Question

【題目】I was being interviewed by a senior manager for a major insurance（保險(xiǎn)業(yè)）company. I told him honestly why I wanted the job——I needed to keep my family in Boston. My wife recently died of a heart attack. A job in Boston would help me reduce some of the extreme trauma （精神創(chuàng)傷）and pain of the loss for my 16-year-old daughter. It was important for me to keep her in her high school. I could still hardly talk about the loss of my wife.

Bruce, the interviewer, was politely empathetic, but he didn't probe any further. He admitted my loss and with great respect, moved on to another subject. After the next round of the interview, Bruce took me to lunch with another person. Then he asked me to take a walk with him. He told me that he, too, had lost his wife. And, like me, he had also been married 20 years and had three children.

In his sharing, I realized that he had experienced the same pain as I had ——a pain that was almost impossible to explain to someone who had not lost a beloved one. He offered his business card and home phone number and suggested that, if I need help of just want someone to talk to, I should feel free to give him a call.

Whether I got the job or not, he wanted me to know that he was there if I ever needed help. When he had no idea if we would ever see each other again, he helped our family deal with one of th greatest losses. He turned the normally cold business interview into a caring support for another person in need.

【1】The underlined word “empathetic ”in the second paragraph means ____.

A.善良的 B.容易相處的 C.聰明的 D. 同情的

【2】Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage？

A. Bruce invited the writer to lunch later.

B. Bruce shared his life experience with the writer.

C. Bruce was willing to help the writer.

D. Bruce finally gave the job to the writer.

【3】We can infer（推斷） from the passage that ______.

A. Bruce and the writer saw each other often.

B. the writer got little help from Bruce.

C. the writer learned much from the job interview.

D. the writer had a better life afterwards.

【4】What is the best title for the passage？

A. An Act of Kindness B. A Pleasant Interview

C. The Same Experience D. An Important Lesson

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】D

【3】C

【4】A

【解析】

試題分析：一家大型保險(xiǎn)公司的高級經(jīng)理詢問我為什么想要這份工作。我誠實(shí)地告訴他，我需要讓我的家人住在波士頓。我的妻子最近因心臟病發(fā)作去世。在波士頓的作業(yè)會幫我16歲的女兒減少一些極端的創(chuàng)傷和痛苦。這是重要的，我讓她在她目前的高中。我仍然可以幾乎不談?wù)撐业钠拮�。布魯斯，出于禮貌善解人意，但他并沒有任何進(jìn)一步探測。布魯斯與另一名經(jīng)理拉著我一起吃午飯。然后他要我跟他去散步。他告訴我，他也失去了他的妻子。而且，像我一樣，他也已經(jīng)結(jié)婚20年，有三個(gè)孩子。在他的分享，我意識到，他經(jīng)歷了同樣的痛苦。

【1】D詞義理解推斷題，根據(jù)文中語句“”Bruce, the interviewer, was politely empathetic, but he didn’t probe(徹底調(diào)查) any further. He admitted (接受)my loss and, with great respect, moved on to another subject.理解可知。Empathetic可以理解為善解人意，故選D。

【2】D細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“He turned the normally cold business interview into a caring support for another person in need.”理解可知。Bruce沒有接受作者故選D。

【3】C理解歸納題，根據(jù)文中語句“I realized that he had experienced the same pain as I had —a pain that was almost impossible to explain to someone who had not lost a beloved one.”理解可知。作者從這次談話中學(xué)到很多東西，故選C。

【4】A標(biāo)題理解歸納題，根據(jù)文中語句理解可知，此文主要介紹了Bruce的善舉，故選A。