题目内容

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.

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

2.Which of the statements about the story is NOT true?

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.

3.The underlined word “conventions” in Para.3 can be replaced by_______?

A.rooms            B.suites             C.meetings          D.hotels

4.Which of the following proverbs suits the story the best?

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.

 

【答案】

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析:本文通过一个善良的宾馆服务员善意的对待一对老人,后来这对老人为他建设了一个宾馆让他管理的故事,告诉我们要善意对待别人,好人自有好报。

1.D 推理题。作者讲述这个故事是想告诉我们人生无常,我们无法预料未来的情况,在日常生活中我们要做好自己该做的,好人有好报,机会总会到来。故D正确。

2.B 推理题。根据文章倒数第二段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.”说明这个老人是一个非常富有的人,所以B项表述是错误的。

3.C 推理题。根据本句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,”可知因为城里有三个conventions所以房间都被住满了,说明这样的活动是有很多人参加的,选项中只有C项符合。

4.D 推理题。作者通过这个故事告诉我们,要善意对待每一个人,好人自有好报。故D项内容正确。

考点:考查人生哲理类短文阅读

点评:本文通过一个善良的宾馆服务员善意的对待一对老人,后来这对老人为他建设了一个宾馆让他管理的故事,告诉我们要善意对待别人,好人自有好报。要求考生在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上,做出一定判断和推论,从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理题所涉及的内容可能是文中某一句话,也可是某几句话,但做题的指导思想都是以文字信息为依据,既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根据的推理,也不能根据表面文字信息做多步推理,要根据原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案。

 

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The farmer said, “We hid the gold under a kitchen tile (地砖) and, while we often thought of it, we never did think of anything we needed the gold for.”
Then the farmer added thoughtfully, “I do thank you, though, ever so much. You gave us what we really needed to keep going — you lifted our spirits.”
Saying that, the farmer removed the tile and cheerfully returned the gold to the stranger.
【小题1】The underlined word “dejected” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_____”.

A.kind and generous
B.surprised and delighted
C.disappointed and unhappy
D.strong and fearless
【小题2】One year later, the stranger visited the farmer to _____.
A.get his gold pieces back
B.see if the farm had improved
C.get shelter for the night
D.give the farmer more money
【小题3】From the passage, we can conclude that what the farmer really needed was _____.
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B.something to keep their spirits up
C.scientific knowledge of agriculture
D.money to improve his farm

(2013·高考重庆卷,A)When Joe was about to start schoolall signs pointed to success.Yet things turned out to be quite___.The fourth grade even found him at the___of the class.Joe? struggled day and nightbut it did not____until one stormy afternoon.

On that afternoon____the math teacher started to introduce difficult conceptsdark? clouds covered the skyand the storm set in.Hard though she tried to make the kids____the thunder won the battle for their attention.No one____the concepts.Except for Joe.He understood them and answered all the questions correctly.The teacher patted him on the backand told him to go around to the others and explain how he had? managed it.____by his newfound? successJoe moved quickly throughout the room.Soon math time was followed by the time for____.All children naturally drew____pictures on such a day.Except for Joe.

Since thenJoe started____.Though he never made it to the tophis math teacher was always____and curious about the changeWhy had that stormy day changed Joe?

On the day Joe? graduatedhe presented the teacher with his most____possessionthe picture of a bright yellow sun.On the picture Joe had writtenThis is the day I____my brightness.

1.A.unfair? Bboring

Cdisappointing? Ddangerous

2.A.center? Btop

Cbeginning? Dbottom

3.A.happen? Bwork

Cfinish? Dlast?????

4.A.until? Bsince

Cbecause? Das?

5.A.concentrate? Bchange

Chide? Dsit

6.A.challenged? Bgrasped

Cdoubted? Dadmitted

7.A.Relieved? BSurprised

CEncouraged? DPuzzled

8.A.class? Bsports

Cart? Dtea

9.A.great? Bdark

Cdifferent? Dstrange

10.A.improving? Bpainting

Crecovering? Dstudying

11.A.worried? Bamazed

Cfriendly? Dcautious

12.A.familiar? Bexpensive

Cadmirable? Dprecious

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Cgot on with? Dlooked down upon

 

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The farmer said, “We hid the gold under a kitchen tile (地砖) and, while we often thought of it, we never did think of anything we needed the gold for.”

Then the farmer added thoughtfully, “I do thank you, though, ever so much. You gave us what we really needed to keep going — you lifted our spirits.”

Saying that, the farmer removed the tile and cheerfully returned the gold to the stranger.

1.The underlined word “dejected” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_____”.

A.kind and generous

B.surprised and delighted

C.disappointed and unhappy

D.strong and fearless

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A.get his gold pieces back

B.see if the farm had improved

C.get shelter for the night

D.give the farmer more money

3.From the passage, we can conclude that what the farmer really needed was _____.

A.land rich enough to farm on

B.something to keep their spirits up

C.scientific knowledge of agriculture

D.money to improve his farm

 

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阅读下列短文,从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

A

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.

51.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

52.Which of the statements about the story is NOT true?

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.

53.The underlined word “conventions” in Para.3 can be replaced by_______?

A.rooms       B.suites            C.meetings         D.hotels

54.Which of the following proverbs suits the story the best?

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.

 

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“Could you   38   give us a room here?” the husband asked.

The clerk, a   39   man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and   40   that there were three conventions(大会) in town.

“All of our   41   are taken,” the clerk said. “But I can’t send a   42   couple like you 43   into the rain at 1 o’clock in the morning. Would you please be   44   to sleep in my room? It’s not exactly a suite(套房), but it will be good enough to make you   45   for the night.”

The couple said no politely.

“Don’t   46   me. It is just fine with me,” the clerk told them.

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. Maybe someday I’ll build   47   for you.” The three of them had a good   48  .

Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten it   49   he received a letter from the old man. It recalled(使回忆) that stormy night and contained a round-trip(双程的)   50   to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit. The old man met him in New York, and   51  him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th Street.

He then pointed to a great new   52   there,  a palace of reddish stone. “That,” said the old man, “is the hotel I have just built for you to   53_ .”

“You must be   54  ,” the young man said.

“I am sure I am not,” said the old man, the name of   55   was William Waldorf Astor, and the magnificent structure was the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The young clerk, George C. Boldt became its first manager.

1.A. rain             B. anger          C. snow           D. hunger

2. A. leave           B. go             C. stay           D. look

3. A. surely          B. possibly       C. really         D. freely

4. A. lazy            B. bored          C. nervous        D. friendly

5. A. shouted         B. explained      C. believed       D. agreed

6. A. hotels          B. desks          C. streets        D. rooms

7. A. nice            B. famous         C. rich           D. common

8.A. beyond           B. off            C. out            D. under

9. A. kind            B. glad           C. good           D. generous

10. A. enjoyable      B. helpful        C. grateful       D. comfortable

11.A. worry about     B. take care of   C. make use of    D. come up with

12. A. one            B. it             C. them           D. those

13.A. sleep           B. meal           C. laugh          D. walk

14. A. after          B. before         C. while          D. when

15. A. ticket         B. bill           C. check          D. questionnaire

16. A. made           B. told           C. treated        D. led

17. A. building       B. car            C. bedroom        D. place

18. A. live           B. sell           C. manage         D. rent

19. A. lying          B. joking         C. dreaming       D. cheating

20. A. whose    B. which    C. whom D. who

 

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