竞赛高一组决赛试题解析(5)

　　II.阅读理解(Reading comprehension)

　　(共30小题,计30分)

　　A)阅读下列短文,从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳选项。

　　关于做好阅读理解题的具体方法在本学期第31期第3面的"2003年全国中学生英语能力竞赛高一组初赛试题解析⑤"中有详细讲解。在此不赘述。

　　(A)

　　A man walked into a restaurant that advertised having the longest menu in the world.The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish,no matter how unusual.

　　At the bottom of the menu,there was a notice that said,"If you do not see the dish you require on this menu,please tell us and we will add it to the menu immediately."

　　The man looked at the menu and decided to make life really difficult for the manager and his chef.　He would order something that was very unusual.

　　When the waiter came up to take his order,he said,"You say you can serve any dish,anything at all,even if it's not on your menu,which is the longest menu in the world."

　　"That is correct,sir.We have never yet been unable to meet our customers' requirements."

　　"Very well," the man said."In that case,bring me two elephant ears on toast. Indian,not African."

　　The waiter wrote down on his pad:Two Indian elephant ears on toast.

　　"Very good,sir,"he said."That shouldn't take long."

　　He walked away quickly.

　　The man was very surprised and rather disappointed.

　　Then he smiled as the waiter return-

　　ed with a very unhappy look on his face. "Ah!"　the man said."You can't bring me elephant ears on toast,can you?"

　　The waiter was very apologetic.

　　"I'm very sorry,sir,and this is most embarrassing,"he said,"but I'm afraid we can't. Unfortunately,　　we've 　run 　out 　of

　　bread."

　　本篇大意是一家餐馆为招徕顾客夸下海口--能做一切菜肴,就有一位食客想刁难一下他们,服务生想法回应了这位食客。

　　21.What did the man want to do?

　　A.Embarrass the manager.

　　B.Have some toast.

　　C.Buy an elephant.

　　D.Read the longest menu in the world.

　　文中有to make life really difficult for the manager and his chef,可知B、C、D均不符合题意,而且在文中出现过embarrassing,可猜出词意,可确定A为合适答案。

　　22.What did the notice at the bottom of the menu mean?

　　A.Please order elephant ears. B.We will serve any dish you want.

　　C.We have the newest menu in the world.

　　D.If you think a certain dish isn't to your taste,you can leave it out.

　　没有的菜可以add to(增加到)食谱上去,故应选B。

　　23.Why did the customer order elephant ears?

　　A.He was hungry.

　　B.He had never eaten them.

　　C.He thought they would be tasty.

　　D.He didn't think the restaurant had any.

　　第21小题已确定这位食客的目的,所以选D合适。

　　24.The customer was disappointed because________.

　　A. the waiter was not worried by his order

　　B. the waiter was too slow

　　C. he wanted to eat Indian elephant ears

　　D. there were too many people

　　文中说这位食客先是surprised,继而disappointed,可知是因为自己的难题没有起到应有的结果而失望,所以A项合适。

　　25.The waiter was unhappy because ________.

　　A.the man didn't order elephant ears

　　B.they had no elephant to cook

　　C.they didn't want to serve the customer

　　D.the chef didn't know how to cook the elephant ears

　　饭店的海口当然不能完全实现,只有托词敷衍顾客,说"面包用完了",当然是无意满足这位食客了,即选C项。

　　(B)

　　Foresters are people who work with trees and know a lot about them.Occasionally, foresters have problems,and the foresters in southern Indiana have had many problems.

　　The foresters were doing an experiment. They wanted to grow walnut (胡桃) trees by planting walnuts in the ground.If they succeeded, the foresters would be able to control the location of the trees. Also,　this method would be much cheaper than transplanting,or moving,nut trees that were grown in plant nurseries (苗圃). So the foresters planted their walnuts,and that's when the squirrels (松鼠) started causing trouble.Shortly after the nuts were planted,the squirrels dug them up for tasty snacks (快餐).

　　The foresters tried to keep the squirrels away from the walnuts.Mothballs (卫生球) were used as a warning,but they didn't work. Then,the foresters tried dipping the walnuts in kerosene (煤油),but that didn't stop the squirrels either. The foresters continue to search for a method that will really work.But until they find one,the squirrels can continue to have their walnut snacks and the foresters will have to transplant trees!

　　26.Foresters are people who________.

　　A.look after the forest and work with trees

　　B.feed squirrels in the forest

　　C.catch squirrels that steal walnuts

　　D.transplant trees

　　文中第一句即是解释foresters的所指,只有A项最为接近此意。

　　27.What were the foresters trying to do with the walnuts?

　　A.Plant food for squirrels.

　　B.Control the location of the trees.

　　C.Move the trees closer to the squirrels.

　　D.Get squirrels to eat them.

　　B项作为目的在第二段中有明确表示。

　　28. The underlined word "transplanting" probably means "________".

　　A.planting B.moving

　　C.growing D.buying

　　文中transplanting后紧接着有信息词or(也可以说),可知moving即transplanting的另一种说法。

　　29.What did the squirrels do to the walnuts that were dipped in kerosene? A.Left them alone.

　　B.Continued to eat them.

　　C.Hid them in trees.

　　D.Put them into the earth.

　　文中说but that didn't stop the squirrels either,可推知情形与前面提到的相同,即"被吃掉",故选B。

　　30.According to the story,which of the following is not true?

　　A.Mothballs didn't prove to be a good method of stopping the squirrels from eating the walnuts.

　　B.The squirrels found the walnuts tasty.

　　C.The squirrels started eating moth-balls instead of walnuts.

　　D.The foresters haven't found a good way to prevent the squirrels from eating the walnuts.

　　仔细检查这些信息,只有C项非真。

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