1．At noon the rush hour had passed．There were few guests （顾客） in the snack bar．It was not crowded．When the boss was about to take a break to read a newspaper，in came an old lady and a little boy．
"How much money is a bowl of beef soup？"the grandma sat down，counted the money in her purse and ordered a bowl of beef soup．The grandma pushed the bowl to the little boy，who swallowed （吞咽） his saliva （口水），looking at his grandma and saying，"Grandma，did you really have lunch？""Of course．"His grandma chewed （咀嚼） a piece of radish （萝卜泡菜） slowly．Very quickly，the little boy ate up the meal．
Seeing this．the boss went over to them and said，"Old lady，congratulations，you are lucky to have the free food，for you are our 100th guest．"
Afterwards，over a month or more，one day，the small boy squatted （蹲） across the snack bar，where he seemed to be counting something，which shocked the boss when he happened to look out office window．
When the small boy saw a guest walk into the snack bar，he would put a small stone into the circle he drew，but the lunch time had almost passed，the small stones he put into the circle were hardly 50．
The boss was quite worried and called up all his old guests．The guests started coming one after another．
"81，82，83…"the small boy counted faster and faster．At last，when the 99th small stone was put into the circle，the little boy hurried to pull his grandma's hand and went into the snack bar．
"Grandma，this time it's on me，"the little boy said proudly．The grandma who had become the real 100th guest was served a bowl of beef soup by her grandson．As his grandma as before，the little boy chewed a piece of radish in his mouth．
32．Grandma ordered only one bowl of beef soup becauseC．
A．Grandma only liked radish
B．Grandma didn't like beef soup
C．Grandma loved her grandson more than herself
D．There was only one bowl of beef soup left in the snack bar at that time
33．What do you think of the boss of the snack bar'？B
A．Impatient．B．Warm hearted．C．Very rich．D．Hard-working．
34．Why did the boy put the small stones into the circle he drew？C
A．He played games with his friends．
B．He was asked to count the guests for the boss．
C．He wanted to get the free beef soup for his grandma．
D．He only wanted to know the number of the small stones．
35．Which can be the best title of the passage？A
A．The 100th guest B．A snack bar
C．A boy counting stones D．A poor grandma．
分析 这篇短文描述了发生在一家饭店的故事．热心的老板为了让一位老人喝上一碗牛肉汤，编造了一个善意的谎言，老板随便编造出来的第一百位顾客，让老奶奶得到了一碗免费的牛肉汤，不但表现出了老板的热心，也通过后面的事件进一步揭示出了祖孙之间深深的爱，演绎出了老板以及这对祖孙之间善良的人性之美．
解答 32．C．推理判断题．根据第二段描述the grandma sat down，counted the money in her purse and ordered a bowl of beef soup．The grandma pushed the bowl to the little boy，Grandma，did you really have lunch？""Of course．"His grandma chewed （咀嚼） a piece of radish （萝卜泡菜） slowly可知这位奶奶假装自己吃过饭了，把牛肉汤留给孙子喝，自己却吃萝卜泡菜，可以看出她很爱自己的小孙子，故选C．
33．B．推理判断题．根据Seeing this．the boss went over to them and said，"Old lady，congratulations，you are lucky to have the free food，for you are our 100th guest．"及The boss was quite worried and called up all his old guests．The guests started coming one after another．可知，老板说的免费的食物是老板骗老奶奶的一句话，他这样说只是为了让这个老人安心的吃上一碗牛肉汤．故选B，这个老板是热心的．
34．C．细节理解题．根据"Grandma，this time it's on me，"the little boy said proudly．The grandma who had become the real 100th guest was served a bowl of beef soup by her grandson．可知小男孩是在数什么时候到第一百位顾客，因为他想为奶奶得到一碗免费的牛肉汤．故选C．
35．A．主旨大意题．这篇短文中因为老板随便编造出来的第一百位顾客，让老奶奶得到了一碗免费的牛肉汤，不但表现出了老板的热心，也通过后面的事件进一步揭示出了祖孙之间深深的爱，故选A，第一百位顾客．最符合本文主题思想．
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