Question

On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront cafe on a Greek island. Over hundred degrees in   21   air. Crowded. Tempers（脾气）of both the tourists and waiters had   22   to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment（环境）.

At the table next to mine sat an attractive,   23  couple, waiting for   24  . They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their   25   and stepped together   26   the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The man stepped   27   for the two chairs. He politely   28   his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered.

  29   appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to   30   the table and take their   31  , and then walked back to the   32   cheers of the rest of his   33  . Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went

  34   into the water to   35   the wine. The couple toasted（祝酒）each other, the waiter and the crowd. And the crowd   36   by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables   37    to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter.

One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes. Why not?

    Customers are not served   38  . Why not?

    Sometimes one should consider   39   the line of convention（常规）and enjoy   40   to the fullest.

21. A. fresh                  B. cool                       C. still                  D. thin 

22. A. managed            B. expected            C. attempted         D. risen 

23. A. lonely                B. curious　　       C. well-dressed      D. bad-tempered　　　

24. A. cheers                B. service                     C. attention           D. flowers

25. A. metal table         B. empty bottle　　C. chairs              D. bags

26. A. on                     B. off                   C. around             D. along

27. A. outside               B. forward　　      C. down                      D. back　　

28. A. led                    B. seated               C. watched            D. received

29. A. The manager      B. A friend　         C. A waiter           D. The servant　

30. A. set                     B. wash                C. remove             D. check

31. A. menu                 B. bill                  C. food                 D. order

32. A. loud                  B. anxious             C. familiar            D. final

33. A. tourists              B. customers         C. fellows             D. assistants

34. A. at last                B. in time            C. once more               D. as well

35. A. change                      B. drink　             C. sell                  D. serve　

36. A. replied　            B. insisted　          C. agreed　           D. understood　

37. A. prepared            B. joined in           C. settled up          D. continued　

38. A. with pleasure       B. in the café               C. in the sea          D. with wine

39. A. following           B. keeping            C. limiting            D. crossing　

40. A. life                    B. wine                C. lunch                      D. time　

Answer 1

21-25 CDCBA 　26-30  BDBCA     31-35  DABCD    36-40  ABCDA

解析:

21根据前两个关键词，再比较选项，这时空气应该是静止的(C)。 

22　线索为quarrelsome（可根据词根quarrel猜测词义）, 说明这时人们的脾气都长了(D. rise指上涨)，导致气氛有点吵吵闹闹的。　

23　根据whispered, laughed可排除A、D。他们并没关注别人，所以B也不对，下文的in one’s best clothes可证实此判断。

24　此处有服务之意。

25　本句较长，攻破长句的办法是确定主要框架：they stood, picked… and stepped… to place…; 这样就可看出拿起的东西后来放在水中了，所以应该选桌子。

26 　如果选A、C或D，那对夫妇就没离开原来坐的位置。所以只有表示离开的off正

27 前面放了桌子，要坐下还需要椅子，所以走回来拿，选back。

28 　从男人自己也坐下了可看出这里是让the lady坐在水中，所以选seated。led 指带领，但是the lady已经站在水边了。　

29 注意挖空出现在段落衔接位置，通常和上段相关。上文中还留着waiting for  , 这里出现的应该是和等待相关的，后文这人拿了酒来，所以可断定填waiter. 此时也可断定为service. 

30-33 空在同一个长句中。不过确定了waiter就可想到是为客人服务，摆好（set）桌子、听客人点菜（order） 人们之前只 cheer了一次，之后还有，所以不是熟悉的，或者最后的，也不可能是焦虑的，所以选loud。有his，所以不选tourists, assistants, fellows指伙伴，服务生在工作应该没几个伙伴在场，所以应该选众多的customers 。

34 第一次入水时他犹豫了，但这次他没犹豫，所以这里是再次(C)。

35 　拿来的酒是客人点的所以选serve：上酒。　

36 　上句那对夫妇对大家祝酒，所以其他人在回应 （replied）。　

37 　其他人也加入到水中用餐的行列，所以选joined in。　

38 　联系并列的上一句和上面的have lunch in the water，可知通常不会在水里上菜，所以C对。　　

39-40 　联系前面发议论的两句可知不符合常规，所以39选跳出(D)常规。更好地享受生活，40选生活，因为sometimes体现出是从这次经历推及平常生活。