单选题 I arrived in the United States on February 6,2005 ,but I remember my flint day there very clearly. My plane (36) at Kennedy Airport at three o'clock in the afternoon. The weather was very cold and it was snowing, but I was (37) excited to mind. From the airport, my friend and I (38) a taxi to my hotel. On the way, I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared (39) astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their (40) beauty. My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and then (41) me soon because he (42) go back to work. He (43) to return the next day.
(44) my friend had left, I went to a restaurant near the hotel to eat something. Because I (45) speak a word of English, I couldn't (46) the waiter what I wanted. I was very upset and (47) to make some gestures, (48) the waiter didn't understand me. Finally, I (49) the same thing the man (50) the next table was eating. After dinner, I started to walk along Broadway (51) I came to Time Square with its movie theatre, and huge (52) of people. I didn't feel tired so I continued to walk (53) the city. When I returned to the hotel, I couldn't sleep because I (54) hearing the fire and police sirens (汽笛) during the night. I (55) awake and thought about New York.

单选题 A. flied B. landed C. got D. went
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】由上文可知，“我”清楚记得第一天到达美国的情景，应填[B]landed，表示飞机降落(在机场)。
单选题 A. too B. so C. very D. much
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】“too... to...”为固定句型，表“太…而不能”。
单选题 A. changed B. carried C. moved D. took
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】搭乘车辆要用动词take。
单选题 A. in B. at C. for D. to
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】in astonishment为固定搭配，表示“惊讶地”。
单选题 A. old-make B. man-made C. new-made D. man-make
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】man-made为复合形容词，表示“人造的”。其余三项构词错误。
单选题 A. returnedB. led C. left D. picked
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】and所连接的前后两个并列的谓语动词时态要保持一致，从后面的句子可以看出是离开了我。故选[C]。
单选题 A. must B. had to C. should D. ought
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】have to表客观需要，意思是“不得不”(离开初来乍到的“我”而回去上班)。
单选题 A. agreed B. said C. told D. promised
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】promise to do sth．表示“答应，许诺做某事”。从搭配上，[A]选项也适合，但从常理和常用性上来说，promise更合适。
单选题 A. Shortly after B. Long before C. As soon as D. So long as
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】从句子结构看，此处需要一连词连接时间状语从句，[A]项shortly after表“在…后不久”，符合语境。而[B]项“在…之前很久”，与语境不符，显然我是在朋友离去之后去的饭馆；[C]as soon as表示“一…就”，但在原文，朋友离开(had left)显然发生在我去饭馆之前(went to a restaurant)故此项错误。
单选题 A. couldn't B. wouldn't C. needn't D. shouldn't
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】由下文语境可知，“我”不会讲英语，可推出本题的意思是“不能够”，所以选couldn't。
单选题 A. ask B. say C. tell D. order
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】分析句子结构，可知此处需要一个能接双宾语的动词，只有[C]项符合此要求。 tell sb.sth．表“告诉某人某事”。
单选题 A. played B. started C. thought D. learned
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】据常理，语言不通便开始做手势。故选[B]项，start to do sth．表“开始做某事”。
单选题 A. and B. or C. then D. but
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】据下文，我只得叫了邻桌人吃的东西，可知此处侍者并未明白我的手势，故填表示转折意义的并列连词but。
单选题 A. ordered B. booked C. offered D. named
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】英语中，表示在饭馆里点饭菜或饮料用order。
单选题 A. on B. for C. at D. to
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】at the table是固定搭配，意为“在桌子旁边”。
单选题 A. when B. until C. after D. before
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】此空应填until，表示主句的动作持续到从句动作发生为止。
单选题 A. crowds B. tasks C. views D. actions
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】crowds of是表示数量的词组，意为“许多的、成群的”，后跟复数名词。
单选题 A. around B. in C. by D. near
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】由于我兴致正浓，还想继续四处走走，walked around/about表“到处走走”。[B]项易误选，但walked in the city似乎语义重复，来到这座城市，当然是在城里走了，故排除 [B]。
单选题 A. became B. went C. kept D. started
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】我难以入睡，老是听见捎防车和警车的汽笛声响彻夜空。keep doing是固定搭配，表“持续不断地做某事”。
单选题 A. lain B. lay C. laid D. lie
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】由上文“I couldn't sleep”可以判断出，此空应填lay(lie的过去式)。lay awake为系表结构“老是睡不着，保持清醒”。[A]项是lie的过去分词，[C]项是lay(放置，产卵)的过去式和过去分词。