8.Are you running a restaurant but can't afford to hire waiters?Well,you could learn from this Japanese restaurant that hires monkeys for the job.In order to make them look more human,the restaurant owner even masks(用面具遮掩) their faces.
The restaurant is Kayabuki,which a traditional Japanese restaurant.They have hired a couple of monkeys named Yat-chan and Fuku-chan to work as waiters (or waitresses,we're not sure).16-year-old Yat-chan is the older of the two,but he moves quickly between tables as he takes the customers'drink orders.Fuku-chan gives customers a hot towel and helps them clean their hands before they order their drinks,as is the custom in Japan.Believe it or not,the pair is actually certified(授予執(zhí)照) by local authorities to work at the restaurant.The customers like them as well,so they give them beans as tips.One customer,Takayoshi,said,"The monkeys are actually better waiters than some really bad human ones."
Yat-chan and Fuku-chan were once the household pets of the restaurant owner,Kaoru Otsuka.But the older one started imitating him in restaurant duties,and that was when he realized they were actually capable of working there."Yat-chan first learned by just watching me working in the restaurant,"he said."It all started when one day I gave him a hot towel and he brought the towel to the customer."
Some customers even feel that the little monkeys are just like children,or even better.62-year-old Shiochi Yano,a regular at Kayabuki,says,"Actually,they're better.My son doesn't listen to me,but Yat-chan will."Customers also say that Yat-chan is able to understand exact orders and remember them."We called out for more beer,"said one customer,"and he just brought us some beer.It's amazing how he seems to understand human words."
25.What can we learn about Yat-chan and Fuku-chan?A
A.They both get beans as tips.
B.Fuku-chan is older than Yat-chan.
C.Yat-chan helps customers clean their hands.
D.Fuku-chan takes the customers'drink orders.
26.According to Takayoshi,the two monkey waitersD.
A.can understand exact orders
B.listen to him very carefully
C.can remember the regular customers
D.behave better than some human waiters
27.What does the underlined word,"imitating"in the 3rd paragraph mean?B
A.surprise
B.copy
C.laugh
D.frustrate
28.Why did Kaoru Otsuka let the monkeys work in the restaurant?C
A.He couldn't afford to hire waiters.
B.He thought monkeys worked better than humans.
C.He found his monkeys were able to work like waiters.
D.The officials encouraged him to hire the monkeys.
分析 本文屬于說明文閱讀,作者通過這篇文章主要向我們描述了一家特殊的餐廳啟用猴子作為服務(wù)員,反而贏得了許多人的喜歡.
解答 25.A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段The customers like them as well,so they give them beans as tips可知我們可以把豆子作為小費給他們;故選A.
26.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第二段One customer,Takayoshi,said,"The monkeys are actually better waiters than some really bad human ones可知他認(rèn)為兩只猴子表現(xiàn)的比一些服務(wù)員更好;故選B.
27.D.詞義猜測題.根據(jù)文章But the older one started imitating him in restaurant duties,and that was when he realized they were actually capable of working there可知年長的猴子開始模仿他在餐廳的工作,這是他第一次意識到它們可以在這里工作;故選D.
28.C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)文章But the older one started imitating him in restaurant duties,and that was when he realized they were actually capable of working there可知Kaoru Otsuka讓猴子在飯店工作是因為他發(fā)現(xiàn)他的猴子能像侍者一樣工作;故選C.
點評 考察學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力,做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確的選擇.在做推理判斷題不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.