8.I was doing well as a department head in a Mumbai firm,but my relationship with my boss had become nervous.Not wanting to put up with this,I resigned.But with no other job offer in hand,I soon became anxious.
Then,one morning,a"Situations Vacant"ad I spotted sought a person like me,and at an ideal location.I phoned an acquaintance for tips."I don't think you fit the bill,"he said."They prefer MBAs with experience in multinationals,so don't waste your time."But my wife disagreed."Go by your instinct,"she said."You've got nothing to lose."
So,carrying my neatly typed CV (簡歷)and cover letter (求職信)in an envelope on which I had written both"To"and"From"addresses,I boarded a packed train on a Monday morning to get to Mumbai's General Post Office,where I could have it weighed,stamped and posted.Getting off the train,I joined the crowd of office-goers out of the station and on to the street.But suddenly,I noticed that my envelope was missing!
I rushed back to the platform.The train was still there.A search of the compartment (車廂)in which I had traveled drew a blank.I waited impatiently for the train to pull away.The letter hadn't fallen on the tracks either.
The logical thing to do was to go home,sit at my typewriter,make a new CV and cover letter and mail it.But losing the envelope felt like a bad sign,so I gave up.
Three weeks passed.I received a letter in response to my"lost"job application,inviting me for a meeting with the company's managing director!I was shocked.
I soon got the job,and worked there as deputy general manager until I took voluntary retirement a year ago.
I still wonder about my application's reaching its addressee.I imagine that someone found it.He or she might have asked others on the train.Finding no claimant (認(rèn)領(lǐng)人)and realizing it would be important to a fellow citizen,the finder took it to a post office,stuck on the stamps and mailed it.To that unknown friend,I want to say:"Thanks for your little act that proved to be so big for me."
55.Why did the author quit his previous job?B
A.His boss thought that he was not fit for the job.
B.He found it hard to get along with his boss.
C.He had got an offer from a bigger company.
D.He couldn't put up with the pressure of the job.
56.When the author asked for advice on the"Situations Vacant"ad,his wifeA.
A.encouraged him to follow his heart
B.didn't think he met the requirements
C.believed he was the right person for that job
D.considered this job to be a waste of his time
57.The underlined phrase"drew a blank"in Paragraph 4probably meansC.
A.got some helpB.was impossibleC.was unsuccessful D.got into trouble
58.Each time the author recalls how he got his second job,he probably feelsB.
A.proudB.gratefulC.confusedD.satisfied.
分析 文章講述了作者在乘火車去投遞個(gè)人簡歷的途中,把裝簡歷的信封弄丟了,本來已經(jīng)不抱任何希望了,幾周之后他卻收到面試通知并且得到了那份工作.作者想對幫他郵寄簡歷的人說:"你的小小善舉對我卻意義重大,謝謝你."
解答 55.答案是B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)文中句子but my relationship with my boss had become nervous.但是我和老板的關(guān)系變得緊張起來,所以我停止的之前的工作,故答案選B.
56.答案是A.細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)后文妻子的描述But my wife disagreed."Go by your instinct,"she said."You've got nothing to lose"但我妻子不同意,"你憑直覺去吧,"她說,"你沒有什么可失去的,可見妻子是支持鼓勵(lì)我去的,所以答案選A.
57.答案是C.詞義猜測題,根據(jù)下文I waited impatiently for the train to pull away我不耐煩地等著火車開走,The letter hadn't fallen on the tracks either.信也沒有落在軌道上
可見搜索車廂沒有找到信,可以猜測draw a blank是沒有成功,所以答案選C.
58.答案是B.推理判斷題,根據(jù)文章最后一句Thanks for your little act that proved to be so big for me謝謝你的小動(dòng)作對我來說是如此之大的恩惠,可以推斷出作者對于這事作者是感激的,所以答案選B.
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