Question

I have spent years of my life traveling all over the world. When I arrive in a new country or city, usually I am _1__ and go to bed. For this reason my first day or night in any__2__place is always quiet and very little happens.

But my first night in Algeciras was very different. This night was very__3__and unusual.

At that time Alseciras in Southern Spain was a dirty and__4__looked-after city. I arrived late in the evening by boat. As soon as I got off the boat, I went to look for a __5__ . I find a small one not far from the boat.

This hotel looked dirty and untidy from the outside. But I was very tired and did not know my __6__ around the city of Algecras. And so I decided to stay in this __7__ hotel on the quay (码头). I also decided to stay in this hotel for another__8__. The moon was full and it was a clear,  bright night. From the hotel I could_9__the sea. I could see the huge rock of Gibraltar in the bright moonlight.

The hotel had a narrow _10__and no name. When I went through this doorway, I had to climb up narrow and dark stairs to the first floor. I __11__ a small cupboard with a desk in front of it. This was the hotel office.

An untidy and tired woman was sitting beside the __12__. When I said I wanted a room for the night, she took me __13__some more stairs to a room on the second floor. Inside this room the landlord was sitting playing cards with some friends. He was__14__his game of cards and I was simply a nuisance (讨厌的人). He looked at me when the woman told him that I wanted a room, Then he said, Room Five, and   __15__to his game of cards.

1.                A．frightened      B．excited         C．tired D．satisfied

2.                A．old            B．new           C．famous   D．unknown

3.                A．interesting      B．common        C．forgetful  D．strange

4.                A．badly          B．well            C．wrongly  D．slowly

5.                A．guide          B．driver          C．hotel D．dinner

6.                A．friend          B．address         C．home    D．way

7.                A．small           B．large           C．expensive D．funny-looking

8.                A．memory        B．person         C．reason   D．sight-seeing

9.                A．look down      B．find out         C．study D．forget

10.               A．bedroom       B．doorway        C．stairs D．river

11.               A．ran out of       B．picked up       C．painted   D．came to

12.               A．bed           B．office          C．desk  D．doorway

13.               A．over           B．down          C．up   D．under

14.               A．tired of         B．enjoying        C．buying    D．throwing

15.               A．turned back     B．began          C．took back  D．finished

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.C

13.C

14.B

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章讲述了作者到Algeciras城市旅行的时候，度过了非常奇怪又非同寻常的的第一个夜晚。

1.A. frightened害怕的   B. excited兴奋的    C. tired疲倦的  D. satisfied满意的  根据句意：当作者到达一个新的国家或者城市的时候，通常是疲倦的，然后去睡觉。故选C

2.A. old旧的    B. new新的  C. famous著名的 D. unknown未知的  根据句意：因为这个理由，我在任何一个新城市的的第一天总是安静的，几乎没有乐趣。故选B

3.A. interesting有趣的  B. common普通的 C. forgetful健忘的  D. strange奇怪的 根据句意：作者在Algeciras的第一个晚上是不同的，这个晚上是非常的奇怪和不同寻常。故选D

4.A. badly严重地    B. well好的 C. wrongly错误地    D. slowly慢慢地 根据句意：那个时候Algeciras是一个肮脏的，严重需要清理的城市。故选A

5.A. guide向导  B. driver  司机C. hotel旅馆   D. dinner晚餐  根据句意：作者需要寻找一个旅馆。故选C

6.A. friend朋友 B. address地址  C. home家   D. way道路，方向 根据句意：作者非常累，不认识Algeciras的道路。故选D

7.A. small小的  B. large大的    C. expensive贵的    D. funny-looking可笑的  根据句意：所以作者决定留在这个小旅馆里。故选A

8.A. memory记忆 B. person  人C. reason理由    D. sight-seeing观光  根据句意：作者为留在这个旅馆找了另一个理由。故选C

9.A. look down向下看    B. find out找出 C. study学习    D. forget忘记 根据句意：从这个旅馆向下看，可以看到大海。故选A

10.A. bedroom卧室   B. doorway入口  C. stairs楼梯   D. river河 根据句意：这个旅馆有一个狭窄的入口。故选B

11.A. ran out of用完    B. picked up捡起    C. painted绘画的    D. came to想起  根据句意： 作者记得旅馆办公室有一个碗柜，前面有一个桌子。故选D

12.A. bed床 B. office  办公室C. desk书桌  D. doorway入口 根据句意：一个凌乱又疲倦的女人坐在桌子的旁边。故选C

13.A. over越过  B. down往下 C. up向上   D. under在之下 根据句意：她带作者上二楼的一个房间。故选C

14.A. tired of  厌烦 B. enjoying享受    C. buying  买 D. throwing投掷  根据句意：他正在享受他的纸牌游戏。故选B

15. A. turned back折回到    B. began开始    C. took back拿回    D. finished完成  根据句意：然后又折回到他的游戏中。故选A

考点：日常生活类记叙文