Question

I recently traveled to San Francisco for some meetings and found myself with a half day to kill. My     were to watch a football game or the America’s Cup sailing races. Or I could get lost.

After a terribly long line      the car rental centre, I was free.     I disappeared into the fog and clouds      the Pacific Coast Highway and headed south with      no destination in mind.

I      through tunnels carved out of the mountains and stopped at a few state beaches; at      , I watched a wedding out on the cliffs（悬崖）among the crashing waves.

Back in the car, I continued toward San Gregorio, a town that you can easily      . I know because I was right through it and      on a pine-tree-bordered ribbon of tar (焦油) that felt like it would go on forever.

A few people moved around      the San Gregorio General Store, smoking cigarettes and talking about the motorcycles they’ve owned      the years. Inside, I found a bar with      , a guitar duo（二重奏）, and, of course, a     store.

I ordered a beer in the crowded bar,      a seat, and watched the guitarists jam out. Then I congratulated them, threw a couple of wrinkled (皱的)      in their bucket, and walked back out into the world.

The day could have been so different: crowded into a      or bar half-watching sports. But this was much more      . Hours before, I was on a flight with the masses, going through the air sickness. Then I was out on my own,      an unexpected and unrepeatable experience.

I learned      that day: don’t be afraid to get lost – on purpose     – and have zero expectations. It will be good for you. I promise.

1.A. suggestions   B. thoughts      C. choices   D. decisions

2.A. with        B. at      C. of    D. through

3.A. But        B. Since     C. Though   D. So

4.A. covering       B. forming    C. mixing   D. spreading

5.A. highly    B. eventually    C. entirely   D. simply

6.A. walked    B. drove     C. approached   D. climbed

7.A. that        B. it      C. this    D. one

8.A. miss        B. visit     C. explore   D. forget

9.A. broke down   B. pulled over    C. ended up   D. set out

10.A. from    B. outside    C. back    D. ahead

11.A. by     B. before     C. beyond   D. over

12.A. regulars    B. motorcyclists   C. musicians   D. experts

13.A. popular    B. reliable    C. typical    D. permanent

14.A. arranged       B. occupied    C. exchanged   D. booked

15.A. tickets    B. cigarettes    C. coins    D. dollars

16.A. stadium    B. hall     C. gym    D. museum

17.A. promising   B. convenient    C. rewarding   D. traditional

18.A. reviewing   B. having     C. seeking   D. affording

19.A. nothing    B. anything    C. everything   D. something

20.A. or rather       B. after all    C. at all     D. or otherwise

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.C

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.B

15.D

16.A

17.C

18.B

19.D

20.D

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文，作者描写了自己去美国参加会议的空闲时候去一个小镇游玩的经历。并以自己的经历告诉我们，迷路了也没有什么大不了，不要带着期待，说不定你会得到意想不到的收获。

1. Suggestions建议；B. thoughts 想法；C. Choices选择；D. Decisions决定。根据语境，前文中作者到达圣弗朗西斯科之后发现还有半天时间才开会，于是选择去看一场足球赛或者美国北帆船赛。故选C

2. With和…一起B. At在…C. Of关于…D. Through通过。结合句意，在汽车租赁中心排了一条极其长的队之后，我自由了。结合句意，B合适，故选at

3. But但是；B. Since自从、因为；C. Though尽管；D. So于是。结合上下文，前一句中说到自己在排了一个很长的队之后，租到了车。接下来的动作表示顺承，故用so。

4. Covering覆盖；B. Forming形成；C. Mixing混合；D. Spreading传播、蔓延。结合语境，动名词修饰的是前面的fog and cloud大雾和云，用覆盖covering更形象，故选A

5. Highly高度的；B. Eventually最终；C. Entirely完全地；D. Simply简单地。根据上文中，大雾和云层覆盖了环太平洋高速公路，所以，我心里对于目的地完全没有数。故选C

6. Walked走；B. Drove开车；C. Approached接近；D. Climbed攀爬。根据上文中作者租车，可以判断这里是在开车穿过山边小路。故选B

7. That那个；B. It它；C. This这个；D. One某个。One代指停来下的地点。就在那里，我看见了一场婚礼在悬崖的巨浪中。故选D

8. Miss想念；B. Visit访问；C. Explore探索；D. Forget忘记。结合语境，作者是要到圣格雷戈里奥去，根据后文中作者对于这里的所见所闻，可以感受到，作者认为这座小城是很容易让人想起的，故选A

9. broke down坏掉；B. pulled over靠边停车；C. ended up 结束；D. set out开始。我知道因为我正好穿过它，最后把车停在了一条柏树绿化带的沥青路上。故选C

10. From来自于；B. Outside外面；C. Back后面；D. Ahead前行。该句意思为：一些人在圣格雷戈里奥综合商店外面走来走去，一边吸烟一边谈论他们在过去这些年来拥有的摩托车。结合语境故选B

11. By由、通过；B. Before在…之前；C. Beyond在…之后；D. Over结束、在…上面。Over the years是一个固定短语，意思为：历年。故选D

12. regulars 主力队员、常客；B. Motorcyclists摩托车骑手；C. Musicians音乐家；D. Experts专家。该空后面的部分是该空的同谓语， a guitar duo是吉他二重奏。可以知道作者在综合商店里面发现了一个有着驻唱乐队的酒吧，一个吉他二重奏，当然，还有一个典型的商店。故选A

13. Popular流行的；B. Reliable可靠地；C. typical 典型的；D. Permanent永久的。根据前文中的提示，作者是在综合商店里面发现了一个酒吧，酒吧里面有吉他二重奏的乐队，同时也有一个典型的商店。故选C。

14. Arranged安排；B. Occupied占用、从事；C. Exchanged交流；D. Booked预定。结合语境，作者点了一杯啤酒，找了个位置坐下来了，故选occupied。

15. Tickets票；B. Cigarettes雪茄；C. Coins硬币；D. Dollars美元。从第一段来看，作者是在美国，所以投到桶子里的是美元。故选D

16. Stadium运动场；B. Hall大厅；C. Gym体育馆；D. Museum剧院。根据后面的sports我们可以知道，这里应该是运动场，故选A

17. Promising有前途的；B. Convenient便利的；C. Rewarding值得的；D. Traditional传统的。结合语境，前一句说：这天是如此的不同，大家挤在一个运动场或者吧台观看体育运动。但是这是很值得的。故选C

18. Reviewing复习；B. Having吃、拥有；C. Seeking找寻；D. Affording支付。该句意思为：这时，我一个人出去了，拥有着一个不期而遇并且不可复制的经历。这里是现在分词做伴随状语。故选B

19. nothing 没有事；B. Anything任何事；C. Everything每一件事；D. Something一些事。后面有引号引出具体内容，并且句子是肯定含义，根据语境，这里应该选something。

20. or rather或者宁愿…B. after all毕竟；C. at all完全； D. or otherwise或者别的。结合语境该句意思为：不要害怕走丢，故意的迷路或者是别的原因导致的迷路，不要带着期待。故选D

考点：考察记叙文阅读。