Question

    Years ago, when We first went to Canada, thought were driving through Montana to Colorado with our two children. We thought we’d find a hotel on the way without____ahead of time. As it was getting late, we started looking for a hotel, only to find that all the hotels were full.

___, around 9 pm, we stopped at a gas station to fill up on gas. My husband told the woman at the counter that we were __ to find a hotel. She told us it would be __ at such late time in a busy season. Noticing that we were worried, she said we could spend the night at her home nearly.

Though surprised at her __ , we gladly accepted it. She then called her son to come And lead the way, since she had to work until midnight. Soon a pick-up truck arrived and we __ it. When we reached their home, her husband __ us. He invited us to have coffee and we chatted when___ his wife. She came past 12.We asked if we could leave __ in the morning so as  to disturb them. They said we were now guests and we’d have to have breakfast with them.

Next morning ,around the table were many people, and we were___ that they would take in total __ from a different country. After breakfast, when we were __ ,my husband asked if he could offer some __ .But they said no. Then we left. We kept in ___for many year .Later we lost contact, but over the years we have never forgotten their ___.

1.A.ordering B.booking C.seeking D.exchanging

2.A.Eventually B.Incredibly C.Typically D.Luckily

3.A.managing B.struggling C.deciding D.failing

4.A.unnecessary B.informal C.improper D.impossible

5.A.employment B.request C.offer D.admission

6.A.followed B.made C.took D.embraced

7.A.joined B.accepted C.greeted D.assisted

8.A.talking about B.waiting for C.cheering up D.picking up

9.A.absolutely B.definitely C.originally D.secretly

10.A.aware B.reminded C.amazed D.anxious

11.A.consumers B.strangers C.relatives D.neighbors

12.A.insisting B.wandering C.approaching D.leaving

13.A.payment B.service C.advice D.solution

14.A.line B.check C.touch D.mind

15.A.passion B.eagerness C.kindness D.encouragement

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者一家开车去加拿大，原以为在途中能够找到可以居住的汽车旅馆，但是没有找到，在加油站加油时得到了老板娘的热情招待，并让作者一家住进了她的家里。作者一家表示很感激她们的款待。

1.ordering点菜，订购；B. booking订（票），预订；C. seeking寻找；D. exchanging交换。根据后句we started looking for a hotel, only to find that all the hotels were full.可知作者没有提前订房间。预订房间用动词book。故选B。

2.Eventually最终；B. Incredibly难以置信地；C. Typically典型地；D. Luckily幸运地。上文提到作者找了很长时间的宾馆，所以作者最终在一家加油站停下来。故选A。

3.managing设法（成功）做了；B. struggling挣扎，努力；C. deciding决定；D. failing失败。根据上文可知作者一家很难找到宾馆，struggle to do努力做，费劲做某事。故选B。

4.unnecessary B. informal C. improper D. impossible根据。根据本句中的两个状语at such late time in a busy season.可知，此处强调现在找宾馆根本不可能。故选D。

5.employment雇佣；B. request要求；C. offer提供，提议；D. admission承认。此处应该是指这个女士提出让我们暂住她的家里。故选C。

6.followed跟随；B. made使，让；C. took拿，取；D. embraced拥抱。上句提到作者一家接受了那位女士的提议，因此应该是跟着车去她的家里。故选A。

7.joined加入；B. accepted接受；C. greeted欢迎，问候；D. assisted帮助。很明显，那位女士的丈夫对作者一家的到来表示欢迎或问候。故选C。

8.talking about谈论；B. waiting for等待；C. cheering up欢呼；D. picking up捡起，用车接。根据后句She came past 12.可知他的妻子12点之后才回家，因此我们应该是在等着她。故选B。

9.absolutely完全；B. definitely明确地；C. originally起初；D. secretly秘密地，偷偷地。根据后句so as not to disturb them可知作者想要偷偷地走，以免打扰对方。故选D。

10.aware知道，意识到；B. reminded提醒；C. amazed感到震惊；D. anxious着急的。根据前文可知这对夫妇与作者一家本是完全的陌生人，此外还接纳了其他陌生人，因此我们感到很震惊。故选C。

11.consumers消费者；B. strangers陌生人；C. relatives亲戚；D. neighbors邻居。根据前文可知这对夫妇与作者一家是完全的陌生人。故选B。

12.insisting坚持；B. wandering想知道；C. approaching靠近；D. leaving离开。根据上文可知，作者早餐后就离开。故选D。

13.payment费用；B. service服务；C. advice建议；D. solution解决办法。根据常识可知，在对方家里住宿一晚，作者应该是想给一些费用。故选A。

14.line线，队；B. check检查； C. touch接触，联系；D. mind头脑，想法。根据后句Later we lost contact可知这一家与对方保持好几年联系，之后才断了联系。故选C。

15.passion热情；B. eagerness渴望；C. kindness善良；D. encouragement鼓励。那位女士一家让作者一家在他们家里免费住宿一晚应该是一大善举。故选C。