Question

【题目】The man sitting opposite Robert was the Financial Controller. Everybody called him “the FC” for short. He made all the decisions about money. Robert needed some more. That was why he had to see him. The two men did not get on very well. In fact, they had always disliked each other.

“Your request is out of the question,” the FC said. Robert had difficulty in controlling himself, but he managed somehow. He explained that he wanted the money in order to make more programmes.

“And why do you want to do that?” the FC asked sharply. Again, Robert almost lost his temper. “Because more and more people are listening to my department’s programmes. There’s great demand for them,” he answered.

The FC did not seem to believe him. But Robert had a report on the numbers of listeners to all EBC programmes. The FC became less confident (自信). Robert threw the report down on the table and told him to read it.

The FC looked at it in silence. The figures (数字) proved that he had been wrong, but he did not want to admit it. “Well,” he finally said, “I may have made a small mistake.” Robert noticed the word “may”. He got up to leave. But he had the feeling that he would get the money after all.

【1】In the story the Financial Controller was a person who was in charge of______.

A. EBC programs. B. EBC money.

C. both B and A. D. Robert’s department’s programs.

【2】“Your request is out of the question.” Here “outof the question” means______.

A. possible. B. impossible.

C. with some question. D. without any question

【3】Robert decided to make more programs because_________.

A. “the FC” disliked him

B. he wanted to meet the needs of the listeners.

C. he wanted to show himself off.

D. the members of his department wanted him to do so.

【4】Who do you think won the argument(争论)in the end?

A. Nobody. B. The listeners.

C. Robert. D. The Financial Controller.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

试题分析：本文属于记叙文，叙述了Robert向公司负责财务的Financial Controller申请资金的小故事。

【1】B 细节理解题。根据第一段第三句He made all the decisions about money.可知Financial Controller负责公司里的财务问题。故B正确。

【2】B 推理判断题。根据第二段第二句Robert had difficulty in controlling himself, but he managed somehow.可知Robert听到对方这样说，很难控制自己。说明对方不同意他的请求，所以“Your request is out of the question.”意为“不可能”。故B正确。

【3】B 细节理解题。根据第三段后两句“Because more and more people are listening to my department’s programmes. There’s great demand for them,” he answered.可知因为越来越多的人听他的节目，人们对节目的要求很高。所以他想满足听众的需要，对节目做更多的投资。故B正确。

【4】C 推理判断题。根据文章最后两句Robert noticed the word “may”. He got up to leave. But he had the feeling that he would get the money after all.可知Financial Controller承认自己可能犯错，所以他很可能会批准这笔钱，同时Robert对此也有自信。故C项正确。