Question

I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz（爵士音乐） concert last Friday. The advertisement（广告） in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00.Since I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unluckily, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round（往返的） trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for the bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again the next day. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back（奔回） across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, however, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.

1.The man learned that there would be a concert last Friday ________.

A. from his friends                                                   B. from one of his workmates

C. over the radio                                                          D. from the newspaper 

2.One day the man took________ to get to the theatre by bus.

A. forty-five minutes                                      B. fifteen minutes 

C. just twenty minutes                                 D. over an hour      

3.The underlined word “relieved” may best be replaced by“________”.

A. worried                            B. pleased                           C. puzzled                   D. sorry   

4.The writer mainly shows us his________.

A. enjoyment of the concert                                 B. anger for buying the ticket

C. efforts to buy the ticket                                     D. disappointment at the concert 

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了我为买一张音乐会的票所付出的努力。由于上班的原因我只能在午饭的时间去买票，可去那个城市的班车很不及时，我等了好几天都没有赶上合适的班车；有一次赶上了，到达那里的时候，排队等候的人很多，无奈我只好返回。最后，我打车去那里，到达那里我发现没有人排队，我很高兴。但后来我发现票已经卖完了。

1.D考查细节理解。根据文章第一段中的The advertisement（广告） in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00.可知，那人是通过报纸上的广告得知的音乐会买票的信息的。故选D。 

2.C考查细节理解。根据文章中的On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. 可知，我正好用了20分钟到达剧院。故选C。         

3.B考查猜测词义。根据文章最后一段中的When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line.可知，当我到达剧院的时候，我看到没人排队，所以我感到高兴、轻松。故选B。

4.C考查作者的写作意图。根据文章的整体内容可知，由于上班的原因我只能在午饭的时间去买票，可去那个城市的班车很不及时，我等了好几天都没有赶上合适的班车；有一次赶上了，到达那里的时候，排队等候的人很多，无奈我只好返回。最后，我打车去那里，到达那里我发现没有人排队，我很高兴。但后来我发现票已经卖完了。所以作者写这篇文章是为了告诉读者他买票所付出的努力。故选C。

考点：考查记叙文的阅读理解。