Question

A few days ago I was sitting in a Thai restaurant enjoying a meal when I got a phone call from a friend I hadn’t spoken to for a long time. Full of enthusiasm and excitement I talked slightly louder than usual and in Spanish, my mother tongue.

A few minutes into the call the lady sitting beside me got up, seemingly upset, and asked the restaurant staff to relocate her to a table as far away as possible from “this man who won’t get off his phone”

I sank in my seat out of embarrassment. I ended the call soon afterwards and felt the urge to go over and apologize. Before getting up I looked around to see where she was and I found she was, indeed, at the table furthest away from me. I noticed that the lady was alone and staring out of the window, looking a bit sad.

Right then I quit my plan for a conventional apologetic gesture and decided to conduct an experiment. Seeing those funny smile cards in my wallet, I took one out. When signing my check I asked the waiter to secretly charge the lady’s meal to my credit card instead of her bill.

I left the restaurant, letting the waiter know I would be back in a few hours to pick up my credit card. I returned later as promised, excited to learn the result.

To my pleasant surprise, things turned out the best possible way. A group of restaurant staff approached me with joy, telling me that the lady had dined there many times, but they had never seen her smile and laugh like she did upon receiving the smile card and the $0 check.

1.Why did the lady ask the restaurant staff to relocate her?

A. She didn’t understand Spanish.

B. She preferred to stay on her own.

C. She wanted to sit beside the window.

D. She felt bothered by the author’s phone call.

2.What did the author want to do first after he ended his phone call?

A. Apologize to the lady.

B. Pay for the lady’s meal.

C. Conduct an experiment.

D. Give the lady a smile card.

3.According to the text, the lady_______.

A. was unfriendly to others

B. was too poor to afford a meal

C. was not happy deep in her heart

D. was particular about where she sat

4.What is the best title fir the text?

A. A poor lonely lady

B. A smile card apology

C. An improper phone call

D. An unpleasant experience

Answer

1. D

2. C

3. A

4. B

【解析】

文章主要讲述了作者几天前在餐厅用餐发生的事情。作者当时由于接到了很久未联系的朋友的电话而声音略大，使得坐在附近的一位女士要求调换座位远离作者。作者这才觉得自己打扰了他人。最后作者通过匿名付账以及送微笑卡的方式向对方道歉。

1.推理判断题。根据第二段A few minutes into the call the lady sitting beside me got up, seemingly upset, and asked the restaurant staff to relocate her to a table as far away as possible from “this man who won’t get off his phone”可知，这位女士为作者的电话感到烦恼，所以她要求餐厅工作人员重新安置她。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据第四段第一句Right then I quit my plan for a conventional apologetic gesture and decided to conduct an experiment.可知，作者在结束电话之后想进行实验。故选C。

3.推理判断题。根据最后一段中A group of restaurant staff approached me with joy, telling me that the lady had dined there many times, but they had never seen her smile and laugh like she did upon receiving the smile card and the $0 check.可知，这位女士对别人不友好。故选A。

4.主旨大意题。根据最后一段To my pleasant surprise, things turned out the best possible way. A group of restaurant staff approached me with joy, telling me that the lady had dined there many times, but they had never seen her smile and laugh like she did upon receiving the smile card and the $0 check.（令我惊喜的是，事情的结果是最好的。一群餐馆的工作人员高兴地走近我，告诉我那位女士在那里吃过很多次饭，但他们从来没有见过她像收到微笑卡和0美元支票时那样微笑和大笑。）可知本文最佳主题是“A smile card apology”。故选B。