I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz（爵士音樂） concert last Friday. The advertisement（廣告） in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00.Since I work from 9:00 to 5:30, the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break. Unluckily, the theatre is on the other side of the town, and the bus service between my office and Richland Hills is not very good. But if you are lucky, you can make the round（往返的） trip in 45 minutes. Last Monday, I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for the bus. By the time I saw one come around the corner, there was not enough time left to make the trip. So I gave up and went back to the office. The same thing happened on Tuesday, and again the next day. On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. When I got there, however, I found a long line of people at the office. I heard one man say he had been waiting in line for over an hour. Realizing I would not have enough time to wait in line, I caught the next bus and headed back（奔回） across the town. By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi. It was expensive, but I felt it would be worth it to hear the concert. The trip by taxi only took 10 minutes, but it felt like an hour to me. When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line. The reason, however, I quickly discovered, was that they had already sold all the tickets.
小題1:The man learned that there would be a concert last Friday ________.
A．from his friendsB．from one of his workmates
C．over the radioD．from the newspaper
小題2:One day the man took________ to get to the theatre by bus.
A．forty-five minutesB．fifteen minutes
C．just twenty minutesD．over an hour
小題3:The underlined word “relieved” may best be replaced by“________”.
A．worriedB．pleasedC．puzzledD．sorry
小題4:The writer mainly shows us his________.
A．enjoyment of the concertB．anger for buying the ticket
C．efforts to buy the ticketD．disappointment at the concert

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:C

試題分析：
【文章大意】本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了我為買一張音樂會的票所付出的努力。由于上班的原因我只能在午飯的時間去買票，可去那個城市的班車很不及時，我等了好幾天都沒有趕上合適的班車；有一次趕上了，到達那里的時候，排隊等候的人很多，無奈我只好返回。最后，我打車去那里，到達那里我發(fā)現(xiàn)沒有人排隊，我很高興。但后來我發(fā)現(xiàn)票已經賣完了。
小題1:D考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第一段中的The advertisement（廣告） in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hills any day between 10:00 and 4:00.可知，那人是通過報紙上的廣告得知的音樂會買票的信息的。故選D。 
小題2:C考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章中的On Thursday, my luck changed. I got on a bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes. 可知，我正好用了20分鐘到達劇院。故選C。         
小題3:B考查猜測詞義。根據(jù)文章最后一段中的When I got to the theatre, I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line.可知，當我到達劇院的時候，我看到沒人排隊，所以我感到高興、輕松。故選B。
小題4:C考查作者的寫作意圖。根據(jù)文章的整體內容可知，由于上班的原因我只能在午飯的時間去買票，可去那個城市的班車很不及時，我等了好幾天都沒有趕上合適的班車；有一次趕上了，到達那里的時候，排隊等候的人很多，無奈我只好返回。最后，我打車去那里，到達那里我發(fā)現(xiàn)沒有人排隊，我很高興。但后來我發(fā)現(xiàn)票已經賣完了。所以作者寫這篇文章是為了告訴讀者他買票所付出的努力。故選C。
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