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　　DC Hilton was one of the first American to find out that there was money to be made in the middle of the night. 42 years ago be bought a small __1___on US highway 69, in Oklahoma. His___2___customers were truck drivers and___3___salesmen who drank coffee and ate cheese-burgers when they stopped to___4___their journey.

　　

　　It was they who first tried to____5____Hilton to remain open all night. He thought about it for a while, and then suddenly made up his___6____. He took the door key and threw it across the road. He hasn't closed the door____7___.

　　Over the years his simple cafe expanded into a 24-hour roadside ____8___,with a 100-seat restaurant, a petrol station, a mini shopping market, a car ___9___for mobile homes and all-night selfhelp laundry（洗衣店）.

　　

　　Hilton was a ___10__in a 24-hour working trend which has now ___11___ around the world. Today not only restaurants but also hanks, supermarkets, mail-order ___12___and many other businesses are___13___to be open all night. But is this really a good thing?

　　A lot of ____14____has been done in America on the effect of 24-hour working and there is growing ___15____about the long term dangers of society that doesn't sleep.

　　Americans are said to be___16___20％ less than they did 100 years ago, and 55％ claim to __17___at least occasionally from overtiredness. ___18____of the worst man-made accidents happened in the last few hours before ___19___, when even the most experienced night-worker has difficult____20____awake.　　

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)A.market	B.business
C.station	D.restaurant
(2)A.main	B.common
C.strange	D.only
(3)A.shopping	B.clothing
C.traveling	D.cooking
(4)A.start	B.break
C.enjoy	D.continue
(5)A.persuade	B.suggest
C.order	D.warn
(6)A.plan	B.thought
C.mind	D.decision
(7)A.then	B.since
C.later	D.yet
(8)A.cafe	B.building
C.workshop	D.hotel
(9)A.garage	B.park
C.repair	D.rest
(10)A.pioneer	B.dealer
C.master	D.manager
(11)A.caught 　　 in	B.caught 　　 out
C.caught 　　 on	D.caught 　　 up
(12)A.shops	B.firms
C.markets	D.departments
(13)A.ordered	B.forced
C.performing	D.beginning
(14)A.research	B.effort
C.work	D.information
(15)A.interest	B.sense
C.concern	D.progress
(16)A.working	B.playing
C.sleeping	D.relaxing
(17)A.recover	B.suffer
C.return	D.prevent
(18)A.Some	B.Few
C.None	D.All
(19)A.dust	B.midnight
C.darkness	D.dawn
(20)A.staying	B.becoming
C.continuing	D.insisting

　

Answer 1

答案：D;A;C;B;A;C;B;A;B;A;C;B:A;A;C;C;B;A;D;A
解析：

1．D 由下文可知，他在高速公路边买了一家饭馆。

2．A main customers主要顾客。

3．C 由下文journey提示。

4．B break短暂休息。

5．A persuade sb．to do sth．。

6．C make up one's mind to do sth．。

7．B 从那以后，饭馆通宵营业。

8．A 由his simple cafe提示。

9．B 停车场。

10．A Hilton是24小时营业的先行者。

11．C catch on受欢迎，变得流行。

12．B firm公司。

13．A be ordered to do sth．被要求做某事。

14．A do research.

15．C concern 忧虑，焦虑。

16．C sleeping睡眠。

17．B suffer受……之苦。

18．A 一些人为的恶性交通事故。

19．D before dawn黎明前。

20．A 保持清醒。