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    阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
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    After the birth of my second child, I got a job at a restaurant. Having worked with an experienced   1  for a few days. I was   2  to wait tables on my own. All went   3  accessible是什么意思英语 that first week. When Saturday night came, I was luckily 4  the tables not far from the kitchen. 5  , I still felt it a little hard to carry the heavy trays(托盘).
    Before I knew it, the   6  was full of people. I moved slowly,   7  every step. I remember how   8  I was when I saw the tray stand near the tables; it looked different from the one I was   9  on. It had nice handles, which made it   10  to move around. I was pleased with everything and began to   11  I was a natural at this job.
    Then, an old man came to me and said, “Excuse me, dear, my wife and I loved   12  you w
ork. It seems your tray stand has been very   13  to you, but we are getting ready to   14  now, and my wife needs her   15  back.”
    At first his   16  did not get across. “What was he talking about!” Then, I got it. I had set my trays on his wife’s orthopedic walker(助步器). I stood frozen as ice, but my face was   17  . I wanted to get into a hole and 18  .
    Since then, I have learned from many mistakes such as the one I just  19  . I have learned to be more   20  and not to be too sure of myself.
(  ) 1. A. manager            B. assistant            C. cook                D. waitress
(  ) 2. A. promised            B. invited            C. allowed            D. advised
(  ) 3. A. well                B. quickly            C. safely            D. wrong
(  ) 4. A. left                B. given                C. brought            D. shown
(  ) 5. A. Therefore            B. However            C. Otherwise        D. Finally
(  ) 6. A. kitchen            B. street                C. restaurant            D. table
(  ) 7. A. minding            B. changing            C. taking            D. saving
(  ) 8. A. angry                B. calm                C. sad                D. happy
(  ) 9. A. fixed                B. trained            C. loaded            D. waited
(  ) 10. A. slower            B. lighter            C. quieter            D. easier
(  ) 11. A. believe            B. agree                C. regret                D. pretend
(  ) 12. A. letting            B. making            C. watching            D. having
(  ) 13. A. useful            B. familiar            C. unusual        D. interesting
(  ) 14. A. rest                B. order                C. eat                D. leave
(  ) 15. A. bag                B. walker            C. tray                D. coat
(  ) 16. A. idea                B. praise            C. message            D. need
(  ) 17. A. cold                B. full of joy            C. pale                D. on fire
(  ) 18. A. lie                B. hide                C. defend                D. stay
(  ) 19. A. repeated            B. discovered        C. corrected        D. described
(  ) 20. A. careful            B. patient            C. honest            D. practical
【答案与解析】
1. D. 既然刚开始在餐馆里当侍者，当然是与一个有经验的侍者一起工作。
2. C. 我被允许单独接待顾客了。
3. A. 第一周一切都顺利。而并非“安全”。
4. B. 当星期六晚上来临时，我被安排服务离厨房不远的餐桌。而非作“顾客”被带到餐桌前。
5. B. 表示语气不是很强烈的转折，要用however，即：不管怎样，我仍然觉得端起这些托盘有点重。并不是表结果“因而”选A项。
6. C. 既然是作侍者，当然是餐馆里满是人。故C项正确。
7. A.  由于餐馆里满是人，我得留意自己的脚步。
8. D. 我记得当我看到桌子附近的托盘架，我是多么高兴。因为这个托盘架可减轻劳动强度，当然感到高兴。
9. B. 它不同于我受训时的托盘架。即我觉得这个托盘架比通用的托盘架更好，这从下文也可以看出。
10. D. 根据下文，我的心情很舒畅，可知“它有些可爱的把手，这使得它易于移动。”
11. A.  我很高兴这一切，开始相信我是天生的善于做这项工作。
12. C. 我的妻子和我喜欢看你工作。因为我把他妻子的助步器当成了托盘架，他们看我是如何使用的。
13. A.  当他们看到我将助步器当成托盘架使用，当然是对我很有用的。故选A项。
14. D. 根据下一句，我妻子需要使用她的助步器，即意味着他们要离开。
15. B. 根据下一段第四句：“我把我的托盘放在了她妻子的助步器上了”，可知应选B项。
16. C. 根据下一句“What was he talking about!”，我不明白他的意思。而非提出的建议A项。
17. D. 因做错了事，不好意思而感到脸部发烧。
18. B. 我想钻进洞里，躲藏自己。
19. D. 在这时用such as进行列举，应是我刚才描述的错误。
20. B. 根据后面“不要太确信自己”，我学会了要有耐心。
People think children should play sports. Sports are fun, and playing with others. However, playing sports can have __1  effects on children. It may produce feelings of poor self-respect or aggressive behavior in some children. According to research on kids and sports, 40,000,000 kids play sports in the US. Of these, 18,000,000 say they have been __2 at or called names while playing sports. This leaves many children with a bad __3  of sports. They think sports are just too aggressive.
Many researchers believe adults, especially parents and coaches, are the main _4 of too much aggression ill children's sports. They believe children _5 _ aggressive adult behavior. This behavior is then further strengthened through both positive and negative feedback. Parents and coaches are powerful teachers because children usually look up to them. Often these adults behave aggressively themselves, sending children the message that__6  is everything. Many parents go to children's sporting events and shout _7 _ at other players or cheer when their child behaves _8__. As well, children arc even taught that hurting other players is _ 9 or are pushed to continue playing even when they are injured _10 , the media makes violence seem exciting. Children watch adult sports games and see violent behavior replayed over and over on television.