Question

Three Apple engineers and three Microsoft employees are traveling by train to a conference. The Microsoft engineers each buy tickets but the Apple engineers buy only a ________ ticket.

“How are three people going to travel on only one ________?” asks a Microsoft employee. “Watch and you’ll see,” answers an Apple engineer.

They all board the train. The Microsoft employees take their ________ but all three Apple engineers cram(拥挤) into a restroom and close the door behind them.

________ after the train has departed, the conductor comes around ________ tickets. He knocks on the restroom door and says, “Ticket, please.” The door opens just a crack and an arm ________, ticket in hand. The ________ takes it and moves on. The Microsoft employees see this and agree it is quite a ________ idea.

So after the conference, the Microsoft employees decide to ________ the Apple engineers (as they always do) on the return trip and save some ________. When they get to the station, they buy one ticket. To their ________, the Apple engineers don’t buy any ticket at all.

“How are you going to travel without a ticket?” asks one ________ Microsoft employee. “Watch and you’ll see,” answers an Apple engineer.

When they board the train, the Microsoft employees cram into a ________ and the Apple engineers cram into another one nearby. The train departs. Soon one of the Apple engineers _______ his restroom and walks over to where the Microsoft employees are ________.

He knocks on the door and says, “Ticket, please...”

1.A. cheap B. single C. return D. special

2.A. ticket B. route C. means D. railroad

3.A. routes B. chances C. turns D. seats

4.A. Directly B. Shortly C. Nearly D. Quickly

5.A. examining B. receiving C. collecting D. delivering

6.A. appears B. sticks C. holds D. rises

7.A. employee B. policeman C. conductor D. engineer

8.A. strange B. foolish C. awful D. clever

9.A. learn B. copy C. accept D. watch

10.A. money B. time C. energy D. space

11.A. excitementB. agreement C. disappointmentD. astonishment

12.A. touched B. puzzled C. frightened D. delighted

13.A. bedroom B. sitting-room C. restroom D. dining-room

14.A. enters B. crosses C. leaves D. reaches

15.A. hiding B. sitting C. traveling D. enjoying

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.A

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.A

11.D

12.B

13.C

14.C

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：三名苹果公司的工程师和三名微软的雇员将乘坐火车去参加一次会议。去时，微软的工程师们一人买了一张票，但是苹果公司的工程师三人只买了一张票就完成了火车上的旅行。回来时，微软的工程师们也效仿苹果公司的做法三人买了一张票，但是苹果公司的工程师们缺没有买票。在火车开动后，一个苹果公司的员工假装成列车员走敲响了微软工程师们藏身的洗手间。

1.便宜的；B. single单一的、单程的；C. return返回；D. special特别的，专门的。三名苹果公司的工程师和三名微软的雇员将乘坐火车去参加一次会议。微软的工程师们一人买了一张票，但是苹果公司的工程师只买了一张票。根据下一句的one ticket，故选B。

2.票；B. route路线；C. means手段；D. railroad铁路。“三个人去旅行怎么能只有一张票哪？”一个微软的雇员问道，一个苹果公司的工程师回答道。“看着，你就明白了。”根据前一句可知，故选A。

3.路线；B. chances机会；C. turns转弯；D. seats座位；微软的雇员们坐下来，但是三个苹果公司的工程师挤进一间休息室，然后随手关掉了房门。take one’s seats是固定短语，就座。故选D。

4.立即；B. Shortly立刻；C. Nearly几乎；D. Quickly很快。火车驶离车站后不久，列车员就来回走动查票。故选B。

5.检查；B. receiving接受；C. collecting收集；D. delivering发。列车员就来回走动收票。根据后面可知是收走了票。故选C。

6.出现；B. sticks刺死，插入；C. holds 抓；D. rises上升。 门开了一条缝，一只胳膊露出来，手里拿着票。故选A 。

7.从业员工；B. policeman警察；C. conductor列车员；D. engineer工程师。根据前一句可知是列车员拿了票继续向前。 故选C。

8.奇怪的；B. foolish愚蠢的；C. awful可怕的；D. clever聪明的；微软的雇员看到后都认为是一个聪明的主意。 后面说他们决定效仿可知，故选D。

9.学习；B. copy复制；C. accept同意；D. watch观察。所以在会议后，微软的雇员决定在回程的旅行中效仿那些苹果的雇员。后面收他们只买了一张票。故选B。

10.钱；B. time时间；C. energy精力；D. space空间。三个人买一张票，当然是想省钱。故选A。

11.兴奋；B. agreement 协议；C. disappointment失望；D. astonishment吃惊。令他们吃惊的是，苹果公司的员工根本就没有买票。根据下一句引号里的话，故选D。

12.触摸；B. puzzled困惑；C. frightened害怕；D. delighted高兴。一个雇员很是困惑，因为苹果的雇员决定逃票。故选B。

13.卧室；B. sitting-room客厅；C. restroom洗手间；D. dining-room餐厅。当他们登上火车时，微软的雇员一个洗手间。根据前面他们的做法可知，他们是进入洗手间逃票的。故选C。

14.进入；B. crosses横跨；C. leaves离开；D. reaches到达。很快苹果的一位工程师离开他的洗手间，走到微软员工们藏身的洗手间。 故选C。

15.躲藏；B. sitting 坐；C. traveling旅行；D. enjoying喜欢。结合语境可知，用hiding躲藏最能表现出此时他们的逃票行为。故选A。

考点：故事类阅读。