8.A few days ago,I was sitting in a Thai restaurant enjoying a meal when I got on a phone call from a friend I hadn't spoken to in a long time.In my enthusiasm and excitement,I talked quite louder than usual voice and in Spanish,my mother tongue.
A few minutes into the call,an old lady sitting at the table beside mine got up,seemingly offended,and asked the restaurant staff to relocate (重新安排) a table as far away as possible from this man who seemed to be impolite.
I sank in my seat out of embarrassment.I ended the call soon afterwards and felt the urge to apologize.Before getting up,I looked around to see where she was and she was at the table farthest away from me.I noticed that the lady was alone and staring out the window.I found a tinge (氣息) of sadness or anxiety and perhaps a desire for aloneness and peace.But I had obviously destroyed it minutes earlier.
Right then I abandoned my plan for a conventional apologetic gesture.Seeing those funny smile cards in my wallet,I took one out and wrote some words to express my apology.On signing my restaurant bill,I asked a waiter to secretly charge the lady's meal to me and hand her the smile card instead of her bill.
Did she take it the wrong way,I wondered?Did she get confused?Did she refuse the anonymous (匿名的) offer?And so on.I just waited and felt nervous to learn the outcome.To my pleasant surprise,things turned out the best possible way.
The waiter approached me in a joy,telling me,"In the many times she had dined here before,I had never seen the old lady smile as she did when receiving the smile card and the $0bill.She thanked me even though I explained that someone else did the job."
12.The old lady changed her seat mainly because ofB.
A.her private phone call
B.the author's loud voice
C.the views out of the window
D.the restaurant staff's mistake
13.What can we infer from Paragraph 3?D
A.The author didn't stop talking though he felt embarrassed.
B.The author went up to the old lady and apologized to her.
C.The old lady just moved to the farthest table to see outside.
D.The lady didn't have a nice mood and liked to stay alone.
14.Feeling sorry,the author offered the old lady the following EXCEPTA.
A.an apologetic gesture
B.a smile card
C.a free meal
D.some written words to apologize
15.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?C
A.A Misunderstanding Caused by Different Cultures
B.An Unpleasant Experience in Thailand
C.A Smile Card for a Sincere Apology
D.An Old Lady Who Never Smiles.
分析 本文是一篇文學藝術類閱讀理解,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析,結合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).
解答 12.B 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第一段最后一句In my enthusiasm and excitement,I talked quite louder than usual voice and in Spanish,my mother tongue.和第二段第一句A few minutes into the call,an old lady sitting at the table beside mine got up,seemingly offended可知.
13.D 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第三段倒數(shù)第二句I found a tinge (氣息) of sadness or anxiety and perhaps a desire for aloneness and peace.可知我從她的身上發(fā)現(xiàn)了一絲悲傷和焦慮的信息.說明這位老人似乎情緒不高,也不想被打擾.故D項正確.
14.A 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章第四段Right then I abandoned my…charge the lady's meal to me and hand her the smile card instead of her bill.可知我并沒有過去直接道歉,而是幫助對方結賬并給了對方一張笑臉卡片并在上面寫了一些道歉的話語.故A項與題意相符.
15.C 標題概括題.作者在飯店吃飯的時候接到老朋友的電話,說話的聲音很大,影響了旁邊的一位老人.她要求調換位置.事后我?guī)椭鷮Ψ浇Y賬并給了對方一張笑臉卡片并在上面寫了一些道歉的話語,以此表示我的歉意.故C項內容是文章中心思想.AD項內容與文章無關,B項屬于文章中部分內容.
點評 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀理解,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,做題時結合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析,結合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).