Ⅰ. 阅读理解
(2022·江苏南京调研)I wonder if I'm getting to be transparent. I can see waiters, but they can't see me. Ticket agents look right through me at the person next in line. I have the same feeling when I try to catch the attention of salesgirls, taxi drivers and my wife.
I'm substantial enough, maybe a little too substantial in places. And there's an undeniable air of authority about the way I stride (阔步行走) into a restaurant, pull my necktie into place and signal the headwaiter. The headwaiter's glance sweeps my way, then comes to rest on a section of flowered wallpaper directly behind me. He considers it for a moment, and looks away. Five minutes later I manage to catch his eye. He strides in my direction, takes a menu from the pile at my elbow (肘；肘部) and walks back across the room. Another 10 minutes pass, and our eyes meet headon. His face lights up and he hurries towards me, saying to the couple right beside me, “This way, please.”
Maybe I could arouse interest by pulling off the tablecloth. Maybe the best plan is to get up and start out of the restaurant without paying — a trick which never fails to earn me the whole attention of every waiter in the place.
On the other hand, people have no trouble making me out when I don't want them to. I never can avoid a friend who has been having a little bad luck lately and who would like to borrow some money. I'll spot him half a block away, and cross the street to the other side. He crosses at the same time. I stop and stare at a store window until he has passed, but his eye encounters mine in the reflection of the glass. I lend him the money, but from the moment on he can't see me.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者被服务员忽略的经历，这让作者觉得有时候自己对他人来说是透明的，但是有时候自己在很远的地方却能被人看见。
1. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2 and Paragraph 3?
A. He cares about his appearance.
B. He feels ignored by the waiter.
C. He usually flees without paying.
D. He often puts on an air of pride.
B 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“The headwaiter's glance sweeps my way, then comes to rest on a section of flowered wallpaper directly behind me. He considers it for a moment, and looks away.”和第三段中的“Maybe I could arouse interest by pulling off the tablecloth. Maybe the best plan is to get up and start out of the restaurant without paying”可知，作者觉得自己被服务员忽视了。故选B。
2. In his opinion, the author can be seen when _______．
A. expected to offer help
B. enjoying others' service
C. caught borrowing money
D. suffering a little bad luck
A 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“On the other hand, people have no trouble making me out when I don't want them to. I never can avoid a friend who has been having a little bad luck lately and who would like to borrow some money.”可知，在他看来，作者在被人期望给予帮助的时候就会被人看见。故选A。
3. What's the tone of the passage?
A. Serious. B. Humorous.
C. Cautious. D. Anxious.
B 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“I'm substantial enough, maybe a little too substantial in places. And there's an undeniable air of authority about the way I stride (阔步行走) into a restaurant, pull my necktie into place and signal the headwaiter.”及他被服务员忽视的其他描述可知，作者写这篇文章的语气是幽默的。故选B。
4. Which of the following is a suitable title for the passage?
A. I'm A Nobody
B. There Is Nowhere to Hide
C. Am I A Reliable Friend?
D. Has Anybody Seen Me Lately?
D 标题归纳题。文章主要讲述了作者被服务员忽略的经历，这让作者觉得有时候自己对他人来说是透明的，但是有时候自己在很远的地方却能被人看见。选项D点出了是否能被人看见这个主题，最适合作文章标题。故选D。
