Question

    About five or six years ago I went to London for the first time. It was in the summer holidays and I went with my _________. It was quite expensive by plane or train, so we _______ to travel by coach(长途汽车). We left at five in the morning and the _______ took about sixteen hours. We stayed in London for three days, in a youth hotel not far from the city centre. My friends and I _______ a big room on the top floor. The beds were not very comfortable and the bathroom was very small, _______ it had a wonderful view overlooking the River Thames.

While we were in London we went to a lot of places. On the first day, we went to see all the main sights(名胜), _______ Big Ben, Piccadilly Circus, and Buckingham Palace. On the second day, we went shopping on Oxford Street. On the _______ day, my friends and I went to Camden Market. You can buy all kinds of jewelry and clothes there. I bought a silver _______ for my sister. It was really sunny in the afternoon, so we went to watch a football game. Unluckily, I think the ring fell out of _______ pocket during the game, and I had to buy another one.

I really enjoyed visiting London, although the youth hotel was not __________. Next time, I will stay at a wonderful hotel, but I guess I will never feel as excited as I did that first time.

1.A.sisters B.parents C.friends D.grandparents

2.A.hated B.decided C.refused D.continued

3.A.show B.study C.journey D.competition

4.A.drew B.cleaned C.bought D.shared

5.A.and B.but C.so D.if

6.A.such as B.up to C.instead of D.rather than

7.A.first B.second C.fourth D.last

8.A.bag B.hat C.ring D.phone

9.A.my B.his C.her D.its

10.A.near B.new C.perfect D.cheap

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.B

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.C

【解析】

本篇作者讲述自己五六年前和朋友一起第一次去英国旅行的经历。其中包括他们的交通工具和住宿情况，以及他们所见所闻和感受。

1.句意：那是在暑假，我和我的朋友一起去的。

sisters姐(sister的名词复数)；parents父母（parent的名词复数）；friends 朋友(friend的名词复数)；grandparents祖父母（ grandparent的名词复数）。根据第一段中My friends and I ___4___a big room on the top floor.可知作者是和朋友一起去的。故选C。

2.句意：乘飞机或火车很贵，所以我们决定乘长途汽车旅行。

hated憎恨( hate的过去式和过去分词 )； decided下决心( decide的过去式和过去分词 )；refused拒绝，回绝( refuse的过去式和过去分词 )；continued继续，连续( continue的过去式和过去分词 )。分析句意，乘飞机或火车很贵，所以我们决定乘长途汽车旅行。空格处表示决定，事情发生在过去，用一般过去时，动词用过去式。故选B。

3.句意：我们早上五点离开，旅程花了大约16个小时。

show展览；study学习；journey旅行；competition竞争，比赛。分析句意，他们是五点起来是去旅行。所以空格处表示旅程。结合选项内容。故选C。

4.句意：我和我的朋友们共同住在顶层的一个大房间。

drew绘画；cleaned清洁 ；bought买 ；shared共享的。分析句意，此处表示作者和朋友共住在同一个大房间。本句是一般过去时，动词用过去式。结合选项意思。故选D。

5.句意：床不太舒服，浴室很小，但是从那里可以俯瞰泰晤士河的美好景色。

and和；but但是；so所以；if如果。分析句意，前半句说房间的缺点，后半句描述优点。是转折关系。用表示“但是”的词but。故选B。

6.句意：第一天，我们去看了所有的主要景点，例如大本钟、皮卡迪利马戏团，白金汉宫。

such as例如；up to多达，直到；instead of代替；rather than而不是。空格后是举了几个主要景点的例子。分析句意，空格处表示“例如”的意思。such as符合语境。故选A。

7.句意：在最后一天，我和朋友们去了卡姆登市场。

first第一；second第二；fourth第四；last最后。根据On the second day，可知是第二天后的一天，分析文章内容，描述完这天后，就没有再描写活动，推断是最后一天。故选D。

8.句意：我给我妹妹买了一个银戒指。

bag 包；hat帽子；ring戒指；phone电话。从silver可知买的物品是银质的，分析选项内容，只有ring符合句意。故选C。

9.句意：不幸的是，我想戒指在比赛时候从我的口袋里掉了出来，我不得不再买一个。

my我的；his他的；her她的；its它的。分析语境，作者给自己妹妹买的戒指，肯定是在自己的口袋里，所以是从自己的口袋掉出来。主语是I。所以空格处用第一人称的形容词性物主代词。故选A。

10.句意：我真的很喜欢参观伦敦，尽管青年酒店并不完美。

near附近；new新的；perfect完美的；cheap便宜的。分析句意，从although，并结合前文描述，作者觉得青年旅社并不是很完美。故选C。