Question

Dear Sir/Madam，

I am writing to tell you about our experience on Train 2315 the other day. It is a train__1.___ goes from Winston to Stenberg.

This train was never late before， but last Thursday it did not get to the station_2.___time and my friends and I had to wait for nearly fifty minutes. The train was supposed to____3._the station at 9：10 am but it was 10：30 am when it set off（出发） in the end. Officials at the station neither said sorry to us___4.__gave us any reason for the delay(延误). On our way to Stenberg it stopped for ___5.___ thirty minutes and still nobody told us why.

What’s more， the service on the train was also very poor. The trip   6.  more than five hours. However， we could buy__7.___but some soft drinks on the train. Worst of all， something was wrong with the air conditioning(空调) and the temperature reached 38℃ before we arrived in Stenberg.

All the passengers on the train were so angry that they asked me to write this letter to your company. We hope you can give us some explanations and improve your work later.

We are looking forward to___8.from you.

Yours，

John Armstrong

Answer

1.that

2.on

3.leave

4.nor

5.another

6.took

7.nothing

8.hearing

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文作者以书信的形式讲述了一次被延误的、炎热的、而且服务差的火车之旅，希望运营商作出解释并提高工作质量。

1.that根据语境，这是一个定语从句，从句中的引导词依据先行词而定。本句由于先行词是指物，故可填that。

2.on根据语境，本句存在转折语义，即这趟列车以前从未晚点，但是上星期四却没有按时到站。故应填on，on time按时。

3.leave根据下文it was 10：30 am when it set off in the end的描述可知，这趟列车本应该于9：10出发的，最终却是10：30出发。故应填leave。

4.nor根据语境，火车站的官员既不向我们道歉，也不说明火车延误的原因。neither---nor是固定搭配，故应填nor。

5.another根据语境，它又停了三十分钟。所以填写another。

6.took根据语境，旅行花费了五个多小时，所以填写took。

7.nothing根据语境，作者抱怨在火车上除了能买到饮料之外，其他什么也买不到。故应填nothing

8.

考点：短文填空。