Question

Years ago, my friend and I went to the Caribbean(加勒比海). We stayed at the Winding Bay Hotel first. The owner of the hotel, Mr. Emeritus, was nice and was always _________ to help others. A few days later, we were planning to stay for four days at the Cable Beach Hotel at another place. Mr Emeritus told _______ that he knew the owner of it. He gave us his _______ and told us to give it to the front desk when we got there. We thought that we might receive a fruit basket or something like that, because the _______  knew each other.

_______ we arrived at the Cable Beach Hotel, I gave the card to the front desk. The man

_______  us up to our room. We enjoyed our time at the hotel. When we would leave, the man told us we only needed to _______ one phone call. I told him that he made a mistake（错误）. However, he told us that Mr Emeritus paid for everything else. We were so __________.

After we returned home, we sent a letter to the owner and thanked him for making our _______memorable (难忘的). For years, we kept _______ Christmas cards to him, and he sent them to us, too!

1.A. hard          B. ready        C. honest         D. true

2.A. us         B. you         C. them          D. him

3.A. money      B. number     C. card          D. address

4.A. hosts         B. hotels      C. waiters      D. owners

5.A. When          B. Before       C. If            D. So

6.A. taught        B. took         C. caught       D. carried

7.A. look for     B. wait for    C. pay for       D. ask for

8.A. generous    B. afraid      C. popular        D. surprised

9.A. taste        B. advice       C. trip           D. practice

10.A. buying      B. sending      C. wanting      D. hoping

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.C

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：作者与朋友去加勒比海，在那里受到海湾酒店老板的热情照顾。并支付了另一家酒店四天的费用。回家后，作者给酒店老板写了一封感谢信。多年以来，他们一直互通圣诞卡片，传递问候。

1.B考查形容词及语境理解。句意：酒店的老板先生，名誉很好，总是乐于帮助别人。A. hard困难的，努力的；B. ready 准备好的；C. honest 诚实的；D. true 真实的。be ready to do 乐于做某事。故答案为B。

2.A考查代词及语境理解。句意：名誉先生告诉我们，他知道它的主人。A. us我们；B. you 你，你们；C. them 他们；D. him他。上文提到我们计划在另一个地方电缆海滩酒店停留四天，故名誉先生告诉我们酒店的主人是谁。答案为A。

3.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：他给了我们他的名片，并告诉我们到达那里时要把它交给前台。A. money钱；B. number数字，号码；C. card卡片；D. address地址。根据下文中的句子“I gave the card to the front desk.”可知，答案为C。

4.D考查名词及语境理解。句意：因为店主相互熟悉。A. hosts 主人；B. hotels 旅馆；C. waiters服务员；D. owners主人。此处指旅馆与酒店的老板相互熟悉。答案为D。

5.A考查连词及语境理解。句意：当我们到达酒店的时候，我把这张卡片给了前台。A. When 当……时候；B. Before 在……之前； C. If 如果；D. So 因此。根据句意理解，此句是when引导的时间状语从句，答案为A。

6.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：那个人带我们到我们的房间。A. taught教；B. took 拿，带；C. caught抓住；D. carried 搬运。take sb to somewhere带某人去某地。故答案为B。

7.C考查动词词组辨析及语境理解。句意：那个人告诉我们，我们只需要付一个电话的费用。A. look for寻找；B. wait for等待；C. pay for 付款；D. ask for 请求。根据下文中的句子“However, he told us that Mr Emeritus paid for everything else.” 可知，答案为C。

8.D考查形容词及语境理解。句意：我们很惊讶。A. generous 慷慨的；B. afraid担心的；C. popular 受欢迎的；D. surprised 吃惊的。由于事先不知道费用已由名誉先生支付。因此感到惊讶。答案为D。

9.C考查名词及语境理解。句意：我们给酒店主人寄了一封信，并感谢他使我们的旅行变得那么难忘。A. taste品尝；B. advice建议；C. trip旅行；D. practice 练习。根据上文内容可知，这是一次旅行。答案为C。

10.B考查动名词及语境理解。句意：多年来，我们一直寄圣诞卡给他，他也寄给我们了！

A. buying买；B. sending发送；C. wanting 想要；D. hoping希望。根据下句“and he sent them to us, too!”可知，答案为B。

考点：故事类短文阅读。