Question

I used to work as a waitress in a little restaurant. I felt frustrated then so I had been      that period. I hadn’t told anybody except my employer. Somehow a          had overheard (无意中听到) my saying that I had to go to another          . As I passed her table, she        me a card with her phone number on it. She explained that she lived in Sydney and that I should call          I needed any help.

Some weeks later, it was time for        appointment(约会) in Sydney and I flew there. I was         as I had never been there before and didn’t       anyone else there. So I          to ring the lady who had given me her           number, even though I had only met her that once.         I had arrived, she was very excited and came         to meet me. She gave me a bed and a meal and took me to my appointment the next day and afterwards, she took me back to the        .

She treated me so          that I offered her a gift to express my          but she refused. She said “Your         to me is to offer your help to another when it is       .” Over the months we kept in touch but then for some reason our communication got less and less        .

I always felt I wasn’t giving enough to others as a          , but she had told me that I gave her very much and the way I         people was a gift. I now give a hand to others every day even if it is only a smile to those who have none to give.

1.A. going through B. worrying about C. wishing forD. dreaming of

2.A. manager      B. waiter          C. customer   D. friend

3.A. restaurant         B. school          C. town    D. city

4.A. showed      B. handed      C. lent    D. returned

5.A. before      B. after       C. if        D. because

6.A. her       B. their       C. my    D. his

7.A. pleased      B. tired       C. scared       D. honest

8.A. help       B. know       C. meet    D. serve

9.A. decided      B. promised   C. refused   D. expected

10.A. room   B. hotel       C. car    D. phone

11.A. Considering     B. Admitting      C. Learning      D. Thinking

12.A. secretly      B. immediately  C. slowly       D. unwillingly

13.A. room   B. airport       C. park       D. station

14.A. calmly      B. warmly   C. coldly       D. poorly

15.A. thankfulness     B. concern   C. excitement      D. attitude

16.A. advice      B. question   C. pay    D. gift

17.A. needed      B. tested       C. appreciated      D. accepted

18.A. frequent      B. valuable      C. important   D. meaningful

19.A. nurse      B. waitress      C. teacher      D. cook

20.A. laughed at     B. recognized         C. talked about   D. treated

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.Ｃ

6.Ｃ

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.Ｂ

14.B

15.A

16.D

17.A

18.A

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：我是一个女服务员。去悉尼赴约得到了一个只有一面之缘的客人的热情帮助，而回报就是像她那样在需要的时候给他人以和她一样无私的帮助。做服务员热情待客就是给善良的人最好的报答。

1.A. going through熬过；B. worrying about担心；C. wishing for盼望； D. dreaming of梦想。我觉得很失意所以那段时间我很煎熬。心情不好，所以应该是日子难熬。故选A。

2.A. manager经理；B. waiter服务员；C. customer顾客；D. friend朋友。后面说我经过她的桌子，所以这里应该是一个顾客无意间听到他说的话。故选C。

3.A. restaurant餐馆；B. school学校；C. town镇子；D. city城市。下文提到Sydney应该是一个城市，故选D。

4.A. showed出示给......看；B. handed递；C. lent 借；D. returned归还。她递给我一张卡片上面有她的电话号码。结合句意故选B。

5.A. before在......之前；B. after在......之后；C. if如果；D. because因为。她住在悉尼，我打电话如果我需要帮助。结合句意故选C。

6.A. her她的；B. their他们的；C. my我的；D. his他的。几周后，我该去悉尼赴约了。我飞往那里当然是赴约会。故选C。

7.A. pleased高兴；B. tired累；C. scared害怕；D. honest诚实。我以前从来没有去过那里，应该是害怕。故选C。

8.A. help帮助；B. know认识；C. meet 遇到；D. serve服务。人生地不熟才会害怕，那里我也不认识其他人，故选B。

9.A. decided决定；B. promised承诺；C. refused拒绝；D. expected期待。由于不认识别人，所以就决定找那位顾客了。故选A。

10.A. room房间；B. hotel旅馆；C. car汽车；D. phone电话。打电话拨打名片上的电话号码。故选D。

11.A. Considering考虑，认为；B. Admitting承认；C. Learning了解到；D. Thinking想到。了解到我已经到了，她很激动。打电话应该是知道情况了。故选C。

12.A. secretly秘密地；B. immediately马上；C. slowly慢慢地；D. unwillingly不情愿地。从下文“她给了我一张床一顿饭，第二天还带我去赴约”可知，她马上来见我。故选B。

13.A. room房间；B. airport机场；C. park 公园；D. station车站。前文说飞到悉尼，所以这里应该是送回飞机场。故选B。

14.A. calmly冷静；B. warmly热情；C. coldly冷淡；D. poorly不良。从上文可知，她对我很热情。故选B。

15.A. thankfulness感谢；B. concern关心；C. excitement激动；D. attitude态度。为了表达我的感谢，我给她礼物，但是她拒绝了。故选A。

16.A. advice建议；B. question问题；C. pay 付出；D. gift礼物。她拒绝礼物，但是她说要像她那样对待他人就是最好的礼物。故选D。

17.A. needed需要；B. tested检测；C. appreciated欣赏；D. accepted接受。在别人需要帮助的时候去帮助。故选A。

18.A. frequent经常；B. valuable 有价值；C. important重要；D. meaningful有意义。一开始联系多，但是不知怎么后来联系越来越少。结合句意故选A。

19.A. nurse 护士；B. waitress女服务员；C. teacher老师；D. cook厨师。文章一开始就提到她是一个小餐馆的女服务员，故选B。

20.A. laughed at嘲笑；B. recognized认可；C. talked about 谈论；D. treated对待。我对待客人的方式就是礼物。故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读。