Unit 2 English around the world

learning about language课时作业

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　　(2017·河北唐山联考)Lunch hour is crazy at SAME Cafe, the 40­seat restaurant my husband and I run in Denver.

　　A woman in a(n)__1__ suit stepped in."Hi, Libby，"she said. Wow, what a __2__！ The first time she came to the cafe two years ago, she had no money to pay.__3__ many customers, she volunteered to wash dishes and __4__. Look at her now: confident and hopeful. Wasn't this what we'd hoped for?

　　In 2003, we'd __5__ this crazy dream: start a restaurant with a donation box instead of a cash register (收款台). Right away we hit hurdles (阻碍)．"There is no such thing as a __6__ lunch，" one potential landlord (房东) sniffed. I met brokers, bankers and suppliers, only to watch them __7__， shaking their heads. No bank would lend us the money to open a restaurant with no __8__.The only fund we could get was our individual retirement account.__9__ we rented space from a landlord on Colfax Street. We put fliers (传单) around the neighborhood, asked friends to __10__ the word, and held our breath.

　　Word traveled fast，__11__ stories in the papers and on TV.Soon we had more than 50 customers a day. A few ate without paying or __12__ an hour of work. But most gave what they could，__13__ it was just a dollar. Those with money gave, and then more. One of our customers left a __14__ for 500 dollars. Another bought 1,000 dollars in gift certificates.__15__ another donated a truck so we could transport __16__ from suppliers.

　　People came here partly for what our cafe __17__-SAME：So All May Eat.We treat everyone with __18__.We hoped to develop a sense of community-so that we might __19__ one another. The woman in the business suit was one of them. Our __20__ to open the cafe was worth it.

　　【语篇导读】　本文为记叙文。作者和丈夫开了一家很特别的餐馆，其经营的理念是用捐赠箱代替收款台，目的是让每个人都获得尊严。

　　1．A.dinner　　　　　　　　 B．evening

　　C．business D．summer

　　解析：选C。根据最后一段倒数第二句The woman in the business suit was one of them.可知，此处为一位穿着西服套装的女士。business suit意为"西服套装"，符合语境。

　　2．A.change B．beauty

　　C．fool D．coincidence

解析：选A。根据The first time she came to the cafe...she had no money to pay.以及Look at her now：confident and hopeful.可知，这位女士发生了变化(change)。beauty意为"美丽"；foo