Question

John and Bobby joined the same company together just after they completed their university studies the same year. Both of them worked very hard. Several years later, however, the boss promoted(提拔) Bobby to manager but John was still a worker. John could not take it, and gave his resignation（辭職書(shū)） to the boss. He complained that the boss did not think much of those who were hard -working, but promoted only those who flattered him.

The boss knew that John had worked very hard for the years. He thought a moment and said, “Thank you for what you said, but I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave”

John agreed. The boss asked him to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found a man selling watermelons. The boss asked how much they cost every kilogram. John shook his head and went back to the seller to ask and returned to tell the boss $1.2 every kilogram.

The boss told John to wait a second, and he called Bobby to come to his office.  He asked Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. Bobby went and returned, saying, “Boss, only one person is selling watermelons. $1.2 every kilogram, and $10 for 10 kilograms. The seller has 340 melons. On the table there are 58 melons, and each weighs about 2 kilograms. They were brought from the South two days ago. They are of good quality.”

Hearing what Bobby said, John realized the difference between himself and Bobby. He decided to stay and learn from Bobby.

1.How did John feel when Bobby was promoted to manager?

A．Angry.            B．Nervous.          C．Unlucky.          D．Helpless.

2.The boss gave John a task because______________.

A．he wanted John to do more for his company

B．he wanted John to learn more about himself

C．he wanted to punish John for what he said

D．he wanted to prove what John said was right

3.We can infer from the passage that_____________.

A．Bobby was unselfish                     B．John was lazy

C．the seller was dishonest                  D．the boss was wise

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A．The boss should treat all his workers in a fair way.

B．The boss should not promote one who flatters him.

C．One should not only work hard but also use his head.

D．One should try to get every detail of watermelons.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文中主要描述了兩個(gè)同時(shí)進(jìn)入公司的年輕人約翰和鮑比的故事。文中老板面對(duì)鮑比的憤怒及辭職要挾冷靜處理，用一個(gè)事實(shí)讓約翰認(rèn)識(shí)到自己的問(wèn)題，從而也告訴我們工作中，需要的不僅僅是熱情，還需要更多的頭腦。

1.根據(jù)第一段John could not take it, and gave his resignation（辭職書(shū)） to the boss.描述，可知他很憤怒，故選A。

2.通過(guò)短文二三段的描述，可知老板通過(guò)這個(gè)任務(wù)，讓約翰認(rèn)識(shí)到了自己和鮑比的不同，故選B，他想讓約翰更好的了解自己。

3.這篇短文中的老板面對(duì)鮑比的憤怒及辭職要挾冷靜處理，用一個(gè)事實(shí)讓約翰認(rèn)識(shí)到自己的問(wèn)題，說(shuō)明他是一個(gè)很英明的老板，故選D。

4.這篇短文中的約翰和鮑比同樣工作努力，但是鮑比得到了提拔，因?yàn)轷U比是個(gè)細(xì)心的，愛(ài)動(dòng)腦筋的人。故選C。

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