I was having my dinner at McDonald’s one evening when an old couple slowly walked in. They 21 their meal. Took a table near the window and started 22 food out of the plate. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries(炸薯条) and one drink. The man 23 the food into two halves and carefully placed 24 before his wife.
He took a sip(一小口)of the drink. His wife also took one and then 25 the cup down between them. “That 26 old couple！All they can 27 is one meal for the two of them,” thought I. 28 the man began to eat his French fries. I 29 to my feet, went over and said that I was 30 to buy another meal for them. Bet he 31 refused me and said that they made it a 32 to share everything.
33 ,the lady didn’t take a bite, She sat there 34 her husband eat, and taking turns (轮流) sipping the drink, Again I 35 to buy them something but was refused, When the man finished eating and was 36 his face with a napkin (纸巾).I 37 no longer stand it. I made an offer to them a third time. 38 being politely refused, I asked the lady 39 ,“Madam, why aren’t you eating? You said that you share everything, 40 is it that you are waiting for?” “The teeth,” she answered.
21. A. served B. requested C. collected D. ordered
22. A. carrying B. raking C. fetching D. bringing
23. A. divided B. cut C. changed D. formed
24. A. it B. this C. that D. one
25. A. got B. settled C. set D. turned
26. A. funny B. crazy C. strange D. poor
27. A. afford B. pay C. demand D. choose
28. A. While B. Since C. As D. Until
29. A. came B. struggled C. rushed D. rose
30. A. anxious B. willing C. satisfied D. quick
31. A. warmly B. proudly C. kindly D. seriously
32. A. way B. habit C. case D. model
33. A. Surprisingly B. Sadly C. Shockingly D. Bitterly
34. A. seeing B. noticing C. watching D. finding
35. A. wanted B. asked C. planned D. attempted
36. A. wiping B. touching C. bathing D. washing
37. A. should B. could C. might D. would
38. A. In B. Upon C. After D. With
39. A. curiously B. carefully C. naturally D. plainly
40. A. How B. Who C. Why D. What
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解析:
21. D 解析：order意为“订餐”。“他们订餐、坐在靠窗户的桌旁、把食物从盘子里捡出来”，这一连串动作都是这一对老夫妇进入麦当劳后做的。serve意为“(为……)服务，为……尽力”。request意为“(郑重或正式)请求，要求，恳求，恳请”。collect 意为“收集，收藏，召集”。
22.B 解析：take out of意为“把……拿出来”。根据下文中的“The man divided the food into two halves”可判断出他们把食物从盘子里捡出来。carry意为“携带”。fetch意为“拿来，拿去,请来,接去”。bring意为“拿来，带来，携来，取来,引来”。
23. A 解析：divide意为“分,划分”。根据其状语into two halves可判断出男的把食物分成了两份。cut意为“切，割，截，斩，砍(树)，剪(发等)，切断，割下，采伐，剪下；修剪，刈”。change意为“改变，变更，变换，变革”。form意为“形成,构成,排列,(使)组成”。
24. D 解析：one常用来代替与上文所提到那类人或物，且被替代者为可数名词单数形式。因为把食物分成了两份，所以是把其中的一份放在他妻子面前。it指代上文所提事物的本身。this意为“这，这个，这事”。that指眼前的、说过的事物或人，又指比this 稍微远一点的东西，意为“那；那个东西；那件事情”。
25. C 解析：set down意为“放下”。根据地点状语between them可判断出他的妻子把茶杯放下。get down意为“下来,吞下”。settle down意为“定居,平静下来,专心于”。turn down意为“(被)向下折转,拒绝”。
26. D 解析：poor意为“贫穷的”。根据上文中的“There was one hamburger,one order of French fries and one drink.”可判断出由于这对夫妇要的东西少，所以作者认为他们贫穷。funny意为“有趣的,好笑的,滑稽的,奇异的,古怪的”。crazy意为“疯狂的,狂热的”。strange意为“陌生的,生疏的,前所未知的,奇怪的,奇异的,不惯的”。
27. A 解析：afford意为“花费得起”，表示他们两人只能买得起一份食物。pay意为“付清，偿清，缴纳”。demand意为“要求,需要”。choose意为“选择,选定”。
28. C 解析：as意为“当……的时候”，表示当那位男人开始吃他的炸薯条时，作者想到。while意为“当……的时候”，其引导时间状语从句的谓语动词必须是延续性动词。since意为“自从……以来”。until意为“直到……为止”。
29. D 解析：rise to one’s feet意为“站起身”。根据下文中的went over可判断出作者站起身。come意为“来,来临,到达,出现,来(自),出生(于),开始”。struggle意为“努力,奋斗”。rush意为“冲,奔,闯,赶紧,涌现”。
30. B 解析：willing意为“乐意的”，be willing to do sth.表示“乐意做某事”。anxious意为“担忧的,渴望的,盼望的”。satisfied意为“感到满意的”。quick意为“快的,迅速的”。
31. C 解析：kindly意为“温和地,亲切地”，表示“那位男人温和地拒绝了作者再为他们买一份食物的请求”。warmly意为“暖和地,热烈地,热心地”。proudly意为“骄傲地”。seriously意为“认真地,真诚地”。
32. B 解析：habit意为“习惯,习性”，表示他们把分享每一样东西作为自己的习惯。way意为“方法，手段”。case意为“事,病例,案例,情形”。model意为“样式,型,模范,典型,模型,原型”。
33. A 解析：surprisingly意为“令人惊讶地”。根据上文中的“carefully placed one before his wife”和下文中的“the lady didn’t take a bite”可判断出虽然丈夫把其中的一份放在了妻子面前，但她一口也没吃。这的确令人奇怪。sadly意为“悲痛地,悲哀地”。shockingly意为“怕人地,非常地”。bitterly意为“苦苦地,悲痛地”。
34. C 解析：see意为“看着”，表示“看着她的丈夫吃”。notice意为“注意到”。watch意为“看,注视,照顾,监视,警戒,守护,看守”。find意为“找到,发现,感到,查明,得到,认为”。
35. B 解析：ask意为“询问,问,要求”，表示作者再一次请求为他们买一份食物但遭到了拒绝。plan意为“计划,设计”。want意为“想要,希望,需要,短缺,缺少”。attempt意为“尝试,企图”。
36. A 解析：wipe意为“擦,揩,擦去”。根据下文中的“with a napkin”可判断出他吃完后用纸巾擦了擦脸。touch意为“接触,触摸,触及,达到,涉及,点缀,使接触”。bathe意为“沐浴”。wash意为“洗,洗涤”。
37. B 解析：could意为“能够”，could no longer stand it表示“再也忍耐不住了”。should意为“应该,将要”。might意为“可能，可以”。would意为“将,愿意”。
38. C 解析：after意为“在……之后”。根据上文的内容可判断出作者在遭到有礼貌的拒绝后，好奇地询问了老太太。
39. A 解析：curiously意为“好奇地”。根据上文的内容可判断出这对夫妇的行为非常奇怪，引起了作者的好奇心。carefully意为“小心地,谨慎地”。naturally意为“自然地”。plainly意为“平坦地,明白地”。
40. D 解析：what引导特殊疑问句，在句子作waiting for的宾语。how意为“如何”，表示行为的方式。who意为“谁”。why意为“为什么”。
