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(證明) 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.
小題1:
A．brokeB．wroteC．wentD．calmed
小題2:
A．lessB．muchC．evenD．more
小題3:
A．WhyB．WhenC．WhichD．Where
小題4:
A．cleanB．bigC．dirtyD．safe
小題5:
A．knivesB．dishesC．forksD．plates
小題6:
A．use B．eatC．makeD．cut
小題7:
A．worriedB．boredC．tiredD．surprised
小題8:
A．honestB．correctC．wrongD．clever
小題9:
A．pieceB．kiloC．poundD．packet
小題10:
A．screamB．lookC．shout D．laugh

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:C
小題6:B
小題7:D
小題8:C
小題9:A
小題10:D

試題分析：短文大意：1608年一個叫托馬斯的英國人走遍了意大利。他喜歡這個國家并記下了一切有趣的事。但他發(fā)現(xiàn)了一件比其他的更有趣的事。他在日記中寫道：“意大利人吃肉時，他們用小叉子。他們不用他們的雙手拿肉吃，因為，正如他們所說，人們的手并不總是干凈的�！彼氐接⒏裉m之前，托馬斯買了一些叉子。五十年之后英國人開始使用叉子。
小題1:考查動詞及語境理解，句意：他喜歡這個國家并記下了一切有趣的事。broke損壞；wrote   寫；went  去；calmed平靜的。根據(jù)句意結合語境可知選B。
小題2:考查形容詞及語境理解，句意：但他發(fā)現(xiàn)了一件比其他的更有趣的事。less較少的；much許多；even甚至；more較多的。由than可知這里該用比較級，而形容詞interesting是個多音節(jié)的詞，故在前面加more構成比較級。所以選 D。
小題3:考查疑問詞及語境理解，句意：意大利人吃肉時，他們用小叉子。Why為什么；When何時，當···時；.Which   哪一個；Where何地。根據(jù)句意結合語境可知選 B。
小題4:考查形容詞及語境理解，句意：人們的手并不總是干凈的。clean干凈的；.big大的；dirty 臟的；safe 安全的。根據(jù)句意結合語境可知選A。
小題5:考查名詞及語境理解，句意：托馬斯回到英格蘭之前，買了一些叉子。knives小刀；dishes餐具；forks叉；plates盤子。根據(jù)句意結合語境可知選C。
小題6:考查動詞及語境理解，句意：他拿出叉子想跟意大利人那樣吃牛排。use 使用；eat 吃；make制作；cut切。根據(jù)句意結合語境可知選B。
小題7:考查形容詞及語境理解，句意：他的朋友們吃驚地看到這個，他告訴他們叉子是什么。worried擔憂的；bored無聊的；tired累的；surprised吃驚的。根據(jù)句意結合語境可知選 D。
小題8:考查形容詞及語境理解，句意：他努力證明朋友們的觀點是錯的，于是他開始展示叉子是易于使用的。.honest誠實 ；correct正確的；wrong 錯誤的；clever聰明的。根據(jù)句意結合語境可知選 C。
小題9:考查名詞及語境理解，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 英鎊；packet口袋。根據(jù)句意結合語境可知選 A。
小題10:考查動詞及語境理解，句意：他的朋友開始嘲笑他，他不得不把叉子拿開。scream尖叫；look看；shout喊；laugh 笑。根據(jù)句意結合語境可知選D。
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