18．Half a year before graduation from college，my son David began to seek a job．Due to the financial crisis，the competition was ever-fierce．My son targeted a company that was located in a coastal city．It was intended to employ only one person among more than twenty candidates，I said to David，"You should not harbor too much hope for fear that you would feel terribly disappointed when you fail．"He said to me，"I am not afraid of disappointment．As long as I try，there will always be hope!"
Three young men could enter the final round，which would later decide one person to be employed．Everything seemed to go quite well and David entered the final round in a week．
Unexpectedly，the interview was unbelievably simple，during which the interviewer only chatted with them for a while．The interview strategies my son prepared were not useful at all．The interviewer said the company would inform them of the result in 3days．On the morning of the third day，David received the text from the company that he was not employed．David felt disappointed．
In nightfall that day，David suddenly told me excitedly on phone that he had been employed．Greatly surprised，I asked him，"What's the whole matter？"David told me that he received another text saying that he was employed．David felt very confused about it．Later he found out the first text sent to him was also part of the test in the interview．Three men received the same text this morning and only David's reply was satisfying to the company．I asked my son，"How did all of you reply？"My son said，"One did not reply．The other said"goodbye"and I said"thank you"．"
Only then did I know that my son's"hope"came in that way．That is，when you feel disappointed，do not forget to say"Thank you"to the one who disappoints you．Actually，it is a piece of cake to say"Thank you"．Saying"Thank you"shows respect for others'work and demonstrates your grand generosity．Therefore，while under the same condition，you will get the upper hand in terms of opportunities compared with others!
26．What can we learn about David from the passage？D
A．Being short of money，David was eager to find a job．
B．He wanted to work for a company in the local city．
C．He was not hopeful of getting the job．
D．He took a positive attitude towards failure．
27．Which of the following is True about David's final round interview？B
A．David was nervous because the competition was really fierce．
B．David's preparations for the interview were not used．
C．The three young men performed equally well．
D．The result was announced on the spot．
28．When David got the job offer，he feltB at first．
A．excited
B．puzzled
C．nervous
D．pleased
29．What can be inferred from the passage？A
A．The author believed it's beneficial to say thank you．
B．The author was confident that his son would get the job．
C．The author was disappointed when his son was not employed．
D．The author thought it's not easy to say thank you．
30．What can be the best title of the passage？C
A．Sunshine Always Appears After Storm
B．Never Give Up Hope
C．The Magic Power of"Thank You"
D．A Young Man And His Hope．
分析 本文作者通過自己的兒子在求職過程中多說了一句"謝謝"而獲得了一份難得的工作，闡述了一個道理：一聲"謝謝"雖然簡單，但卻能體現(xiàn)出一個人的心胸，最后竟也有著意想不到的收獲！
解答 26．D 推理判斷題．A．因為缺錢，他渴望找到一份工作；B．他想在當(dāng)?shù)氐囊患夜竟ぷ�；C．他對找到工作沒有希望；D他采取積極的態(tài)度面對失�。鶕�(jù)第一段的I am not afraid of disappointment．As long as I try，there will always be hope!可知David是一個采取積極態(tài)度面對失敗的人．故選D．
27．B 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第三段的The interview strategies my son prepared were not useful at all．可知David的準備在最后的面試中沒有用上．故選B．
28．B 推理判斷題．A．excited激動的；B．puzzled迷惑的；C．nervous緊張的；D．pleased滿意的．根據(jù)第三段的David received the text from the company that he was not employed．David felt disappointed和第四段的David felt very confused about it可知，David對被雇傭感到迷惑不解．故選B．
29．A 推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章第一段排除B；根據(jù)文章第三段的最后一句話排除C；根據(jù)文章的最后一段排除D；根據(jù)文章的最后一段可知作者相信說thank you是有益的．故選A．
30．C 主旨大意題．A．陽光總在風(fēng)雨后；B．永遠不要放棄希望；C．Thank you的魔力；D．一個年輕人和他的希望．通讀全文，并根據(jù)文章的最后兩段介紹的是作者兒子因為thank you而找到工作，由此聯(lián)想到thank you的魅力．故選C．
點評 本題考查的是故事類閱讀．故事類文章與人物傳記有所不同，這類文章一般描述的是某一件具體事情的發(fā)生發(fā)展或結(jié)局，有人物、時間、地點和事件，主要以敘事為主．考查學(xué)生對細節(jié)的辨認能力以及推理判斷能力．
