It was my birthday last Thursday. I decided to celebrate it by inviting a few friends out to supper. I chose a restaurant in a part of town. It is one of my favorite restaurants because the food is good and the waiters are friendly. It is ever crowded, because not many people know about it, so it is not usually to book a table. In any case, Thursday is not a busy evening .
When we entered the restaurant, we were surprised to find it pletely . I looked around but not table was free. One of the waiters me. He came across and explained the situation. “A party of tourists came in about half an hour ago.” he said. “It was like an invasion(侵略). Suddenly the place was full! We can hardly . ”
The waiter then pointed to a table in the corner. “The people there are about to , ” he said, “Just hold on and you’ll a place there.” He was right. Fifteen minutes later, the people the corner table paid their , got up and left. I led my friends across and we all sat down.
our table was almost out of sight. We tried to call the attention of the waiter sent us there, but he, like all the other waiters, the party of tourists. They ordered lots of food. At last, an hour later, the tourists were finishing their meal and looking very with life. The waiter, now very tired, appeared at our table. I advised my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with our
A few moments later he returned to our table. We could tell from his face that he had for us. a little sorry, he told us that there was left. “All we can offer you” he said, “is an omelet(煎蛋卷) !”
【小题1】A．quietB．calmC．busyD．silent【小题2】A．hardB．oftenC．hardlyD．always【小题3】A．necessaryB．possibleC．importantD．certain【小题4】A．as beforeB．as a matter of factC．as usualD．as is known to all【小题5】A．emptyB．fullC．freeD．quiet【小题6】A．allB．everyC．a singleD．a double【小题7】A．realizedB．recognizedC．fortedD．settled【小题8】A．watchB．careC．tryD．manage【小题9】A．startB．leaveC．endD．pay【小题10】A．findB．find outC．waitD．see【小题11】A．byB．besideC．atD．near【小题12】A．moneyB．billC．foodD．drinks【小题13】A．LuckilyB．FortunatelyC．GenerallyD．Unluckily【小题14】A．whomB．whichC．heD．who【小题15】A．were kept busyB．was busy withC．kept busy withD．were busy with【小题16】A．excitingB．tiredC．pleasedD．disappointed【小题17】A．dishesB．foodC．orderD．menu【小题18】A．good presentsB．good newsC．bad newsD．bad presents【小题19】A．LookingB．SeeingC．LookedD．Found【小题20】A．no meat or fishB．no meat and fishC．meat and fish D．not meat or fishA
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解析：讲述作者为了庆祝生日找了一个比较清净的地方，本以为那里人很少，没有提前预定桌位，但是那一晚上人很多，等了好长时间才等到位子，但是菜只剩下煎蛋卷了。
【小题1】考查形容词的用法和对语境的理解。根据because not many people know about it,可知本句的意思是：在镇里一个清静的地方选了饭店。calm平静的；quiet 安静的；busy忙的；silent沉默的，故选A。
【小题2】考查副词的用法和对语境的理解。由后面的句子because not many people know about it（因为没有多少人知道这个地方）可知通常几乎不会拥挤，选C。
【小题3】考查形容词和对语境的理解。因为没有多少人知道这个地方，所以通常没有必要预订桌子。A. necessary必要的；B. possible可能的；C. important重要的；D. certain某一的，故选A。
【小题4】考查固定词组的用法和对语境的理解。A. as before和以前一样；B. as a matter of fact事实上；C. as usual和往常一样；D. as is known to all众所周知。无论如何，和以前一样，星期四都不是很忙的晚上。故选A。
【小题5】考查形容词的用法和对语境的理解。由后面的句子he said. It was like an invasion (侵略). Suddenly the place was full可知饭店的人很多，已经没有位子了，故选A。
【小题6】考查名词的用法和对语境的理解。句意是“我看了看四周，没有一个桌子是空的”。not all并非所有和not every 并非每一个，都是部分否定；a single一个；a double一对。 选C。
【小题7】考查动词的用法和对语境的理解。句意是：一个服务员认出我来。A. realized意识到；B. recognized 认出； C. forted安慰；D. settled定居。故选B。
【小题8】考查名词辨析和对语境的理解。句意是：我们几乎管不过来了。A. watch观看；B. care介意；C. try努力、试着；D. manage管理。选D。
【小题9】考查动词的用法和对语境的理解。A. start开始；B. leave离开；C. end结束；D. pay付出。由后面的句子got up and left.可以知道他们将要离开，句意是“那的人将要离开”，选B。
【小题10】考查动词的用法和对语境的理解。A. find找到；B. find out查明真相；C. wait等待；D. see看见。由后面的句子got up and left.（他们将要离开）可知，句意是“等一会你们就会找到地方。”选A。
【小题11】考查介词的用法和对语境的理解。A. by由；B. beside在……的旁边；C. at在；D. near在……附近。句子意思是“坐在角落桌子旁的人付钱，起来就走了。” 坐在桌子旁用介词at，选C。
【小题12】考查名词的用法和对语境的理解。A money钱；B. bill账单；C. food食物；D. drinks饮料。由后面的句子got up and left. I led my friends across and we all sat down可以知道吃完了付钱走人。pay the bill付账单，pay后可以跟钱数，但是不跟money这个名词。选B。
【小题13】考查副词的用法和对语境的理解。由后面的句子our table was almost out of sight可以知道是很不幸运。句意是：很不幸运的是，我们的桌子的地方很容易被忽略。” A. Luckily幸运的是；B. Fortunately幸运的是；C. Generally一般说来；D. Unluckily不幸的是。选D。
【小题14】考查连词的用法和对语境的理解。句意：我们想引起带我们到这来来的服务员的注意力，A. whom，代先行词是人的情况，做定语从句的宾语；B. which，代先行词是物的情况，做定语从句的主语或宾语；C. he他，不是定语从句的关系词；D. who，代先行词是人的情况，做定语从句的主语。选D。
【小题15】考查固定句型的用法和对语境的理解。。句意“所有的服务员都忙于游客的吃饭”，A. were kept busy使忙于；B. was busy with忙于；C. kept busy with没有这种说法；D. were busy with忙于。选B。固定句型be busy with sth意思“忙于…”，这里主语是he，所以谓语应该用单数第三人称形式。故选B。
【小题16】考查形容词的用法和对语境的理解。A. exciting令人激动的；B. tired疲劳的；C. pleased高兴的；D. disappointed失望的。句意是：旅客们吃完饭看上去对生活很满意，look pleased with sth意思“看上去对…满意”， 选C。
【小题17】考查名词的用法和对语境的理解。由前面的句子I advised my friends about the best dishes and finally the waiter went off with… 可知，我给朋友们建议这个饭店最好的饭菜，最后服务员拿着订单离开了。A. dishes菜；B. food食物；C. order订单；D. menu菜单。选C。
【小题18】考查形容词的用法和对语境的理解。A. good presents好的礼物；B. good news好消息；C. bad news坏消息；D. bad presents坏礼物。由前面的句子We could tell from his face that…可以知道句意是“我们可以从他的表情可以知道他有坏消息告诉我们” 。选C。
【小题19】考查分词做状语的用法和对语境的理解。句意“看上去有点抱歉的表情告诉我们。”A. Looking显得；B. Seeing看到；C. Looked被看；D. Found被发现。现在分词作伴随状语，Look的逻辑主语是he，在这里作状语，用v-ing形式，故选A。
【小题20】考查动词的用法和对语境的理解。根据最后一句 All we can offer you he said, is an omelet !（我们可以供应的就是煎蛋卷了。）可知，没有肉和鱼了。no 修饰名词meat、fish ；not修饰动词。否定句中用or表示和的意思。故选A。