阅读理解 On the Train The night train from Glasgow was so crowded that Donald, who was on his way to London to find a temporary job for the university vacation, wished that he had decided to travel by day. He had never been so hard up. He got on the train and walked along the corridor of the second-class compartments. He couldn''t find a seat anywhere. He could not afford to travel first class, and he did not want to stand in the corridor. Neither did he want to sit on his suitcase. He was so tired that he decided to sit down in a first class compartment at least for a while. He soon found one with a single occupant (乘客) , a gentleman reading documents from a briefcase. With the self-assurance of a first class traveler, he opened the door and went in. No sooner had he sat down than the ticket inspector arrived. What bad luck! Now he would have to pay the excess (额外的) fare. As he turned out his pocket to find enough money he saw the gentleman was watching him with amusement. It was humiliating (令人感到羞辱的). However, he was so tired that he soon fell asleep. Presently, hearing a noise, he half opened his eyes. Not only did he notice that his traveling companion had gone, but he also saw that a rough-looking man was searching through the businessman''s briefcase. Donald grabbed the briefcase and wrenched (猛夺) it free, kicking at the man''s leg. The man fled. Then the businessman returned and found Donald holding the briefcase and peering inside it. Donald realized that he was in quite an awkward situation, but the man was smiling. Nor was this the only surprising thing. Not only was the gentleman (who introduced himself as Mr. Smith) smiling, but he thanked Donald warmly. On his way back to the compartment, Mr. Smith had seen the man leaving in a great hurry. He had so quickly assessed the situation that he knew Donald was innocent. Only after a long chat, in which Donald was asked many questions about himself, did Donald discover that Mr. Smith was in fact managing director of a large factory in London. Donald had never imagined that this strange incident would help him to find a job, but just as they were leaving the train, Mr. Smith offered him the post of temporary Night Security Officer for his factory.
单选题 The train Donald took was______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】第一段第一句的主语“The night train”和Donald的定语从句“who was on his way to London…”已经为本题提供了明确的答案。
单选题 Donald went into a first-class compartment as if he were______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】第二段第七句说到“他把自己当成一等车厢的乘客，推门进去”，正是选项D)的意思。
单选题 According to paragraphs 1 and 2, which of the following statements about Donald is NOT true?
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】第二段第四句说明他随身带着一个手提箱(suitcase)，所以选项A)说他没带任何行李(baggage)是错误的；而选项B)可以从第一段得到证实，尤其第二句说“他从来也没有这么缺钱”；选项C)可从第二段第一句“他上车，沿着二等车厢的过道往前走”以及后面说的查票员查票并要他补交车票差价这一情节得到证实；选项D)从第一段第一句所说的“找个大学放假期间的临时工作”得到推断。
单选题 Which of the following words is closest in meaning to "awkward" in paragraph 4?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】从上下文判断，Donald正拿着Mr．Smith的公文包，瞪着眼睛往里看时，Mr．Smith就回来了，处境自然“十分尴尬”。awkward用于这个意思时：lacking ease，而embarrassed也有caused to become ill at ease的意思，故在此处两词的词义最接近。
单选题 Mr. Smith realized that Donald was innocent______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】第四段最后一句说到“He had so quickly assessed the situation that…”，其意思与选项A)“after he had swiftly evaluated the situation”完全相同，何况Mr．Smith一回到房间，看到Donald在盯着看他的公文包时，不仅微笑，而且还感谢Donald，可见Mr．Smith已经将眼前的情况与自己回房间的路上见到的有人慌忙逃窜的情况联系起来，并且做出正确的判断。