阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

We recently treated our new-adult son and his girlfriend to a seafood feast, near Cocoa Beach, Florida. Our server, a grandmotherly woman skilled in the art of___36_____, flew around the ___37_____juggling dishes and drinks while treating customers as individuals. She remembered their ____38_____tastes likes and dislikes –all of which she’d learned after only the briefest ____39_____.

At the end of the meal, she presented the bill, and then went to____40_____ the growing crowd of other dinners. My husband ___41____with a credit card, added her___42____, and we were off.  

“Mr. Goldsmith!” our waitress ran out of the dining room waving a receipt at him, “Thank you.”

He looked at her as though he didn’t __43_____. We’ve all seen that universal___44___ of confusion—eyebrows drawn together and head cocked to one side

“What did you give her?” I asked in a stage whisper, ____45___if he had done something __46___ or made a calculation error.

“Wow, Dad,” our son said, ___47___like an awestruck 10 –year-old. “I’ve never seen a waitress ____48____anyone out of the restaurant to say ‘thank you’ for the tip.

“She gave us great service. I just thought she deserved a little bump __49_____ what I usually give.”

It wasn’t until later, when I accidentally heard our  ___50____retelling the story of the ___51___waitress, that I realized she had given my family something___52___ a “thank you”. She showed our son the importance of ___53_____hard work and the rewarding sound of “thank you”. Her show of thanks helped a dad earn a bit more ___54___from a loving son. And it reminded me just why I ___55____this thoughtful, caring man.

	A．	painting	B．	smiling	C．	cooking	D．	serving
	A．	restaurant	B．	sky	C．	corner	D．	table
	A．	common	B．	special	C．	considerable	D．	delicious
	A．	argument	B．	discussion	C．	conversations	D．	debate
	A．	attend to	B．	look for	C．	care for	D．	find out
	A．	paid	B．	called	C．	carried	D．	pushed
	A．	advice	B．	suggestions	C．	tip	D．	prize
	A．	doubt	B．	suspect	C．	happen	D．	understand
	A．	feeling	B．	look	C．	attitude	D．	expression
	A．	thinking	B．	hoping	C．	wondering	D．	expecting
	A．	unreasonable	B．	appropriate	C．	unfair	D．	helpful
	A．	looking	B．	sounding	C．	doing	D．	imagining
	A．	help	B．	keep	C．	drive	D．	follow
	A．	except	B．	below	C．	above	D．	within
	A．	son	B．	friend	C．	colleague	D．	parent
	A．	excellent	B．	skilled	C．	generous	D．	grateful
	A．	rather than	B．	more than	C．	less than	D．	no more than
	A．	devoting	B．	remembering	C．	acknowledging	D．	ignoring
	A．	respect	B．	sympathy	C．	thanks	D．	satisfactory
	A．	trained	B．	refused	C．	left	D．	married

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

We recently treated our new-adult son and his girlfriend to a seafood feast, near Cocoa Beach, Florida. Our server, a grandmotherly woman skilled in the art of___36_____, flew around the ___37_____juggling dishes and drinks while treating customers as individuals. She remembered their ____38_____tastes likes and dislikes –all of which she’d learned after only the briefest ____39_____.

At the end of the meal, she presented the bill, and then went to____40_____ the growing crowd of other dinners. My husband ___41____with a credit card, added her___42____, and we were off.  

“Mr. Goldsmith!” our waitress ran out of the dining room waving a receipt at him, “Thank you.”

He looked at her as though he didn’t __43_____. We’ve all seen that universal___44___ of confusion—eyebrows drawn together and head cocked to one side

“What did you give her?” I asked in a stage whisper, ____45___if he had done something __46___ or made a calculation error.

“Wow, Dad,” our son said, ___47___like an awestruck 10 –year-old. “I’ve never seen a waitress ____48____anyone out of the restaurant to say ‘thank you’ for the tip.

“She gave us great service. I just thought she deserved a little bump __49_____ what I usually give.”

It wasn’t until later, when I accidentally heard our  ___50____retelling the story of the ___51___waitress, that I realized she had given my family something___52___ a “thank you”. She showed our son the importance of ___53_____hard work and the rewarding sound of “thank you”. Her show of thanks helped a dad earn a bit more ___54___from a loving son. And it reminded me just why I ___55____this thoughtful, caring man.

1.	A．	painting	B．	smiling	C．	cooking	D．	serving
2.	A．	restaurant	B．	sky	C．	corner	D．	table
3.	A．	common	B．	special	C．	considerable	D．	delicious
4.	A．	argument	B．	discussion	C．	conversations	D．	debate
5.	A．	attend to	B．	look for	C．	care for	D．	find out
6.	A．	paid	B．	called	C．	carried	D．	pushed
7.	A．	advice	B．	suggestions	C．	tip	D．	prize
8.	A．	doubt	B．	suspect	C．	happen	D．	understand
9.	A．	feeling	B．	look	C．	attitude	D．	expression
10.	A．	thinking	B．	hoping	C．	wondering	D．	expecting
11.	A．	unreasonable	B．	appropriate	C．	unfair	D．	helpful
12.	A．	looking	B．	sounding	C．	doing	D．	imagining
13.	A．	help	B．	keep	C．	drive	D．	follow
14.	A．	except	B．	below	C．	above	D．	within
15.	A．	son	B．	friend	C．	colleague	D．	parent
16.	A．	excellent	B．	skilled	C．	generous	D．	grateful
17.	A．	rather than	B．	more than	C．	less than	D．	no more than
18.	A．	devoting	B．	remembering	C．	acknowledging	D．	ignoring
19.	A．	respect	B．	sympathy	C．	thanks	D．	satisfactory
20.	A．	trained	B．	refused	C．	left	D．	married

 

We recently treated our now-adult son and his girlfriend to a seafood feast, near Cocoa Beach, Florida. Our server, a grandmotherly woman skilled in the art of___36___, flew around the ___37___juggling dishes and drinks while treating customers as individuals. She remembered their ____38___tastes, likes and dislikes –all of which she’d learned after only the briefest ___39___.

At the end of the meal, she presented the bill, and then went to___40___ the growing crowd of other dinners. My husband ___41___with a credit card, added her___42____, and we were off.

“Mr. Goldsmith!” our waitress ran out of the dinning room waving a receipt at him, “Thank you. ”

He looked at her as though he didn’t __43___. We’ve all seen that universal__44__ of confusion—eyebrows drawn together and head cocked to one side

“What did you give her?” I asked in a stage whisper, ___45___if he had done something __46__ or made a calculation error.

“Wow, Dad,” our son said, __47__like an awestruck 10 –year-old. “I’ve never seen a waitress ___48___anyone out of the restaurant to say ‘thank you’ for the tip.

“She gave us great service. I just thought she deserved a little bump __49___ what I usually give. ”

It wasn’t until later, when I accidentally heard our  __50___retelling the story of the ___51___waitress, that I realized she had given my family something__52__ a “thank you”. She showed our son the importance of __53___hard work and the rewarding sound of “thank you”. Her show of thanks helped a dad earn a bit more __54__from a loving son. And it reminded me just why I __55___this thoughtful, caring man.

36. A. painting           B. smiling                  C. cooking                D. serving

37. A. restaurant        B. sky                       C. corner                  D. table

38. A. common          B. special                  C. considerable          D. delicious

39. A. argument         B. discussion             C. conversations        D. debate

40. A. attend to          B. look for                C. care for                D. find out

41. A. paid                B. called                    C. carried                  D. pushed

42. A. advice             B. suggestions           C. tip                     D. prize

43. A. doubt              B. suspect                 C. happen                 D. understand

44. A. feeling             B. look                      C. attitude                 D. face

45. A. thinking           B. hoping                  C. wondering            D. expecting

46. A. unreasonable    B. appropriate            C. unfair                   D. helpful

47. A. looking            B. sounding               C. doing                    D. imagining

48. A. help                B. keep                     C. drive                    D. follow

49. A. except             B. below                   C. above                   D. within

50. A. son                 B. friend                   C. colleague              D. parent

51. A. excellent          B. skilled                   C. generous               D. grateful

52. A. rather than       B. more than             C. less than               D. no more than

53. A. devoting          B. remembering         C. acknowledging      D. ignoring

54. A. respect            B. sympathy              C. thanks                  D. satisfactory

55. A. trained             B. refused                 C. left                       D. married