2.The associates I hired in my bicycle and lawn mower shop like myself were never perfect; however,they were excellent.Working with them as they improved taught me new ways to show forgiveness,understanding,and patience.
One day the placement officer asked me to interview a young man who was having trouble finding a job.He told me that David was a little shy,did not talk much and was afraid to go on with interviews.He requested that I give David an interview just for practice.He plainly told David that I had no positions open at the time and the interview was just for practice.
When David came in for the interview,he hardly said a word.I told him what we did at the bicycle shop and showed him around.I told David to keep showing up because the number one thing an employer wanted in an associate was dependability.
David was very quiet (he was evaluated as a slow learner in school).Every ten days or so,for weeks after the interview,David walked into the bicycle shop and stood by the front door.He never said a word,just stood by the door.
One day,shortly before Christmas,a large truck came to the shop,packed with 250new bicycles.It had to be unloaded right away or the driver would leave.
It was raining.Some of my workers (without physical limitations) chose not to brave the weather to get into work,so I was short-handed.It seemed everything was going wrong and on top of it,David came in the front door and just stood there.I looked at him and shouted,"Well,all right!Fill out a time card and help me unload this truck!"
David worked for my bicycle shop for eighteen years.He came to work every day thirty minutes early.He could talk; however,he rarely chose to.He drove my truck and made deliveries.The customers would praise David,saying,"He doesn't talk,but he really shows you how to operate a lawn mower!"
5.The author gave David an interview toC.
A.find a person who is reliable
B.find a part-time worker in need
C.give him some practice
D.show sympathy for him
6.The author finally hired David becauseB.
A.there were no other workers in the shop then
B.he needed someone who was willing to work then
C.David kept showing up
D.he realized David was dependable
7.We can infer from the last paragraph thatD.
A.some customers just play jokes on David
B.David has had his character changed through work
C.the author prefers David to be more outgoing
D.the author feels lucky to hire David
8.The author's tone in describing David is full ofD.
A.pity
B.wonder
C.disappointment
D.a(chǎn)ppreciation.
分析 本文介紹了我的員工戴維,他不愛說話,但是踏實能干幫了我很多忙,我很感激.
解答 5.C.考查細節(jié)理解.根據(jù)文章第二段"He requested that I give David an interview just for practice."可知,作者給David面試僅僅是為了練習(xí),故選C.
6.B.考查推理判斷.根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段"Some of my workers (without physical limitations) chose not to brave the weather to get into work,so I was short-handed.It seemed everything was going wrong and on top of it,David came in the front door and just stood there."可知,作者當(dāng)時缺人手,正好David在場,并且愿意為作者工作,故選B.
7.D.考查推理判斷.根據(jù)文章最后一段可知,David每天來得很早,雖然不愛說話,但是很能干,因此推斷出作者因為雇傭了David而感到很幸運,故選D.
8.D.考查推理判斷.由文章內(nèi)容可知,本文介紹了我的員工戴維,他不愛說話,但是踏實能干幫了我很多忙,我對他是很感激的,故選D.
點評 本篇文章難點在推理判斷題上.推理判斷題要以表面文字為前提,以具體事實為依據(jù)進行推理,做出判斷.這種推理方式比較直接,考生只要弄清事實,即可結(jié)合上下文推斷出合理的結(jié)論.