Question

Albert was an ordinary worker in an oil company in America. His workmates gave a nickname（绰号）“Four dollars a bucket of oil” below his name whenever and wherever he wrote down his name.

As time went by, people forgot his real name. Later, when Rockefeller, the board chairman(董事长)of the oil company, heard of it, he was very surprised, so he invited Albert to come to his office.

“Some people give you a nickname for ‘Four dollars a bucket’. Why aren’t you angry?” asked Rockefeller with some puzzlement in his eyes.

“Oh! Mr. Rockefeller! I like this nickname very much, because ‘Four dollars a bucket’ is our company’s advertisement. As long as someone calls me‘ Four dollars a bucket’ once, I think it’s free advertisement for our company. It’s not necessary for me to get angry. Don’t you think so , Mr. Rockefeller?”

“Oh! What a wonderful man!” Rockefeller said excitedly when hearing Albert’s words “Young man! Work harder, you must be successful in the future! I believe in you!”

Five years later, Albert became the second board chairman after Rockefeller.

Later Albert said in one of his reports, “I don’t think we should feel frustrated when we have no way to do the world-shaking things. We should treat everything actively because maybe our future success will begin from a small thing!”

1.What was Albert in The oil company at the beginning?

A．A worker.         B．An assistant.        C．A manager.        D．The second board chairman.

2.Why wasn’t Albert angry about his nickname?

A．He liked to have a nickname.               B．It could make his workmates happy.

C．He could become famous.                 D．It was a free advertisement for his company.

3.What is the main idea of this passage?

A．Rockefeller asked young people to work harder.

B．It’s very important to do small things well.

C．You can’t get angry when someone calls your nickname.

D．You should make more advertisements for your company.

4.What would be the best title for this passage?

A．I Believe in You                         B．Albert and Rockefeller

C．Four Dollars a Bucket                    D．The Second Board Chairman

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要描述了一个普通工人因为自己的绰号引起公司董事长的注意，在这个绰号问题上反映出来的主人公的细密思维，受到董事长欣赏，后来成为第二任董事会主席的故事。短文最后通过阿尔伯特的报告告诉我们要注意从小事做起。本文教育性较强，阅读中注意体会作者要表达的主要观点，进行合理分析总结。

1.根据Albert was an ordinary worker in an oil company in America.可知选A。

2.根据Oh! Mr. Rockefeller! I like this nickname very much, because ‘Four dollars a bucket’ is our company’s advertisement. 及下文描述可知选D。

3.根据阿尔伯特最后一段中在短文中的描述可知选B，把小事情做好非常重要。

4.通过阅读短文可知本文就是告诉人们要从小事做起，而主人公这个绰号正好体现除了他注意细节问题的性格，故选C，最符合本文中心

考点：传记类记述文阅读

点评：本文难度较大，个别小题需要根据相关内容进行推理总结。首先要认真阅读短文，注意前后联系，掌握短文大意，然后带着问题再读短文，找出相关段落，分析总结，判断出正确选项。文章所设试题主要考察细节查找，做题关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查小题和原文的异同。