Question

My First Trip in the United States

I still remember my first day in the U. S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane   36  at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very  37 and it was snowing, but I was too excited to   38  . From the airport, my friend and I took a taxi to my    39   .On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the   40  time and I looked in surprise at the famous skyscrapers（摩天大楼） and their man-made   41  .  42   me unpack at the hotel, my friend left and promised to return the next day.

  43  my friend had left, I went to a   44   near the hotel to get something   45    . Since I couldn’t speak a single word of English, I couldn’t tell the    46   what I wanted. I was very worried and started to make some   47   ,but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the    48  thing as the man at the next table was   49   . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway   50   I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I did not feel tired, so I   51  to walk around the city. I wanted to see   52  on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.

When I returned to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay    53  and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of   54  and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to    55  .

1.	A．took off B．landed C．dropped D．reached

2.	A．hot B．warm C．cold D．cool

3.	A．look B．listen C．enjoy D．mind

4.	A．home B．hotel C．office D．school

5.	A．first B．one C．last D．only

6.	A．satellites B．lakes C．beauty D．parks

7.	A．Helped B．Helping C．Had helped D．Being helped

8.	A．Before long B．Shortly after C．Soon D．Then

9.	A．restaurant B．shop C．supermarket D．pub

10.	A．to drink B．to read C．to eat D．to listen

11.	A．boss B．cook C．waiter D．waitress

12.	A．voices B．suggestions C．sounds D．gestures

13.	A．similar B．different C．same D．right

14.	A．looking B．ordering C．picking D．eating

15.	A．until B．when C．before D．after

16.	A．tired B．stopped C．determined D．continued

17.	A．anything B．everything C．something D．some things

18.	A．asleep B．awake C．afraid D．alive

19.	A．noise B．voices C．streets D．places

20.	A．drive a car B．cook meals C．teach Chinese D．speak English

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.C

12.D

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.C

17.B

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】

1.B考查动词。land（飞机）着陆。

2.C考查形容词。根据下文可知天气很冷。

3.D考查动词。 太激动了，也就不在乎天气的寒冷了。

4.B考查名词。 下文有暗示，可知是去宾馆。

5.A考查数词。for the first time 意为“第一次”。

6.C看到了摩天大楼等人造景观的美。

7.B考查非谓语动词。my friend是“help”的执行者，且是先发生。故用现在分词作状语。

8.B考查副词短语。 shortly after 意为“不久以后；不一会儿”。

9.A考查名词。 根据下文“．．．to get something to eat”，可知“我”去了宾馆附近的一家饭店。

10.C考查非谓语动词。见44解析。

11.C考查名词。根据文意可知，应是服务员或侍者。

12.D考查名词。make some gestures 意为“做手势”。

13.C考查形容词。点了和邻桌顾客吃的一样的东西。

14.D考查非谓语动词。见48解析。

15.A考查连词。沿着百老汇大街一直走到时代广场。

16.C考查动词。继续在纽约市区徘徊。

17.B考查代词。根据下文可知，此句意为 “我想在第一天看到纽约的一切”。

18.B考查形容词。虽然很累，但因为窗外警笛声和火警声无法入睡。awake为表语形容词，意为“清醒的；醒着的”。lie awake醒着躺着。

19.A考查名词。根据上文可知纽约市区喧嚣．嘈杂。

20.D考查非谓语动词。本文叙述了作者美国纽约之行第一天的经历和感想。经历不懂英语的难处，决心学英语。