题目内容
Michael and I hardly noticed when the waitress came and placed the plate on our table. Our exchange was lively. As our sweet 5 continued, my eyes glanced 6 the restaurant, stopping at a(n) 7 cou-ple sitting at the small corner table. 8 drew my thoughts to them was their undisturbed silence. It seemed that a sad emptiness 9 their little corner. As the conversation between Michael and I varied from 10 to whispers,and much to my surprise,this couple's 11 even caught my attention. How sad, I thought, not to have anything to 12 What if that happened to us?
Michael and I 13 our bill and got up to leave the restaurant. As we 14 by the corner where the old couple sat,I dropped my wallet 15 ！ Bending over to pick it up, I 16 that under the table, each of their 17 hands was gently placed in the other's. They had been 18 hands all the time!
I stood up and felt ashamed by the 19 act of connection I had witnessed. The man's gentle caress(爱抚)of his wife's tired fingers filled not only what I had20 recognized as an emotionally empty corner, but also my heart. Theirs was not the uncomfortable silence on first date.
No,theirs was a comfortable, relaxed ease, a gentle 21 that did not always need words to express 22 They had probably 23 this hour of morning with each other for a long time,and maybe today wasn't that different from yesterday, 24 they were at peace
with that,and with each other.
Maybe, I thought,it wouldn't be so bad if someday that was us. Maybe, it would be kind of nice.
5. A. introduction B. conversation
C. association D. presentation
6. A, at B. over
C. across D. through
7. A. young B. friendly
C. elderly D. anxious
8. A. What B. That
C. Who D. Which
9. A. covered B. filled
C. limited D. controlled
10. A. laughs B. cries
C. arguments D. screams
11. A. stillness B. patience
C. personality D. movement
12. A. do B. discuss
C. explain D. say
13. A. took B. gave
C. paid D. ordered
14. A. waited B. rushed
C. slipped D. walked
15. A. by accident B. at will
C. in surprise D. on purpose
16. A. realized B. felt
C. noticed D. heard
17. A. small B. free
C. special D. right
18. A. raising B. shaking
C. moving D, holding
19. A. funny B. strange
C. simple D. common
20. A. normally B. previously
C. eventually D. frequently
21. A. worry B. idea
C. doubt D. love
22. A. himself B. herself
C. themselves D. itself
23. A. spread B. shared
C. wasted D. saved
24. A. but B. so
C. and D. or
【文章大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。爱并不总是用言语才能表达，有时此处无声胜有声。
B introduction介绍；conversation谈话；association联系,协会；presentation展示。根据下文的"As the conversation be?tween Michael and I varied from..."提示可知,此处表示作者和朋友聊得很开心，故选B项。
C at朝（某方向）；over在上方；across穿过（平面概念）； through穿越（立体概念）。此处表示眼睛扫过整个餐厅，然后注意到那对年长的夫妇，故选C项。
C young年轻的；friendly友好的；elderly老的，年长的；anx?ious 焦虑的。根据第二段的第二句"…where the old couple sat..."可知，作者所关注的那对夫妇年事已高，故选C项。
A what引导主语从句，在从句中作主语，符合语境，故选A项。
B cover覆盖，报道；fill充满；limit限制；control控制。根据下文第三段的第二句"The man's gentle caress(爱抚）of his wife's tired fingers filled not only what I had…recognized as an emotionally empty corner, but also my heart."可知，此处表示"充满"，故选B项。
A laugh笑声；cry叫，喊；argument争吵；scream尖叫。根据上文的语境可知，此处表示"笑声"，故选A项.
A stillness静止不动；patience耐心；personality个性； movement运动。根据上文的silence可知，此处表示"静寂， 一动不动"。故选A项。
D do做；discuss讨论；explain解释；say说。根据上文描写那对夫妇的silence可
知，此处应表示那对夫妇无话可说，与作者和朋友的愉快谈话形成对比，故选D项。
C take拿；give给；pay支付；order命令。根据后面的bill 可知此处为支付账单。故选C项。
D wait等待；rush迅速移动；slip滑，溜；walk走路。根据此处与上文的"— got up to leave the restaurant."呼应可知， 此处表示路过，故选D项。
A by accident偶然；at will任意，随意；in surprise吃惊地； on purpose故意地。根据上文中作者和朋友结账离开可知， 此处表示"无意间钱包掉了"，故选A项。
C realize意识到；feel感觉到；notice注意到；hear听到。根据下文的"...I had witnessed."可知，作者无意间注意到，故选C项。
B small小的；free自由的，空闲的；special特别的；right正确的，恰当的。故事发生在餐馆，人们是去就餐的，因此在桌子底下拉着的手只能是空闲的那只手了。故选B项。
D raise举起，养育，筹集；shake摇动；move移动；hold抓住，举行，控制。根据上文"…each of their…hands was gently placed in the other's."可知，他们彼此手拉着手，故选D项。
C funny有趣的，可笑的；strange奇怪的；simple简单的； common普通的，共同的。夫妻之间手牵手是再正常、再简单不过的事情了，故选c项。
B normally正常地；previously以前；eventually最终；fre-qiumtly经常地。根据此处与第一段呼应可知，作者之前认为那对老夫妇的沉默是一种空虚的表现，故选B项。
D worry担心；idea主意；doubt怀疑；love爱。根据上文的caress (爱抚）提示词可知，此处表示老夫妻两人之间浓浓的爱意，故选D项。
D himself他自己；herself她自己；themselves他们自己； itself它自己。由语境可知选D项。
B spread传播，延展；share分享；waste浪费；save节约。根据语境可知，老夫妻两
人在一起共度美好生活，故选B项。
A根据语境可知，上下文表示逻辑上的转折关系，故选A项。
