On a trip to California, my family stopped for lunch. As we walked towards the entrance to the restaurant, a man, with a messy beard and _____ hair, jumped up from a bench outside the restaurant and opened the door for us. Paying no attention to his ______, he greeted us in a friendly way. Once inside, my daughters said in a low voice, “Mom, he _______.” After we ordered our lunch, I explained, telling the the kids to look beyond the dirt. We then watched other _____ come into the restaurant but many took no notice of him. Seeing this rudeness truly ______me. The day I became a mother, I had determined to set a good example to my children. Yet sometimes being a good example was _______, especially when things didn’t go right. After our meal arrived, I realized I had left my car-sick pills in the car, so I went back to the car to get them. Just then, the “doorman”was opening the door for a couple. They ______ him without even noticing his presence. Letting them in first, I said a loud “thank you” to ______ as I went out. When I returned, we talked a bit. He said he was not allowed inside _____ he bought food. I went back and asked our waitress to ______ one soup and sandwich. The kids looked puzzed as they had already eaten. But when I told them his story and said the _____ was for the “doorman”, they smiled. When it was time to continue our ______, I found the “doorman” enjoying his meal. Upon seeing me, he stood up and thanked me heartily with tears in his eyes. Back in the car, I fell into deep thought. While we can’t choose many things in life, we can choose _____ to show gratitude. I said thanks to a man who had _____held open a door for me, and also said thanks for that opportunity to teach my children by _______.
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小题1:A
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:C
小题7:B
小题8:A
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:B
小题14:D
小题15:B
题目分析：本文是讲述了作者向一个邋遢的看门人表示感谢并为他买饭的故事。
小题1:考查形容词及语境的理解。由上文中的messy beard（杂乱的胡须），可推知是脏头发，A.dirty 脏的；B.clean 干净的；C.pretty 漂亮的；D.shiny有光泽的。故选A。
小题2:考查名词及语境的理解。句意：没有注意他的外貌，他有礼貌的向我们打招呼。A.appearance外貌；B.happiness 高兴；C.illness 疾病；D.carelessness粗心。故答案选A。
小题3:考查动词及语境的理解。由上文 “看门人”比较脏，可知气味难闻，应该是闻起来。A.smokes 吸烟；B.shouts 喊；C.smells 闻起来；D.smiles微笑着。故选C。
小题4:考查名词及语境的理解。由上文提到是进饭馆吃饭，因此“我们”看到的应该是顾客。A.travelers 旅行者；B.visitors 参观者；C.passengers 乘客；D.customers顾客。故选D。
小题5:考查形容词及语境的理解。上句说道进来的顾客都没注意“看门人”，看到这种情况是我不安。A.taught 教，教会；B.upset 不安的；C.troubled焦虑的;担忧的；D.surprised惊讶的。故选B。
小题6:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：有时树立榜样是困难的，尤其是事情不按常规发展时。 A.tiring累人的，令人疲倦的； B.amazing 令人惊讶的；C.difficult 困难的；D.successful 成功的。故选C。
小题7:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：他们匆忙地经过，没有注意到他的存在。A.waited for 等待；B.rushed past 匆匆经过；C.stopped by 被阻止；D.returned to返回到。故选B。
小题8:考查代词及语境的理解。句意：当我出去的时候，我大声地对他说了声“谢谢”。此处指对“看门人”表示感谢。 A.him他（宾格）；B.them 他们（宾哥）；C.myself 我自己；D.themselves他们自己。故选A。
小题9:考查连词及语境的理解。句意：他说他不被允许进去除非他买饭。A.before 之前；B.since 由于，自从；C.though 尽管；D.unless除非。故选D。
小题10:考查名词及语境的理解。由下文中提到孩子们已经吃饱了，因此应该是增加一份汤和三明治。A.buy 买； B.add 增加；C.show 出示； D.borrow借。故选B。
小题11:考查名词及语境的理解。孩子们为增加的饭感到疑惑，“我”讲了看门人的故事并说明增加的订单是给他的。 A.order 订单；B.money 金钱；C.note 便条；D.service服务。故选A。
小题12:考查连词及语境的理解。由上文知道作者一家在旅行途中吃饭，可知饭后应该是继续旅行。A.meal 饭；B.talk 谈话；C.trip 旅行；D.story故事。故选C。
小题13:考查代词及语境的理解。从下文中知道作者向“看门人”表示了感谢从而有了教育孩子们的机会。可知句意：在生活中当我们不能选择很多东西的时候，我们能够选择怎样去表示感谢。A.where哪儿；B.when 什么时候；C.how 怎样；D.why为什么。故选B。
小题14:考查副词及语境的理解。根据上文作者只是简单地向为他们开门的“看门人”表示了感谢，就有了教育孩子的例子。A.actually 实际上； B.truly诚实地；C.really 真地，真正地；D.simply简单地。故选D。
小题15:考查名词及语境的理解。根据上文中“The day I became a mother, I had determined to set a good example to my children.”再联系小题14:知通过这个例子教育了孩子。A.journey 旅行；B.example 例子，榜样；C.lesson 功课，教训；D.experience 经历，经验。故选B。