Question

Once a gentleman was traveling on a train. He felt ________ and got off at a station in search of water. When he reached the water tap (水龙头), the________started. He ran back but________it.

It was getting________and he decided to spend the night at the station. The next morning he asked the ticket office about the next train and was told it would be on the next________. So he decided to find a place for a day’s________. He went to the nearby hotel to ask for a room but found ________.

At last he________a small house. He asked the________ whether he could stay in his house for a day. The owner immediately________, then served him food and gave him a room to stay. _________he did not ask anything in return.

At seven, the gentleman heard a ________at the door. The owner opened the door. The gentleman saw a man dressed in ________ clothes enter the house and________the owner to pay his debts (债务).

The gentleman came to know that the owner was in need of________. The next morning he left a pack in the drawer of the room and ________. When the owner found the pack, he saw that there was a________written to him, which read: “You ________ me but did not expect anything from me. Yesterday evening I heard the________ between you and the stranger and_________that you were in need of money. This is what you need.”

1.A. sleepy    B. thirsty    C. hungry    D. tired

2.A. passenger    B. officer    C. tap    D. train

3.A. caught    B. lost    C. missed    D. passed

4.A. dark    B. cold    C. hot    D. bright

5.A. we    B. month    C. hour    D. day

6.A. work    B. stay    C. fun    D. travel

7.A. one    B. nobody    C. none    D. lots

8.A. built    B. repaired    C. enjoyed    D. reached

9.A. owner    B. manager    C. driver    D. guest

10.A. accepted    B. changed    C. agreed    D. refused

11.A. So    B. But    C. Because      D. Unless

12.A. knock    B. sound    C. noise    D. call

13.A. cheap    B. strange    C. expensive    D. dirty

14.A. invited    B. hated    C. asked    D. promised

15.A. advice    B. money    C. time    D. water

16.A. stayed up    B. came up    C. gave in    D. went away

17.A. note    B. story    C. diary    D. joke

18.A. cheated    B. supported    C. helped    D. understood

19.A. quarrel    B. conversation    C. bargain    D. discussion

20.A. planed    B. explained    C. hoped    D. learned

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.C

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.C

19.B

20.D

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了一位绅士口渴去车站喝水时错过了火车，便在当地找了个小房子准备呆一天。房主对他很好，不但提供食物给他，还不要求任何回报。绅士偶然听到房主与一位陌生人的对话，了解到房主需要钱来还债，便在第二天早上把装有钱的包裹留给房主，悄悄地离开了。

1.A. sleepy困倦的；B. thirsty口渴的；C. hungry饥饿的；D. tired疲倦的。根据后半部分＂He felt ____1____ and got off at a station in search of water.＂可知，他下车在车站找水喝，由此判断前文应该是说他口渴了。故选B。

2.A. passenger乘客；B. officer长官；C. tap水龙头；D. train火车。当他到达水龙头的时候，火车开车了。故选D。

3.A. caught捉住；B. lost失去；C. missed错过；D. passed经过。火车开走了而他没有追上火车，所以错过了火车。故选C。

4.A. dark暗的；B. cold冷的；C. hot热的；D. bright亮的。根据后文他去宾馆找房间准备过夜可知，天暗了下来。故选A。

5.A. we我们；B. month月；C. hour小时；D. day天。根据下文中他决定找一个地方再呆一天，由此可知，第二天才会有火车。故选D。

6.A. work工作；B. stay停留；C. fun有趣；D. travel旅行。他决定找个地方再呆一天，所以应该是for a day’s stay。故选B。

7.A. one一个；B. nobody没有人；C. none零个，没有；D. lots许多。＂He went to the nearby hotel to ask for a room but found ____7____.＂“他去附近的宾馆想找个房间，但却发现没有了。”故选C。

8.A. built建造；B. repaired修理；C. enjoyed享受；D. reached到达。＂At last he____8____a small house.＂“最终他到了一所小房子”。故选D。

9.A. owner房主；B. manager经理；C. driver司机；D. guest客人。He asked the____9____ whether he could stay in his house for a day.既然是房子可肯定是房主，而且下文中也多次出现owner这个词。故选A。

10.A. accepted接受；B. changed改变；C. agreed同意；D. refused拒绝。房主立刻同意了，还给他提供食物。故选C。

11.A. So 因此；B. But但是；C. Because由于；D. Unless除非。房主给他提供食物和房间，却没有要任何回报，前后表示转折关系。故选B。

12.A. knock敲门；B. sound声音；C. noise噪音；D. call电话。7点钟，这位绅士听到了敲门声。故选A。

13.A. cheap廉价的；B. strange奇怪的；C. expensive昂贵的；D. dirty肮脏的。根据下文可知敲门的人是房主的债主，是来索要债务的，所以可以判断债主穿着很昂贵。故选C。

14.A. invited邀请；B. hated憎恨；C. asked要求；D. promised承诺。债主要求房主还债。故选C。

15.A. advice建议；B. money金钱；C. time时间；D. water水。有人来要债，绅士因而知道房主需要钱。故选B。

16.A. stayed up熬夜，不睡觉；B. came up出现；C. gave in让步；D. went away离开。The next morning he left a pack in the drawer of the room and ____16____.“第二天早上，他在房间的抽屉里留下了一个包裹便离开了”。故选D。

17.A. note纸条；B. story故事；C. diary日记；D. joke笑话。当房主发现包裹时，他看到有张写给他的纸条。故选A。

18.A. cheated欺骗；B. supported支持；C. helped帮助；D. understood理解。You ____18____ me but did not expect anything from me. “你帮助了我却并未想得到回报”。故选C。

19.A. quarrel争吵；B. conversation对话；C. bargain讨价还价；D. discussion讨论。Yesterday evening I heard the____19____ between you and the stranger，“昨天晚上，我听到了你和那位陌生人的对话”。故选B。

20.A. planed计划；B. explained解释；C. hoped希望；D. learned了解。and____20____that you were in need of money. “我了解到你需要钱”。故选D。

【名师点睛】

完形填空题旨在考察学生综合运用语言知识的能力。做此题时必须通篇考虑，先掌握大意，再综合运用所学词汇、语法及常识进行推理判断。通读全文,了解大意，紧紧抓住上下文语境所提供的信息,充分利用各种线索答。要学会结合上下文进行选择，学会站在作者的角度结合语境去考虑。

例如，第1题，＂He felt ____1____ and got off at a station in search of water.＂可知，他下车在车站找水喝，由此判断前文应该是说他口渴了。故选B。