Mr.Gray traveled a lot on business. He sold machines of various kinds to famers, which he thought not really a very _36_ job, but he had always been interested in _37_, and he was quite satisfied with his life. He had a big_38_, and usually enjoyed driving it long distances, but he was also quite_39_to go by train sometimes too especially when the weather was_40_. He was a little frightened of driving in the rain or snow, and it was _41_tiring to sit comfortably in a train and look out of the windows without being worried about how one was going to get to the next place. One of Mr. Gray’s _42_was often where to stay when he reached some small _43_in the country. He did not expect _44_and wonderful food, but he found it annoying when he was given a cold room, and when there was no hot water _45_ good food after a long and tiring day. Late one winter evening, Mr. Gray arrived at a small railway station. The journey by train that _46_had not been at all interesting, and Mr. Gray was cold and tired and _47_. He was looking forward to a _48_but satisfying meal by a brightly burning _49_, and then a hot bath and a comfortable bed. While he was walking to the taxi stand, he said to a local man who was also _50_there. “As this is my _51_visit to this part of the country and I was in too much of a hurry to find out about a hotel before I _52_home, I would very much like to know how many you have here.” The local man answered, “We have two.” “And which of the two would you _53_me to go to?” Mr. Gray asked then. The local man scratched his _54_ for a few moments and then answered, “Well, it’s like this: _55_one you go to, you’ll be sorry you didn’t go to the other.”
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小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:D
小题13:B
小题14:A
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:C
小题20:D
题目分析：
小题1:B 上下文串联。根据下文but he…说明与下文的意思相反，句意：但是他对旅游很感兴趣，说明前一句应该是他感觉这份工作很无聊乏味。
小题2:C 名词辨析。A农活；B园艺；C旅游；驾驶；句意：他感觉这份工作很无聊，但对旅游感兴趣。
小题3:C 上下文串联。根据下文的enjoyed driving it说明他有一辆汽车，故C正确。
小题4:A 上下文串联。根据下文在糟糕的天气里，坐火车很舒服说明他对于坐火车也很满意。
小题5:D 形容词辨析。A寒冷的；B热的；C好的；D糟糕的；指在糟糕的天气中，坐火车很好。
小题6:B 上下文串联。句意：舒服地坐在火车上，看着窗外的风景，不是那么的让人疲惫。
小题7:A 名词辨析。A难题；B问题；C目标；D工作；句意：他的难题是当他到一些小地方的时候，不知道该住在什么地方。
小题8:D 名词辨析。A房间；B餐厅；C宾馆；D地方；D项包括了ABC三项。句意：他的难题是当他到一些小地方的时候，不知道该住在什么地方。
小题9:B 词义辨析。A尊敬；B舒适的；C支持；D和平；句意：他没有期待有舒适的很棒的食物。
小题10:A 连词辨析。A或者；B和；C但是；D也不；句意：没有热水或者舒服的食物；
小题11:B 上下文串联。根据Late one winter evening说明是那一天，坐火车的旅行和乏味。
小题12:D 上下文串联。根据下文的satisfying meal说明他很饿，期待着有简单但美味的食物。
小题13:B 形容词辨析。A大的；B简单的；C富有的；D很棒的。根据but说明他对食物期待并不高，简单但是美味即可。
小题14:A 名词辨析。A火；B蜡烛；C油；D灯；根据上文他又冷又饿；说明他想在燃烧的火炉旁。
小题15:B 动词辨析。A留在；B步行；C坐；D工作；根据上文的walking和本句的also说明B正确。
小题16:C 上下文串联。根据上文可知他是第一次来到这个地方。
小题17:A 动词辨析。Ａ离开；Ｂ返回；Ｃ去；Ｄ错过；句意；在我离开家之前，很匆忙，没有找到合适的宾馆住。
小题18:B 动词辨析。A想要；B建议；C允许；D希望；句意：你会建议我住哪一家宾馆呢？
小题19:C 名词辨析。A手；B胳膊；C头；D后背；scratch抓；挠；指他很难回答，挠着头。
小题20:D 词义辨析。A每一个；B无论什么；C任何一个；D无论哪一个；句意：无论你去哪一个，你都会很遗憾没有去另外一个。Whichever指某一范围之内的任何一个。
点评：本文介绍了Mr.Gray在旅行的时候遇见的一件事情。整个完形填空大题，设空科学合理，考生很容易从中领会大意，进入文义比较顺利，从选项中可以看出，本大题主要还是考查了词汇的辨析与运用，但更加注重综合语言能力的运用，需要根据故事情节，了解词汇用法的同时，结合语境，做出准确的判断。