Question

One dark stormy night, an elderly couple hurried into a hotel and asked whether they could be  36  for the night, “I’m very sorry,” the clerk on night shift said politely, “we are all  37 tonight.  38 ,you could stay in my room if you don’t mind. I’m 39 ,so I’ll be here.” The young man gave the sincere advice.

The elderly couple accepted his  40  with gratitude. They apologized for the  41  they had caused him. The next day, the rain stopped and it  42 . When the old gentleman went to pay his bill, the same clerk said, “The room you and your wife stayed in is not a proper   43  room in this hotel, so you don’t need to pay.”

The old gentleman nodded in  44  : “You are an employee that every boss in the hotel business would dream of . Perhaps someday I’ll build a hotel for you.” The clerk was  45  but, deciding that the guest must have been 46  , he gave the remark  47 thought.

Two years later, the young man received a letter from the old gentleman, in which he  48 the experience of that dark stormy night. The letter also  49 a formal invitation, asking that young man to pay a visit.

At a street corner in Manhattan, the young man met his  50  guest. The old gentleman, pointing to a magnificent new building  51  over the crossroads, “Look, that is the hotel I 52 to build for you. I hope you will  53  it for me .Remember what I said then? Well, I was  54  about it.”

The young man stammered, “But…will there be any   55 , sir? Why do you choose me? And who are you?”

“My name is William Aster.” This building was none other than the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, a symbol of supreme status and honor in New York.

1.                A．put up         B．put away        C．stay up   D．set up

2.                A．preserved      B．conserved       C．booked   D．occupied

3.                A．Meanwhile      B．Moreover       C．Otherwise D．However

4.                A．on duty         B．on display       C．on stage  D．on hand

5.                A．service         B．view           C．offer D．invitation

6.                A．Instruction      B．consideration    C．Inconvenience D．interruption

7.                A．cleared away    B．picked out       C．cleaned up    D．cleared up

8.                A．living          B．double         C．admirable D．luxury

9.                A．appreciation     B．admiration      C．surprise  D．excitement

10.               A．excited         B．skeptical        C．annoyed   D．respectful

11.               A．lacking         B．covering        C．joking D．cheating

12.               A．not more       B．no more        C．some D．another

13.               A．described       B．stated          C．recited    D．recalled

14.               A．swapped       B．included        C．attached   D．added

15.               A．former         B．original         C．formal D．primitive

16.               A．displaying       B．towering        C．flying D．hovering

17.               A．determined     B．promised       C．tended    D．intended

18.               A．get            B．keep           C．manage   D．make

19.               A．sensitive        B．concerned      C．curious    D．serious

20.               A．Scene          B．situation        C．condition  D．Occasion

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.B

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个年轻的职员在一个风雨之夜善待了一对老夫妻，给予对方很好的服务，事后这对老夫妻给他建立了一个很大的宾馆让他来管理。用这个故事告诉我们要与人为善，善有善报。

1.A 短语辨析。A留宿B收拾C熬夜D建立；这对夫妻问他们是否可以在这留宿。

2.C 动词辨析。A保留B保存C预定D占据；职员告诉他们所有的房间都被预定了。

3.D 副词辨析。A同时B而且C否则，要不然D然而；所有的风景都被预定了，然而你们可以住我的。

4.A 短语辨析。A值班B展示C登台C手边，因为他在值班，所以他的房间可以让他们住。

5.C 名词辨析。A服务B观点C善意D邀请，这对老夫妻接受了他的好意、

6.C 名词辨析。A说明B考虑C不方便D打扰；他们也自己给别人带来的不便表示歉意。

7.D 短语辨析。A清理B挑选C清扫D晴朗；指第二天天气好了，变得晴朗了。

8.B 形容词辨析。A活的B双人的C钦佩的D奢侈的；这不是宾馆标准的双人床，所以不收费。

9.A 名词辨析。A欣赏B钦佩C惊讶D兴奋；这对夫妻很欣赏他的做法。这位以后的行为买下了伏笔。

10.A 形容词辨析。A兴奋B怀疑C恼怒哦D尊敬；这个职员对于这个评价很兴奋，但是没有多想。

11.C 词义辨析。A缺少B覆盖C玩笑D欺骗；他认为他们是在开玩笑而没有多评论。

12.B 词义辨析。No more不再。他认为对方是在开玩笑，所以没有多加评论。

13.D 动词辨析。A描述B陈述C背诵D回忆；他回忆起了那个暴风雨之夜的经历。

14.B 动词辨析。A交换B包括C附着D增加；这封信里包括一张正式的邀请。

15.A 形容词辨析。A以前的B原始的C正式的D最初的；这个年轻人遇见了以前的客人。

16.B 动词辨析。A显示B高耸C飞行D盘旋；指这栋大楼高耸入云。

17.B 动词辨析。A决定B允诺C照料，照顾；D想要；这就是我允诺给你建的宾馆。

18.C 动词辨析。A得到B保持C管理D生产，制作；我希望你来管理这家宾馆。

19.D 形容词辨析。A敏感的B担忧的C好奇的D认真的；这个老人认真地说。

20.C 名词辨析。A风景B情况C条件D场合，时机；这个人想知道对方让他做经理有什么样的条件。

考点：考查故事类短文