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2017年公共英語(yǔ)三級(jí)強(qiáng)化練習(xí)題及答案
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An embarrassing experience
It was the small hours of the morning when we reached London Airport. I had cabled Lond trom Amsterdam, and there was a hired car to meet, but there was one more unfortunate happening before I reached my fiat. In all my travels I have never, but for that once, been required by the British customs to open a single bag or to do more than state that I carried no goods liable to duty. I was, of course, my fault; the extreme tiredness and nervous tension of the journey had destroyed my
diplomacy. I was, for whichever reason, so fired that I could hardly stand, and to the question, "have you read this?" I replied with extreme foolishness, "Yes, hundreds of times. "
"And you have nothing to declare?"
"Nothing. "
"How long have you been out of this country?"
"About three months. "
"And during that time you have acquired nothing?"
"Nothing but what is on the list I have given you. "
He seemed momentarily at a loss, but then he attacked. The attack, when it came, was utterly unexpected.
"Where did you get that watch?"
I could have kicked myself. Two days ago, when playing water games with a friend in the bath, I had forgotten to take off my ROLEX OYSTER, and it had, not unnaturally, stopped. I had gone into the market and bought, for twelve shillings and six pence, an ugly time piece that made a strange noise. It had stopped twice, without any reason, during the journey.
I explained, but I had already lost face. I produced my own watch from a pocket, and added that I should be grateful if he would confiscate the replacement.
"It is not a question of confiscation," he said, "there is a fine for failing to declare dutiable goods. And now may I please examine that Rolex?"
It took another quarter of an hour to persuade him that the Rolex was not contraband; then he began to search my luggage.
26. When did the writer arrive at London airport?
[A] In the early morning. [B] Late at night.
[ C] At noon. [ D] Late in the morning.
27. What can we conclude from the questions asked by the customs officer?
[ A] He was just doing his duty by asking the passenger some usual questions.
[ B ] He must have noticed the writer' s ugly watch.
[ C ] He wanted to embarrass the writer.
[ D] He must have noticed the writer's tiredness.
28. What did the writer think of the watch he bought in the market?
[ A] He was fond of the watch because it was a Rolex.
[ B ] He found the watch useful though it was very cheap.
[ C ] He didn't like the watch at all.
[D] He was indifferent to the watch.
29. What must have happened to the writer in the end?
[ A] He must have spent a long time at the customs and must have been let go without any punishment.
[ B ] He must have been given a fine as a punishment.
[ C] His Rolex must have been confiscated.
[ D ]His cheap watch must have been confiscated.
30. What do you think is the tone of the story?
[ A] Humorous. [ B] Sarcastic.
[ C 1 Solemn. [ D ] Matter-of-fact.
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參考譯文
一次尷尬的經(jīng)歷
當(dāng)我們到達(dá)倫敦機(jī)場(chǎng)的時(shí)候還是凌晨，我已經(jīng)從阿姆斯特丹往倫敦過(guò)電報(bào)了，預(yù)租了一輛車等我們，但是在我到達(dá)公寓之前又發(fā)生了一倒霉的事。在我所有的旅行經(jīng)歷中，英國(guó)海關(guān)從來(lái)沒(méi)有要求過(guò)我打開(kāi)一個(gè)包，而且僅僅需要申明我沒(méi)有攜帶需交關(guān)稅的商品，只有這一次外。當(dāng)然，這是我的錯(cuò)，旅途的極度疲勞和神經(jīng)緊張已經(jīng)使我與人交的能力衰退了。不管出于什么原因，我太累了，累得幾乎站不穩(wěn)。對(duì)于關(guān)人員提出的問(wèn)題，“你看過(guò)這個(gè)嗎?”我極度愚蠢地回答：“看過(guò)幾百了。”
“你沒(méi)有什么要申報(bào)的嗎?” “沒(méi)有。”
“你離開(kāi)這個(gè)國(guó)家多久了?” “大概3個(gè)月了。”
“在這段時(shí)間里你什么也沒(méi)購(gòu)置嗎?”
“除了我給你的清單上的東西什么也沒(méi)有。”
他似乎有片刻的疑惑，但是過(guò)后他發(fā)起進(jìn)攻了，當(dāng)進(jìn)攻發(fā)起的時(shí)候，完全出乎我的意料的。
“那塊手表從哪來(lái)的?”
我懊惱極了，兩天前和朋友在浴室打水仗的時(shí)候，我忘記把我的勞士伊司特表摘下來(lái)了，它就很自然地停了，我去一家商店花l2先令6士買(mǎi)了這塊丑陋的表，它還發(fā)出很奇怪的聲音。在旅程中它莫名其妙停了兩次。
我解釋了但是我已經(jīng)丟了面子，我從口袋里拿出自己的手表給他，并且補(bǔ)充說(shuō)如果他沒(méi)收那件替代品我會(huì)很感激。
“這不是沒(méi)收的問(wèn)題O”他說(shuō)，“不申報(bào)關(guān)稅商品要罰款，現(xiàn)在可以把塊勞力士給我檢查嗎?”
我又花了l5分鐘說(shuō)服他這塊勞力士不是走水路品，然后他開(kāi)始搜查的行李。
答案及解析
26.A【解析】細(xì)節(jié)題。文章第一句話說(shuō)“It was the small hours of themorning when we arrived at London Airport.”，這里的“smallhours”意思是“凌晨”，可知作者是在凌晨到達(dá)。故選A。
27.B【解析】推理題。海關(guān)官員問(wèn)作者的表是從哪來(lái)的，而且是非常突然地發(fā)問(wèn)，可推測(cè)他已經(jīng)注意到那塊表了。故選B。
28.C 【解析】推理題。從作者描述這塊手表時(shí)所用的語(yǔ)言，如“ugly”“made a strange noise”可以看出作者并不喜歡這塊表。
29.B【解析】推理題。從海關(guān)官員說(shuō)“這不是沒(méi)收的問(wèn)題，不申報(bào)關(guān)稅要罰款”可見(jiàn)作者最后被罰款。fine有“罰款”的意思。
30.A【解析】推理題。作者在文中用了很多對(duì)話，說(shuō)明語(yǔ)氣是輕松的，且從作者敘述的方式可以看出寫(xiě)作手法很幽默。故選A。
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