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One rainy night many years ago ,an elderly couple entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadephia. The couple walked to the front desk hoping to get some 21 for the night. “Could you give us a 22 here?” the husband asked.
The waiter, a 23 man with a bright smile, looked at the couple and 24 that there were three meetings in town. “All of our rooms are taken,” the waiter said. “ 25 I can’t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you be 26 to sleep in my room? It’s not 27 a suite(套房)，but it will be good enough to make you 28 for the night.”
When then couple refused 39 , he explained, “Don’t worry about me.”So the couple 30 . The next morning, the elderly man said to the waiter, “you are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best 31 in America. Maybe someday I’ll 32 one for you.” The waiter looked at them and 33 .Then they drove away.
Two years passed. The waiter had almost 34 it when he received a letter from the old man. It recalled（提起）that 35 night and enclosed（附上）a round-trip to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.
The old man 36 knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose 37 him in New York and led him to Fifth Avenue and 34th Street. He 38 to a great new building there.
“That is the hotel I have just built for you,” said the elderly man.
“You must be 39 ,” the young man said.
“I’m not,” said the elderly man.
The elderly man was William Waldor-Aster, and that 40 building was the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The young waiter who became its first manager was George Boldt.
小题1:A．foodB．shelter C．light D．space
小题2:A．roomB．helpC．bedD．chair
小题3:A．seriousB．patientC．friendlyD．careful
小题4:A．decidedB．thoughtC．suggested D．explained
小题5:A．SoB．AndC．ButD．If
小题6:A．readyB．gladC．gratefulD．natural
小题7:A．clearly B．nearlyC．exactlyD．simply
小题8:A．calmB．specialC．succesulD．comfortable
小题9:A．easilyB．politelyC．give D．know
小题10:A．left B．agreedC．complained D．happened
小题11:A．hotel B．shop C．schoolD．restaurant
小题12:A．buildB．keepC．find D．invent
小题13:A．checked B．excusedC．smiledD．changed
小题14:A．expected B．realisedC．discoveredD．forgotten
小题15:A．brightB．warmC．cloudy D．stormy
小题16:本题有误A．ticket B．map C．formD．travel
小题17:本题有误A．met B．thankedC．missedD．watched
小题18:A．wavedB．pointedC．movedD．returned
小题19:A．laughingB．arguingC．jokingD．reporting
小题20:A．small B．commonC．simpleD．beautiful
题型：完形填空难度：中档来源：不详
答案
小题1:B小题2:A小题3:C小题4:D小题5:C小题6:B小题7:C小题8:D小题9:B小题10:B小题11:A小题12:A小题13:C小题14:D小题15:D小题16:A小题17:A小题18:B小题19:C小题20:D
试题分析：
小题1:根据下文All of our rooms are taken,服务员回答“我们的房间都住满了”可知这对老夫妇想找住的地方。故选B，shelter住所。
小题2:联系下文All of our rooms are taken可知这对老夫妇想要一个房间，故选A。
小题3:根据with a bright smile，这个服务员满脸微笑，所以看出他很友好。故选C。
小题4:根据“All of our rooms are taken,”结合当时的语境，服务员应该是在解释，decide决定 think 想 suggest建议 explain解释,所以选D，
小题5:结合下文Would you be glad to sleep in my room?，可知虽然旅馆里没有房间了，但服务员并没有让老人离去，故用but但是表转折，选C。
小题6:表示建议，你们愿意住在我的房间吗？ready准备glad高兴的，乐意的 grateful 感谢的natural自然的，可知选B最符合题意。
小题7:but表示转折，所以这个服务员想要说这间房间不完全是个套间clearly 显然地nearly差不多 exactly 完全地simply 简单地故选C。
小题8:通过上文得知，这是凌晨一点钟，还下着雨，所以推断在这样的环境中，即使有一个小屋住，也是很舒适的。calm 平静的special 特殊的succesul 成功的comfortable 舒适的，故选D。
小题9:当服务员要把自己的房间让给老夫妇的时候，老人家肯定会礼貌地拒绝，故选B。
小题10:根据The next morning, the elderly man said to the waiter,可知老夫妇后来同意住在服务员的房间。故选B。
小题11:根据下文“That is the hotel I have just built for you,” said the elderly man.故选 A.
小题12:根据下文“That is the hotel I have just built for you,” said the elderly man，故选A。
小题13:老人说要为这位好心的服务员建造一家旅馆，服务员只当是个小小的玩笑，所以笑了笑，故选C。
小题14:根据Two years passed.，两年过去了，时间很久了，不经意的小事，所以服务员早就忘记了，故选D。
小题15:根据One rainy night many years ago可知选D stormy 有暴风雨的。
小题16:此题有误。
小题17:此题有误
小题18:结合“That is the hotel I have just built for you,” said the elderly man.可知老人指向一座新楼。
可知选B最符合题意。
小题19:当老人和服务员说这座旅馆是为他建造的，服务员认为老人在开玩笑，故选C。
小题20:根据He pointed to a great new building there，可知这个旅馆很不错，故选D最合适。
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