Question

The Train Story

I was travelling by train one morning. Quietly reading, I found myself suddenly listening to the announcements(广播). When the trainman makes an announcement, it’s often quite boring. But this one was ________.

As I looked up from my paper, I ________ others also listening. Not only that, they smiled!

Why was so much attention being paid to this message?

As best I can remember, the trainman said, “Good morning. Ladies, Gentlemen and _______. It’s 7:35 a.m. and you'll be glad to know that we are right on time. What a lovely morning it is in Sydney today. The sun is shining, the temperature is about 21 degrees, birds are singing, and all’s right with the world. Thanks for ________ my train and I hope to see you again. Have a great day!”

Wow! Have you ever heard an announcement like that? I certainly hadn’t. As well as getting everyone smiling, there were quite a few people who started talking to one another about how good the message had made everyone feel.

The moment I got off the train, I ran into the young trainman and started to  ________ him. He seemed a bit ________ at first. Continuously I said, “Well, I just wanted to thank you for your brilliant message on the way. It got everyone's attention and smile. Thank you so much for giving us such a good ________ to the day.”

That day I got two messages. The first is that people’s happiness at work shows in what they do and say. Also, the story tells me what you can get from thanking people for something they’ve done, ________ when it's not expected. Can you imagine the conversation that trainman would have when he got home, “Guess what happened to me today—a passenger thanked me!”

1.A. different    B. famous    C. bad    D. easy

2.A. heard    B. noticed    C. got    D. kept

3.A. Guides    B. Teachers    C. Parents    D. Children

4.A. buying    B. taking    C. visiting    D. passing

5.A. thank    B. miss    C. trust    D. meet

6.A. mad    B. tired    C. surprised    D. proud

7.A. lesson    B. idea    C. trade    D. start

8.A. finally    B. properly    C. especially    D. clearly

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.C

【解析】作者描述了在火车上的一段经历。乘务员在火车上播报了当天的天气预报，并向各位乘客送上最美好的祝福。每位乘客都非常的开心，作者在下车的时候，找到那位年轻的乘务员向他表示了谢意。

1.句意：但是这一次却不一样。A. different不同的；B. famous著名的；C. bad坏的；D. easy容易的。根据前文中的句子“When the trainman makes an announcement, it’s often quite boring.” 当乘务员广播时，往往是很无聊的。通过转折连词but判断，这次广播不同于以往，故答案为A。

2.句意：当我从报纸上抬起头时，我注意到其他人也在听。A. heard听见；B. noticed注意；C. got得到；D. kept保持。结合句意可知，答案为B。

3.句意：列车员说，“早上好，女士们，先生们，孩子们。”A. Guides向导；B. Teachers老师；C. Parents父母；D. Children孩子。并列连词and连接的三个名词，互不包含，只有D答案符合题意。

4.句意：谢谢你乘坐我为你服务的火车，我希望能再见到你。A. buying购买；B. taking 带领，乘坐；C. visiting参观；D. passing通过。乘坐火车要用动词take，故答案为B。

5.句意：我跑向了年轻的乘务员开始感谢他。A. thank感谢；B. miss思念，错过；C. trust信任；D. meet遇见。根据下文中的句子“Continuously I said,“Well, I just wanted to thank you for your brilliant message on the way.”可知，答案为A。

6.句意：他一开始似乎有点吃惊。A. mad疯狂的；B. tired疲劳的；C. surprised吃惊的； D. proud自豪的。结合语境理解可知，一个素不相识的乘客对自己表示谢意，刚开始感到“吃惊”更符合题意，故答案为C。

7.句意：非常感谢你给了我们一天中这么美好的开始。A. lesson功课；B. idea想法；C. trade贸易；D. start开始。短文的开头提到时间是在早晨，一天的开始，故答案为D。

8.句意：尤其是在没有预料到的情况下。A. finally最后；B. properly恰当地，正确地；C. especially 尤其；D. clearly明确地。结合句意可知，答案为C。