Question

One dark and stormy night，an elderly man and his wife entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadelphia，hoping to get shelter for the night．

The clerk，a friendly man with a beautiful smile，explained that there were three conferences in town．“All of our rooms are taken，”the clerk said，“but I can't send a nice couple like you into the rain at one o'clock in the morning．Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room? It's not a suite，but it will be good enough to make you comfortable for the night．”The couple agreed．

As the elderly man paid the bill the next morning，he told the clerk，“You are the kind of person who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States．Maybe someday I’ll build one for you．” The clerk looked at them and smiled．The three of them had a good laugh．

Two years passed．The clerk had almost forgotten the incident when he received a letter from the elderly man，asking the clerk to pay him a visit．The elderly man met him in New York，and led him to the corner of the Fifth Avenue and 34th Street．He then pointed to a great new building there，a reddish stone one with watchtowers thrusting (插入) up to the sky，and told the clerk that it was the hotel he had just built for him to manage．

That wonderful building was the original Waldorf-Astoria Hotel．And this young clerk whose name was George C．Boldt never foresaw the return of events that would lead him into the manager of one of the world's most attractive hotels．

1.Why did the elderly man build a hotel for the clerk?

A． He was grateful to the clerk．

B． They had a bet at first．

C． He wanted to please the clerk．

D． He wanted to sell the hotel．

2.Which of the statements about the story is NOT true?

A． The story took place at about one a．m．

B． The old couple were too poor to afford a luxurious room．

C． The clerk was willing to help those in need．

D． The clerk received an unexpected invitation from the old man．

3.According to the text，the clerk．

A． helped the couple because he thought they were poor．

B． hoped that the old couple could give him a large amount of money．

C． didn't expect to receive things in return from the old couple．

D． became rich，thanks to his own efforts．

4.Which of the following proverbs suits the story the best?

A． Every little thing helps．

B． Make hay(干草)while the sun shines．

C． Accidents will happen．

D． One good turn deserves another．

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

1.1】推理判断题：从第三段可知：老夫妇接受职员的帮助后说你值得成为美国最好酒店的老板，也许有一天我会为你建一家酒店。和第四段老人邀请职员到纽约，告诉他那座宏伟的建筑就是给他经营的酒店。推断出老人是出于对职员的感谢才为他建的酒店。选A。

2.2】细节理解题：从文章第二、三段可知：当时费城有三个大型会议，酒店的房间都住满了，而且第二天老夫妇支付了住宿账单，推断出老夫妇并不是没钱住豪华房间。选B。

3.3】细节理解题：从文章第四段的句子：Two years passed．The clerk had almost forgotten the incident when he received a letter from the elderly man，asking the clerk to pay him a visit．可知那名职员根本没想到那对老夫妇会对他曾经的帮助给予回报，选C。

4.4】推理判断题：文章介绍了一对老夫妇为了报答职员雨夜的帮助，为他建了一座宏伟的酒店让他经营的故事，说明善有善报，A．Every little thing helps．每一件小事都有帮助。 B．Make hay (干草) while the sun shines．趁热打铁。C．Accidents will happen．天意如此，在所难免 。D．One good turn deserves another．善有善报。因此选D。