Question

   At the end of my senior year of high school, I got a job working at a local coffee shop．I thought the job would be easy and stress-free．I pictured myself pouring the best coffees, making delicious doughnuts (炸面包圈), and becoming friends with regular customers．

   I wasn’t expecting the people with enormous orders, the women who complained that the coffee was much too creamy (含乳脂的), or the men who wanted their iced coffees remade again and again until they reached perfection．I couldn’t seem to please anyone．

   One rainy day, one of my regular customers came in looking upset．He said he felt like getting in bed, pulling the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years．I knew exactly how he felt．

   Before he left, I handed him a bag along with his iced coffee．He was surprised, since he hadn’t ordered anything but coffee．I had given him his favorite type of droughnut．

   “It’s on me,” I told him．“Have a nice day．”

   He smiled and thanked me before heading back out into the rain．

   The next day, it was still raining．I spent my afternoon hanging out the window handing people their orders．I was completely wet and freezing cold．Worse, no one was tipping that day．Every time I looked into our empty tip jar, I grew more depressed．

   In the evening, the customer from the day before drove up to the window．He handed me a pink rose and a note．He said that not many people took time to care about others and he was glad there were still people like me in the world．With a friendly wave, he drove away．

   I ran to the back of the shop and read the note．It read:

Christine,

   Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday．It is so nice to meet someone who’s indeed nice．Please don’t change your ways! Have a great day! –Hank

    After that, whenever I felt depressed or sick of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness．Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask politely, “How can I help you?”

45．Why wasn’t the writer happy with her job at first?

       A．The customers didn’t tip her enough．

       B．It was difficult to make iced coffee perfect．

       C．Everybody had an enormous order．

       D．The job didn’t turn out as she had expected．

46．The man came to the coffee shop to ______．

       A．buy his favorite doughnut               B．complain to the author

       C．buy a cup of iced coffee            D．get out of the rain

47．The man felt thankful for the writer because ______．

       A．she was indeed kind to him in a time of need

      B．she knew exactly how the man felt

       C．she offered him coffee and food for free

       D．she comforted him by sharing his pain

48．What can we learn from the passage?

       A．Don’t count your eggs until they are hatched．

       B．If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path．

       C．The quality of your life is the quality of your relationships．

       D．A man is happy so long as he chooses to be happy．

Answer 1

45---48   DCAB  

解析:

45．D考查推理判斷。從文章第1、2段的敘述看，作者作為高中生去打工，原本以為那里的情況會很美好，結果發現，顧客如潮，人們的埋怨多多，“我似乎不能讓任何人感到滿意”。由此判斷，作者遇到的實際情況與想像的相去甚遠。

46．C考查推理判斷。從文章開頭的敘述看，作者在咖啡店打工，這個人是這里的熟客，這次來只買了咖啡，其他什么都沒買，由此判斷選C，來此的目的是買咖啡。

47．A考查細節理解。從這個人給作者寫的便條內容可知選A，因為作者在他困難的時候給了他鼓勵。

48．B考查主題大意。本文通過作者在咖啡店打工的一段經歷告訴我們，我們要用自己對他人的關愛換得別人的關懷。