12. According to the passage, the hostess cooks dinner herself mainly because _______.

   从这篇文章来看，女主人自己做饭主要是因为_______？

A. servants in American are hard to get                 

B. she takes pride in what she can do herself 她对自己可以做的事情感到自豪

  C. she can hardly afford servants                            D. It is easy to prepare a meal with canned food

13. The expression “wait on table” in the second paragraph means “_______”.

    第二段中，词组“等在桌旁”的意思是什么？

  A. work in a furniture shop                                              B. keep accounts for a bar

  C. wait to lay the table                                             D. serve customers in a restaurant在餐厅为客人服务

14. The author’s attitude towards manual（体力的）labor is _______.作者对体力劳动者的态度如何？

  A. positive       积极的      B. negative                    C. humorous                          D. critical

15. Which of the following may serve as the best title of the passage? 下面那项最适合作这篇文章的题目？

A. A Respectable Self-made Family.                     

B. American Attitude toward Manual Labor. 美国人对体力劳动者的态度

  C. Characteristics of American Culture.                  D. The Development of Manual Labor.

第三部分：词汇与结构（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

此部分共有5个未完成的句子，针对每个句子中未完成的部分有4个选项，请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选项。

16-20: DCCCD

16.   On average, a successful lawyer has to talk to several ______ a day.

    一般一个成功的律师一天要接待好几个委托人。

A. customers                          B. supporters                         C. guests                                D. clients

17.   What is the train _____ to Birmingham?

    到伯明翰的火车票多少钱？

A. fee                                     B. tip                             C. fare                                    D. cost



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