Question

Lillian was a young girl who grew up in a village. At the age of 16, her father forced her to drop out of school and find a job to help the family.

With limited education, skills and hope, she would take the bus into the big cities of Windsor and Detroit, walk aimlessly about and then return home every day. She couldn’t even bring herself to knock on a door.

As the days passed, Lillian knew she would soon have to knock on a door. On one of her trips, Lillian saw a sign at Carhartt Overall Company, saying, “Help Wanted, Secretarial. Apply Within.”

She walked up to the office and was met by the office manager, who sat her down at a typewriter and said, “Let’s see how good you really are.”

She directed Lillian to type a single letter and then left. Lillian looked at the clock: 11:40 am. She figured that she could run away in the crowd then. But she knew she should at least try the letter.

On her first try, she got through one line. It had five words and she made four mistakes. The clock read 11:45. “At noon,” she said to herself, “I’ll move out with the crowd, and she will never see me again.” On her second try, Lillian got through a full paragraph, but still made many mistakes. Again she pulled out the paper. At last she completed the letter with some mistakes.

Just then, the door opened and the office manager walked in. She came directly over to Lillian, read the letter, paused and then said, “Lillian, you’ve done a good job.”

1.Why did the office manager leave after directing Lillian to type a letter?

A. She was not satisfied with Lillian.

B. She found Lillian was too young.

C. She wanted to let the girl be quiet.

D. She wanted to test Lillian

2.What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in paragraph 6?

A. Lillian didn’t have enough confidence in herself.

B. Lillian didn’t like the workers there.

C. Lillian didn’t want the job.

D. Lillian wanted to have lunch then.

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

The girl didn’t like to go to school.

The girl’s family was not very rich.

The girl’s father was very fond of money.

The girl was living in a poor village.

4. From the passage it can be inferred that in the end__________.

A. Lillian had to run away without being noticed.

B. Lillian’s father wanted his daughter to return to school.

C. the office manager was deeply moved by the girl.

D. Lillian was allowed to work there.

Answer 1

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析: Lillian到一家公司求职，面试时她本来打算放弃，后来因为经理给予的鼓励和自信而被成功录用了

1.D 细节理解题。根据第四段提到She walked up to the office and was met by the office manager, who sat her down at a typewriter and said, “Let’s see how good you really are.经理对她说，让她坐在打字机前，说让我看看你水平如何，故选D项。

2.A 句意猜测。根据第六段提到On her first try, she got through one line. It had five words and she made four mistakes. The clock read 11:45. “At noon,” she said to herself, “I’ll move out with the crowd, and she will never see me again.”她第一次尝试时，五个单词错了四个，她对自己说，我多想把自己藏起来，故对自己没有足够的自信，故选A项。

3.B 推断题。根据第一段提到父亲为了让她支撑家庭才让她辍学的，家庭贫困，故AC错误而B项正确；概括第一段第一句话只是说明她生个一个小村，没有说这个村很穷，故D错误。

4.D 推断题。根据最后一段提到She came directly over to Lillian, read the letter, paused and then said, “Lillian, you’ve done a good job.可知上面写着，你做的非常棒，暗示被录取了， 故选D项。

考点：故事类阅读。