“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?”

题目内容：

“Where is the bus? Why is it always late?” I asked myself. I was going to be late ___36___ the manager wasn’t going to be pleased. “Thank God, here it is!” The bus came round the corner and I got on. Ten minutes later I was walking into the ___37___ where I work. “Twenty-five past nine. I ___38___ the manager doesn’t notice.” But I was not ___39___.

“Smith!” shouted the manager. “Late again. What’s your ___40___ this time?” “I am afraid the bus was late, Mr. Brown.” “___41___ up earlier tomorrow! Anyway, go to your place at the counter. We’ll be opening in a few minutes.”

My first customer was a pretty girl wearing a red dress. ___42___ her was a young man of about 25. He seemed very ___43___, and every few seconds he looked towards the main entrance. The girl drew some money and ___44___ about opening an account(帐户). I gave her necessary ___45___ and she went out. ___46___, I noticed a tall man by the door, carrying something ___47___ with brown paper. Turning to my next customer, I was frightened to see a gun sticking out of his coat. The next moment a loud noise ___48___ my ears. Everything went black. I was falling… It seemed to be a long time ___49___ I opened my eyes and I found myself in bed! ___50___ shaking from the memory of this terrible dream, I got dressed and ran out of the house. ___51___, the bus wasn’t on time, and I got to the bank at 9:25.

“Smith!” the manager cried out in a voice like thunder. “___52___ of your excuses! Start work at once!” To my ___53___, the first customer was a girl ___54___ a red dress and behind her stood a man carrying something wrapped in brown paper. The ___55___! Sometimes life is full of coincidences (巧合)!

小题1:

A．as

B．but

C．and

D．or小题2:

A．hotel

B．shop

C．bank

D．restaurant小题3:

A．believe

B．think

C．guess

D．hope小题4:

A．lucky

B．happy

C．sorry

D．angry小题5:

A．excuse

B．idea

C．cause

D．answer小题6:

A．Hurry

B．Set

C．Catch

D．Get小题7:

A．Before

B．Behind

C．Beyond

D．Against小题8:

A．nervous

B．shy

C．calm

D．angry小题9:

A．cared

B．talked

C．asked

D．worried小题10:

A．information

B．offer

C．introduction

D．support小题11:

A．Again

B．Then

C．Thus

D．However小题12:

A．hidden

B．filled

C．decorated

D．covered小题13:

A．took

B．closed

C．filled

D．came小题14:

A．before

B．after

C．when

D．that小题15:

A．Even

B．Still

C．Just

D．Ever小题16:

A．As usual

B．For one thing

C．In fact

D．In general小题17:

A．Less

B．Plenty

C．More

D．None小题18:

A．pleasure

B．surprise

C．joy

D．regret小题19:

A．of

B．with

C．on

D．in小题20:

A．dream

B．story

C．affair

D．incident

最佳答案：

小题1:C

小题2:C

小题3:D

小题4:A

小题5:A

小题6:D

小题7:B

小题8:A

小题9:C

小题10:A

小题11:B

小题12:D

小题13:C

小题14:A

小题15:B

小题16:A

小题17:D

小题18:B

小题19:D

小题20:A

答案解析：

小题1:C 连词辨析。本句是并列关系，我会迟到，老板会不高兴。

小题2:C 上下文串联。根据下文顾客到柜台开户我们我在银行工作。

小题3:D 动词辨析。A相信；B认为；C猜想；D希望；我希望老板没有注意到我迟到。

小题4:A 上下文串联。根据第二段可知老板注意到我迟到了，故我运气不好。

小题5:A 名词辨析。A借口；B观点；C原因；D回答；句意：这次你的借口是什么

小题6:D 固定词组。Get up 起床；指老板原谅我了，提醒我明天早点起床。

小题7:B 上下文串联。根据下文54空后behind her stood说明B正确。

小题8:A 上下文串联。根据very few seconds he looked towards the ....说明他很紧张。

小题9:C 动词辨析。Ask about询问，打听；她取钱并询问开户。

小题10:A 名词辨析。A信息；B提供；C介绍；D支持；我把必要的信息给了她。

小题11:B 上下文串联。我给了她必要的信息，她出去了。那时我发现…

小题12:D 固定词组。Be covered with覆盖着…指他拿着用棕色报纸包盖着的东西。

小题13:.C 动词辨析。A带走；B关闭；C充满；D来。指我的耳朵里都是吵闹声。

小题14:A 固定句型。It be 一段时间before从句，表示一段时间以后某事才发生。

小题15:B 副词辨析。A甚至；B仍然；C只是；D曾经；我仍然因为可怕的经历而颤抖。

小题16:.A 短语辨析。A和往常一样；B一方面；C事实上；D总得说来。和往常一样公车晚了。

小题17:D 上下文串联。这里必须用否定词，指经理不相信我任何借口，让我赶快工作。

小题18:B 上下文串联。在现实中出现了和我梦境中一样的情景，这让我十分惊讶。

小题19:D 语法分析。介词in 颜色，表示穿什么颜色的衣服。

小题20:A 上下文串联。指梦境再现。

点评：文章讲述了作者经历了一个噩梦，结果在现实里，噩梦再现了。全文设空科学合理，考生不难从中领会大意，比较顺利，从选项中可以看出，本大题主要是考查了词汇的辨析与运用和上下文串联，但更加注重综合语言能力的运用，需要根据故事情节，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。