18．When I was laid off （解雇） from Intel Corporation two years ago，I felt very sad．I'd been with the company since 1996 and had poured a lot into my work．I was afraid that I would not find a better job．
     Several years before，I had taken a comedy class to conquer （克服） my fear of public speaking．Like many other performers，I seemed shy in front of people，but after a show，people said，"Hey，you're amazing onstage．"
     So I thought it was a chance for me to take up comedy now．It would pay very little．Luckily，I had saved a lot during all my years at Intel．
     I made up jokes while taking the subway，walking around，and talking on the phone．I made efforts to practice，improved myself on the Internet，and performed whenever I had a chance．My new career took off．I'm a frequent flyer，and I get upgraded （升級） to first class on every flight．
     Recently，I made 12，500onenight．I'mmakingmorethandoublewhatImadeatIntel．I'llprobablyearnabout275，000 this year，not counting the advertisements I was involved in for a computer company．I also have a role in a movie next summer．I've become pretty well-known．
     In this business，there is no greater excitement than thinking of a joke that makes you laugh out loud，practicing it for a small audience，and then performing it in a theater of 2，000 people．Getting laid off is the best thing that has ever happened to me．
21．What's the passage mainly about？B
A．The greatest excitement in the author's life．
B．The author's experience after being laid off．
C．The funniest thing the author had experienced．
D．The author's experience at Intel Corporation．
22．How did the author feel when he was laid off？C
A．Excited．B．Relaxed．C．Worried．D．Lonely．
23．According to the passage we know that the authorC．
A．saved little during his work at Intel
B．was good at speaking in public
C．has a talent for performing on stage
D．spent more money than he earned
24．Which of the following is TRUE about the author's new work？A
A．He is successful in it．
B．He usually does it on the plane．
C．It wastes a lot of time．
D．It includes making movies．

分析 全文主要講述了作者被解雇后，去嘗試其他工作并取得成功和獲得了寶貴經(jīng)歷．

解答 21．B 主旨大意題．通讀全文主要講述了作者被解雇后，去嘗試其他工作并取得成功和獲得了寶貴經(jīng)歷．故選B．
22．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)短文第一句中"I felt very sad"可知我感到很傷心．worried擔(dān)心的；relaxed放松的；scared恐懼的； excited興奮的，故答案選C．
23．C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)短文第三段"So I thought it was a chance for me to take up comedy．"和倒數(shù)第二段中"I've become pretty well known．"可知作者擅長喜劇，而且已經(jīng)很出名了，說明作者是個表演天才．故選C．
24．A 推理判斷題．根據(jù)短文可知作者雖然失去了在英特爾公司的工作，文章最后一句Getting laid off is the best thing that has ever happened to me下崗是我所經(jīng)歷過的最好的事情，可以推斷喜劇表演行業(yè)取得了成功并得到了寶貴經(jīng)歷．所以答案選A．

點(diǎn)評 閱讀理解題測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點(diǎn)理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋．考生首先要仔細(xì)閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準(zhǔn)確把握作者觀點(diǎn)．

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