1.A gentleman once advertised(登廣告)for a boy to help him in his office,and nearly fifty persons asked for the place.Out of the whole number he in a short time chose one,and sent all the other boys away.
"I should like to know,"said a friend,"on what ground you chose that boy.He didn't even have a recommendation(推薦信)with him.
"You are mistaken,"said the gentleman,"he had a great many:
"He made his shoes clean when he came in,and closed the door after him; showing
that he was orderly(井然有序的).
"He gave his seat to the disabled old man; showing that he was _________.
"He took off his cap when he came in,and answered my questions quickly and
respectfully c恭敬地); showing that he was polite.
"He lifted up the book which I had purposely c故意地) laid on the floor,and put it on the table,while all the others stepped over it or pushed it aside; showing that he was careful.
"And he waited quietly for his turn,instead of pushing the others aside; showing that he was modest (謙遜的 ).
"When I talked with him,I noticed that his clothes were carefully brushed,his hair in nice order,and his teeth as white as milk.When he wrote his name,I noticed that his fingernails were clean; instead of having some untidy personal habits.
"Don't you call these things letters of recommendation?I do; and the things that I can discover a boy by using my eyes for ten minutes,is worth more than all the fine letters that he can bring."
36.Choose the right word to complete the sentence in paragraph 5 according to the context(上下文).A
A.kind
B.smart
C.lovely
D.healthy
37.How did the gentleman know the boy was polite?B
A.He made his shoes clean when he came in.
B.He took off his cap when he came in.
C.He waited quietly for his turn.
D.His teeth and fingernails were clean.
38.The gentleman laid the book on the floor becauseD.
A.he used to be like this
B.he wanted to know who was orderly
C.he tried to know who had tidy personal habits
D.he wanted to test the people who asked for the job
39.How many reasons made the gentleman choose that boy?B
A.Five.
B.Six
C.Seven.
D.Eight.
40.What can you learn from this passage?C
A.The gentleman is a wise man.
B.All gentlemen can choose the right person by using their eyes.
C.Good behaviors c行為) and good habits a工e important for a person.
D.One should pay more attention to his recommendation than to his behaviors.
分析 本文講述的是一個男孩找工作,在眾多的求職者中脫穎而出,這是因為他有著良好的行為習慣和良好的品質(zhì).
解答 36.A 詞義猜測題.根據(jù)上一句:He gave his seat to the disabled old man他把座位讓給了那位殘疾老人,可以推斷出此處應該是:說明他是一個善良的人,故選A.
37.B 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)He took off his cap when he came in,and answered my questions quickly and respectfully (恭敬地); showing that he was polite可知男孩進來時脫下帽子,很快地恭敬地回答了我的問題.所以顯示出他很有禮貌,故選B.
38.D 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)He lifted up the book which I had purposely (故意地) laid on the floor,and put it on the table,while all the others stepped over it or pushed it aside; showing that he was careful可知把書放在地上的原因是要測試找工作的人們是否撿起來,故選D.
39.B 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù) showinthat he was orderly(井然有序的); showing that he was kind. showing that he was polite.showing that he was careful;showing that he was modest (謙遜的 ).I noticed that his fingernails were clean; instead of having some untidy personal habits.可知正是這六個原因錄取了這個男孩子,故選B.
40.C 理解推斷題.根據(jù)and the things that I can discover a boy by using my eyes for ten minutes,is worth more than all the fine letters that he can bring.可知從文章中我們可以了解到一個人的良好的行為習慣和良好的品質(zhì)是重要的,故選C.
點評 做題時要在理解好文意的基礎(chǔ)上,與題目有機的結(jié)合,從文章中找到相關(guān)細節(jié)性的句子與選項細細比對,進行選擇或推理判斷,選出符合文章內(nèi)容的正確選項.做題注意靈活,有時可采用排除法或直選法確定出最終答案.