题目内容
One rainy night many years ago ,an elderly couple entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadephia. The couple walked to the front desk hoping to get some 21 for the night. “Could you give us a 22 here?” the husband asked.
The waiter, a 23 man with a bright smile, looked at the couple and 24 that there were three meetings in town. “All of our rooms are taken,” the waiter said. “ 25 I can’t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you be 26 to sleep in my room? It’s not 27 a suite(套房)，but it will be good enough to make you 28 for the night.”
When then couple refused 39 , he explained, “Don’t worry about me.”So the couple 30 . The next morning, the elderly man said to the waiter, “you are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best 31 in America. Maybe someday I’ll 32 one for you.” The waiter looked at them and 33 .Then they drove away.
Two years passed. The waiter had almost 34 it when he received a letter from the old man. It recalled（提起）that 35 night and enclosed（附上）a round-trip to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.
The old man 36 knowledge, the knowledge of the life, history and geography of the people whose 37 him in New York and led him to Fifth Avenue and 34th Street. He 38 to a great new building there.
“That is the hotel I have just built for you,” said the elderly man.
“You must be 39 ,” the young man said.
“I’m not,” said the elderly man.
The elderly man was William Waldor-Aster, and that 40 building was the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. The young waiter who became its first manager was George Boldt.
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| A．ticket | B．map | C．form | D．travel |
| A．met | B．thanked | C．missed | D．watched |
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【小题1】B【小题2】A【小题3】C【小题4】D【小题5】C【小题6】B【小题7】C【小题8】D【小题9】B【小题10】B【小题11】A【小题12】A【小题13】C【小题14】D【小题15】D【小题16】A【小题17】A【小题18】B【小题19】C【小题20】D
解析试题分析：
【小题1】根据下文All of our rooms are taken,服务员回答“我们的房间都住满了”可知这对老夫妇想找住的地方。故选B，shelter住所。
【小题2】联系下文All of our rooms are taken可知这对老夫妇想要一个房间，故选A。
【小题3】根据with a bright smile，这个服务员满脸微笑，所以看出他很友好。故选C。
【小题4】根据“All of our rooms are taken,”结合当时的语境，服务员应该是在解释，decide决定 think 想 suggest建议 explain解释,所以选D，
【小题5】结合下文Would you be glad to sleep in my room?，可知虽然旅馆里没有房间了，但服务员并没有让老人离去，故用but但是表转折，选C。
【小题6】表示建议，你们愿意住在我的房间吗？ready准备glad高兴的，乐意的 grateful 感谢的natural自然的，可知选B最符合题意。
【小题7】but表示转折，所以这个服务员想要说这间房间不完全是个套间clearly 显然地nearly差不多 exactly 完全地simply 简单地故选C。
【小题8】通过上文得知，这是凌晨一点钟，还下着雨，所以推断在这样的环境中，即使有一个小屋住，也是很舒适的。calm 平静的special 特殊的successful 成功的comfortable 舒适的，故选D。
【小题9】当服务员要把自己的房间让给老夫妇的时候，老人家肯定会礼貌地拒绝，故选B。
【小题10】根据The next morning, the elderly man said to the waiter,可知老夫妇后来同意住在服务员的房间。故选B。
【小题11】根据下文“That is the hotel I have just built for you,” said the elderly man.故选 A.
【小题12】根据下文“That is the hotel I have just built for you,” said the elderly man，故选A。
【小题13】老人说要为这位好心的服务员建造一家旅馆，服务员只当是个小小的玩笑，所以笑了笑，故选C。
【小题14】根据Two years passed.，两年过去了，时间很久了，不经意的小事，所以服务员早就忘记了，故选D。
【小题15】根据One rainy night many years ago可知选D stormy 有暴风雨的。
【小题16】此题有误。
【小题17】此题有误
【小题18】结合“That is the hotel I have just built for you,” said the elderly man.可知老人指向一座新楼。
可知选B最符合题意。
【小题19】当老人和服务员说这座旅馆是为他建造的，服务员认为老人在开玩笑，故选C。
【小题20】根据He pointed to a great new building there，可知这个旅馆很不错，故选D最合适。
考点：这是一篇叙事类短文,记述了一位心地善良的服务员在一个暴风雨的凌晨，把自己的房间让给了一对老夫妇，不想到自己一个不经意的善举，竟得到了老人丰厚的回报，老人为他在纽约建造了一座旅馆，并让他担任经理。
点评：答题前一定要读懂全文，弄清文章要表达的思想，注意前后段落之间的关系。答题中，一定要认真分析，注意选项与上下文的关系，与前后单词的关系。对于一时没有太大的把握的题可以放到最后再来完成，因为有时答案可以从下文内容体现出来。答完后再通读一篇文章，看看所选选项能不能是语句通顺，语意连贯。
阅读快车系列答案Finally, I got a part – time job working at the local coffee shop. I had figured that the job would be easy. However, the actual situation was not what I had expected. The customers were hard to please. There was always too much sugar, too little ice, or not enough skimmed milk. However, I kept at it.
One rainy day, Hank, one of my regular customers, came in looking sad and defeated. I asked what the problem was sand if we could help, but Hank wouldn’t tell me any details. He just said he felt like going to 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 of his favorite type of doughnuts along with his iced coffee. He looked at me skeptically because he hadn’t ordered anything else except iced coffee.
“It’s on me,” I told him. “Have a nice day.”
He smiled and thanked me before turning around and heading back out into the rain.
The next day was a horrible one. The rain kept pouring down and I spent my afternoon hanging out the window, handing people their orders. What’s worse, no one felt like tipping that day.
However, around 7:00 pm, Hank drove up to the window. Instead of ordering anything, he handed me a single pink rose and a little note. He said that few people take the time to care about others nowadays and he was glad there we still people like me in the world. I was speechless and very touched; I hadn’t thought that I had done anything incredible.
The note read:
Christine,
Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday. I was sincerely touched by you. It is so nice to meet someone that’s nice, warm, sensitive and unselfish. Please don’t change your ways because I truly believe that you will excel. Have a great day!
Hank
Later, I did come across more complaining customers. But anytime I felt sad or just 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?”
【小题1】How did the author feel after he began to work at the coffee shop?
| A．Excited. | B．Confused. | C．Disappointed. | D．Satisfied. |
| A．He was very sick and had to stay in bed for some days. |
| B．He was not satisfied with the coffee served to him. |
| C．He was anxious to stay at home for a long time. |
| D．He was not feeling himself for some reasons. |
| A．questioningly | B．hopefully | C．anxiously | D．excitedly |
| A．patience in one’s work | B．being kind to regular customers |
| C．taking time to care about others | D．sticking to one’s own career |
| A．A Warm – hearted Man | B．Coffee Shop Kindness |
| C．My Part – time Job | D．A Horrible Raining Day |