廣東省八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)閱讀理解專(zhuān)題訓(xùn)練含答案5篇

廣東省八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)閱讀理解專(zhuān)題訓(xùn)練含答案5套

一、語(yǔ)法選擇（共10小題，每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分20分）

閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語(yǔ)法性和上下文連貫的語(yǔ)法要求，從各題所給的A、B、

C和D項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

Peoplesaylaughteristhebestmedicine,buisometimesloomuchofagoodthingmay

notbesogood.

LastnightIwasaloneathome.WhenI1.afunnymovie,Isuddenlystarted

laughingandcouldn'tstopmyself.Atfirst,Iwasfeeling2..

Butafterabout5minutes,IcametoknowIwasn'tgoingtostopatall.Ibegantofeela

littleworried.

Itwastimeforbed.ButIcouldn'tsleep3.Ikeptlaughing.SoIgotupand

starteddoingsomehousework.I4.myflat,laughinghard.Iwashedallthedishes

fromdinner,stilllaughingcrazily.Itriedtoholdmycatin5.arms,butitranaway

frommeinfear.1thoughtImightstoplaughingsoon.However,Iwaslaughingeven__

6..Infact,Ispentthenightinfrontofmycomputer,ofcourse,stilllaughing.

7.timefinallycametogetreadyforwork,Irealized（意識(shí)）thatIjustcouldn'tgo

totheofficelikethat.Idecidedtocallmybossforleave,butlaughingwastheonlythingI

coulddo8.thephone.

Afterlisteningtomylovely"laughterforafewminutes,mybossshoutedangrily,"Arc

youmad?You'refired（解癥）！Icoulddonothing9.laughing.

SuddenlyIwokeup.ThankGod!Ijusthad10.dream.

1.A.watchedB.waswatchingC.amwatchingD.watch

2.A.goodB.wellC.betterD.best

3.A.butB.andC.soD.because

4.A.cleanedB.wascleaningC.willcleanD.clean

5.A.IB.meC.myD.mine

6.A.hardlyB.hardC.harderD.hardest

7.A.AfterB.WhenC.WhileD.Before

8.A.byB.inC.onD.for

9.A.stoppedB.stoppingC.tostopD.stops

10.A./B.aC.anD.the

二、完型填空（共2篇，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）

閱讀下面短文，從各題所給的A、B、c和D項(xiàng)中，選擇最佳答案。

Anidiom（習(xí)語(yǔ)）isaphrasethatwccan*tunderstandfromthemeaningofeachword.For

example,ifanAmericanboy11.hismomwhat'sfordinnertomorrow,shemaysay"I'll

playbyear".Thatmeansshedoesn'thaveplansfordinnerandwill12.later.

Atfirst,"Playitbycar"meantplayingmusicwithoutusingthesheetmusic,hutnow

peopleoftenuseitwhenthey'renot13.music!

TherearemanyidiomsinEnglish14.youlearntousethem,yourEnglishwillbe

muchmorecolorful.

Doyouknow（heidiom"Heboughtthefarm"?Itmeanshedied.Doyouknow___

15.itbecamepopular?ItwasfirstusedinWorldWarI.Whenasoldierdied,the

governmentgavehisfamilyenough16.tobuyafarm.

Anddon'tbe17.ifyourEnglishfriendsaysthistoyou,"Breakaleginyour

game!"Heiswishingyougoodluck!Hundredsofyearsago,peoplebelievedinsprites（小

妖精）.Spritesenjoyedcausingtrouble.Ifthespritesheardyou18.something,they

wouldmaketheoppositehappen.Tellsomeoneto"breakaleg"andthespriteswouldmake

something19.happen.

Aren'tEnglishidiomsinteresting?Andbreaka_20.inyournextfootballmatch!

11.A.asksB.promisesC.tellsD.wants

12.A.cookB.decideC.chooseD.answer

13.A.thinkingofB.listeningto

C.talkingaboutD.payingattentionto

14.A.BecauseB.BeforeC.whileD.If

15.A.howB.whereC.whatD.when

16.A.foodB.clothesC.landD.money

17.A.angryB.sadC.interestedD.excited

18.A.lookforB.takeawayC.askforD.look

after

19.A.terribleB.goodC.enjoyableD.serious

20.A.footB.handC.legD.head

完形填空

WhenIwasabout14,1hadafriend.Shelikedto21.memyshortcomings（缺點(diǎn)）.

Forexample:Iwasveryshort.Iwasn'tatopstudentandtalkedtoomuch.1wastooproud

andsoon.IbecamesoangrythatIcouldn'tstand（容忍）22.atlast.Irantomy___

23.withtearsinmyeyes.

He24.mequietlyandasked."Arethethingsshesaystrueornot?Jane,didn'tyou

everthinkofwhatyou'rereallyhke?Goandmakealistof25.shesaid.Write"Yes"

besidethepoints（hatare26.Paynoattentiontotheotherthingsshesaid.1didashe

toldme.Tomygreatsurprise,Ifoundthatabouthalfofthethingsweretrue.SomeIcouldn't',

27.,likebeingverysliort.ButmanyIcouldandIwantedtochange.Forthefirsttime,I

hadabetterunderstandingofmyself.

IshowedthelistbacktoDaddy,28.hedidn'twanttoreadit.That'sjustforyou,"

hesaid,"Youknow29.thananyotherpersonaboutyourself.Whenpeoplesay

somethingaboutyou,listentothemall,butonlyhearthetruthanddowhatyouknow.Itis

therightthingtodo."

IalwaysrememberDaddy'swordsatmanyimportantmoments.Inmylife,that'sthebest

30.forme.

21.A.teachB.passC.tellD.cause

22.A.himB.herC.usD.them

23.A.fatherB.brotherC.teacherD.friend

24.A.lookeda（B.keptclearofC.agieedwithD.listened

to

25.A.nothingB.everythingC.somethingD.anything

26.A.popularB.trueC.famousD.common

27.A.showB.describeC.changeD.agree

28.A.andB.soC.butD.or

29.A.worseB.closerC.betterD.earlier

30.A.giftB.wayC.loveD.advice

三、閱讀（共五篇：每篇5小題，每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分50分）

閱讀理解

Zootopia

Fromalargeelephanttoasmallmouse,animalslivehappilytogetherinDisney's

Zootopia.Language:English

RunningTime:1Hourand30Minutes

Price:Wcckdays-$40$20(kidsunder6)

Wcckcnds-$50$25(kidsunder6)

Themovieissointeresting.Thereare64kindsofanimalsinit.Afterwatchingthe

movie,Ilearnedmoreaboutanimals.Iwouldrecommendthismovietothoseanimal

lovers.

一John

Ihaveseenmanycartoonsofthiskind,buttheplots(情節(jié))aresofunnyandIlove

thesweetvoiceinit.MybrotherandIlaughedhappilyfromthebeginningtotheend.

一David

Thismovieissowellmade.Iwenttoseeilwithmy5-year-oldsonlastSunday

afternoon.Ilovethebeautifulmusicwhilemysonlovestherabbitpoliceofficer,Judy

verymuch.

Nancy

Clickheretolearnmoreaboutthemovie.

31.Themovieisin.

A.EnglishB.FrenchC.JapaneseD.Chinese

32.Whatdocstheunderlinedword"recommend"mean.

A.租賃B.郵寄C,出售D.推薦

33.Davidthinksthemovieis.

A.excitingB.boringC.relaxingD.funny

34.ItcostNancyandhersontowatchthemovielastSunday.

A.$60B.$75C.$80D.$100

35.Youcanlearntheinformationfroma.

A.schoolmagazineB.guidebook

C.posterD.website

閱讀理解

Anewreportfromauniversitysays80%oftheworldsteensdon'tgetenoughexercise

everyday.Thereportcomesfromaresearchdonewithabout2millionstudentsagedfrom11

to17aroundtheworld.Thereportsaysactivitystandards。舌動(dòng)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)）aredifferentindifferent

countriesandtheyarealsodifferentbetweenhoysandgirls.InChinaforexampleonly20%.

oftheboysareactive（活躍）enough,comparedto11%ofthegirls.

Whydon'tteensgooutforexercise?Onemainreasonis（hattheyalwayshave

technologyproductsintheirhandsoraroundthem.Theyspendtoomuchlimeonsmart

phones,computersandTVsintheirfreetime.Manyteensfinditveryhardtonullthemselves

awayfromthesedevices.Thereportsaysthatyoungpeopleneedtodolessinthedigital（電j

的）worldbutmoreintherealworld.Itadviseskidstogetatleastanhourofexercisesuchas

runningbiking,playingsports,ormanyotheroutdooractivitieseveryday.

Moreandmoreresearchshowsthatdoingsportsnotonlyhelpsthebody,butalsohelps

thebrain（大腦）.Italsohelpskidstomakefriends.Markasportsfan,startedtoplayfootball

whenhewassixyearsold.Hewasshyandweak,butnowhehasbecometallerandstronger.

Hegetstoknowtheimportanceofcommunicatingwithhisteammatesandhowtolearnfrom

niislakcs.Andlieliasmadelotsoffriendswithllicsameinluresl.Theyoftenhavefootball

trainingontheplayground.Theyhavemoretotalkaboutandenjoythehappinessafter

（raining.

36.FromParagraph1,welearn.

A.onlyhalfoftheworld'steensgetenoughexercise

B.theresearchwasaboutstudentsunder17yearsold

C.allcountrieshavethesamestandardaboutactivities

D.boysaremoreactivethangirlsinChina

37.Teensdon'tgooutforexercisebecauseof.

A.toomuchhomeworkB.notenoughplayground

C.technologyproductsD.pollution

38.Theunderlinedword"devices"means.

A.設(shè)備B.方法C.好處D.工具

39.Theunderlinedword"It"refersto.

A.researchB.thebodyC.thebrainD.doing

sports

40.What'sTrueaboutMark?

A.Hebecomescleverbecauseofdoingsports.

B.Helearnstogetonwellwithothersfromsports

C.Heisgoodatplayingbasketball.

D.Hehasdifferentinterestsfromhisfriends.

閱讀理解

Alotofanimalstravelfromoneplacetoanother.Wecallthismigration.

InAfrica,largeanimals,likeelephantsandzebras,migratetofindfoodandwater.They

usuallyfollowthesamewayseveryyear.

Alotofbirdsmigratetofindfoodandbetterweather,too.Theyareusuallybirdsthateat

insects（昆蟲(chóng)）.TheyspendthesummerinnorthernEurope,becausetherearelotsofinsects

there.Inthewintertherearen'tanyinsectssothebirdsflysouthtosouthernEuropeand

Africa.

Someinsectsmigrate,too.InNorthAmerica,millionsofmonarchbutterfliesflysouth

spendlliuwiiilcrinMexico,CalifumiaandFlorida,whereil'svvamiui.TheyIravul50-65km

eachdayandtheytravelabout1,125km.

Somefishmigratetobreed（繁殖）.Salmon（鞋魚(yú)）canswimover20,000kmintheirlife.

TheyareborninriversinIreland,ScotlandandotherplacesinnorthernEurope.Theyoung

fishswimdowntherivertotheseaandintotheAtlanticOcean.Theyliveintheoceanuntil

theyaregrown-ups.Thentheyreturntotheriverwheretheywerebom.Theylaytheireggsin

theriverandthentheyusuallydie.Salmondothis,becausetheireggsaresaferintheriver.

Otherfishcan'teatthem.

ArctictenisQ匕極燕鷗)travelthefurthestwhentheymigrate.Theyspendthesummerin

theArctic,butwhenwintercomestheyflytotheAntarctic,becauseit'ssummerthere.The

nextyeartheyflybacktotheArcticagain.Inoneyearthesesmallbirdstravel36,000kmfrom

oneendoftheearthtotheotherandbackagain.Nobodyknowshowtheydoit.

41.Accordingtothepassage,manybirdsflytoAfricainwinterto.

A.produceyoungB.lookforwaterC.findlandD.find

insects

42.Fromthepassage,weknowmonarchbutterfliesmaybeakindof.

A.birdB.fishC.insectD.large

animal

43.Grown-upsalmonswimbacktotheriver.

A.sothatotherbigfishcan'teatthem

B.becausetheywantlolayeggsinasaferplace

C.theyaregettingreadytodiethere

D.theywanttogobacktotheirbirthplace

44.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutArcticterns?

A.TheyspendthewinterinAntarctic.

B.Theymigratetofindfood.

C.Theytravelfurtherthanthesalmon.

D.Theyarebigbirds.

45.Thepassagemainlytellsus.

A.themigrationofanimalsB.thetimeofmigration

C.(liedirectionofmigrationD.(hecausesofmigration

閱讀理解

Theworlditselfisbecomingmuchsmallerbyusingmoderntrafficandcommunication

means(方亍去).Lifetodayismucheasier(hanitwashundredsofyearsago,butithasbrought

newproblems.Oneofthebiggestproblemsispollution.Thepollutemeanstomakethings

dirty.Pollutioncomesinmanyways.Weseeit,smellit,drinkitandevenhearit.

ManhasbeenpollutingtheEarth.1hemorepeople,themorepollution.Manyyearsago,

theproblemwasnotsoseriousbecausetherewerenotsomanypeople.Whenpeopleusedup

thelandortheriverwasdirtyinoneplace,manmovedtoanotherplace.Butthisisnolonger

true.Manisnowslowlypollutingthewholeworld.

Airpollutionispollutionisstillthemostserious.It'sbadforalllivingthingsintheworld,

butitisnottheonlykindofpollution.Waterpollutionkillsourfishandpollutesourdrinking

water.Noisepollutionmakesusangrymoreeasily.

Manycountriesaremakingrulestofightpollution.Theystoppeoplefromburning

coal（燒煤）inhousesandfactoriesinthecity,andfromputtingdirtysmokeintotheair.

PollutionbySO2isnowthemostdangerouskindofairpollution.Heavytrafficcausesthis.

Wearcsurethatiftherearefewerpeopledriving,therewillbelessairpollution.

TheEarthisourhome.Wcmusttakecareofit.Thatmeanskeepingtheland,waterand

airclean.Andwemusttakecareoftheincreaseinpopulationatthesametime.

46.Inhowmanywaysdoespollutioncome?

A.3B.4C.5D.6

47.Comparedwithlifetoday,hundredsofyearsago,lifewas

A.mucheasier.B.thesameC.muchharderD.notso

hard

48.Whatisbadaboutnoisepollution?

A.Itkillstheanimals.B.Itisbadforourhealth.

C.Itmakespeoplegetangryeasily.D.Itmainlycomesfrompeople.

49.WhichofthefollowingisTruefromParagraphFour?

A.HeavytrafficcancausesO2andpollutetheair.

B.Fewcountriesaremakingrulestofightpollution.

C.Iffewerpeoplediivc,山crcwillbe110airpollution.

D.Coalburningcausesthemostdangerouskindofpollution.

50.Fromthelastparagraph,weknowthewriterwantsusto

A.learnmoreaboutpollutionB,stopdrivingcars

C.makerulestofightpollutionD.protecttheearth

閱讀短文及文后7個(gè)選項(xiàng)，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Somepeoplesaylifeislikecrossingariver;31.

Ithinkourlifeismuchlikeclimbingamountain.Eachyearwehaveanewmountainto

climb.Toreachourgoals（目標(biāo)）,weworkhardtomakeprogress（進(jìn)步）dayafterday._

52.Wecancomplain（抱怨）abouthowunfairitistoclimbanewmountainevery

day.Or,wecanjustmakeourselvesbusy.

Sometimes,wefallover.Herewealsohaveanotherchoice.53.Or,wecan

standonourfeetandbeginclimbingthatmountainagain.

Ifwereachthegoalforthisyear,westartfromzerotoreachthegoalfornextyear.We

shouldn'tspendtherestofourliveslookingatwherewewereinthepast.54.

Manypeoplewillwastetimeworrying,"CanIreachmyfinalgoal?"or"Should1doit"?

55.Thequestionis,"CanItakethenextstepin（herightdirection?"

Takeonestepatatime,andpayattentiontotomorrow'ssteptoday.

A.Herewchaveachoice.

B.Thatisnotthequestion.

C.Instead（相反的）,weshouldlookahead.

D.Thesequestionsarereallyimportant.

E.Somesayitislikeclimbingamountain.

F.Wecanstopandcomplainaboutwhatprogresswehavelost.

G.Ifyoubelieveinyourself,youwillgettothetop.

答案解析部分

【答案】1.B；2.A；3.D：4.A；5.C；6.C；7.B；8.C：9.C；10.B

【答案】11.A：12.B：13.C：14.D：15.A；16.D；17.A：18.C：19.B；20.C

【答案】21.C；22.B；23.A；24.D；25.B：26.B；27.C；28.C：29.C；30.D

【答案】31.A

32.D

33.D

34.B

35.D

【答案】36.D

37.C

38.A

39.D

40.B

【答案】41.D

42.C

43.B

44.C

45.A

【答案】46.B

47.C

48.C

49.A

50.D

【答案】51.E；52.A；53.F；54.C：55.B

廣東省八年級(jí)英語(yǔ)閱讀理解專(zhuān)題訓(xùn)練含答案

一、語(yǔ)法選擇（共10小題，每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分20分）

閱讀下面短文，按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語(yǔ)法性和上下文連貫的要求,然后在每小題所給的四個(gè)

選項(xiàng)中，選出一個(gè)最佳答案。

LastmonthmyfamilyandItravelledtoEgypt.

FirstwewenttotheGreatPyramids.Theywerebuiltforthe1.ofancientEgypt.

Whenaking2.,peopleputhiminsideapyramid.Theybelievedthattheirking

wouldlivea3.lifeinapyramid.Theyputmanyoftheking'sthingsinthepyramid,

4.theythoughtthekingwouldneedtheminhisnewlife.

Next,wcwent5.theSphinx(獅身人面像).Ithasthebodyofalionandthe

headofoneof6.kingsofEgypt.Ifeltsorry7.theSphinxbecauseitsface

wasbrokenanditwasnotas8.asitwasalongtimeago.Peoplebelievedthatthe

Sphinxprotectedtheircitybyaskingvisitorsquestions.If(hevisitor9.answerthe

questions,theycouldenterthecity.

FinallywetriedtoreadtheancientlanguageofEgypt.Thelanguageismadeofsome

smallpictures.10.couldunderstandthesepicturesuntilanEnglishmananda

Frenchmanlearnedhowtoread(hemabout200yearsago.

1.A.kingB.queenC.kingsD.queens

2.A.dieB.diedC.diesD.hasdied

3.A.newB.newerC.newestD.newly

4.A.ifB.althoughC.soD.because

5.A.visitB.visitingC.tovisitD.visited

6.A.aB.anC.theD./

7.A.withB.aboutC.forD.of

8.A.beautifulB.morebeautiful

C.beautifullyD.morebeautifully

9.A.mustB.shouldC.couldD.hadto

10.A.AnyoneB.SomeoneC.NoneD.Noone

二、完型填空(共2篇，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分)

11.通讀下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出一個(gè)

最佳答案。

Hello!(1)anAmericanboy.I'mnine.(2)myIDcard.(3)name

isDavidSmith.Myfirstnameis(4)MylastnameisSmith.It'salsomyfamilyname.

Ihavetwobest(5)TheyareMaryandJake.Weareinthesame(相同的)classat

school.Ourschoolhas(6)classesaday.(7)beginsat9o'clock.Thefirstclass

ismathtodayandMarylikesitbest.Thenwehaveahistoryclass.It'smyfavoritebecauseI

thinkit's(8)Wehavetwoclassesintheafternoon.P.E.andscience.JacklikesP.E.

verymuchbecausehecanplay(9)inclass.Theschool(10)at3o'clockinthe

afternoon.Thenwecangobackhome.

(1)A.I'mB.It'sC.She's

(2)A.I'mB.ThisisC.Heis

(3)A.YourB.MyC.Her

(4)A.DaveB.DennyC.David

(5)A.sistersB.friendsC.brothers

(6)A.fourB.fiveC.six

(7)A.TheschoolB.ThelessonsC.Theunit

(8)A.boringB.interestingC.difficult

(9)A.thepianoB.basketballC.computergames

(10)A.endsB.beginsC.starts

12.完形填空

Myfatherwasaself-taughtmandolin(曼陀林琴)player.Heisoneofthebest

playersinourtown.Hecouldnot(1)music,butifheheardatune(曲子)afewtimes,

hecouldplayit.Whenhewasyoung,hewasa(2)ofasmallcountrymusicband.

Theyplayedatlocaldancesandradiostation.

AthomeDadoftengotouthismandolinandplayedforthe(3).Wethree

childrensangalong.(4)playedthemandolinlikemyfather.Hecould(5)your

heartwithllicmusicdialUdineoutihaluldiiiaiidolin.Heseemedtoshinewhenliewas

playing.Youcouldseehis(6)inhisabilitytoplaysowellforhisfamily.

ButDadhadtofindanotherjobinafactorylater(7)themoneyhemadeatthe

handwasn'tenoughtosupportthefamily.Unluckilyhehadan(8)onedayandlostone

finger.Hecouldn'tplayas(9)asbefore.Fromthenon,everytimeweaskedhimto

play,hewouldmakeupreasonsto(10)downourrequest.However,wemissedhis

performancesomuch.(II),heagreedandsaid,"Okay,butremember,1can'thold

downonthestrings(琴弦)thewayI(12)to."Whenheplayedtheoldmandolin,it

carriedusbacktoa(13)happytimeinourlives.

Dadwasthatkindofman.(14)waswhathewasdoingallhislife.Ifhecould

give(15)toothers,hewould,especiallyhisfamily.Hewasalwaysthere,sacrificing

(犧牲)histimetoseethathisfamilyhadenoughintheirlife.

(1)A.expressB.raiseC.readD.lead

(2)A.dancerB.memberC.driverD.friend

(3)A.friendsB.workmatesC.classmatesD.family

(4)A.NobodyB.SomebodyC.Anybody

D.Everybody

(5)A.shutB.touchC.coverD.hurt

(6)A.doubtB.truthC.prideD.worry

(7)A.becauseB.althoughC.soD.but

(8)A.actionB.accidentC.argumentD.exam

(9)A.deepB.fastC.wellD.loud

(10)A.turnB.breakC.closeD.lay

(11)A.NearlyB.ExactlyC.CertainlyD.Finally

(12)A.regrettedB.usedC.keptD.pointed

(13)A.carefulB.forgetfulC.cheerfulD.helpful

(14)A.GivingB.ReceivingC.ChangingD.Taking

(15)A.productionB.pleasureC.purpose

D.patience

三、閱讀(共五篇：每篇5小題，每小題2分，滿(mǎn)分50分)

閱讀理解

DearAmy,

Iamhappytogetyourletter.IknowyouarehavingfuninCanadaandit'ssunnyand

reallywarinthere.AndIamalsohavingagreatvacationinthevillage.

Iliveinmyuncleandaunt'shouse.MycousinJacktakesmetovisitthefarm,andwe

feedthepigs,thedogsandthechickens.Ithinkitisreallyinteresting.Onrainydays,wchave

tobeathome.AndIcitherplaytheviolinorwatchTVwithmycousin.

IlikemysummerholidayandIwishtogo（hereagain.

Frank

13.What'stheweatherlikeinCanada?

A.Warmbutwindy.B.Sunnybutcool.

C.Snowyandcold.D.Sunnyandwarm.

14.Theunderlinedword"feed"means""inChinese.

A.玩耍B.拜訪(fǎng)C.喂養(yǎng)D.購(gòu)買(mǎi)

15.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Amy'ssummervacation.B.Frank'ssummervacation.

C.Frank'saunt'shouse.D.ThevillageinCanada.

閱讀理解

①Eatingoutissuchapleasure-thefood,thewine,thejoyofhavingitallbroughttoyou

bysomeoneelse-thatitzsapitytoruin（毀掉）theexperiencebysharingitwithotherpeople.

②Well,Idolikevisitingrestaurantswithfriends.Butdiningoutalonehasitsownvery

specialadvantages.Forastartyoucangiveallyourattentiontothefood.There'snothing

worsethanhavingtoshowyourownopinion,andlistentoeveryoneelse'sopinions,whenall

youreallywantistoenjoythedinner.

③Asecondgreatthingabouteatingoutaloneisthechancetoconnectfoodwithoneof

life'sothertruepleasures:reading.Youhavetoplanthiscarefully:IndianorChinese

restaurantsarethebest-youneedfoodyoucaneatwithjustonehand,leaving（heotherfreeto

holdyourreadingmaterial.

④Bu〔perhapsthebiggestadvantageofatableforoneisthechanceitgivesto

people-watching.Restaurantsandthedifferentreasonsforvisitingthem-firstdate,business

mccliiig,nightuulwillifricnds-pruduucsurprisinganddifferciilliuinanbcliavioi.Willthe

mansellinghisbusinessideagetanyjoyoutofhispossibleinvestor（投發(fā)者）？Willthe

marriedcouplethinkofanythingtosaytoeachotherbeforetheirmaincoursesarrive?

?This"humanzoo"partofeatingoutaloneisoneofthereasonsIhatetobe

famous:everyonewouldbewatchingyou,soyouwouldn'tbeabletowatchthem.The

snookerplayerSteveDavissaysthiswasoneofthestrangestresultsofbecomingwell-known:

hegotveryworriedabouthiseatinginpublic,almosttothelevelofdoubtingwhetherhewas

"doingitright."

@Sonexttimeyou'reconsideringyoureatingoutchoices,remembertheadviceofthe

businessmanNubarGulbenkian:"Thebestnumberforadinnerpartyistwo-myselfanda

superheadwaiter."

16.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Thesuggestionsaboutdiningout.

B.Thereasonsforeatingoutalone.

C.Thetroubleabouteatinginpublic.

D.Thefearofmakingdiningchoices.

17.Whatisthebestpartofdiningoutalone?

A.Onecanjuststareatthefood.

B.Onecanenjoyreadingwhileeating.

C.Oneislikelytomeetwithfamouspeople.

D.Oneisgiventhechancetowatchotherdiners.

18.Whatdoesthewritermostlywanttotel