初中英语水平测试
第I卷(选择题)
一、完型填空
阅读下面短文,从色题A、B,C、D中选出能填入文章中相应空白处的最住答案。
This story will warm you better than a coffee on a cold winter day.One day.it was so
cold andI was falling so heavily that the roads were2 with ice and a strong
wind was blowing.Being outside in such weather was very unwise.However,my friend
and I had to walk home from work.I walked with difficulty along a country road,the
cold wind beating3my chest.I thought,"If I wear my coat backwards,maybe it
will be a little bit 4 for me."I stopped walking,took off my coat,and put it on
backwards."That's much better,"I said to myself happily.Walking on through the
5 falling snow,I was thinking about drinking a cup of warm coffee by the burning
fireplace.
Then we entered a little coffec house and ordered two cups of coffec.While we were
waiting,two young men came in and began to order,"6cups of coffee,please.Two
of them for us and three suspended(待用),”They paid for their order,,took the two and
left.I asked my friend,"What are those suspended coffees "Instead of giving me
the 7,he told me to wait and see.
Some more people came.Two girls asked for one coffee each,paid and went away.
Then came three lawyers who paid for seven coffees-three for themselves and four
suspended.While I still 8 what the suspended coffees were,I enjoyed the white
snow and the beautiful view in front of the coffee house.Suddenly a poor man like a
beggar came into the coffee house.He kindly ordered a suspended coffee and sat there to
drink it.
At that moment,I knew the meaning of the suspended coffees.It's simple-people
pay the coffee in advance (for someone who can't9 it.The tradition with the
suspended coffees 10in Italy:but it has spread all over the world.Meanwhile,I
understood a suspended coffee is not only a cup of coffee,but also the warmth and love to
someone in need.
1.A.rain
B.water
C.snow
D.wind