Like lots of small-business owners, Lola Gonzalez had to decide to cut down her company’s nine-person staff (員工) when the economic recovery began to fail last spring. Unlike other companies, she picked an unlikely employee to lay off (解雇): herself.
Her business began to have problems in 2008 after going through her books (賬簿)
One day, her husband, Marcos, told her she had to reduce her payroll（薪金總額）by one person. Gonzalez said at a meeting, “I want you all to know that I have to lay somebody off and it’s been a very difficult decision. And that person is me.” Employees first froze in amazement and then burst into laughter until they realized she was serious. Gonzalez ’s employees said they were grateful for her kindness.
Her reason was simple. Although she ran the business and her employees did the legwork (跑腿), she thought she could find work more easily than her staff. Sure enough, she soon got a job as a social worker for a non-profit organization called Devereux Kids. She enjoys her social-worker job now, but the salary (薪水) cut has required some lifestyle changes. She and Marcos no longer eat out daily; they no longer pay for their son’s car and mobile phone, and they changed their car to a smaller one to save $300 a month.
Her business has picked up a bit recently and Marcos has begun to work part-time at Gonzalez’s company. Gonzalez says she has no plan to return to work at her company until the economic situation becomes better, perhaps in a year. Her employees, however, will get Christmas bonuses (獎(jiǎng)金) this year.
小題1:How many workers are there in Gonzalez’s company at present?
A．8. B．9. C．10. D．11.
小題2:How did her employees feel at first when they heard Gonzalez’s decision?
A．Happy.B．Grateful.C．Surprised.D．Unbelievable.
小題3:After leaving her company, _____________.
A．Gonzalez sold her car and went to work by bus
B．Gonzalez always had meals in a restaurant
C．Gonzalez’s son helped her a lot
D．Gonzalez changed her lifestyle a lot
小題4:From the text, we can learn that ___________.
A．Gonzalez will not return to her company in future
B．Gonzalez’s business has improved a little lately
C．Gonzalez got her social-worker job with great difficulty
D．Marcos lost his job and had to work at Gonzalez’s company

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:B

試題分析：文章介紹因?yàn)榻?jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)Gonzalez的公司需要解雇一個(gè)人，Lola Gonzalez的決定是自己離開公司，離開公司后，她的生活方式改變了，她的公司生意也有所好轉(zhuǎn)。
小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第一段的句子：Like lots of small-business owners, Lola Gonzalez had to decide to cut down her company’s nine-person staff (員工) when the economic recovery began to fail last spring. 可知Lola Gonzalez 現(xiàn)在有9個(gè)工人，選B
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)題：從第三段的句子：Employees first froze in amazement and then burst into laughter until they realized she was serious. 可知職員聽到這個(gè)決定很驚訝。選C
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)題：從倒數(shù)第二段的句子：She enjoys her social-worker job now, but the salary (薪水) cut has required some lifestyle changes. She and Marcos no longer eat out daily; they no longer pay for their son’s car and mobile phone, and they changed their car to a smaller one to save $300 a month. 可知離開公司后，她的生活方式改變了，選D
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)題：從最后一段的句子;Her business has picked up a bit recently and Marcos has begun to work part-time at Gonzalez’s company. 可知最近她的公司生意有所好轉(zhuǎn)。選B
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The stranger announced, “I’m here because a friend of yours knows you’re in need and that you wouldn’t accept __39__ help, so I’ve brought this for you. Have a great Thanksgiving.”
My father said, “No, no, we ___40___ accept this.” The stranger replied “You don’t have __41____.”, closed the door and left.
Obviously that experience had a profound impact (深刻影響) on my life. I ___42___ myself that someday I would do well enough financially _43__ I could do the same thing for other people. By the time I was eighteen I had created my Thanksgiving ritual (習(xí)慣). I would go out ____44___ and buy enough food for one or two ___45____. Then I would dress like a delivery boy, go to the __46____ neighbourhood and just knock on a ___47____. I always __48____ a note that explained my Thanksgiving experience __49____ a kid. The note said, “All that I ask ___50___ is that you take good enough care of ___51____ so that someday you can do the same thing for someone else.” I have received more from this annual ritual than I have from any amount of __52____ I’ve ever earned.
Years ago I was in New York City with my new wife during Thanksgiving. She was sad because we were not with our family. ___53____ she would be home decorating the house for Christmas, but we were __54_____ in a hotel room. When I told her what I always do on Thanksgiving, she got excited.
We packed enough food for seven families for thirty days and went to buildings where half a dozen people lived in one room with no electricity and no heat in winter surrounded by rats, cockroaches(蟑螂) and the smell of urine(尿). It was both an ___55____ realization that people lived this way and a truly fulfilling experience to make even a small difference.
小題1:
A．speakingB．standingC．lookingD．shouting
小題2:
A．meatB．vegetablesC．pansD．firewood
小題3:
A．believeB．a(chǎn)cceptC．helpD．refuse
小題4:
A．directB．someC．ourD．a(chǎn)ny
小題5:
A．may notB．needn’tC．can’tD．daren’t
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)ny moneyB．a(chǎn) choiceC．foodD．a(chǎn) turkey
小題7:
A．permittedB．promisedC．a(chǎn)skedD．said
小題8:
A．whenB．so thatC．even ifD．a(chǎn)s if
小題9:
A．drivingB．playingC．offeringD．shopping
小題10:
A．peopleB．childrenC．familiesD．days
小題11:
A．nearestB．farthestC．largestD．poorest
小題12:
A．houseB．doorC．windowD．gate
小題13:
A．concludedB．includedC．wroteD．took
小題14:
A．likeB．withC．a(chǎn)sD．to
小題15:
A．in returnB．laterC．in futureD．for
小題16:
A．othersB．yourselfC．your familyD．the presents
小題17:
A．warmthB．thanksC．moneyD．encouragement
小題18:
A．UnfortunatelyB．ObviouslyC．NormallyD．Gradually
小題19:
A．stuckB．excitedC．freeD．delighted
小題20:
A．excitingB．a(chǎn)stonishingC．encouragingD．outstanding

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