Question

The word “pub” is short for the public house. There are about 60,000 ________in the UK (53,000 in England and Wales, 5,200 in Scotland and 1,600 in Northern Ireland). One of the _______ pubs, Fighting Cocks, is in St. Albans, Herts.

Pubs are _______ social meeting places. Pubs are an important part of British life. People talk, eat, drink and _______ there. Pubs often have two bars.

________is quieter than the other. Many pubs have a garden. People _______ sit there in summer. Children can also go to pub gardens ________their parents. Groups of friends normally ________‘rounds’ of drinks. One of them will buy drinks for all the members of the group there. It is sometimes hard to _______ drinks when pubs are busy. People do not queue (排队) there,  _______ the staff will usually try to serve (招待) people who are waiting the longest at the bar first. If you spill(弄洒) a stranger’s drink by accident, it is polite to buy another drink for him immediately.

1.A. pubs    B. houses    C. gardens    D. parks

2.A. weakest    B. hardest    C. strongest    D. oldest

3.A. special    B. popular    C. strange    D. new

4.A. study    B. record    C. relax    D. sleep

5.A. That    B. This    C. It    D. One

6.A. recently    B. usually    C. never    D. really

7.A. on    B. in    C. for    D. with

8.A. buy    B. stare    C. discover    D. stop

9.A. get    B. sell    C. see    D. make

10.A. because    B. and    C. but    D. so

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.D

8.A

9.A

10.C

【解析】文章介绍了英国的酒吧的一些情况。

1.句意：在英国大约有六万个酒吧。根据The word “pub” is short for the public house.故选A

2.句意：Fighting Cocks,最古老的一个酒吧之一是在St. Albans, Herts。 A. weakest 最虚弱的； B. hardest 最困难的； C. strongest 最强壮的； D. oldest最古老的；根据句意故选D

3.句意：酒吧是最受欢迎的社会集会的地方吧。A. special 特殊的； B. popular 受欢迎的； C. strange 奇怪的； D. new新的；Pubs are an important part of British life根据句意故选B

4.句意：人们在那里谈话、吃、喝和休闲。A. study 学习； B. record 录制； C. relax 放松； D. sleep睡觉；根据句意故选C

5.句意：一个比另一个安静。A. That 那； B. This 这； C. It 它； D. One一个；这里用代词one代指一个酒吧；故选D

6.句意：人们夏天通常坐在那。A. recently 最近； B. usually 通常； C. never 从不；D. really真的；根据 Pubs are an important part of British life.可知人们经常去酒吧；故选B

7.句意：孩子们也能和他们的父母去酒吧花园。A. on 在---上； B. in 在---里； C. for 为了；D. with和；根据句意故选B

8.句意：一群朋友通常买一圈的饮料。A. buy 买； B. stare 盯着看； C. discover 发现； D. stop停止；One of them will buy drinks for all the members of the group there. 他们中的一个人给那里的那一群人的所有成员买饮料；故选A

9.句意：当酒吧忙的时候，有时候很难得到饮料。A. get 得到； B. sell卖； C. see 看见； D. make制作；the staff will usually try to serve (招待) people who are waiting the longest at the bar first. 服务员通常尽量先招待在酒吧里等的最长的那个人，故选A

10.句意：但是服务员通常尽量先招待在酒吧里等的最长的那个人。A. because 因为； B. and 和； C. but 但是； D. so因此； 根据People do not queue (排队) there那里的人不用排队，可知这里是表示转折；故选C

点睛：根据前后文语境，结合时态，语态，词性，短语，句型，词义辨析和主谓一致，选出正确的选项。例如：小题10 句意：但是服务员通常尽量先招待在酒吧里等的最长的那个人。A. because 因为； B. and 和； C. but 但是； D. so因此； 根据People do not queue (排队) there那里的人不用排队，可知这里是表示转折；故选C