The old man walked slowly into the restaurant. With head tilted, and shoulders bent forward he leaned on his trusty stick with each unhurried step. His torn cloth jacket, patched trousers, worn out shoes, and warm personality made him stand out from the usual Saturday morning breakfast crowd. He stopped, turned with his whole body, and winked at a little girl seated by the door. She flashed a big smile right back at him.
A young waitress named Mary watched him walk toward a table by the window. She ran over to him, and said, “Here, Sir. Let me give you a hand with that chair.” She pulled the chair away from the table. Steadying him with one arm, she helped him move in front of the chair, and get comfortably seated. Then she moved the table up close to him, and leaned his stick against the table where he could reach it.
In a soft, clear voice he said, "Thank you, Miss. And bless you for your kind gestures."
“You're welcome, Sir.” She replied. “And my name is Mary. I'll be back in a moment, and if you need anything at all in the mean time, just wave at me!”
After he had finished a hearty meal, Mary brought him the change from his ticket. He left it on the table. She helped him and walked with him to the front door. Holding the door open for him, she said, “Come back and see us, Sir!” He turned and nodded a thank-you. “You are very kind.” he said softly, smiling.
When Mary went to clean his table, she almost fainted. Under his plate she found a business card, and a note scribbled on a napkin. Under the napkin was a one-hundred-dollar bill.
The note on the napkin read, “Dear Mary, I respect you very much, and you respect yourself too. It shows by the way you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will shine through those who meet you.”
The man she had waited on was the owner of the restaurant where she worked. This was the first time that she, or any of his employees had ever seen him in person.
小題1:The old man left $ 100 under the napkin because he ________．
A．was grateful for Mary's kindness
B．wanted to encourage Mary to do more good deeds
C．a(chǎn)ppreciated Mary's kindness and work attitude
D．thought highly of the tasty meal in the restaurant
小題2:What do we know about Mary and the old man?
A．Mary knew who the old man was from the note．
B．Mary recognized the old man when she served him．
C．The old man intended to have Mary as his secretary．
D．Mary had never seen her boss face to face before．
小題3:It can be inferred that the old man went to the restaurant to ________．
A．have a good mealB．enjoy good service
C．have an on-site visitD．show his generosity
小題4:The passage is developed mainly by________．
A．following the order of spaceB．following the order of time
C．making comparisonsD．providing examples
小題5:The best title of the passage would be ________．
A．Employer and EmployeeB．The Secret of Happiness
C．A Gift from the ManagerD．Good Service in the Restaurant
 
小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:B
 
試題分析：
小題1:C 推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段I respect you very much, and you respect yourself too. It shows by the way you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will shine through those who meet you.”說明這個老人即老板對于她的善良和工作態(tài)度很滿意。故C正確。
小題2:.D 推理題、根據(jù)文章最后一行This was the first time that she, or any of his employees had ever seen him in person.說明之前老板沒有來過餐廳，這是第一次。故D正確。
小題3:C 推理題。這是老板第一次來這里，而且是裝扮成了一個很窮的老人，說明他是來這里查訪的，故C正確。On-side視察。
小題4:B 本文是一則故事，是按照故事發(fā)生的順序即時間順序的，故B正確。
小題5:.B 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段最后兩行You have found the secret of happiness. Your kind gestures will shine through those who meet you.”說明本文是最后講述的是幸福的秘密，故B正確。
點評：本文講述了一位老板喬裝打扮視察餐廳，受到服務(wù)員的熱情接待的故事。集中考查推理題，做此類題時，學(xué)生應(yīng)盡可能地利用生詞所在的上下文來猜測，即利用我們所熟悉的詞或短語和上下文中的已知部分進行邏輯上的推理，有時還需依靠常識和經(jīng)驗。?
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