17.One of the qualities that most people admire in others is the willingness to admit one's mistakes.It is extremely hard sometimes to say a simple thing like"I was wrong about that,"and it is even harder to say,"I was wrong,and you were right about that."I had an experience recently with someone admitting to me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago.He told me he had been the manager of a cartons (紙箱).Then he talk of an incident and I began to remember the incident he was describing.
I was about eight years old at the time,and I had gone into the store with my mother to do the weekly grocery shopping.On that particular day,I must have found my way to the food department where the incident took place.
There must have been a special sale on eggs that day because there was a big show of eggs in dozen and half-dozen cartons.The cartons were put three or four feet high.I must have stopped in front of them to admire the show.Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cart and knocked off the pile of cartons.For some reason,I decided it was up to me to put the cartons back together,so I went to work.
The manager heard the noise and came rushing over to see what had happened.When he appeared,I was on my knees checking some of the cartons to if any of the eggs were broken,but to him it looked as if I was the person who was to blame.He scolded me loudly and wanted me to pay for those broken eggs.My face turned red and I tried to explain,but it did no good.Even though I quickly forgot the incident,but the manager did not.
41.How old was the author when he wrote this article?C
A About 8years old
B About 18years old
C About 23years old
D About 15years old
42.Who was to blame for knocking off the pile of cartons?C
A The author
B The manager
C A woman
D The author's mother
43.Which of the following statements is NOT true?A
A The woman who knocked off the pile of cartons was seriously scolded by the manager.
B The author was loudly scolded by the manager.
C A woman was loudly scolded by the manager.
D It was the author who put the cartons back together.
44.The tone of the article expresses the author'sA
A admiration for the manager's willingness to admit mistakes
B anger to the manager for his wrong
C dissatisfaction with the woman who knocked off the pile cartons
D regret for the mistake he made in the store.
分析 大多數(shù)人欣賞別人的一個品質(zhì)就是愿意承認(rèn)自己的錯誤,有時候說一句簡單的話是非常困難的,比如"我錯了".本文主要講述了一個勇于承認(rèn)錯誤的故事.
解答 41.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段的I had an experience recently with someone admittingto me that he had made a mistake fifteen years ago.可知是15年前的事;根據(jù)第二段的I was about eight years old at the time,可知我那時八歲,所以作者寫這篇文章時23歲了,故選C.
42.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第三段的Just then a woman came by pushing her grocery cartand knocked off the pile of cartons.可知,應(yīng)該受責(zé)備的人是那個婦女,故選C.
43.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第四段的He scolded me loudly and wanted me to pay for those broken eggs.可知,是我而不是那個女士受到經(jīng)理的斥責(zé),故選A.
44.A 推理判斷題.根據(jù)第一段的內(nèi)容以及最后一段的Even though I quickly forgot the incident,but themanager did not.可知文章表達了作者欽佩經(jīng)理愿意主動承認(rèn)錯誤的品質(zhì),故選A.
點評 本文是科教類閱讀,主要考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題和推理判斷題.在做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時,首先根據(jù)題目要求迅速在文章里找出相應(yīng)的段落、句子或短語.認(rèn)真比較選項和文中細(xì)節(jié)的區(qū)別,在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.