One young excellent person was trying to find a high position in a big company. It was the director who would make the final decision.
The director discovered that the young man did an excellent job in his college, which interested him a lot.[來(lái)
The director asked, “Who paid for your college?”
The young man answered, “My father passed away when I was one year old, so it was just my mother.”
“What did your mother do?” The director seemed surprised.
“She is a clothes cleaner,” the young man answered, with no feeling.
“Have you ever helped your mother wash some clothes before?”
“Never. My mother always wanted me to study and read more books. She could wash clothes faster than me,” the young man seemed puzzled (迷惑) when answering.
“Well, now I need you to do something. When you go back home today, clean your mother’s hands and see me tomorrow.”
The youth was happy when hearing this because he felt that his chance of getting the job was great. When he went home, he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. His mother felt strange but happy. With mixed feelings, she showed her hands to the kid.
The young man cleaned his mother’s hands, with tears falling. It was the first time he noticed that his mother’s hands were so wrinkled (皺的), and there were so many wounds. This pair of hands enabled him to go through college. This pair of hands was the price that his mother had to pay for his life and his future.
The next morning, the director asked the young man, “Now tell me what you learned yesterday.”
After hearing what he said, the director knew the young man had learned his lesson. “This is the man whom I am looking for. We want you to be our member.”
【小題1】Did the young man do quite well in college?
__________, ______________________________________________.
【小題2】Who paid for the young man’s college?
_________________________________________________________.
【小題3】Why hadn’t the young man helped clean the clothes before?
________________________________________________________.
【小題4】What did the director ask the young man to do when he went back?
_________________________________________________________.
【小題5】Why did the mother feel strange but happy when her son wanted to wash her hands?
_________________________________________________________.
【小題6】The young man had learned his lesson. What can you learn from his lesson?
__________________________________________________________.


【小題1】Yes, he did.
【小題2】His mother.
【小題3】Because his mother always wanted him to study and read more books. His mother could wash clothes faster than him.
【小題4】To clean his mother’s hands.
【小題5】Because it was the first time his son cleaned her hands./Because his son never cleaned her hands before.
【小題6】(Any reasonable answer is OK.)

解析試題分析:短文大意:一個(gè)年輕的優(yōu)秀的人試圖找到一個(gè)大公司的高端位置就職。這是董事會(huì)作出最后的決定。主任發(fā)現(xiàn),這個(gè)年輕人在他大學(xué)期間工作出色,使他感興趣的很多。最后錄用了他。
【小題1】根據(jù)第三行The director discovered that the young man did an excellent job in his college, which interested him a lot?芍撟隹隙ɑ卮穑   Yes, he did.
【小題2】根據(jù)第五行中“My father passed away when I was one year old, so it was just my mother.”可知該作答:His mother.
【小題3】根據(jù)第九行中“Never. My mother always wanted me to study and read more books. She could wash clothes faster than me,” 可知該作答:Because his mother always wanted him to study and read more books. His mother could wash clothes faster than him.
【小題4】根據(jù)第十一行中When you go back home today, clean your mother’s hands and see me tomorrow.可知該作答:To clean his mother’s hands.
【小題5】讀短文可知他的媽媽覺得奇怪但高興是因?yàn)樗膬鹤訌臎]有給他洗過(guò)手,所以作答:Because it was the first time his son cleaned her hands./Because his son never cleaned her hands before.
【小題6】(Any reasonable answer is OK.)
考點(diǎn):任務(wù)型閱讀。

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