Question

    I work as a waiter at a hotel. Last night, an elderly white, seemingly ________ couple entered the restaurant. My co-worker greeted and ________ them in a friendly way. We usually take charge of our own ________, but when we are ________, we help each other out.

I was ________ the customers at another table when the elderly husband ________ to me that they were ready to order. I usually find it ________ when people go out of their way to make their order, especially when we are super busy. But once I took the couple’s ________ I understood why.

The husband began ordering, stuttering (结巴) to a degree I’d never heard before. It was very clear that he had a ________ disorder. I could tell the wife had told her husband very extensively what she wanted, as a(n) ________ for him to practice ordering. It took him quite a while to order. Meanwhile, she was just sitting there, looking proud and ________ despite her husband’s endless stuttering.

Honestly, the whole thing just did something to me. It was beautiful and made me realize that a huge part of love is ________, patience and support. She could have made the order and made things a lot ________ for her husband and avoided the ________ from other tables, but she didn’t. ________, she supported him and was proud to see him ________ the order.

The whole thing also ________ me that life isn’t always ________ for everyone. These rich people seemed to have everything, but they also have ________ they have to face daily. But I’ve learnt that life isn’t about waiting for the storm to ________, it’s about learning to dance in the rain.

1.A.blind B.wealthy C.courageous D.nervous

2.A.searched B.surveyed C.seated D.accompanied

3.A.dishes B.meals C.bookings D.tables

4.A.busy B.tired C.considerate D.anxious

5.A.reacting to B.cheering up C.waiting on D.looking after

6.A.signaled B.shouted C.explained D.said

7.A.natural B.impolite C.heartbreaking D.impressive

8.A.menu B.order C.tip D.bill

9.A.stomach B.heart C.speech D.breath

10.A.excuse B.tradition C.target D.way

11.A.absent-minded B.satisfied C.attractive D.strict

12.A.thankfulness B.forgiveness C.pity D.acceptance

13.A.easier B.fairer C.tougher D.funnier

14.A.smiles B.stares C.greetings D.questions

15.A.However B.Otherwise C.Instead D.Thus

16.A.analyse B.take C.complete D.fail

17.A.reminds B.scares C.encourages D.bothers

18.A.normal B.painful C.hopeful D.smooth

19.A.danger B.problems C.criticism D.choices

20.A.pass B.strike C.direct D.change

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.B

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.C

16.C

17.A

18.D

19.B

20.A

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过描述一对上了年纪的看起来十分阔绰的夫妻来到酒店餐厅，当看到患有语言障碍的丈夫结巴但是完成下单时，妻子是非常自豪的。这对夫妻的真爱使作者明白：爱的很大一部分是接受、耐心和支持，生活并不总是一帆风顺的，与其等待暴风雨过去，不如学会在雨中跳舞。

1.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：昨晚，一对上了年纪的看起来十分阔绰的夫妻走进了酒店餐厅。A. blind盲目的，瞎的；B. wealthy阔绰的，富有的；C. courageous勇敢的，有胆量的；D. nervous紧张的。根据下文中These rich people seemed to have everything可知他们是阔绰的。故选B。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的同事跟他们打了招呼，友好地引导他们落座。A. searched搜索，搜寻；B. surveyed调查，考察；C. seated为……提供座位，使……坐下；D. accompanied陪伴，伴随。根据greeted可知此处表示引导他们落座。故选C。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：通常我们只为自己负责的桌子提供服务，但当我们忙的时候，我们互相帮助。A. dishes餐具，菜肴；B. meals膳食，谷类；C. bookings登记；D. tables桌子。根据下文I was ____5____ the customers at another table可知此处要用table表示餐桌。故选D。

4.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：通常我们只为自己负责的桌子提供服务，但当我们忙的时候，我们互相帮助。A. busy忙的；B. tired疲惫的；C. considerate体贴的；D. anxious焦虑的。根据we help each other out可知此处表示忙的时候。故选A。

5.考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我在另一张桌子上招待顾客时，年长的丈夫向我示意他们可以点菜了。A. reacting to作出反应；B. cheering up使高兴，使振；C. waiting on招待，服侍；D. looking after照顾。根据at another table可知此处我正在招待另外一桌客人。故选C。

6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我在另一张桌子上招待顾客时，年迈的丈夫向我示意他们可以点菜了。A. signaled以动作向……示意；B. shouted呼喊；C. explained解释；D. said说话。根据…that they were ready to order可知此处表示向我示意能点菜了。故选A。

7.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：每次有客人大费周章的点餐，我总觉得是不礼貌的，尤其是当我们特别忙的时候。A. natural自然的；B. impolite不礼貌的；C. heartbreaking心碎的；D. impressive感人的，给人以印象深刻的。根据especially when we are super busy可知我的看法是觉得不礼貌的。故选B。

8.考查名词词义辨析。句意：但我为他们下单时，我明白了其中的原因。A. menu菜单；B. order订单；C. tip提示；D. bill账单。根据下文The husband began ordering可知此处表示订单。故选B。

9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：很明显这人有语言障碍。A. stomach胃；B. heart心；C. speech演讲，讲话；D. breath呼吸。根据The husband began ordering, stuttering (结巴) to a degree I’d never heard before.可知此处是表示他有语言障碍。故选C。

10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我可以看出，妻子已经非常详细地告诉了丈夫自己想要吃什么，想用这种方式帮助他训练说话能力。A. excuse借口；B. tradition传统；C. target目标；D. way方式，方法。根据for him to practice ordering可知此处表示一种训练的方式。故选D。

11.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：与此同时，她只是坐在那里，看上去很骄傲，神情惬意，尽管她丈夫结结巴巴，十分严重。A. absent-minded出神的，心不在焉的；B. satisfied满意的；C. attractive吸引人的；D. strict严格的。根据looking proud可知此处她也神情惬意。故选B。

12.考查名词词义辨析。句意：它是美丽的，让我意识到爱的很大一部分是接受、耐心和支持。A. thankfulness感谢；B. forgiveness原谅；C. pity遗憾；D. acceptance接受，赞同。根据patience and support可知用接受最合适。故选D。

13.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她本可以点餐，为她丈夫让事情变得更容易，还能避免其他桌子的目光，但她没有做。A. easier更容易的；B. fairer更公平的；C. tougher更艰苦的；D. funnier更有趣的。根据and avoided the ____ from other tables可知此处表示让事情更容易。故选A。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：她本可以点餐，为她丈夫让事情变得更容易，还能避免其他桌子的目光，但她没有做。A. smiles微笑；B. stares凝视，注视；C. greetings问候，打招呼；D. questions问题。根据from other tables可知用stare最合适。故选B。

15.考查副词词义辨析。句意：相反，她支持他，并为他完成下单而感到自豪。A. However然而；B. Otherwise否则；C. Instead代替，而不是；D. Thus因而。根据she supported him可知此处表示与前句形成了对比转折。故选C。

16.考查动词词义辨析。句意：相反，她支持他，并为他完成下单而感到自豪。A. analyse分析；B. take拿，取；C. complete完成；D. fail失败。根据proud可知他完成了下单。故选C。

17.考查动词词义辨析。句意：这一切也提醒我，生活对每个人并不总是一帆风顺的。A. reminds提醒；B. scares时害怕；C. encourages鼓励；D. bothers打扰。根据that life isn’t always _____ for everyone可知此处表示提醒了我这个事实。故选A。

18.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这一切也提醒我，生活对每个人并不总是一帆风顺的。A. normal正常的；B. painful痛苦的；C. hopeful有希望的；D. smooth顺利的，平稳的，光滑的。根据下文的but可知此处表示生活并不总是顺利的。故选D。

19.考查名词词义辨析。句意：这些富人似乎什么都有，但他们也有每天都要面对的问题。A. danger危险；B. problems问题，难题；C. criticism批评；D. choices选择。根据they have to face daily可知此处表示问题，难题。故选B。

20.考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我明白了，生活不是等待暴风雨过去，而是学会在雨中跳舞。A. pass通过，经过，走过；B. strike撞击；C. direct管理，指挥；D. change改变。根据it’s about learning to dance in the rain可知此处表示等待暴风雨过去。故选A。