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【題目】 A gentleman once advertised( 做廣告) for a boy to help him in his office, and nearly fifty persons asked for the place. Out of the whole number he chose one in a short time, and sent all the other boys away.

“I should like to know,” said a friend, “on what ground you chose that boy. He didn't even have a recommendation(推薦信）with him.”

“You are mistaken,” said the gentleman, “he had a great many sides.

“He made his shoes clean when he came in, and closed the door after him; showing that he was orderly.”

“He gave his seat to the disabled old man; showing that he was .”

“He took off his cap when he came in, and answered my questions quickly and respectfully； showing that he was polite.”

“He lifted up the book which I had purposely(故意地）laid on the floor, and put it on the table, while all the others stepped over it or pushed it aside; showing that he was careful.”

“And he waited quietly for his turn, instead of pushing the others aside; showing that he was modest.”

“When I talked with him, I noticed that his clothes were carefully brushed, his hair in nice order, and his teeth as white as milk. When he wrote his name, I noticed that his fingernails were clean; instead of having some untidy personal habits.”

“Don't you call these things letters of recommendation? I do; and the things that I can discover a boy by using my eyes for ten minutes, is worth more than all the fine letters that he can bring.”

【1】Choose the right word to complete the sentence in the passage.

A.kindB.smartC.lovelyD.healthy

【2】How did the gentleman know the boy was polite?

A.His shoes were clean when he came in.B.He took off his cap when he came in.

C.He waited quietly for his turn.D.His teeth and fingernails were clean.

【3】The gentleman laid the book on the floor because________.

A.he used to be like thisB.he wanted to know who was orderly

C.he tried to know who had tidy personal habitsD.he wanted to test the people who asked for the job

【4】What can you learn from this passage?

A.The gentleman is a man who makes trouble.

B.All gentlemen can choose the right person by using their eyes.

C.Good behaviors(行為）and good habits are important for a person.

D.One should pay more attention to his recommendation than to his behavior

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

本文講述的是一位老板招收辦公室職員的故事。他快速地從將近五十個(gè)人中挑選了一位鞋擦得干凈，進(jìn)辦公室關(guān)門，給殘疾人讓座位，幫他把地上的書撿起來的一位男孩。告訴人們，要注意生活中的細(xì)節(jié)，努力做好自己就是對(duì)自己最好的舉薦。

【1】推理判斷題。kind和藹的，友善的；smart聰明的；lovely可愛的；healthy健康的。通過上文可知，他進(jìn)來時(shí)把鞋弄干凈，然后關(guān)上了門，表明他很有秩序；通過下文可知，他一進(jìn)來就摘下帽子，很快又恭敬地回答了我的問題，表明他很有禮貌；根據(jù)本句前面“He gave his seat to the disabled old man他把座位讓給了殘疾老人”結(jié)合選項(xiàng)可知，應(yīng)該是“他把他的座位讓給殘疾人，顯示出他和藹”。故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段“He took off his cap when he came in, and answered my questions quickly and respectfully (恭敬地) ; showing that he was polite”可知他進(jìn)來時(shí)脫帽，回答問題快速、恭敬，顯示出他有禮貌。故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第七段“He lifted up the book which I had purposely(故意地）laid on the floor, and put it on the table”結(jié)合全文可知，紳士把書故意丟在地上，是為了測(cè)試一下求職者們的態(tài)度。故選D。

【4】主旨大意題。根據(jù)短文最后一段“Don't you call these things letters of recommendation?... than all the fine letters that he can bring.”，可知好的行為和好的習(xí)慣勝過最好的自薦信。故選C。