Question

I worked for a short time as a waiter at a a few months ago. I also helped to clean up the tables when it was very . One night, just before Christmas, I found a large black wallet the floor near one of the tables. I guessed I should check it to find out was the owner, but I was very busy at the time. And I imagined that there was something valuable in the wallet, the owner would be back. Sure enough, an hour a man came up to the counter and asked if anyone had found a wallet. I him to describe the lost wallet, and after he described it exactly, I gave him the wallet. He expressed his . He asked me if I had opened , and when I told him “no”. At once he opened it showed that it had nearly $ 800 in cash. He took out a twenty-dollar bill and it to me and I was amazed at this.

Thinking about it later, I began wondering whether I would have been if I had known what was in the wallet! I thought that if I had no way to the owner and no one returned to get it, I might keep it. But it also came into my that I actually saved someone’s Christmas plans by finding and returning the wallet. The good feeling it gave me was worth more than we could buy with money.

1.A. bookshop B. hotel C. hospital D. restaurant

2.A. interesting B. busy C. boring D. tiring

3.A. on B. in C. behind D. under

4.A. what B. when C. how D. who

5.A. because B. if C. as D. though

6.A. ago B. after C. later D. before

7.A. asked B. made C. let D. ordered

8.A. excuses B. greetings C. thanks D. wishes

9.A. it B. one C. itself D. them

10.A. but B. and C. so D. or

11.A. lent B. sold C. handed D. brought

12.A. wise B. careful C. kind D. honest

13.A. catch B. miss C. get D. find

14.A. head B. mind C. heart D. idea

15.A. anybody B. nobody C. anything D. nothing

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.C

12.D

13.D

14.B

15.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文是讲述了作者在一家餐馆做服务员时，拾到一个钱包，又归还失主的故事。

1.名词及语境的理解。由下文中“I also helped to clean up the tables”一句知道是在餐馆工作。A. bookshop 书店；B. hotel 旅馆；C. hospital 医院；D. restaurant餐馆。故选D。

2.当非常忙的时候，我也帮着收拾桌子。A. interesting 有趣的；B. busy 忙碌的；C. boring无聊的，令人厌烦的；D. tiring累人的；故答案选B。

3.介词及语境的理解。句意：圣诞节前的一个晚上，我发现一个大的黑色的钱包在一个桌子附近的地板上。A. on在……上面；B. in 在……里面；C. behind 在……后面；D. under在……下面。on the floor在地板上。故选A。

4.疑问词及语境的理解。句意：我想我应该查出谁是主人。A. what 什么；B. when 什么时候；C. how 怎样 D. who谁。故选D。

5.连词及语境的理解。作者推测如果钱包里有珍贵的东西，主人一定会回来的。A. because 因为；B. if 是否，如果；C. as 由于，作为；D. though 虽然，尽管。故选B。

6.an hour+later=after+an hour 一个小时之后。A. ago 以前；B. after 以后；C. later 后来；D. before 以前。故选C。

7.根据后面是to describe，排除B和D，根据上文应该是作者要求他描述丢失的钱包。A. asked 要求；B. made 制造，使；C. let 让；D. ordered 命令，订购。故选A。

8.名词及语境的理解。根据上句的意思：他准确的描述之后，我把钱包还给他。可推知他表达了他的感谢。A. excuses 借口；B. greetings 招呼；C. thanks 感谢；D. wishes 祝愿。故选C。

9.代词及语境的理解。此处指的是钱包，专上文出现过钱包，故用it。A. it 它；B. one 一个；C. itself 它自己；D. them它们。故选A。

10.连词及语境的理解。根据前面是动词opened，空后面是动词showed，由句意可推知这里需要表并列的连词。A. but 但是；B. and 并且；C. so 因此；D. or或者。故选B。

11.动词及语境的理解。根据句意推测他拿出一张20美元的钞票应该是递给我。A. lent 借出；B. sold 卖；C. handed 递给；D. brought 带来。故选C。

12.句意：后来考虑这件事，我开始疑惑如果我知道钱包里有什么，是否我还是诚实的。A. wise 睿智的；B. careful 小心的，认真的；C. kind 好心的，和蔼的；D. honest诚实的。故选D。

13.动词及语境的理解。这是作者的推测：如果没找到失主，也没人回来找它，我或许会保留它。A. catch 抓住，接住；B. miss 想念，错过；C. get 得到；D. find 找到，发现。故选D。

14.名词及语境的理解。句意：但是这样一个感觉走进了我的心里，就是通过发现和归还钱包，我真的挽救了一个人的圣诞节计划。come into my mind走进了我的心里。A. head 头；B. mind头脑,心灵,脑海；C. heart 心；D. idea主意，观点。故选B。

15.不定代词及语境的理解。句意：这件事所给予我的美妙感觉,是用金钱万万买不到的。A. anybody 任何人；B. nobody 没有人；C. anything 某事，任何事；D. nothing 没事。故选C。

考点：本题考查故事类短文。