About a month ago, while in the drive through at Starbucks, I noticed a woman in a car behind me who appeared to be having a bad day. There were two kids in the back who seemed to have too much at 8 am on a Sunday morning, because they were shouting loudly. The moved slowly and at one point while I was pulling the car forward, the sad woman behind me my car. I could tell this her. The entire time that I waited in line for my coffee this woman didn’t .
Looking back at her I could tell she was wondering “Why me? Why today?” When I up and paid for my coffee I requested that the barista(咖啡吧員) of Starbucks give the woman behind me a smile card and paid for her coffee.
Just 30 minutes later I was again in line at Starbucks. I heard a slam of a car door but thought nothing of it. I was when the same woman came up to my driver’s side window. She me a twenty-dollar bill and the same smile card I had given to her. She smiled and said, “These are for you. You are the one who gave these to me , right? All I need you to do is ask the barista to give the back to me.” It was amazing! It was as if this woman had been waiting to show her for what I had done!
When she got back into her today she was all smiles. I could tell she had the same feeling as I had on that early Sunday morning. It was nice to have my coffee paid for, but what made me feel even better was seeing the happiness and smile on her face.
As I pulled out of the drive-thru, she waved and yelled out, “Have a day!” I yelled back “You too!” and waved her goodbye.
1.A. force B. strength C. power D. energy
2.A. line B. time C. sun D. bus
3.A. knocked B. touched C. kicked D. watched
4.A. excited B. calmed C. worried D. entertained
5.A. apologize B. smile C. complain D. bother
6.A. pulled B. looked C. turned D. walked
7.A. standing B. waiting C. parking D. pacing
8.A. amused B. confused C. disappointed D. shocked
9.A. handed B. owed C. presented D. asked
10.A. clever B. kind C. honest D. modest
11.A. privately B. secretly C. originally D. totally
12.A. card B. change C. bill D. coffee
13.A. consideration B. respect C. desire D. appreciation
14.A. office B. home C. car D. room
15.A. free B. quiet C. regular D. good
1.D
2.A
3.A
4.C
5.B
6.A
7.B
8.D
9.A
10.B
11.C
12.B
13.D
14.C
15.D
【解析】
試題分析：作者在排隊買咖啡時，從后面的車里出來一個女人，她敲了一下作者的車，作者認為她今天心情不好，在付咖啡錢時，作者幫那個女人付了錢并囑咐吧員送她一個微笑卡。后來，讓作者感到驚訝的是，那個女人一直在等著作者，向作者感示感謝。
1.考查名詞辨析。A力量；B體力；C權力，能力；D能量。who seemed to have too much at 8 am on a Sunday morning, because they were shouting loudly.兩個孩子在星期天上午似乎特別有精神，一直在大聲叫喊。故選D。
2.考查名詞辨析。A線，行，（等車）隊伍；B時間；C太陽；D公交車。根據下一句“The entire time that I waited in line”可知，這里指的是排隊候車的隊伍，故選A。
3.考查等車辨析。A敲；B觸碰；C踢；D觀察。根據第三段“when the same woman came up to my driver’s side window.”可知，那個女人來到作者車前敲了敲作者的車，故選A。
4.考查動詞辨析。A使興奮；B使冷靜；C使擔憂；D使開心。根據第一段“who appeared to be having a bad day...the sad woman”可知，這個不開心的女人似乎等得不耐煩了，故選C。
5.考查動詞辨析。A道歉；B微笑；C抱怨；D打擾。this woman didn’t 作者在排隊等咖啡期間，那個農村人一直都沒有笑，故選B。
6.考查動詞辨析。A拉，停車；B看；C轉向；D步行。根據“paid for my coffee”可知，作者是停車付錢，故選A。
7.考查動詞辨析。A站立；B等待；C停車；D步行。根據第一段“I waited in line for my coffee”可知，作者又來排隊買咖啡，故選B。
8.考查形容詞辨析。A娛樂的；B困惑的；C失望的；D吃驚的。I was when the same woman came up to my driver’s side window當同一個女人來到作者車前時，作者感到了吃驚，故選D。
9.考查動詞辨析。A遞給；B歸功于；C贈送；D詢問。She me a twenty-dollar bill and the same smile card I had given to her.她遞給作者20美元和之前作者送她的微笑卡，故選A。
10.考查形容詞辨析。A聰明的；B友好的；C誠實的；D謙虛的。根據“who gave these to me”可知，作者幫這個女人買了咖啡，還送給她微笑卡，因此她認為作者是友善的，故選B。
11.考查副詞辨析。A私下地；B秘密地；C起初，原來；D完全。這里的意思是“這些是你原先給我的東西吧？”，故選C。
12.考查名詞辨析。A卡片；B改變，零錢；C賬單，鈔票；D咖啡。All I need you to do is ask the barista to give the back to me.我需要你做的是讓吧員把找零還給我，change在此是“找零”的意思，故選B。
13.考查名詞辨析。A體貼；B尊敬；C欲望；D欣賞，感激。It was as if this woman had been waiting to show her for what I had done!這個女人似乎是一直在等著我，向我表達感激之情，故選D。
14.考查名詞辨析。A辦公室；B家；C汽車；D房間。根據第三段“I heard a slam of a car door”可知，那個女人也開著一輛車，故選C。
15.考查形容詞辨析。A免費的；B安靜的；C定期的，經常的；D好的。“Have a day!”祝你度過美好的一天！故選D。
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