Unit 9 Health care
高三英语备课组 主 备：刘 平
一. Teaching aims:
1. Grasp the following words and phrases:
abuse, insurance, carpenter, income, hopeless, clinic, allowance, fundamental, pressure, consult, chemist, statistics, fee, nationwide, unfortunate, tailor, incident, significance, bench, sink, jar, lid, devotion / lay off, make matters worse, get rid of, make ends meet
2. Grasp the following sentences:
1). To make matters worse, he also had a son in college who had taken a bank loan to pay for his studies. P75
2). Three months later, however, Wang Lin was told about a health care project that provides treatment at half the cost or less, depending on the needs of the patient. P75
3). Thanks to the project and the kindness of his family and neighbours, he was able to receive treatment in time to prevent the disease from ruining his health. P75
4). If I had had insurance, the sickness wouldn’t have caused such a big problem. I don’t want this to happen to anyone else in my family. P75
5). A total of 15.1 billion yuan was spent on supporting those who were unable to make a living. P75
6)…but it was not until after the war that he made his most important discovery.
7). When Fleming returned from the war, he began searching for the chemical which he believed could treat infections.
3. Grammar: 虚拟条件句
1) 当表示与现在事实相反时
从句：If + subject + did / were, 主句：Subject + could / would / might / should do
2) 当表示与过去事实相反时
从句：If + subject +had done, 主句：Subject + could/would/might/should have done
3) 当表示与将来事实相反时
从句：If + subject +did / should / were to, 主句：Subject + could / would / might / should do
二．Teaching procedure: 4 periods
Period I Word Study
1. abuse n.& vt. 滥用，虐待，辱骂
（1）［U］对某物（某人）的滥用、妄用或虐待
drug abuse滥用麻醉药品 child abuse虐待儿童
abuse of trust/privilege 辜负别人得到的信任/滥用职权
（2）［C］不正当的习俗，恶习，弊端
put an end to abuses 废止不正当的习俗
（3）vt. 滥用，妄用，误用
Don’t abuse your authority.不要滥用你的权威。
He abused his power ( 滥用职权)while in office.
You are always abusing and offending people. 你总是出言不逊得罪人。
She abused him soundly for his neglect. 因疏忽被她痛骂了一顿。
2.lay off 解雇，不理会，使下岗
（1）（尤指生意萧条时临时性的）解雇（雇员）
During the recession they laid us off for three months.在营业衰退时期，他们停雇了我们三个月。
（2）停止工作或活动，休息
The doctor told me to lay off for a week. 医生要我休息一星期。
I have smoked cigarettes for many years, but now I’m going to lay them off.
我抽烟很多年了，现在打算戒了。
You must lay off alcohol for a while. 在一段时间内你必须戒酒。
lay on 提供；供应 lay up 贮存;使卧病在床(多用于被动结构) lay aside 搁置, 积蓄 lay sth. aside: 放在一边；放弃学业，责任; lay over (put off)使延期 lay down one’s life牺牲
☆ Fill in the blanks with the phrases above, using proper forms:
1) The vote will have to be laid over until next week.
2) I laid my book aside, turned off the light and went to sleep.
3) He has been laid up for several months.
4) The factory has laid off the workers because of the drop in sale.
5) We will need to lay up a good supply of food if this winter is going to be like the last.
6) The committee laid down rules about the size of tennis courts(网球场).
3. make matters worse使情况更困难或更危险
（1）to make matters worse=what’s worse=worse still=to make things worse=even worse
（2）插入语的其他常见形式
what’s more而且，另外 in short 简而言之 (make it short)
in other words换句话说 judging from... 从……方面来判断
by the way顺便说一下 generally speaking 通常来讲
all in all 总而言之 to tell you the truth 实话告诉你
on the other hand另一方面 to be honest 诚实讲
to be frank 坦率地讲 generally/strictly speaking 一般（严格）地说来
It got dark，and what was worse，it began to rain. 天黑了，而更糟的是，开始下起雨来了
---What happened to you on your way back to the hotel last night?
---I lost my way in complete darkness and, _____ things worse, it began to pour.
A. making B. to make C. having made D. made
4. pressure n. 压力
Is he suffering from pressure of work? 他目前是不是受到工作的压力?
at high／low pressure紧张地／悠闲地
put／bring pressure on／upon对……施加压力
under the pressure of在……的逼迫／压力下
The class are preparing for the final exam at high pressure.
全班同学都在紧张地准备期末考试。
They put／brought pressure on me to sell my precious land.
他们给我施加压力要卖掉宝贵的土地。
pressure也可作及物动词，相当于press，常见的结构有pressure sb. into doing sth. ／to do sth. 强迫某人做某事。
5. consult
vt. & vi查阅；向（专业人士）咨询；consult sb /about sth请教某人；查阅书等
to consult one’s lawyer / a map咨询律师/查阅地图
look up a word in a dictionary / refer to /consult the dictionary查字典
Have you consulted your doctor about your illness? 关于你的病情，你找你的医生看过了吗?
consult还可作“考虑；顾及”之义。(现多用consider)
We must consult his convenience. 我们必须顾及他的方便。
consult with（很少用被动语态）与…交换意见，与…协商
Before we can accept the management’s offer we must consult with the workers again.
我们在接受投资方提出的提议以应前再同工人们商量商量。
We will consult together with advisors about her education.
我们将一起和专家商议她的教育事宜。
6. make ends meet: 使收支相抵;量入为出
e.g. Being out of work and having two young children, they found it impossible to make ends meet. (他们发现入不敷出)
Both husband and wife had to work to make ends meet.
☆ make 相关词组：
Make (a) difference 有关系，有影响
Make sure 确信，确保
Make eyes at 做媚眼
Make for 向…走去，对…有好处,造成,可成为.
Make it 按时到达某地；成功
Make out 看清楚，理解，明白
Make friends with
Make fun of
Make peace
Make room for
Make sense (of)
Make the best of
Make the most of
Make use of
Make up
Make up one’s mind
Be made up of = consist of
Be made of/ from/ into
Make a living
Make an apology to someone
Make an attempt / effort to do sth.
7. devote奉献（人生、时间、劳力等）于… ；致力于…
He devoted his life to promoting [the promotion of ] world peace. 他一生致力于促进世界和平。
短语：devote oneself to 致力于，献身于
be devoted to 专心致志于；献身于，忠于
After graduation, he continued to devote himself to research.
He was still devoted to the study of chemistry after he retired. 他退休后依然专心于化学的研究。
devotion
献身;奉献[U][(+to)]
We appreciated his devotion of time and money to the project.
我们感谢他为这一项目花费的时间和金钱。
His devotion to science is well known. 他对科学的献身精神为人熟知.
忠诚;挚爱,热爱[U][(+to/for)]
devotion to music 热爱音乐
附：词汇练习
根据要求写出相应的单词:
1. abuse_____________(n.) 2. hope_______________(反义形容词)
3. press_____________(n.) 4. prosper(v.)____________(n.) ____________ (adj.)
5. unlucky__________(同义词) 6. risk________________(adj.)
7. significant_________(n.) 8. devote_____________(n.)
9. aggress____________(adj.) 10. insure_____________(n.)
单项选择
1. It has been revealed that some government leaders ______ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.
A. employ B. take C. abuse D. overlook
2. After the robbery, the shop installed a sophisticated alarm system as insurance _______ future losses.
A. for B. from C. against D. towards
3. He abused at the tourist; _____, he refused to apologize.
A. making things worse B. making things bad
C. to make things worse D. to make things bad
4. When he was a student, his father gave him a monthly _____ towards his expense.
A. salary B. allowance C. wage D. money
5. The computer revolution may well change society as ______as did the Industrial Revolution.
A. certainly B. insignificantly C. fundamentally D. comparatively
6. The committee is under _____ to reach agreement before midnight.
A. duty B. pressure C. control D. influence
7. If you want to get a book out of the library you ______ the catalogue first.
A. consult B. correlate C. instruct D. insult
8. Please ask the solicitor what his _____ would be to take the case to court.
A. wage B. fare C. fee D. salary
9. The teacher explained the _____ of the themes expressed in the poem with passion.
A. reference B. significance C. means D. magnificence
10. Oil companies in the U.S. are already beginning to feel the pressure. Refinery workers and petroleum-equipment-manufacturing employees are being _______.
A. laid out B. laid off C. laid down D. laid aside
11. As the result of the ______, the diplomatic ties between the two countries were severed.（断绝）
A. incident B. accident C. event D. occurrence
12. The store had to _____ a number of clerks because sales were down.
A. lay out B. lay off C. lay aside D. lay down
13. In recent years there has been a ______ increase in teacher's salary.
A. violent B. wide C. significant D. cautious
14. Remember to ______ with your brother before you decide.
A. consume B. consult C. pretend D. experiment
15. Since the policy of being open to the outside world was put into practice, a _______ change has taken place in China.
A. fundamental B. essential C. elementary D. basic
Period II Reading：A Helping Hand
Teaching Aims:
1. Get a better understanding of the passage.
2. Grasp some important words, phrases and sentence structures.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Lead-in
1. Can you think of the situations where people need help?
Serious illness, jobless, accidents, wars, disasters…
2. While one is in such situations, which organization can help besides the people around him or her? The WHO together with the government.
Step 2 Fast reading
Read the passage quickly and try to come up with the general idea of each paragraph.
Main ideas of each paragraphs:
A new health project is aimed at exploring and developing a new health care model for China. Paragraph C
Health care project is very important in our country’s efforts to fight poverty. Paragraph F
People must help each other if society is to develop and prosper. Paragraph H
A man suffering from a serious disease was unable to pay for treatment. Paragraph A
Millions of Chinese people in urban areas cannot afford proper health care. Paragraph E
With a health care project’s help, Wang Lin’s disease was cured. Paragraph B
Our country is working hard to fight poverty and improve health care. Paragraph I
Many urban Chinese are living on money given by the government. Paragraph D
The Chinese government is taking measures to prevent the spread of AIDS. Paragraph G
The main idea of the passage:
The Passage gives a brief introduction to the health care condition in our country, and it emphasizes on the efforts that our government is making to fight poverty and improve health care by giving examples of Wang Lin.
Step 3 Careful reading
Listen to the tape and choose the best answer.
1. Thanks to______, Wang Lin was able to receive a treatment in time to prevent the disease from ruining his health.
A. his son in college B. the insurance for his family
C. the health care project D. the kindness of his family and neighbors
2. According to the text, if Wang Lin had had______, the sickness wouldn’t have caused such a big problem.
A. a good job B. a high income
C. insurance D. a good doctor to consult
3. What’s the aim of new health care project?
A. Helping people get rid of poverty.
B. Exploring and developing a new health care model for China.
C. Letting sick people treated properly. D. Providing medical insurance for the poor.
4. In how many cities is the health project being treated?
A. 4. B.5. C.10. D.14.
5. According to the United Nations AIDS agency’s report, how many people will be infected by AIDS in China by 2002 unless more is done to prevent the spread of the disease?
A. 9 million. B.10 million. C.11 million. D.12 million.
6. The text “A Helping Hand” is mainly about______.
A. millions of Chinese people in urban areas can’t afford proper health care
B. the Chinese government is taking measures to prevent the spread of AIDS
C. a new health care project is being explored and developed in China
D. people must help each other if society is to develop and prosper
Step 4 Language points:
1. Three months later, however, Wang Lin was told about a health care project that provides treatment at half the cost or less, depending on the needs of the patient.
depend on
（1）相信，依赖，凭靠（某人）= trust = believe in
You can’t depend on John-he nearly always arrives late.你可不能依靠约翰--他几乎总是迟到。
（2）depend on sb. to do/doing sth.相信某人做某事
We’re depending on you to finish the job/on you finishing the job by Friday.
我们相信你在星期五以前可以完成这项工作。
（3）依靠，依赖（尤指钱）
The country depends heavily on its tourist trade.国家（的经济）在很大程度上依靠其旅游业。
（4）视……而定
The amount you pay depends on where you live.付出多少要视你住在哪里而定。
（5）That depends.=It all depends. =That all depends 均为视情况而定
（口语）要看情况而定。
Dependent (adj.) be dependent on sb for independent an independent child一个独立的孩子
dependence (n.)
2. Thanks to the project and the kindness of his family and neighbors, he was able to receive treatment in time to prevent the disease from ruining his health. (Paragraph B)
★ Thanks to 幸亏，由于。相当于because of, on account of, as a result of / in consequence of, owing to, due to etc.(表达感激之情时除外)
Eg. Thanks to (because of, on account of, as a result of etc) the bad weather, our journey was very uncomfortable.
Thanks to your help, the child was saved without delay.
★ was/ were able to do ∥ managed to do sth. ∥ succeeded in doing sth.∥be successful in doing sth ∥ do sth. successfully
Eg. 尽管大火蔓延地很快，但许多人还是逃出了失火的大楼。（5种译法）
① Though the fire spread very quickly, many people were able to get out of the burning building.
② Though the fire spread very quickly, many people managed to get out of the burning building.
③ Though the fire spread very quickly, many people succeeded in getting out of the burning building.
④ Though the fire spread very quickly, many people got out of the burning building successfully
⑤ Though the fire spread very quickly, many people were successful in getting out of the burning building.
3. They cannot afford to consult....., nor can they make sure...
Neither/ nor 用于否定的倒装，表示“。。。也不” so 侧用于肯定的倒装
Eg. 1). 你没去过香港，我也没去过。
You have never been to Hongkong, neither have I.
2). 王老师很关心学生，李老师也是如此。
Mr. Wang cares about his students very much, so does Mr. Li.
3). 小王很勤奋而且学习上取得了很大的进步，你也是如此。
Xiao Wang is very diligent and he has made great progress, so it is with you. (= it is the same with you)
2006年 高考试题有关倒装的考查：
1.16. Only then ______how much damage had been caused. (全国2)
A. she realized B. she had realized C. had she realized D. did she realize
2.30._______homework did we have to do that we had no time to take a rest. (福建)
A. So much B. Too much C. Too little D. So little
3.33. So difficult ______ it to work out the problem that I decided to ask Tom for advice. （广东)
A. I did find B. did I find C. I have found D. have I found
4.31. ______ fired, your health care and other benefits will not be immediately cut off. (湖北)
A. Would you be B. Should you be C. Could you be D. Might you be
5.28. At the foot of the mountain ______ . (四川)
A. a village lie B. lies a village C. does a village lie D. lying a village
6.24. I’ve tried very hard to improve my English. But by no means _____with my progress.（重庆）A. the teacher is not satisfied B. is the teacher not satisfied
C. the teacher is satisfied D. is the teacher satisfied
7.34. Just in front of our house ______ with a history of 1,000 years. （上海春）
A. does a tall tree stand B. stands a tall tree
C. a tall tree is standing D. a tall tree stands
8.3.－Did Linda see the traffic accident?
－No, no sooner _______ impossible now does seem possible. （天津）
A. had she gone B. she had gone C. has she gone D. she has gone
4. If low-income families cannot afford to purchase medical insurance, as was the case with Wang Lin, other measures to reduce poverty will not succeed.如果低收入家庭买不起医疗保险，正如王林的情况那样，那么其他脱贫的措施就不能成功。Paragraph F
as在这里是关系代词,引导非限制性定语从句,修饰前面整个句子。which也有类似的用法,他们的区别是:
1)which的先行词可以是单个名词，但as的先行词多为整个句子。如:
The meeting, which was held in the park, was a success.
The meeting was a success, as was expected.
He lives in Nantong, which is 120 li from here.
He was late again, which made the teacher very angry.
2)若主句与从句内容上不一致，或从句对主句内容起反对、排斥、否定等作用时，多用which；而as只能用于主句和从句内容一致时。
She has married again, as was expected.
She has married again, which was unexpected.
As our country develops, we must also remember the responsibilities that come with wealth and prosperity. 随着我们国家的发展，我们必须记住财富和繁荣同时带来的责任。Paragraph H
as 作连词用，表 “随着”，引导时间状语从句。
with 表“随着”时，作介词用。
As our country develops: With the development of our country…
Sports and games change with seasons.
As I knew him better, I discovered that my impressions had been right.
With the approach of Christmas the weather turned colder.
As it grew darker, it became colder.
Period III Integrating skills: The Little Mould That Could
Teaching Aims:
1. Get a better understanding of the passage.
2. Grasp some important words, phrases and sentence structures.
Teaching procedures:
Step 1 Lead-in
Step 2 Reading comprehension
Read the passage and choose the best answers:
1. Who discovered penicillin?
A. Howard Walter Florey. B. Alexander Fleming.
C. Paul Ehrlich. D. Earnst Boris Chain.
2. It was not until______ that the importance of Fleming’s discovery was fully recognized?
A. World WarⅠ B. World WarⅡ C.1928 D.1929
3. When did Fleming receive the Nobel Prize with the two other scientists?
A. In 1914. B. In 1928. C. In 1929. D. In 1945.
4. Before the discovery of penicillin, medical treatments were ______.
A. expensive B. effective C. dangerous D. simple
5. Penicillin was discovered in _______.
A. 1914 B. 1928 C. 1929 D. 1945
6. When Fleming saw the mould growing in the jar, he was surprised because______.
A. moulds did not usually grow in the jars B. he was not looking for it
C. the mould had stopped growing D. the mould had killed the bacteria
7. When Fleming reported his discovery, other scientists _____.
A. did not believe him B. didn’t care
C. didn’t understand him D. didn’t agree with him
8. The discovery of penicillin has led to all of the following except______
A. new treatments B. safer hospitals C. fewer diseases D. better health care
9. From Paragraph 4 of the text “The Little Mould That Could” we can see that Fleming was all the following except______.
A. confident B. strong-willed C. hard-working D. kind and warm-hearted
Step 3Language points:
1. …but it was not until after the war that he made his most important discovery.但是直到战后才有了最重要的发现.（Para 2）
It was not until World War II that the importance of Fleming’s discovery was fully recognized.直到第二次世界大战期间,人们才充分认识到费莱明这项发现的重要性. (Para 5)
直到你告诉我，我才了解这件事
I did not have any idea of it until you told me.
It was not until you told me that I had any idea of it. ( 强调结构)
Not until you told me did I have any idea of it. (not until 置于句首,主句要倒装)
It was _____ back home after the experiment.(’04湖北)
A. not until midnight did he go B. until midnight that he didn’t go
C. not until midnight that he went D. until midnight when he didn’t go
It wasn’t until nearly a month later ____ I received the manager’s reply.(’05 全国)
A. since B. when C. as D. that
It is what you do rather than what you say ____ matters.(’05 天津)
A. that B. what C. which D. this
I have always been honest and straightforward, and it doesn’t matter ___ I’m talking to.
A. who is it B. who it is C. it is who D. it is whom
2. When Fleming returned from the war, he began searching for the chemical which he believed could treat infections.费莱明战后回国了,他开始探索他认为能够治疗感染的药物. (Para 3)
J句中的which不能省去,在定语从句中作主语.
The shopkeeper did not want to sell for ______ he thought was not enough.(’05 山东)
A. where B. how C. what D. which
全句的意思:那位店主不想以他认为不够高的价格出售他的商品.
还可以改为: The shopkeeper didn’t want to sell for the money/price which/that he thought was not enough.
Do you have any idea _____ is actually going on in the classroom?
A. that B. what C. as D. which
注: what引导同位语从句且在从句中作主语。that引导名词性从句时不能充当任何成分。which 引导名词性从句意 “哪一个”。as 不用来引导名词性从句.
Last year the Browns moved to Toronto, ________ they had long dreamed of living in.
A. where B. which C. in which D. 不填
They also hoped to find a new continent _______they thought existed in the Indian or Pacific Ocean.
A. which B. where C. what D. whether
3. One day in 1928, Flaming was cleaning up the lab after coming…. (Para. 3)
1) The workwomen cleaned up (the mess) before they left. （除去垃圾等）
2) Clean up a room for a party. (打扫干净)
3) He clean up a small fortune. (挣得，赢得)
4) I hope it clears up this afternoon (天气转晴)
5) Has your rash cleared up?（你的皮疹痊愈了吗？）
6) Please clear up the mess in here before you go. (使整洁，清理)
本单元词组：
1. be devoted to improving people’s health 致力于改善人们的健康
2. play an important role in sth. / doing sth. 在某方面发挥重要作用
3. take steps / measures to do sth. 采取措施干某事
4. assist sb. to do sth. / in doing sth. / with sth. 帮助某人干某事
5. be diagnosed with 被诊断患…
6. laid-off worker 下岗工人
7. have an income of only 300 yuan per month 每月仅300元的收入
8. be aimed at sth. / doing sth.
9. reduce poverty 减少贫困
10. put extra pressure on the family 给家庭增加额外的压力
11. stop the spread of AIDS 阻止艾滋病的传播
12. make ends meet 使收支相抵， 量入为出
13. make matters worse 使情况更加困难或危险
14. at a/ the cost of 以。。。的代价 at all costs 不惜一切代价 无论如何
15. treat the wounded 治疗伤员
16. be very effective in curing infections 在治疗感染方面很有效。
本单元同步练习
一．单项填空
1. The______ a teacher has on children is usually greater than that of their parents.
A. use B. effort C. effect D. energy
2.-Doctor, have I got a bad cold?
-Oh, there’s not______ with you.
A. anything wrong much B. anything much wrong
C. much wrong anything D. wrong much anything
3. New ideas sometimes have to wait for years before______.
A. being fully accepting B. fully accepting C. having fully accepted D. fully accepted
4. We should prevent such a silly mistake______ again.
A. occurring B. to occur C. to be occurred D. from being occurred
5. It’s so nice to hear from her.______, we last met more than thirty years ago.
A. What’s more B. That is to say C. In other words D. Believe it or not
6. More patients ______in hospital this year than last year.
A. treated B. have treated C. had been treated D. have been treated
7. Mr White______ at 8:30 for the meeting, but he didn’t show up.
A. should have arrived B. should arrive
C. should have had arrived D. should be arriving
8. Life is tough in the city. In order to lose their______, some people drink alcohol.
A. temper B. mood C. consciousness D. pressure
9.-I stayed at a hotel while in New York.
-- Oh, did you? You_____ with Barbara.(NMET 1998)
A. could have stayed B. could stay C. would stay D. must have stayed
10.-I’ll tell Mary about her new job tomorrow.
-- You_____ her last week.
A. ought to tell B. would have told C. must tell D. should have told.
11. He failed the mid-term exam and only then _______how much time he had wasted.
A. he realized B. did he realize C. he had realized D. had he realized
12. I passed the sports field the other day, _______ there was a football match going on then.
A. that B. where C. which D. when
13. If you run ________ walk for 30 minutes, you’ll be out of breath.
A. instead B. instead for C. rather than D. in place of
14. _______ at the office, Mr. Green found the papers prepared for his boss were at home.
A. To arrive B. On arriving C. As arriving D. While arrived
15. The old man stood there _______ for a moment, unable to believe what had happened.
A. surprising B. surprisingly C. surprised D. surprisedly
二．句型转换
完成B 句，使其与A句意思相同或相近。（每空一词）
1.A. It was getting darker. To make matters worse, we got lost in the forest.
B. It was getting darker. Worse still/Even worse, we got lost in the forest.
2.A. The government should take measures to prevent people from polluting the rivers.
B. The government should take measures to prevent the rivers from being polluted.
3.A. I advised him to give up smoking, but he didn’t listen to me.
B.I tried to persuade him to get rid of smoking, but he didn’t listen to me.
4.A. The newly-built hospital will offer excellent medical care to the people of the town.
B. The newly-built hospital will provide the people of the town with excellent medical care.
5.A. Our school intends to beautify our school environment.
B. Our school aims at making our school environment beautiful.答案：
6.A. That he didn’t pass the examination surprised him.
B. To his surprise, he didn’t pass the examination.
7.A. His hard work led to his success.
B. His success resulted from his hard work.
8.A. They went to the forest to search for the lost child.
B. They went to the forest in search of the lost child.
三．用动词的适当形式填空
1.Though______（lack）money, his parents managed______（send）him to university.答案：lacking, to send
2.I would love______（go）to the party last night but I had to work extra hours to finish a speech.
答案：to have gone
3. The news came as no surprise to me. I_____（know）for some time that the factory was going to shut down. 答案：had known
4. Do I have to take this medicine? It______（taste）so terrible.答案：tastes
5. Your______（come）will be of great help.答案：coming
6. You can’t move in right now. The house______（paint）.答案：is being painted
7. Every morning what____（excite）me most is the fresh air and beautiful trees I pass by when___（do）exercises. 答案：excites, doing
8. He will have learned English for eight years by the time he_____（graduate）from the university next year. 答案：graduates
9. The number of deaths from heart disease will be reduced greatly if people______（persuade）to eat more fruit and vegetables. 答案：are persuaded
10.______（Give）blood if you can and many lives will be saved.答案：Give
四．完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）（2006全国卷I）
阅读下面短文，撑握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
On a hot summer day in last August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront cafe on a
Greek island. Over a hundred degrees in 36 air. Crowded. Tempers(脾气) of both the tourists and waiters had 37 to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment(环境).
At the table next to mine sat an attractive, 38 couple, waiting for 39 . They held hands, whispered, kissed, and laughed. Suddenly they stood, picked up their 40 and stepped together 41 the edge of where they were sitting to place the table in the sea water. The man stepped 42 for the two chairs. He politely 43 his lady in the knee-deep water and then sat down himself. All people around laughed and cheered.
44 appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to 45 the table and take their 46 , and then walked back to the 47 cheers of the rest of his 48 . Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went 49 into the water to 50 the wine. The couple toasted(祝酒) each other, the waiter and the crowd. And the crowd 51 by cheering and throwing flowers to them. Three other tables 52 to have lunch in the water. The place was now filled with laughter.
One doesn’t step into water in one’s best summer clothes. Why not?
Customers are not served 53 . Why not?
Sometimes one should consider 54 the line of convention(常规) and enjoy 55 to the fullest.
36. A. fresh B. cool C. still D. thin
37. A. managed B. expected C. attempted D. risen
38. A. lonely B. curious C. well-dressed D. bad-tempered
39. A. cheers B. service C. attention D. flowers
40. A. metal table B. empty bottle C. chairs D. bags
41. A. on B. off C. around D. along
42. A. outside B. forward C. down D. back
43. A. led B. seated C. watched D. received
44. A. The manager B. A friend C. A waiter D. The servant
45. A. set B. wash C. remove D. check
46. A. menu B. bill C. food D. order
47. A. loud B. anxious C. familiar D. final
48. A. tourists B. customers C. fellows D. assistants
49. A. at last B. in time C. once more D. as well
50. A. change B. drink C. sell D. serve
51. A. replied B. insisted C. agreed D. understood
52. A. prepared B. joined in C. settled up D. continued
53. A. with pleasure B. in the cafe C. in the sea D. with wine
54. A. following B. keeping C. limiting D. crossing
55. A. life B. wine C. lunch D. time
36-45 CDCBA BDBCA 46-55 DABCD ABCDA