Finally, I got a part – time job working at the local coffee shop. I had figured that the job would be easy. However, the actual situation was not what I had expected. The customers were hard to please. There was always too much sugar, too little ice, or not enough skimmed milk. However, I kept at it.
One rainy day, Hank, one of my regular customers, came in looking sad and defeated. I asked what the problem was sand if we could help, but Hank wouldn’t tell me any details. He just said he felt like going to bed, pulling the sheets up over his head, and staying there for a few years. I knew exactly how he felt.
Before he left, I handed him a bag of his favorite type of doughnuts along with his iced coffee. He looked at me skeptically because he hadn’t ordered anything else except iced coffee.
“It’s on me,” I told him. “Have a nice day.”
He smiled and thanked me before turning around and heading back out into the rain.
The next day was a horrible one. The rain kept pouring down and I spent my afternoon hanging out the window, handing people their orders. What’s worse, no one felt like tipping that day.
However, around 7:00 pm, Hank drove up to the window. Instead of ordering anything, he handed me a single pink rose and a little note. He said that few people take the time to care about others nowadays and he was glad there we still people like me in the world. I was speechless and very touched; I hadn’t thought that I had done anything incredible.
The note read:
Christine,
Thanks for being so sweet, kind and thoughtful yesterday. I was sincerely touched by you. It is so nice to meet someone that’s nice, warm, sensitive and unselfish. Please don’t change your ways because I truly believe that you will excel. Have a great day!
Hank
Later, I did e across more plaining customers. But anytime I felt sad or just sick of coffee, I thought of Hank and his kindness. Then I would smile, hold my head up high, clear my throat and ask politely, “How can I help you?”
【小题1】How did the author feel after he began to work at the coffee shop?A．Excited.B．Confused.C．Disappointed.D．Satisfied.【小题2】What happened to the regular customer of the author?A．He was very sick and had to stay in bed for some days.B．He was not satisfied with the coffee served to him.C．He was anxious to stay at home for a long time.D．He was not feeling himself for some reasons.【小题3】．What does the underlined word “skeptically” probably mean in the passage?A．questioninglyB．hopefullyC．anxiouslyD．excitedly【小题4】．It was Hank who helped the author realize the importance of .A．patience in one’s workB．being kind to regular customersC．taking time to care about othersD．sticking to one’s own career【小题5】What is the best title of the passage?A．A Warm – hearted ManB．Coffee Shop KindnessC．My Part – time JobD．A Horrible Raining DayC
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(答案→)C
解析：这篇文章主要讲了发生在咖啡店的一件人与人有好的事情。
【小题1】 根据I had figured that the job would be easy. However, the actual situation was not what I had expected. The customers were hard to please. There was always too much sugar, too little ice, or not enough skimmed milk. However, I kept at it.
可知作者开始在咖啡店工作时，很失望，故选C。
【小题2】 根据One rainy day, Hank, one of my regular customers, came in looking sad and defeated.故选D。
【小题3】 根据because he hadn’t ordered anything else except iced coffee. 可知“skeptically”意思是怀疑地，所以答案为A。
【小题4】 根据He said that few people take the time to care about others nowadays and he was glad there we still people like me in the world，因此选C。
【小题5】 这篇文章主要讲了发生在咖啡店的一件人与人有好的事情，因此选B。