的钱不够买一杯咖啡，但服务员还是让他坐下了，这让作者很“吃惊(surprised)”，因为服务员在试图“维护(keep)”这个人的尊严。
答案： A 11．A expected C．wanted
B．warned D．called
解析： 由下文中作者与服务员的对话可知，作者“叫(called)”服务员过来。 答案： D 12．A.suggest C．realize
B．hope D．think
解析： 由下文中的Do you think there is anyone here who might eat it可知，作者“觉得(think)”他吃不成早饭了。
答案： D 13．A.if C．as
B．until D．after
解析： 由上文中的I am not feeling well和下文中的then she understood可知，服务员刚开始没明白作者的意思，询问作者“有没有(if)”事。
答案： A 14．A.sure C．full
B．happy D．OK
解析： 由上文中的Are you sure可知，作者说他很“确定(sure)”。 答案： A 15．A.finished C．cooked
B．ordered D．provided
解析： 由上文中的I placed my order可知选ordered。 答案： B 16．A.lazy C．impolite 答案： B 17．A.serious C．kind
B．generous D．lucky B．late D．hard
解析： 由下文中的take it可知，服务员告诉男子已经太“晚(late)”，无法取消订餐，
问他是否可以出于“好心(kind)”把那份早餐吃掉。
答案： C 18．A.lose C．pick
B．throw D．hide
解析： 由下文中的dustbin可知，这样的话，他们就不用把那份早餐“扔进(throw)”垃圾桶里了。
答案： B 19．A.have C．pay for
B．share D．search for
解析： 早餐是作者点的，他当然要去“结账(pay for)”。 答案： C 20．A.post C．show
B．offer D．give
解析： 作者让服务员在他走之后把礼物卡“给(give)”了那个人。 答案： D Ⅴ.阅读理解
When saying or writing out numbers，the British put an and before the tens and units (个位数)，as in one hundred and sixty-two or two thousand and three.In the United States it is considered correct to drop the and，as in one hundred sixty-two or two thousand three.
In counting，it is common in both varieties of English to count in hundreds up to 1,900—so 1,200 may be twelve hundred.However，Americans use this pattern for much higher numbers than is the norm (规范) in British English，referring to twenty-four hundred where British English would most often use two thousand four hundred.
In the case of years，however，twelve thirty-four would be the norm on both sides of the Atlantic for the year 1234.The year 2000 and years beyond it are read as two thousand，two thousand (and) one by both British and American speakers.For years after 2009，twenty ten，twenty twelve etc.are becoming common.
For the house number (or bus number，etc.) 272，British people tend to say two seven two while Americans tend to say two seventy-two.
When referring to the numeral (数字) 0，British people would normally use nought，oh，or zero，although nil is common in sports scores.Americans use the term zero most frequently；oh is also often used.When a phone or account number is being read aloud,0 is nearly always pronounced oh in both language varieties for convenience.
When reading numbers in order，such as a telephone number or serial number (序列号)，British people will usually use the term double followed by the repeated number.Thus 007 is double oh seven.Exceptions include the emergency telephone number 999，which is always nine nine nine.In the US,911 (the US emergency telephone number) is usually read nine one one，while 9/11 (in reference to the September 11,2001 attacks) is usually read nine eleven.
语篇解读 本文是说明文，主要介绍了英式英语和美式英语中数字读法的异同。 1．Which of the following is TRUE of British English? A．The bus number 123 is read as one two three. B．The house number 218 is read as two eighteen. C．The number 2800 is read as twenty-eight hundred. D．The year 2013 is read as twenty hundred and thirteen.
解析： 细节理解题。根据第四段中的For the house number(or bus number，etc.)272，British people tend to say two seven two可知A项正确。
答案： A
2．British people will read the serial number 122 as________. A．one double two C．twelve two
B．one two two
D．one hundred and twenty-two
解析： 推理判断题。根据最后一段开头可知，在读序列数字的时候，英国人读重复的数字时常用double。结合数字007的读法，可知应选A项。
答案： A
3．When an Englishman tells you his telephone number，the numeral 0 is usually read as________.
A．nought C．zero
B．oh D．nil
解析： 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的When a phone or account number is being read aloud,0 is nearly always pronounced oh in both language varieties for convenience可知，为了方便，电话号码和序列号里的0在两种英语中都被读作oh。
答案： D
4．The text is mainly about________. A．how to read correctly
B．the difference between British and Americans C．how to read numbers
D．that the number is important in western life
解析： 主旨大意题。全文都在讲美国和英国对不同数字的读法，因此选C项。而其他选项都比较片面，而且不够准确。
答案： C
