Question

完形填空，閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給各題的四個選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。

　　Mr Smith is well-known in Washington because of his many social blunders (stupid mistakes). Recently he received an invitation 1 a dinner party. Although he did not know the hostess, he 2 the invitation.

　　At dinner, he was 3 beside a woman full of dignity（尊嚴）. The woman tried to be 4 even though she had never met Mr Smith before. She spoke 5 , whenever he spoke to her. Between the first and the second

6 of the meal, she turned to Mr Smith and said,“Do you 7 that gray-haired man at the end of the table? The one 8 glasses.”

　　“Ah, yes. Who is he?” asked Smith.

　　“He's the Secretary of the Interior!” she replied.

　　Mr Smith said, “So 9 is the Secretary of the Interior! I'm afraid that I find very little to 10 about him, although he is the Secretary.”

　　The woman sat still and did not reply. Smith continued in spite of her 11 .“I really can't see how he received his 12 , unless he is perhaps a relative of the President.”

　　“It hardly 13 whether you like the Secretary or not,” she said. “He was 14 because the President thought he was the man for the 15 . If he does the job well, you should have no complaint（抱怨）.”

　　“That's just it,” said Smith.“No one 16 the things he does, unless he is a complete 17 !”

　　“Sir!” said the woman in all her 18 . “Do you know who I am?”

“No,” replied Smith.

　　“I am the Secretary's wife,” she said coldly.

　　Mr Smith was 19 , but he went on in spite of his embarrassment（困窘）,“Madam, do you know who I am?”

　　“No, I don't,” the woman replied.

　　“ 20 !” cried Mr Smith, as he quickly left the table.

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1) A.by	B.of	C.to	D.for
(2) A.got	B.preferred	C.took	D.accepted
(3) A.seated	B.placed	C.arranged	D.kept
(4) A.lively	B.careful	C.friendly	D.patient
(5) A.calmly	B.politely	C.plainly	D.perfectly
(6) A.course	B.choice	C.pause	D.turn
(7) A.recognize	B.see	C.remember	D.know
(8) A.of	B.at	C.with	D.for
(9) A.there	B.this	C.here	D.that
(10) A.honor	B.respect	C.admire	D.look
(11) A.appearance	B.coldness	C.sadness	D.action
(12)A.position	B.invitation	C.possession	D.instruction
(13) A.minds	B.expects	C.happens	D.matters
(14) A.picked 　　 out	B.selected	C.made 　　 out	D.chosen
(15) A.business	B.job	C.service	D.chance
(16) A.wishes	B.does	C.needs	D.cares
(17) A.joker	B.dreamer	C.fool	D.stranger
(18) A.manner	B.dignity	C.wealth	D.quality
(19) A.moved	B.interested	C.frightened	D.shocked
(20) A.Thank 　　 goodness	B.Great 　　 fun	C.Thank 　　 you	D.Big 　　 mistake

　

Answer 1

答案：C;D;A;C;B;A;B;C;D;C;B;A;D;D;B;B;C;B;D;A
解析：

(1) invitation to…意為“……的邀請”。

(2) 由上下文得知，史密斯接受了這一邀請。

(3) seated意為“坐在……”，placed意為“落腳于……”，arranged意為“被安排在……”，kept意為“保持”。因此，由上下文得知，A項正確。

(4) lively意為“生動的”，careful意為“細心的”，friendly意為“友好的”，patient意為“耐心的”。由上下文得知，C項正確。

(5)calmly意為“平靜的”，politely意為“有禮貌的”，plainly意為“平坦的”，perfectly意為“完美的”。由上下文可知，B項正確。

(6) course在這里指的是“一道菜”。

(7)recognize意為“認出”，see意為“看到”，remember意為“記得”，know意為“知道”。由上下文得知，B項正確。

(8) with glasses意為“戴著眼鏡”，其它選項不成立。

(10) honor意為“授予榮譽”，respect意為“尊敬”，admire意為“欽佩，贊賞，欣賞”，look意為“看”。由上下文得知，C項正確。

(11) appearance意為“出現”，coldness意為“寒冷，冷漠”，sadness意為“悲傷”，action意為“行動”。由上下文得知，B項正確。

(12) position意為“位置”，invitation意為“邀請”，possession意為“擁有”，instruction意為“說明”。由上下文得知，A項正確。

(13)mind意為“介意”，expect意為“期望”，happen意為“發生”，matter意為“有關系”。由上下文得知，D項正確。

(14) pick out意為“挑出”，select意為“挑選”，be selected from指“被從……挑選出”，make out意為“開出，寫出”，chance意為“選擇”。根據上下文得知，D項正確。

(15) business意為“商業”，job意為“工作”,service意為“服務”，chance意為“機會”。根據上下文，B項正確。

(16) 由“the thing he does”可知。

(17) 根據前半句的意思可知。

(18) manner意為“方法，態度”，dignity意為“高尚，尊嚴”，wealth意為“財富”，quality意為“質量，特性”。由上下文得知，B項正確。

(19) 得知這位女士竟然是自己大批特批的秘書的妻子，史密斯當然很震驚。

(20) Thank goodness意為“謝天謝地”，史密斯為此而慶幸。