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 Italian 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 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. brokeB. wroteC. wentD. calmed

2.A. lessB. muchC. evenD. more

3.A. WhyB. WhenC. WhichD. Where

4.A. cleanB. bigC. dirtyD. safe

5.A. knivesB. dishesC. forksD. plates

6.A. useB.eatC. makeD. cut

7.A. worriedB. boredC. tiredD. surprised

8.A. honestB. correctC. wrongD. clever

9.A. pieceB. kiloC. poundD. packet

10.A. screamB. lookC. shoutD. 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：这篇短文主要介绍了Thomas Coryate的英国人在1608年到意大利去旅行,看到他们用叉吃肉，所以他就买回叉打算在聚会中出示给朋友们，但是朋友们并不认可。

1.Thomas Coryate的英国人在1608年到意大利去旅行，他喜欢这个国家并且记录下了一切有趣的事情，write down 写下，记下；故选B。

2.interesting是多音节的形容用more修饰，故选D。

3.A. Why为什么； B. When何时； C. Which哪一个；D. Where在哪；结合下文在他的日记里，Thomas写到当意大利人吃肉的时候，他们用小叉。选B.

4.A. clean干净的；B. big大的； C. dirty脏的； D. safe安全的；

根据句意他们不用他们的手，因为他们说人们不总是有干净的手，选A

5.A. knives刀； B. dishes盘子；碟子； C. forks叉子；D. plates盘子；

可知在他返回英国之前，他买了很多叉子，故选C

6.A. use使用； B.eat吃； C. make制作； D. cut切；根据句意他拿出一个叉想像在意大利那样吃牛排。故选B

7.A. worried担心； B. bored无聊的； C. tired累人的；D. surprised吃惊的；根据句意：当他的朋友看到这时他们感到很吃惊，故选D

8.A. honest诚实的； B. correct正确的； C. wrong错误的；D. clever聪明的；。联系上下文Thomas Coryate设法证明他的朋友是错的。故选C

9.

10.

考点：故事类短文。