Andy was still traveling in Spain when he realized he had to confirm(确认) his flight home with the airline company(航空公司). He was visiting Spain in order to __36 his Spanish. When he was speaking to people__37 he had no __38 understanding what they said. __39 , when he was speaking on the phone, he __40 had a problem. Andy__41 the airline. And the clerk confirmed that his plane was leaving at nine o'clock three days from that day. She__42 told Andy to be at the airport two hours __43 in order to check in his luggage and get a seat.
Since he was__44 in three days, Andy didn't __45 any time. He visited as many places as he could. He thought that it would probably be a while before he had enough money again. He wished he could __46 and spend a year in Spain.
Too __47 , the final day arrived. Andy left early for the airport to arrive two hours before take-off. He hated to __48 . He went to the clerk to __49 his ticket. The clerk looked at the ticket with__50 . “Why, sir, but your flight was at nine o'clock in the morning, and __51 it is eight in the evening.”“ But I confirmed my flight,” __52 Andy. “Will I have to pay for another ticket?”
“No,sir. However, the next flight out will be three days from now.”
Andy's __53of shock turned to one of __54 as he realized that now he could continue his__55 .
36.A. prepare B. improve C. enjoy D. learn
37.A. slowly B. in public C. in person D. carefully
38.A. difficulty B. idea C. mistake D. interest
39.A. Instead B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. However
40.A. even B. just C. still D. seldom
41.A. called B. liked C. trusted D. asked
42.A. again B. also C. only D. once
43.A. before B. earlier C. later D. after
44.A. moving B. returning C. staying D. leaving
45.A. take B. have C. lose D. find
46.A. wait B. go home C. stop D. come back
47.A. shortly B. quickly C. badly D. early
48.A. speak B. go C. rush D. delay
49.A. buy B. present C. order D. provide
50.A. astonishment B. patience C. respect D. delight
51.A. maybe B. so C. here D. now
52.A. insisted B. apologized C. replied D. demanded
53.A. experience B. expression C. look D. face
54.A. pleasure B. comfort C. sadness D. hopelessness
55.A. plan B. flight C. journey D. vacation
36---55 BCADC ABBDC DBCBA DACAD
36.A、C意思不符，可排除，learn可直接与Spanish相连，不能加his，故选B，意为“提高……水平”。答案为B。
37.in person意为“亲自”，是与后文中的“speaking on the phone”对照的。A项slowly“慢慢地”；B项in public“公开地”；D项carefully“仔细地，认真地”，均不符合题意。答案为C。
38.“have (some/no) difficulty (in) doing sth”是固定用法，意为“做某事有/没有困难”。答案为A。
39.根据上下文，可知此处应为一个转折关系的连词，用“however”。答案为D。
40.句子主、谓、宾俱全，欠缺修饰词，seldom是“很少”，just是“仅仅、只是”，even表“甚至”，只有still“仍然”，符合题意，表达与上句相反意思。答案为C。
41.从下文中Andy把起飞时间弄错了，说明Andy没有理解the clerk说的话，从上文他能面对面和别人交流而不能通过电话，我们可知道应是called。答案为A。
42.also是“而且，还，也”，是指the clerk除了告诉Andy他问的问题外，还告诉他一些另外的信息。答案为B。
43.时间段+earlier表示提前多长时间，before是在某个点时间之前，later，after不符合题意，答案为B。
44. 因为leave是短暂性动词，用进行时态代替过去将来时，而其他A、B、C则不可以。答案为D。
45.这句话意思为：因为Andy三天后就要离开，他不浪费一点时间。A项take time“不紧不慢”；B项have time“有时间”；D项find time“找时间”，均不正确。答案为C。
46.Andy这样想时他还在西班牙，指的是从他的国家再次来到西班牙，故用come back。答案为D。
47.此处副词应修饰动词arrived，只能是“来得快”故用quickly。A项shortly“不久以后”；B项badly“严重地，恶劣地”；D项early“早的”，均不符合题意。答案为B。
48.从上句中他提前到达，表明Andy不喜欢“匆忙”，A、B不合语意，应排除，delay是“耽搁，推迟”并不能在文中体现。答案为C。
49.句意为让the clerk看他的票，他已有票，buy(买)order(定)不合题意，provide是“提供”，他并不是把票让给the clerk，故用present“向……显示……之意”。答案为B。
50.很容易看出，由于Andy的票已过期了，他却要找那架已飞走的飞机，他当然是astonished(惊奇的)故用with astonishment。答案为A。
51.应用时间状语，因为句意是说明时间。答案为D。
52.B意为“道歉”，不合题意，C为回答，而后边“Will I have…”是问句，用“回答”不合适，同样D为“要求”，而前边“But I confirmed…”是叙述不合适。答案为A。
53.look是“神色”的意思。这儿指的是他吃惊的神色。A项experience“经历，经验”；B项expression“表达”；D项face，均不符合。答案为C。
54.我们已知Andy不想离开Spain，当他得知他还有三天时间时，当然高兴。答案为A。
55. plan是计划，而这一切在计划之外，是突发状况，flight是指乘飞机的旅程journey
指陆上的旅行，而Andy由于耽误了飞机，要在Spain呆上三天，不能说旅程，只能用vacation。答案为D。
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