The secret of happiness
An old man walked slowly with a cane(手杖)into the restaurant .His old jacket, worn-out shoes and warm personality made him stand out from the usual crowd.
A young waitress watched him move toward a table by the window. She ran over to him, and said: “Here, sir……let me help you with that chair.”
Without saying a word, he smiled and nodded(點頭)a thank you. She pulled the chair away from the table and helped him sit. Then she put his came against the table.
“Thank you, miss.”he said, kindly.
“You’re welcome, sir.”she said.
After he had finished his breakfast, the waitress brought him the change(零錢)from his bill. He left it on the table. She helped him up and walked with him to the front door.
When she went to clean his table, she found a business card under his plate and note on a napkin(紙巾). Under the napkin was a 100-dollar bill.
The note on the napkin read: “Dear miss, I respect you very much and I can see you respect yourself, too. It shows by the way you treat others. (3)You have found the secret of happiness. Your kindness will shine through to all 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 the other workers had ever seen him in person.
By Steve Brunkhorst
小題1:The old man left﹩100 under the napkin because he
A．had a habit of giving tips to waitresses
B．thought the meal was delicious
C．wanted to thank the waitress for her good attitude
D．learned the secret of happiness from the waitress
小題2:What do we know about the waitress and the old man?
A．The waitress knew who the old man was from the note.
B．The waitress knew the old man before she served him.
C．The old man wanted to have the waitress as his secretary.
D．It was the first time that the waitress had ever seen her boss.
小題3:We can tell from the story that the old man went to the restaurant to     .
A．have a good meal
B．enjoy good service
C．see the restaurant for himself
D．show his love for common people
小題4:The underlined phrase“waited on”means     .
A．looked atB．servedC．waited forD．Found

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B

試題分析：本文敘述了一位餐館的女服務員態(tài)度友好的為每一個客人服務從而獲得幸福的故事。有一天，一位穿著破舊的老人，拄著拐杖來餐館吃早餐，這個女服務員，熱情的為他服務，老人非常尊重她的服務態(tài)度，留給她100美元的小費，并且告訴她已經(jīng)找到了生活的幸福。
小題1:推理判斷題。第二段的help you with that chair和 第三段的helped him sit可知這個女服務員幫助了他，所以此處老人留下100美元應是感謝這個女服務員的。故選C。
小題2:推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的This was the first time that she or any of the other workers had ever seen him in person.可知這是她或任何其他的工人第一次見過老板本人。故選D。
小題3:推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段的This was the first time that she or any of the other workers had ever seen him in person.可知老板以前并沒有親自管理自己的餐館，所以他這次來餐館是為了親自看看。故選C。
小題4:詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第六段的After he had finished his breakfast, the waitress brought him the change(零錢)from his bill可知這個老人是顧客，因此女服務員為老人服務，因此此處的waited on應是服務的意思。故選B。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
One of Britain’s bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected police killer David Bieber --- and was thanked with flowers by the police. It was also said that she could be in line for a share of up to ￡30,000 reward money .
Vicki Brown , 30 , played a very important role in ending the nationwide manhunt . Vicki , who has worked at the Royal Hotel for four years , told of her terrible experience when she had to steal into Bieber’s bedroom and to watch him secretly. Then she waited alone for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the building.
She said : “ I was very nervous . But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen lined up in the car park I was so glad they were there.”
The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious of the guest who checked in at 8 pm the day before New Year’s Eve with little luggage and wearing sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face. She said : “ He didn’t seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact.” Vicki, the only employee on duty , called her boss Margaret , 64 , and husband Stan McKale, 65 , who phoned the police at 11 pm.
Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston , Gateshead , at about 11:30 pm to make sure that this was the wanted man . Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki every 15 minutes.
“ It was about ten to two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said ‘ Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside ?’ My heart missed a beat .”
Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passages and staircases to the top floor room and handed over the key.
“ I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel , so I went to watch . I could not see into the man’s room , but I could see the passage . The police kept shouting at the man to come out with his hands showing . Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed(帶上手銬).”
小題1:Vicki became suspicious of David Bieber because ____________ .
A．he looked very strange
B．the police called her
C．he came to the hotel with little luggage
D．he came to the hotel the day before New Year’s Eve
小題2:Vicki’s heart missed a beat because __________ .
A．the phone went again
B．she could be famous
C．she saw 20 policemen in the car park
D．she would lead the policemen to catch the man
小題3:David Bieber was most probably handcuffed in ____________.
A．Vicki’s bedroomB．the streetC．the passageD．the yard
小題4:How long did the whole event probably last from the moment Bieber came to the hotel to the arrival of some armed officers ?
A．About 6.B．About 8.C．About 11.D．About 14

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