8.A few days ago,I was sitting in a Thai restaurant enjoying a meal when I got on a phone call from a friend I hadn't spoken to in a long time.In my enthusiasm and excitement,I talked quite louder than usual voice and in Spanish,my mother tongue.
A few minutes into the call,an old lady sitting at the table beside mine got up,seemingly offended,and asked the restaurant staff to relocate (重新安排) a table as far away as possible from this man who seemed to be impolite.
I sank in my seat out of embarrassment.I ended the call soon afterwards and felt the urge to apologize.Before getting up,I looked around to see where she was and she was at the table farthest away from me.I noticed that the lady was alone and staring out the window.I found a tinge (气息) of sadness or anxiety and perhaps a desire for aloneness and peace.But I had obviously destroyed it minutes earlier.
Right then I abandoned my plan for a conventional apologetic gesture.Seeing those funny smile cards in my wallet,I took one out and wrote some words to express my apology.On signing my restaurant bill,I asked a waiter to secretly charge the lady's meal to me and hand her the smile card instead of her bill.
Did she take it the wrong way,I wondered?Did she get confused?Did she refuse the anonymous (匿名的) offer?And so on.I just waited and felt nervous to learn the outcome.To my pleasant surprise,things turned out the best possible way.
The waiter approached me in a joy,telling me,"In the many times she had dined here before,I had never seen the old lady smile as she did when receiving the smile card and the $0bill.She thanked me even though I explained that someone else did the job."
12.The old lady changed her seat mainly because ofB.
A.her private phone call
B.the author's loud voice
C.the views out of the window
D.the restaurant staff's mistake
13.What can we infer from Paragraph 3?D
A.The author didn't stop talking though he felt embarrassed.
B.The author went up to the old lady and apologized to her.
C.The old lady just moved to the farthest table to see outside.
D.The lady didn't have a nice mood and liked to stay alone.
14.Feeling sorry,the author offered the old lady the following EXCEPTA.
A.an apologetic gesture
B.a smile card
C.a free meal
D.some written words to apologize
15.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?C
A.A Misunderstanding Caused by Different Cultures
B.An Unpleasant Experience in Thailand
C.A Smile Card for a Sincere Apology
D.An Old Lady Who Never Smiles.
分析 本文是一篇文学艺术类阅读理解,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.
解答 12.B 推理判断题.根据第一段最后一句In my enthusiasm and excitement,I talked quite louder than usual voice and in Spanish,my mother tongue.和第二段第一句A few minutes into the call,an old lady sitting at the table beside mine got up,seemingly offended可知.
13.D 推理判断题.根据第三段倒数第二句I found a tinge (气息) of sadness or anxiety and perhaps a desire for aloneness and peace.可知我从她的身上发现了一丝悲伤和焦虑的信息.说明这位老人似乎情绪不高,也不想被打扰.故D项正确.
14.A 细节理解题.根据文章第四段Right then I abandoned my…charge the lady's meal to me and hand her the smile card instead of her bill.可知我并没有过去直接道歉,而是帮助对方结账并给了对方一张笑脸卡片并在上面写了一些道歉的话语.故A项与题意相符.
15.C 标题概括题.作者在饭店吃饭的时候接到老朋友的电话,说话的声音很大,影响了旁边的一位老人.她要求调换位置.事后我帮助对方结账并给了对方一张笑脸卡片并在上面写了一些道歉的话语,以此表示我的歉意.故C项内容是文章中心思想.AD项内容与文章无关,B项属于文章中部分内容.
点评 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读理解,题目涉及多道细节理解题,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.