【題目】I decided a few months ago that l was going to treat myself to a 4-day getaway from Los Angeles and visit Chicago. I turned in some long-saved frequent flier miles(航空積分里程) for the airplane ticket, but had to shell out cash I really couldn’t afford for the hotel. I found a travel website where a discounted promotional 3-night stay was purchased from a recently opened hotel.

About three weeks before the trip, I had to regretfully cancel and only then realized the room, while transferable to another person, couldn’t be changed to a later date and wasn’t refundable(可退款的)．For the next two weeks, I tried selling it on Craig’s list with no success. Five days before the “big weekend” I gave up trying to spend any money and decided I’d contact some friends who live in Chicago and offer someone a free “staycation”. After trying a handful of people all of whom already had their own plans, I was determined to have the room not go to waste.

That’s when it suddenly occurred to me that I was looking at the rooms in the wrong way. Instead of viewing them for vacation purposes, surely there must be a way to put them to good use, and that was when the idea that some sort of shelter might be able to use it hit me. I finally found one whose focus is aiding victims of domestic violence. This particular one was willing to listen to my out-of-left-field story and facilitated the transfer of the rooms. The shelter was working with a desperate woman and her young daughter, who were fortunately able to make use of the room.

【1】What did the author decide to treat himself to?

A. A big meal in Chicago.

B. A 4-day travel.

C. A holiday abroad.

D. A get-together with family.

【2】 The author purchased a 3-night stay from a newly-opened hotel .

A. to act as a promoter

B. to experience e-business

C. to get a free air ticket

D. to save some money

【3】 The room the author booked could only be .

A. cancelled within 24 hours

B. changed to a later date

C. transferred to another person

D. refunded half of the money

【4】 What did the author decide to do with the room at last?

A. Sell it online.

B. Let it go to waste.

C. Use it to help strangers in need.

D. Offer it to one of his friends.

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析：本文屬于記敘文，敘述了自己為了度假而預(yù)定的房間無法取消，無法退款也無法改期。作者想到了一個方法：把房間無償轉(zhuǎn)讓給那些需要幫助的人。

【1】B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一句I decided a few months ago that l was going to treat myself to a 4-day getaway from Los Angeles and visit Chicago.可知作者決定給你一個區(qū)芝加哥的4天的假期。故B正確。

【2】D 推理題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句I found a travel website where a discounted promotional 3-night stay was purchased from a recently opened hotel.可知作者預(yù)定這家新開的賓館，是因為它有一定的促銷折扣，也就是說在這家賓館預(yù)定房間可以節(jié)省一些錢。故D正確。

【3】C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段第一句About three weeks before the trip, I had to regretfully cancel and only then realized the room, while transferable(可轉(zhuǎn)讓的) to another person, couldn’t be changed to a later date and wasn’t refundable(可退款的)．可知這個報告的房間不能取消，也并不能改變?nèi)掌谝膊荒芡丝睿强梢赞D(zhuǎn)讓給另外一個人。故C正確。

【4】C 推理題。根據(jù)文章第三段三、四句I finally found one whose focus is aiding victims of domestic violence. This particular one was willing to listen to my out-of-left-field story and facilitated the transfer of the rooms.可知作者最后找到了一個方法，把房間給那些需要幫助的人。故C正確。

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