题目内容
I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Company. One of the topics we 1 in our classes is the 2 of quality employees. “What has 3 you to stay long enough to become a manager?”I asked. After a while a new manager 4 the question and said slowly,“It was a baseball 5 ”
Cynthia said that she 6 to take a Circle K clerk job as an interim(临时的) job 7 she looked for something else. On her second day behind the counter,she received a 8 from her nine-year-old son,Jessie. He needed a baseball glove for Little League. She 9 that as a single woman,10 was tight,and her first 11 would have to go for paying bills.
When Cynthia arrived for work the 12 morning,Patricia,the store manager,handed her a box. “I overheard you 13 to your son yesterday,” she said,“and I know that it is 14 to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie. I know you have to pay bills before you can buy gloves.
You know we can’t 15 good people like you as 16 . as we would like to,
17 we do care,and I want you to know how 18 you are to us!”
The thoughtfulness,empathy(同情) and love of the store manager 19 that people remember more how much an employer 20 than how much he pays.
1. A. discuss B. write C. learn D. find
2. A. managing B. selling
C. keeping D. seeking
3. A. made B. ordered
C. forced D. caused
4. A. made B. took
C. raised D. replied
5. A. pole B. glove
C. hole D. match
6. A. ought B. liked
C. had D. used
7. A. when B. because
C. while D. though
8. A. letter B. call
C. notice D. announcement
9. A. turned out B. pointed out
C. explained D. complained
10. A. work B. food
C. money D. clothing
11. A. bill B. cheque
C. day D. visit
12. A. last B. first
C. next D. past
13. A. lying B. talking
C. crying D. murmuring
14. A. good B. easy
C. hard D. necessary
15. A. thank B. use
C. employ D. pay
16. A. many B. early
C. soon D. much
17. A. nor B. but
C. and D. however
18. A. kind B. terrible
C. much D. important
19. A. show B. insist
C. realize D. recognize
20. A. needs B. gets
C. likes D. cares
1.A 由上下文可知,此处说的是在经理培训课上经常谈论的话题。
2. C下文提到Cynthia,由于她的经理关心她并给她儿子买棒球手套,她继续留在该公司,故“我们”谈论的话题是 “留住好员工的问题”。
3. D由下文可知,Cynthia曾在该公司工作并同时想着找其他工作,不过后来发生的一件事让她在该公司安心工作,并成为一名新经理,故此处用caused。force被迫;or-der命令。
4. B此处是对“我”提出问题的回答,即过了一会儿后 Cynthia就以自己的切身体会回答了这个问题。take the question字面上意为“接受了这个问题”,也就是“回答了这个问题”。
5. B从下文可知是一个棒球手套使她下决心留在这里并努力工作的。
6. D上文说Cynthia已经是个经理,此处讲述的是她过去i 在那儿做临时工的事情,可见这是以前的事情,故用丨 used。used to do sth意为“过去常常做......”。
7. C前面说她在那儿做临时工,后面说她在找其他的工I 作,故用while表示“与此同时”。
8. B 由下文“I overheard you ... to your son yesterday…”
可知,此处指的是她接到了儿子的“电话”。
9. C从后面的内容特别是“ it is…to explain things to kids. ”来看,此处用 explained。
10. C儿子要棒球手套,可她却不能给儿子买,因为她的第i 一张支票要付账单,故此处说的是“作为一个单身女性, 钱很紧张”。
11. B 从后面的“…have to go for paying bills. ”来看,此处应用cheque。cheque意为“支票”,在这里指“第一份工| 资”。
12. C此处指她儿子打来电话的“第二天早晨”,应用the;next morning o
13. B商店经理无意间听到了 Cynthia与儿子打电话的内i 容,所以她才买了棒球手套送来。
14. C由上文她苦口婆心地向儿子解释家中的困难,可推断此处用hard,即“向儿子解释这些很困难”。
15. D pay sb表示付给......钱。
16. D此处经理的意思是“你知道像你这样的好人,我们不 能想给你多少就给多少”。
17. B前面说“像你这样的好人我们不能想给多少钱就给多少钱”,这与后面的“我们确实很在乎”有转折关系,故用 but。
18. D从上下文知,钱不是最重要的,而关心、同情和爱心才是最重要的。此处经理是想让她明白“好员工对他们丨来说是多么重要”。
19. A经理的体贴、同情和爱心表明人们更关注的是雇主的关心,而不是得到了多少钱。
20. D由Cynthia的亲身经历可知,对于雇员来说“雇主的关心比给多少工资要重要得多”。