without正好表示“没有，无”）6.D（该句的主语是planes，所以不能用介词on 和in。above 和over都表示“高于”，如果表达“越过”之意，通常用over）7.D（此答案可由下文得知）8.B（句子有连词than应用比较级，而much修饰比较级，故选B）9.C(divide与by连用意思是“除以”)10.B（how many修饰复数可数名词）

Ⅸ:1.D(borrow… from从…借)2.B本3.A 4.C（从…he teaches well这一句可知）5.A从后文可看出的儿子懂得许多，故也喜欢看书）6.B 7.D（上文Mr Clarke认为儿子太小，所以选最简单的回答）8.C 9.B 10.C 11.A（句中有than应用比较级。A,C都是比较级，根据上下文Mr Clarke认为自己知道的比儿子多，故填A）12.D（主要从后文来判断）13.A(Mr Clarke的儿子没有回答他的话，而是问他，所以填instead）14.C 15.B

Nearly everybody enjoys chicken, and the most famous name in chicken is Kentucky Fried Chicken. Mr Sanders, the man who started this ___1___ was not always very rich. At one time, he ___2___ a small gas station next to a highway (公路). Many truck drivers ___3___ there to get gas and take a rest. Mr Sanders realized they were often ___4___, so he began serving sandwiches and coffee. ___5___ the sandwiches he made tasted good, and didn’t ___6___ too much, more and more ___7___ came to eat at his place. ___8___ Mr Sanders began to serve fried chicken. People ___9___ it very much, and his new business grew rapidly. Not long after, however, another highway was ___10___, and many drivers no longer went ___11___ Mr Sanders’ restaurant. So he had to ___12___ it. Then he traveled around the country ___13___ to sell his idea of opening fried chicken restaurants. He ___14___. By 1967, there were almost 5000 Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurants. And now, ___15___ you go in the United States, you will see one. If you like chicken, I’m sure, you’ll enjoy eating Kentucky Fried Chicken.

1. A. business B. shop C. life D. search . 2. A. found B. worked C. saw D. owned 3. A. passed B. got to C. stopped D. left 4. A. late B. hungry C. tired D. sick 5. A. Although B. If C. As D. Once 6. A. need B. pay C. spend D. cost 7. A. passengers B. drivers C. students D. doctors 8. A. Then B. So C. But D. For 9. A. ate B. liked C. tried D. drank 10. A. appeared B. found C. built D. broken 11. A. out B. to C. over D. on 12. A. close B. run C. return D. take 13. A. trying B. believing C. thinking D. suggesting 14.A.failed B. fails C. succeeds D. succeeded 15.A.whenever B. wherever C. where D. when 【答案与解析】

本文讲述了Kentucky Fried Chicken的由来及其流行。

1. A 卖Kentucky Fried Chicken当然是一门生意。

2. D下文可知是他拥有owned一家加油站。“发现”和“看见”讲不通。

3. C当然是停下来加油。stop to do sth停下来做某事；get后接there时，不用to。 4. B 根据后文他提供sandwiches服务，说明是他意识到司机饿。 5. C 从句与主句是因果关系，所以用as(由于)。

6. D表示“花费”，pay和spend的主语必须是人；cost的主语必是物。 7. B 由第3空前的Many truck drivers可知。 8. A 表示“然后、后来”用then。

9. B人们喜欢吃这种chicken，他的生意才会发展迅速。 10. C由后文可知，是另外建了一条公路。 11. B表示“来到”某地用come to。

12. A许多人不来吃，生意不好，自然就会关门。 13. A表示“尽力 / 设法做某事”用try to do sth。

14. D由后文可知，他成功了，且是1967年及以前当然是过去式。 15. B wherever无论到 / 在哪个地方。