One day an old man went into a cafeteria (自助餐厅) to eat in America for the first

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One day an old man went into a cafeteria (自助餐厅) to eat in America for the first time. He sat down at an empty table and waited for   43  to take his order. Of course nobody did. Finally, a woman with a plate full of food sat down opposite him and told him how a cafeteria   44 .
“Start out at that end,” she said. “Just go along the line and   45  what you want. At the other end they’ll tell you how much you have to pay.”
“I soon learned that’s how everything works in the US,” the old man later told a friend. “ 46  is a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want   47  you are willing(自愿的) to pay the price. You can even get success, but you’ll never get it if you wait for someone to   48  it to you. You have to get up and get it yourself.”   
49 , life everywhere is like a cafeteria. Don’t wait for things to happen to you. Success lies in your own   50 .

小题1:	A．his friend B．his wife C．a stranger D．someone

小题2:	A．worked B．painted C．repaired D．planned

小题3:	A．send out B．give out C．pick out D．look out

小题4:	A．School B．Life C．Office D．Company

小题5:	A．if B．because C．though D．until

小题6:	A．carry B．lend C．move D．bring

小题7:	A．In peace B．In the end C．In fact D．In a hurry

小题8:	A．work B．hands C．opinion D．books

答案

小题1:D           
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:B

解析

【主旨大意】通过一位老人在咖啡馆的经历告诉人们一个深刻的道理：不要等着天上掉馅饼，成功与幸福只有掌握在自己手中。
小题1:D 老人按照自己的思维方式找到一个空桌坐下，然后等人（服务员）来接受自己的吩咐。
小题1:A 以为端着满盘子食物的老太太告诉他咖啡馆内是如何运作的。此处work不应理解为“工作”，而应理解为“起作用”或“运行规则”。
小题1:C 结合文意：直直的走过去然后挑选你所需要的。Pick out是挑选的意思。
小题1:B本句是老人的心得，富有哲理：生活就像咖啡馆。
小题1:A与46空合为一个整体：如果你愿意埋单的话，你可以得到一切。
小题1:D 与上文整体理解：你不要指望任何人会把幸福和成功带给你。Bring是带来的意思。
小题1:C语气的缓解，进一步阐述自己的观点，由“事实上”引出下文。
小题1:B 整体理解点名文意：成功掌握在自己的手中(hands  )。