18．I travel a lot in my work，and what I dislike about my job is eating alone．It always makes me feel lonely to see others laughing and talking．So，room service for several nights was a better choice for me．
After having room service three nights at a hotel in Houston，however，I needed to get out of my room．Although the restaurant opened at 6：30，I arrived at 6：25．The waiter at the front desk made a comment （评论） about my"being there really early"．I explained my dislike of eating alone in restaurants．He then seated me at a lovely table and asked me whether I would mind if he sat down with me for a while．
I was glad!He sat and talked with me about his career goals and the difficulty of being at work on nights，weekends and holidays．He said he didn't have enough time to be with his family．After 15minutes，he saw some customers at the front desk and excused himself．I noticed that before he went to the front desk，he stopped in the kitchen for a moment．
Then another waiter came out of the kitchen and had a wonderful chat with me．Before I left that night，some other waiters，even the cook，had come out of the kitchen and sat with me!
When I asked for my bill about one hour later，all the people who had sat down with me came over in a big group to my table，and presented me with a red rose．And I cried!What had begun as a lonely night ended as a beautiful experience．
28．The author asked for room service becauseD．
A．a lot of money would be saved in this way
B．he didn't like to eat with other people around
C．he didn't wanted to be recognized by the waiters
D．seeing people laughing and talking made him feel bad
29．How did the waiter feel when he saw the author come in at 6：25？C
A．Dissatisfied．
B．Pleased．
C．Surprised．
D．Angry．
30．From the third paragraph，we can learn that the waiter at the front deskB．
A．knew how to attract more customers to his restaurant
B．found it hard to balance his work and his family
C．was getting tired of his present job
D．had never had such a chance to talk about his worries
31．The author wants to tell us thatC．
A．people are actually all lonely in their own way
B．restaurants should put the need of customers first
C．the kindness of strangers can make you less lonely
D．restaurants are full of surprises for lonely people．
分析 我在工作中经常出差，我不喜欢我的工作是独自吃饭，总是让我觉得自己很孤独，看到别人在笑和说话的时候，我觉得有几晚的客房服务是更好的选择所以，几个晚上的客房服务对我来说是一个更好的选择．
在休斯顿的一家酒店有三晚的客房服务后，然而，我需要离开我的房间．虽然六点半餐厅开始，我来到时6：25，前台服务员评论说我真的很早到那儿．我解释说我不喜欢一个人在餐厅吃饭，然后他让我在一张可爱的桌子旁就做，并问我是否介意他和我坐一会儿，我很高兴!他坐下来跟我谈他的职业目标以及在晚上，周末和假期的工作困难，他说他没有足够的时间和家人在一起，15分钟后，他在前台看到一些顾客，然后借故离开了．我注意到，在他走到前台之前，他在厨房里停了一会儿．
然后另一个服务生从厨房出来，和我聊得很愉快，在那晚我离开前，其他的服务员，甚至厨师，都从厨房出来，和我坐在一起!
一小时后，当我要我的账单时，所有和我一起坐下来的人都来到我的桌子旁，向我展示了一支红色的玫瑰，我哭了!开始时的一个寂寞的夜晚以一个美丽的体验而结束了．
解答 答案DCBC
详解：
28．答案D．考查推理判断题，从第一段It always make s me feel lonely to see others laughing and talking．So，room service for several nights was a better choice for me．可以看出．
29．答案C．事实细节题，从第二段The waiter at the front desk made a comment（评论） about my"being there really early"可以看出作者在餐厅开门前就到了，因此服务员感到意外．
30．答案B．推理判断题，从第三段He sat and talked with me about his career goals and the difficulty of being at work on nights，weekends and holidays．He said he hadn't enough time to be with his family可以看出服务员工作很忙，难以得到足够时间陪伴家人．
31．答案C．推理判断题，联系上下文以及最后一句 What had begun as a lonely night ended as a beautiful experience可以看出正是因为餐厅里的这些陌生人（服务员、厨师）的善意陪伴，让作者从最开始的孤独最终成为美丽的经历．
点评 推理判断题
既要求学生透过文章表面文字信息推测文章隐含意思，又要求学生对作者的态度、意图及文章细节的发展作正确的推理判断，力求从作者的角度去考虑，不要固守自己的看法或观点．其次，对于暗含在文章中的人物的行为动机、事件中的因果关系及作者未言明的倾向、意图、态度、观点等要进行合乎逻辑的判断、推理、分析，进一步增强理解能力，抓住材料实质性的东西．
