　 D． have been waiting

4．A．Never-ending　　 B．Ever-ending C．Never-ended D． Ever-ended

5．A．turned B．stopped　　 C．moved　　 D． held

6．A．since B．now that C．As soon as D． while

7．A．become　　B．change C．turned　　 D． grow　　　　

8．A．Hundreds B．Several hundred　　C．Thousands　　 D． Several thousand

9．A．crowded B．busy C．enjoying themselves D． moving about

10．A．buried B．covered　　C．looking attentively　　 D． searching carefully

11．A．to knit　　B．knitting C．to talk　　 D． talking

12．A．can　　　　B．could C．may D． might

13．A．trip B．voyage C．tour D． journey

14．A．ordinary B．common　　 C．usual　　 D． constant

15．A．silently B．quietly　　C．noisily D． still

16．A．touring B．moving　　C．sitting comfortably D． traveling to work

17．A．reaches B．gets C．Arrives D． comes

18．A．catches　　 B．misses　　 C．gets on D． gets off

19．A．In spite B．In spite of C．Instead　　D． Instead of

20．A．leaves B．leaves from C．leaves for D． leaves away for

Answer 1

答案：A;D;C;A;D;D;B;C;A;A;A;C;D;C;B;D;A;A;C;A
解析：

如：1．A．patient B．impatient C．tired D． tiring和2．A．tiredly B．tirelessly C．tiring D． tiringly这两个空缺的各四个选项，究竟选哪个？ 必须通读全文，依据整体理解才能够选出恰当描绘这个英国普通城市居民在“城市早高峰”期间排长队上班的心情。一方面是疲劳，另一方面却是耐心。

提示：

测试点：两个描绘“城市早高峰情景”的两个小段落， 这个小语篇使用了一些 意义比较具体的词汇。但是这类语篇也有其特有的难点，这就是比较细致的修辞手段，稍不留心，便可能选错。