Yesterday I went to our local grocery store. I often go to their deli counter, and I understand that it can get a little confused for the workers. So normally none of them ever take the time to smile or seem overly friendly. But yesterday it was completely different. I was pleasantly surprised to be greeted with a very welcoming smile by the young man behind the counter. He never sighed heavily or slumped back and forth like he didn’t want to be there. He was all by himself and quite a long line. But not once did he act concerned about it. He just did his job efficiently and acted very kind the entire time.
I was so impressed that I approached the manager. I explained to her that I often visit the deli counter and I have never been greeted with such kindness. She agreed with me that he was a wonderful person and she thanked me for sharing my feelings with her.
As I was walking away，I could hear her approaching the young man with，“I just got a wonderful compliment(praise) about you.” I couldn't hear everything she was saying，but I knew that she did thank him. I couldn't help but smile!
Later I had to pass by the deli counter to get onions. There was no one there，except the diligent young man. He didn't say anything，he just smiled at me. I realized that I hadn't done a huge deed that day，but that small deed made a small difference to someone．I love seeing people smile. I just received my smile cards and I wish I had one with me that day. Maybe I will drop one off at the deli a different day! It's amazing how good I felt after that.
So，friends，the next time you are in a grocery store，retail store，restaurant，or anywhere that someone is working hard，letting them know in some way can mean so much. I hope you get a smile out of it like I did!
【小題1】 The passage is mainly about       .

A．friendship between the writer and a young man
B．the power of a simple compliment
C．a(chǎn) grocery store
D．a(chǎn) diligent assistant
【小題2】The writer found it was different yesterday because        .
A．the young man was very busy
B．the young man was concerned about so many customers
C．the writer was warmly greeted by a young man
D．the young man acted very kind all the time
【小題3】The writer approached the manager to         .
A．thank him
B．say hello to him
C．complain about the service
D．praise the young man
【小題4】The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 implies that the writer will         .
A．smile to others at the deli one day
B．give one card to the young man one day
C．drop in at the deli one day
D．go to the deli for a job one day
【小題5】 What can we learn from the last paragraph?         
A．Praising others' hard work means nothing.
B．Helping others is always rewarding.
C．We should never hesitate to praise hard-working persons.
D．Not all good deeds deserve praise.


【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】A
【小題5】C   

解析試題分析：文章講述作者到商店，遇到一個(gè)年輕人對(duì)他很友好，作者對(duì)經(jīng)理表揚(yáng)了年輕人，后來作者再次到小賣部的時(shí)候，年輕人對(duì)他微笑，表現(xiàn)出簡(jiǎn)單的表揚(yáng)的能量。
【小題1】主旨題：從整篇文章的內(nèi)容：作者到商店，遇到年輕人對(duì)他很友好，作者對(duì)經(jīng)理表揚(yáng)了年輕人，后來作者再次到柜臺(tái)的時(shí)候，年輕人對(duì)他微笑，這讓作者決定以后還是這樣做，可知文章講的是簡(jiǎn)單的表揚(yáng)的能量，選B
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：But yesterday it was completely different. I was pleasantly surprised to be greeted with a very welcoming smile by the young man behind the counter.可知作者昨天被一個(gè)年輕人熱情的接待，所以感到不同。選C
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：從第二段的句子：I was so impressed that I approached the manager. I explained to her that I often visit the deli counter and I have never been greeted with such kindness. 可知作者找經(jīng)理表揚(yáng)這個(gè)年輕人，選D
【小題4】句意理解題：從前面的句子，I just received my smile cards and I wish I had one with me that day.可以推斷出作者以后到小賣部也會(huì)對(duì)別人微笑的，選A
【小題5】推理題：從最后一段的句子：the next time you are in a grocery store，retail store，restaurant，or anywhere that someone is working hard，letting them know in some way can mean so much 可以推斷出我們不要猶豫表揚(yáng)勤奮的人，選C
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