Question

    “Excuse me,” he waved to the waiter. The waiter arrived at our table. “I ________ cottage cheese, but this is the mushroom.” The waiter returned with a(n) ________ smile on his face and said, “I’m sorry sir. I ________ took the order for the mushroom.” “Then change it immediately,” I said angrily. I had ________ my professor, who had retired as CEO of a billion-dollar multinational corporation, to lunch at the ________ restaurant. The waiter smiled awkwardly. I ________ to begin the “do-you-know-who-he-is” dialogue. But my professor was quicker. He said, “It’s alright. Just don’t ________ me for both dishes,” and laughed. “No, sir. Sorry, sir. Thank you, sir,” the waiter said and the ________ and gratefulness were written all over his face.

“Why did you do that, sir?” I asked, ________ .”It’s his duty to change your dish,” I said. “See how crowded the restaurant is? It’s a(n) ________ noon. Vernon,” my professor said. “Changing my order would mean more ________ for him and the chef. Maybe the waiter is ________. He probably would get a warning from the manager for this ________. Why put them through all this ________? This mushroom isn’t bad.”

When the bill arrived, my professor ________ paying it. He even left a big tip. When we walked out, he smiled at the waiter, who ________ so low that I thought he’d break his back. My professor also smiled and ________ the doorman when he thanked us for visiting.

Here was my professor, Mr. Smith, being sympathetic to people below his ________, and treating them like friends. “The true measure of a man is ________ he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good,” said Samuel Johnson. I’ll follow my professor’s ________ and try my best to do the same.

1.A.mentioned B.ignored C.noticed D.ordered

2.A.apologetic B.ridiculous C.meaningful D.unnecessary

3.A.accurately B.accidently C.primarily D.appropriately

4.A.referred B.introduced C.brought D.guided

5.A.remote B.common C.elegant D.self-service

6.A.happened B.prepared C.managed D.failed

7.A.charge B.blame C.thank D.punish

8.A.peace B.confidence C.worry D.relief

9.A.excited B.moved C.surprised D.disappointed

10.A.normal B.busy C.hot D.unique

11.A.work B.income C.value D.practice

12.A.smart B.careful C.friendly D.new

13.A.actively B.duty C.mistake D.intention

14.A.break B.boredom C.training D.trouble

15.A.put on B.insist on C.come on D.get on

16.A.bowed B.stood C.sat D.fell

17.A.acknowledge B.recognized C.observed D.understood.

18.A.age B.status C.expectation D.standard

19.A.when B.why C.how D.what

20.A.call B.advice C.procedure D.example

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.A

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】

本文为一篇记叙文，讲述了作者和教授一起吃午饭，服务员不小心上错菜，教授决定原谅，并且给了一大笔小费的故事。

1.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我点的是农家干酪，但这是蘑菇。A. mentioned提醒；B. ignored忽视；C. noticed注意；D. ordered点菜。根据 The waiter arrived at our table以及 but this is the mushroom可知，作者和教授在参观吃饭，所以这里是在讲点的菜。故此题选D。

2.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：服务员带着歉意的微笑回来说：“对不起，先生。我不小心接了蘑菇的订单。” A. apologetic道歉的；B. ridiculous可笑的；C. meaningful有意义的；D. unnecessary没必要的。上文讲到上错了菜，所以这时候需要到道歉。故此题选A。

3.

考查副词词义辨析。句意见上一题。A. accurately准确地；B. accidently意外地；C. primarily 最初地；D. appropriately合适地。通过下文服务员说到，他接了蘑菇的订单可知，他并不是故意上错菜的，是一次意外。故此题选B。

4.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我带着已经退休的教授，还是一家价值数十亿美元的跨国公司的首席执行官来这家高级的餐馆吃饭。A. referred涉及；B. introduced介绍；C. brought带着；D. guided指导。通过上文可知，我和我的教授一起来吃饭，所以是我带着我的教授。故此题选C。

5.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意见上一题。A. remote遥远的；B. common常见的；C. elegant优雅的、高级的；D. self-service资助的。上文who had retired as CEO of a billion-dollar multinational corporation，所以是作者带教授去了一个比较高级的地方。故此题选C。

6.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我准备开始“你知道他是谁吗”的对话。A. happened发生；B. prepared准备；C. managed管理；D. failed失败。下文But my professor was quicker，可知我的话还没说出口，所以是准备说。故此题选B。

7.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：“两道菜都别收我的钱，”他笑着说。A. charge收费；B. blame责备；C. thank感谢；D. punish惩罚。通过最后教授付了钱还给了小费，我们可以推断出这里教授是开玩笑的说教授不准备付钱了。故此题选A。

8.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：服务生说，脸上写满了欣慰和感激之情。A. peace和平；B. confidence自信；C. worry担忧；D. relief宽慰。根据gratefulness were written all over his face，可知，服务员很欣慰。故此题选D。

9.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：你为什么要那样做，先生？我惊讶地问道。A. excited 激动的；B. moved感动的；C. surprised吃惊的；D. disappointed失望的。根据It’s his duty to change your dish,”，可知作者对于教授的做法难以理解。故此题选C。

10.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：今天中午很忙。A. normal正常的；B. busy繁忙的；C. hot热的；D. unique独特的。通过上文的See how crowded the restaurant is?可知餐馆人很多，很忙。故此题选B。

11.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：更改我的菜单，那么主厨和他的工作量就会增加。A. work工作；B. income收入；C. value价值；D. practice练习。换菜单的话厨师就要做另一道菜，所以工作量就增加了。故此题选A。

12.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：也许这个服务员是新来的。A. smart聪明的；B. careful仔细的；C. friendly友好的；D. new新的。上文说到服务员上错菜犯了错，所以他有可能是新来的。故此题选D。

13.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：他可能会因为这个错误而受到经理的警告。A. actively积极；B. duty职责；C. mistake错误；D. intention目的。上文 I 3 took the order for the mushroom.说到服务员上错了菜，所以这是一个错误。故此题选C。

14.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：为什么要让他们经历这么多麻烦？A. break休息；B. boredom厌烦；C. training训练；D. trouble麻烦。根据上文Changing my order would mean more 11 for him and the chef.换菜单的话厨师就要做另一道菜，所以工作量就增加了 ，会给他们带来一系列麻烦。故此题选D。

15.

考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：当结账单时，教授还是坚持付了款。A. put on穿上；B. insist on坚持；C. come on加油；D. get on上车。上文教授打趣说到不付钱，但是下文教授还是给了钱，所以教授还是坚持认为应该给钱。故此题选B。

16.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：服务生深深地鞠躬，我想他会伤到背的。A. bowed鞠躬；B. stood站立；C. sat坐；D. fell跌倒。通过下文break his back可知，大幅度鞠躬会伤到背。故此题选A。

17.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：当门卫感谢我们来访时，我的教授也微笑着向他道谢。A. acknowledge致谢；B. recognized意识到；C. observed观察；D. understood理解。根据when he thanked us for visiting可知，教授也通过微笑表示了感谢。故此题选A。

18.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：史密斯教授对地位低下的人很同情，把他们当作朋友对待。A. age年纪；B. status地位；C. expectation期待；D. standard标准。本文讲的是教授和服务员的故事，可知服务员和教授相比，地位比教授的地位低。故此题选B。

19.

考查连接词词义辨析。句意：真正衡量一个人，是看他如何对待与他毫不相干的人。A. when时间；B. why原因；C. how方式；D. what怎么样。本文讲述的是教授如何对待犯错的服务员，所以文章讲的是如何待人，表方式。故此题选C。

20.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我将以我的教授为榜样，尽我所能做到这一点。A. call电话；B. advice建议；C. procedure步骤；D. example例子。根据 try my best to do the same.可知，作者也要尝试这样去做可知，作者把教授当成了自己的榜样。故此题选D。