Question

18．I was walking along the main street of a small seaside town in the north of England looking for somewhere to make a phone call．My car had broken down outside the town and I wanted to contact the AA Company．Low grey clouds were gathering across the sky and there was a cold damp wind blowing off the sea which nearly threw me off my feet every time I crossed one of the side streets．It had rained in the night and water was dropping from the bare trees that lined the street．I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat．
There was no sign of a call box，nor was there anyone at that early hour whom I could ask．I had thought I might find a shop open selling the Sunday papers or a milkman doing his rounds，but the town was completely dead．The only living thing I saw was a thin frightened cat outside a small restaurant．
Then suddenly I found what I was looking for．There was a small post office，and almost hidden from sight in a dark narrow street．Next to it was the town's only public call box，which badly needed a coat of paint．I hurried forward，but stopped in astonishment when I saw through the dirty glass that there was a man inside．He was fat，and was wearing a cheap blue plastic raincoat．I could not see his face and he didn't rais e his head at the sound of my footsteps．
Carefully，I remained standing a few feet away and lit a cigarette to wait for my turn．It was when I threw the dead match on the ground that I noticed something bright red trickling from under the box call door．
21．At what time was the story set？A
A．An early winter morning．       
B．A cold winter afternoon．
C．An early summer morning．       
D．A windy summer afternoon．
22．Which of the following words best describe the writer's impression of the town？
C   
A．Cold and frightening．           B．Dirty and crowded．
C．Empty and dead．                 D．Unusual and unpleasant．
23．The underlined word"trickling"in the last paragraph meansC．．
A．rushing out suddenly             B．shining brightly
C．flowing slowly in drops         D．appearing slowly
24．Why didn't the man raise his head when the writer came near？D
A．He was annoyed at being seen by the writ er．
B．He was angry at being disturbed by the writer．
C．He was probably fast asleep．            
D．He was probably murdered．

Answer 1

分析 本文是对作者在一个寒冷的早上进入一个死寂的城镇看到的一些东西的描写．

解答 21．A 细节理解题．从文章第二段"There was no sign of a call box，nor was there anyone at that early hour I could ask．"可看出是early morning，又根据句子I was glad that I was wearing a thick coat．可见天气很冷．所以答案选A．
22．C 细节理解题．根据句子 but the town was completely dead．The only living thing I saw was a thin frightened cat outside a small restaurant，城市仿佛是死的，唯一的生命就是一只瘦的惊恐的猫，可以看出这是空的和死寂的，故答案选C．
23．C词义猜测题．作者来到电话亭前并没有因为我的脚步声而让里面的人抬起头来，that I noticed something bright red trickling from under the box call door．我注意到一些明亮的红色…从电话亭的门下流出来，可以推测这个人已经死了，而且在流血，所以答案选C．
24．D推理判断题．作者来到电话亭前并没有因为我的脚步声而让里面的人抬起头来，that I noticed something bright red trickling from under the box call door．我注意到一些明亮的红色…从电话亭的门下流出来，可以推测这个人已经死了，而且在流血，所以答案选D．

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