A man walked into a restaurant that claimed to have the longest menu in the world. The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish,no matter how unusual.
At the bottom of the menu there was a notice that said, "If you do not see the dish you require on this menu,please tell us and we will add it to the menu immediately. " The man looked at the menu and decided to make life really difficult for the manager and his chef. He would order something very unusual. He said,n You say you can serve any dish,anything at all,even if it's not on your menu,which is the longest in the world. n
"That is correct,sir. We have never yet been unable to meet our customers 9 requirements."
"Very well," the man said. " In that case,bring me two elephant ears on toast. Indian,not African."
The waiter wrote down on his pad: Two Indian elephant ears on toast.
"Very good,sir,” he said. "That won’t take long. n He walked quickly away.
The man was very surprised and rather disappointed.
Then he smiled as the waiter returned with a very unhappy look on his fa6"e.
" Ah !’. tinman said. ” You can't bring me elephant ears on toast,can you?"
The waiter was very apologetic.
" I'm so sorry,sir," he said,n I'm afraid we can't. Unfortunately,we’ve run out of bread..’
46. What was the manager proud of in the restaurant?
A. Being able to provide any dish.
B. Having the most delicious food.
C. Being the most famous in the world.
D. Having elephant ears on toast.
47. Why did the man order elephant ears on toast?
A. Because he was very hungry.
B. Because it was his favourite dish.
C. Because he hadn’t had the dish before.
D. Because he wanted to embarrass the manager and his chef.
48. The underlined word M apologetic" means " " in Chinese.
A. 尷尬的 B. 抱歉的 C. 難過的 D. 愉悅的
49. What's the best title for this passage?
A. An Unusual Dish
B. Two Indian Elephant Ears on Toast
C. The Longest Menu in the World
D. A Clever Waiter
[閱讀B篇短文大意]本文是一篇幽默故事。有一家餐館 號稱擁有世界上最長的菜單,能夠提供世上所有的菜肴。某曰一 位顧客想要為難一下餐館的經(jīng)理和廚師,于是他就點了一道稀奇 古怪的菜,最終機(jī)智的服務(wù)員幫助餐館解除了困境。
46. A 根據(jù)文章第一段中的” The manager was very proud of being able to provide any dish,no matter how unusual” 可知答案選A.
47. D 根據(jù)文章第三段中的” The man looked at the menu and decided to make life really difficult for the manager and his chef"可知答案選D.
48. B 根據(jù)下文中服務(wù)員說的話可推斷apologetic意為"抱歉的",故選B.
49. C通讀全文可知最適合作本文標(biāo)題的是C項”世界上最長的菜單"。
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