“Fingers were made before forks” when a person gives up good manners， puts aside knife and

“Fingers were made before forks” when a person gives up good manners， puts aside knife and fork， and dives into his food， someone is likely to repeat that saying.

The fork was an ancient agricultural tool， but for centuries no one thought of eating with it. Not until the eleventh century， when a young lady from Constantinople brought her fork to Italy， did the custom reach Europe.

By the fifteenth century the use of the fork was widespread in Italy. The English explanation was that Italians were averse to eating food touched with fingers， “Seeing all men‘s fingers are not alike clean.” English travellers kept their friends in stitches while describing this ridiculous Italian custom.

Anyone who used a fork to eat with was laughed at in England for the next hundred years. Men who used forks were thought to be sissies， and women who used them were called show-offs and overnice. Not until the late 1600‘s did using a fork become a common custom.

76. The custom of eating with a fork was _______.

A.brought to Europe from America

B.begun when forks were invented

C.brought to Europe from Asia

D.invented by Italians

To English travellers in Italy， the use of forks seemed _______.A.clever

B.necessary

C.good manner

D.ridiculous

By the fifteenth century forks were used _______.A.all over Italy

B.only in Constantinople

C.widely in Europe

D.In England

In England， people who used forks at that time were considered ______.A.well mannered

B.sissies

C.show-offs and overnice

D.both B and C

The English thought that Italians used forks in order to ________.A.imitate the people of the East

B.keep their food clean

C.impress visitors with their good manners

D.amuse the English

The fork was an ancient agricultural tool, but for centuries no one thought of eating with it. Not until the eleventh century, when a young lady from Constantinpole brought her fork to Italy, did the custom reach Europe.

By the fifteenth century the use of the fork was widespread in Italy. The English explanation was that Italians were averse to rating food touched with fingers, "Seeing all men's fingers are not alike clean." English travelers kept their friends in stitches while describing this ridiculous Italian custom.

Anyone who used a fork to eat with was laughed at in England for the next hundred years. Men who used forks were thought to be sissies, and women who used them were called show - offs and overnice. Not until the late 1600's did using a fork become a common custom.

The custom of eating with a fork was ______ .

A．brought to Europe from America

B．begun when forks were invented

C．brought to Europe from Asia

D．invented by Italians

Section B

Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.

听力原文： "Fingers were made before forks." When a person gives up good manners, puts aside knife and fork, and dives into his food, someone is likely to repeat that saying.

The fork was an ancient agricultural tool, but for centuries no one thought of eating with it. Not until the 11th century, when a young lady from Constantinople (君士坦丁堡) brought her fork to Italy, did the custom reach Europe.

By the 15th century the use of forks was widespread in Italy. The English explanation was that Italians were averse to eating food touched with fingers, "seeing all men's fingers are not alike clean". English travelers kept their friends laughing while describing this ridiculous Italian custom.

Anyone who used a fork to eat with was laughed at in England for the next hundred years. Men who used forks were thought to be woman-like, and women who used them were called show-offs. Not until the late 1600s did using forks become a common custom.

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A．To keep their food clean.

B．To imitate the people of the East.

C．To impress visitors with their good manners.

D．To amuse the English.

Most of us might think a life without pain would be sweet.

Not so for three-year-old Gabby Gingras, who has a rare disorder which means she can not tell when she is hurting herself.

As a baby, she did not cry when given a blood test.

While her teeth were growing, she bit her fingers until they bled and she hurt her tongue.

When a tooth was knocked out, she did not cry—all because she cannot feel physical pain.

Now, she was partly blinded by her habit of putting one finger in her eyes. Her eyes improved only after Mr. Gingras made her wear swimming goggles 24 hours a day. Doctors were confused by her condition so her parents set about finding out for themselves.

Mother Trish gave up her job and finally found the answer on the Net. Gabby had a disorder that could not be cured.

The family visited another sufferer—one of only 25 in the US—but admitted:" It's discouraging".

They discovered the 24-year-old girl of South Dakota was in a wheelchair after losing both legs to infections. As a girl, she was unaware when she was hurting her legs.

The three-year-old girl is suffering from a rare illness that ______.

A．she has never cried since she was a baby

B．she is made half blind by the strange illness

C．she often chews her own tongue

D．she is unable to feel pain physically

Task 1

Directions: After reading the following passage, you will find 5 questions or unfinished statements, numbered 36 through 40. For each question or statement there are 4 choices marked A, B, C, and D. You should make the correct choice.

Most of us might think a life without pain would be sweet.

Not so for three-year-old Gabby Gingras, who has a rare disorder which means she can not tell when she is hurting herself.

As a baby, she did not cry when given a blood test.

While her teeth were growing, she bit her fingers until they bled and she hurt her tongue.

When a tooth was knocked out, she did not cry—all because she cannot feel physical pain.

Now, she was partly blinded by her habit of putting one finger in her eyes. Her eyes improved only after Mr. Gingras made her wear swimming goggles 24 hours a day. Doctors were confused by her condition so her parents set about finding out for themselves.

Mother Trish gave up her job and finally found the answer on the Net. Gabby had a disorder that could not be cured.

The family visited another sufferer—one of only 25 in the US—but admitted:" It's discouraging".

They discovered the 24-year-old girl of South Dakota was in a wheelchair after losing both legs to infections. As a girl, she was unaware when she was hurting her legs.

The three-year-old girl is suffering from a rare illness that ______.

A．she has never cried since she was a baby

B．she is made half blind by the strange illness

C．she often chews her own tongue

D．she is unable to feel pain physically

A.with

B.to

C.by

D.for

Her fingers outside her woolen mittens were numb ______ the cold.

A: in

B: on

C: at

D: with

A.had eaten

B.are eating

C.have eaten

D.were eaten

He ________________(走到园子当中), exercising his fingers, which were slightly numbed by her greeting.

In the following sentence, what outstanding features are highlighted in the description of the giant？ There at the window, with the curtains pushed aside, was the enormous long pale wrinkly face of the Giant Person, staring in. The flashing black eyes were fixed on Sophie's bed. The next moment, a huge hand with pale fingers came snaking in through the window. This was followed by an arm, an arm as thick as a tree-trunk, and the arm, the hand, the fingers were reaching out across the room towards Sophie's bed. (The BFG by Roald Dahl)

A、face

B、eyes

C、hand and fingers

D、arm