3. When Morrow got off the train in New York, ____.

　 A. he forgot the address

　 B. he forget his suitcase

　 C. he did not know that he was in a wrong city

　 D. his secretary wasn?t there to meet him

　 难句注释

　 ① He is remembered as a smart diplomat.

　 在别人的记忆中，他是个精明的外交家。

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　 ② ...feeling not unlike a small boy who

　 had got lost... 感觉不啻于一个迷路的小男孩……

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　 “A robbery (抢劫案)...” a voice came from the radio. John was driving home late last night from a trip, and now he was having trouble staying 1 .① He turned 2 the radio and tried to fix his attention on the 3 , but his eyes kept on closing.

　 It was 4 that he noticed the hitchhiker (搭便车者) by the road.② 5 even thinking about what he was doing, he stopped the car.

　 “To Midrille?” “Get in.” The hitchhiker got in and immediately John was 6 that he had picked him up. The young man 7 a strange face and long hair. When John asked him questions about himself, he changed the 8 .

　 John 9 the news. He began to sweat (出汗) and his thoughts 10 nervously (紧张地) to all the money he was 11 .

　 At the next small town he stopped his car and said, “I?m sorry. I?m so 12 that I can?t drive you to Midrille. I think I?ll find a 13 and spend the night.”

　 The young man slowly 14 into his pocket. “This is it!” thought John. At that 15 moment he considered shouting for help, but instead of a gun, the hitchhiker pulled out several 16 . “Oh, no. I don't want your money. Just get out. Okay?”

　 The young man looked 17 . He insisted on 18 John the money. John watched until his 19 had disappeared from sight, then stepped on the 20 and drove out of town.③

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2. Morrow was very upset (不安) when he couldn?t find the ticket because____.

　 A. he had forgotten where he was going

　 B. he would be punished if he couldn?t show his ticket

　 C. the conductor looked impatient(不耐烦的)

　 D. the conductor might think he was lying

1. The passage mainly shows Morrow's ____.

　 A. cleverness as a diplomat B. foolishness

　 C. sense of humor (幽默感) D. absent?mindedness

3. Merlin put wheels under his shoes in order to .

　 A. draw the guests? attentionB. arrive at the party sooner

　 C. test his inventionD. show his skill in walking on wheels

2. People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he____ .

　 A. often gave others surprisesB. was a gifted (有天赋的) musician

　 C. invented the roller skatesD. was full of imagination

1. The text is mainly about____.

　 A. a strange man

　 B. an unusual party

　 C. how roller skating began

　 D. how people enjoyed themselves in the 18th century

2. From the passage we can see that____ .

　 A. the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the Winter Olympics in 1980

　 B. it was in 1980 that the Chinese began to publish stamps

　 C. the Chinese began to take part in the Olympics games in the 1980s

　 D. China held the Winter Olympics in 1980

1. People have published stamps marking the Winter Olympics____ .

　 A. since the first White Olympics in 1932

　 B. when the first Olympics games started

　 C. since the third Winter Olympics in 1932

　 D. on the same day of the third Olympics