Question

One dark stormy night, an elderly couple hurried into a hotel and asked whether they could be put up for the night. “I’ m very   31   ,” the clerk(职员) on night shift（值晚班） said politely, “we are all    32 tonight. But you could stay in my room if you don’t    33 . As I’m on duty, I’ll be staying up in the office anyway,” The young man gave the    34 _ advice.

The elderly couple    35  his offer with gratitude(感激). They    36  for the inconvenience(不便) they had caused him. The next day, the rain stopped and it cleared up. When the old gentleman went to pay his   37 , the clerk behind the counter was that same helpful young man. “The room you and your wife stayed in is not a proper guest room in this hotel,  38  you don’t need to pay,” said the clerk, with the same friendly smile.

The old gentleman nodded in    39 , “You are an employee that every boss in the hotel business would    40 . Perhaps   41  I’ll build a hotel for you. ” The clerk was surprised but, deciding that the guest must have been joking, he gave the words no more    42 .

Two years later, the young man received a registered letter(挂号信) from the old gentleman, in which he   43 the experience of that dark stormy night. The letter also enclosed（附上） a formal    44  and a round-trip air ticket to New York, asking the young man to pay a visit.

At a street comer in Manhattan, the young man met his   45  guest. The old gentleman, pointing to a beautiful new    46  towering over(耸立) the crossroads, said, “Look, that is the hotel I    47 to build for you. I hope you will manage it for me. Remember what I said then? Well, I was serious about it.”

“But…will there be any conditions, sir? Why do you choose me? And who are you?”

“My name is William Aster. There’s not any condition.   48  I told you before, you are the best employee…!”

This building was    49 the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Starting business in 1931, this hotel has been a symbol of honor in the city of New York. The young man who became its first    50  was George Boldt, the man who turned Waldorf into one of the best hotels in the world.

1.	A．sorry B．happy C．anxious D．lucky

2.	A．advertised B．decided C．booked D．taken

3.	A．mind B．bother C．trouble D．complain

4.	A．bad B．valuable(贵重的) C．beautiful D．sincere(真诚的)

5.	A．accepted B．thanked C．refused D．weighed

6.	A．affected B．prepared C．balanced D．apologized(道歉)

7.	A．service B．house C．food D．bill

8.	A．but B．however C．so D．yet

9.	A．comfort B．gratitude C．surprise D．silence

10.	A．give up B．dream of C．devote to D．fight for

11.	A．any time B．another day C．the other day D．some day

12.	A．guidance B．thought C．freedom D．argument

13.	A．called on B．called at C．called for D．called up

14.	A．invitation B．check C．card D．letter

15.	A．old B．interesting C．former D．new

16.	A．house B．building C．room D．park

17.	A．wanted B．agreed C．promised D．liked

18.	A．Since B．Once C．If D．Though

19.	A．just B．only C．anyhow D．finally

20.	A．professor B．manager C．waiter D．president

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.B

11.D

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.A

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：

1.根据下文But you could stay in my room，你们可以住在我的房间，所以这里想说很抱歉，房间都满了，选A。

2.联系下文But you could stay in my room，.可知所有的房间已经都被预定了，故选C。

3.结合上文表示建议，如果你们不介意，可以住在我的房间。mind介意bother打扰trouble 麻烦complain

抱怨，故选A。

4.联系下文这位职员给出了真诚的建议，选D。

5.结合下文They apologized for the inconvenience(不便) they had caused him.，可知这对老夫妇接受了这位职员的建议。选A。

6.结合下for the inconvenience(不便) they had caused him.，可知他们为自己给这位职员造成的不便道歉，选D，好心，最符合题意。

7.下文提到you don’t need to pay，可知老人家是要付钱，故选D。

8.结合上下文这位职员说：“您和您的妻子住的不是正式的客房，您不需要付钱，故选C。

9.联系上下文这位老人感激地点点头，故选B。

10.通过阅读文章，可知老人认为这个职员是所有经理梦寐以求的人选。故选B。

11.结合下文可能有一天我会为你建一个旅馆，故选 D some day 有一天。

12.根据The clerk was surprised but, deciding that the guest must have been joking,，虽然这位职员很吃惊，但是他认为老人在开玩笑，所以没有多想，故选B。

13.两年以后，老人给这位职员写了一封挂号信，使他想起了那个雨夜的事情，call on访问（某人）call at拜访（某地）call for 需要call up使人想起，故选D 。

14.根据 asking the young man to pay a visit.，可知这封信还附上一个正式的邀请，故选A、。

15.根据The old gentleman，可知是他曾经的顾客。Former以前的，故选C。

16.通过最后一个自然段This building，故选B。

17.老人在当初离开的时候曾说Perhapssome day I’ll build a hotel for you.,故选C 许诺。

18.结合上文，可知选A最符合题意。我曾经说过你是最好的雇员。

19.根据his hotel has been a symbol of honor in the city of New York，选A，正是

20.结合I hope you will manage it for me.。可知这个职员在老人开的旅馆任经理一职，故选B。

考点：这是一篇叙事类短文,记述了一位心地善良的旅馆职员在一个暴风雨的夜里，把自己的房间让给了一对老夫妇，不想到自己一个不经意的善举，竟得到了老人丰厚的回报，老人为他在纽约建造了一座旅馆，并让他担任经理。