Question

【题目】Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage.（选择最恰当的单词或短语完成短文。）

A Dinner by candlelight

On my father’s birthday, my parents and I went out for dinner. The restaurant was brightly lit and very noisy, with lots of diners. Waiter moved ________ between the tables.

We had just ordered our meals when suddenly all the lights in the restaurant went out. The place went completely dark. All the conversations in the restaurant stooped for a moment, and then everybody started talking together. “What’s happened to the lights?” “Ooh, it’s a blackout!” Some people laughed and others seemed ________.

Then the restaurant manager came in, holding a ________. He spoke to all the diners, “Ladies and gentlemen, I am very sorry for this. Our power has gone out. The power across the whole neighbourhood and we don’t know when it will be restored. Please be patient. Our waiters will bring candles so that you can continue with your evening.”

The waiters carne in with lit candles and placed them on the tables.

One of the diners asked, “What about our ________?”

“Don’t worry, sir,” replied the manager. “Fortunately, we use gas our kitchen, not electricity, so that the chef can continue cooking all your meals. Once again, ladies and gentlemen, I apologize.”

My father said to me, “Let’s go out the street and ________.”

He and I went out of the front door and looked up and down the street Sure enough, it was in total darkness.

We went back in and sat at the table with my mother. Our faces were lit up by the candlelight. The waiter brought our meals and started eating.

“You know, I don’t mind this at all,” said Dad. He looked around at the restaurant. It’s quite pretty! And I feel special—I’m having a birthday dinner by candlelight!

“You always look on the ________ side!” said Mum. We all laughed.

【1】A.gentlyB.busilyC.slowlyD.happily

【2】A.relaxedB.boringC.tiredD.worried

【3】A.dishB.plateC.candleD.menu

【4】A.mealsB.billsC.serviceD.tips

【5】A.take a photoB.take a lookC.repair the lightsD.ask for help

【6】A.brightB.darkC.simpleD.difficult

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【5】B

【6】A

【解析】

本文讲述了父母在爸爸过生日时，去餐馆吃饭。那里突然停电，餐馆经理给他们点上蜡烛，继续吃饭。作者的爸爸认为这是一个非常独特的烛光生日聚会。

【1】句意：服务员忙碌地走在桌子中间。

A. gently 温柔地，轻轻地；B. busily 忙碌地，C. slowly 缓慢地，D. happily高兴地。根据前文的The restaurant was brightly lit and very noisy, with lots of diners可知，有很多吃饭的人，因此服务员非常忙碌，故选B。

【2】句意：有些人大笑，其他人似乎担心。

A. relaxed放松的，B. boring无聊的，C. tired 疲倦的，D. worried担心的。根据前文的“What’s happened to the lights?’“这些灯怎么啦？”这是在担心，故选D。

【3】句意：然后餐馆经理进来，拿着一支蜡烛。

A. dish 菜肴，B. plate 盘子，C. candle蜡烛，D. menu菜单。根据后文的Our power has gone out.此处停电了，因此拿蜡烛来照明，故选C。

【4】句意：其中一个食客问道：“我们的饭菜怎么样？”

A. meals 饭菜，B. bills 账单，C. service服务，D. tips小费。根据we use gas our kitchen, not electricity, so that the chef can continue cooking all your meals.可知，此处询问饭菜，故选A。

【5】句意：让我们出去看看大街上。

A. take a photo拍照，B. take a look看一看，C. repair the lights修理灯；D. ask for help求助。根据后文的He and I went out of the front door and looked up and down the street Sure enough,可知，我们出去看了看，故选B。

【6】句意：妈妈说：“你总是看到明亮的一面。”

A. bright 明亮的，B. dark黑暗的，C. simple简单的，D. difficult困难的。根据前文的It’s quite pretty! And I feel special—I’m having a birthday dinner by candlelight!可知，爸爸总是看到好的一面，因此是明亮的一面，故选A。

根据前后文的语境，认真辨析选项里的单词或短语的词义，结合词性，短语，句型，时态，语态和主谓一致，用所给单词的正确性格填空。例如小题4，句意：其中一个食客问道：“我们的饭菜怎么样？”A. meals 饭菜，B. bills 账单，C. service服务，D. tips小费。根据we use gas our kitchen, not electricity, so that the chef can continue cooking all your meals.可知，此处询问饭菜，故选A。