Question

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       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     . He hit the pipes (水管) 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      staying in his country. Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. I explained the       to the receptionist (接待员) and he replied, “Sorry. This is a     situation, but what can we do?” I knew exactly      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. asked          B. ordered       C. called       D. told

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

5.A. send                  B. catch                     C. trouble                D. watch

6.A. door           B. TV          C. shower       D. fridge

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

8.A. put up                     B. cleaned up         C. looked after       D. held out

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

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

11.A. at             B. with         C. of           D. about

12.A. problem        B. idea         C. way         D. mistake

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

14.A. how           B. what         C. why         D. where

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

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述作者在欧洲某一城市度假时的遭遇，让他学会在这个国家里，遇到问题只要给小费就能解很快解决。

1.考查连词及语境的理解。句意：当你入住在一个欧洲最豪华酒店的同时，你还能享受一周最美城市的风光。since自从，while当......的时候，after，在.....之后，before，在......之前，while连接两个同时进行的动作，选B。

2.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：当我抵达的时候在前台等了15分钟。arrived到达，passed经过，left离开，stopped停下，结合语境选A。

3.考查动词。我打电话到酒店前台。asked问，ordered订制、命令，called打电话，told 告诉，结合下句Hello. This is Room 308可知是打电话，得知答案选C。

4.考查名词。句意：我的浴室里没有水。toothpaste牙膏，water水，shampoo香波，soap肥皂，根据下文He hit the pipes 得知答案选 B

5.考查动词及语境的理解。句意:我马上派酒店技师过去。Send派，catch抓，trouble麻烦，watch观看，结合语境选A

6.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：一小时后，技师来看淋浴。Door门， TV 电视，shower淋浴fridge冰箱，结合语境选C。

7.考查形容词。句意：他敲打了几下水管，看上去很忧虑。 proud自豪worried担心的angry生气的excited 兴奋的，根据下文Sorry, but I cannot fix it today得知他的表情应该是worried,得知答案选B

8.考查词组。句意：然后他伸出手。 put up  举起cleaned up打扫 looked after照顾held out伸出，根据下句He wanted a tip 他想要小费得知答案选D.

9.考查不定代词及语境的理解。句意：他什么也没做却要小费！Nothing什么也没有，anything任何事物something某事物，everything每件事物，从上文得知他只是敲打了管子几下，没有修好淋浴，故选A

10.考查副词。句意：很快地我给了他几个硬币。Seriously严肃地 Especially特别地 Quickly很快地Luckily幸运地 ，根据上文中 But suddenly, I had a better idea和Two minutes later I was at the reception desk. 得知作者给小费的决定很快，故选C

11.考查动词与介词搭配。句意：他没有修好我的淋浴，但已经教会了我怎么呆在他的国家的一些规则。at 在 with 和. of 的about关于，teach  about，教关于某方面的事情，选D

12.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：我向前台说明了发生的问题。problem问题 idea主意way方法mistake错误，结合上文选A

13.考查形容词。句意：对不起，情况很糟糕，但我们能做什么呢？Helpful有用的 perfect完美的 terrible糟糕的 busy 忙碌的，根据上文技师没有修好水管得知答案选C

14.考查疑问词及语境的理解。句意：我完全知道要做什么。how 怎样 what 什么 why为什么 where在哪儿，根据下句I gave the hotel manager a very large tip得知作者知道要做什么，故选B

15.考查动词。句意：15分钟后我搬进了405房间。Broke打破 looked看 rushed      冲moved 迁移，根据全文最后一句对房间的描述得知作者换了房间，故选D

考点：社会现象类短文。