江苏省泗阳中学2013届高三英语 冲刺试题完形填空4.docVIP

江苏省泗阳中学2013届高三冲刺试题-完形填空4 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。 One dark stormy night, an elderly couple hurried into a hotel and asked whether they could be 36 for the night, “I’m very sorry,” the clerk on night shift said politely, “we are all 37 tonight. 38 ,you could stay in my room if you don’t mind. I’m 39 ,so I’ll be here.” The young man gave the sincere advice. The elderly couple accepted his 40 with gratitude. They apologized for the 41 they had caused him. The next day, the rain stopped and it 42 .When the old gentleman went to pay his bill, the same clerk said, “The room you and your wife stayed in is not a proper 43 room in this hotel, so you don’t need to pay.” The old gentleman nodded in 44 : “You are an employee that every boss in the hotel business would dream of . Perhaps someday I’ll build a hotel for you.” The clerk was 45 but, deciding that the guest must have been 46 ,he gave the remark 47 thought. Two years later, the young man received a letter from the old gentleman, in which he 48 the experience of that dark stormy night. The letter also 49 a formal invitation, asking that young man to pay a visit. At a street corner in Manhattan, the young man met his 50 guest. The old gentleman, pointing to a magnificent new building 51 over the crossroads, “Look, that is the hotel I 52 to build for you. I hope you will 53 it for me .Remember what I said then? Well, I was 54 about it.” The young man stammered, “But…will there be any 55 , sir? Why do you choose me? And who are you?” “My name is William Aster.”This building was none other than the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, a symbol of supreme status and honor in New York. 36. A.put up B. put away C. stay up D. set up 37. A.preserved B. conserved C. booked D. occupied 38. A.Meanwhile B. Moreover C. Otherwise D. However 39. A.on duty B. on display C. on stage D. on hand