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(1) My father often works very harD. And he has 1 to see a film. Here I’ll tell you 2 about him. One afternoon, when he finished his work and 3 go home, he found a film ticket under the 4 on his desk. He thought he 5 to have not much work to do that day and 6 was quite wonderful to pass the 7 at the cinemA. So he came back home and 8 finished his supper. Then he said 9 to us and left. But to our 10 , he came back about half an hour later, I 11 him what was the matter. He smiled and told us about 12 funny thing that had happened at the cinema. When my father was sitting in his seat, a 13 came to my father’s and said that the seat was 14 . Ｍy father was surpriseD. He took out the ticket 15 looked at it carefully. It was Row17, 16 . And then he looked at the seat. It was the same. So he asked her 17 her ticket. She took out the ticket at once and the seat shown in it was Row 17, Seat 3. 18 ? What’s the matter with all this? While they were wondering suddenly the woman said, “The 19 of the tickets are different.” So they looked at the ticket more carefully. After a while, my father said, “Oh, 20 , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the film a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words, he left the cinema. 1. A. little money B. much money C. little time D. much time 2. A. a funny story B. a good story C. an old story D. a strange story 3. A. was to B. was about to C. had to D. ought 4. A. box B. book C. glass D. paper 5. A. happened B. liked C. pretended D. wanted 6. A. it B. this C. that D. which 7. A. morning B. afternoon C. day D. evening 8. A. early B. quietly C. quickly D. suddenly 9. A. hello B. good-bye C. good evening D. good night 10. A. disappointment B. joy C. sorrow D. surprise 11. A. asked B. explained C. told D. wanted 12. A. a B. one C. some D. the 13. A. man B. woman C. doctor D. nurse 14. A. hers B. his C. taken D. wrong 15. A. and B. but C. or D. so 16. A. Seat1 B. Seat 17. A. it bring B. to get C. to see D. to show 18. A. Why B. How C. When D. where 19. A. designs B. colors C. prices D. owners 20. A. I’m sad B. I’m sorry C. I’m wrong D. I’m worried
【答案解析】 1. C 根據(jù)前一句，此句應(yīng)為“他很少去看電影”故選C。 2. A 通讀全文，可看出這是一件可笑的事情，故選A。 3. B 下午下班，正要打算回家，故選B。在此A有較大的干擾性，be to表示將來時，表示按計劃安排要做的事。 4. C 電影票放在箱子、書、和紙的下面，很難發(fā)現(xiàn)，故選C。 5. A 平時工作很忙，那天碰巧有時間，故選A。 6. A 分析此句的結(jié)構(gòu)可以看出，to pass the night at the cinema應(yīng)為主語，故it 作形式主語，選 A。 7. D 下午下班后接下來的時間應(yīng)是晚上，故選D。 8. C 下午下班回到家再吃飯，時間顯然不充裕，故選C。 9. B 從家里出去看電影，向家人告別，故選B。 10. D 電影不可能這么快就結(jié)束，故我們吃驚。選D。 11. A 因為吃驚，我問他是怎么回事，選A。 12. D Thing有后置定語，且特指某一件事，故選D。 13. B 從后句“so he asked her…”得知選B。 14. A C和D項有較大干擾性，taken 意為“占領(lǐng)”， wrong意為“錯的”，在此，這位婦女向my father 說這座位是她的。 15. A and 連接兩個先后的動作，故選A。 16. C 從“It was the same”與 “…Row17, Seat 17. D 因為my father確信他沒有錯，故他讓那位婦女拿出票讓他看一看是否她錯了，故選D。 18. A 出現(xiàn)兩張同是Row17, Seat3的票，my father納悶，故選A。 19. B 兩張票座號相同，只是顏色不同，故選B。在此A有較大干擾性，電影院是以票的顏色的不同來方便檢查日期的。 20. B 因為my father 出了錯，故向那位婦女道歉，選B。
(2) I remember vividly the call that changed my life. It was Tuesday, February 18. When the 1 rang in the kitchen of my Los Angeles, the 2 was Marty Banderas, a literary agent to whom I had sent a draft( 草稿 )of my novel three weeks earlier. “I have a couple of 3 .” Banderas saiD. “First, how old are you?” “I'm 48,” I replieD. “Are you in good 4 ?” “Yes, excellent. What’s this about? ” “I’ve sold your novels 5 one and a half million dollars.” I sat down in 6 . I had written fourteen novels in twenty years, but each one had been 7 by the publishers. I suppose many people would have been 8 , but not me. Each time, I just 9 writing another one. My husband advised me to find something else to do, but I refused to 10 up. Seeing this book 11 was the best thing that has ever happened to me. It's a mystery story (like all the others) and it was on the best-seller 12 two weeks after publication! I got my first lesson in story 13 from my grandmother. She used to read my stories. She was the one who gave me a 14 of words. She sparked (激發(fā)) my 15 and she has been a 16 influence on me. I always had stories running through my 17 and as soon as I could write, I 18 them down on paper. I married young and I have three children, but I never stopped writing. 19 novels between doing the diapers(嬰兒的尿布) and dishes. I'm writing another novel now. Yes, my 20 has changed my life. 1. A. phone B. bell C. clock D. alarm 2. A. line B. step C. outside D. doorway 3. A. novels B. things C. questions D. problems 4. A. wealth B. health C. condition D. order 5. A. to B. for C. on D. in 6. A. need B. joy C. settlements D. shock 7. A. rejected B. received C. decided D. lost 8. A. worried B. encouraged C. discouraged D. excited 9. A. couldn't help B. got down to C. got used to D. went on 10. A. hold B. look C. give D. set 11. A. sold B. published C. printed D. passed 12. A. books B. shops C. record D. list 13. A. writing B. organizing C. telling D. reading 14. A. use B. love C. meaning D. respect 15. A. hope B. efforts C. novels D. imagination 16. A. lasting B. normal C. careful D. general 17. A. head B. mouth C. voice D. work 18. A. took B. put C. broke D. added 19. A. writing B. reading C. developing D. translating 20. A. friend B. call C. success D. work 【答案解析】 1. A 前面提到了“記得一個電話”。call是電話之意，當然下文仍然指當電話響的時候我正在家的廚房里，當然選phone。 2. A line 仍然指電話的意思。 3. C 從下句可知有幾個問題要問。 4. B be in good health .身體狀況良好。 5. B for 我把你的小說賣了一百五十萬塊錢。 6. D 意為：聽了這一好消息很是震驚。 7. A 指以前寫的小說一直都被出版社拒絕。 8. C 句意是說：很多人都會泄氣。 9. B get down to doing 開始著手做某事。承接上文意思，這句說：每次被出版社拒絕后，我不灰心，開始著手寫另一本。 10. C 固定短語give up。 本句意思是“丈夫建議我做點別的事情，但我不放棄。” 11. B see sth. done，當然就是看到這本書被出版了。 12. D 指這本書列入了暢銷品之內(nèi)。 13. C 意為講述故事。 14. B love “是grandmother給我講故事讓我喜歡上寫小說。” 15. D 由于那些故事激發(fā)了我的想象力。 16. A 那些故事對我有持久的影響。 17. A 大腦中老是有故事。 18. B put down 意為write down。 19. C develop novels 展開故事 20. C 指我寫小說這件事的成功改變了我的一生。 |
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