Question

I live in a big city． It’s noisy and dirty and I got very________．At the weekends I like to leave the city and get some________air and a good rest． A few weeks ago I decided to go to see my________．I was really looking forward to it．

My parents live a long way________． I went to see them with James, a friend, and we drove on Friday night． In the middle of the ________it began to rain． The road became very ________and it was difficult to drive． We arrived home just after midnight,  feeling very ________．The next _______it was still raining． James took his _______to a garage which was very good．

In the afternoon the ________improved, we wanted to go for a _______．My parents lent us their car． That was no good． Their car didn’t________． We rang up the garage． “Oh,” they said, “your car_______be ready till tomorrow． ”So it wasn’t possible to go for a drive． We decided to play a word game． When we didn’t agree upon a word we looked for a dictionary． It wasn’t there．Finally,my mother remembered, “I lent it to your sister． She took it with her when she left． ”The word game wasn’t any good without a dictionary．

On Sunday my mother dropped a heavy box on her foot and we had to hire a ________to take her to hospital． When James and I drove back we got stuck in a car accident． Next time I want a rest． I’ll stay in _______．

1.A. angry    B. surprised    C. sad    D. tired

2.A. warm    B. cool    C. cold    D. fresh

3.A. comrades    B. friends    C. parents    D. hometown

4.A. away    B. here    C. there    D. far

5.A. day    B. night    C. journey    D. road

6.A. narrow    B. wet    C. dirty    D. dry

7.A. happy    B. excited    C. tired    D. thirsty

8.A. morning    B. day    C. afternoon    D. evening

9.A. clothes    B. car    C. books    D. machine

10.A. car    B. clothes    C. weather    D. work

11.A. drive    B. look    C. trip    D. walk

12.A. move    B. run    C. start    D. work

13.A. mustn’t    B. couldn’t    C. wouldn’t    D. won’t

14.A. truck    B. taxi    C. bike    D. bus

15.A. the country    B. the city    C. my home    D. the garage

Answer

1.D

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.A

12.D

13.D

14.B

15.B

【解析】本文记叙了我和朋友离开城市到父母家度假的一次倒霉的经历，经历了车坏了，母亲被箱子砸等糟糕的事件，使作者再也不想去农村了。

1.句意：又吵又脏，而且我感到很累。A. angry生气的，发怒的；B. surprised感到惊奇的，惊讶的；C. sad伤心的；D. tired劳累的，疲倦的。从下文的get a good rest可知作者很累了。C累人的，引起疲倦的，选D

2.句意：在周末，我喜欢离开城市，呼吸新鲜空气，好好休息。A. warm温暖的；B. cool凉爽的；C. cold寒冷的；D. fresh新鲜的。从上文 It’s noisy and dirty得知城市又吵又脏，周末要离开城市去呼吸新鲜空气。选D

3.句意：几周前，我决定去看望我的父母。A. comrades B. friends C. parents D. hometown从上文城市又吵又脏，周末要离开城市去呼吸新鲜空气及下文My parents live a long way可知我决定去看的是父母。选C

4.句意：我父母住的很远。A. away离开，远离；B. here这里；C. there那里；D. far远的。具体多远用away，一般用“具体距离+away”，抽象的远用far；结合句意和语境可知选A。

5.句意：途中，开始下雨了。A. day白天，天； B. night夜晚；C. journey旅行，旅途； D. road道路。结合句意和语境可知选C。

6.句意：道路变得很湿，很难开车。A. narrow窄的；B. wet湿的；C. dirty脏的；D. dry干燥的。根据上文“途中，开始下雨了。”结合句意和语境可知选B。

7.句意：我们午夜刚到家，感到很累。A. happy幸福的，开心的；B. excited兴奋的；C. tired累的，疲倦的；D. thirsty饥渴的。结合句意和语境可知选C。

8.句意：第二天早上还在下雨。A. morning早上；B. day白天，天；C. afternoon下午；D. evening夜晚。根据上文“我们午夜刚到家，”结合句意和语境可知选A。

9.句意：杰姆斯把他的车送到一个非常好的修车厂。A. clothes衣服；B. car小汽车；C. books书；D. machine机器。根据第3段中We rang up the garage． “Oh,” they said, “your car___13___be ready till tomorrow． ”So it wasn’t possible to go for a drive．（我们给修理站打电话。“哦，”他们说，“你的车明天才准备好。”所以不可能开车去。）结合句意和语境可知选B。

10.句意：下午天气好转了，我们想去开车。A. car小汽车；B. clothes衣服；C. weather天气；D. work工作。结合句意和语境可知选C。

11.句意：下午天气好转了，我们想去开车。A. drive开车；驾驶；B. look看，瞧；C. trip旅游，出行；D. walk走； 步行。根据下文My parents lent us their car．（我父母把他们的车借给了我们。）结合句意和语境可知选A。

12.句意：他们的车坏了。A. move移动，搬动；B. run跑；C. start开始；D. work工作。Sth. don’t /doesn’t/didn’t/ work：…坏了；根据上文My parents lent us their car． That was no good．结合句意和语境可知选D。

13.句意：你的车明天才修好。A. mustn’t禁止；B. couldn’t不能，不可以，一般过去时；C. wouldn’t将不，过去将来时； D. won’t将不，一般将来时。根据tomorrow（且引号内容）可知用一般将来时。结合句意和语境可知选D。

14.句意：星期日，我母亲把一个沉重的箱子砸在了她的脚上，我们不得不雇一辆出租车送她去医院。A. truck卡车；B. taxi出租车； C. bike自行车；D. bus公共汽车。结合句意和语境可知选B。

15.句意：我会留在城里。A. the country乡村；B. the city城市；C. my home我的家；D. the garage修理厂，车库。根据上文可知去农村遇到了不好的事情，结合句意和语境可知选B。

点睛：本文主要是测试学生综合运用语言的能力，即从语篇的角度综合测试阅读理解能力、词汇的掌握和对英语习惯用语的熟悉程度、以及语法规则的灵活运用。考生做题时必须时刻从上下文考虑，不应该只看到所添的词在短语或句子内是否可行。因此，在做题时最好将全文通读一下，了解了全文的意思以后再作答