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） 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.
小題1:How did John feel when Bobby was promoted to manager?
A．Angry.B．Nervous.C．Unlucky.D．Helpless.
小題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
小題3:We can infer from the passage that_____________.
A．Bobby was unselfishB．John was lazy
C．the seller was dishonestD．the boss was wise
小題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.

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D
小題4:C

試題分析：這篇短文中主要描述了兩個同時進入公司的年輕人約翰和鮑比的故事。文中老板面對鮑比的憤怒及辭職要挾冷靜處理，用一個事實讓約翰認識到自己的問題，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。
小題1:根據(jù)第一段John could not take it, and gave his resignation（辭職書） to the boss.描述，可知他很憤怒，故選A。
小題2:通過短文二三段的描述，可知老板通過這個任務，讓約翰認識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。
小題3:這篇短文中的老板面對鮑比的憤怒及辭職要挾冷靜處理，用一個事實讓約翰認識到自己的問題，說明他是一個很英明的老板，故選D。
小題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，因為鮑比是個細心的，愛動腦筋的人。故選C。
點評：本文淺顯易懂，層次分明，學生很容易把握文章中心內容。答題中注意帶著問題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù)。對于不能直接找到根據(jù)的問題注意聯(lián)系上下文，根據(jù)短文中心總結出正確答案。
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