Question

My friend’s grandfather came to America from a farm in Thailand. After arriving in New York, he went into a cafeteria (自助餐厅) in Manhattan to get something to eat．He sat down at a table and waited for someone to take his order(点菜). Of course nobody did. Finally, a woman with a plate full of food sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria worked．

“Start out at the end,” she said, “Just go along the line and choose what you want. At the other end they’ll tell you how much you have to pay.”

“I soon learned how everything works in America.” the grandfather told my friend. “Life is like a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want only if you are willing to pay the money. You can even get success, but you’ll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it by yourself.”

1.Which is the best title of the text?

A. From Thailand to America 

B. Life is Like a Cafeteria in America

C. How to Eat in a Cafeteria

D. Eating in an American Cafeteria

2.My friend’s father came from __________.

A. Thailand    B. Australia    C. Canada  D. Manhattan

3.From the text, we know if you want to get SUCCESS in America, you should   .

A. get help from your friends

B. know how a cafeteria works

C. get up again if you fail

D. try to get it by yourself

4.Which of the following is True?

A. The old man sat down opposite the woman so that she could take his order．

B. The woman sat down opposite the old man so that she could serve him．

C. The woman didn’t know the old man, but she decided to pay the bill for him．

D. The woman didn’t know the old man, but she told him how to get food in the cafeteria．

5.What does the underlined word “it” in the third paragraph mean?

A. The food served in the cafeteria.

B. The success that one wants to achieve (实现).

C. The bill one has to pay in the cafeteria.

D. The plate used in the cafeteria.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了朋友的祖父来到纽约自助餐厅吃饭，学到了一个道理，要想获得成功不要等，要行动起来，要靠自己。

1.B细节理解题。通读整篇短文可知，这篇短文主要讲述了生活就像美国的一家自助餐厅。故选B。

2.A细节理解题。My friend’s grandfather came to America from a farm in Thailand.可知朋友的祖父来自泰国。故选A。

3.D细节理解题。根据You have to get up and get it yourself. 可知在自助餐厅吃饭，必须自己站起来去拿食物。故选D。

4.D细节理解题。根据 Finally, a woman with a big plate full of food came up to him.可知这位妇女拿着一大盘食物走过来，故推断她也是自助餐的顾客，在买食物，不认识那位老人。故选D。

5.B细节理解题。根据上文You can even get success可知下文中的it指的是一个人想实现的成功。故选B。

考点：人生百味类短文阅读