When Mr. Smith was walking one evening, he met four of his old friends. To be polite, he invited them to e home with him to . He hoped that they would say no, but , they quickly agreed and home with him.
Mr. Smith was a man. There was never in his house. He knew that there very little for supper that night, he did not know how to break away from his guests without being impolite, so he let them e with him to house. But when they came his front door, he suddenly rushed forward, opened the door, went in, closed in again and then locked it. He found in the kitchen and quickly told her had happened.
Mr. Smith’s guests were at first . Then they thought he had perhaps gone ahead to get ready for the . When nothing had yet happened for a few minutes, they began to and to knock heavily at the door. After this had gone for some time, Mr. Smith sent his wife to a window to talk to . She told them that Mr. Smith .
“What do you mean, woman?” shouted one of the men. “We came here a few minutes ago and we saw him go into the house.”
Mr. Smith was now afraid that the noise his friends were making would bring his neighbours around and that he would be , so he put his head out of the window and said to his friends, “This house has a door, too. Perhaps Mr. Smith came in through the front door and went out through the other.”
【小题1】A．breakfastB．lunchC．supperD．play【小题2】A．happily for himB．luckily for himC．to his joyD．to his surprise【小题3】A．goB．wentC．goingD．will go【小题4】A．poorB．richC．strongD．honest【小题5】A．much waterB．much foodC．many clothesD．many vegetables【小题6】A．will beB．would haveC．would beD．is going to be【小题7】A．soB．butC．thatD．if【小题8】A．theirB．aC．hisD．her【小题9】A．nearlyB．nearC．closeD．out【小题10】A．his wifeB．a manC．his sonD．his father【小题11】A．thatB．itC．whatD．this【小题12】A．angryB．interestedC．hungryD．surprised【小题13】A．waterB．roomC．bedD．food【小题14】A．laughB．get angryC．get sadD．get surprised【小题15】A．herselfB．himselfC．his friendsD．his neighbours【小题16】A．was inB．wasn’t inC．at homeD．was here【小题17】A．aloneB．alongC．with himD．with you【小题18】A．thatB．of whichC．whatD．who【小题19】A．praisedB．foundC．laughed atD．hit【小题20】A．frontB．backC．bigD．nextC
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解析：文章介绍斯密斯先生遇到四个朋友，出于礼貌，斯密斯先生邀请他们吃晚饭，但是朋友居然答应了，可是家里没有很多食物斯密斯先生想有礼貌地摆脱他的客人…。
【小题1】考查名词辨析：A. breakfast早饭，B. lunch午饭，C. supper 晚饭，D. play玩，根据前面的one evening可知，应是邀请他们吃晚饭。选C
【小题2】 考查词义辨析：A. happily for him为他高兴，B. luckily for him为他幸运，C. to his joy使某人高兴的是，D. to his surprise使某人惊讶的是，他本来希望他们会拒绝，所以当他们很快同意时，应是令他惊讶。选D
【小题3】考查时态辨析：因前面有and连接，所以此处选went和agreed并列作谓语。选B
【小题4】考查形容词辨析：A. poor 穷的，B. rich富有的，C. strong坚强的，D. honest诚实的，根据后面的very little for supper可知，应选poor表示他很穷。选选A
【小题5】考查词义辨析：A. much water 很多水，B. much food很多食物，C. many clothes很多衣服，D. many vegetables很多蔬菜，前后联系可知，此处应表示他家人从没有很多食物。选B
【小题6】考查固定句型和时态：主句用了He knew...,所以从句应用过去将来时，此处是there be句型。
选C
【小题7】考查连词辨析：A. so 因此，B. but 但是，C. that那，D. if如果，用but表示句意的转折。他虽知道当时家里没有很多食物，但是又不知道怎样才能有礼貌地摆脱他的客人。选B
【小题8】考查代词：A. their他们的，B. a一个，C. his他的，D. her她的，用his表示让客人到他的家。选C
【小题9】考查词义辨析：A. nearly几乎，B. near附近，C. close靠近的，D. out外面的，选near表示来到“接近”他家的前门时。选B
【小题10】考查名词：A. his wife他的妻子，B. a man一个男子，C. his son他的儿子，D. his father他的爸爸，根据下文的“What do you mean,woman”可以判断应是发现他妻子在厨房里。选A
【小题11】考查宾语从句，告诉她发生的事情，what引导名词性从句，作told的宾语。选C
【小题12】考查形容词辨析：A. angry生气的，B. interested感兴趣的，C. hungry饥饿的，D. surprised惊讶的，根据上面史密斯先生的一系列行为可知，他的朋友不理解， 很惊讶。选D
【小题13】考查名词辨析：A. water 水，B. room 房间，C. bed床，D. food食物，选food 表示他的朋友认为他先回家准备饭。选D
【小题14】考查上下文串联：A. laugh笑，B. get angry生气，C. get sad难过，D. get surprised感到惊讶，根据前面的“nothing had yet happened for a few minutes”以及后面的“knock heavily at the door”可知，他们开始“生气”了。选B
【小题15】考查名词和代词：A. herself她自己，B. himself它自己，C. his friends他的朋友，D. his neighbours他的邻居，根据后面的“She told them”可知应表示对史密斯先生的朋友说话。选C
【小题16】考查上下文串联：根据下一段他的朋友说的话，可推出妻子应是告诉他们史密斯先生不在家。选B
【小题17】考查考查上下文串联：根据上文内容“他们同史密斯一起来的”，所以选with him。A. alone单独，B. along沿着，C. with him和他在一起，D. with you和你在一起，选C
【小题18】考查定语从句：选that作关系代词，引导定语从句修饰the noise。选A
【小题19】考查动词： A. praised表扬， B. found发现，C. laughed at嘲笑，D. hit击打，表示把邻居吸引来，他会受到邻居的嘲笑。选C
【小题20】考查名词辨析：A. front前面，B. back 后面，C. big 大的，D. next下一个，根据后面的“Perhaps Mr Smith came in through the front door and went out through the other.”可知，应表示“这个房子有一个‘后’门”。选B