Question

One man was to meet his wife downtown and spend some time shopping with her. He waited 36  for 15 minutes. Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more. After that, he became  37 . When he saw a photograph booth (照相亭) nearby, he had  38 . He wore the most unhappy expression he could manage, which was not  39  in the situation. In a few moments, he was holding four small photos that  40  even him.

He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a  41  behind the desk in the booth. “ 42  you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously  43  someone, would you please give her this?” he said. He then  44  his office in Morrison Building,  45  that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good  46 ! He sat down with a smile.

His wife  47  those pictures. She carries them in her purse now and shows them to anyone who asks if she is married.

How are you with  48 ? One person calls it “wait training.” It seems that there is always something we are  49 . We wait on traffic and we wait in lines. We wait to hear about a new job. We wait to complete school. We wait for someone to change his or her mind.

Patience is an important  50  of a happy and rewarding life.  51 , some things are worth waiting for.  52  presents many opportunities for wait training.

We can hate waiting,  53  it or even get good at it! But one thing is  54  --- we cannot avoid it. How is your  55  coming along?

1.	A．proudly B．respectfully C．patiently D．curiously

2.	A．angry B．hungry C．frightened D．thirsty

3.	A．a question B．a reason C．an opinion D．an idea

4.	A．serious B．difficult C．regular D．convenient

5.	A．hurt B．encouraged C．attracted D．shocked

6.	A．clerk B．secretary C．passer-by D．friend

7.	A．Since B．Before C．As D．If

8.	A．looking for B．working for C．sending for D．paying for

9.	A．called up B．returned to C．visited D．left

10.	A．worried B．disappointed C．satisfied D．surprised

11.	A．description B．preparation C．excuse D．lecture

12.	A．Tore B．Saved C．Developed D．destroyed

13.	A．your wife B．your family C．patience D．determination

14.	A．hoping for B．waiting for C．ready for D．fit for

15.	A．lesson B．experience C．purpose D．quality

16.	A．For example B．After all C．Right now D．So far

17.	A．Every age B．Every shop C．Every day D．Every office

18.	A．accept B．control C．change D．improve

19.	A．certain B．interesting C．precious D．easy

20.	A．photo taking B．job hunting C．decision making D．wait training

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.D

6.A

7.D

8.A

9.B

10.C

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.B

15.D

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.A

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：

1.由后面的句子Then he waited impatiently for 15 minutes more可以知道耐心的等待了15分钟，所以选C

2.刚开始有耐心的等待，后来不耐心的等待，他的老婆还没有来，肯定是生气了，所以选A

3.根据句子意思“他有一个原因”，所以选D

4.考查单词意思，serious意思“严重的”， difficult意思“困难的”，regular意思“有规律的”，convenient意思“适当的”，句子意思“在这种情况下不合适的”， 所以选B

5.考查单词意思，hurt意思“伤害”， encouraged意思“鼓励”， attracted意思“袭击”，shocked意思“震荡”，句子意思“这四张小照片鼓励他”，所以选D

6.考查单词意思，clerk意思“销售员”，secretary意思“秘书”，passer-by意思“行人”，friend意思“朋友”，句子意思“他把照片递给照相的人”，所以选A

7.考查单词意思，Since意思“自从”，Before意思“在…以前”，If意思“如果”，As意思“正如”，句子意思“如果你看到一个蓝色眼睛小的，黑的女士和面带道歉的表情”，所以选D

8.根据句子意思“很显然她正在找某个人”，所以选A

9.作者是在外面等老婆，所以他返回到办公室，所以选B

10.由后面的句子He sat down with a smile.可以知道他对他的做法很满意，所以选C

11.考查单词意思，description意思“描写”， preparation意思“准备”，excuse意思“借口”，lecture意思“课”，句子意思“那时这四张照片肯定是个很好的演讲”，所以选D

12.考查单词意思，Tore意思“撕碎”，Saved意思“储存”，Developed意思“发展”，destroyed意思“毁坏”，句子意思“他的老婆把照片放在包里”，所以选B

13.考查单词意思，your wife意思“你的老婆”， your family意思“你的家庭”，patience意思“耐心”，determination意思“决心”，句子意思“具有耐心的你好吗”，所以选C

14.由后面的句子We wait for someone to change his or her mind.可以知道要等待一些东西，所以选B

15.考查单词意思，lesson意思“课”， experience意思“经历”，quality意思“品质”，purpose意思“目的”，句子意思“耐心是过有幸福和有意义的生活重要品质”，所以选D

16.考查词组意思，For example意思“举例”， After all意思“毕竟”，Right now意思“立即”，So far意思“到目前为止”，所以选B

17.考查词组意思，Every age意思“每个年龄”，Every shop意思“每个商店”，Every day意思“每天”， Every office意思“每个办公室”，句子意思“每天出现的机会让我们等待训练”，所以选C

18.考查单词意思， accept意思“接受”，control意思“控制”，change意思“改变”，improve意思“提高”，句子意思“我们能讨厌等待、接受等待或者擅长等待”，所以选A

19.考查单词意思，certain意思“确定的”，interesting意思“有趣的”，precious意思“宝贵的”， easy意思“容易的”，句子意思“但是某个事情是确定的”，所以选A

20.有倒数第三段One person calls it “wait training.”可以知道是等待训练，所以选D

考点：这是一篇叙事类短文