Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Personally I think trains are exciting and romantic. I must     that trains are not important means of transportation in the US, but I do have some   with them.

When I was a child, growing up in a small town with very little   , we used to go to the station to watch the passenger trains coming in. There was something         about the steaming, roaring string of cars coming into view around the mountains, slowly growing larger and     and finally   crowds of strangers onto the platform.

I took my     train trip when I was ten years old. I went with my elder sister to visit our cousins six hundred miles away. The train—so loud and violent on the outside—was    and rocking inside. We were very excited, and as that was also our first time away from our parents, we felt somewhat frightened too. However, because I had       so much, I was a little disappointed when I was finally one of the passengers I had     for so long.

As a college student, I   ride overnight train to my roommate’s hometown. We could never afford a     , so we played cards, sang, ate, read and talked   we finally fell uncomfortably asleep in the straight-backed seats.

My idea that trains are     may come from the fact that my husband and I took the train on our honeymoon, spending extra money to eat in the dining car, and     the window as the desert scenery slid past.

Now, when I make a trip, I always fly or drive, and   are not a very important part of my life.     , every time I hear the train whistle faraway on a quiet night, I can always feel the     in my heart to pack my bags and jump on board, entering a     world of motions, sounds, sights, and experience which just aren’t      in the dull environment of an airplane.

1.A. admit          B. believe           C. predict      D. ensure

2.A. trouble       B. problems          C. photos       D. experience

3.A. education      B. entertainment   C. work         D. money

4.A. boring        B. satisfying     C. exciting     D. terrifying

5.A. smaller        B. louder            C. noisier      D. faster

6.A. throwing       B. dropping          C. removing     D. shooting

7.A. only         B. first           C. second       D. last

8.A. gentle         B. small             C. big          D. rough

9.A. experienced    B. knew            C. thought      D. expected

10.A. waited        B. appreciated       C. watched      D. trusted

11.A. used to       B. ought to        C. might          D. must

12.A. ticket        B. seat            C. meal           D. sleeper

13.A. until         B. since          C. once           D. after

14.A. exciting      B. romantic       C. beautiful      D. comfortable

15.A. leaning against  B. standing by C. looking out of   D. sitting beside

16.A. cars         B. trains          C. planes          D. boats

17.A. Still         B. Therefore       C. Indeed           D. Instead

18.A. delight     B. preference      C. desire           D. impatience

19.A. common      B. gentle          C. quiet            D. unique

20.A. mentioned   B. matched         C. discussed        D. allowed

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.B

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.C

16.B

17.A

18.C

19.D

20.B

【解析】

1. admit 承认，认可；B. believe认为，相信；C. predict 预测；D. ensure确保。根据后面提到的but表示转折可知此处要表达：我承认火车并非是美国非常重要的交通方式，但我却有一些坐火车的体验。可知选A。

2. trouble 麻烦；B. problems问题；C. photos 照片；D. experience体验，经历。后文讲述了作者几次坐火车的经历。 故选D。

3. education教育；B. entertainment 娱乐；C. work工作；D. money钱。后文讲述了作者小时候去火车站看火车的事。所以这里应该是小时候的娱乐活动。 故选B。

4. boring无聊的；乏味的；B. satisfying满意的；C. exciting 兴奋的；D. terrifying恐怖的。小时候把去火车站看火车是他们的娱乐活动，所以看着火车进站是很令人兴奋的。

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8. train—so loud and violent on the outside—was gentle .and rocking inside. 句意：火车外部震动声音极大，可内部却是很轻柔的摆动。这里是就火车内外的不同作出对比。可知选A。

9. experienced经验，体验；B. knew 知道 ；C. thought 认为；D. expected期望。根据文意：然而，因为之前的期待(expect)过大，当我最终坐上火车成为一名乘客时却有点失望。

10. waited等待；B. appreciated欣赏，感激；C. watched看 ；D. trusted信任。根据文中表达可知作者之前没有做过火车许久以来只是看过。故选C。

11. to do sth. 表示过去常常做某事。ought to 表示应该。故选A。

12. ticket票；B. seat 座位 ；C. meal 饭；D. sleeper卧铺。由该段最后“we finally fell uncomfortably asleep in the straight-backed seats.”可知他们是直接睡在了座椅上故而是买不起卧铺。故选D。

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14. exciting兴奋的；B. romantic 浪漫的；C. beautiful 美丽的；D. comfortable舒服的。该段讲述的是作者乘火车度蜜月的事，故而应该是浪漫的。故选B。

15. desert scenery slid past.”划过的荒凉的风景，可知只有望向窗外才能看到。lean against靠着，斜靠；stand by袖手旁观；look out of 向外看去；sit beside 坐在旁边。故选C。

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17. Still 然而，仍然；B. Therefore因此；C. Indeed的缺；D. Instead代替，而不是。根据语境可知虽然火车在我的人生中不再重要，但每次听到汽笛声还是有一种不同的感觉。故选A。

18. A. delight开心，高兴；B. preference 偏爱；C. desire渴望；D. impatience耐心。句意为：每次听到火车在安静的夜晚呼啸，就能感到内心的平静。故选C。

19. common普通的，一般的；B. gentle温柔的；C. quiet 安静的； D. unique独特的。此处是表达火车跟汽车、飞机等给我的感觉是与众不同的。故选D。

20. mention提及；B. match匹配；C. discuss讨论；D. allow允许。这里指坐火车的体验是不能跟飞机场乏味的环境不可匹敌的。故选B。