题文
阅读理解。 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 lighted 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 find she doesn't like it after all, she can always become a psychiatrist (心理
医生) 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 word "a veterinary surgeon" probably means _______. 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. Some couples prefer to be left alone without being bothered too much.
D. One of the reasons why people like to eat in the hotel is that it is full of a friendly atmosphere. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
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故事类阅读应试技巧：
1、抓住文章的6个要素：
阅读时要学会从事情本身的发展去理解故事情节而不要只看事件在文中出现的先后顺序。因此，无论是顺叙还是倒叙，阅读此类文章时，必须要找到它结构中的5个W（when, where, who, why, what）和1个H（how），不过不是每篇都会完整地交待六个要素。毫无疑问，寻出这些元素是能够正确快速解题的一个先决条件。
2、注意作者的议论和抒情：
高考英语阅读理解故事类文章常伴随着作者思想情感的流露和表达，因此议论和抒情往往夹杂其中。行文时或按事情发生发展的先后时间进行或按事情发生发展的地点来转换，也可能按事情发展的阶段来布局。在引出话题，讲完一件事情后，作者往往会表达个人感悟或提出建议等。这些体现作者观点或思想的语句在阅读时可以划线，它们往往体现文章中心或者写作意图，属于必考点，所以要仔细体会。
3、结合前两点归纳文章中心，把握作者态度：
故事类文章是通过记叙一件事来表达中心思想的，它是文章的灵魂。归纳文章中心思想时，尤其要分析文章的结尾，因为很多文章卒章显志，用简短的议论、抒情揭示文章中心；文章中议论抒情的句子往往与中心密切相关；也有的文章需要在结合概括各段大意的基础上归纳中心。另外，叙述一件事必有其目的，或阐明某一观点，或赞美某种品德，或抨击某种陋习，这就要求我们在阅读时，通过对细节（第1点中的六要素）的理解，把握作者的态度。
4、有章有据进行解题判断：
分析文章，归纳主题，属于分析、概括、综合的表述能力的考查。切忌脱离文章，架空分析，一定让分析在文章中有依据。
