大学英语网络作业1I arrived in the United States on February 6,1966,b

大学英语网络作业1
I arrived in the United States on February 6,1966,but I remember my first day here very clearly.My friend was waiting for me when my plane landed at Kennedy Airport at three o’clock in the afternoon.The weather was very cold and it was snowing,but I was too excited to mind.From the airport,my friend and I took a taxi to my hotel.On the way,I saw the skyline of Manhattan for the first time and I stared in astonishment at the famous skyscrapers and their man-made beauty.My friend helped me unpack at the hotel and them left me because he had to go back to work.He promised to return the next day.
Shortly after my friend had left,I went to a restaurant near the hotel to get something to eat.Because I couldn’t speak a word of English,I couldn’t tell the waiter what I wanted.I was very upset and started to make some gestures,but the waiter didn’t understand me.Finally,I ordered the same thing the man at the next table was eating.After dinner,I started to walk along Broadway until I came to Times Square with its movie theatres,neon lights,and huge crowds of people.I did not feel tired,so I continued to walk around the city.I wanted to see everything on my first day.I knew it was impossible,but I wanted to try.
When I returned to the hotel,I was exhausted,but I couldn’t sleep because I kept hearing the fire and police sirens during the night.I lay awake and thought about New York.It was a very big and interesting city with many tall buildings and big cars,and full of noise and busy people.I also decided right then that I had to learn to speak English.
6.On the way to his hotel,the writer _____________.
a.was silent all the time
b.kept talking to his friend
c.showed his friend something he brought with him
d.looked out of the window with great interest
7.He did not have what he really wanted,because _________.
a.he only made some gestures
b.he did not order at all
c.the waiter was unwilling to serve
d.he could not make himself understood
8.The waiter ______________.
a.knew what he would order
b.finally understood what he said
c.served the same thing the man at the next table was having
d.took the order through his gestures
9.After dinner,he _______________.
a.walked back to the hotel right away
b.went to the movies
c.did some shopping on Broadway
d.had a walking tour about the city
10.That night he could not sleep,because ______________.
a.he did not know what to do the next day
b.he was not tired at all
c.he was thinking about his great city
d.he kept hearing the fire and police sirens

6D 7D 8C 9D 10D