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　　A man walked into a restaurant that advertised having the longest menu in the world. The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish, no matter how unusual.

　　At the bottom of the menu, there was a notice that said, “If you do not see the dish you require on this menu, please tell us and we will add it to the menu immediately.”

　　The man looked at the menu and decided to make life really difficult for the manager and his chef. He would order something that was very unusual.

　　When the waiter came up to take his order, he said,“You say you can serve any dish, anything at all, even if it's not on your menu, which is the longest menu in the world.”

　　“That is correct, sir. We have never yet been unable to meet our customers' requirements.”

　　“Very well,” the man said.“In that case, bring me two elephant ears on toast. Indian, not African.”

　　The waiter wrote down on his pad：Two Indian elephant ears on toast.

　　“Very good, sir,”he said.“That shouldn't take long.”

　　He walked away quickly.

　　The man was very surprised and rather disappointed.

　　Then he smiled as the waiter returned with a very unhappy look on his face. “Ah!” the man said. “You can't bring me elephant ears on toast, can you?”

　　The waiter was very apologetic.

　　“I'm very sorry, sir, and this is most embarrassing,” he said, “but I'm afraid we can't. Unfortunately, we've run out of bread.”

(1) What did the man want to do?

[　　]

A．Embarrass the manager.

B．Have some toast.

C．Buy an elephant.

D．Read the longest menu in the world.

(2) What did the notice at the bottom of the menu mean?

[　　]

A．Please order elephant ears.

B．We will serve any dish you want.

C．We have the newest menu in the world.

D．If you think a certain dish isn't to your taste, you can leave it out.

(3) Why did the customer order elephant ears?

[　　]

A．He was hungry.

B．He had never eaten them.

C．He thought they would be tasty.

D．He didn't think the restaurant had any.

(4) The customer was disappointed because _______.

[　　]

A．the waiter was not worded by his order

B．the waiter was too slow

C．he wanted to eat Indian elephant ears

D．there were too many people

(5) The waiter was unhappy because _____.

[　　]

A．the man didn't order elephant ears

B．they had no elephant to cook

C．they didn't want to serve the customer

D．the chef didn't know how to cook the elephant ears

答案：A;B;D;A;C
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　　Once a foreigner travelling in France came to Paris for a few days. 1 the very first day of his 2 in the French capital he sent a telegram to his wife with the 3 of the hotel 4 he was staying. 5 he decided to go out and see the places of 6 in the capital. He took a long walk along the streets of the city, visited a few museums and by the end of the 7 he felt tired.

　　He wanted to 8 the hotel to take a 9 there, but suddenly he 10 he remembered neither the name nor the address of 11 . He felt quite lost and slowly walked along the street, 12 what to do. Suddenly he found 13 in front of a post office. He quickly ran inside and said in 14 voice“Give me a telegram form please.”

　　“ 15 ” a man answered, giving him a form. It did not 16 him long to 17 . A minute later he handed in telegram and paid the 18 .

　　His wife was greatly 19 when she received 20 telegram from her husband: “Send me my address at once!”

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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

　　Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. A man goes shopping because he needs something. His purpose is settled and decided in advance. He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration. All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on follows at once. All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction.

　　For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants, or does not have exactly what he wants. In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else, he offers the nearest he can to the article required. No good salesman brings out such a substitute impolitely; he does so with skill: “I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size? It happens to be the colour you mentioned.” Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is:“This is the right colour and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on.”

　　Now how does a woman go about buying clothes In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way. Her shopping is not often based on need. She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look round”. She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her. She will try on any number of things. Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. Contrary(相反的) to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. They are always on the lockout for the unexpected bargain. Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps, before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one. Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands.

1．What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes?

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A．They welcome suggestions from anyone.

B．Women rarely consider buying cheap clothes.

C．Women often buy things without giving the matter proper thought.

D．They listen to advice but never take it.

2．What does a man do when he can not get exactly what he wants?

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A．He buys a similar thing of the colour he wants.

B．He usually does not buy anything.

C．At least two of his requirements must be met before he buys.

D．So long as the style is right, he buys the thing.

3．Many jokes make fun of women shoppers by saying that ________.

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A．they waste money on inferior(劣质的) goods

B．they should buy only the best clothes

C．they are much more sensible than men

D．they think of the price of clothes and nothing else

4．What is the most obvious difference between men and women shoppers?

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A．The fact that men do not try clothes on in a shop.

B．Women bargain for their clothes, but men do not.

C．Women stand up to shop. but men sit down.

D．The time they take over buying clothes

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　Shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman．A man goes shopping because he needs something．His purpose is settled and decided in advance．He knows what he wants, and his objective is to find it and buy it; the price is a secondary consideration．All men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want．If the shop has it in stock, the salesman promptly produces it, and the business of trying it on follows at once．All being well, the deal can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyone's satisfaction．

　　For a man, slight problems may begin when the shop doesn't have what he wants．In that case the salesman, as the name implies, tries to sell the customer something else．He offers the nearest he can to the article required．No good salesman brings out such a substitute impolitely; he does so with skill：“I know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it for size? It happens to be the color you mentioned．” Few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual response is． “This is the right color and may be the right size, but I should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on．”

　　Now how does a woman go about buying clothes? In almost every respect she does so in the opposite way．Her shopping is not often based on need．She has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look round” ．She is always open to persuasion; indeed she sets great store by what the saleswoman tells her, even by what companions tell her．She will try on any number of things．Uppermost in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her．Contrary to a lot of jokes, most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes．They are always on the look－out for the unexpected bargain．Faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one rail to another, to and fro, often retracing her steps, before selecting the dresses she wants to try on．It is a laborious process, but apparently an enjoyable one．Most dress shops provide chairs for the waiting husbands．

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According to the passage, when a man is buying clothes, ________．
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A．	he buys cheap things, regardless of quality
B．	he chooses things that others introduce
C．	he does not mind how much he has to pay for the right things
D．	he buys good quality things, so long as they are not too dear

(2)

What does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes?
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A．	They welcome suggestions from anyone．
B．	Women rarely consider buying cheap clothes．
C．	Women often buy things without giving the matter proper thought．
D．	They listen to advice but never take it．

(3)

What does a man do when he cannot get exactly what he wants?
[　　]
A．	He buys a similar thing of the color he wants．
B．	He usually does not buy anything．
C．	At least two of his requirements must be met before he buys．
D．	So long as the style is right, he buys the thing．

(4)

Many jokes make fun of women shoppers by saying that ________．
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A．	they waste money on inferior(劣质的)goods
B．	they should buy only the best clothes
C．	they are much more sensible than men
D．	they think of the price of clothes and nothing else

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　　The girl seemed born to sing．She had a perfect 　　1　　 of music that she could 　　2　　 which player played wrong．She even 　　3　　 took singing lessons-she learned by ear．At fourteen, she began to gain weight．To make matters worse, her classmates began to 　　4　　 her．Upset, she would 　　5　　 home from school and cry．Her worried parents told her to concentrate on developing her 　　6　　 instead of her weight．Fortunately, she took the advice．And 　　7　　 she won singing prizes．More than 　　8　　 else, she wanted to be a singer．So she went to Broadway and got a(n)　　9　　 part in a musical．Unexpectedly, she acted with a man whose part called 　　10　　 him to make jokes about her weight．She got hurt 　　11　　, but she never lost heart．

　　One night she received a 　　12　　 saying a man wanted to see her．She thought it a joke at first．　　13　　 actually the man from a famous record company, was to change her whole life．Later he became her manager and her lifelong friend, 　　14　　 her through her singing career．With his help, she made records and then 　　15　　 a radio show．By 1940 she was 　　16　　 all the radio polls(投票)-a big success．She became the 　　17　　 of her country-　　18　　, hard work and perseverance．

　　It was no 　　19　　 that when President Roosevelt 　　20　　 her to Queen Elizabeth, he said：“This is Kate Smith．This is America．”

(1)


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A．	feeling
B．	sense
C．	touch
D．	taste

(2)


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A．	talk
B．	speak
C．	tell
D．	say

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A．	always
B．	often
C．	sometimes
D．	never

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A．	care about
B．	laugh at
C．	argue with
D．	listen to

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A．	hurry
B．	leave
C．	walk
D．	drive

(6)


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A．	misfortune
B．	study
C．	voice
D．	figure

(7)


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A．	so long
B．	long ago
C．	long before
D．	before long

(8)


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A．	something
B．	anything
C．	nothing
D．	none

(9)


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A．	leading
B．	small
C．	important
D．	special

(10)


[　　]
A．	out
B．	off
C．	for
D．	up

(11)


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A．	outside
B．	inside
C．	upside
D．	aside

(12)


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A．	postcard
B．	flower
C．	notice
D．	note

(13)


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A．	But
B．	And
C．	While
D．	So

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A．	carrying
B．	taking
C．	guiding
D．	following

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A．	broadcast
B．	put
C．	played
D．	acted

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A．	staying
B．	hanging
C．	topping
D．	landing

(17)


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A．	symbol
B．	signal
C．	sign
D．	hero

(18)


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A．	intelligence
B．	love
C．	fortune
D．	courage

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A．	accident
B．	surprise
C．	wonder
D．	doubt

(20)


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A．	supported
B．	introduced
C．	accompanied
D．	led

The True Story of Treasure Island

It was always thought that Treasure Island was the product of Robert Louis Stevenson’s imagination. ___1___，recent research has found the true story of this exciting work.

Stevenson, a Scotsman, had lived　 2　 for many years in 1881 he returned to Scotland for a　 3　 . With him were his American wife Fanny and his son　 4　　 .

Each morning Stevenson would take them out for a long　 5　 over the hills. They had been　 6　 this for several days before the weather suddenly took a turn for the worse, Kept indoors by the heavy rain. Lloyd felt the days　 7　 . To keep the boy happy Robert asked the boy to do some　 8　 .

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Robert had a good friend named Henley, who walked around with the　 15　 of a wooden leg. Robert had always wanted to　 16　 such a man in a story 17　 Long John Silver the pirate with a wooden leg, was　 18　 .

So thanks to a　 19　 .September in Scotland a friend with a wooden leg and the imagination of a twelve-year-old boy we have one of the greatest　 20　 stories in the English language.

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1．A．However B．Therefore C．Besides D．Finally

2．A．alone　 B．next door C．at home D．abroad

3．A．meeting B．story　 C．holiday D．jib

4．A．Lloyd　 B．Robert C．Henley D．John

5．A．talk B．rest　 C．walk　 D．game

6．A．attempting B．missing C．planning　 D．enjoying

7．A．quiet　 B．dull　 C．busy　 D．cold

8．A．cleaning B．writing C．drawing D．exercising

9．A．doubted B．noticed C．decided D．recognized

10．A．the sea B．the house C．Scotland　 D．the island

11．A．forgotten B．buried C．discovered D．unexpected

12．A．saw B．drew　 C．made　 D．learned

13．A．book　 B．reply　 C．picture D．mind

14．A．star　 B．hero　 C．writer D．child

15．A．help　 B．problem C．use D．bottom

16．A．praise B．produce C．include D．accept

17．A．Yet B．Also　 C．But D．Thus

18．A．read　 B．born　 C．hired　 D．written

19．A．rainy B．sunny　 C．cool　 D．windy

20．A．news　 B．love　 C．real-life D．adventure

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