Question

After supper Mrs. Bell felt hot and came out of the hotel. She got to   1  a week ago. She liked the city and went traveling there for   2  first time. Now she was walking along a quiet street when she saw a man working in a garden. She   3   to watch him carefully. The old man worked   4   and she was sure he was an able gardener. She liked to see him.

“I have a garden, too.” The woman said to herself. “ I   5  such a gardener. Why don’t you bring one to America?”

So she went into the garden and said she would pay him much if he    6   to go to America with her.

“ I’ll pay for your fare(费用), too.” said the woman. “ You’ll be able to get   7   soon in my country, I think.”

“ Thanks a lot,” said the old man, “but it’s    8   that I already have another position（职位）. I can’t give it up. I’ll have to work for you   9   they elect(选举) me next time.”

“Oh?” the woman said in surprise. “    10  are you, then?”

“The president of France.”

1.A. Toronto             B. Paris                C. Moscow

2.A. a                       B. /                    C. the

3.A. ended                   B. went on              C. stopped

4.A. slowly                  B. hard                 C. badly

5.A. need                    B. hope                 C. hate

6.A. disliked                B. agreed               C. believed

7.A. lonely                 B. happy                C. rich

8.A. glad                    B. unlucky              C. lucky

9.A. until                  B. unless               C. if

10.A. Whose                  B. How                  C. What

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.B

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文描述了一个在法国旅行的美国人，游说一个园丁去美国为他工作的事情，没想到的是这个园丁竟然是法国总统。

1.根据下文“The president of France.”可知她是在法国旅行，故选B，巴黎。

2.序数词前一般要加定冠词the，故选C，第一次。

3.联系上文她正在街上散步，可知他停下来看着他，故选C，停止。

4.词义辨析。A.缓慢地B.努力地，困难地C.非常，严重地。结合语境可知这个老人工作很努力，故选B。

5.词义辨析。A.需要B.希望C.憎恨，厌恶。结合语境可知他需要这样一个园丁。故选A。

6.词义辨析。A.不喜欢B.同意C.相信。结合语境可知如果他同意和她一起去美国。故选B。

7.联系上文这位女士的描述可知她的意思是这个人会很快变得富有，故选C，富有的。

8.联系下文我有另一个职位，可知句意为，但是很不幸，故选B，不幸地。

9.连词辨析。A.直到B.除非，如果不C. 如果，是否。句意：如果下次他们不选我，我会为你工作。故选B。

10.联系下文可知上文是对职业的题文，故用疑问代词what，什么。选C。

考点：有关一个美国游客和法国总统的记述文