Question

请先阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。(每小题1分)

    I was so excited after I had found the holiday in the guidebook. It said, “Enjoy a week of sightseeing in one of Europe’s most beautiful cities          staying at one of its best hotels. ” Now I wasn’t so sure. I had waited fifteen minutes at reception (前台) when I            and now the shower in my room wasn’t working. I called hotel reception.

    “Hello. This is Room 308. There isn’t any            in my bathroom. ”

    “Are you sure?”

    “Of course I’m sure!

    “I’ll            our hotel engineer at once. ”

    An hour later, the engineer came to look at the shower. He hit the pipes (管子) a few times and looked          . “Sorry, but I cannot fix it today. Maybe, tomorrow.” Then he            his hand. I couldn’t believe it! He wanted a tip (小费) for doing            ! I was very angry. But suddenly, I had a better idea.            , I gave the engineer a few coins. He hadn’t fixed my shower but he had taught me something about staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the problem to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a            situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly what to do. I gave the hotel manager a very large tip. Fifteen minutes later I            into Room 405. It was twice the size of Room 308, it had a wonderful view (景色) of the city, a comfortable bed and, most importantly, there was water in the bathroom.

1.A. since           B. while              C. after               D. before

2.A. arrived                B. passed           C. left                  D. stopped

3.A. toothpaste B. water             C. shampoo       D. soap

4.A. send           B. catch              C. trouble          D. bring

5.A. proud                  B. worried         C. angry              D. excited

6.A. put up                  B. cleaned up    C. took back      D. held out

7.A. nothing                B. anything        C. something     D. everything

8.A. Seriously    B. Especially      C. Quickly D. Luckily

9.A. helpful                 B. perfect          C. terrible D. busy

10.A. broke                B. looked           C. rushed           D. moved

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.C

9.C

10.D

【解析】短文大意：这篇短文主要记述了作者一次住宾馆的经历。这家宾馆虽然广告做的很好，但是好的服务是需要付出高昂的小费才能获得的，最后作者在付出一大笔小费后，住上了自己想要的房间。

1.连词辨析. A. 由于,自从……以来；B. 当：时；C.在……之后；D. 在……之前；联系上下文，可知本句中强调主从动作的同时发生，故选B，一边住它最好的宾馆，一边在它最美的城市观光。

2.动词辨析。Arrive到达；pass经过； leave动身，离开； stop停止，阻止。联系上下文，可知此处指的是当我到达这个宾馆时，故选A。

3.联系下文描述，可知此处指的是，我的浴室里面没有水。故选B。

4.动词辨析。Send发送，派遣；catch赶上，抓住；trouble麻烦，折磨；watch观看，观察。联系上下文，可知此处指的是，我会立即派工程人员过去。故选A。

5.联系下文描述，可知他看起来很担心。故选B，担心的。

6.联系下文描述，可知此处指的是他伸出手要小费。故选D，伸出，显示。

7.联系前文描述，可知这个人什么也没有做，故选A，什么也没有。

8.副词辨析。A. 严肃地，认真地；B.尤其，特别；C. 快速地；D.幸运地。联系下文，可知此处指的是我快速地给了这个工程人员几个硬币。故选C。

9.形容词辨析。A. 有帮助的，有益的；B. 完美的，最好的；C.可怕的，很糟的；D. 忙碌的。联系上文描述，可知这是一种很糟糕的事情。故选C。

10.联系下文描述，可知此处指的是，我搬进了405房间。故选D，移动，搬家。