先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

（一）

Its not polite to arrive at a dinner more than 15 to 20 minutes late. The host or hostess usually waits for all the ___1___ to arrive before serving the meal. If someone is late， the food may be spoiled[变味]， and ___2___ may the host or hostess spirits. If you have to be ___3___ call and tell them to start ___4___ you.

Its even worse to be early！ The host or hostess will probably not be ___5___. If you are early， drive or walk around the block a few times， or just sit in your car until the right time.

Though its often ___6___ to arrive at a party on time， on the other hand， the host or hostess ___7___ guests to arrive and leave between certain times， so you can ___8___ at any time between the times he or she gives you.

Its nice to bring an empty stomach， but its even nicer to bring ___9___ present. The present should not cost a lot， or you might make the host or hostess ___10___. Flowers， wine， or a box of candy will be fine. ___11___ bring money as a present. In an introduction， the ___12___ of a name is： （1） the given name; （2） the family name. In other ___13___， the given name comes ___14___. Its important not only to learn and remember ___15___， but to repeat them often in conversation. After the introduction， we usually call friends by their ___16___ names. Older people may want you to call them by their titles and family names， such as “Mrs Smith”， “Mr Johnson”， “Dr. Brown”.

A maiden[閨女] name is a ___17___ family name at birth. In the United States and Canada， after a woman ___18___， she takes the family name of her ___19___ in place of her maiden name. It is now becoming common， however， for women to ___20___ their maiden names after they get married.

（ ）1. A. guests B. visitors C. customs D. passengers

（ ）2. A. or B. so C. but D. yet

（ ）3. A. tired B. hungry C. late D. early

（ ）4. A. without B. for C. with D. after

（ ）5. A. awake B. ready C. up D. friendly

（ ）6. A. useless B. impossible C. unable D. important

（ ）7. A. forces B. invites C. begs D. orders

（ ）8. A. play B. fly C. arrive D. start

（ ）9. A. a big B. a small

C. a good D. an expensive

（ ）10. A. pleased B. satisfied C. interested D. uneasy

（ ）11. A. Never B. Always C. Do D. Be sure to

（ ）12. A. spelling B. calling

C. order D. pronunciation

（ ）13. A. words B. letters C. idioms D. sentences

（ ）14. A. last B. first

C. finally D. in the middle

（ ）15. A. expressions B. appearances C. names D. addresses

（ ）16. A. given B. family C. middle D. pen

（ ）17. A. gentlemans B. boys C. womans D. mans

（ ）18. A. works B. marries C. bears D. dies

（ ）19. A. husband B. mother C. father D. sister

（ ）20. A. stop B. give up C. keep D. find

（二）

I was 15 when I walked into McCarleys Bookstore in Ashland. As I was looking at ___1___ on the shelves， the man behind the counter， ___2___， asked if Id like ___3___. I needed to start ___4___ for college， so I said yes. I ___5___ after school and during summers for the lowest wages and the job helped pay for my freshman year of college. I would work many other jobs; I made coffee in the Students Union during college， I was a hotel maid and even made maps for the U. S. Forest Service. But selling books was one of the most ___6___. One day a woman asked me for books on cancer. She seemed fearful. I showed her almost ___7___ we had at that time ___8___ and found other books we could order. She left the store less ___9___. Ive always remembered the ___10___ I felt in having helped her.

Years later， as a ___11___ in Los Angeles， I heard about an immigrant child who was born with his fingers connected， webline. His family could not ___12___ a corrective operation， and the boy lived in ___13___， hiding his hand in his pocket.

I ___14___ my boss to let me do the story. After my story was broadcast， a doctor and a nurse called， offering to perform the ___15___ for free.

I visited the boy in the recovery room soon after the operation. The first thing he did was to hold up his ___16___ hand and say， “Thank you.” I felt a sense of ___17___.

In the past， while I was ___18___， I always sense I was working for the customers， not the store. Today its the same. NBC News pays my salary， ___19___ I feel as if I work for the ___20___， helping them make sense of the world.

（ ）1. A. maps B. titles C. articles D. reports

（ ）2. A. the reader B. the college student

C. the shop owner      D. the customer

（ ）3. A. a book B. a job C. some tea D. any help

（ ）4. A. planning B. saving C. preparing D. studying

（ ）5. A. read B. studied C. cooked D. worked

（ ）6. A. boring B. surprising C. satisfying D. disappointing

（ ）7. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. everything

（ ）3. A. mind B. idea C. opinion D. head

（ ）4. A. get B. set C. searched D. went

（ ）5. A. operate B. run C. start D. work

（ ）6. A. riding B. driving C. thinking D. keeping

（ ）7. A. strong B. practical C. ideal D. obvious

（ ）8. A. afford B. pay C. allow D. stand

（ ）9. A. talk B. expression C. face D. response

（ ）10. A. truck B. telescope C. chance D. bargain

（ ）11. A. one B. something C. everythin D. nothing

（ ）12. A. heating B. loving C. nursing D. finding

（ ）13. A. pleased B. good C. exper D. angry

（ ）14. A. say B. believe C. care D. learn

（ ）15. A. went of B. woke up C. rang up D. found out

（ ）16. A. worried B. instructed C. warned D. defeated

（ ）17. A. opened B. wrapped C. left D. faded

（ ）18. A. recovered B. refused C. reopened D. removed

（ ）19. A. won B. done C. beaten D. failed

（ ）20. A. ever B. already C. still D. even

參考答案与解析

（一）

【答案与解析】

1. A。guests 意为“客人”，与前面的the host（男主人）和hostess（女主人）相对应。

2. B。此句用so表示重复前面句子的意思，但两句的主语不同。句意为：食物可能变味，主人的兴致（spirits）也可能变味。

3. C。由上文提到不能迟到，此句表示：如果不得不迟到的话，就得先打电话告诉他们开始。

4. A。without 在此表示：没有你在场。

5. B。朋友聚餐一般都约定了时间。如果去早了，主人还没有作好准备。

6. D。由上文提到聚餐既不能迟到，也不能早到，此句可断定：准时到达是重要的。

7. B。由四个动词的意义结合上下文可知：只有选 invites 才正确。

8. D。start 意为“出发”，指在主人约定的到达和离开的时间之间任何时间出发都可以。

9. B。由下文提到的flowers，wine，a box of candy等可知：给主人送小（small）礼物较好。

10. D。由or可知：如果送花钱太多的礼物，主人只会感觉不安。

11. A。前面提到送小礼物好，送花钱太多的礼物，主人只会感觉不安，那么用钱作礼物就会使主人感到更加不安，所以千万别送钱。

12. C。由下文可知：在作介绍时，要注意名字的顺序（order）

13. A。后面是对前面的话进行进一步地解释，故选words ，in other words意为“换句话说”。

14. B。first name或given name 指（欧美人的）名字。family name意为“姓”。

15. C。上文谈到的名字，所以此句意为：不仅要了解和记住名字（names），而且在谈话时还要经常提到这些名字。

16. A。在下句提到，老年人想要你称呼他们的头衔（title）和姓（family name），那么在一般朋友之间则可直呼其名（given name）。

17. C。/ 18. A。/ 19. A。在西方一些国家，未婚女子的姓用女人出生时的姓即womans family name，结婚（marries），就得将自己的family name改为她丈夫（husband）的姓。……