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I sat with my friend in a wellknown coffee shop in a neighboring town of Venice.As we __1__ our coffee, a man came in and sat at a (n) __2__ table beside us.He called the waiter and placed his __3__，saying, “Two cups of coffee, one of them there on the wall.” We heard this order with rather __4__ and observed that he was __5__ with one cup of coffee but he paid for two.As soon as he left, the waiter __6__ a piece of paper on the wall saying “A Cup of Coffee”．
While we were still there, two other men __7__ and ordered three cups of coffee, two on the table and one on the wall.They had two cups of coffee but __8__ for three and left.This time also, the __9__ did the same; he attached a piece of paper to the wall saying, “A Cup of Coffee”．It seemed that this gesture was a __10__ at this place.__11__， it was something unique and puzzling for us.Since we had __12__ to do with the matter, we __13__ our coffee, paid the bill and left.
After a few days, we again had a(n) __14__ to go to this coffee shop.While we were enjoying our coffee, a man walked in.The way this man dressed did not __15__ the standard nor the atmosphere of this coffee shop.Poverty was __16__ from the looks on his face.__17__ he seated himself, he looked at the wall and said, “One cup of coffee from the __18__.”The waiter served coffee to this man with __19__ and dignity.The man had his coffee and left without paying.We were amazed to watch all this when the waiter __20__ a piece of paper from the wall and threw it into the dustbin.
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者在一家著名的咖啡店看见的一幕：有人在点咖啡的时候，故意多点一杯，服务员会将一张写着“一杯咖啡”字样的纸贴在墙上，后来的穷人就可以喝这杯咖啡，而不用花钱。
1.A.enjoyed B．prepared C．offered D．bought
答案：A
解析：由上文中的“I sat with my friend in a wellknown coffee shop”可知，作者和朋友在品尝咖啡，故选A项，下文中的“While we were enjoying our coffee”也是信息提示。
2．A.crowded B．dirty C．empty D．beautiful
答案：C
解析：由常识可知，这位男士应该坐在了空桌前。
3．A.food B．menu C．table D．order
答案：D
解析：由下文中的“Two cups of coffee，one of them there on the wall.”可知，此处指这位男士在点单。
4．A.interest B．excitement
C．sadness D．disappointment
答案：A
解析：作者和朋友对那位男士点单非常感兴趣，故选A项。
5．A.satisfied B．served C．treated D．awarded
答案：B
解析：根据上文可知，只给他上了一杯咖啡，故选B项。satisfy“使满意”；treat“对待，治疗”；award“奖励”。
6．A.picked up B．set aside C．put up D．took out
答案：C
解析：由上文那位男士的要求“one of them there on the wall”可知，服务员将写着“一杯咖啡”字样的纸贴在了墙上。下文中的“he attached a piece of paper to the wall”也是信息提示。put up“张贴”，符合语境。故选C项。
7．A.left B．moved C．escaped D．entered
答案：D
解析：由空后的“ordered three cups of coffee”可知，另外两位男士进来了。
8．A.paid B．looked C．waited D．searched
答案：A
解析：由上文中的“one cup of coffee but he paid for two”可知此处意为“付款”。
9．A.customer B．waiter C．stranger D．passenger
答案：B
解析：由“he attached a piece of paper to the wall”可知，服务员做了相同的事。
10．A.style B．signal C．custom D．duty
答案：C
解析：由上下文可知，似乎将写着“一杯咖啡”字样的纸贴在墙上这一行为在店里已形成了惯例。
11．A.Instead B．Therefore C．Moreover D．However
答案：D
解析：已形成的惯例对于不知情的作者和朋友来说却令人费解。两句之间为转折关系，故D项正确。
12．A.nothing B．something C．anything D．everything
答案：A
解析：由下文的paid the bill and left可知作者和朋友认为这与他们无关。have nothing to do with...为固定短语，意为“和……没有关系”。
13．A.wasted B．finished C．missed D．donated
答案：B
解析：由下文中的“paid the bill and left”可知，作者与朋友已喝完咖啡，故选B。
14．A.invitation B．time C．reward D．chance
答案：D
解析：由again一词可知，作者和朋友再次有机会来到这个咖啡店。
15．A.raise B．change C．match D．reach
答案：C
解析：由下句中的Poverty可知，这位男士的衣着与咖啡店的标准和氛围并不搭调。故选match。
16．A.obvious B．familiar C．serious D．strong
答案：A
解析：他脸上的神情明显流露出贫困。obvious意为“明显的”，符合语境。
17．A.So B．Unless C．As D．Since
答案：C
解析：当他坐下时，他看着墙。此处用As引导时间状语从句。
18．A.window B．wall C．floor D．door
答案：B
解析：由第6空后的“a piece of paper on the wall saying ‘A Cup of Coffee’”可知此处为wall。
19．A.carelessness B．respect
C．surprise D．wisdom
答案：B
解析：根据and可知，前后感情色彩相似，再由空后的dignity可知，此处应选respect“尊重”。
20．A.brought down B．cut off
C．kept away D．took off
答案：D
解析：由上文中的“he attached a piece of paper to the wall”以及下文中的“threw it into the dustbin”可知，此处意为“取下”，故选took off。bring down意为“降低”；cut off意为“切断”；keep away意为“远离”。
