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2019年12月大学英语四级阅读练习题：一天的平等

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Many people often enjoy eating out either before or

after a visit to the theatre. However, most of us would

rather keep the two 11 separate. One man who thinks that they

can be successfully combined has not only expressed his ideas

in a recent book, but also set up an establishment where the

theory is put very 12 into practice. The man is Paul Thornton,

and the place is the Hollics, an old farmhouse.

Whenever I visit a new restaurant, I feel the same

excitement that keen theatre-goers must experience on opening

night. I had this feeling last Friday evening at dusk, as my

wife and I were taking a walk in the beautiful gardens of the

restaurant 13 after we had arrived. Dinner was as excellent

as we had been 14 . There is no menu, for Mr. Thornton

creates his meals rather as a director produces a play.

Nevertheless, the various combinations of 15 at each course

are always 16 as if they were done by magic. He and his team

of highly skilled helpers serve, cut and cook the food,

moving about the "stage" as confidently as 17 actors. The

meal is as different from what one finds in ordinary

restaurants as a 18 performance of A Midsummer Nights Dream

would be from a second-rate television production.

May I offer a few words of advice in case you are

thinking of paying him a visit. Try not to arrive just after

noon, as Mr. Thornton does not serve a normal lunch. His

"brunch" which 19 the best 20 of a traditional English

breakfast, is served around eleven oclock and is so plentiful

that lunch is unnecessary.

A. features B. shortly C. potential D. definitely

E. perfect F. promoted G. live H. professional I.

characters

J. promised K. choices L. includes M. pleasures N.

vigorously O. substitutions

答案：I. N 2. Y 3. N 4. Y 5. Y 6. N 7. NG 8. protein 9.

less important 10. beta carotene