1、语篇提能.完形填空Kindness is not always a straight line. I was traveling in a city of Central America with a friend, and we were _1_ a post office. We were standing on a street corner and did not know what the Spanish word for “post office” was. Some _2_ guy could see we were _3_ and came up to us. We tried
2、 to _4_ what we were looking for, and he said, “Oh, yes, yes， ” and _5_ us, with our backpacks on in the middle of the heat of the day, down all these little crooked(弯曲的) streets. It seemed like we walked for miles. _6_， he pointed us toward a _7_ without any name on it. But when we _8_， it turned o
3、ut not to be the post office.When we came out and were _9_ standing around looking _10_， someone else soon came up. She asked if we _11_ help. Again, we tried to explain _12_ we were going. The woman said she _13_ where the post office was. We headed off as she _14_ us to another building which also
4、 had no _15_ and which also turned out not to be the post office.At this point we decided that _16_ we didnt know where we were, we were not going to listen to anybody else. But then another person came up and said, “I can _17_ you.” We said “No, thank you， ” _18_ he was very insistent(坚持的). He actu
5、ally grabbed me by the hand and dragged(拉着) me through the streets. Circling around, we came back to the first _19_ we had been standing on when we began. The _20_ pointed across the street, and there was the post office.1A.fixing up Blooking for Ccleaning up Dworking for2A.kind Bbrave Cpoor Dproud3
6、A.excited Bsurprised Cpleased Dconfused4A.doubt Bexplain Cconsider Dguess5A.warned Bbegged Cpersuaded Dled6A.Luckily BGradually CFinally DSecretly7A.line Bword Cbuilding Dcity8A.took part Bturned around Cgave up Dwent in9A.again Bonly Calso Deven10A.late BhurtClost Dbusy11A.offered BneededCaccepted
7、Drefused12A.when BwhyChow Dwhere13A.forgot BknewCwondered Ddreamed14A.followed BcalledCguided Dwelcomed15A.door BownerCsign Dstep16A.even though Bas long asCas soon as Das if17A.promise BhelpCremember Dunderstand18A.or B. soCand Dbut19A.office Bcorner Cfloor Dcircle20A.friend Bpostman Cstranger Dbos
8、s答案与解析：本文是记叙文。作者讲述了他在异乡的一次经历。1解析：由下文的“what we were looking for”和“it turned out not to be the post office”可知， “我”和朋友正在“寻找(looking for)”邮局。答案：B2解析：有个人带我们去找邮局，由此可知，这个人很“善良(kind)”。答案：A3解析：作者和朋友要找邮局，却不懂西班牙文。由此推断，他们看起来应该很“困惑(confused) ”。答案：D4解析：由下文好心人带我们去找邮局可知，我们是向他“解释(explain)”要找的是什么。答案：B5解析：由下文的“he poin
9、ted us toward .”可知，好心人“带着(led)”我们找邮局。答案：D6解析：好心人带我们走过弯弯曲曲的街道后， “最终(Finally)”找到了一处地方。答案：C7解析：邮局是一“建筑物(building)” 。下文的“to another building”也是提示。答案：C8解析：由下文的“When we came out”可知，我们“走进(went in)”了第一个好心人所指的那栋建筑物。答案：D9解析：未能找到邮局，我们“再一次(again)”站在了街边。答案：A10解析：找不到邮局，又不懂西班牙语，拐了很多街道后，我们“迷路(lost)”了。答案：C11解析：有一个好心
10、人主动询问我们是否“需要(needed)”帮助。答案：B12解析：我们再一次解释要去“哪里(where)” 。答案：D13解析：由第二个好心人带我们去找邮局可知，她说她“知道(knew)”邮局在哪儿。答案：B14解析：第二个好心人也“指引(guided)”着我们去找邮局。答案：C15解析：由上文的“a .without any name on it”和本句的 also一词可知，这又是一个没有“标志(sign)”的建筑物。答案：C16解析：由于被误导了两次，所以我们决定“即使(even though)”不知道自己在哪儿，也不再听别人的。答案：A17解析：由下文第三个好心人再次带领我们去找邮局可知
11、，他主动提出他可以“帮助(help)”我们。答案：B18解析：“我们说不用，谢谢 ”和“他依然坚持”之间是转折关系，故选 but。答案：D19解析：由上文的“We were standing on a street corner”可知，我们绕回到了最初站的那个街“角(corner)” 。答案：B20解析：第三个帮助我们的人也是“陌生人(stranger)” 。答案：C.阅读理解Carmel is a beautiful oceanside town on Californias Highway 1, complete with dramatic views, white beaches, fr
12、iendly locals and great food. The town itself is small you can walk across it in five minutes but filled with art galleries, cafes, restaurants and hotels. Every evening, visitors gather on the beautiful beach to watch colorful sunsets.Temperatures in September are perfect: 2127 during the day and 1
13、016 at night. Bring sweaters for allday activities.Scenic Drive winds along the curve of the beach. A packed dirt path along the roadside is a favorite with local joggers and dogwalkers. The town is especially dogfriendly with many hotels and restaurants welcoming canine guests.Carmel HotelsCarmel i
14、s worldfamous for its rustic (乡村的) cottages, historic hotels, spa resorts (胜地) and amazing international events. The architecture ranges from fairytalestyled inns to elegant luxury suites overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the Monterey Pine forests. Hotels and inns offer many services for dining, spa
15、, wine, entertainment and sports.Carmel RestaurantsWines and fine dining are everywhere in Carmel and on the Monterey Peninsula (半岛 ). Many of the Monterey Peninsulas best restaurants are under the ownership of worldfamous chefs (主厨) whose culinary (烹饪的) accomplishments are certain to please the fir
16、sttime visitor. Booking ahead is a must in the busy season and especially during the larger events such as the AT&T Golf Classic, The Bach Festival, the Monterey Jazz Festival and the many art & wine festivals.Carmel JewelryAs Carmel is a top wedding destination, jewelers abound in this little villa
17、ge by the sea. Europeantrained workers and artists make wearable jewelry art pieces that are available for friends, lovers or new couples. Many of the Carmel jewelry designers are worldfamous, recognized with high honors and awards from top jewelry associations (协会 ). Designs from all around the wor
18、ld are available, and its not uncommon to find a truly fabulous, oneof a kind piece while jewelry shopping in Carmel.1Which of the following about Carmel is TRUE according to the article?AIts a small town with a large population.B The temperature in winter is around 1016.CMany restaurants and hotels
19、 there allow dogs inside.DMost architecture here is of the same style.2Who might be the most interested in visiting Carmel?ACollege graduates.B Newly married couples.CElderly group tourists.DParents with young kids.3Which of the following can people enjoy in Carmel?aPretty sunsets. bGood restaurants
20、.cBeautiful jewelry. dFun theme parks.Aa, b, c Ba, b, dCb, c, d Da, c, d答案与解析：1解析：从“The town is especially dogfriendly with many hotels and restaurants welcoming canine guests”可知 C 正确。Carmel 是一个 small town，但文中没有说明人口多少，A 不准确；“Temperatures in September are perfect: 2127 during the day and 1016 at night， ”1016是 9 月的温度，而不是冬天，B错误；从“The architecture ranges from fairytalestyled inns to elegant luxury suites”可判断 D 错误。答案：C2解析：从“Carmel is a top wedding destination”以及文中所描述的当地的设施，Carmel 对新婚夫妇来说最有吸引力。答案：B3解析：事实细节题，文中没有提到 theme parks。答案：A
