Ⅲ.完形填空
(2014·安徽)
In 2012，I had just recovered from a serious illness when I received an invitation to a writer's conference in Orlando, Florida. My family persuaded me that a(n)__1__ might be just what the doctor ordered, so off I __2__.
Arriving in the Sunshine State was rather tiring, but I __3__ to catch a taxi to my __4__ and settle in. Next morning, I took another __5__ to the shopping centre to buy a few souvenirs. __6__ I went to a café to have lunch, but all the tables were __7__. Then I heard a friendly voice saying, “You can __8__ my table.”
I gratefully sat down with the __9__ lady and we had a happy lunch together. As the __10__ drew to a close she asked how long I would be in Orlando. I had already told her that I hadn't __11__ a car, and hadn't realised how __12__ taking taxis would be. After a while she said, “ My dear, don't use any more taxis. I'm retired and it would be my pleasure to __13__ you wherever you wish.” I told her that I couldn't put her to that __14__， but she brushed my protests (反对). She asked me where I was __15__ and next morning she was waiting at my apartment at the __16__ time to take me to Disney World. She spent some time with me before leaving me to __17__ alone. At the end of the day, she __18__ to take me back to my accommodation. I __19__ her money but she refused to take any.
I'll never forget that wonderful lady who, through her __20__， filled my brief holiday in Florida with wonderful memories.
文章大意：本文为一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己2012年到佛罗里达奥兰多出席作者会期间受到热心人帮助的感人故事。
1.A.holiday B.ceremony
C.operation D.experiment
答案：A 根据“an invitation to a writer's conference”可排除C项operation“手术”和D项experiment“实验”。结合上句中“I had just recovered from a serious illness”以及接下来的“might be just what the doctor ordered”可知选A项。医生给刚刚康复病人的医嘱自然是“度假”，而不是“仪式”。最后一段中的holiday即为提示词。
2.A.kept B.went
C.dropped D.knocked
答案：B 本句为部分倒装，将作状语的off前置了。正常的结构为：so I went off。go off(=leave off)出发;keep off远离，(使)不靠近;drop off落下，减少，(使)下车;knock off下班，完成，降低。根据上句中“I received an invitation to a writer's conference in Orlando, Florida”可知，作者是“出发”去参加作者会。故选B项。
3.A.intended B.promised
C.managed D.deserved
答案：C intend意图，打算;promise答应，许诺;manage设法;deserve值得。根据“was rather tiring，but”可知选C项。manage to do sth.意为“虽然费尽周折但设法做成某事”。句意：到达阳光州(指佛罗里达州)相当疲劳，但我还是成功地搭乘出租车到达了我的住处并安顿了下来。
4.A.hospital B.company
D.university D.accommodation
答案：D 根据上文，作者是应邀来出席作者会，自然settle in的不是company或者university，更不可能是hospital，而是accommodation(住处)。下文“At the end of the day, she__18__ to take me back to my accommodation.”中的accommodation也是提示。故选D项。
5.A.colleague B.passenger
C.suitcase D.taxi
答案：D 外出自然是搭乘“出租车”，本句的another taxi是承接上句的a taxi。故选D项。如果选择其他选项，则another出现得太突然，因为上文没有提及这些人或物。句意：第二天上午，我坐另一辆出租车到购物中心买了一些纪念品。
6.A.Instead B.First
C.Later D.Once
答案：C instead“相反”，否定前者，肯定后者;first“首先”，表示顺序;later“之后，随后”，表示时间;once“一旦”，表示时间或条件。根据语境，作者是在购物中心买了一些纪念品之后去一家咖啡屋吃午餐，两件事情都做了，可排除A项。went to a caf? to have lunch不属于buy a few souvenirs，不存在使用first来表示顺序或列举的情况。once用作副词，意为“一次，从前”，讲不通;用作连词，则与but矛盾。故选C项。
7.A.classified B.occupied
C.decorated D.painted
答案：B 句意：随后我来到一家咖啡屋吃午餐，但桌子全________。classify分类;occupy占用;decorate装饰;paint油漆。根据but(表转折关系)可推知，咖啡屋的桌子是“坐满了”(occupied)。故选B项。
8.A.share B.reserve
C.set D.possess
答案：A 句意：这时，我听到一个友好的声音说：“你可以和我________一张桌子。”根据下段首句中的“sat down with the __9__lady and we had a happy lunch together”可知，作者是和对方“分享、共用”(share)一张桌子。故选A项。
9.A.old B.poor
C.innocent D.stubborn
答案：A 根据本段第五句中“I'm retired”可知，这位女士是个退休人员，故选A项。其他选项均没有依据。句意：我怀着感激的心情跟这位上了年纪的(old)女士坐在一桌，我们一起快乐地用了午餐。
10.A.journey B.meal
C.speech D.interview
答案：B 根据上文两次出现的lunch可知，他们是坐在同一张桌子上吃饭。此处使用meal指代lunch。句意：午餐接近吃完的时候，她问我将在奥兰多待多长时间。故选B项。
11.A.donated B.repaired
C.hired D.guided
答案：C 句意：我已经告诉她我没有租用小汽车，也没有意识到搭出租车会是多么昂贵。作者来此地开会和旅游，出行自然需要“租用”(hired)小汽车。故选C项。
12.A.convenient B.worthwhile
C.unfortunate D.expensive
答案：D 根据下文这位退休的老太太主动提出自己开车接送作者可见，搭乘出租车太“昂贵”(expensive)。故选D项。
13.A.inspire B.entertain
C.call D.drive
答案：D 根据上文“My dear，don't use any more taxis”可知，这位退休的老太太提出自己开车接送作者。故选D项。
14.A.business B.argument
C.trouble D.challenge
答案：C put sb. to the trouble of doing sth.为固定结构，意为“给某人带去做某事的麻烦”。此处that trouble指上句提到的drive you wherever you wish。故选C项。
15.A.working B.staying
C.moving D.shopping
答案：B 老太太提出自己开车接送作者，自然要问清楚其住处。故选B项。
16.A.appointed B.limited
C.favourite D.regular
答案：A 老太太提出自己开车接送作者，自然会和作者约定第二天接送的时间和地点。at the appointed time在约定的时间。故选A项。句意：第二天早上，她在“约定的”(appointed)时间来到我住的公寓等我。
17.A.digest B.explore
C.perform D.calculate
答案：B digest消化，领悟;explore探索，探寻;perform表演，履行，表现;calculate计算，推算。根据语境，老太太把作者送到迪斯尼乐园后，先陪游了一会儿，然后离去，让作者独自游玩，傍晚时分再来接作者。旅游属于“探索”，即在旅游过程于去发现迪斯尼的一些奥秘，故选B项。
18.A.forgot B.refused
C.returned D.preferred
答案：C 根据上句“She spent some time with me before leaving me to __17__ alone.”可知，老太太中途离去了。所以，At the end of the day她再次“返回”(returned)来接作者回住处。故选C项。
19.A.sent B.lent
C.offered D.owed
答案：C 老太太开车接送作者，作者自然要付费，而不是“借给她钱”或“欠钱”，B、D两项均可排除。根据“but she refused to take any”可知，也不是sent，而是当时主动(offered)支付车费。故选C项。
20.A.confidence B.dignity
C.curiosity D.kindness
答案：D 老太太帮助作者，这是kindness(善意)，而不是confidence(信心)、dignity(尊严)或curiosity(好奇心)。故选D项。句意：我将决不会忘记这位好心的女士，她通过自己的善意让我在佛罗里达的短暂假期充满了美好的回忆。
