景。spread“展开”；write“书写”；translate“翻译”；describe“描述”。
10．B 根据朋友的一番话可知，朋友觉得作者犯了一个典型的错误。make a mistake“犯错误”。
11．A 朋友认为，作者一味困在自己的思维方式当中，没有考虑妻子的感受。be stuck in“被困在，陷入”。
12．D 根据上文内容可知，作者不是故意迟到的。intend to do sth.为固定搭配，表示“想要做某事”，符合语境。
13．B 根据前面的句子But that's not the point.可知，important与the point相对应。重要的不是作者不想迟到这个事实，而是作者的迟到如何影响了他的妻子。
14．A 作者看重的是意图而妻子看重的是结果。while在此处是并列连词，表示对比和转折。
15．C 因为当事人就是作者和妻子两个人，所以此处用both 表示两人都感到被对方误解了并非常生气。
16．D 根据语境Thinking more allout Ken's words可知作者逐渐意识到夫妻两人出现争执的根本原因是什么。
17．B It's...that matters.是一个常见句型，意思是“重要的是??”。inspire “激励，鼓舞”；matter “要紧，有重大影响”；improve “提高”；challenge “挑战”。
18．A 作者觉得当时自己应该首先表达自己的迟到行为如何影响了妻子，而不是一味给自己辩解。根据第14空之前的how your lateness affected Eleanor可知此空填how。
19．D 作者仍然在反省，自己当时应该保留关于自己并不想迟到的意图的讨论，以后再提迟到的意图这件事，或者干脆不提。
compare“比较”；report “报道”；finish “完成”；save “保留”。
20．C 根据语境可知，后来，作者与妻子进行了沟通和交流，也真正理解了自己迟到这一后果对妻子的影响。show “展示”；satisfy “使满意”；understand “理解”；destroy “破坏”。
Cloze 2 (2014·安徽卷)
In 2012, I had just recovered from a serious illness when I received an invitation to a writer's conference in Orlando, Florida. My family persuaded me that a(n) __1__ might be just what the doctor ordered, so off I __2__. Arriving in the Sunshine State was rather tiring, but I __3__ to catch a taxi to my __4__ and settle in. Next morning, I took another __5__ to the shopping centre to buy a few souvenirs. __6__ I went to a cafe to have lunch, but all the tables were __7__. Then I heard a friendly voice saying, “You can __8__ my table.”
I gratefully sat down with the __9__ lady and we had a happy lunch together. As the __10__ drew to a close she asked how long I would be in Orlando. I had already told her that I hadn't __11__ a car, and hadn't realised how __12__ taking taxis would be. After a while she said, “My dear, don't use any more taxis. I'm retired and it would be my pleasure to __13__ you wherever you wish.” I told her that I couldn't put her to that __14__， but she brushed aside my protests(反对). She asked me where I was __15__ and next morning she was waiting at my apartment at the __16__ time to take me to Disney World. She spent some time with me before leaving me to __17__ alone. At the end of the day, she __18__ to take me back to my accommodation. I __19__ her money but she refused to take any. I'll never forget that wonderful lady who, through her __20__，
filled my brief holiday in Florida with wonderful memories.
1．A.holiday C．operation 2．A.kept C．dropped 3．A.intended C．managed 4．A.hospital C．university 5．A.colleague C．suitcase 6．A.Instead C．Later 7．A.classified C．decorated 8．A.share C．set 9．A.old C．innocent 10．A.journey C．speech 11．A.donated C．hired 12．A.convenient C．unfortunate 13．A.inspire
B．ceremony D．experiment B．went D．knocked B．promised D．deserved B．company D．accommodation B．passenger D．taxi B．First D．Once B．occupied D．painted B．reserve D．possess B．poor D．stubborn B．meal D．interview B．repaired D．guided B．worthwhile D．expensive B．entertain
C．call 14．A.business C．trouble 15．A.working C．moving 16．A.appointed C．favourite 17．A.digest C．perform 18．A.forgot C．returned 19．A.sent C．offered 20．A.confidence C．curiosity
D．drive B．argument D．challenge B．staying D．shopping B．limited D．regular B．explore D．calculate B．refused D．preferred B．lent D．owed B．dignity D．kindness 答案与解析
本文是一篇记叙文。作者受邀去佛罗里达参加一个会议，同时顺便度假。期间作者得到一位老太太善意的帮助，这位老太太的善良，给作者的这次度假留下了美好的回忆。
1．A 根据第一段第一句、第二句“...just what the doctor ordered...”以及最后一段“...filled my brief holiday...”的提示，可知本空为holiday。这句话的意思是：我的家人劝说我，假期也正好是医生要求的，因此我就去了。故选A项。
2．B 解析参照1题。
3．C 根据第二段第一句中的“...rather tiring, but I．..”可知，