1.My wife and I have always been friendly with the clerks at the local convenience store.I don't think many people appreciate what a difficult job these folks have.They work for a little over minimum wage and I often wonder how they make ends meet.
One of the clerks,Charlie,was always wearing his glasses but he didn't one day.I asked him about it and he said they'd been out of order and that he couldn't afford a new pair.His family needed money.It was obvious that he was having a difficult time.
We wanted to help him,so we turned to our own eye doctor for assistance with a plan.We had his secretary contact him,asking him to come in for an eye exam for free.We told the doctor to let him order whatever glasses he wanted and that we would pay for them.Although Charlie questioned what was going on,the doctor just told him that someone had offered the money for his new glasses.When we went in to pay the bill,the doctor told us he was so touched by our idea that he waived the exam fee and only charged us for half the price of the glasses!
It was so wonderful to see Charlie in her new glasses and he enjoyed telling all the regular customers how the gift came about.I'm sure that upon hearing her story,ideas of kindness may have emerged in the minds of many.
12.What does the author think of the job at the local convenience store?D
A.less-stressed
B.tiring
C.easy
D.low-paid
13.Why didn't the clerk Charlie wear glasses one day?B
A.It was very warm and fine.
B.His old glasses were broken.
C.His glasses were missing.
D.He forgot to wear his glasses.
14.From the passage,we can infer thatC.
A.Charlie was a young man with skills
B.Charlie knew who paid the money for the new glasses
C.Charlie didn't support his family with enough money
D.Charlie entirely accepted the money for the new glasses
15.The underlined word"waived"in the third paragraph can be replaced byA.
A.gave up
B.took up
C.cut down
D.put off.
分析 本文讲述的是我和我的妻子一直对当地便利店里的员工很友好.一天他发现一个一直带着眼镜的员工忽然不戴眼镜了.问了情况才知道,眼镜坏了,因为经济原因,不能配.于是作者主动帮助他配眼镜的故事
解答 12.D推理判断题.根据"They work for a little over minimum wage and I often wonder how they make ends meet."可推断出,答案D正确.
13.B 细节理解题.根据"I asked him about it and he said they'd been out of order and that he couldn't afford a new pair."他的眼镜坏了.故选B.
14.C 推理判断题.由"I don't think many people appreciate what a difficult job these folks have.They work for a little over minimum wage and I often wonder how they make ends meet."和"His family needed money.It was obvious that he was having a difficult time."可推断出,答案C正确.
15.A 词义猜测题.根据"When we went in to pay the bill,the doctor told us he was so touched by our idea that he waived the exam fee and only charged us for half the price of the glasses!"可知,医生被我们的行为感动,他"放弃"收the exam fee,只收了眼镜的半价.故选A.
点评 本文讲述了我和我的妻子一直对当地便利店里的员工很友好的一个故事,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.