Question

閱讀短文，回答問題。

An old man walked slowly with a cane (手杖) into the restaurant. His old jacket, worn-out （穿破的）shoes made him stand out from the usual crowd.

A young waitress watched him move towards a table by the window. She ran over to him, and said, “Here, sir…let me help you with nodded (點頭) to show his thanks. After he finished his breakfast, the waitress brought him the change (零錢)from his bill. She helped him up and walked with him to the front door.

When she went to clean his table, she found a note on a napkin. Under the napkin was a 100-dollar bill. The note on the napkin said, “Dear miss, I respect you very much and I can see you respect yourself, too. It shows by the way you treat others. You have found the secret of happiness. That is your kindness. It will make everyone you meet happy.”

The old man she served was the owner of the restaurant.

1.What was the old man wearing when he walked into the restaurant?.

2.What did the waitress find when she went to clean the old man’s table?

3.Was the old man the owner of the restaurant?

4.According to the passage, what is the secret of happiness?

5.What can you learn from the story?

Answer 1

1.An/His old jacket and worn-out shoes.

2.A note and a 100-dollar bill.

3.Yes.

4.Kindness.

5.We should be kind / helpful / kind-hearted to others. / We should respect each other

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文講述的一位穿著破舊的老人在一個餐館吃飯，只有一個年輕的女孩不嫌棄這個老人，熱情的招待了她。但是好人有好報，這位女孩的態度被老板看在了眼里，得到了應有的表揚，因為衣著破爛的老人是這餐館的老板。

1.根據第一段第二句話His old jacket, worn-out （穿破的）shoes made him stand out from the usual crowd.可知答案填His old jacket, worn-out shoes。

2.根據第三段第一句found a note及第二句Under the napkin was a 100-dollar bill.可知答案，故填A note and a 100-dollar bill.。

3.根據文章最后一段The old man she served was the owner of the restaurant.可知這位老人就是老板，故回答Yes.

4.根據短文第三段You have found the secret of happiness. That is your kindness.可知辛福的秘訣在于友好，故填Kindness.。

5.】通過全文，尤其第三段，可知我們無論何時何地都應該尊重他人，友善待人。只要意思差不多符合便行。

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