Question

It was Tom’s first visit to England, and he was looking forward to his first journey on London’s Underground Railway. And against his friends’ , he was determined to travel .

He entered the station shortly after five o’clock in the afternoon. This is a time to travel in London, a lot of people go home from work at this hour. He to join a long line of people waiting for tickets. When at last his came, he had some difficulty in making himself understood by the ticket seller. However, he got the right ticket in the end and asking people the direction, he also found the right . It was people. He did not to get on the first train, but he was able to move nearer to the platform in order to be in a better position to get on the next one. When this train came in, Tom was forward onto the train by the of people from behind. The doors closed and the train moved off. He was unable to see the of the stations where the train , but he knew that the station he wanted was the sixth along the line. When the train reached the sixth station, Tom got off, feeling that his journey had been so easy. But he suddenly that he had come to a station he had never . He explained his to a man who was standing on the platform. With a smile on his face, he told Tom that he had caught a train going in the direction.

1.A. thought B. advice C. relation D. favor

2.A. alone B. abroad C. alike D. away

3.A. short B. certain C. possible D. bad

4.A. for B. and C. so D. but

5.A. planned B. had C. happened D. hoped

6.A. luck B. time C. chance D. turn

7.A. at B. in C. on D. by

8.A. question B. platform C. station D. direction

9.A. filled with B. followed by C. covered with D. connected by

10.A. agree B. try C. manage D. expect

11.A. fought B. swept C. drawn D. brought

12.A. speed B. support C. strike D. push

13.A. signs B. points C. names D. numbers

14.A. left B. stopped C. started D. moved

15.A. part B. train C. stop D. position

16.A. glad B. sick C. sorry D. tired

17.A. recognized B. realized C. remembered D. recovered

18.A. heard of B. talked about C. thought of D. dreamt about

19.A. result B. mistake C. difficulty D. ticket

20.A. right B. straight C. unclear D. wrong

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.B

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.C

16.A

17.B

18.A

19.C

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：汤姆第一次到伦敦旅游，他迫不及待想乘坐伦敦的地铁。汤姆不听朋友的建议，执意要独自乘坐地铁。当时正值下班高峰期，地铁站里挤满了等车的人。汤姆随着人群被挤上了地铁，当他下车后才发现自己乘坐了反方向的地铁。

1.he was determined to travel .”可知，汤姆是独自出行，而且是在下班高峰期，说明汤姆没有听从朋友的建议，故选B。

2.he was determined to travel .汤姆决定独自乘坐伦敦的地铁，根据下文可知，汤姆是单独出行的，故选A。

3.a lot of people go home from work at this hour”可知，五点左右是下班高峰期，不是乘地铁出行的好时候，故选D。

4. a lot of people go home from work at this hour这不是出行的最佳时间，因为正值下班高峰期，前后是因果关系，故选A。

5.He to join a long line of people waiting for tickets.汤姆不得不排长队等候购票，故选B。

6.he had some difficulty in making himself understood by the ticket seller”可知，汤姆买票时遇到了麻烦，说明轮到他买票了，故选D。

7.he also found the right ”可知，汤姆通过问他人找到了正确的站台，by doing sth通过做某事，故选D。

8.but he was able to move nearer to the platform”可知，汤姆通过询问他人方向找到了正确的站台，故选B。

9.He did not to get on the first train,”可知，汤姆没有坐上地铁，说明候车的人太多，be filled with充满，故选A。

10.but he was able to move nearer to the platform”可知，虽然因为人多未能坐上地铁，但是汤姆离站台更近了一些，manage to do sth做成某事，故选C。

11.by the of people from behind”可知，汤姆被后面的人群拥着挤上了地铁，sweep在此意为“被持续而强劲的力量带动”，故选B。

12.by the of people from behind”可知，汤姆被后面的人推着上了地铁，故选D。

13.the station he wanted was the sixth”可知，汤姆想数一下地铁停靠的站，故选C。

14.the station he wanted was the sixth”可知，汤姆想找的是从始发站算起的第六站，故选B。

15.When the train reached the sixth station”可知，汤姆想找的是第六站，故选C。

16.his journey had been so easy”可知，汤姆以为这次出行很顺利，他因此感到开心，故选A。

17.a station he had never .”可知，汤姆意识到自己来到了一个从未听说过的车站，故选B。

18.

19.he had caught a train going in the direction”可知，汤姆向一个候车的人讲解自己遇到的难题，故选C。

20.Tom that he had caught a train going in the direction根据前面可知，汤姆应该在第六站下车，但是这一站对汤姆来说却是陌生的，说明汤姆乘坐了反方向的地铁，故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读