题目内容
The secret of happiness
An old man walked slowly with a cane(手杖)into the restaurant .His old jacket, worn-out shoes and warm personality made him stand out from the usual crowd.
A young waitress watched him move toward a table by the window. She ran over to him, and said: “Here, sir……let me help you with that chair.”
Without saying a word, he smiled and nodded(点头)a thank you. She pulled the chair away from the table and helped him sit. Then she put his came against the table.
“Thank you, miss.”he said, kindly.
“You’re welcome, sir.”she said.
After he had finished his breakfast, the waitress brought him the change(零钱)from his bill. He left it on the table. She helped him up and walked with him to the front door.
When she went to clean his table, she found a business card under his plate and note on a napkin(纸巾). Under the napkin was a 100-dollar bill.
The note on the napkin read: “Dear miss, I respect you very much and I can see you respect yourself, too. It shows by the way you treat others. (3)You have found the secret of happiness. Your kindness will shine through to all those who meet you.”
The man she had waited on was the owner of the restaurant where she worked. This was the first time that she or any of the other workers had ever seen him in person.
By Steve Brunkhorst
- 1.
The old man left﹩100 under the napkin because he
- A.had a habit of giving tips to waitresses
- B.thought the meal was delicious
- C.wanted to thank the waitress for her good attitude
- D.learned the secret of happiness from the waitress
- A.
- 2.
What do we know about the waitress and the old man?
- A.The waitress knew who the old man was from the note
- B.The waitress knew the old man before she served him
- C.The old man wanted to have the waitress as his secretary
- D.It was the first time that the waitress had ever seen her boss
- A.
- 3.
We can tell from the story that the old man went to the restaurant to
- A.have a good meal
- B.enjoy good service
- C.see the restaurant for himself
- D.show his love for common people
- A.
- 4.
The underlined phrase“waited on”means
- A.looked at
- B.served
- C.waited for
- D.Found
- A.
试题分析:本文叙述了一位餐馆的女服务员态度友好的为每一个客人服务从而获得幸福的故事。有一天,一位穿着破旧的老人,拄着拐杖来餐馆吃早餐,这个女服务员,热情的为他服务,老人非常尊重她的服务态度,留给她100美元的小费,并且告诉她已经找到了生活的幸福。
1.推理判断题。第二段的help you with that chair和 第三段的helped him sit可知这个女服务员帮助了他,所以此处老人留下100美元应是感谢这个女服务员的。故选C。
2.推理判断题。根据最后一段的This was the first time that she or any of the other workers had ever seen him in person.可知这是她或任何其他的工人第一次见过老板本人。故选D。
3.推理判断题。根据最后一段的This was the first time that she or any of the other workers had ever seen him in person.可知老板以前并没有亲自管理自己的餐馆,所以他这次来餐馆是为了亲自看看。故选C。
4.词义猜测题。根据第六段的After he had finished his breakfast, the waitress brought him the change(零钱)from his bill可知这个老人是顾客,因此女服务员为老人服务,因此此处的waited on应是服务的意思。故选B。
考点:故事类短文阅读。
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Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the three books?
A. The little princess refers to a girl named Sara Crewe.
B. A Little Princess was written by a famous female writer.
C. Peter Pan is a boy with magic powers who never grows up.
D. The secret garden mentioned in the passage is located in India.
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A. $5.60 B. $22.40 C. $25.00 D. $ 28.00
What do these three books have in common?
A. They were published in the same year. B. They all have a hard cover.
C. They have children as their main characters. D. They are all stories with tragic endings.
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Without plants, people could not live. We eat plants. ____56____ And we need plants for another reason: we need them because they are beautiful.
___57____ Imagine no flowers with their sweet smell, their beautiful colors and their lovely shapes. Imagine, when the wind blows, we’re not able to hear the leaves in the trees or watch the branches swing from side to side.
___58____ That is why we have parks full of trees and flowers. That is why people always like houses with room for some grass or a garden.
Do you talk to your plants? ___59____ Peter Tompking and Christopher Bird wrote a book called The Secret Life Of Plants, telling of an experiment in which two seeds were planted in different places. While the plants were growing, one plant was given love and hopeful ideas. The other plant was given only hopeless ideas. ___60____ Under the earth it had more and longer roots; above the earth, it had a thicker stem and more leaves. While the other one nearly stopped growing.
A.Plants get energy from the sun. |
B.Do you give them love and attention? |
C.After six months, the deserted plant faded away. |
D.After six months, the beloved plant was bigger. |
F. Everywhere people need beautiful plants.
G. Imagine a world with no plants.