Question

Every evening at six o’clock an old man goes to a restaurant near his house. He eats dinner. After dinner, he drinks coffee and talks to the people at the restaurant.

The old man’s name is Bill. Bill eats at the restaurant every evening because he is lonely. His wife died and he has no children.

Every evening the same waitress(女服务员)brings Bill to his dinner. Her name is Cara. She is 17 years old. Cara is kind to Bill. She knows he is lonely, so she talks to him. If Bill is late for dinner, she calls him on the telephone. “Are you OK?” she asks him.

One evening Bill doesn’t come to the restaurant. Cara calls him, but he doesn’t answer the phone. Cara calls the police. “Please go to Bill’s house.” Cara tells the police. Later the police call Cara at the restaurant. “Bill died in his sleep,” the police tell her. Bill was 82 years old.

A week later, a man comes to the restaurant. “I have something for Cara,” the man says. The man gives Cara a check(支票) for $500000. The money is from Bill.

“This money is for me? From Bill?” Cara asks the man.

“Yes,” the man answers.

“But…why?” Cara asks the man.

“Bill liked you,” the man says. “You were kind to him”

1.---Why does Cara often talk to Bill? ---____.

A. Because she has no friend

B. Because she knows Bill is lonely

C. Because she has nothing to do

D. Because she knows Bill is very rich

2.---What does Cara do if Bill is late for dinner? ---_____.

A. She calls him on the telephone

B. She calls the police on the phone

C. She brings dinner to Bill’s house

D. She waits for him at the door

3.---Why doesn’t Bill come to the restaurant that evening? --____.

A. Because Cara isn’t kind to him

B. Because he died in his sleep

C. Because he is very tired

D. Because he stays at home for dinner

4.--From whom is the money for Cara? ---____________.

A. The police

B. The man with glasses in the picture

C. Bill

D. Cara’s parents

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：比尔每天晚上在餐馆吃饭，因为他是孤独的。每天晚上都由同一服务员卡拉给比尔带来晚餐。卡拉知道比尔是寂寞的，所以她常和他说话。如果比尔晚餐迟到了，她就给他打电话。然而有一天晚上比尔没到餐馆，因为他在睡梦中去世了。

1.B细节理解题。根据文中She knows he is lonely, so she talks to him.可知卡拉常常和比尔说话是因为她知道比尔是孤独的，所以选B。

2.A细节理解题。根据文中If Bill is late for dinner, she calls him on the telephone.可知如果比尔晚餐迟到了，卡拉就给他打电话。所以选A。

3.B细节理解题。根据文中“Bill died in his sleep,” the police tell her.可知那天晚上比尔没有到饭馆是因为比尔在睡梦中去世了，所以选B。

4.细节理解题。根据文中The man gives Cara a check(支票) for $500000. The money is from Bill.可知那钱是比尔给卡拉的，所以选C。

考点：故事类短文阅读。