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   On a hot summer day in last August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront cafe on a Greek island. Over a hundred degrees in  36  air. Crowded. Tempers(脾气) of both the tourists and waiters had  37  to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment(环境).

    At the table next to mine sat an attractive,  38  couple, waiting for  39  . They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their  40  and stepped together  41 the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The man stepped  42  for the two chairs. He politely  43  his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered.

    44  appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to  45  the table and take their  46  , and then walked back to the  47  cheers of the rest of his  48  . Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went  49  into the water to  50  the wine. The couple toasted(祝酒) each other, the waiter and the crowd. And the crowd  51  by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables  52  to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter.

    One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes. Why not?

    Customers are not served  53  . Why not?

    Sometimes one should consider  54  the line of convention(常规) and enjoy  55  to the fullest.

36. A. fresh                  B. cool                  C. still                   D. thin

37.A. managed              B. expected            C. attempted          D. risen

38.A. lonely                 B. curious              C. well-dressed      D. bad-tempered

39. A. cheers                 B. service                     C. attention            D. flowers

40. A. metal table          B. empty bottle      C. chairs                D. bags

41. A. on                      B. off                    C. around                     D. along

42. A. outside               B. forward             C. down                D. back

43. A. led                            B. seated               C. watched            D. received

44. A. The manager              B. A friend            C. A waiter            D. The servant

45. A. set                      B. wash                 C. remove             D. check

46. A. menu                  B. bill                   C. food                 D. order

47. A. loud                   B. anxious             C. familiar             D. final

48. A. tourists               B. customers          C. fellows              D. assistants

49. A. at last                 B. in time                     C. once more         D. as well

50. A. change                B. drink                C. sell                   D. serve

51. A. replied                B. insisted             C. agreed               D. understood

52. A. prepared             B. joined in           C. settled up          D. continued

53. A. with pleasure           B. in the cafe         C. in the sea           D. with wine

54. A. following            B. keeping             C. limiting             D. crossing

55. A. life                            B. wine                 C. lunch                D. time

36-45 CDCBA BDBCA 46-55 DABCD ABCDA


解析:

36.解析:still作形容词的意思是“不动的,静止的,无声的,寂静的,无风的”,still air表示一点风也没有。从而进一步描述了夏天的炎热。在如此炎热的天气情况下,人们很容易发脾气,争吵,完全符合下文的描述。fresh air意为“新鲜的空气”。cool意为“凉爽的”,与上文中的温度over a hundred degree相矛盾。thin意为“稀薄的”。

37.解析:rise意为“上升”,词义广泛,指具体的或抽象的某物向较高水平或位置移动,这里指人们由于天气炎热,旅游者和服务员的脾气都很糟糕,使得人们处于容易争吵的环境中。manage to do sth表示“能够做某事”,指经过努力成功地做了某事。expect意为“期待”,期待发脾气不符合实际情况。attempt意为“企图”。

38.解析:well-dressed意为“穿得好的”,根据上文中的attractive可判断出这对夫妇衣着良好。lonely意为“孤独的”。curious意为“好奇心旺盛的;好事的,爱看热闹的”。bad-tempered意为“脾气坏的”。都不符合下文中held hands,whispered,kissed,and laughed两人的行为和心情。

39.解析:service意为“服务”,从上文中的On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront café on a Greek island.可以看出这个故事发生在一个酒吧里,所以这一对夫妇在等待着服务员的服务。cheer意为“款待”,指做客时受到的款待。attention意为“注意,注目”。flower意为“花”。

40.解析:metal table意为“铁桌子”,根据下文中的to place the table in the sea water可判断出这一对夫妇把桌子移到了海水中。empty bottle意为“空瓶子”。chair意为“椅子”。bag意为“皮包”。都与下文的情景不相符合。

41.解析:off意为“脱离”,指离开某个地方。表示他们一块离开了他们原来坐的地方。on意为“在……上面”,on the edge of表示“在……的边缘上”。around意为“在周围,围着;绕过”。along意为“沿着”。

42.解析:back意为“返,归”,上文讲到这对夫妇把铁桌子搬到了海水里,所以那个男的回来把椅子搬走。outside意为“在外面”。forward意为“向前,前进”。down意为“向下”。

43.解析:seat意为“使……坐下”,主语是人时,宾语往往是自身代词,主语是处所时,指“能坐 (多少人)”。下文中的then sat down himself说明那位男的先让那位妇女坐下。lead意为“领导,引导,带领”,着重指先行引路,引导某人达到某一目标,并要求某人有秩序地跟随或处于被控制之下。watch意为“观望”。receive意为“接到,收到”。

44.解析:waiter意为“服务员”,上文讲述了这对夫妇等待着服务,所以出现的应该是服务员,而不会是经理、朋友或仆人。

45.解析:set意为“放;搁,安置;布置;安排”,set the table表示把桌子布置好。wash意为“洗”,把桌子洗一洗,这明显不符合实际情况,因为在饭店吃饭时,服务员常常是把桌子擦干净,放上餐具,而不会把桌子洗一洗。remove意为“移动”,指把桌子移动另外的地方。check意为“检查,检验,校对,核对,对照,比较”。

46.解析:order意为“叫的菜”,指把他们叫的菜的菜单拿走。bill意为“账单”,指顾客用完餐后所应付的账单。menu意为“菜单”,指客人在叫菜前用的菜单。

47.解析:loud意为“响亮的,大声的,高声吵闹的,喧噪的”,故事发生在酒吧里,人们一面喝酒,一面相互祝酒干杯,发出响亮的声音。anxious意为“忧虑的,担心的;挂念的,焦急的”。familiar意为“熟悉……的”。final意为“最后的”。

48.解析:customer意为“顾客”,指在酒吧进餐的客人。tourist意为“旅客”,指在旅游的客人。fellow意为“同伴,伴侣;帮手;同事,同辈;同类,酒友”。assistant意为“助手;帮手,助理,店员,伙计”。

49.解析:once more意为“再一次”,根据上下文的内容可判断出服务员再一次到水中去。at last意为“最后”,常指通过主观努力,克服种种困难,经过一番拖延或曲折之后,终于排除障碍,达到目的或取得成功,具有较浓的感情色彩。in time意为“及时地”。as well意为“也,又”,表示某个动作或事物与另一个动作或事物是并列关系。

50.解析:serve意为“服务,招待”,指在饭店或酒吧服务员为顾客端上饭菜、酒、饮料等。change意为“改变”。drink意为“喝”。sell意为“卖”。

51.解析:reply意为“答复,回答”,这里指当这对夫妇向服务员和人们祝酒时,人们也以欢呼和把鲜花扔过来的方式作为回答。insist意为“坚持”。agree意为“同意”。understand意为“理解”。

52.解析:join in意为“参加”,表示参加某项活动或事项。这里指其他三张桌子也搬进了水里,与这对夫妇的桌子合并到一起。prepare意为“准备”。settle up意为“解决”。continue意为“继续”。

53.解析:in the sea表示“在海水里”。从上文中的to the place the table in the sea water可知,这一对夫妇把桌子搬进海水里,其他三张桌子也加入进来。由此可判断出这里指的是在海水里。with pleasure意为“高兴地”。in the café意为“在酒吧里”。with wine意为“用酒”。

54.解析:cross意为“横越,穿过”,cross the line of convention表示“打破常规”,在一般情况下,人们是在酒吧或饭店里就餐,而现在人们在海水里就餐,这不能不说是打破常规。

55.解析:life意为“生活”。enjoy life意为“享受生活”,作者认为有时候人们应该考虑打破常规来完美地享受生活。wine意为“酒”,指葡萄酒和各种果酒。lunch意为“午餐”。time意为“时间”。

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