Question

Mr. White is a blind man who likes traveling alone. However, as a blind man, he has met a lot of     during his trips.02

Once Mr. White traveled to Texas. It was his first time to go there. On the plane, he sat next to a woman who     Texas. The woman told him that everything was      and better in her city. When Mr. White arrived, he found a      and decided to spend the night there.

After dinner, Mr. White went to a wine bar (酒吧) and ordered a glass of wine. When the waiter (服务员) brought him one, he was       . “Wow! How big!” he said. Mr. White doesn’t drink often,        he was a little drunk (喝醉) after drinking the wine. He wanted to go to the restroom, so he asked another waiter for   . “Turn right at the information desk and it is the second door on the right,” said the waiter.

When Mr. White walked past the first door, he fell down. He missed (错过) the     and went towards the third door instead. He walked forward and then      into the swimming pool. At that time he     that everything there was bigger. “Don’t flush (冲洗)! Don’t flush!” he shouted as soon as he got his head above water.

1.A. troubles        B. strangers        C. visitors

2.A. came from          B. heard from      C. arrived at

3.A. bigger            B. newer           C. older

4.A. supermarket       B. restaurant       C. hotel

5.A. surprised         B. upset            C. bored

6.A. although          B. until          C. so

7.A. addresses        B. directions        C. suggestions

8.A. second          B. third          C. fourth

9.A. got              B. fell              C. jumped

10.A. remembered      B. dreamed          C. discovered

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.B

10.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要叙述了喜欢旅行的盲人怀特先生在德克萨斯旅行时遇到的许多麻烦。

1.A考查名词及语境理解。句意：然而，作为一个盲人他在旅行中遇到了很多麻烦。troubles 名词，麻烦；strangers名词，陌生人；visitors名词，参观者。故选A。

2.A考查动词及语境理解。句意：在飞机上，他坐在一个来自德克萨斯州的女人。came from 来自；heard from收到；arrived at到达。故选A。

3.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：那个女人告诉他，在她城市里每件东西更大更好。bigger 更大；newer更新；older更老 。故选A。

4.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：当怀特先生到达那里，他找到一个旅店，决定在那里过夜。 supermarket超市；restaurant饭店；hotel 旅店 。故选C。

5.A考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：当服务员拿给他一瓶，他非常惊讶。surprised惊奇； upset 沮丧；bored无聊。根据句意，故选A。

6.C考查连词及语境理解。句意：怀特先生不经常喝酒， 所以他喝完酒后有点醉了。although尽管；until直到；so所以。故选C。

7.B考查名词及语境理解。句意：他想去洗手间， 所以他向另一个服务员问路。 addresses地址； directions 方向；suggestions建议。故选B。

8.A考查数词及语境理解。句意：他错过了第二门，相反的他走向了第三个门。Second第二；third第三；fourth第四。根据上一段最后一句Turn right at the information desk and it is the second door on the right,” said the waiter.可知，应是第二个门。故选A。

9.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：他往前走，掉进了游泳池里。 got 得到；fell摔倒；jumped跳跃。故选B。

10.

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。