Question

I was being interviewed by a senior manager for a major insurance(保險業(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 present high school. I could still hardly talk about the loss of my wife. 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. After the next round of the interview, Bruce took me to lunch with another manager. 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 or 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 the greatest losses. He turned the normally cold business interview into a caring support for another person in need.

1.The author took part in the interview because _______.

A．he had lost his job and wanted to find a new one

B．he had to support his family in Boston

C．his wife had recently died of a heart attack

D．his daughter needed money for schooling

2. The underlined word "empathetic “in the second paragraph means _____.

A．kind             B．easy-going         C．smart             D．understanding

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Bruce invited the author to lunch later.

B．Bruce shared his life experience with the author.

C．Bruce was willing to help the author.

D．Bruce finally gave the job to the author.

4. We can infer from the last paragraph that ________.

A．Bruce and the author saw each other often

B．the author got little help from Bruce

C．the author learned much from the job interview

D．the author had a better life afterwards

5. 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.B

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：一家大型保險公司的高級經(jīng)理詢問我為什么想要這份工作，。我誠實地告訴他，我需要讓我的家人住在波士頓。我的妻子最近一個心臟病發(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。然后他問我跟他去散步。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，有三個孩子。在他的分享，我意識到，他經(jīng)歷了同樣的痛苦。

1.細(xì)節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文中語句“I told him honestly why I wanted the job —I needed to keep my family in Boston.”理解可知。我做這份工作的主要目的就是維持家庭在波士頓，故選B

2.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。

3.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。

4.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。

5.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。

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