Question

    Recently I had an experience of eating dinner at a “dark restaurant", where people eat in complete _____ . Diners eat their whole meal in total blackness and have to _____ the waiters' guidance if they need to go to the bathroom. I wanted to understand the experience of being ______ . Then I found out eating was a really _____ activity.

It was a special meal. Because we couldn’t see where anything was, my friend and I knocked down glasses and _____ food. Even though my senses of taste and _____ became more sensitive （敏感的），I had to eat much more slowly, trying to _____ what I was eating. _____ water was without doubt difficult, and I even kept drinking from my friend's glass.

After failing to _____ any food with a fork for five minutes, I decided to use my _____ . I reached down, expecting rice and vegetables, but instead, I stuck my hand into a bowl of warm, thick soup. "Ahh...!" "It's best to use a ____ for this soup,” the waiter said into my ear. It was ____ but much too late. Even using a spoon, most of the soup ended up on my shirt. I felt _____ , even though no one could see me.

Our waiter advised us to lift the plates and bowls close to our faces. Only in this way was I able to eat something. _____ , when I left the restaurant, I still felt ______ . Anyway, through this special dining, I was much more aware of the challenges that blind people face.

1.A.surprise B.darkness C.pity D.honor

2.A.give up B.care about C.rely on D.turn down

3.A.blind B.smart C.rich D.quiet

4.A.boring B.moving C.difficult D.traditional

5.A.made B.dropped C.threw D.had

6.A.direction B.satisfaction C.sight D.smell

7.A.guess B.observe C.afford D.stand

8.A.Pouring B.Spreading C.Saving D.Tasting

9.A.make up B.give back C.work out D.pick up

10.A.hands B.bowls C.courage D.intelligence

11.A.fork B.spoon C.knife D.plate

12.A.incorrect B.strange C.helpful D.fun

13.A.delighted B.embarrassed C.sad D.unknown

14.A.So B.Besides C.However D.Instead

15.A.angry B.excited C.sick D.hungry

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.A

8.A

9.D

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.B

14.C

15.D

【解析】

本文是记叙文。作者讲述了一次在“黑暗餐厅”吃饭的经历，虽然没吃到多少食物，但体验了盲人的生活，理解了他们的不易。

1.考查名词辨析。句意：最近我有一次在“黑暗餐厅”吃饭的经历，人们在完全黑暗的环境中吃饭。A. surprise惊奇；B. darkness黑暗；C. pity怜悯，同情；D. honor荣誉。根据句中“dark restaurant"和下句的in total blackness可知是在黑暗的环境中吃饭，故选B。

2.考查动词短语辨析。句意：用餐者在完全黑暗的环境中用餐，如果他们需要上厕所，就必须依靠服务员的引导。A. give up放弃；B. care about担心，关心； C. rely on 依靠；D. turn down关小，调低。因为用餐环境黑暗且不熟悉，所以要靠服务员的帮助，故选C。

3.考查形容词辨析。句意：我想理解盲人的体验。A. blind瞎的；B. smart聪明的；C. rich富有的；D. quiet安静的。因为是在全黑的环境用餐，所以是体验盲人的生活。故选A。

4.考查形容词辨析。句意：我发现吃饭是真困难的活动。A. boring无聊的；B. moving移动的；C. difficult困难的；D. traditional传统的。此处指通过黑暗环境就餐体会到了盲人的困难，故选C。

5.考查动词辨析。句意：因为我们看不见东西在哪里，我和朋友打翻了杯子和掉了食物。A. made使，让；B. dropped掉；C. threw扔；D. had有。此处与打翻杯子并列应该是掉食物，故选B。

6.考查名词辨析。句意：尽管我感觉味觉和嗅觉变得更加敏感，但我不得不慢慢吃，试图猜出我在吃什么。A. direction方向；B. satisfaction满意；C. sight视力；D. smell闻，嗅。因为是在黑暗环境像盲人一样就餐，所以靠味觉和嗅觉。故选D。

7.考查动词辨析。句意：尽管我感觉味觉和嗅觉变得更加敏感，但我不得不慢慢吃，试图猜出我在吃什么。A. guess猜测；B. observe观察；C. afford买得起，提供；D. stand站立，忍受。因为看不见食物，所以只能靠味觉和嗅觉猜测食物，故选A。

8.考查动词辨析。句意：毫无疑问倒水是困难的，我甚至不断拿错朋友的杯子喝水。A. Pouring倒，倾泻；B. Spreading传播；C. Saving节约，挽救；D. Tasting品尝。与下文拿错朋友的杯子喝水呼应，可知是倒水困难，其他选项不符句意，故选A。

9.考查动词短语辨析。句意：用叉子叉东西五分钟失败后，我决定用手拿东西。A. make up组成，编造；B. give back归还，恢复；C. work out解决，实现；D. pick up拾起。此处指吃饭时用叉子叉起东西，故选D。

10.考查名词辨析。句意：用叉子叉东西五分钟失败后，我决定用手拿东西。A. hands手；B. bowls碗；C. courage勇气；D. intelligence智力。根据下句I stuck my hand into a bowl of warm, thick soup.可知作者是用手去拿食物，故选A。

11.考查名词辨析。句意：服务员在我耳边说：“最好用勺子喝汤”。A. fork叉子；B. spoon勺子；C. knife刀子；D. plate盘子。根据下文Even using a spoon和常识可知用勺子喝汤，故选B。

12.考查形容词辨析。句意：用勺子喝汤是有帮助的，但为时已晚。A. incorrect错误的；B. strange奇怪的；C. helpful有帮助的；D. fun有趣的。此处指勺子有助于喝汤，故选C。

13.考查形容词辨析。句意：即使用勺子，大部分的汤还是洒在了我的衬衫上。尽管没人能看见我，我还是觉得很尴尬。A. delighted高兴的；B. embarrassed尴尬的；C. sad悲伤的；D. unknown未知的。喝汤时没喝到嘴里而是洒在衣服是令人尴尬的，故选B。

14.考查副词辨析。句意：只有这样我才能吃点东西。然而，当我离开餐馆时，我仍然感到很饿。A. So如此；B. Besides此外；C. However然而；D. Instead反而。前后句是转折关系，故选C。

15.考查形容词辨析。句意：只有这样我才能吃点东西。然而，当我离开餐馆时，我仍然感到很饿。A. angry生气的；B. excited兴奋的；C. sick生病的；D. hungry饥饿的。根据描述可知作者在黑暗中用叉子叉不住东西，用手又抓到了汤里，喝汤洒在了衣服上，没吃到什么食物，所以离开时还是饥饿。故选D。