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【题目】The party began shortly after nine. Mr. Wood, who lived in the flat ___, sighed to himself as he heard ___ voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had ___ some work home from the office, ____he kept himself busy for two hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise ___. But by nine o’clock he felt tired and was ready to go to bed, though from his ____experience he knew it was ____trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he ____himself reading the same page __.He then turned off the light and ___ his head in the pillow. However, __ he could not shut_____the noise. It seemed to last hours. Finally, his __ was gone.

He jumped out of bed, ____on some clothing, marched firmly up the ___ and walked into his neighbour’s flat. The owner of the flat came ____the room as soon as he saw Mr. Wood. ___ Mr. Wood could say anything, he cried, “My dear fellow, come and ___. I know our parties must interrupt you. I meant to send you ____” Mr. Wood’s anger disappeared then.

“I’d better go and get changed”, said Mr. Wood. Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only __ that the party was nearly over.

【1】A. below B. under C. over D. above

【2】A. exciting B. afraid C. excited D. frightened

【3】A. taken B. carried C. brought D. done

【4】A. with which B. from which C. where D. when

【5】A. outside B. overhead C. nearby D. below

【6】A. last B. better C. earlier D. usually

【7】A. useless B. helpful C. necessary D. possible

【8】A. felt B. made C. found D. forced

【9】A. carelessly B. carefully C. over and over D. fast

【10】A. buried B. placed C. shook D. turned

【11】A. till then B. worse still C. strange enough D. even so

【12】A. away B. off C. down D. up

【13】A. sleep B. strength C. patience D. anger

【14】A. pulled B. dressed C. putting D. wore

【15】A. step B. stairs C. flight D. building

【16】A. across B. around C. to D. up to

【17】A. As B. When C. Until D. Before

【18】A. sit down B. scold me C. join us D. meet us

【19】A. a notice B. a message C. an invitation D. an apology

【20】A. found B. to find C. finding D. find

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】A

【5】B

【6】C

【7】A

【8】C

【9】C

【10】A

【11】D

【12】B

【13】C

【14】A

【15】B

【16】A

【17】D

【18】C

【19】C

【20】D

【解析】本文介绍的是聚会的噪音对邻居的影响。

【1】A

考查介词。A. below在---下方；B. under 在---之下； C. over在---之上；D. above在---上面。Mr. Wood，住在下面的公寓，当他听到兴奋的声音和嘈杂的音乐，他自己叹息。故选A。

【2】C

考查形容词。A. exciting令人兴奋的；B. afraid害怕的；C. excited 感到兴奋的；D. frightened感到害怕的。当他听到兴奋的声音和嘈杂的音乐，他自己叹息。故选C。

【3】C

考查动词。A. taken拿走，带走；B. carried搬运；C. brought带来；D. done做。Mr.Wood从办公室里带来一些工作。故选C。

【4】A

考查非限制性定语从句。此处work home做先行词，keep sb.busy with...一直忙于……，“他忙了两个小时做作业”，根据句意可知选A。

【5】B

考查形容词。A. outside外面的；B. overhead在头上的；C. nearby附近的；D. below在下面。Mr.Wood住在楼下,后文提到他跑到楼上去制止邻居的聚会可知噪音是从上面传出来的。故选B。

【6】C

考查形容词。A. last最后的；B. better更好的；C. earlier更早的；D. usually通常。到九点钟的时候他感到累，准备去睡，尽管他根据以前的经验知道现在想睡是没用的。根据句意可知选C。

【7】A

考查形容词。A. useless无用的；B. helpful 有帮助的；C. necessary必要的；D. possible可能的。到九点钟的时候他感到累，准备去睡，尽管他根据以前的经验知道现在想睡是没用的。故选A。

【8】C

考查动词。A. felt 感到；B. made制造；C. found发现；D. forced强迫。他脱掉衣服在床上躺了一会儿，努力地读书，但是他发现自己反复地读同一页。可知答案为C。

【9】C

考查副词。A. carelessly粗心地； B. carefully 细心地； C. over and over反复； D. fast迅速地。他脱掉衣服在床上躺了一会儿，努力地读书，但是他发现自己反复地读同一页。可知答案为C。

【10】A

考查动词。A. buried 埋葬； B. placed放置； C. shook摇动； D. turned使变成。句意：他把头埋进枕头里是为了不让自己听到楼上传出的噪音。故选A。

【11】D

考查固定结构。A. till then 直到那时； B. worse still更糟糕的是； C. strange enough 足够的奇怪；D. even so虽然如此。然而即使这样他也不能避开噪音。故选D。

【12】B

考查固定搭配。句意：然而即使这样他也不能避开噪音。shut off切断，关掉。故选B。

【13】C

考查名词。A. sleep睡眠； B. strength力量，力气； C. patience 耐心； D. anger生气。这似乎持续了四个小时，最后他失去了耐心。故选C。

【14】A

考查动词。A. pulled拉；B. dressed给---穿衣；C. putting放；D. wore穿着。根据后文Mr.Wood又回去换衣服可知,他第一次穿得很随意,只是随手拿了件衣服。dress up“打扮得整整齐齐”；put on“穿上，戴上”，也是有意地穿衣服，这两个词(短语)与下文意思不符。wear表状态,本句是用and连接几个表示动作的并列谓语动词,故也可排除。故选A。

【15】B

考查名词。A. step脚步；B. stairs楼梯；C. flight飞行；D. building建筑物。Mr. Wood失去耐心，坚定地上楼梯，走近邻居的公寓。故选B。

【16】A

考查介词。come across此处意思为:越过……来到,过来。故选A。

【17】D

考查连词。A. As 随着---； B. When 当---时候； C. Until 直到---为止； D. Before在---以前。Mr.Wood还没来得及开口,晚会的主人便向他发出了邀请。故选D。

【18】C

考查动词。A. sit down 坐下； B. scold me责备我； C. join us加入到我们中； D. meet us遇见我们。老朋友加入到我们中来吧，我知道我们的聚会打扰了你。故选C。

【19】C

考查名词。A. a notice通知； B. a message消息； C. an invitation邀请； D. an apology道歉。我打算向你发出邀请。故选C。

【20】D

考查非谓语动词。句意：数分钟后他返回，穿戴整齐，结果发现聚会快要结束。only to do sth.结果未料到，故选D。

在解完形填空题时，单独看一句话是找不到正确答案的，需要阅读下句或者若干句才能明白。所谓上下对照，即在上文和下文中找到与正确答案相同的关键词。因此，在做题时要边读边在大脑中储存上下文信息的能力，捕捉关键词。本题第5小题，考查形容词。A. outside外面的；B. overhead在头上的；C. nearby附近的；D. below在下面。Mr.Wood住在楼下,后文提到他跑到楼上去制止邻居的聚会可知噪音是从上面传出来的。故选B。