Question

Albert was an ordinary worker in an oil company in America. His workmates gave a nickname(绰号) “Four dollars a bucket (桶)” to him, for he was always used to leaving an advertisement of his company “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 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 a free advertisement for our company. I have no reason to get angry. Don’t you think so, Mr. Rockefeller?”

“Oh! What a fantastic man!” Rockefeller said excitedly when hearing Albert’s words. “Young man, work harder! You must succeed 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 every thing actively because maybe our future success will begin from a small thing!”

1.Why wasn’t Albert angry at his nickname?

A. He could become famous.

B. He liked to have a nickname.

C. It could make his workmates happy.

D. It could advertise for his company for free.

2.What is the main idea of this passage?

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

B. Rockefeller asked young people to work harder.

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

D. You should make more advertisements for your company.

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

A. A Clever Way to Make Advertisements.      B. Albert and Rockefeller.

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

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.A

3.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。

1.细节题：根据“Oh! Mr. Rockefeller! I like this nickname very much, because ‘Four dollars a bucket’ is our company’s advertisement.”哦!洛克菲勒先生!我非常喜欢这个昵称,因为4美元一桶是我们公司广告。以及下面的描述可知他喜欢这个外号是因为可以免费给公司做广告。故选D。

2.推理题：根据阿尔伯特最后一段中在短文中的描述可知把小事情做好非常重要。故选A。

3.推理题：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

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