Two Americans were travelling in Spain. One morning they were ___1___, so they came into a small restaurant for breakfast. They did not know Spanish, and their waiter did not know ___2___. They wanted him to understand that they wanted some ___3___ and sandwiches.
At first they pronounced the word “milk” many times. But the waiter didn’t understand them. Then they spelled it. But the waiter still could not ___4___ them.
The two men were sad and didn’t know what to do. Suddenly, one of them had a(n) ___5___. He took a piece of paper and began to ___6___ a cow. After a while, he finished his drawing. After the waiter looked at it, he ___7___ of the restaurant. “Do you see,” said one of the travellers, “what a pencil can do for a man who has ___8___ in a foreign country?”
The waiter was back ___9___ some time after. However, he brought ___10___ milk. He put down in front of the two men tickets for a bullfight (斗牛表演).
1.1.
A thirsty
B tired
C hungry
D hot
解析:选C。C考查形容词辨析。根据后面的“so they came into a little restaurant for breakfast”他们走进一个小餐馆吃饭,可推断他们饿了。故选C。
2.2.
A Chinese
B Thai
C Spanish
D English
解析:选D。D 考查名词辨析。根据前文可知,这两个美国人在西班牙旅行,他们不懂西班牙语,餐馆里的服务员不懂英语。故选D。
3.3.
A milk
B water
C juice
D coffee
解析:选A。A 考查名词辨析。根据后文“At first they pronounced the word ‘milk’ many times. ”可知,这两个美国人想要点一些牛奶和三明治。故选A。
4.4.
A forget
B understand
C see
D hear
解析:选B。B 考查动词辨析。根据后文“The two men were sad and didn’t know what to do.”这两个美国人很难过,不知道该怎么办,可知这个服务员仍然不懂他们要什么。故选B。
5.5.
A question
B dream
C idea
D saying
解析:选C。C 考查名词辨析。根据后文这个人的一些列操作可知,他想到了一个主意。故选C。
6.6.
A read
B buy
C write
D draw
解析:选D。D 考查动词辨析。根据后面的“After a while, he finished his drawing.”可知,其中一个人拿出一张纸,画了一头奶牛。故选D。
7.7.
A ran across
B ran out
C ran away
D ran into
解析:选B。B考查动词短语辨析。根据后文内容可知,服务员看了那个美国人画的这幅画后,他从饭馆里跑了出去。run out of 从……跑出去。故选B。
8.8.
A difficulties
B mistakes
C preparations
D dreams
解析:选A。A考查名词辨析。根据前面的不论他们怎么努力,服务员都不知道他们想要什么可知,他们身在国外并遇到了困难。故选A。
9.9.
A seldom
B never
C often
D again
解析:选D。D考查副词辨析。根据前面提到的服务员看了一眼画完的画,跑了出去以及后面的“He put down in front of the two men tickets for a bullfight”可知,不一会儿,服务员又回来了。故选D。
10.10.
A any
B no
C some
D much
解析:选B。B考查限定词辨析。根据后面的“He put down in front of the two men tickets for a bullfight”可知,服务员带回来两张斗牛表演的票,而没有带牛奶。故选B。