题目内容
【题目】阅读下面的短文,从短文后所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The Water City of Venice
In 1980s, I went to Italy for business. One day, I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in a neighboring town of Venice(威尼斯), Italy, the city of lights and 1.
As we enjoyed our coffee, a young man2 glasses entered and sat at an empty table beside us. He called the waiter and placed his order saying, “Two cups of coffee, one of them there 3 the wall.”
We heard this order with interest and found that he 4 with one cup of coffee but he paid for two.
When he left, the waiter 5 a piece of paper on the wall saying “A Cup of Coffee”.
While we were still there, 6 middle-aged men entered and ordered three cups of coffee, two on the table and one on the wall. They had two cups of coffee but 7 three and left. This time also, the waiter did the same. He put a piece of paper on the wall saying, “A Cup of Coffee”.
It was 8 and perplexing(困惑)for us. We finished our coffee, paid the bill and left.
After a few days, we had a chance 9 this coffee shop again. While we were enjoying our coffee, a man 10 dressed entered. As he seated himself, he 11 the wall and said, “One cup of coffee from the wall.”
The waiter served coffee to this man with the customary(惯常的)respect. The man had his coffee and left 12 paying.
We were amazed to watch all this, as the waiter 13 a piece of paper from the wall and threw it into the rubbish bin.
Now it was no 14 for us-the matter was very clear. The great respect for the needy shown by the inhabitants(居民)of this town 15 our eyes well up in tears.
Many years later, when I went to Venice for business again, I did the same thing as my appreciation to this beautiful world.
(1)A.food B.noodles C.water D.coffee
(2)A.wearing B.putting on C.wears D.puts on
(3)A.in B.beside C.next to D.on
(4)A.served B.was served C.was serving D.would serve
(5)A.put B.took C.got D.saw
(6)A.two another B.other two C.more two D.two other
(7)A.didn't spend B.spent C.didn't pay for D.paid for
(8)A.strange something B.something strange C.funny something D.something funny
(9)A.to arrive B.reached C.to go to D.got to
(10)A.richly B.seriously C.poorly D.pretty
(11)A.looked through B.looked at C.looked over D.looked up
(12)A.with B.for C.without D.by
(13)A.took off B.took on C.took after D.took back
(14)A.choice B.surprise C.excitement D.sadness
(15)A.hurt B.got C.made D.stood
【答案】(1)、C
(2)、A
(3)、D
(4)、B
(5)、A
(6)、D
(7)、D
(8)、B
(9)、C
(10)、C
(11)、B
(12)、C
(13)、A
(14)、B
(15)、C
【解析】本文讲述的是作者在威尼斯咖啡店所见到的趣事:有人点两杯咖啡只喝一杯,另一杯记在墙上;有人点喝墙上的咖啡而不用付钱。
(1)C考查名词及语境理解。句意:意大利,威尼斯,灯和水的城市。A. food食物;B. noodles面条;C. water水;D. coffee咖啡。威尼斯以水城而闻名。故选C。
(2)A考查动词及语境理解。句意:一位戴着眼镜的年轻人进来坐我们旁边的空位置上。A. wearing穿,戴。强调状态;B. putting on把……穿上,强调动作;C. wears穿,戴。强调状态;D. puts on把……穿上,强调动作。本句强调戴着眼镜的状态,用wear,作定语,用分词形式:wearing。故选A。
(3)D考查介词及语境理解。句意:两杯咖啡,其中一杯记在墙上。A. in在……里面;B. beside在……旁边;C. next to靠近,在……隔壁;D. on在……表面上。多的一杯标记在墙上。故选D。
(4)B考查动词及语境理解。句意:我们有趣地听着这份订单,并且发现给他端了一杯咖啡,而他付了两杯的钱。A. served一般过去时态形式;B. was served一般过去时态的被动语态形式;C. was serving过去进行时形式;D. would serve过去将来时形式。为他提供服务,主语he是谓语serve的承受者,句子用被动语态。故选B。
(5)A考查动词及语境理解。句意:当他离开时,服务员在墙上贴了一张纸,上面写着:一杯咖啡。A. put放;B. took拿走;C. got得到,获得;D. saw看见,看到。把一张写着“一杯咖啡”的纸放在墙上。把……放在……上:put……on……。故选A。
(6)D考查数词及语境理解。句意:另外两位中年人进来点了三杯咖啡。“另外的,更多的”通常表达成:another +数词+名词或是数词+more+名词。A,C错;B. other two其他两位; D. two other两位其他的。本句表示进来了“两位、其他的”中年人,故选D。
(7)D考查动词及语境理解。句意他们喝了两杯咖啡,但是付了三杯的钱并且离开了。A. didn't spend没有花;B. spent花了;C. didn't pay for没有付款;D. paid for付款买某物。他们付了三杯咖啡的钱,喝了两杯,在墙上记了一杯。故选D。
(8)B考查代词及语境理解。句意:对我们来讲是奇怪、令人困惑的事。A. strange something奇怪的事,形容词修饰不定代词,放在被修饰词之后;错;B. something strange奇怪的事;C. funny something滑稽的事;形容词修饰不定代词,放在被修饰词之后;错;D. something funny有趣的事。作者认为人们的消费方式很奇怪。故选B
(9)C考查动词及语境理解。句意:我们又有了一次去这个咖啡馆的机会。A. to arrive到达;arrive后要加at或in;错;B. reached到达;C. to go to去;D. got to到达。前面已构成主谓结构,本空作chance的定语,用不定式形式。故选C。
(10)C考查副词及语境理解。句意:一个穿得破烂的人进来了。A. richly富裕地;B. seriously严肃地;C. poorly贫穷地;D. pretty漂亮的。根据下文,他点了记在墙上的别人付款的咖啡,他还是受到尊重。可以推测出他穿得不好。故选C。
(11)B考查动词及语境理解。句意:他看着墙上说,一杯墙上的咖啡。A. looked through浏览;B. looked at看;C. looked over仔细检查;D. looked up查阅,仰望。看着墙上,点了墙上记着的一杯咖啡。故选B。
(12)C考查介词及语境理解。句意:这个人喝了咖啡,不付钱离开了。A. with带有,具有;B. for为;C. without无,没有,不;D. by通过,以……方式。他点的是墙上的咖啡,别人付费的,不用付钱。故选C。
(13)A考查动词及语境理解。句意:当服务员从墙上拿掉一张纸,扔进垃圾箱时,我们看到这一切感到惊奇。A. took off脱下,拿掉;B. took on承担,呈现;C. took after看起来像;D. took back收回。消费了一杯墙上的咖啡,因此从墙上拿掉一个帐单。拿掉:take off。故选A。
(14)B考查名词及语境理解。句意: 事情很清楚了,对我们没有惊奇了。A. choice选择;B. surprise惊奇,诧异;C. excitement激动;D. sadness伤心。弄清楚了,没有惊奇的了。故选B。
(15)C考查动词及语境理解。句意:当地人对穷人的尊重使我们的眼睛满是泪水。A. hurt伤害;B. got得到;C. made使得;D. stood站,立。人们对穷人的尊重方式,使我们感动。故选C。