Question

【題目】Having taken a room at the hotel at which he had been instructed to stay, Smallwood went out; it was a lovely day, early in August, and the sun shone in an unclouded sky. He had not been to Lucerne since he was a boy, but remembered a covered bridge, though not clearly, a great stone lion and a church in which he had sat, bored yet impressed while they played an organ (風(fēng)琴); and now wandering along a shady quay (碼頭) he tried not so much to find his way about a half-forgotten scene as to reform in his mind some recollection of the shy and eager boy, so impatient for life, who so long ago had wandered there. But it seemed to him that the most lively of his memories was not of himself, but of the crowd; he seemed to remember the sun and the heat and the people; the train was crowded and so was the hotel, the lake steamers were packed and on the quays and in the streets you found your way among the holiday-makers. They were fat and old and ugly and strange.

Now, in wartime, Lucerne was as deserted as it must have been before the world discovered that Switzerland was the play-ground of Europe. Most of the hotels were closed, the streets were empty, the boats for hire rocked (搖晃) lazily at the water’s edge and there was none to take them, and in the avenue by the lake the only persons to be seen were serious Swiss taking their dogs for their daily walk. Smallwood felt happy and, sitting down on a bench that faced the water, surrendered (聽任) himself to the feelings. The blue water, snowy mountains, and their beauty hit you in the face. So long, at all event, as the fine weather lasted he was prepared to enjoy himself. He didn’t see why he should not at least try to combine pleasure to himself with advantage to his country.

【1】We can infer that Smallwood went to Lucerne _________.

A. to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the area

B. to do something as told

C. to visit his friend there

D. to get in touch with the shy and eager boy

【2】He felt that the city _________.

A. was more crowded than it used to be

B. had changed out of all recognition

C. had been ruined by becoming an attraction

D. was quieter than he remembered it

【3】He was prepared to enjoy himself as long as _________.

A. he was serving his country

B. he was making a profit

C. the pleasant weather continued like this

D. he could stay in Lucerne

【4】After reading the passage, we can draw a conclusion that _________.

A. Smallwood’s former visit to Lucerne was made in peacetime

B. Smallwood was pleased by the sound this time

C. Smallwood was very nervous when he got to Lucerne

D. A war would soon break out in Lucerne

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

試題分析: 本文主要講Smallwood到戰(zhàn)爭時(shí)期的Lucerne出差，發(fā)現(xiàn)現(xiàn)在的Lucerne很凄清，人煙稀少，門戶緊鎖，景象比他幼時(shí)記憶中要寂靜的多。雖然記憶中的繁榮喧鬧不再，但風(fēng)景依舊，Smallwood依舊感到滿心歡喜。

【1】B 推理判斷題 根據(jù)文章第一段Having taken a room at the hotel at which he had been instructed to stay, Smallwood went out可知,Smallwood到了指定的旅館找好房間后，他走了出來。根據(jù)“指定的旅館”可以推測他到Lucerne是接到指示的。故選B.

【2】D 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段描寫Smallwood幼時(shí)對Lucerne的種種印象可以知道，當(dāng)時(shí)Lucerne人群擁擠，熱鬧喧嘩。而第二段描寫了戰(zhàn)爭時(shí)期Lucerne的景象，門戶緊鎖，衰敗凄涼。再由第二段Now, in wartime, Lucerne was as deserted as it must have been before the world discovered that Switzerland was the play-ground of Europe可知現(xiàn)在的Lucerne很凄清，比Smallwood記憶中要安靜得多。故選D.

【3】C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第二段 So long, at all event, as the fine weather lasted he was prepared to enjoy himself可知只要天氣一直這么好，Smallwood就打算放松自己享受Lucerne的美景。故選C.

【4】A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段Now, in wartime, Lucerne was as deserted as it must have been before the world discovered that Switzerland was the play-ground of Europe可知戰(zhàn)爭時(shí)期的Lucerne人煙稀少，街道凄清。而第一段講到Smallwood小時(shí)候Lucerne的繁榮景象，所以可推測那是在和平時(shí)期。故選A.