Question

    I arrived in this beautiful Spanish island at the start of September, full of enthusiasm and eager to start work as an English teacher. I sorted all the necessary paperwork out and moved into a flat of my own within the first couple of days. Great! Or so I thought. As 4 am and at several intervals after that, I was rudely awoken by the cock that lives opposite me. Fantastic! I now have 5 extra alarms every morning.

In the following weeks, I also started to notice a trend. Things in my flat started to break at the rate of one object per day, like the hot water, bowls, cups, shower, doors or glass shelves. Yes, I am clumsy（笨拙的）but things just fell apart. If it wasn’t broken, it would either be dirty or missing. Using my washing basket for the first time was pretty disgusting. When I took out my clothes, they were swiftly followed by a hundred or so bugs that were living in the bottom.

As for（至于）the general lack of equipment in the house, there was no oven, tin opener, sharp knives or potato peeler. It turns out making a burger from scratch wasn’t the best idea. I have a small microwave and a grill（钻）. I thought the general understanding was never to put metal in a microwave but I went with it. Smoke soon started to appear. I was not quite sure if it was the burger or the grill but as soon as I opened the door, the electricity cut out. I spent the following 10 minutes in a dark, smoky room hunting for the power switch using the light from my mobile phone, which broke the week after and left me without a connection to the outer world.

Luckily, I’m now borrowing a phone and my luck has returned. No more things have broken (probably because there is nothing left to break). I’ve also realized that even if a flat looks pretty, it doesn’t mean its contents（内容）work. I am also learning how to adapt to life with limited, broken utensils（厨房用具）.

1.How did the author feel right after her reaching the island?

A.Excited. B.Nervous.

C.Confident. D.Exhausted.

2.What problem did the author have in the morning?

A.She often slept late. B.Her alarm failed to work.

C.She got some noisy neighbors. D.Her sleep was disturbed by a rooster.

3.What can we know about the author from Paragraph 2?

A.She was a very careful woman. B.She was quite satisfied with her flat.

C.Her flat was pretty old but comfortable. D.Her household articles（物品）were in poor condition.

4.What happened when the author was making a burger?

A.She was seriously injured. B.She made a terrible mistake.

C.She broke her phone accidentally. D.She suffered a sudden power failure.

5.What is the next mainly about?

A.Remaining optimistic. B.How to choose a nice flat.

C.Learning to live in a new flat. D.Why living abroad is not easy.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.B

5.C

【解析】

本文是记叙文。主要叙述了作者适应新的生活环境的过程。作者在九月份满怀热情地来到一个美丽的西班牙小岛，搬进了新公寓后的生活，因为睡觉被打扰，公寓里的用品状况不佳，缺乏设备等。这让作者很不适应，后来情况逐渐好转，适应了这种新的公寓生活。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段“I arrived in this beautiful Spanish island at the start of September, full of enthusiasm and eager to start work as an English teacher. I sorted all the necessary paperwork out and moved into a flat of my own within the first couple of days. Great!” 九月初，我来到这个美丽的西班牙小岛，满怀热情，渴望开始当一名英语老师。我整理了所有必要的文件，在最初的几天里搬进了自己的公寓。感觉太棒了！根据文中的用词“enthusiasm”、“eager”、“Great！”可知，作者刚到小岛，非常激动（Excited），故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据第一段中的“As 4 am and at several intervals after that, I was rudely awoken by the cock that lives opposite me.”可知，在那之后的几段时间里，我被对面的公鸡粗暴地叫醒了。由此可知，一只公鸡打鸣打扰了作者的睡觉，故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Things in my flat started to break at the rate of one object per day, like the hot water, bowls, cups, shower, doors or glass shelves. Yes, I am clumsy but things just fell apart. If it wasn’t broken, it would either be dirty or missing.”可知，在接下来的几周里我公寓里的东西开始以每天一个物体的速度损坏，比如热水、碗、杯子、淋浴、门或玻璃架子。由此可知，作者的家用物品状况不佳，不是很容易坏掉就是很脏或找不到。分析选项可知D项（她的家居用品状况很差）符合题意，故选D。

4.推理判断题。根据第三段中的“I thought the general understanding was never to put metal in a microwave but I went with it. Smoke soon started to appear”可知，作者一时糊涂把金属器具放进了微波炉，导致浓烟滚滚，可见作者犯一个严重的错误。故选B。

5.主旨大意题。本文主要叙述了作者在九月份满怀热情地来到一个美丽的西班牙小岛，搬进了新公寓后的生活，起初很不适应，睡觉被打扰，公寓里的用品状况不佳，缺乏设备等。后来情况逐渐好转，自己也学会如何适应这种新的公寓生活。分析选项可知，C项（学习在新公寓中生活）符合题意，故选C。