Question

    Many people have to work at weekends. Some people do not mind, ____________ think it's terrible.

One man thinks that working at weekends can be____________. He is George Smith. Mr. Smith works in an office, in Brighton, England.

One Saturday, May 24,1996,he went to the office to do some work. After he ____________ the lift, it stopped between floors. Mr. Smith could not get out of the lift. He began to shout, but _____________ heard him. Then Mr. Smith remembered that it was a holiday in England. No one was going to come to work ____________ Tuesday.

There was ____________ for Mr. Smith to do. He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him. With nothing to __________,Mr. Smith was very hungry and had to sleep most of the time.

Early on Tuesday morning, one of his workmates came to work and found the lift ____________. When the lift was opened ,Mr. Smith came out, cold, weak, and tired. He had been in the lift for __________ hours!

Now Mr. Smith says,“I only use lifts if they have___________in them.”

1.A.other B.others C.another D.the other

2.A.dangerous B.happy C.angry D.free

3.A.got off B.got into C.got out of D.got to

4.A.someone B.everyone C.no one D.either

5.A.on B.to C.from D.until

6.A.nothing B.something C.anything D.everything

7.A.read or write B.eat or drink C.cook D.know the time

8.A.was not there B.was not closed C.was not working D.was working

9.A.nearly 24 B.about 40 C.more than 60 D.over 94

10.A.pans B.beds C.exits D.telephones

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.D

【解析】

文章讲述的是George Smith在周末加班的时候，被困在电梯里，直到周二同事们上班时才解救了她。

1.句意：有些人认为这很可怕。

other其他的，后接复数名词；others别人；another另一个； the other两者中的另一个；根据句意理解及前句的Some people do not mind可知，这里表达的是“别人”，英语是others，故选B。

2.句意：一个人认为周末工作是危险的。

dangerous危险的；happy快乐的；angry生气的；free自由的；根据句意理解及后文Mr. Smith could not get out of the lift. He began to shout, but ______4______ heard him.可知，这里表达的是“危险的”，故选A。

3.句意：他上了电梯后，电梯停在两层楼之间。

got off下车；got into进入；got out of摆脱；got to到达；根据句意理解及后句it stopped between floors. Mr. Smith could not get out of the lift.可知，这里表达的是“进入”，故选B。

4.句意：他开始喊叫，但没人听见。

someone有人；everyone每个人；no one没有人；either两者之一；根据句意理解及后句Then Mr. Smith remembered that it was a holiday in England.可知，这里表达的是“没有人”，故选C。

5.句意：直到星期二才有人来上班。

on在……上；to向；from从……；until直到……；根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是“直到……”，故选D。

6.句意：史密斯先生无事可做。

nothing没有事情；something一些事情；anything任何事情；everything一切；根据句意理解及后句He had to wait until one of his workmates came to work and found him.可知，这里表达的是“没有事情”，故选A。

7.句意：史密斯先生没有吃的和喝的，他非常饿，大部分时间都得睡觉。

read or write读或者写；eat or drink吃或者喝；cook做饭；know the time知道时间；根据句意理解及后句Mr. Smith was very hungry可知，这里表达的是“没有吃的和喝的”，故选B。

8.句意：星期二一大早，他的一个同事来上班，发现电梯坏了。

was not there不在那儿；was not closed没有关；was not working不工作，不运转；was working正在工作；根据句意理解可知，这里表达的是“没有运转”，也就是坏了，故选C。

9.句意：他在电梯里呆了60多个小时！

nearly 24几乎24小时；about 40 大约40小时；more than 60超过60小时；over 94超过94小时；根据句意理解及上文中的One Saturday, May 24, 1996, he went to the office to do some work.以及Early on Tuesday morning, one of his workmates came to work and found the lift ______8______.可知，这里从周六到周二早上已经超过了60个小时，故选C。

10.句意：我只在电梯里有电话的情况下使用电梯。

pans平底锅；beds床；exits出口；telephones电话；根据句意理解及常识可知，这里表达的是“电话”，故选D。