Question

I climbed the stairs slowly, carrying a big suitcase, my father following with two more. By the time I got to the third floor, I was ___1___ and at the same time feeling lonely. Worse still, Dad ___2___ a step and fell, sending my new suitcases ___3___ down the stairs. “Damn!” he screamed, his face turning red. I knew ___4___ was ahead. Whenever Dad’s face turns red, ___5___.

How could I ever ___6___ him to finish unloading the car ___7___ screaming at me and making a scene in front of the other girls, girls I would have to spend the ___8___ of the year with? Doors were opening and faces peering out(探出), as Dad walked ___9___ close behind. I felt it in my bones that my college life was getting off to a(n) ___10___ start.

“__11___ the room, quickly,” I thought. “Get him into a chair and calmed down.” But ___12___, would there be a chair in Room 316? Or would it be a(n) ___13___ room?

___14___ I turned the key in the lock and ___15___ the door open, with Dad ___16___ complaining(抱怨) about a hurting knee or something. I put my head in, expecting the ___17___. But to my ___18___, the room wasn’t empty at all! It had furniture, curtains, a TV, and seven paintings on the walls.

And there on a well-made bed sat Amy, my new ___19___, dressed neatly, greeting me with a nod, she said in a soft voice, “Hi, you must be Cori.” Then, she ___20___ the music and looked over at ___21___, “And of course, you’re Mr. Faber,” she said ___22___. “Would you like a glass of iced tea?” Dad’s face turned decidedly ___23___ before he could bring out a “yes”.

I knew ___24___ that Amy and I would be ___25___ and my first year of college would be a success.

1. A. helpless  B. lazy    C. anxious      D. tired

2. A. took       B. minded      C. missed       D. picked

3. A. rolling   B. passing       C. dropping    D. turning

4. A. suffering       B. difficulty    C. trouble       D. danger

5. A. go ahead       B. look out     C. hold on      D. give up

6. A. lead       B. help    C. encourage   D. get

7. A. after      B. without      C. while  D. besides

8. A. best       B. beginning   C. end     D. rest

9. A. with difficulty      B. in a hurry   C. with firm steps   D. in wonder

10. A. fresh    B. in a hurry   C. bad     D. unfair

11. A. Search  B. Find   C. Enter  D. Book

12. A. in fact  B. by chance   C. once more  D. then again

13. A. small    B. empty C. new    D. neat

14. A. Finally B. Meanwhile C. Sooner or later   D. At the moment

15. A. knocked      B. forced C. pushed       D. tried

16. A. yet       B. only    C. even   D. still

17. A. worst   B. chair   C. best    D. tea

18. A. regret   B. disappointment  C. surprise      D. knowledge

19. A. roommate    B. classmate    C. neighbour   D. companion

20. A. turned on     B. turned down      C. played D. enjoyed

21. A. Dad     B. me      C. the door     D. the floor

22. A. questioning  B. wondering  C. smiling      D. guessing

23. A. red       B. less pale     C. less red      D. pale

24. A. soon     B. there   C. later    D. then

25. A. sisters   B. friends       C. students      D. fellows

Answer 1

1---25     DCACB   DBDAC   BDBAC   DACAB   ACCDB      

解析:

本文記述作者作為一名大學新生到校第一天的不尋常經歷。

1. D。根據語境(提著一個大箱子爬上三樓)，再結合四個選項的意思，只有 tired 最合適。

2. C。根據下文的 and fell, sending my new suitcase rolling down the stairs，可知父親是在上樓時踩空了一步(miss a step)。

3. A。根據上文(父親摔了跤)，再結合四個選項的意思，只有 roll down(滾下)最合適。

4. C。根據下一段的內容可知，“我”在設法使父親不 screaming at me。這說明父親可能會因摔跤而遷怒于我，所以此題選 C 較合適。

5. B。上文說“父親臉紅了，我知道會來麻煩了”。所以此處的語境應是：每當父親臉紅，我就得“小心”(look out)了。

6. D。比較四個選項，只有 D 最合適。get sb to do sth 的意思是“使某人做某事”。

7. B。scream at sb 意為“沖著某人吼叫”；make a scene 是習語，意為“吵架”或“(當眾)大吵大鬧”。根據語境，此處應填 without，表示避免發生其后的情況。

8. D。the rest of the year 指這一年剩下的時間。

9. A。父親提著箱子爬樓，又摔了跤，所以現在走起路來很費勁(with difficulty)。

10. C。根據上文所發生的不愉快的情況可知，作者認為“她的大學生活開頭不順”。get off to a bad start 是習語，意為“開頭不順”。

11. B。根據下文可知，作者知道自己的房間號碼是316，但現在還未找到，所以此題應填 find。

12. D。then again 的意思是“還有”、“另外”。

13. B。此處句意為：316 房間會不會有椅子，或者是間空(empty)房? 同時請注意第 18 空后 the room wasn’t empty at all 對此有所暗示。

14. A。從上樓到找到房間經歷了一個過程，所以這里說“終于”(finally)找到了房間。

15. C。比較四個選項只有 C 最合適，即開鎖之后“推”(push)開門。

16. D。父親從摔跤開始 scream，到現在還在 complain，故用 still。

17. A。由于父親因摔跤扭傷了膝蓋，到現在還在報怨，“我”擔心要是房間里要是像想像的那樣，連一把椅子都沒有，那情況就更糟了。expect the worst 的意思是“預計會有更有糟的情況”。

18. C。但實際上，房間內家具齊全，與“我”的 expecting 大不一樣，所以令“我”surprise。

19. A。同住一室的人叫 roommate。

20. B。Amy 一邊與“我們”打招呼，一邊將音樂“關小”(turn down)。

21. A。根據下文的 And of course, you’re Mr. Faber 可知，Amy 此時在打量著我的“父親”。

22. C。根據上文的描述可知，Amy 是一位熱心、客氣、有禮貌的女孩，所以此處填 smiling 較合適。

23. C。指父親受到 Amy 的友好接待之后，心情好轉了一些，所以他的臉也就 turned less red。

24. D。then 意為“當時”、“那時”。

25. B。根據上文描述的“我們”與 Amy 的短暫接觸，以及下文的 and my first year of college would be a success 可知，我們會成為“朋友”。