题目内容
The story of “Making Pancakes” reminds me of Mother’s Day in Georgia in 1970. That 26 , my family and I were at the Church 27 for the preacher (牧师)to begin when I looked around noticing our 12-year-old son was 28 . My wife and I looked at each other with 29 eyes, thinking he was 30 outside playing with his friends.
Thirty minutes later the preacher was well into his sermon (布道) and 31 no son .Since we only 32 about a block from the Church , all through the sermon I was 33 he had gone home to watch television . 34 the preacher finished his sermon , my wife and I rushed for the door . With 35 building with every step I took toward the house , I 36 what I would say and what I would do as soon as we found him.
With all that tension and anxiety 37 , can you imagine our surprise when we walked into the house and found him sitting on the sofa waiting for us with a(an) 38 ? I was just about to let it all 39 , when without saying a word he stood, took his mother by the hand, and 40 her into the kitchen.
There before us was a 41 table of food spread our 12-year-old son had 42 for my wife as his Mother’s Day gift with his smile. Later, we learned he left 43 after Sunday School to rush home to have it ready for his mom.
In our life, we often look at our circumstances and think how 44 things are. Then when we see the 45 of the cases, we can only bow our humble (卑微的)heads in amazement at how things turned out for our good!
26. A. Monday B. Wednesday C. Sunday D. Tuesday
27. A. calling B. waiting C. looking D. searching
28. A. absent B. present C. naughty D. honest
29. A. tearful B. friendly C. frightening D. questioning
30 A. surely B. probably C. actually D. exactly
31. A. already B. ever C. still D. either
32. A. lived B. worked C. studied D. traveled
33. A. remembering B. forgetting C. proving D. thinking
34. A. Now that B. In order that C. As soon as D. Even though
35. A. joy B. anger C. sadness D. pride
36. A. explained B. confused C. ignored D. imagined
37. A. growing B. changing C. dropping D. stopping
38. A. apology B. excuse C. smile D. frown
39. A. up B. out C. down D. in
40. A. forced B. drove C. talked D. led
41. A. beautiful B. terrible C. magical D. dreamful
42. A. bought B. carried C. prepared D. borrowed
43. A. slowly B. immediately C. carefully D. secretly
44. A. bad B. lucky C. good D. strange
45. A. beginning B. ability C. power D. outcome
CBADB CADCB DACBD ACBAD
One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, they came to the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the night.
“Could you possibly give us a room here?” the husband asked.
The clerk, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and explained that there were three conventions in town.“All of our rooms are taken,” the clerk said.“But I can’t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room? It’s not exactly a suite, but it will be good enough to make you folks comfortable for the night.”
When the couple declined, the young man pressed on.“Don’t worry about me; I’ll make out just fine.” the clerk told them. So the couple agreed.
As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk,“You are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States. Maybe someday I’ll build one for you.” The clerk looked at them and smiled. The three of them had a good laugh. As they drove away, the elderly couple agreed that the helpful clerk was indeed exceptional, as finding people who are both friendly and helpful isn’t easy.
Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten the incident when he received a letter from the old man. It recalled that stormy night and enclosed a round—trip ticket to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.
The old man met him in New York, and led him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th street. He then pointed to a great new building there, a pale reddish stone, with turrets and watchtowers thrusting up to the sky.“That,” said the older man,“is the hotel I have just built for you to manage.”“You must be joking,” the young man said.“I can assure you I am not,” said the older man, a sly smile playing around his mouth.
The older man’s name was William Waldorf Astor, and that magnificent structure was the original Waldorf—Astoria Hotel. The young clerk who became its first manager was George C.Boldt. This young clerk never foresaw the turn of events that would lead him to become the manager of one of the world’s most glamorous hotels.
【小题1】The purpose of the author writing this story is to_______.
| A．give people a good laugh | B．cover some facts |
| C．promote the business of Waldorf—Astoria Hotel | D．deliver a lesson |
| A．The story took place at about one a.m.. |
| B．The old couple was too poor to afford a luxurious room. |
| C．The clerk was willing to help those in need. |
| D．The clerk received an unexpected invitation from the old man. |
| A．rooms | B．suites | C．meetings | D．hotels |
| A．Every little thing helps. |
| B．Make hay while the sun shines. |
| C．Man proposes； God disposes(处理,决定). |
| D．One good turn deserves another. |