Question

In 1608 an Englishman named Thomas Coryate traveled in Italy. He liked the country and     down everything interesting. But he found one thing     interesting than the others. In his diary Thomas wrote: “     the Italians eat meat, they use small forks. They do not eat with their hands because, as they say, people do not always have      hands.”

Before he went back to England, Thomas Coryate bought a few    . At home Thomas had a dinner party to show the forks to his friends. When the steak (牛排) was brought out, he took out a fork and wanted to       the steak as the Italians did in Italy. His friends were     when they saw this, He told them what the fork was. They all said that Italians were very strange people because the fork was not easy to use at all. Thomas Coryate tried to prove(证明) that his friends were      , so he began to show that it was easy to use the fork. But the first     of meat he took with the fork fell to the floor. His friends began to        at him and he had to take the fork away.

People in England began to use forks only fifty years later.

1.A.broke                    B.wrote                       C.went                         D.calmed

2.A.less                        B.much                        C.even                         D.more

3.A.Why                      B.When                       C.Which                       D.Where

4.A.clean                     B.big                   C.dirty                          D.safe

5.A.knives                   B.dishes                       C.forks                         D.plates

6.A.use                       B.eat                            C.make                        D.cut

7.A.worried                B.bored                       C.tired                         D.surprised

8.A.honest                  B.correct                     C.wrong                       D.clever

9.A.piece                    B.kilo                            C.pound                      D.packet

10.A.scream               B.look                          C.shout                       D.laugh

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：1608年一个叫托马斯的英国人走遍了意大利。他喜欢这个国家并记下了一切有趣的事。但他发现了一件比其他的更有趣的事。他在日记中写道：“意大利人吃肉时，他们用小叉子。他们不用他们的双手拿肉吃，因为，正如他们所说，人们的手并不总是干净的。”他回到英格兰之前，托马斯买了一些叉子。五十年之后英国人开始使用叉子。

1.考查动词及语境理解，句意：他喜欢这个国家并记下了一切有趣的事。broke损坏；wrote    写；went 去；calmed平静的。根据句意结合语境可知选B。

2.考查形容词及语境理解，句意：但他发现了一件比其他的更有趣的事。less较少的；much许多；even甚至；more较多的。由than可知这里该用比较级，而形容词interesting是个多音节的词，故在前面加more构成比较级。所以选 D。

3.考查疑问词及语境理解，句意：意大利人吃肉时，他们用小叉子。Why为什么；When何时，当···时；.Which      哪一个；Where何地。根据句意结合语境可知选 B。

4.考查形容词及语境理解，句意：人们的手并不总是干净的。clean干净的；.big大的；dirty     脏的；safe 安全的。根据句意结合语境可知选A。

5.考查名词及语境理解，句意：托马斯回到英格兰之前，买了一些叉子。knives小刀；dishes餐具；forks叉；plates盘子。根据句意结合语境可知选C。

6.考查动词及语境理解，句意：他拿出叉子想跟意大利人那样吃牛排。use 使用；eat        吃；make制作；cut切。根据句意结合语境可知选B。

7.考查形容词及语境理解，句意：他的朋友们吃惊地看到这个，他告诉他们叉子是什么。worried担忧的；bored无聊的；tired累的；surprised吃惊的。根据句意结合语境可知选 D。

8.考查形容词及语境理解，句意：他努力证明朋友们的观点是错的，于是他开始展示叉子是易于使用的。.honest诚实 ；correct正确的；wrong        错误的；clever聪明的。根据句意结合语境可知选 C。

9.考查名词及语境理解，句意：但他用叉子吃的第一片肉掉到了地板上。piece片；kilo    千克；pound   英镑；packet口袋。根据句意结合语境可知选 A。

10.考查动词及语境理解，句意：他的朋友开始嘲笑他，他不得不把叉子拿开。scream尖叫；look看；shout喊；laugh 笑。根据句意结合语境可知选D。

考点：人物传记类短文。