Question

完形填空

阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

I was in a strange city and I didn’t know the city at all. ___, I could not speak a ____ of the language there. After I spent my first day in the town center, I decided to lose my way on my second day, for I ____ that this was the way of getting to know the strange city.

I ___on a bus, rode on it for several stops, then ____ and walked on. The first two hours ____ pleasantly enough. Then I decided to turn ____my hotel for lunch. After I walked for ____, I decided I had better __the way. But the trouble was that I knew only the word of the name to the street.

I ___to ask a newspaper-seller. He smiled and handed me a ____. I shook my head and ___ the name of the street again and he put the paper into my hands. I ___ give him some money and went on my way. The next person was a policeman. He listened to me carefully, smiled and took me by the arm. There was a strange look in his eyes as he pointed left and right, and left again. I nodded politely and walked on.

About an hour passed and I noticed that the houses were getting ____and I saw green fields on ___ side of me. I had come all the way into the country. Now I had to look for the nearest railway station!

1.A. Besides  B. ExceptC. Beside  D. But

2.A. sentence B. meaning  C. soundD. word

3.A. believed B. understoodC. said  D. realized

4.A. rode B. tookC. got D. climbed

5.A. it off B. it downC. down it D. off it

6.A. spent B. pastC. passedD. through

7.A. toB. on toC. back D. back to

8.A. some time  B. sometimeC. sometimes  D. some times

9.A. to ask  B. to ask for C. ask for  D. ask

10.A. stood  B. stop C. stopped  D. standing

11.A. book  B. paper  C. magazineD. note

12.A. toldB. saidC. talkedD. spoke

13.A. mustB. wantedC. couldD. had to

14.A. more and more B. many and many  C. less and less D. fewer and fewer

15.A. either B. both  C. all D. neither

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.B

13.D

14.D

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了作者到一个完全陌生的地方，也不懂对方的语言，问了很多人具体该如何走，最后还是迷路的故事。

1.A考查连词和对语境的理解。句意：除此之外，我不会说那里的语言。这里是除此之外的意思。故选A。

2.

3.

4.

5.短语和对语境的理解。句意：然后我下车，继续走。短语get off表示下车。故选D。

6.动词和对语境的理解。句意：前两个小时愉快地过去了。这里是通过的意思。故选C。

7.副词辨析和对语境的理解。句意：然后我决定返回到我的旅馆吃午饭。短语turn back to…表示返回到……；故选D。

8.副词辨析和对语境的理解。句意：我走了一段时间。这里是说一段时间。故选A。

9.动词的基本形式和对语境的理解。句意：我决定我不得不问路。短语had better+动词的原形，表示不得不做某事。故选D。

10.非谓语动词和对语境的理解。句意：我停下来问了卖报纸的人。短语stop to do sth.表示停止做某事。故选C。

11.B查名词和对语境的理解。A. book书；B. paper纸；C. magazine杂志；D. note笔记，句意：他笑了，递给我一张报纸。根据题意，故选B。

12.动词和对语境的理解。A. told告诉；B. said说；C. talked交谈；D. spoke说，句意：我摇头，又说街道的名字。他把报纸放在我的手里。这里是说的内容，用said。故选B。

13.动词和对语境的理解。A. must必须；B. wanted想；C. could能；D. had to不得不，句意：我不得不给他一些钱，继续走。这里是不得不的意思。故选A。

14.比较级和对语境的理解。 A. more and more 表示越来越多；C. less and less越来越少，修饰不可数名词；D. fewer and fewer表示越来越少，修饰可数名词的复数。句意：我注意到房子越来越少了。故选B。

15.连词和对语境的理解。A. either两者之一；B. both两者都；C. all表示三者或三者以上；D. neither表示两者都不。句意：在我的两边我看了绿色的田地。这里指两者中的任何一个。故选A。

考点：考查日常生活类短文。