In the lobby(休息室) after a long day at work, I found myself standing next to a handsome young man with a nice smile. A showed what we had in mon: I had in New York city from Germany while he had from South America.
We exchanged stories about the of starting a new life in a new country. “I’ve been an apartment within walking distance from my . And what I want is to have a good of Central park! But I’m dreaming. I can’t to rent a room like that myself and I haven’t found a roommate to share in expenses.” The young man wrote a down on a piece of paper. “Her name’s Carol and she is a good girl,” he said. “You’ll her, and she needs a roommate.”
I called her right away. “I’ve been to hear from you,” said Carole, who lived near Central Park. , she became my best roommate, and has been my for 34 years.
“We were sure lucky to each other,” Carole said to me recently. “But I wondered what took you so to call.” I said. “I called right after I your South American friend.” Carole looked amazed. “Not a friend, I met him only once, and he told me about you. But that was a whole week before you finally .” “But I don’t understand; I didn’t know him until that afternoon.” “Maybe he know of you before because you were known in the pany for your achievement.”
Though you are a small potato, if you work hard and do , people will find you sooner or later.
【小题1】A．chatB．actionC．letterD．sentence【小题2】A．gotB．arrivedC．reachedD．approached【小题3】A．returnedB．appearedC．heardD．e【小题4】A．pleasureB．difficultiesC．excitementD．danger【小题5】A．finding outB．adoptedC．decoratedD．searching for【小题6】A．jobB．homeC．schoolD．friend【小题7】A．sightB．visitC．view D．point【小题8】A．realizeB．provideC．affordD．stand【小题9】A．numberB．signC．markD．note【小题10】A．meetB．likeC．believeD．agree【小题11】A．lookingB．staying C．waitingD．keeping【小题12】A．AndB．HoweverC．ThenD．Indeed【小题13】A．wifeB．friendC．roommate D．partner【小题14】A．receiveB．findC．noticeD．see【小题15】A．shortB．fastC．longD．slow【小题16】A．ran intoB．heard fromC．knew ofD．referred to【小题17】A．hurriedlyB．rapidlyC．monly D．exactly【小题18】A．saidB．calledC．spokeD．visited【小题19】A．farB．muchC．wellD．rather【小题20】A．everythingB．anythingC．nothingD．somethingA
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解析：本文通过作者意外得到别人介绍了一个室友并最终收获爱情的经历，告诉我们如果你工作努力，并且做出一些成就，人们迟早会发现你。
【小题1】考查名词。 根据We exchanged stories about the of starting a new life in a new country.可知一次谈话展现了我们有相同之处。Chat聊天；action行动；letter信；sentence句子，故选A。
【小题2】考查动词。根据while he had from South America. 可知我从德国来到纽约。Got得到；arrived到达；reached触及；approached靠近，故选B。
【小题3】考查动词。根据A showed what we had in mon: I had in New York city from Germany可知这里意思是然而他来自于南美。Returned返回；appeared出现；heard 听到；e来，故选D。
【小题4】考查名语。根据starting a new life in a new country.可知在新的城市开始新的生活是很困难的。Pleasure高兴；difficulties困难；excitement激动；danger危险，故选B。
【小题5】考查动词。根据an apartment within walking distance from my .可知是在寻找公寓。finding out调查；adopted采用；decorated装饰；searching for寻找。故选D。
【小题6】考查名词。根据I’ve been an apartment within walking distance可知是到工作的地方。Job工作；home家；school学校；friend朋友，故选A。
【小题7】考查名词。根据And what I want is to have a good of Central park!可知这里意思是我想好好看一看中心公园的风景。have a good view of好好看一看，故选C。
【小题8】考查动词。根据I can’t to rent a room like that myself and I haven’t found a roommate to share in expenses.”可知这里意思是我不能自己租一个那样的房子，我付不起房租。Realize意识到；provide提供；afford担负的起；stand忍受。故选C。
【小题9】考查名词。根据I called her right away.可知这位年轻人在纸上写下了一个电话号码。Number数字；sign记号；mark 痕迹；note笔记，故选A。
【小题10】考查动词。根据“Her name’s Carol and she is a good girl,” he said.可知这里意思是你会喜欢她的。Meet见到；like喜欢；believe相信；agree同意，故选B。
【小题11】考查动词。根据“I’ve been to hear from you,” said Carole, who lived near Central Park.可知这里意思是我等着收到你的来信。Looking看；staying停留；waiting等；keeping保持，故选C。
【小题12】考查副词。根据she became my best roommate, and has been my for 34 years.可知这里意思是实际上。And和；However然而；Then那时；Indeed实际上，故选D。
【小题13】考查名词。根据“We were sure lucky to each other,” Carole said to me recently. “But I wondered what took you so to call.” I said.可知这里意思是事实上，她成为我最好的室友，也是我34年的妻子。Wife妻子；friend朋友；roommate室友；partner伙伴。故选A。
【小题14】考查动词。根据“We were sure lucky to each other,” Carole said to me recently.，可知这里意思是很幸运，我们能找到彼此。Receive收到；find找到；notice注意；see看到，故选B。
【小题15】考查形容词。 根据I said. “I called right after I your South American friend.”可知这里意思是我想知道为什么那么长时间后，你才给我打电话。short 短的；fast快的；long长的；slow慢的，故选C。
【小题16】考查短语。根据“I called right after I your South American friend.”可知这里意思是在我遇到你的南美朋友后，马上就给你打电话了。ran into遇到；heard from收到……的来信；knew of知道；referred to涉及，故选A。
【小题17】考查副词。根据I met him only once, and he told me about you.可知这里意思是确切地说，我只见过他一次。Hurriedly匆忙地；rapidly迅速地；monly通常地；exactly确切地，故选D。
【小题18】考查动词。根据“We were sure lucky to each other,” Carole said to me recently. “But I wondered what took you so to call.” I said.可知这里意思是整整一星期后，你才给我打电话。Said说；called打电话；spoke说；visited拜访，故选B。
【小题19】考查短语。根据“Maybe he know of you before because you were known in the pany for your achievement.”可知这里意思是可能他以前就知道你，因为你的成就使得你在公司很出名。Be well known是固定用法，意思是很出名，故选C。
【小题20】考查代词。根据Though you are a small potato, if you work hard and do , people will find you sooner or later. 可知这里意思是如果你工作努力，并且做出一些成就，人们迟早会发现你。Everything每件事；anything任何一件事；nothing没有事；something一些事，故选D。