16．I was very disappointed not to be able to go to the jazz concert last Friday．The advertisement in the paper said that you could buy tickets at the theatre box in Richland Hill any day between 10：00and 4：00．Since I work from 9：00to 5：30，the only time I could go to the theatre was during my 45-minute lunch break．Unfortunately，the theatre is on the other side of the town，and the bus service between my office and Richland Hill is not very good．But if you are lucky you can make the round trip in 45minutes．Last Monday，I stood at the bus stop for fifteen minutes waiting for the bus．By the time
I saw one come round 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 box office．I heard one man said 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 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 10minutes，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．
40．The man learnedD that there would be a concert last Friday．
A．from his friends
B．from one of his workmates
C．over the radio
D．from the newspaper
41．He tried to go to the theatre every day but managed to get there onlyB．
A．once B．twice
C．three times D．four times
42．The underlined word"relieved"may best be replaced byB．
A．surprised B．pleased
C．puzzled D．sorry
43．The story is mainly aboutC．
A．a good concert
B．the bad bus service in the city
C．the difficulty of getting a ticket for a concert
D．someone's disappointment （失望） at missing a concert．
分析 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，到達那里我發現沒有人排隊，我很高興．但后來我發現票已經賣完了．
解答 40：D．細節理解．根據文章第一段中的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．
41．B．細節題，根據On Thursday，my luck changed．I got on a Bus right away and arrived at the theatre in exactly twenty minutes可知周四去了一次，By Friday I realized my only hope was to make the trip by taxi，it was expensive，…．When I got to the theatre，I was relieved to see that nobody was waiting in line周五去了一次，可知總共去了兩次．
42：B．猜測詞義．根據文章最后一段中的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．
43：C．主旨題．根據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，到達那里我發現沒有人排隊，我很高興．但后來我發現票已經賣完了．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．
點評 本文是一個人生感悟類閱讀理解，題目涉及多道細節理解題，做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析，結合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據
