The other day I was talking to a stranger on the bus; he told me that he had a good 36 in Chicago and he wondered if, by any chance, I 37 to know him . For a moment, I thought he might be 38 ,but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not. He was 39 . I felt like saying that it was ridiculous (可笑的) to 40 that out of all the millions of people in Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend. But, 41 , I just smiled and reminded him that Chicago was a very 42 city. He nodded, and I thought he was going to be content to drop the subject and talk about something else. But I was wrong. He was silent for a few minutes, and then he 43 to tell me all about his friend.
His friend’s main 44 in life seemed to be tennis. He was an excellent tennis player , and he 45 had his own tennis court. There were a lot of people with swimming 46 , yet there were only two people with private tennis court; his friend in Chicago was one of them. I told him that I knew several 47 like that, including my brother, who was a doctor in California. He 48 that maybe there were more private courts in the country than he 49 but he did not know of any others. Then he asked me 50 my brother lived in California. When I said Sacramento, he said that was a coincidence 51 his Chicago friend spent the summer in Sacramento last year and he lived next door to a 52 who had a tennis court in his backyard. I said I felt that really was a coincidence (巧合) because my next-door neighbour had gone to Sacramento last summer and had 53 the house next to my brother’s house. For a moment, we stared at each other, but we did not say anything.
“Would your friend’s name happen to be Roland Kirkwood?” I asked finally. He 54 and said, “Yes. Would your brother’s name happen to be Dr Rey Hunter?” It was my 55 to laugh. “Yes,” I replied.
【小题1】A．brother B．teacher C． friend D．neighbour【小题2】A．happenedB．managedC．tried D．wanted【小题3】A．expecting B．lying C． talking D．joking【小题4】A．funny B．serious C．careful D．disappointed【小题5】A．findB．thinkC．realize D．see【小题6】A．indeed B．actually C． exactly D．instead【小题7】A．famous B．interesting C．bigD．noisy【小题8】A．began B．stopped C．refused D．failed【小题9】A．problemB．choiceC．interest D．work【小题10】A．just B．ever C．even D．surely【小题11】A．suit B．habit C． riverD．pools【小题12】A. people B. players C strangers D. friends
【小题13】A．advised B．admittedC． arguedD．announced【小题14】A．recognized B．realized C．visited D．found【小题15】A．how B．whether C．whereD．when【小题16】A．if B．becauseC．then D．though【小题17】A．doctor B．friend C．neighbour D．player【小题18】A．visitedB．hiredC．designed D．sold【小题19】A．smiled B．laughed C．cried D．nodded【小题20】A．chance B．pleasure C． turnD．timeC
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(答案→)C
解析：作者在公共汽车上碰到了一位善谈的陌生人，陌生人提到自己的朋友，想知道作者是否碰巧认识，本来作者对此感到可笑，但是真的很巧，作者竟然认识陌生人的朋友。
【小题1】考查名词：A. brother兄弟，B. teacher 老师，C. friend朋友，D. neighbour邻居，从下文的Chicago I could possibly have ever bumped into his friend.可知陌生人向作者谈起他的好朋友，想知道作者是不是碰巧认识他的好朋友。选C
【小题2】考查动词：A. happened发生，碰巧，B. managed设法，C. tried尝试，D. wanted想要，陌生人向作者谈起他的好朋友，想知道作者是不是碰巧认识他的好朋友。Happen to do sth，碰巧做…，选A
【小题3】考查动词：A. expecting期待，B. lying躺，C. talking谈论，D. joking开玩笑，从后面的句子：but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not.可知作者开始觉得他这样说可能是在开玩笑。 选D
【小题4】考查形容词：A. funny好笑的，B. serious 严肃的，C. careful仔细的，D. disappointed失望的，从前面的句子：but I could tell from the expression on his face that he was not.可知作者从陌 生人脸上的表情看出他不是在开玩笑，他是认真的，选B
【小题5】考查动词：A. find发现，B. think思考，C. realize意识到，D. see看见，作者认为想想在成百万的芝加哥人中能碰见过他朋友都是可笑的。选B
【小题6】考查副词：A. indeed确实，B. actually实际上，C. exactly确切地，D. instead相反的，由前句可知作者想说陌生人可笑，but表转折，且由空后的“I just smiled and reminded him...”推断，作者并没有说出自己的想法，相反，作者微笑着提醒陌生人芝加哥是个很大的城市。选D
【小题7】考查形容词：A. famous著名的，B. interesting有趣的，C. big大的，D. noisy嘈杂的，芝加哥是个很大的城市，选C
【小题8】考查动词：A. began开始，B. stopped停止，C. refused拒绝，D. failed失败，从前面的句子：He was silent for a few minutes,可知他开始谈论他的朋友，选A
【小题9】考查名词：A. problem问题，B. choice选择，C. interest兴趣，D. work工作，由下文“He was an excellent tennis player , and he even had his own tennis court.”可知， 陌生人的朋友是个网球手，甚至有自己的网球场，所以说他朋友的主要兴趣在网球。选C
【小题10】考查副词：A. just仅仅，B. ever曾经，C. even甚至，D. surely确定，从后面的句子：yet there were only two people with private tennis court;可知拥有网球场的人并不多，所以是甚至有网球场，选C
【小题11】考查名词：A. suit套装，B. habit习惯，C. river河流，D. pools水池，有很多人拥有游泳池，但是只有两个人拥有网球场，选D
【小题12】考查名词：A. people人们，B. players球员，C strangers陌生人，D. friends朋友，从后面的句子：including my brother, who was a doctor in California.可知作者认识这样的人，选A
【小题13】考查动词：A. advised建议，B. admitted 承认，C. argued争论，D. announced宣布，陌生人承认在这个国家可能有更多的私人网球场。admit“承认“。选B
【小题14】考查动词：A. recognized认出，B. realized意识到，知道，C. visited参观，D. found发现，有比他知道的更多的私人网球场。realize“知道，了解”。选B
【小题15】考查疑问词：A. how怎样？B. whether 是否，C. where哪里，D. when什么时候，从后面的句子：When I said Sacramento,可知陌生人是问他弟弟住在什么地方，选C
【小题16】考查连词：A. if是否，B. because因为，C. then那么，D. though虽然，前面说这是巧合，因为陌生人的朋友也住在Sacramento,选B
【小题17】考查名词：A. doctor医生，B. friend 朋友，C. neighbour邻居，D. player队友，从前面的句子：including my brother, who was a doctor in California. 可知作者的哥哥是医生，选A
【小题18】考查动词：A. visited参观，B. hired雇佣，租用，C. designed设计，D. sold卖，由空前后信息可知，作者的邻居去年夏天去了Sacramento并且租用了作者哥哥隔壁的 房子。hire“租用”。选B
【小题19】考查动词：A. smiled 微笑，B. laughed大笑，C. cried哭，D.nodded点头，从后面的句子：It was my 55 to laugh.可知听到作者的问话，陌生人大笑起来。选B
【小题20】考查名词：A. chance机会，B. pleasure愉快，C. turn次序，D. time时间，轮到作者大笑。It’s one’s turn to do sth.“轮到某人做某事。”选C