In the lobby(休息室) after a long day at work

题目内容：

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 common: 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 company 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．chat

B．action

C．letter

D．sentence小题2:

A．got

B．arrived

C．reached

D．approached小题3:

A．returned

B．appeared

C．heard

D．come小题4:

A．pleasure

B．difficulties

C．excitement

D．danger小题5:

A．finding out

B．adopted

C．decorated

D．searching for小题6:

A．job

B．home

C．school

D．friend小题7:

A．sight

B．visit

C．view

D．point小题8:

A．realize

B．provide

C．afford

D．stand小题9:

A．number

B．sign

C．mark

D．note小题10:

A．meet

B．like

C．believe

D．agree小题11:

A．looking

B．staying

C．waiting

D．keeping小题12:

A．And

B．However

C．Then

D．Indeed小题13:

A．wife

B．friend

C．roommate

D．partner小题14:

A．receive

B．find

C．notice

D．see小题15:

A．short

B．fast

C．long

D．slow小题16:

A．ran into

B．heard from

C．knew of

D．referred to小题17:

A．hurriedly

B．rapidly

C．commonly

D．exactly小题18:

A．said

B．called

C．spoke

D．visited小题19:

A．far

B．much

C．well

D．rather小题20:

A．everything

B．anything

C．nothing

D．something

最佳答案：

小题1:A

小题2:B

小题3:D

小题4:B

小题5:D

小题6:A

小题7:C

小题8:C

小题9:A

小题10:B

小题11:C

小题12:D

小题13:A

小题14:B

小题15:C

小题16:A

小题17:D

小题18:B

小题19:C

小题20:D

答案解析：

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 common: 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；come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；commonly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 company 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。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。