Question

    One day, I picked my daughter Eloise from school and went to the supermarket for a few things. I was hoping to be in and out _____.

I found a short line with just one person in front of me. It was an elderly woman and she was ______ for her things with change(零钱).After a long day at work, I was a bit angry with this woman.

But then I watched the young clerk. He helped her count her_____ ,ever so politely taking it from her shaking hands.

I _____ him repeatedly say to her: “Yes, ma’am.” When she asked if she had _____ to buy a bag, he told her she did. Then he went two lines over to get one for her. Never once did this clerk get _____ or roll his eyes. He was patient and kind.

As I was watching him, I saw Eloise was too. I realized my daughter was _____ an important lesson from a complete stranger.

When the woman was finished, the clerk began ringing up my things and_____ me for my patience(耐心).I thanked him too.

I found the store manager(经理)and told him about the _____ kindness and patience. Then we left the supermarket with a full cart(购物车)，but also with a heart _____ thankfulness for such an important lesson.

1.A.quickly B.freely C.completely D.easily

2.A.spending B.buying C.taking D.paying

3.A.papers B.change C.bags D.things

4.A.watched out B.listened to C.found out D.spoke with

5.A.time B.chance C.enough D.rest

6.A.tired B.happy C.sick D.angry

7.A.making B.watching C.learning D.missing

8.A.thanked B.tested C.counted D.asked

9.A.clerk’s B.woman’s C.manager’s D.daughter’s

10.A.instead of B.full of C.because of D.made of

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.A

10.B

【解析】

本文讲述作者在接女儿放学回家的时候，在超市看到一位店员面对一位老婆婆，非常有耐心和善良，这件事给了他自己反思，也让女儿学到了重要的一课。

1.句意：我希望快速进去和出来。

quickly快速地；freely自由地；completely完全地；easily简单地。根据“for a few things”可知，只买一点东西，所以希望快点，故选A。

2.句意：是一位年老的妇女，她正在用零钱付款。

spending花费；buying买；taking拿；paying支付。空格处表示“为……付款pay for”，故选D。

3.句意：他帮助她查她的零钱，从她颤抖的手中礼貌地拿走了。

papers纸币；change零钱；bags书包；things东西。根据“with change”可知，店员在查零钱，故选B。

4.句意：我听着他重复地跟这位女士说“是的，女士。”

watched out看；listened to听；found out发现；spoke with和……说。根据“him repeatedly say to her”可知，这些是我听到的内容，故选B。

5.句意：当她问她是否有足够的钱买一个包的时候，他告诉她是的。

time时间；chance机会；enough足够的；rest剩下的。根据上文查这些零钱，可知，是在看零钱是否足够买包，故选C。

6.句意：这位店员一次也没有生气或翻白眼。他既有耐心又善良。

tired 劳累的；happy生气的；sick生病；angry生气。根据“or roll his eyes”可知，空格处与“翻白眼”并列，表示不好的词汇，并且有很强的情绪，故选D。

7.句意：我意识到我的女儿正从一个陌生人身上学到重要的一课。

making制作；watching看；learning学习；missing错过。根据“As I was watching him, I saw Eloise was too.”可知，女儿也在看着这件事的发生，女儿可以从这位店员身上学到一些事情，故选C。

8.句意：当这位女士完成之后，店员按响了我的铃，因为我的耐心感谢我。

thanked感谢；tested测验；counted数；asked要求。根据“I thanked him too.”我也感谢了他，可知，是他感谢我，故选A。

9.句意：我找到了商店经理，告诉他关于这位店员的善良和耐心。

clerk’s店员的；woman’s女士的；manager’s经理的；daughter’s女儿的。根据“He was patient and kind.”可知，是店员的耐心和善良，故选A。

10.句意：然后我们带着满满的购物车离开了超市，但同时也怀着一颗感恩的心，感谢这样重要的一课。

instead of而不是；full of充满；because of由于；made of由……制成。根据“with a full cart，but also with a heart…”but also表示并列，不仅是满的购物车，更是满怀感激，故选B。