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【题目】A man walked into a small Irish pub and ordered three beers. Bartender was surprised, but he served that man three beers. One hour later the man ordered three beers again. The very next day that man ordered three beers again and drank quietly at a table. This repeated several times and shortly after the people of the town were whispering about the man, who was ordering three beers at once.

A couple of weeks later, the bartender decided to clear this out and inquired: “I do not want to pry, but could you explain, why do you order three beers all the time?” The man replied: “It seems strange, isn’t it? You see, my two brothers live abroad at the moment, one — in France and another — in Italy. We have made an agreement, that every time we go to pub each of us will order extra two beers and it will help keeping up the family bond”.

Soon all the town have heard about the man’s answer and liked it a lot. The man became a local celebrity. Residents of the town were telling this story to newcomers or tourists and even invited them to that pub to look at Three Beer Man.

However, one day the man came to pub and ordered only two beers, not three as usual. The bartender served him with bad feeling. All that evening the man ordered and drank only two beers. The very next day all the town was talking about this news, some people pray for the soul of one of the brothers, others quietly grieve.

When the man came to pub the next time and ordered two beers again, the bartender asked him: “I would like to offer condolences to you, due to the death of your dear brother”. The man considered this for a moment and then replied: “Oh, you may be surprised that I order only two beers now? Well, my two brothers are alive and well. It’s just because of my decision. I promised myself to give up drinking.”

【1】The man ordered three beers all the time because ________.

A. he missed his two brothers living abroad very much

B. this would help him become a local celebrity

C. people were fond of drinking beers in this pub

D. it was an agreement with his brothers to keep up the family bond

【2】We can infer from the passage that ________.

A. the man’s brothers liked drinking beer very much

B. news traveled fast in the town

C. the man became famous in the town because he was a heavy drinker

D. the man was strong-minded to give up drinking

【3】The bartender served the man with bad feeling because ________.

A. the man decided to drink two beer

B. he thought the man should order three beers

C. he would earn less money

D. he thought one of the man’s brothers had passed away

【4】The underlined word “condolences” in the last paragraph can be replaced by ________.

A. sympathyB. surpriseC. gratitude D. appreciation

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

试题分析：一位男士去酒吧喝酒，一人要三杯啤酒，那是为他和他的两个兄弟要的，这是保持家庭纽带的协议。忽然有一天他只要了两杯啤酒，引起人们的猜想。其实是他自己决定戒酒，所以只要两杯啤酒。

【1】D 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句We have made an agreement, that every time we go to pub each of us will order extra two beers and it will help keeping up the family bond.可知，这是一个和他的兄弟保持家庭纽带的协议。故选D。

【2】B 推理判断题。根据第三段第一句Soon all the town have heard about the man’s answer and liked it a lot.可知，在这个城镇消息传播很快。故选B。

【3】D 推理判断题。根据第四段However, one day the man came to pub and ordered only two beers, not three as usual. The bartender served him with bad feeling. The very next day all the town was talking about this news, some people pray for the soul of one of the brothers, others quietly grieve.可知，酒吧侍者带着坏心情服务，是因为他认为这个男士的一个兄弟去世了。故选D。

【4】A 词义猜测题。根据最后一段中due to the death of your dear brother（由于你亲爱的兄弟的死），推知酒吧侍者对这位男士表示同情。故选A。