Question

John and Bobby joined a wholesale company together just after graduation from college the same year.Both worked very ____.After several years, however，the boss ____ Bobby to the position of manager but John remained a(n) ____ employee.John could not take it anymore，handed in his resignation to the boss and ____ the boss did not value hard?working staff，but only promoted those who flattered (奉承) him.

The boss knew that John worked very hard for the years. He ____ for a moment and said, “Thank you for your criticism (批評(píng))，but I have a(n) ____.I hope you will do one more thing for our company ____ you leave. Perhaps you will change your mind and take back your resignation.”

John ____.The boss asked him to find out anyone selling watermelon in the ____.John went and returned soon saying he had found out a man selling watermelon.The boss then asked how much per kg and John just ___ his head. He went back to the market and returned，telling the boss $ 1.2 per kg.

The boss told John to wait a second，and he called Bobby to come to his office.He asked Bobby to do the ____ thing as he had told John to.Bobby went，returned and said，“Boss，only one person selling watermelon，$1.2 per kg, $ 10 ____ 10 kg.He has 340 melons in ____.On the table 58 melons，each weighs about 2 kg，____ from the South two days ago.They are fresh，red，and of good quality.”

John was very ___ and realized the difference between himself and Bobby.He decided not to ____ but to learn from Bobby.

My dear friends，a more successful person is better at ___，thinks more and explores in depth.____ exist in the daily details.For the same matter，a more successful person sees more and ____ so that he can find out an opportunity and catch it to realize his ____.If a person sees one year ahead while you see only tomorrow，the difference between the two is 365 times.How could you win?

1.A.badly　　B．hard　 C．lazily　　D．happily

2.A.promoted　B．praised C．encouraged　D．supported

3.A.special　B．unique C．devoted　D．ordinary

4.A.charged　B．proved C．complained　D．convinced

5.A.thought　B．apologized C．explained　D．whispered

6.A.invitation　B．order C．request　D．promise

7.A.since　B．before　C．after　D．unless

8.A.refused　B．doubted C．agreed　D．insisted

9.A.market　B．office C．district　D．building

10.A.nodded　B．turned C．waved　D．shook

11.A.other　B．same C．different　D．little

12.A.by　 B．to　 C．with　D．for

13.A.store　B．place C．control　D．shape

14.A.discovered　B．grown C．bought　D．produced

15.A.confused　B．disappointed C．excited　D．impressed

16.A.resign　B．compare C．envy　D．suspect

17.A.expressing　B．bargaining C．managing　D．observing

18.A.Desires　B．Experience C．Chances　 D．Harvests

19.A.farther　B．nearer C．higher　D．lower

20.A.success　B．aim C．position　D．wisdom

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.A

14.C

15.D

16.A

17.D

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】本文是一篇夾敘夾議的文章，講述了兩個(gè)年輕人同在一家公司發(fā)展的故事。機(jī)遇就存在于生活的細(xì)節(jié)中，同樣的一件事，一個(gè)相對(duì)成功的人會(huì)看得更多更遠(yuǎn)，自然他的機(jī)遇就會(huì)更多。

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2.2】解析　然而，老板卻只“提拔”了博比。答案　A

3.3】解析　同年進(jìn)入公司的大學(xué)同學(xué)博比提升為經(jīng)理了，可約翰仍然是一名“普通”員工。答案　D

4.4】解析　約翰認(rèn)為公司老板不重視辛勤工作的員工，只是提拔那些拍馬屁的人，所以他是“抱怨”老板做事不公。答案　C

5.5】解析　面對(duì)著約翰的辭呈和批評(píng)，老板“沉思”了一會(huì)兒。答案　A

6.6】解析　老板感謝了約翰的批評(píng)，并提出了一個(gè)“請(qǐng)求”，即指后文的做市場(chǎng)調(diào)查一事。答案　C

7.7】解析　在約翰離開公司“之前”，老板希望他再為公司做一件事情。答案　B

8.8】解析　根據(jù)后文可知，約翰“同意”了老板的請(qǐng)求。答案　C

9.9】解析　公司老板叫約翰去找一個(gè)在“市場(chǎng)”上賣西瓜的人。第三段最后一句中的market是提示。答案　A

10.0】解析　因?yàn)榧s翰不知道西瓜的價(jià)格，所以他“搖頭”，表示不知道。答案　D

11.1】解析　老板又叫了博比去做“相同的”事情，做對(duì)西瓜的市場(chǎng)調(diào)查。答案　B

12.2】解析　西瓜1.2美元一公斤，10美元10公斤。介詞for表示“換取”的意思，例如：Copies are available for two dollars each。答案　D

13.3】解析　他有340個(gè)西瓜的存貨。have sth in store意為“貯存有某物”。答案　A

14.4】解析　這些西瓜都是前兩天從南方進(jìn)的貨，buy意為“買進(jìn)，買入”。答案　C

15.5】解析　約翰聽了博比的匯報(bào)后，對(duì)博比深表“欽佩”，發(fā)自內(nèi)心地佩服他的工作方法和態(tài)度。答案　D

16.6】 解析　約翰認(rèn)識(shí)到了自己與博比的差距，因此他決定不辭職了，而是向博比學(xué)習(xí)。此處與第一段最后一句中的resignation照應(yīng)。答案　A

17.7】解析　從博比的故事可以看出，成功人士更善于“觀察”事物。答案　D

18.8】解析　“機(jī)遇”就存在于生活的細(xì)節(jié)中。答案　C

19.9】 解析　同樣的一件事，一個(gè)相對(duì)成功的人會(huì)看得更多更遠(yuǎn)。答案　A

20.20】解析　成功人士會(huì)發(fā)現(xiàn)并抓住每一個(gè)機(jī)會(huì)去實(shí)現(xiàn)自己的“目標(biāo)”。 答案　B