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One dark stormy night, an elderly couple hurried into a hotel and asked whether they could be put up for the night. “I’ m very   36   ,” the clerk on night shift said politely, “we are all    37 tonight. But you could stay in my room if you don’t    38 . As I’m on duty, I’ll be staying up in the office anyway,” The young man gave the    39 _ advice.

The elderly couple    40  his offer with gratitude(感激). They    41  for the inconvenience they had caused him. The next day, the rain stopped and it cleared up. When the old gentleman went to pay his   42 , the clerk behind the counter was that same helpful young man. “The room you and your wife stayed in is not a proper guest room in this hotel,  43  you don’t need to pay,” said the clerk, with the same friendly smile.

The old gentleman nodded in    44 , “You are an employee that every boss in the hotel business would    45 . Perhaps   46  I’ll build a hotel for you. ” The clerk was amazed but, deciding that the guest must have been joking, he gave the remark no more    47 .

Two years later, the young man received a registered letter(挂号信) from the old gentleman, in which he   48 the experience of that dark stormy night. The letter also enclosed(附上) a formal    49  and a round-trip air ticket to New York, asking the young man to pay a visit.

At a street comer in Manhattan, the young man met his   50  guest. The old gentleman, pointing to a magnificent new    51  towering over the crossroads, said, “Look, that is the hotel I    52 to build for you. I hope you will manage it for me. Remember what I said then? Well, I was serious about it.”

“But…will there be any conditions, sir? Why do you choose me? And who are you?”

“My name is William Aster. There’s not any condition.   53  I told you before, you are the best employee…!”

This building was none    54 the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Starting business in 1931, this hotel has been a symbol of supreme status and honor in the city of New York. The young man who became its first    55  was George Boldt, the man who turned Waldorf into one of the most glamorous hotels in the world.

1.

A.sorry

B.happy

C.anxious

D.lucky

 

2.

A.advertised

B.decided

C.booked

D.taken

 

3.

A.mind

B.bother

C.trouble

D.complain

 

4.

A.reliable

B.valuable

C.precious

D.sincere

 

5.

A.accepted

B.thanked

C.refused

D.weighed

 

6.

A.applied

B.prepared

C.blamed

D.apologized

 

7.

A.service

B.house

C.food

D.bill

 

8.

A.but

B.however

C.so

D.yet

 

9.

A.relief

B.appreciation

C.surprise

D.silence

 

10.

A.give up

B.dream of

C.devote to

D.fight for

 

11.

A.any time

B.another day

C.the other day

D.some day

 

12.

A.value

B.thought

C.judgment

D.attention

 

13.

A.called on

B.called at

C.called for

D.called up

 

14.

A.invitation

B.check

C.card

D.letter

 

15.

A.old

B.interesting

C.former

D.new

 

16.

A.house

B.building

C.room

D.park

 

17.

A.wanted

B.agreed

C.promised

D.longed

 

18.

A.Since

B.Once

C.As

D.Because

 

19.

A.other than

B.more than

C.rather than

D.less than

 

20.

A.employer

B.manager

C.housekeeper

D.president

 

【答案】

1.A

2.C

3.A

4.D

5.A

6.D

7.D

8.C

9.B

10.B

11.D

12.B

13.D

14.A

15.C

16.B

17.C

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】

1.A 形容词辨析。根据上下文可知宾馆没有房间了,所以应该表示歉意。

2.C 动词辨析。Book:预定。这里是指所有的房间都被预定了。

3.A 动词辨析。Mind介意;这里是指如果你不介意,可以住我的房间。

4.D 形容词辨析。Sincere真诚的。年轻人给出了真诚的建议。

5.A 动词辨析。根据上下文可知这对夫妻接受了他的建议。

6.D 动词辨析。这对老夫妻因为住了年轻人的房间而向他表示歉意。

7.D 名词辨析。这里是指他们第二天付账单,结账离开。

8.C 连词辨析。上下文存在着因果关系,故C正确。

9.B 名词辨析。老夫妻表示出对年轻人的欣赏之情。

10.B 词义辨析。A放弃;B梦想;C致力;D斗争;这里是指这个年轻人是老板想要的雇员。

11.D 词义辨析。A任何时候;B改日;C前几天;D一天(未来,过去)这里是指将来有一天会为他建一个宾馆。

12.B 名词辨析。这里是指年轻人对于老人的话没有多想。

13.D 词义辨析。A拜访,号召;B拜访;C要求;D唤起,回想;这是指他回想起那次经历。

14.A 名词辨析。这里是指老人向他发出了邀请。

15.C 形容词辨析。那一对老夫妻是他以前的客人。

16.B 上下文串联。这里是指老人允诺为他建的一栋大楼。

17.C 动词辨析。解析同上。

18.C 连词辨析。As正如…这里是指正如我以前告诉你的一样。

19.A 固定词组。None other than正是,就是。这里是指这家宾馆正是the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel。

20.B 上下文串联。这里是指年轻人正是the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel第一任经理。

 

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