The elderly Chinese man in the small booth (售票口) behind the thick glass shook his head. I didn't need to know a word of Chinese to understand there were beds available for the Thursday night train from Beijing to Shanghai. I had a Friday morning
with my college friend. I must be on that train. Desperate times desperate measures. So I squatted(蹲下). I assumed that this was the international for “Are there any hard seats available?”
, there were. It was seat 109. Very quickly, I found it. The Chinese man sitting in it, however, seemed to beg to differ.
I panicked. I am a man who usually avoids conflicts(冲突) and so I my seat, as if still looking, to buy myself more time. I had two options: The first is to be a and ask for what was rightfully mine. The second was to 23 and spend the next 13 hours staying in a corner.
Well, nine out of ten times I choose the second option. But at that moment, every square inch of had already been claimed. There wasn’t a corner in which to cower(退缩). So, I mustered up(聚集) some and presented the man with my proof of ownership. He looked at my ticket and .
About midnight my became heavy and I was ready for the lights to dim and my date
Ms ZZZZ to start. But the room bright and hot. I tried to persevere and was even able to work into a sleeping position.
It is here I must admit: I have a bladder (膀胱). The man next to me drank a Coca-Cola, a bag of milk and a bottle of water and the course of 13 hours he did not move once. I drank but finally, I made my way to the bathroom at 3:02 am.
After waiting in a thick cloud of cigarette smoke, I finally used the bathroom. The philosophy(原则) of my sleeping was right: if you get a seat on a train, don’t move.
【小题1】A．extraB．fewC．someD．no【小题2】A．discussionB．appointmentC．debateD．conversation【小题3】A．take upB．call forC．keep awayD．bring in【小题4】A．habitB．customC．symbolD．style【小题5】A．NaturallyB．LuckilyC．IndeedD．Suddenly【小题6】A．rushed towardsB．jumped uponC．pushed intoD．walked past【小题7】A．manB．human C．fellowD．hero【小题8】A．give upB．lie downC．wait forD．sit still【小题9】A．seatsB．bedsC．spaceD．corners【小题10】A．everB．yetC．stillD．even【小题11】A．informationB．supportC．confidenceD．force【小题12】A．movedB．refusedC．acceptedD．admitted【小题13】A．bodyB．eyelidsC．armsD．legs【小题14】A．toB．onC．withD．from【小题15】A．remainedB．turnedC．stuckD．continued【小题16】A．itB．himC．oneD．myself【小题17】A．sickB．wrongC．healthyD．small【小题18】A．atB．overC．toD．from【小题19】A．everythingB．somethingC．nothingD．anything【小题20】A．neighbourB．friendC．colleagueD．partnerD
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(答案→)D
解析：
【小题1】 D 由语境可知，此处表示“我一个汉字也不必知道就能明白没有卧铺票了”。
【小题2】 B 我跟我大学同学有个约会，我必须坐这趟火车。discussion讨论；appointment约会，预约；debate讨论，辩论；conversation交谈，谈话。
【小题3】 B 紧急的时候需要有紧急的措施。take up从事，占据；call for要求，需要；keep away不接近，使离开；bring in引进，带来；由语境可知B项正确。
【小题4】C 我认为“蹲下”是国际上通用的符号“有硬座吗？”。habit个人行为习惯；custom风俗习惯；symbol符号，象征；style式样，风格。由语境可知C项正确。
【小题5】 B 还有硬座票，当然是“幸运地luckily”。
【小题6】 D 我不想跟人发生冲突，因此到了自己的座位还装作不是，继续往前走。walk past走狗，符合语境。
【小题7】 A 我有两个选择，一是像个男子汉要回理应属于自己的东西。man男子汉，男人。
【小题8】 A 另一个选择是放弃自己的座位到某个角落待上13个小时。give up放弃，符合语境。
【小题9】 C 但那个时候，每一英寸的空间都被占据了。space此处为不可数名词，意为“空间，地方”。
【小题10】D 甚至连个退缩的角落都没有。even表示程度上的递进。
【小题11】 C 我鼓足了勇气，聚集了些信心，向那人表明那座位是我的。information信息；support支持；confidence信心；message信息。由语境客户资源C项正确。
【小题12】 A 由语境可知，他看了看我的票，离开了。
【小题13】B 大约午夜时分，我的眼皮有些沉重，指“打盹了”。
【小题14】 C one’s date with sb.跟某人的约会。
【小题15】 A 上文提到I was ready for the lights to dim，而此处由并列连词but可知，“灯仍旧亮着”。remain保持，符合语境。
【小题16】D 我坚持着甚至使自己进入了睡眠状态。
【小题17】 D 自己膀胱小，指“容易上洗手间”。
【小题18】 B over此处相当于more than，指“多于”。指那人喝了那么多的东西，在13个小时的行程中动也没动。
【小题19】 C 而我什么也没喝却在凌晨3:02去了洗手间。
【小题20】 A 我那位在睡觉的邻座的哲理是对的：如果你在火车上有座位，别动！