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阅读理解 　　For a small town, Manhattan, Kansas has some big surprises．And one of them is the Holiday Inn Hotel, with rooms built around a swimming pool and a friendly family atmosphere． 　　The Holiday Inn is where Manhattan people often go for a special party, or a night out．A lot of them choose to eat in the brightly lit restaurant near the pool．And many of them will be served by Ellen Logan, who has worked as a waitress here for more than two years． 　　Ellen, like most of the waitresses, is also a student．She comes from Nebraska, but she’s planning one day to be a veterinary surgeon, and to care for small animals．But in order to support herself at college, she works twenty hours a week at the Holiday Inn． 　　Ellen soon learned what every waitress finds out．Your best friend has a good pair of shoes．She paid forty-five dollars for hers, much more than she would usually spend．She’s discovered something else too．You don’t have to know much about food to be a good waitress, but you do have to know a lot about people． 　　“A lot of business people always stay here when they come to Manhattan,” she explains．“They like you to recognize them and remember their favorite dishes．But some couples come for a night out together．They just want to be left alone．Then there are people who can’t make up their minds．They look down the menu and say ‘What do you suggest?’ So I ask them how hungry they are．If they say, ‘Not very’, I suggest the salad bar, with soup, salad, bread, and a fruit plate．But if they say they’re very hungry, I suggest a Kansas Strip Steak, with potatoes or rice．You get salad and bread as well．It’s very nice．Real good value．” 　　Ellen may get tired feet sometimes, but at least she’s learning too much about people．She’ll probably make a good animal doctor, but if she finds she doesn’t like it after all, she can always become a psychiatrist(心理医生)instead． (1) A good title for this passage is ________． [　　] A． Ellen Logan at the Holiday Inn B． American Holiday Inn C． A Special Holiday Inn Hotel in Manhattan D． How to Deal with People (2) The words “a veterinary surgeon” mean ________． [　　] A． an animal doctor B． an animal trainer C． a hotel manager D． a food expert (3) From the passage we can infer that ________． [　　] A． waitresses in the Holiday Inn are all students B． waitresses are required to buy a good pair of shoes before they go to work C． waitresses should be familiar with the food there D． it is more important for the waitresses to know much about people than food (4) According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? [　　] A． The Holiday Inn Hotel is one of the big surprises in Manhattan． B． Businessmen like to be recognized by the people and suggested what to eat． C． The couples like to be left alone． D． One of the reasons why people like to eat in the hotel is that it is full of a friendly atmosphere．

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．A;3．D;4．B;
解析：

(1)	本文叙述的是一个女学生做饭店服务生的经历和体验、感触，文字平实，易于理解。这是一道概括主旨大意的题目，通览全文，没有直接给出主旨句，所以需要自己概括。前面已经提到，本文主角是女学生Ellen，事件是她在Holiday Inn做part time job，将题目中四个选项对照，A项为优选。B、C项没有涉及主人公，显然不对。D项的题目更像一篇议论文的题目，没有体现本文主旨，也不对。
(2)	“a veterinary surgeon”这个词出现在第三段,“…she planning one day to be a veterinary surgeon, and to care for small animals．”可见“to care for small animals．”即为“a veterinary surgeon”的工作，所以答案为A项。
(3)	这是一道推测题，需要在理解文章的基础上判断每个选项的真伪。第一个选项过于绝对化。文中只是说到“like most of the waitresses”，而不是“all”，所以A项不对。B项中“required”一词用得不准确，这只是经验，而不是要求，所以B选项不对。C项更加不对，文中有原句“You don’t have to know much about food to be a good waitress”。D项选项是正确的，文中有“…but you do have to know a lot about people”。
(4)	四个选项中，A项准确，第一段中给了“…Manhattan，Kansas has some big surprises．And one of them is the Holiday Inn Hotel…”，C项正确；第五段中有“But some couples come for a night out together．They just want to be left alone．”D项正确，见第一段最末；B项不正确。第五段中的句子“They like you to recognize them and remember their favorite dishes”，此处的“you”不是泛指的人，而是特指“waitress”，所以应选B项。