题目内容
For a small town, Mantattan, Kansas has some big surprises. And one of them is the Holiday Inn Hotel, with rooms built around a swimming pool and a friendly atmosphere.
The Holiday Inn is where Manhattan people often go for a special party, or a night out. A lot of them choose to eat in the bright?lit restaurant near the pool, And many of them will be served by Ellen Logan, who has worked as a waitress here for more than two years.
Ellen, like most of the waitresses, is also a student. She comes from Nebraska, but she’s planning one day to be a veterinary surgeon, and to care for small animals. But in order to support herself at college, she works twenty hours a week at the Holiday Inn.
Ellen soon learned what every waitress finds out. Your best friend has a good pair of shoes. She paid forty?five dollars for hers, much more than she would usually spend. She’s discovered something else too. You don’t have to know much about food to be a good waitress, but you do have to know a lot about people.
“A lot of business people always stay here when they come to Manhattan”, she explains. “They like you to recognize them and remember their favorite dishes. But some couples come for a night out together. They just want to be left alone. Then there are people who can’t make up their minds. They look down the menu and say,‘What do you suggest?’So I ask them how hungry they are. If they say,‘Not very.’I suggest the salad bar, with soup, salad, bread, and a fruit plate. But if they say they’re very hungry, I suggest a Kansas Strip Steak, with potatoes or rice. You get salad and bread as well. It’s very nice. Real good value”.
Ellen may get tired sometimes, but at least she’s learning too much about people. She’s learning too much about people. She’ll probably make a good animal doctor, but if she finds she doesn’t like it after all, she can become a psychiatrist(心理医生)instead.
【小题1】What does the underlined phrase “a veterinary surgeon” mean?
A.An animal doctor | B.A hotel manager | C.A food expert | D.A restaurant waitress |
A.Businessmen like to be suggested what to eat. |
B.Many couples often want you to recognize them. |
C.Why people like to eat in the hotel is that it is full of a friendly atmosphere. |
D.If you know a lot about people,you’ll be a good veterinary surgeon. |
A.waitresses in the Holiday Inn are all students. |
B.waitresses are required to buy a good pair of shoes before they go to work. |
C.waitresses should be familiar with the food there. |
D.it is more important for the waitresses to know much about people than food. |
A.How to Deal with People | B.A Special Holiday Inn Hotel in Manhattan |
C.American Holiday Inn | D.Ellen Logan at the Holiday Inn |
【小题1】A
【小题1】C
【小题1】D
【小题1】D
解析【小题1】从画线部分后的to care for small animals及最后一段第二句可知,其含义为“兽医”。
【小题1】从文章第四段可知,A、B项不正确,而D项很显然了解人,应是做心理医生而不是兽医,只有C项在第一段有所表述。
【小题1】A项在文中已直接给出,不是infer(推出),第四段最后一句和第五段说,要当好服务员,不必对饮食了解很多,但要了解人,商人喜欢你能认出他们并记住他们喜欢吃什么,所以推断D为正确答案。
【小题1】文章第一段由Manhattan谈到the Holiday Inn Hotel,然后全篇讲述在此工作的Ellen Logan,由此可知,第一段为introduction,全文的中心是Ellen Logan,因此选D作标题最为合适。
Once upon a time, a man was walking on a mountain when he found an incredible cave with all kinds of treasure inside it. So he gave up his job, his home, and his friends, and spent all his time guarding the cave.
He was so dedicated to it that he hardly ate or drank, and before long he fell ill. One day, when he could hardly move at all, he decided to share the treasure.
He crawled(爬)into the cave to get a handful of jewels, but discovered, to his horror, that it was empty except for a small emerald(绿宝石). The man took it, and gave it to the first person he came by, a woman.
Then an old man came by. “What bad luck!” the man said. “Just a moment ago I gave a woman the last of the treasure I was guarding.”
“Are you sure there is nothing left?” the old man asked.
The man took him into the cave, where they found a chest with jewels and some bags of gold. The man was shocked, and the old man explained to him, “At last! At last someone has broken the spell(咒语)of this cave. This is the Cave of Treasure, and you’re the first to have passed its great test. Many have dedicated their lives to this cave, only to end up realizing there was nothing here…”
“And why does this happen?” the man asked.
“This magic cave has only as many riches as your own heart. When someone discovers it, the cave is filled with treasure, but later, when they have devoted themselves to guarding the treasure, their hearts empty, as does the cave. The only way to fill it is by filling your heart with all that is good, as you did by giving the woman that last jewel.”
From that day on, the man understood that it was better to share than to keep. Thanks to the cave and the old man, he became noble and generous.
【小题1】Why did the man give up his job, home and friends?
A.Because he possessed a variety of treasure. |
B.Because he had to guard the treasure cave. |
C.Because he wanted to find the treasure cave. |
D.Because he devoted himself to a great test. |
A.A small emerald. | B.A handful of jewels. |
C.All kinds of treasure. | D.A chest filled with jewels and some gold. |
A.They all found the cave empty at last. |
B.The old man freed them from its spell. |
C.They all filled the cave with the treasure they had. |
D.They thought it was better to share than to enjoy the treasure alone. |
A.The old man had devoted himself to it before. |
B.The old man was the first to break the spell. |
C.Only the old man could free people from its spell. |
D.The cave and the old man helped the man become noble and generous. |
A.Purely material things cannot make us truly wealthy. |
B.Different people have different views. |
C.Treasure only belongs to those who possess it. |
D.Some people never learn what is really valuable. |
A year ago, August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but it was hard for Dave to find work, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at the risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift—$7,000, a legacy(遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident. “It really made a difference when we were meeting difficulty.” says Dave.
But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of other families were touched by what the Hatches had done. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in others, it was more than $100,000.
It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.
Children of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving. They preferred comparison shopping and would go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase.
Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camps when their parents couldn’t afford it. “Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything,” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.”
Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches gave away their farmland. It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents—should enrich the whole community and last for generations to come.
Neighbors helping neighbors—that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.
【小题1】According to the text, the Fusses ________.
A.were employed by a truck company | B.led a difficult life |
C.worked in a school cafeteria | D.lost their home |
A.They had their children during the Great Depression. |
B.They left the old house to live on their family farm. |
C.They gave away their possessions(财产)to their neighbors. |
D.They helped their neighbors to find jobs. |
A.understanding | B.kind | C.childlike | D.wealthy |