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【题目】阅读理解

One evening , it was raining and the wind was blowing hard . An old couple came to a small hotel and wanted to stay there for the night . A young man welcomed them warmly , but said “I’m sorry ! Our rooms here are all full and the hotels nearby are all full too, for there will be an important meeting held here tomorrow .”

Hearing the young man’s words , the old couple felt very disappointed , and turned around to leave . Just as they were leaving , the young man came up to them and stopped them :”Madam and sir ,if you don’t mind , you can sleep in my bedroom for a night .” The next morning ,the old couple took out lots of money to give it to the young man ,but he refused to take it .

“No! You needn’t pay me any money , for I only lend my room to you.” said the young man with a smile on his face.

“You’re great, young man! It’s very kind of you .Maybe one day , I’ll build a hotel for you .”

said the old man. With these words , the old couple left . The young man only laughed and went on working .

Several years later , the young man got a letter from the old couple , inviting him to go to Manhattan . The young man met the old couple in front of a five-star hotel .

“Do you still remember what I said to you several years ago ? Look ! This is the hotel that I built for you !” said the old man . Soon, the young man became the manager of the hotel.

【1】It’s clear that ______.

A. all the hotels were too small

B. a meeting would be held

C. the rooms were very dirty

D. the weather was not so bad

【2】At last , the old couple spent the night ______.

A. in their own house B. in an other hotel

C. in the hotel D. in the young man’s room

【3】The young man only laughed because______.

A. he knew the old couple were poor

B. the old man made a joke

C. the couple thought too much of it

D. he didn’t like the gift

【4】For the night , the old couple gave the young man ____.

A. lots of money B. lots of thanks

C. nothing D. a five –star hotel

【5】The writer mainly wants to tell us that _____.

A. we should be kind-hearted to others

B. we’d better be polite to old couples

C. old couples are rich to help young people

D. five-star hotels need young managers

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】D

【5】A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：一天个风雨交加的夜晚，一对老夫妇来到一个小旅馆，想留在那里过夜。一个年轻人热情地欢迎他们，但他说“我很抱歉!我们这里的房间都是满的和附近的酒店都满了，明天将会有一个重要的会议在这里举行。”听到年轻人的话，那对老夫妇感到非常失望，转身离开。正如他们离开的时候，这个年轻人走到他们面前说：“如果你不介意的话，你可以睡在我的卧室一晚。”第二天早上，老夫妇拿出大量的钱给年轻人，但他拒绝接受。几年后，这个年轻人收到了老夫妇寄来的一封信，邀请他去曼哈顿。老夫妇送给了年轻人一个五星级的酒店。

【1】B细节理解题。根据第一段中for there will be an important meeting held here tomorrow可知很明显明天将会有一个重要的会议在这里举行。所以选B。

【2】D细节理解题。根据第二段中Just as they were leaving , the young man came up to them and stopped them :”Madam and sir ,if you don’t mind , you can sleep in my bedroom for a night .” The next morning ,the old couple took out lots of money to give it to the young man ,but he refused to take it可知最后那对老夫妇在那个年轻人的房间里度过了一夜，所以选D。

【3】C细节理解题。根据第四段的描述可知那个年轻人大笑是因为他认为那对夫妇想得太多了，所以选C。

【4】D细节理解题。根据最后一段的描述可知那对老夫妇就因为那一夜给了那个年轻人一个五星级的酒店，所以选D。

【5】A细节理解题。根据短文描述可知作者旨在告诉人要善待他人，所以选A。