Question

Henry had been a journalist for many years. He had worked on many international newspapers and magazines and traveled all over the world.

Henry had witnessed wars and natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes and erupting volcanos(火山爆发). He had reported on serious accidents such as major fires and airline crashes. He had seen every kind of terrible crime and strange event there was. He had met and written about some of the most unusual people in the world. In fact, there wasn't much that Henry had not seen or done.

Now he was retired from journalism. He owned a very expensive restaurant and spent his days talking to his wealthy and important customers. He liked to say that nothing surprised him.

One day he was sitting at the bar in his restaurant when a big gorilla walked in and asked for a table. Henry showed no surprise. He took the gorilla to a table and handed him a menu. He treated him politely and pretended there was nothing at all strange about having a gorilla in his restaurant.

The gorilla looked through the menu and ordered a salad. Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened. At last the gorilla finished his salad and asked for the bill. Henry wrote out the bill and handed it to the big animal. The gorilla studied it, shook his head sadly, then gave Henry fifty dollars.

"Thank you", Henry said, and then to make conversation he added, "We don't get many gorillas in this restaurant."

"At fifty dollars for a salad," the gorilla said, "I'm not surprised."

1.What does the underlined word "witness" mean?

A. to see or notice something by being present when it happens

B. to be a sign of

C. to tell and prove what happened in court

D. to feel unhappy with

2.According to the story, Henry had ________.

A. had the most exciting experiences

B. told the tallest stories

C. made history

D. caused accidents

3.One day when a gorilla came into the restaurant, Henry was ________.

A. very surprised by the gorilla

B. not disturbed by the gorilla

C. very interested in the gorilla

D. scared of the gorilla

4.From the sentence "Henry served the gorilla his salad personally, knowing that his waiters and waitresses would be too frightened" you learn that: ________.

A. His staff were not brave people

B. Henry didn't normally serve customers

C. The gorilla had eaten there before

D. The gorilla was careful with his money

5.The gorilla was ________.

A. angry with the salad

B. still hungry after his salad

C. not surprised by the cost of the food

D. surprised by the prices

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析: Henry是一个记者，他为许多国际报纸和杂志工作，并在全世界旅行；他目睹了很多，如火山爆发，洪水，地震等。他退休后开了一家餐馆，而有一天一只大猩猩来到餐馆点餐，他很坦然的给大猩猩服务。

1.1】A 词义猜测题。根据文中Henry had witnessed wars and natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes and erupting volcanos(火山爆发). He had reported on serious accidents such as major fires and airline crashes. He had seen every kind of terrible crime and strange event there was.可知，他应该是目睹，或者亲眼看到了很多自然灾害，所以witness是“目睹”的意思。故选A。

2.2】A 细节理解题。根据第一、第二段的内容及第二段最后In fact, there wasn’t much that Henry had not seen or done.说明，他的经历是令人兴奋的。故选A。

3.3】B 细节理解题。根据第四段第二句Henry showed no surprise.可知，Henry没有被大猩猩打扰。故选B。

4.4】B 推理判断题。从personally这个单词我们可以推测他一般是不会亲自去给顾客服务的。故选B。

5.5】D 推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中The gorilla studied it, shook his head sadly, then gave Henry fifty dollars.可知，大猩猩很惊讶这个价格，故选D。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。