Question

5．I arrived late one night on a business trip，so I decided to have dinner in the．hotel．As I was finishing my meal，an elderly couple came in to dine．They were holding hands and had lovely smiles on their faces．They sat three tables from me．I was amazed at the love they showed for each other．It seemed to strike me greatly，because it was shortly after ending a 20-year marriage and I still had pain in'my heart．
    My waiter was also their waiter．As I paid my bill，I inquired as to what their bill was．He informed me，and I gave him $40 to pay their bill．He asked if I knew them and I told him"No，I just wanted to repay them for the love that they were showing to each other，"and then I departed．
    The next day I entered the restaurant to dine before my departure．After I had been seated，the waiter who served me the night before told me that the strangest thing happened after I left the restaurant．When the elderly couple went to pay for their meal，they were informed that it had been paid．When they inquired who had done this，the hostess told them they had no idea who I was，just retelling what I said．
    The couple were amazed．They looked around，asked for the bill of two young couples who were seated together，paid their bill and departed，saying"Love begets Love"，to the amazement of the hostess and waiter．
    I smiled and said，"That's nice，"and proceeded to order my meal．
    About 45 minutes later，I finished my meal and was about to head out，but my waiter was nowhere to be found．I waited and waited and finally walked over to the hostess and explained that I needed to pay for my meal and hurry to the airport．She smiled and explained that I would not have to pay for my meal，because both the waiter and she feltcompelledto pay my bill due to the joy that was brought to the faces of the elderly couple and the amazement of the young couples．
    When I told her that they didn't have to do that，she said with a smile，"Love begets Love．"
41．The writer's purpose of writing the passage is toD．
      A．suggest love never dies
     B．share an interesting experience
     C．encourage us to help people in need
     D．prove a show of love really makes a difference
 42．Why did the elderly couple pay the bill of the two young couples？B
      A．Because they were always ready to help poor people．
      B．Because they were happy to pass the love they gained．
      C．Because they invited the young people to the meal．
      D．Because they didn't want to take the advantage of the writer's generosity．
 43．Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word
"compelled"in this passage？A
      A．obliged             B．forced         C．satisfied            D．determined
 44．What can be inferred from the story？D
      A．The writer did all this to prove his belief in love．
      B．The young couples paid the bill of other customers in the restaurant．
      C．The waiter left on purpose and made the writer stay alone to test him．
      D．The love between the elderly couple deeply touched the writer who was single．
45．Which of the following proverbs can best explain the theme of the story？C
     A．A good beginning makes a good ending．
     B．Where there is a will，there is a way．
     C．As a man sows，so shall he reap （收獲）．
     D．Love me，love my dog．

Answer 1

分析 文章講述了一個與愛有關(guān)的故事．作者有一次出差回來晚了，決定在住的酒店餐廳吃飯．就在作者吃完飯時，一對老年夫婦走進餐廳，他們手牽手，臉上洋溢著愛的微笑．正在被他們之間的愛深深的感動，也觸及到了作者心中因為離異而造成的傷痛．為了表示對這對夫婦之間愛的感動，作者替他們付了賬單．后來的事出乎作者的意料，當作者再一次來吃飯時，服務(wù)員也替他買了單．從而引出了文章的主題：情生情，愛生愛！

解答 41．D 推理判斷題．文章最后一句說she said with a smile，"Love begets Love．"愛要表達出來，付出了愛就能收獲愛．故選D．
42．B 細節(jié)理解題．第四段說They looked around，asked for the bill of two young couples who were seated together，paid their bill and departed，saying"Love begets Love"，愛愛相生．愛是可以傳遞的．故選B．
43．A 猜測詞意題．倒數(shù)第二段說due to the joy that was brought to the faces of the elderly couple and the amazement of the young couples．
為了那些愛帶來的快樂，她覺得很感動．obliged 感激的．故選A．
44．D 細節(jié)理解題．文章第一段說It seemed to strike me greatly，because it was shortly after ending a 20-year marriage and I still had pain in'my heart．這對夫婦之間的愛深深地打動了剛離異的作者．故選D．
45．C 主旨大意題．文章的最后點明了主題Love begets Love，情生情，愛生愛！付出就有回報．故選C．

點評 閱讀理解題是考試的重點題型．主要考查對閱讀材料的理解能力，常用的考查題型有：主旨題，細節(jié)題，推斷題，猜測題，寫作方法和作者態(tài)度判斷題（近幾年出現(xiàn)的考查題型）．解題時，首先要快速瀏覽文章掌握大意；再看題干，帶著題目去讀文章，尋找細節(jié)和相關(guān)有用信息；最后要根據(jù)題型特點，對答案認真分析，仔細推敲．特別要注意區(qū)分細節(jié)題和推斷題不可混淆：細節(jié)題考查文章中的事實；推斷題考查言下之意．這樣就可以快而準地選出正確答案．