12.I had my doubts about hiring Stevie at my truckstop diner.He had Down syndrome(唐氏綜合癥),and I wasn't sure how my truker customers would react to him.
I shouldn't have worried.Stevie took pride in doing his job exactly right,and you had to love how hard he tried to please each person he met.The truckers loved him.
Over time,we learned that he lived with his mother,a widow(寡婦) who was disabled after repeated surgeries(手術(shù)) for cancer.They didn't have much money to live on.
Then for the first morning in three years,Steve missed work.He was getting a new valve(心臟瓣膜) or something put in his heart.His social worker said that this wasn't unexpected,and there was a good chance he would come through the surgery and be back at work in a few months.
The staff were excited later that morning when they heard he was out of surgery,in recovery and doing fine.Frannie,my head waitress,did a little dance.
Belle Ringer,one of our regular trucker customers,grinned(咧嘴而笑)."OK,F(xiàn)rannie,what was that all about?"he asked."We just got word that Stevie is out of surgery and going to be okay,"she replied."But I don't know how he and his mom are going to pay all the bills."Belle Ringer nodded thoughtfully,and Frannie hurried off to wait on the rest of her tables.
Stevie was thinner and paler when he came back to work,but couldn't stop grinning as he came in.I led him and his mother toward the back of the room.
We stopped in front of a bit table.Its surface was covered with coffee cups,saucers and dinner plates,all sitting on folded paper napkins (餐巾).
"First thing you have to do,Steve,is clean up this mess,"I said.I tried to sound stern.
Stevie looked at me.And then at his mother,then pulled out one of the napkins.It had"something for Stevie"printed on the outside.As he picked it up,two 10billsfellontothetable.Steviestaredatallthenapkinsbeneaththetableware,eachwithhisnameonit.Iturnedtohismother."There'smorethan10,000in cash and checks on that table,all from truckers and trucking companies that heard about your problems."
While everybody else was busy shaking hands and hugging each other,Stevie,with a big smile on his face,was busy clearing all the cups and dishes from the table.Best worker I ever hired.
24.How did the author feel when he first hired Stevie?C
A.He was afraid that Stevie would not work hard.
B.He was confident that his customers would love Stevie.
C.He wasn't sure if Stevie would get on well with the truckers.
D.He was worried that Stevie would often have to ask for leave for physical checkups.
25.When Frannie learned that Stevie was out of surgery and going to be okay,sheB.
A.passed on the good news to all the truckers in the diner
B.felt excited but also worried if he could afford the bills
C.wanted to invite the other staff to visit him in the hospital
D.tried to persuade Belle Ringer to donate some money for Stevie
26.The first day Stevie came back to work,B.
A.the author asked him to clean up all the mess at the truckstop
B.the staff prepared a great surprise for him
C.he was still weak and not in a good mood
D.many truckers came to welcome him back
27.The underlined word"stern"in Paragraph 9is closest in meaning toA.
A.strict B.a(chǎn)ngry C.cheerful D.surprised.
分析 本文是一篇記敘文.老板雇傭了患有唐氏綜合癥的病人Stevie來打掃衛(wèi)生,起初擔(dān)心有精神問題的他不能勝任這份工作,但是實踐證明,這份擔(dān)心是多余的.Stevie深受員工和顧客的喜歡,后來Stevie去做心臟手術(shù),大家為其捐款,幫助其解決經(jīng)濟(jì)困難.
解答 24.答案C 推理判斷題 根據(jù)He had Down syndrome(唐氏綜合癥),and I wasn't sure how my truker customers would react to him.可知,他有唐氏綜合征,我不確定我的顧客會對他有何種反應(yīng),故答案為C
25.答案B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題 根據(jù) Frannie說的 But I don't know how he and his mom are going to pay all the bills.可知,她不清楚Stevie 和他媽媽能否支付醫(yī)藥費(fèi).故答案為B
26.答案B 根據(jù)It had"something for Stevie"printed on the outside.As he picked it up,two 10billsfellontothetable.可知,大家給他準(zhǔn)備了一個大大的驚喜,故答案為B
27.答案A 推理判斷題 根據(jù)下文說大家給他準(zhǔn)備了一個大大的驚喜,此處應(yīng)該是努力使自己的聲音保持作為老板的嚴(yán)厲,以免露餡,故答案為A
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