题目内容
9.A few days ago,I was sitting in a Thai restaurant enjoying a meal when I got on a phone call from a friend I hadn't spoken to in a long time.In my enthusiasm and excitement,I talked quite louder than usual voice and in Spanish,my mother tongue.A few minutes into the call,an old lady sitting at the table beside mine got up,seemingly offended,and asked the restaurant staff to relocate (重新安排) a table as far away as possible from this man who seemed to be impolite.
I sank in my seat out of embarrassment.I ended the call soon afterwards and felt the urge to apologize.Before getting up,I looked around to see where she was and she was at the table farthest away from me.I noticed that the lady was alone and staring out the window.I found a tinge (气息) of sadness or anxiety and perhaps a desire for aloneness and peace.But I had obviously destroyed it minutes earlier.
Right then I abandoned my plan for a conventional apologetic gesture.Seeing those funny smile cards in my wallet,I took one out and wrote some words to express my apology.On signing my restaurant bill,I asked a waiter to secretly charge the lady's meal to me and hand her the smile card instead of her bill.
Did she take it the wrong way,I wondered?Did she get confused?Did she refuse the anonymous (匿名的) offer?And so on.I just waited and felt nervous to learn the outcome.To my pleasant surprise,things turned out the best possible way.
The waiter approached me in a joy,telling me,"In the many times she had dined here before,I had never seen the old lady smile as she did when receiving the smile card and the﹩0bill.She thanked me even though I explained that someone else did the job."
12.The old lady changed her seat mainly because ofB.
A.her private phone call
B.the author's loud voice
C.the views out of the window
D.the restaurant staff's mistake
13.What can we infer from Paragraph 3?D
A.The author didn't stop talking though he felt embarrassed.
B.The author went up to the old lady and apologized to her.
C.The old lady just moved to the farthest table to see outside.
D.The lady didn't have a nice mood and liked to stay alone.
14.Feeling sorry,the author offered the old lady the following EXCEPTA.
A.an apologetic gesture
B.a smile card
C.a free meal
D.some written words to apologize
15.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?C
A.A Misunderstanding Caused by Different Cultures
B.An Unpleasant Experience in Thailand
C.A Smile Card for a Sincere Apology
D.An Old Lady Who Never Smiles.
分析 本文重点介绍了我由于自己的不礼貌打扰了一个老太太.但是我用微笑以及其他方式表达了我的歉意.
解答 BDAC
12.B 细节题.根据第二段的内容可知,A few minutes into the call,an old lady sitting at the table beside mine got up,seemingly offended,and asked the restaurant…一个老太太要求服务员重新安排座位主要因为我的声音太大,故选B.
13.D 推理题.根据I found a tinge (气息) of sadness or anxiety and perhaps a desire for aloneness and peace这句话可知,老太太脸上有一种悲伤和焦虑的气息,想一个人安静的呆着.故选D.
14.A 细节题.在第四段介绍了作者几种表达歉意的方法,Right then I abandoned my plan for a conventional apologetic gesture这句告诉我们 作者放弃了打算道歉的计划,故选A.
15.C 主旨大意题.本文重点介绍了我由于自己的不礼貌打扰了一个老太太.但是我用微笑以及通过卡片等其他方式表达了我的歉意,In the many times she had dined here before,I had never seen the old lady smile as she did when receiving the smile card and the﹩0bill同时,老太太也感到很满意,故答案为C.
点评 本文是一篇社会生活类的阅读,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对 性找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案.