Question

I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier（收銀臺(tái)）in her general store. 1. I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you.”

At first I was paid in candy. 2. I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank account. 3.

By the time I was 12, My grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics（化妝品）. I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “What color do you think I should wear?” I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup（化妝）ideas. 4.

The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn’t need to be a rocket scientist—you needed to be a great listener. 5. Except they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.

A. Later I received 50 cents an hour.

B. Before long, she let me sit there by myself.

C. I ended my selling a record amount of cosmetics.

D. Today I still carry that lesson with me: I listen to customers.

E. My grandma’s trust taught me how to handle responsibility.

F. Soon I found myself looking more beautiful than ever before.

G. Watching my money grow was more rewarding than anything I could have bought.

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.G

4.C

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：文中講述了作者在祖母的幫助下從自己的工作中收獲的東西

1.B。由前文 I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier（收銀臺(tái)），我之前和祖母一起收銀，說明我后來就自己坐在收銀臺(tái)了。故選B。

2.A。前文開始我獲得是糖果，后來在學(xué)校的課后兼職我應(yīng)該獲得的是現(xiàn)金，才有后面的存入銀行，故選A。

3.G。這段最后講的是父親為我開戶，接著應(yīng)該講的是錢給我?guī)�來的成就感。故選G。

4.C。講的應(yīng)該是整個(gè)事情當(dāng)中我的成果，I ended my selling a record amount of cosmetics，最終我賣出了很多東西，故選C。

5.D。由前文you needed to be a great listener，后面繼續(xù)強(qiáng)調(diào)傾聽顧客的重要性所以該題選D。

考點(diǎn)：本文屬于生活哲理類文章的閱讀。