It was the first time Moham went to a restaurant in his new neighborhood. He looked up at the menu board, and ____1____ how he could understand what all of these strange names meant. Moham decided that he would ____2____ ask the waitress for ice cream in a cup. She smiled brightly, wrote down his ____3____ and disappeared behind the big glass display case ( 陈列柜 ).

A moment later, she came back with a tall paper cup. ____4____ it was a long straw ( 吸管 ) and some kind of drink. Moham, quite ____5____ , took the cup and thanked her, thinking about the possibility that he had used wrong words.

“It’s the soda you ordered,” ____6____ said, “an ice cream drink in a cup.”

He smiled at the waitress, pointed at one of the ____7____ in the display case, and said, “That one, please,” which seemed to ____8____ better.

Moham took the cake and his unexpected soda to a table and sat down to eat. Why was it that English had been so ____9____ for him in his classes in Tunisia, but when it came to ____10____ speaking, he couldn’t even get what he wanted to eat?

Just then, a girl, who sat at the next table and had watched the whole ____11____ , smiled at him and said, “Hey, welcome to our beautiful city! Don’t feel ____12____ about your English—you’ll get better at it ____13____ you’ve lived here for a while. I’m from Spain, and the first time I tried to order a salad here, I ____14____ with a plate of pig’s feet. At least you got a soda!”

Hearing this, Moham felt much better. He wasn’t the only one ____15____ to communicate, and his new city began to feel just a little more like he could call it home.

1 ． A ． imagined B ． wondered C ． described D ． remembered

2 ． A ． just B ． even C ． never D ． also

3 ． A ． wish B ． suggestion C ． dream D ． order

4 ． A ． Above B ． Inside C ． Under D ． Near

5 ． A ． moved B ． bored C ． surprised D ． tired

6 ． A ． he B ． you C ． she D ． I

7 ． A ． salads B ． cakes C ． drinks D ． strawberries

8 ． A ． work B ． spread C ． develop D ． read

9 ． A ． special B ． popular C ． important D ． easy

10 ． A ． slowly B ． carefully C ． actually D ． honestly

11 ． A ． discussion B ． process C ． performance D ． argument

12 ． A ． crazy B ． hopeful C ． bad D ． excited

13 ． A ． although B ． if C ． because D ． since

14 ． A ． ended up B ． cheered up C ． showed up D ． came up

15 ． A ． refusing B ． planning C ． regretting D ． fighting

答案

B    2 ． A    3 ． D    4 ． B    5 ． C    6 ． C    7 ． B    8 ． A    9 ． D    10 ． C    11 ． B    12 ． C    13 ． B    14 ． A    15 ． D

【导语】本文讲述了 Moham 第一次在新社区的一家餐馆点餐，而服务员端来的却不是自己想要吃的东西，当 Moham 为自己的英语口语难过的时候，旁边的女孩安慰他的故事。

1 ．句意：他抬头看了看菜单板，想知道自己怎么能理解这些奇怪的名字的意思。

imagined 想象； wondered 想知道； described 描述； remembered 记得；根据 “how he could understand what all of these strange names meant” 可知，此处指的是想知道怎么理解，故选 B 。

2 ．句意： Moham 决定，他只要向服务员要一杯冰淇淋就行了。

just 仅仅； even 甚至； never 从不； also 也；根据 “ask the waitress for ice cream in a cup” 可知，只是要一杯冰淇淋，故选 A 。

3 ．句意：她灿烂地笑了笑，写下了他的订单，消失在大玻璃陈列柜后面。

wish 祝福； suggestion 建议； dream 梦想； order 点餐；根据 “Moham decided that he would...ask the waitress for ice cream in a cup. She smiled brightly, wrote down...” 可知，是写下了要点的东西，故选 D 。

4 ．句意：里面有一根长吸管和一些饮料。

Above 在 …… 之上； Inside 在里面； Under 在 …… 下方； Near 附近；根据 “it was a long straw ( 吸管 ) and some kind of drink” 可知，这是描述杯子里的东西，故选 B 。

5 ．句意： Moham 很惊讶，拿起杯子向她道谢，心想可能是自己用错词了。

moved 感动的； bored 厌烦的； surprised 惊讶的； tired 疲惫的；根据 “...thinking about the possibility that he had used wrong words...It’s the soda you ordered” 可知，服务员端来的不是自己点的东西，所以感到惊讶，故选 C 。

6 ．句意： “ 这是你点的苏打水， ” 她说， “ 用杯子装的冰淇淋饮料。 ”

he 他； you 你； she 她； I 我；根据 “ask the waitress for ice cream in a cup” 可知，此处指代的是服务员，指代女性用 she ，故选 C 。

7 ．句意：他对女服务员笑了笑，指着陈列柜里的一块蛋糕说： “ 请给我那块。 ”

salads 沙拉； cakes 蛋糕； drinks 饮料； strawberries 草莓；根据 “Moham took the cake” 可知，此处要的是蛋糕，故选 B 。

8 ．句意：这似乎效果更好。

work 奏效； spread 扩散； develop 发展； read 读；结合 “pointed at one of the...in the display case, and said, “That one, please” 可知，这样用手指着要的东西会更加奏效一些，故选 A 。

9 ．句意：为什么在突尼斯上课时英语对他来说如此简单，但当谈到实际的口语时，他甚至都吃不到他想吃的东西？

special 特殊的； popular 受欢迎的； important 重要的； easy 容易的；根据 “for him in his classes in Tunisia, but when it came to...speaking, he couldn’t even get what he wanted to eat?” 可知，课堂上英语对他来说很容易，故选 D 。

10 ．句意：为什么在突尼斯上课时英语对他来说如此简单，但当谈到实际的口语时，他甚至都吃不到他想吃的东西？

slowly 慢地； carefully 仔细地； actually 实际上； honestly 诚实地；根据 “peaking, he couldn’t even get what he wanted to eat?” 可知，此处指的是实际的口语，故选 C 。

11 ．句意：就在这时，一个坐在旁边的女孩看着整个过程，笑着对他说： “ 嘿，欢迎来到我们美丽的城市！ ”

discussion 讨论； process 过程； performance 表演； argument 争论；根据 “a girl, who sat at the next table and had watched the whole...smiled at him and said” 可知，女孩看到了整个过程，故选 B 。

12 ．句意：不要为你的英语感到难过。

crazy 疯狂的； hopeful 有希望的； bad 坏的； excited 激动的；根据 “Why was it that English had been so...speaking, he couldn’t even get what he wanted to eat?” 可知，女孩劝他不要因为自己不好的英语而感到难过，故选 C 。

13 ．句意：如果你在这里住了一段时间，你会学得更好的。

although 虽然； if 如果； because 因为； since 既然；空格前后之间是假设的条件关系，应用 if 引导条件状语从句，故选 B 。

14 ．句意：我是西班牙人，我第一次在这里点沙拉时，我吃了一盘猪脚。

ended up 结束； cheered up 使高兴； showed up 露面； came up 想出；根据 “I tried to order a salad here, I...with a plate of pig’s feet” 可知，本来想要一份沙拉，最后却上了一份猪脚，故选 A 。

15 ．句意：他不是唯一一个努力沟通的人。

refusing 拒绝； planning 计划； regretting 懊悔； fighting 与 …… 作斗争，努力争取；根据 “when it came to...speaking, he couldn’t even get what he wanted to eat?” 以及 “Don’t feel...you’ve lived here for a while I’m from Spain, and the first time I tried to order a salad here...with a plate of pig’s feet.” 可知，听了那个女孩的话之后，认为并不是他一个人在努力沟通，故选 D 。