It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to celebrate it by inviting a few friends out to supper. I chose a restaurant in a        part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is        ever crowded, because not many people know about it, so it is not usually      to book a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening      .
When we entered the restaurant, we were surprised to find it completely    . I looked around but not       table was free. One of the waiters      me. He came across and explained the situation. “A party of tourists came in about half an hour ago.” he said. “It was like an invasion(侵略). Suddenly the place was full! We can hardly      . ”
The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. “The people there are about to      , ” he said, “Just hold on and you’ll      a place there.” He was right. Fifteen minutes later, the people       the corner table paid their       , got up and left. I led my friends across and we all sat down.
      our table was almost out of sight. We tried to call the attention of the waiter       sent us there, but he, like all the other waiters,       the party of tourists. They ordered lots of food. At last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very      with life. The waiter, now very tired, appeared at our table. I advised my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our      
A few moments later he returned to our table. We could tell from his face that he had     for us.       a little sorry, he told us that there was      left. “All we can offer you” he said, “is an omelet(煎蛋卷) !”
小題1:
A．quietB．calmC．busyD．silent
小題2:
A．hardB．oftenC．hardlyD．a(chǎn)lways
小題3:
A．necessaryB．possibleC．importantD．certain
小題4:
A．a(chǎn)s beforeB．a(chǎn)s a matter of factC．a(chǎn)s usualD．a(chǎn)s is known to all
小題5:
A．emptyB．fullC．freeD．quiet
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)llB．everyC．a(chǎn) singleD．a(chǎn) double
小題7:
A．realizedB．recognizedC．comfortedD．settled
小題8:
A．watchB．careC．tryD．manage
小題9:
A．startB．leaveC．endD．pay
小題10:
A．findB．find outC．waitD．see
小題11:
A．byB．besideC．a(chǎn)tD．near
小題12:
A．moneyB．billC．foodD．drinks
小題13:
A．LuckilyB．FortunatelyC．GenerallyD．Unluckily
小題14:
A．whomB．whichC．heD．who
小題15:
A．were kept busyB．was busy withC．kept busy withD．were busy with
小題16:
A．excitingB．tiredC．pleasedD．disappointed
小題17:
A．dishesB．foodC．orderD．menu
小題18:
A．good presentsB．good newsC．bad newsD．bad presents
小題19:
A．LookingB．SeeingC．LookedD．Found
小題20:
A．no meat or fishB．no meat and fishC．meat and fish D．not meat or fish

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:B
小題6:C
小題7:B
小題8:D
小題9:B
小題10:A
小題11:C
小題12:B
小題13:D
小題14:D
小題15:B
小題16:C
小題17:C
小題18:C
小題19:A
小題20:A

試題分析：講述作者為了慶祝生日找了一個比較清凈的地方，本以為那里人很少，沒有提前預定桌位，但是那一晚上人很多，等了好長時間才等到位子，但是菜只剩下煎蛋卷了。
小題1:考查形容詞的用法和對語境的理解。根據(jù)because not many people know about it,可知本句的意思是：在鎮(zhèn)里一個清靜的地方選了飯店。calm平靜的；quiet 安靜的；busy忙的；silent沉默的，故選A。
小題2:考查副詞的用法和對語境的理解。由后面的句子because not many people know about it（因為沒有多少人知道這個地方）可知通常幾乎不會擁擠，選C。
小題3:考查形容詞和對語境的理解。因為沒有多少人知道這個地方，所以通常沒有必要預訂桌子。A. necessary必要的；B. possible可能的；C. important重要的；D. certain某一的，故選A。
小題4:考查固定詞組的用法和對語境的理解。A. as before和以前一樣；B. as a matter of fact事實上；C. as usual和往常一樣；D. as is known to all眾所周知。無論如何，和以前一樣，星期四都不是很忙的晚上。故選A。
小題5:考查形容詞的用法和對語境的理解。由后面的句子he said. "It was like an invasion (侵略). Suddenly the place was full可知飯店的人很多，已經(jīng)沒有位子了，故選A。
小題6:考查名詞的用法和對語境的理解。句意是“我看了看四周，沒有一個桌子是空的”。not all并非所有和not every 并非每一個，都是部分否定；a single一個；a double一對。 選C。
小題7:考查動詞的用法和對語境的理解。句意是：一個服務員認出我來。A. realized意識到；B. recognized 認出；     C. comforted安慰；D. settled定居。故選B。
小題8:考查名詞辨析和對語境的理解。句意是：我們幾乎管不過來了。A. watch觀看；B. care介意；C. try努力、試著；D. manage管理。選D。
小題9:考查動詞的用法和對語境的理解。A. start開始；B. leave離開；C. end結束；D. pay付出。由后面的句子got up and left.可以知道他們將要離開，句意是“那的人將要離開”，選B。
小題10:考查動詞的用法和對語境的理解。A. find找到；B. find out查明真相；C. wait等待；D. see看見。由后面的句子got up and left.（他們將要離開）可知，句意是“等一會你們就會找到地方�！边xA。
小題11:考查介詞的用法和對語境的理解。A. by由；B. beside在……的旁邊；C. at在；D. near在……附近。句子意思是“坐在角落桌子旁的人付錢，起來就走了�！� 坐在桌子旁用介詞at，選C。
小題12:考查名詞的用法和對語境的理解。A money錢；B. bill賬單；C. food食物；D. drinks飲料。由后面的句子got up and left. I led my friends across and we all sat down可以知道吃完了付錢走人。pay the bill付賬單，pay后可以跟錢數(shù)，但是不跟money這個名詞。選B。
小題13:考查副詞的用法和對語境的理解。由后面的句子our table was almost out of sight可以知道是很不幸運。句意是：很不幸運的是，我們的桌子的地方很容易被忽略�！� A. Luckily幸運的是；B. Fortunately幸運的是；C. Generally一般說來；D. Unluckily不幸的是。選D。
小題14:考查連詞的用法和對語境的理解。句意：我們想引起帶我們到這來來的服務員的注意力，A. whom，代先行詞是人的情況，做定語從句的賓語；B. which，代先行詞是物的情況，做定語從句的主語或賓語；C. he他，不是定語從句的關系詞；D. who，代先行詞是人的情況，做定語從句的主語。選D。
小題15:考查固定句型的用法和對語境的理解。。句意“所有的服務員都忙于游客的吃飯”，A. were kept busy使忙于；B. was busy with忙于；C. kept busy with沒有這種說法；D. were busy with忙于。選B。固定句型be busy with sth意思“忙于…”，這里主語是he，所以謂語應該用單數(shù)第三人稱形式。故選B。
小題16:考查形容詞的用法和對語境的理解。A. exciting令人激動的；B. tired疲勞的；C. pleased高興的；D. disappointed失望的。句意是：旅客們吃完飯看上去對生活很滿意，look pleased with sth意思“看上去對…滿意”， 選C。
小題17:考查名詞的用法和對語境的理解。由前面的句子I advised my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with… 可知，我給朋友們建議這個飯店最好的飯菜，最后服務員拿著訂單離開了。A. dishes菜；B. food食物；C. order訂單；D. menu菜單。選C。
小題18:考查形容詞的用法和對語境的理解。A. good presents好的禮物；B. good news好消息；C. bad news壞消息；D. bad presents壞禮物。由前面的句子We could tell from his face that…可以知道句意是“我們可以從他的表情可以知道他有壞消息告訴我們” 。選C。
小題19:考查分詞做狀語的用法和對語境的理解。句意“看上去有點抱歉的表情告訴我們�！盇. Looking顯得；B. Seeing看到；C. Looked被看；D. Found被發(fā)現(xiàn)�，F(xiàn)在分詞作伴隨狀語，Look的邏輯主語是he，在這里作狀語，用v-ing形式，故選A。
小題20:考查動詞的用法和對語境的理解。根據(jù)最后一句 All we can offer you" he said, "is an omelet !"（我們可以供應的就是煎蛋卷了。）可知，沒有肉和魚了。no 修飾名詞meat、fish ；not修飾動詞。否定句中用or表示和的意思。故選A。
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小題1:According to the author, what can you do when meeting with a mean old lady?
A．Take it personally.B．Take it seriously.
C．Don’t apologize to her.D．Don’t get upset.
小題2:When seeing someone cutting in line, we’d better ________.
A．stop him immediatelyB．treat it with a good state of mind
C．pretend not to see itD．teach him a good lesson
小題3:The third tip intends to advise you ________.
A．not to keep silent at a friend’s improper suggestion
B．to tell your friend if they have misunderstood you
C．not to talk to your friend if they feel better at your expense
D．to apologize to your friend when you’ve done something wrong
小題4:What is the best title for this passage?
A．What to do when meeting with these people?
B．How to ask your friends for help when in trouble?
C．How to give advice to your friends when asked to?
D．What to say when faced with different situations?

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No one knows why we sleep, but it’s certain that we need to. People who are prevented from sleeping begin to suffer obvious effects after a few days—they think less clearly, and they fall asleep during the working hours; some may have hallucinations(幻覺).?
There are no rules about sleep. Generally speaking, grown-ups sleep about 7 and a half hours each night and probably more than 60 per cent get between seven and eight hours. But perhaps eight per cent are quite happy with 5 hours or less, and four per cent or so find that they want ten hours or more. If you feel all right, you’re probably getting enough sleep. The important thing is not to worry how much other people get—their needs may be different. Exercise doesn’t seem to increase the need for sleep—office workers, for example, sleep for about as long as people doing physically active work.?
Children sleep more than grown-ups—perhaps 14 to 18 hours soon after birth, going down to grown-up levels by early teenage. Sleep patterns also tend(傾向) to be different in the elderly, who may sleep less at night than they did when younger, find sleep getting more broken, and often make it a rule to sleep during the daytime.
小題1:According to the passage, some people are unable to think clearly because ___________ .
A．they have hallucinations
B．they feel sleepy during the working hours
C．they don’t have enough sleep
D．they are certain to be kept from going to bed
小題2:Which of the following is TRUE?
A．All grown-ups must have at least eight-hour sleep.
B．Most of grown-ups sleep for seven or eight hours.
C．Quite a few people need only 5 hours or less for them to sleep.
D．No grown-ups sleep more than ten hours.
小題3:Whether you have got enough sleep is judged by__________.
A．how many hours you have slept
B．how many hours you need to sleep
C．whether you do exercise and physical work
D．whether you feel fresh and energetic
小題4:According to the passage, a boy of 14 years old sleeps__________.
A．a(chǎn)s long hours as a grown-up
B．much longer hours than a grown-up
C．for 14 hours each night
D．for less than 8 hours per night

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Most young people enjoy some forms of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling, swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some forms—football, basketball, hockey, golf or tennis. It may be mountaineering.
Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks in high mountains? This astonishment is caused, probably, by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.
Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as others, as there are for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of different kinds which would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.
If we compare mountaineering with other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”. We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no “matches” between “teams” of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously teamwork.
The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.
A mountain climber continues to improve in skills year by year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty. But it is not unusual for men of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they perhaps climb with more skills and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.
小題1:What sports are popular among people in winter in the passage?
A．Soccer and golf.B．Skiing and skating.
C．Cycling and hockey.D．Mountaineering.
小題2:The underlined word “passion” in Paragraph 2 could best be replaced by ______.
A．strong emotionB．good way
C．better feelingD．enough affection
小題3:Mountaineering is a sport, not a game because_______.
A．it has man-made rules
B．it is too dangerous for climbers
C．it can’t bring people joy or leisure
D．it is free for climbers to use their own methods
小題4:We know from the passage that _______.
A．mountaineering has no appeal for people
B．physical quality is more important than mental one for climbers
C．a(chǎn) mountain climber passes his best by the age of thirty
D．it is possible for an old man of fifty or sixty to climb the Alps
小題5:What is the best title for the passage?
A．Sports in winterB．Team work in climbing
C．MountaineeringD．The quality for mountaineering

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