Question

    Last year, we took a trip to New York City. When we arrived at our________, it was around 11 P. M. We washed and were ready to go to bed. My son, Joseph, looked out at the lights of Times Square and said he wanted to go_______I told him it was too________but he kept looking out of the window and said, "Just for two minutes.”

It was 11:30 P.M.________by the window, my wife and I just looked at each other, smiled and said, "Two minutes. "We got dressed and walked to the center of Times Square. When we got there at 11:50 P..M., my son pointed at the lights and said, "Dad,________!"And then he started to fall asleep. So we had to go back to the hotel.

It took us twenty minutes to________for the twenty seconds we spent outside, but it made our son________and that meant a lot to us. That night, I learned a lesson about happiness. We sometimes have chances to________happy moments, but we often find an excuse to do something else. We ourselves are the biggest________to our own happiness.________happiness is a door that is always open, we are the ones to decide whether we walk through the door or not.

1.A.city B.hotel C.square

2.A.outside B.home C.uр

3.A.cold B.early C.late

4.A.Entering B.Standing C.Recalling

5.A.smile B.listen C.look

6.A.wait B.prepare C.search

7.A.intelligent B.glad C.bored

8.A.create B.miss C.avoid

9.A.friends B.guards C.enemies

10.A.Because B.Although C.Unless

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.A

9.C

10.A

【解析】

本文介绍了去年我们一家人去纽约旅行，我们在凌晨到达旅馆，但儿子想要去时代广场散步，于是我们花费二十分钟来准备出门，但在那我们只停留了20秒。虽然这样，但是我们仍然感到快乐。告诉我们一个道理：我们只要有机会在生活中创造快乐，就不要找其他借口做其他事，因为快乐是最重要的。

1.句意：当我们到达旅馆时，大约是晚上11点半。

city城市；hotel旅馆；square广场。根据文中“And then he started to fall asleep. So we had to go back to the hotel.”可知，我们到的地方是旅馆，故选B。

2.句意：我的儿子约瑟夫看着时代广场的灯光，说他想出去。

outside外面；home家；up上面。根据文中“I told him it was too but he kept looking out of the window”可知，儿子望向窗外是想出去，故选A。

3.句意：我告诉他太晚了但他一直看着窗外，说：“就两分钟。”

cold冷的；early早的；late晚的。根据文中“it was around 11 P. M. We washed and were ready to go to bed.”可知，到达时已经晚上十一点半左右了，所以太晚了，故选C。

4.句意：站在窗边，我和妻子只是对视了一下，微笑着：说“两分钟。”

Entering进入；Standing站；Recalling回想。分析句子可知，此处构成stand by the window短语，翻译为“站在窗边”，故选B。

5.句意：当我们11点50分到达那里时，我的儿子指着灯说：“爸爸，看！”

smile微笑；listen听；look看。根据文中“my son pointed at the lights”可知，儿子指着灯，所以此处应表示“看”的含义，故选C。

6.句意：我们花了20分钟来准备，但只在外面待了20秒。

wait等待；prepare准备；search搜寻。分析句子可知，此处构成prepare for sth短语，翻译为“为……做准备”，故选B。

7.句意：但它让我们的儿子很开心，这对我们意义重大。

intelligent聪明的；glad开心的；bored无聊的。根据文中“That night, I learned a lesson about happiness.”可知，那晚我学到了关于快乐的一课，所以此处表示“开心的”含义，故选B。

8.句意：我们有时有机会创造快乐的时刻。

create创造；miss错过；avoid避免。根据文中“but we often find an excuse to do something else.”可知，我们在生活中有创造快乐的时刻但是却找借口做了其他事，所以此处表示“创造”的含义，故选A。

9.句意：我们自己是通向自己开心的最大的敌人。

friends朋友；guards守卫；enemies敌人。根据文中“but we often find an excuse to do something else.”可知，我们有时候会做其他的事导致未能快乐，所以此处表示“敌人”的含义，故选C。

10.句意：因为快乐是一扇永远敞开的门。

Because因为；Although虽然；Unless除非。此句与后句“we are the ones to decide whether we walk through the door or not.”存在因果关系，所以此处表示“因为”的含义，故选A。