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高三英语复习题练习

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2013-10-25

二、完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

The landlord’s mistake

When Thomas Jefferson was vice- president of the United States, there was not a railroad in all the world. The roads were muddy and 16 . So people did not 17 very much. If a man expected to go to another city, he often rode a 18 .

One day some men were sitting by the door of a 19 in Baltimore when they saw a horseman riding very 20 . He was dressed plainly, looking like a farmer.

“Do you have a room here for me?” he asked the landlord.

Now the landlord 21 himself on keeping a first-class hotel, and he 22 that his guests would not like the rough-looking traveler. So he answered, “No, sir. Every room is 23 .”

“Well, then,” answered the stranger, “I’ll see what they can do for me at the Planters’Tavern, round the 24 ,” and he rode away.

About an hour later, a well-dressed gentleman came into the hotel, saying, “I wish to 25 Mr. Jefferson.”

“There is not a Mr. Jefferson!” said the landlord.

“Oh,” the man was 26 , “but he must be. He said he intended to 27 at this hotel.”

“No. A moment ago, an old clodhopper (乡巴佬) came here but I’ve sent him round to the Planters’.”

“Did he 28 a gray horse?”

“Yes, and he was quite tall.”

“That was Mr. Jefferson, the vice-president,” said the gentleman.

“The vice-president?” 29 the landlord, “How foolish I was to 30 him away!” So he rushed to the Planters’to 31 Mr. Jefferson.

“Mr. Jefferson,” he said, “I’ve come to ask your 32 . You were so bespattered (溅污) with 33 that I thought you were some old farmer. If you come back to my hotel, you will have the best 34 in it. Won’t you come?”

“No,” answered Mr. Jefferson. “A farmer is as 35 as any other man; and where there’s no room for a farmer, there can be no room for me.”

16. A. straight B. wide C. rough D. short

17. A. practice B. work C. care D. travel

18. A. bike B. horse C. plane D. train

19. A. hotel B. station C. college D. hall

20. A. swiftly B. freely C. slowly D. happily

21. A. congratulated B. instructed C. sent D. prided

22. A. explained B. feared C. regretted D. admitted

23. A. safe B. full C. cheap D. tidy

24. A. corner B. yard C. farm D. city

25. A. receive B. invite C. see D. honor

26. A. bored B. depressed C. frightened D. surprised

27. A. knock B. glance C. stop D. recover

28. A. train B. ride C. follow D. buy

29. A. cried B. complained C. smiled D. replied

30. A. carry B. take C. turn D. put

31. A. see off B. call on C. pick up D. fetch back

32. A. pardon B. purpose C. situation D. condition

33. A. oil B. mud C. grass D. powder

34. A. position B. studio C. restaurant D. room

35. A. good B. famous C. rich D. powerful


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