Question

At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop．I thought the job would be easy and stress-free．I pictured myself pouring the best coffees, making delicious doughnuts (炸面包圈), and becoming friends with regular customers．

   I wasn’t expecting the people with enormous orders, the women who complained that the coffee was much too creamy (含乳脂的), or the men who wanted their iced coffees remade again and again until they reached perfection．I couldn’t seem to please anyone．

   One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking upset．He said he felt like getting in bed, pulling the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years．I knew exactly how he felt．

   Before he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee．He was surprised, since he hadn’t ordered anything but coffee．I had given him his favorite type of droughnut．

   “It’s on me,” I told him．“Have a nice day．”

   He smiled and thanked me before heading back out into the rain．

   The next day, it was still raining．I spent my afternoon hanging out the window handing people their orders．I was completely wet and freezing cold．Worse, no one was tipping that day．Every time I looked into our empty tip jar, I grew more depressed．

   In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window．He handed me a pink rose and a note．He said that not many people took time to care about others and he was glad there were still people like me in the world．With a friendly wave, he drove away．

   I ran to the back of the shop and read the note．It read:

Christine,

   Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday．It is so nice to meet someone who’s indeed nice．Please don’t change your ways! Have a great day! –Hank

    After that, whenever I felt depressed or sick of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness．Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask politely, “How can I help you?”

1.Why wasn’t the writer happy with her job at first?

A．The customers didn’t tip her enough

B．It was difficult to make iced coffee perfect

C．Everybody had an enormous order

D．The job didn’t turn out as she had expected

2.The man came to the coffee shop to ______

A．buy his favorite doughnut              B．complain to the author

C．buy a cup of iced coffee         D．get out of the rain

3.The man felt thankful for the writer because ______

A．she was indeed kind to him in a time of need

B．she knew exactly how the man felt

C．she offered him coffee and food for free

D．she comforted him by sharing his pain

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A．Don’t count your eggs until they are hatched

B．If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path

C．The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships

D．A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文通过作者在咖啡店打工的经历告诉我们，我们要用自己对别人的关爱换得别人的关怀。

1.推理题：从文章第一段和第二段的女儿，可知作者去打工，原以为那里情况会很美好，结果发现，顾客如潮，抱怨多多，I couldn’t seem to please anyone．所以，作者遇到的实际与想象的想去甚远。选D

2.推理题：从文章开头可知作者在咖啡店打工，这个人是熟客，这次只买了咖啡，由此判断这次来的目的是买咖啡。选C

3.考查细节题：从便条的内容Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday．It is so nice to meet someone who’s indeed nice．可知作者在他需要帮助的时候对他很好。选A

4.主旨题：本文通过作者在咖啡店打工的经历告诉我们，我们要用自己对别人的关爱换得别人的关怀。选B

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点评：题目以推理题的考查为主，不能以自己的观点代替作者的观点，最主要的方法是根据词义关系推断具体细节。对于文章中的推理题，要注意文本内容的理解。关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查题支和原文的异同，常犯错误有：绝对化语言，范围扩大或缩小，以偏概全，张冠李戴等。带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。