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閱讀理解 　　For a small town, Manhattan, Kansas has some big surprises．And one of them is the Holiday Inn Hotel, with rooms built around a swimming pool and a friendly family atmosphere． 　　The Holiday Inn is where Manhattan people often go for a special party, or a night out．A lot of them choose to eat in the brightly lit restaurant near the pool．And many of them will be served by Ellen Logan, who has worked as a waitress here for more than two years． 　　Ellen, like most of the waitresses, is also a student．She comes from Nebraska, but she’s planning one day to be a veterinary surgeon, and to care for small animals．But in order to support herself at college, she works twenty hours a week at the Holiday Inn． 　　Ellen soon learned what every waitress finds out．Your best friend has a good pair of shoes．She paid forty-five dollars for hers, much more than she would usually spend．She’s discovered something else too．You don’t have to know much about food to be a good waitress, but you do have to know a lot about people． 　　“A lot of business people always stay here when they come to Manhattan,” she explains．“They like you to recognize them and remember their favorite dishes．But some couples come for a night out together．They just want to be left alone．Then there are people who can’t make up their minds．They look down the menu and say ‘What do you suggest?’ So I ask them how hungry they are．If they say, ‘Not very’, I suggest the salad bar, with soup, salad, bread, and a fruit plate．But if they say they’re very hungry, I suggest a Kansas Strip Steak, with potatoes or rice．You get salad and bread as well．It’s very nice．Real good value．” 　　Ellen may get tired feet sometimes, but at least she’s learning too much about people．She’ll probably make a good animal doctor, but if she finds she doesn’t like it after all, she can always become a psychiatrist(心理醫生)instead． (1) A good title for this passage is ________． [　　] A． Ellen Logan at the Holiday Inn B． American Holiday Inn C． A Special Holiday Inn Hotel in Manhattan D． How to Deal with People (2) The words “a veterinary surgeon” mean ________． [　　] A． an animal doctor B． an animal trainer C． a hotel manager D． a food expert (3) From the passage we can infer that ________． [　　] A． waitresses in the Holiday Inn are all students B． waitresses are required to buy a good pair of shoes before they go to work C． waitresses should be familiar with the food there D． it is more important for the waitresses to know much about people than food (4) According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? [　　] A． The Holiday Inn Hotel is one of the big surprises in Manhattan． B． Businessmen like to be recognized by the people and suggested what to eat． C． The couples like to be left alone． D． One of the reasons why people like to eat in the hotel is that it is full of a friendly atmosphere．

Answer 1

答案：1．A;2．A;3．D;4．B;
解析：

(1)	本文敘述的是一個女學生做飯店服務生的經歷和體驗、感觸，文字平實，易于理解。這是一道概括主旨大意的題目，通覽全文，沒有直接給出主旨句，所以需要自己概括。前面已經提到，本文主角是女學生Ellen，事件是她在Holiday Inn做part time job，將題目中四個選項對照，A項為優選。B、C項沒有涉及主人公，顯然不對。D項的題目更像一篇議論文的題目，沒有體現本文主旨，也不對。
(2)	“a veterinary surgeon”這個詞出現在第三段,“…she planning one day to be a veterinary surgeon, and to care for small animals．”可見“to care for small animals．”即為“a veterinary surgeon”的工作，所以答案為A項。
(3)	這是一道推測題，需要在理解文章的基礎上判斷每個選項的真偽。第一個選項過于絕對化。文中只是說到“like most of the waitresses”，而不是“all”，所以A項不對。B項中“required”一詞用得不準確，這只是經驗，而不是要求，所以B選項不對。C項更加不對，文中有原句“You don’t have to know much about food to be a good waitress”。D項選項是正確的，文中有“…but you do have to know a lot about people”。
(4)	四個選項中，A項準確，第一段中給了“…Manhattan，Kansas has some big surprises．And one of them is the Holiday Inn Hotel…”，C項正確；第五段中有“But some couples come for a night out together．They just want to be left alone．”D項正確，見第一段最末；B項不正確。第五段中的句子“They like you to recognize them and remember their favorite dishes”，此處的“you”不是泛指的人，而是特指“waitress”，所以應選B項。