For thirty years, Johnson arrived at work at 9A.M. exactly. He never missed a day and was never late.
However, on one particular day, 9A.M. passed without Johnson’s arrival, it caused a sensation (轟動). All workers stopped and wait, and the boss himself looked at his watch and complained.
Finally, exactly at ten, Johnson turned up, clothes dusty and torn, his face hurt and bruised（挫傷）, his glasses bent. He limped painfully to the time clock, struck in with a strong fist, and said, knowing that all eyes were upon him, “I fell and rolled down two flights of stairs in the subway and nearly killed myself.”
But the boss said, “And to roll down two flights of stairs took you a whole hour?”
【小題1】How long did Johnson work in the company?

A．9 years.B．10 years. C．20 years.D．30 years.
【小題2】What did the other workers do when Johnson was late for work?
A．They were waiting for Johnson.
B．They did their work as usual.
C．They complained against Johnson.
D．They were excited to see Johnson was late.
【小題3】What does the boss mean when he said “And to roll down two flights of stairs took you a whole hour?”?
A．He was worried about Johnson’s health.
B．He was glad that Johnson was late for work.
C．He was surprised at Johnson’s being late for work.
D．He wanted to know more about the reason for Johnson’s being late for work.


【小題1】D
【小題2】A
【小題3】D

解析【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一行For thirty years可知D正確。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第2段第2行All workers stopped and wait可知A 正確。
【小題3】推理題。這句話說明老板對于他的理由不是十分的相信，想知道更多。

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