Question

One day a famous actor had just got into the train with all his luggage when a young man came and   31  down in the seat opposite him. The young man took out a  32  and began to read it, 33  the actor tried to get some   34 in his corner of the carriage.

When he opened his eyes,  he   35  that the young man was looking at him with his   36  open, his book forgotten. The actor shut his eyes and tried to sleep again, 37  every time he opened them, the young man was looking at him with the same excited look .At last, he gave up the attempt(企图) to sleep, took out a newspaper, put it   38  in front of him and began to read. The young man tried several times to get into conversation with the actor, but   39 .

After a long period of silence the young man said again, “I’m George P. Anderson of Willington, Vermont.” This time the actor put his   40  down and said, “So am I.” That was the end of the conversation.

1.	A．lay B．sat C．looked D．got

2.	A．newspaper B．magazine C．book D．letter

3.	A．when B．because C．as D．while

4.	A．drink B．help C．food D．sleep

5.	A．found B．thought C．felt D．expected

6.	A．book B．mouth C．arms D．shirt

7.	A．but B．therefore C．so D．however

8.	A．away B．up C．down D．out

9.	A．failed B．succeeded C．missed D．refused

10.	A．paper B．luggage C．feet D．hands

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.A

【解析】文章讲述的是一个有名的演员在火车上和一个年轻的乘客之间的故事。

1.上下文，根据后面的 in the seat opposite him可知，那个年轻人在我对面的座位上坐了下来。

2.上下文，根据后面的his book forgotten可知，他拿出了一本书开始读。

3.while表示然而，表示对比，意为那个年轻人拿出书来读，然而这个演员想睡一会。

4.上下文，根据后文的When he opened his eyes和The actor shut his eyes and tried to sleep again可知，他想睡一会。

5.句意理解，当他睁开眼睛的时候，他发下这个年轻人正在看着他。

6.上下文，根据后文的the young man was looking at him with the same excited look可知，这个年轻人很兴奋的表情就是张着嘴巴。

7.句意理解，他闭上眼睛，想继续睡觉，但是每次他睁开眼睛，那个年轻人都用同样兴奋的眼神看着他。

8.句意理解，他发现这个年轻人一直在看她，因此她想用报纸遮住自己，因此选择put up意为举起报纸，根据后面的put his   40  down也可以知道 put away放在一边，储存 put down记下 put out扑灭

9.上下文，根据后面的After a long period of silence可知，他没有能够成功跟这个人开始一段谈话。

10.上下文，根据前面的took out a newspaper, put it   38  in front of him 可知，