Question

  I still remember my first day in the U.S. very clearly. My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon. The weather was very      and it was snowing, but I was too excited to        _. From the airport, my friend and I          a taxi to my              . On the way I saw the skyline（天际线） of Manhattan（曼哈顿） for the      _time and I stared in surprise at the famous skyscrapers （摩天大厦）and their man-made       . Helping me unpack（卸下包裹） at the hotel, my friend left and          to return the next day.

     my friend had left, I went to a           near the hotel to get something to eat. Since（因为） I couldn’t speak a single       of English, I couldn’t tell the          what I wanted. I was very upset and started to make some       , but he didn’t understand me. Finally, I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was          . After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway          I came to Times Square with its theatres, neon lights, and crowds of people. I didn’t feel tired, so I          to walk around the city. I wanted to see        _on my first day, although I knew it was impossible.

When I      to the hotel, I couldn’t fall asleep, lay      and thought about New York. It was a very big and amazing city with many high-rise buildings and streams of cars, and full of          and busy people. I also decided right then that I had to learn to          English.

1.A. hot   B. warm    C. cold   D. cool

2.A. look      B. listen   C. enjoy    D. mind

3.A. sat         B. took     C. rode     D. used

4.A. home       B. hotel    C. office    D. school

5.A. first      B. one     C. last     D. only

6.A. satellites    B. lakes     C. beauty     D. parks

7.A. advised      B. liked     C. Promised      D. hoped

8.A. Before long B. Shortly after  C. Soon        D. Then

9.A. restaurant  B. shop       C. supermarket  D. pub

10.A. letter   B. word      C. sentence       D. phrase

11.A. boss   B. cook     C. waiter         D. waitress

12.A. voices   B. suggestions  C. sounds        D. gestures

13.A. looking     B. ordering   C. picking    D. eating

14.A. until    B. when         C. before   D. after

15.A. tried    B. stopped        C. decided     D. continued

16.A. anything   B. everything    C. something   D. some things

17.A. came    B. went      C. returned       D. arrived

18.A. asleep       B. awake      C. afraid        D. alive

19.A. noise   B. voices     C. streets       D. places

20.A. say      B. talk          C. speak      D. tell

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.A

6.C

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.B

【小题 11】C

【小题 12】D

【小题 13】D

【小题 14】A

【小题 15】D

【小题 16】B

【小题 17】C

【小题 18】B

【小题 19】A

【小题 20】C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了作者第一次去美国旅行时的一些所见所闻所感，由于不会说英语造成了很大的困难，所以他决定好好学英语。

1. was snowing可知天气应该是寒冷的。故选C

2. D。 考查动词辨析。A.看；B.听；C.喜欢，享受；D.介意。根据前文的but I was too excited to _.中的but可知因为太过兴奋而不介意寒冷。故选D

3. a taxi：固定搭配。乘出租；C.骑；D.使用。因为take a taxi为固定搭配。故选B

4. me unpack（卸下包裹） at the hotel可知是将我带到了旅馆。故选B

5. stared in surprise可知应是我第一次来，故选A

6. （摩天大厦）and their man-made可知their指代的是摩天大厦，所以只有美符合语境。故选C

7.

8. went to可知是我一个人去的，所以是朋友离开之后。故选B

9. get something to eat可知是去餐馆吃饭。故选A

10.

【小题 11】C。考查名词辨析。A.老板；B.厨师；C.男服务员；D.女服务员。在餐馆都是有服务人员的，根据he didn’t understand me可知是男服务员。故选C

【小题 12】D。考查名词辨析。A.嗓音；B.建议；C.声音；D.首饰。根据前文可知他不会说英语，所以试图用手势使之明白。故选D

【小题 13】D。考查动词辨析。A.看；B.订；C.捡，挑；D.吃。根据前后文he same thing the man at the next table was . After dinne可知是这个男的正在吃的。故选D

【小题 14】A。考查连词辨析。A.直到..；B.当..时候；C.在..之前；D.在..之后。这个地方应该理解为我独自一人漫步所走过的路程，until可表示。故选A

【小题 15】D。考查动词辨析。A.试图；B.停止；C.决定；D.继续。根据上下文I didn’t feel tired, so I to walk around the city.可知因为不感到累，所以继续游城，故选D

【小题 16】B。考查不定代词辨析。A.任何事，常用于否定；B.一切；C.某些事；D.一些事。根据前文我想游遍全城，是为了看尽一切。故选B

【小题 17】C。考查动词辨析。A.come to：到达；B.go to：去；C.return to ：返回；D.arrive at/in：到达。根据前文我是从旅馆出发的，所以这是返回到旅馆。故选C

【小题 18】B。考查形容词辨析。A.睡着的；B.醒着的；C.害怕的；D.活着的。根据前文I couldn’t fall asleep可知我睡不着，所以是保持醒着的状态。故选B

【小题 19】A。考查名词辨析辨析。A.噪音；B.嗓音；C.街道；D.地方。根据上下文streams of cars,和busy people可知充满了车流和人流，所以是有噪音的。故选A

【小题 20】C。考查动词辨析。A.说；B.谈论；C.说；D.告诉。说某种语言通常用speak，例如speak English。故选C

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