15.Our plan was to drive into Cambridge,catch the 7:34 train to Liverpool Street Station,then to separate and meet again for lunch.We should have arrived at Liverpool at 9:19,but due to a typical London fog,the train had to move along so slowly that it was not until 10:30 that it got there.In spite of our late arrival,Joan,my wife's sister,decided that she would go to see the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London while we went shopping.It was only after her sister had disappeared into the fog that my wife realized that we hadn't made clear where we should meet for lunch.Since I had our three tickets for the concert in my pocket,this was indeed a problem.There seemed to be nothing we could do other than taking a taxi to the Tower of London,and try to find her there.Needless to say,what we did was nothing but fruitless.
It was then one o'clock,and the concert began at 2:30."Perhaps she will think of waiting outside the concert hall,"suggested my wife hopefully.By this time the fog was so thick that road traffic had to stop,and the only way to get there was by underground railway.Hand in hand we felt our way along the road to where we thought the nearest station should be.An hour later we were still trying to find it.Just as I was about to lose my temper completely when we met a blind man tapping his way confidently through the fog.With his help we found Tower Hill tube station just fifty yards down the road.
By now it was far too late even to try to get to the concert hall before the performance began at 2:30,so we decided to return to Cambridge.It took seven long hours instead of the usual two to make that journey.Nor were we able to get any food and drink on the train.Tired and hungry,we finally reached home at ten,opening the door to the sound of the telephone bell.It was Joan; she had seen the Crown Jewels,had managed to get another ticket for concert,and had had a wonderful dinner at a restaurant near the hotel where she decided to stay for the night.Now she was ringing to discover whether we had had an equally fulfilling day.
24.Why was Joan separated from her sister and her brother-in-law?C
A.Because they arrived late at Liverpool.
B.Because Joan had not seen the Crown Jewels.
C.Because they planned to do different things before noon.
D.Because her sister didn't want to go to the Tower of London.
25.The blind man offered help to the couple possibly byA.
A.leading the way in person
B.tapping the road confidently
C.giving the couple detailed directions
D.encouraging the couple to be patient and confident
26.The reason why they didn't all meet for lunch was thatD.
A.they failed to find the right underground station in the thick fog
B.they had some disagreement on the place where they should meet
C.they couldn't afford enough time to meet each other
D.they forgot to make necessary arrangement
27.It's quite clear that for Joan the trip to London had beenB.
A.quite fruitless
B.very delightful
C.rather tiring
D.extremely busy.
分析 我們的計劃是開車去劍橋,趕上7:34去利物浦街車站的火車,然后分開,再見面吃午飯.我們本該在九點十九分到達利物浦,但是由于倫敦典型的大霧,火車不得不慢慢地走,直到10:30才到達那里.盡管我們很晚才到達,但我妻子的姐姐,瓊,在我們?nèi)ベ徫锏臅r候,她決定去看看倫敦塔上的王冠.直到她姐姐消失在霧中,我的妻子才意識到我們還沒有弄清楚我們應(yīng)該在哪里見面吃午飯.因為在我的口袋里我有三張我們音樂會的票,這確實是一個問題,我們除了乘出租車去倫敦塔外,然后試著在倫敦的塔上找到她,好像沒有別的辦法,毋庸置疑,我們所做的一切都是徒勞的.
當時是一點鐘,音樂會在兩點半開始,"也許她會想到在音樂廳外等候",我的妻子說,這時,霧太濃了,路上的交通不得不停下,而唯一的到達那兒辦法就是用地鐵,手拉著手,沿著路我們摸索著到我們認為的最近的車站該在的地方.就在我快要發(fā)脾氣的時候,我們遇到了一個盲人,他自信地在霧中穿行.在他的幫助下,我們在路的前方五十碼處發(fā)現(xiàn)了塔希爾地鐵站.
現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)太遲了,在兩點半的演出開始前,我們已經(jīng)來不及去音樂廳了,所以我們決定回到劍橋,這次行程要花上7個小時的時間,而不是通常的2個小時,我們也沒能在火車上吃到喝到,又累又餓,我們十點的時候終于回到家,聽著電話鈴聲打開門,那是瓊,她看到了皇冠上的珠寶,設(shè)法弄到了另一張音樂會的票,在旅館附近的一家餐館吃了一頓美妙的晚餐,她決定在那里過夜.現(xiàn)在她打電話來,想知道我們是否有同樣充實的一天.
解答 答案24-27 CADB
24.答案C,考查推理判斷題,根據(jù)第一段中 Joan,my wife's sister,decided that she would go to see the Crown Jewels in the Tower of London while we went shopping.我妻子的姐姐,瓊,她決定去看看倫敦塔上的王冠.而我們?nèi)ベ徫,故選C.
25.答案A,考查推理判斷題,因為在大霧中指路不可能,而這個盲人又很自信地穿行在大霧中,車站就離作者50碼,就在附近,所以判斷出選A.
26.答案D,考查事實細節(jié)題,根據(jù)第一段It was only after her sister had disappeared into the fog that my wife realized that we hadn't made clear where we should meet for lunch直到她姐姐消失在霧中,我的妻子才意識到我們還沒有弄清楚我們應(yīng)該在哪里見面吃午飯.可知雙方?jīng)]約定好時間.選D.
27.答案B,考查推理判斷題,根據(jù)最后一段she had seen the Crown Jewels,had managed to get another ticket for concert,and had had a wonderful dinner at a restaurant near the hotel where she decided to stay for the night.Now she was ringing to discover whether we had had an equally fulfilling day.她看到了皇冠上的珠寶,設(shè)法弄到了另一張音樂會的票,在旅館附近的一家餐館吃了一頓美妙的晚餐,她決定在那里過夜.現(xiàn)在她打電話來,想知道我們是否有同樣充實的一天.可知她這一天玩的很高興.故選B.
點評 推理判斷題
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