Question

On a trip to California, my family stopped for lunch. As we walked towards the entrance to the restaurant, a man, with a messy beard and _____ hair, jumped up from a bench outside the restaurant and opened the door for us. Paying no attention to his ______, he greeted us in a friendly way.
Once inside, my daughters said in a low voice, “Mom, he _______.” After we ordered our lunch, I explained, telling the the kids to look beyond the dirt. We then watched other _____ come into the restaurant but many took no notice of him. Seeing this rudeness truly ______me. The day I became a mother, I had determined to set a good example to my children. Yet sometimes being a good example was _______, especially when things didn’t go right. After our meal arrived, I realized I had left my car-sick pills in the car, so I went back to the car to get them.
Just then, the “doorman”was opening the door for a couple. They ______ him without even noticing his presence. Letting them in first, I said a loud “thank you” to ______ as I went out.
When I returned, we talked a bit. He said he was not allowed inside _____ he bought food. I went back and asked our waitress to ______ one soup and sandwich. The kids looked puzzed as they had already eaten. But when I told them his story and said the _____ was for the “doorman”, they smiled. When it was time to continue our ______, I found the “doorman” enjoying his meal. Upon seeing me, he stood up and thanked me heartily with tears in his eyes.
Back in the car, I fell into deep thought. While we can’t choose many things in life, we can choose _____ to show gratitude. I said thanks to a man who had _____held open a door for me, and also said thanks for that opportunity to teach my children by _______.

小題1:	A．dirty B．clean C．pretty D．shiny

小題2:	A．appearance B．happiness C．illness D．carelessness

小題3:	A．smokes B．shouts C．smells D．smiles

小題4:	A．travelers B．visitors C．passengers D．customers

小題5:	A．taught B．upset C．troubled D．surprised

小題6:	A．tiring B．amazing C．difficult D．successful

小題7:	A．waited for B．rushed past C．stopped by D．returned to

小題8:	A．him B．them C．myself D．themselves

小題9:	A．before B．since C．though D．unless

小題10:

A．buy B．add C．show D．borrow

小題11:

A．order B．money C．note D．service

小題12:

A．meal B．talk C．trip D．story

小題13:

A．where B．when C．how D．why

小題14:

A．actually B．truly C．really D．simply

小題15:

A．journey B．example C．lesson D．experience

Answer 1

小題1:A
小題2:A
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:B
小題6:C
小題7:B
小題8:A
小題9:D
小題10:B
小題11:A
小題12:C
小題13:B
小題14:D
小題15:B

試題分析：本文是講述了作者向一個邋遢的看門人表示感謝并為他買飯的故事。
小題1:考查形容詞及語境的理解。由上文中的messy beard（雜亂的胡須），可推知是臟頭發，A.dirty 臟的；B.clean 干凈的；C.pretty 漂亮的；D.shiny有光澤的。故選A。
小題2:考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：沒有注意他的外貌，他有禮貌的向我們打招呼。A.appearance外貌；B.happiness 高興；C.illness 疾病；D.carelessness粗心。故答案選A。
小題3:考查動詞及語境的理解。由上文 “看門人”比較臟，可知氣味難聞，應該是聞起來。A.smokes 吸煙；B.shouts 喊；C.smells 聞起來；D.smiles微笑著。故選C。
小題4:考查名詞及語境的理解。由上文提到是進飯館吃飯，因此“我們”看到的應該是顧客。A.travelers 旅行者；B.visitors 參觀者；C.passengers 乘客；D.customers顧客。故選D。
小題5:考查形容詞及語境的理解。上句說道進來的顧客都沒注意“看門人”，看到這種情況是我不安。A.taught 教，教會；B.upset 不安的；C.troubled焦慮的;擔憂的；D.surprised驚訝的。故選B。
小題6:考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：有時樹立榜樣是困難的，尤其是事情不按常規發展時。 A.tiring累人的，令人疲倦的； B.amazing 令人驚訝的；C.difficult 困難的；D.successful 成功的。故選C。
小題7:考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：他們匆忙地經過，沒有注意到他的存在。A.waited for 等待；B.rushed past 匆匆經過；C.stopped by 被阻止；D.returned to返回到。故選B。
小題8:考查代詞及語境的理解。句意：當我出去的時候，我大聲地對他說了聲“謝謝”。此處指對“看門人”表示感謝。 A.him他（賓格）；B.them 他們（賓哥）；C.myself 我自己；D.themselves他們自己。故選A。
小題9:考查連詞及語境的理解。句意：他說他不被允許進去除非他買飯。A.before 之前；B.since 由于，自從；C.though 盡管；D.unless除非。故選D。
小題10:考查名詞及語境的理解。由下文中提到孩子們已經吃飽了，因此應該是增加一份湯和三明治。A.buy 買； B.add 增加；C.show 出示； D.borrow借。故選B。
小題11:考查名詞及語境的理解。孩子們為增加的飯感到疑惑，“我”講了看門人的故事并說明增加的訂單是給他的。 A.order 訂單；B.money 金錢；C.note 便條；D.service服務。故選A。
小題12:考查連詞及語境的理解。由上文知道作者一家在旅行途中吃飯，可知飯后應該是繼續旅行。A.meal 飯；B.talk 談話；C.trip 旅行；D.story故事。故選C。
小題13:考查代詞及語境的理解。從下文中知道作者向“看門人”表示了感謝從而有了教育孩子們的機會。可知句意：在生活中當我們不能選擇很多東西的時候，我們能夠選擇怎樣去表示感謝。A.where哪兒；B.when 什么時候；C.how 怎樣；D.why為什么。故選B。
小題14:考查副詞及語境的理解。根據上文作者只是簡單地向為他們開門的“看門人”表示了感謝，就有了教育孩子的例子。A.actually 實際上； B.truly誠實地；C.really 真地，真正地；D.simply簡單地。故選D。
小題15:考查名詞及語境的理解。根據上文中“The day I became a mother, I had determined to set a good example to my children.”再聯系小題14:知通過這個例子教育了孩子。A.journey 旅行；B.example 例子，榜樣；C.lesson 功課，教訓；D.experience 經歷，經驗。故選B。