Question

One dark stormy night, an elderly couple hurried into a hotel and asked whether they could be  36  for the night, “I’m very sorry,” the clerk on night shift said politely, “we are all  37 tonight.  38 ,you could stay in my room if you don’t mind. I’m  39 ,so I’ll be here.” The young man gave the sincere advice.

The elderly couple accepted his  40  with gratitude. They apologized for the  41  they had caused him. The next day, the rain stopped and it  42 . When the old gentleman went to pay his bill, the same clerk said, “The room you and your wife stayed in is not a proper   43  room in this hotel, so you don’t need to pay.”

The old gentleman nodded in  44  : “You are an employee that every boss in the hotel business would dream of . Perhaps someday I’ll build a hotel for you.” The clerk was  45  but, deciding that the guest must have been  46  , he gave the remark  47 thought.

Two years later, the young man received a letter from the old gentleman, in which he  48 the experience of that dark stormy night. The letter also  49 a formal invitation, asking that young man to pay a visit.

At a street corner in Manhattan, the young man met his  50  guest. The old gentleman, pointing to a magnificent new building  51  over the crossroads, “Look, that is the hotel I 52 to build for you. I hope you will  53  it for me .Remember what I said then? Well, I was  54  about it.”

The young man stammered, “But…will there be any   55 , sir? Why do you choose me? And who are you?”

“My name is William Aster.” This building was none other than the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, a symbol of supreme status and honor in New York.

1.A. put up         B. put away             C. stay up      D. set up

2.A. preserved      B. conserved            C. booked       D. occupied

3.A. Meanwhile      B. Moreover         C. Otherwise        D. However

4.A. on duty            B. on display       C. on stage         D. on hand

5.A. service            B. view              C. offer       D. invitation

6.A. Instruction        B. consideration     C. Inconvenience D.interruption

7.A. cleared away       B. picked out   C. cleaned up       D. cleared up

8.A. living         B. double           C. admirable        D. luxury

9.A. appreciation       B. admiration       C. surprise D. excitement

10.A. excite            B. skeptical    C. annoyed          D. respectful

11.A. lacking           B. covering     C. joking           D. cheating

12.A. not more      B. no more           C. some            D. another

13.A. described     B. stated       C. recited              D. recalled

14.A. swapped           B. included         C. attached     D. added

15.A. former            B. original     C. formal           D. primitive

16.A. displaying        B. towering         C. flying           D. hovering

17.A. determined        B. promised         C. tended           D. intended

18.A. get               B. keep              C. manage          D. make

19.A. sensitive     B. concerned            C .curious      D. serious

20.A. Scene         B.situation         C.condition         D. occasion

Answer

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.A

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.B

17.B

18.C

19.D

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：

1.固定搭配put up for the night意思“投宿”，句子“一个暴风雨的晚上，一对老夫妇急忙走进旅馆问是否他们住宿”，所以选A

2.由后面的句子you could stay in my room if you don’t mind.可以知道已经没有房间了，句子意思“所有的房间都预定了”，所以选C

3.由后面的句子you could stay in my room if you don’t mind.可以知道后面和前面是转折关系，句子意思“所有的房间都预定了，但是如果你们不介意的话你们可以住我的房间”，所以选D

4.由后面的句子so I’ll be here可以知道他在值班，句子意思“我在值班，因此我在这”，所以选A

5.由前面的句子ou could stay in my room if you don’t mind.可以知道一对老夫妇接受了他的提供，句子意思“老夫妇感激地接受了他的提供”，所以选C

6.有前面的句子The elderly couple accepted his…可以知道他们因给他带来麻烦而道歉，句子意思“他们因给他带来麻烦而道歉”，所以选C

7.考查单词意思，cleared up意思“放晴”， picked out意思“挑出”，cleaned up意思“打扫”，cleared away意思“散去”，句子意思“第二天，雨停了天空放晴了”，所以选D

8.由前面说老夫妇住了一个晚上，因为是两个人，所以是double，句子意思“您和您的妻子住的不是双人房间”，所以选B

9.由前面老夫妇借住了一个晚上，可以知道老夫妇感激地点了一下头，句子意思“老夫妇感激地点了一下头”，所以选A

10.由前面的句子Perhaps someday I’ll build a hotel for you可以知道店员听到这些话很兴奋，句子意思“店员很兴奋”，所以选A

11.由前面的句子You are an employee that every boss in the hotel business would dream of . Perhaps someday I’ll build a hotel for you可以知道那个店员认为老夫妇肯定开玩笑，句子意“店员认为老夫妇肯定开玩笑”，所以选C

12.考查单词意思，not more意思“不多”，no more意思“不再”， some意思“一些”，another意思“另外一些”，句子意思“他给的话不再想”，所以选B

13.考查单词意思, described 意思“描写”，stated意思“陈述”，recited意思“背诵”，recalled意思“回想”，句子意思“在信里他回想那个暴风雨的晚上”，所以选D

14.由后面的句子asking that young man to pay a visit可以知道是包括一份正式邀请函，句子意思“信里包括一份正式邀请函”，所以选B

15.由第一段可以知道，店员以前见过老夫妇，所以是former，句子意思“年轻的人见他以前的客人”，所以选A

16.固定词组，tower over意思“高耸”，现在分词做名词的后置定语，句子“指着一个高耸在十字路口豪华的新的建筑物”，所以选B

17.由第三段第二行Perhaps someday I’ll build a hotel for you可以知道是他承诺的，句子意思“那是我向你承诺建造的宾馆”，所以选B

18.由第三段第一行You are an employee that every boss in the hotel business would dream of可以知道老夫妇让这个年轻人管理宾馆，句子意思“我希望你为我管理这个宾馆”，所以选C

19.固定句型be serious about sth意思“对某事认真”句子意思“对于这件事我是认真的”，所以选D

20.考查单词意思，Scene意思“场景”，situation意思“情形”，condition意思“条件”，occasion意思“场合”，句子意思“先生您有任何条件吗”，所以选C

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