初中英语阅读理解与完型填空［2015 江苏扬州］

I sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in a town of Italy．

As we enjoyed our coffee，a man entered and sat beside us．He called the waiter over，saying，“Two cups of coffee，one of them there on the 　1　 ．”

We heard his order with 　2　 and noticed that he was served one cup of coffee 　3　 he paid for two．

When he left，the waiter put a piece of paper on the wall saying“A Cup of Coffee”．

While we were still there，two other men entered and 　4　 three cups of coffee，two on the table and one on the wall．They had two but paid for 　5　 ．This time also，the waiter did the same．It was 　6　 unusual for us．

After a few days，we had a chance to enter this coffee shop again．While we were enjoying our coffee，a man 　7　 appeared homeless entered．He looked at the wall and said，“One cup of coffee from the wall．”

The waiter served a cup of coffee to this man with 　8　 ．The man had his coffee and left without 　9　 ．We were amazed to watch all of this，as the waiter 　10　 a piece of paper off the wall and threw it into the bin．

Now it was no surprise for us—the matter was very 　11　 ．The people of this town showed great respect for those who needed help．

Just think about 　12　 this man wanted．He didn't have to lose his face to ask for a（n）　13　 cup of coffee．　14　 asking or knowing who was giving him this cup of coffee，he only looked at the wall，placed an order，　15　 his coffee and left．

It's a truly beautiful thing—probably the most beautiful wall anywhere in the world．

1．A．table

B．wall

C．paper

D．bin

2．A．interest

B．pride

C．pain

D．worry

3．A．until

B．so

C．but

D．if

4．A．offered

B．ordered

C．drank

D．left

5．A．none

B．one

C．two

D．three

6．A．nothing

B．anything

C．everything

D．something

7．A．who

B．whom

C．which

D．what

8．A．respect

B．satisfaction

C．regret

D．pity

9．A．asking

B．booking

C．replying

D．paying

10．A．brought

B．carried

C．took

D．laid

11．A．important

B．clear

C．direct

D．correct

12．A．how

B．when

C．what

D．that

13．A．free

B．expensive

C．low

D．cheap

14．A．With

B．Without

C．Before

D．After

15．A．shared

B．bought

C．preferred

D．enjoyed

[参考答案]　1．B　2．A　3．C　4．B　5．D 6．D　7．A　8．A　9．D　10．C 11．B　12．C　13．A　14．B　15．D