阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A complaint (投诉) was received by the Pontiac Department of General Motors. It said: “This is the second time I have written to you, and I don't 1 you for not answering me, because I sounded crazy. After dinner, our family would 2 on which kind of ice cream we should have and then I'll 3 them to get the ‘winner’. I have recently 4 a new Pontiac car and since then my return trips have become 5 .Every time I buy the vanilla(香草味的)ice cream, my car will 6 . However, if I get any other flavors. the car starts just fine.”
The Pontiac president was 7 about the letter, but sent an engineer to 8 this thing anyway. One day, accompanied by the 9 , the customer drove to the store after dinnertime. It was the vanilla ice cream that night and 10 , after they came back, the car 11 to start. The engineer conducted the 12 for three more nights. On the first two nights, they got the chocolate flavor and the car started. The car didn't start after the customer ordered the vanilla flavor on the third night. The engineer, a 15 man, opposed that this man's car was 1 3 to the vanilla ice cream. So he 14 his visits.
Eventually, his work 16 .In fact, different kinds of ice cream were 17 distributed(分布) in the store. The vanilla flavor was quite a 18 and was put in the front of the store. The 19 time taken to get other flavors in the back allowed the engine to cool down. When the man got the vanilla ice cream, the engine was still too hot to start.
Even 20 problems are sometimes real. And it can be simple only when we find the solution with cool thinking
1.A.prepare B.blame C.praise D.thank
2.A.vote B.bargain C.remark D.focus
3.A.order B.send C.force D.drive
4.A.produced B.destroyed C.purchased D.repaired
5.A.mysterious B.exciting C.boring D.convenient
6.A.warm up B.slow down C.pull up D.break down
7.A.anxious B.curious C.doubtful D.hopeful
8.A.check out B.point out C.leave out D.try out
9.A.driver B.president C.doctor D.engineer
10.A.unbelievably B.awkwardly C.unsurprisingly D.fortunately
11.A.attempted B.failed C.stopped D.began
12.A.operation B.campaign C.experiment D.survey
13.A.serious B.stupid C.kind D.logical
14.A.addicted B.sensitive C.objected D.accustomed
15.A.continued B.ended C.abandoned D.paused
16.A.started B.changed C.progressed D.finished
17.A.randomly B.widely C.fairly D.differently
18.A.success B.challenge C.treasure D.disaster
19.A.local B.extra C.spare D.hard
20.A.common B.absurd C.urgent D.practical
1.B; 2.A; 3.D; 4.C; 5.A; 6.D; 7.C; 8.A; 9.D; 10.C;
11.B; 12.C; 13.D; 14.B; 15.A; 16.C; 17.D; 18.A; 19.B; 20.B
解析：1.根据下文because I sounded crazy可知,投诉者觉得自己的投诉听起来很疯狂,所以虽然对方没有回复,投诉者也不“责备"。故blame正确。
2.根据下文then I'll _________ them to get the ‘winner’ 可知,投诉者一家会“投票”决定吃哪种冰激凌。故vote正确。
3.根据下文Every time I buy the vanilla ice cream, my car will ________.可知,投诉者是“开车”带家人去买冰激凌的。故选D项。
4.根据全文可知,这是给汽车公司的一封投诉信,结合空后and since then my return trips have become...可知,投诉者“购买”了一辆新车。故选C项。
5.根据下文可知,投诉者发现,自己购买冰激凌的口味和汽车是否能发动有关联,这是“难以解释的”。故选A项。
6.根据下文However, if l get any other flavour, the car starts just fine.可知,如果投诉者买其他口味的冰激凌,车子就会正常发动。根据表示转折的副词However可知,每次投诉者购买香草口味的冰激凌,车子就会出故障。故选D项。
7.空后的but表示转折,逗号后分句表示汽车公司派出了工程师, 逗号前分句应表示公司领导“怀疑”此事。故选C项。
8. 根据下文 The engineer conducted the _________ for three more nights.可知,工程师是来“调查”此事。故选A项。
9.根据上文but sent an engineer to _________ this thing anyway 可知,公司派出了工程师,此时,这位顾客应是在“工程师”的陪同下, 来买冰激凌。故选D项。
10.根据上下文可知,这次购买的是香草口味的冰激凌,不出所料, 车子不能启动。故选C项。
11.根据下文The car didn’t start after the customer ordered the vanilla flavour on the third night.可知这次购买的是香草口味的冰激凌,车子“未能”启动。故选B项。
12.根据下文可知,工程师又陪顾客去购买冰激凌,这是进行“试验”,想要查出原因。故选C项。
13.根据下文可知,这位工程师针对问题,进行了多次试验,最后查明原因,可见,他是“逻辑严谨的”人。故选D项。
14.根据上文可知,顾客购买香草口味的冰激凌,车子就不能启动, 而如果购买其他口味的冰激凌,车子就发动正常。从表面上看,汽车对香草冰激凌“过敏”,但这位工程师反对这种说法。故选B项。
15.根据本段可知,此时问题原因并没有查明,根据下一段可知,问题原因最后查明了,因此,该空是这位工程师“继续”他的拜访。故选A项。
16.根据下文可知,问题原因最后查明了,可见他的工作“取得了进展”。progress在此处作动词,意为“进展;进步”。故选C项。
17.根据下文可知,香草冰激凌被摆放在商店的前排,其他口味的冰激凌被放在后排,由此可见,不同口味冰激凌分布在“不同”位置。故选D项。
18.根据空后可知香草冰激凌被摆放在商店的前排,由此可见,香草冰激凌是非常成功的商品(非常畅销)。故选A项。
19.根据空后…get other flavours in the back可知,购买其他口味的冰激凌,需要到后排,这就需要花费“额外的”时间。故选B项。
20.根据全文可知,上述问题看起来是“荒谬的”该空与首段的I don’t _______ you for not answering me, because I sounded crazy相呼应。故选B项。