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I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Company. Among the topic 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.

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本文以经理给 Cynthia 的儿子买棒球手套为切入点来谈论一个公司要留住好员工,就要关心员工,关心员工的生活,而不是给他们多少钱的问题。
1. A 从上下文来看,此处说的是在经理培训课上经常谈论一些话题。
2. C 从下文举的 Cynthia 由于她的经理关心并给她儿子买棒球手套使得她继续留在该公司来看,“我们”谈论的话题是“留住好员工的问题”。在下文中有 What has ___3___ you to stay long to become a manager,其中的long 就是一个信号词。
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 意为“被迫”,order 意为“命令”,均不合语境。
4. B 此处是对“我”提出问题的回答,即过了一会后 Cynthia 就以自己的切身体会回答了这个问题。take the question 的字面意思为“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 已是个新经理,此处讲述的是她过去在那儿做临时工时的事情,可见这是以前的事情,故用 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事情,故用 while表示她当时不稳定的心理。
8. B 由下文 I overheard you ___13___ 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,因为第一张支票要付账单来看,此处说的是“作为一个单身妇女,钱相对来说很紧张”。
11. B 从后面的 …have to go for paying bills 来看,此处应用 check。check 意为“支票”,在这里指“第一份工资”。
12. C 前面提到了一天,此处指儿子打电话来的“第二天早晨”,应用the next morning。
13. B 商店经理无意间听到了 Cynthia 与儿子打电话的内容,所以他才买了棒球手套送来。
14. C 从 She ___9___ that as a single woman, ___10___ was tight, and her first ___11___ would have to go for paying bills 来看,这是她苦口婆心地向儿子解释家中的困难,同时由 Cynthia 向儿子说的这些话知道儿子当时非常想要手套,由此可推断此处用 hard 为好,即“向儿子解释这些很困难”。
15. D / 16. D 从 good people like you… as we would like to, ___ we do care… 等来看,此处经理的话的意思是“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 前面说我们不能想给像你这样的好员工多少钱就给多少钱,与后面的“我们确实很关心(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。此处经理的意思是想让她明白“好员工对他们来说是多么的重要”,这才符合逻辑。
19. A 由经理给 Cynthia 的儿子买手套所体现的同情和爱心表明“人们更关注的是被关心,而不是他得到了多少钱”。
20. D 由 Cynthia 的亲身经历可知,对于雇员来说“雇主的关心比多给工资要重要的多”。这也可从 thoughtfulness, empathy and love of the store manager 看出来。
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I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Company. Among the topic 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. check  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. shows   B. insists C. realizes      D. recognizes

I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Company. Among the topic 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. notic           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. check  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. shows  B. insists C. realizes       D. recognizes

20. A. needs    B. gets    C. likes    D. cares

When Steve Maxwell graduated from college, he had an engineering degree and a high tech job — but he couldn’t balance his checkbook. “I took one finance class in college but dropped it to go on a ski trip,” says the 45-year-old father of three, who lives in Windsor, Colorado. “I actually had to go to my bank and ask them to teach me how to read my statement.”

One of the biggest obstacles to making money is not understanding it: Thousands of us avoid investing because we just don’t get it. But to make money, you must be financially literate. “It bothered me that I didn’t understand this stuff,” says Steve, “so I read books and magazines about money management and investing, and I asked every financial whiz (能手) I knew to explain things to me.”

He and his wife started applying the lessons: They made a point to live below their means. They never bought on impulse, always negotiated better deals (on their cars,cable bills, furniture) and stayed in their home long after they went for an expensive vacation. They also put 20 percent of their annual salary into investments.

Within ten years, they were millionaires, and people were coming to Steve for advice. “Someone would say, ‘I need to refinance my house — what should I do? ‘A lot of times, I wouldn’t know the answer, but I’d go to find it and learn something in the process,” he says.

In 2003, Steve quit his job to become part owner of a company that holds personal finance seminars for employees of corporations like Wal Mart. He also started going to real estate investment seminars, and it’s paid off: He now owns $ 30 million worth of investment properties, including apartment complexes, a shopping mall and a quarry.

“I was an engineer who never thought this life was possible, but all it truly takes is a little self education,” says Steve. “You can do anything once you understand the basics.”

1.The underlined part “live below their means” (in Paragraph 3) probably means “______”.

A.take effective measures                  B.live a miserable life

C.spend more money than they had           D.spend less money than they had

2.Since Steve Maxwell became a millionaire, he ______.

A.has been unwilling to help others

B.hasn’t stopped learning from practice

C.has been willing to follow others’ advice

D.has stopped to invest in houses

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

A.A self made engineer

B.How to balance your checkbook

C.Don’t avoid investing

D.Educate yourself to become a millionaire

4.It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

A.self education is very important to one’s life

B.everyone should learn how to invest in their life

C.Steve Maxwell was quite interested in finance classes in college

D.Steve became rich because he saved every penny he had earned

 

I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Company. Among the 21 we discuss in our classes is the 22 of quality employees(雇员)

“What has caused you to stay 23 enough to become a manager?" I asked. After a while a new manager took the 24 and said slowly, "it was a baseball glove.”

Cynthia said she used to 25 a Circle K clerk job as an interim (时临的.) one while she looked for something 26 . On her second day behind the counter, she received a (an) 27 from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He 28 a baseball glove for the little League. She 29 that as a single mother, money was 30 , and her first check would have to go for paying 31.

When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Partircia, the store manager asked her to come to her small office and handed her a box. “I overheard you 32 to your son yesterday,” she said, “and I know that it is 33 to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie. I know you have to pay bills 34 you can buy gloves. You know we can’t 35 good people like you as 36 as we would like to; but we do 37 and I want you to know how 38 you are to us.”

The thoughtfulness, empathy (同情) and love of the store manager show vividly that people 39 more how much a( n) 40 cares than how much he pays.

1.

A.topics

B.problems

C.difficulties

D.lessons

 

2.

A.employing

B.praising

C.keeping

D.improving

 

3.

A.soon

B.long

C.strong

D.calm

 

4.

A.position

B.decision

C.question

D.advice

 

5.

A.take

B.change

C.lose

D.consider

 

6.

A.lighter

B.easier

C.better

D.higher

 

7.

A.letter

B.call

C.answer

D.email

 

8.

A.bought

B.kept

C.needed

D.offered

 

9.

A.complained

B.explained

C.understood

D.admitted

 

10.

A.short

B.enough

C.spare

D.tight

 

11.

A.food

B.education

C.clothes

D.bills

 

12.

A.talking

B.crying

C.arguing

D.scolding

 

13.

A.easy

B.hard

C.simple

D.nice

 

14.

A.after

B.until

C.when

D.before

 

15.

A.value

B.remain

C.pay

D.fire

 

16.

A.much

B.many

C.pleasant

D.possible

 

17.

A.regret

B.agree

C.worry

D.care

 

18.

A.excellent

B.important

C.thankful

D.thoughtful

 

19.

A.remember

B.refuse

C.thank

D.realize

 

20.

A.mother

B.clerk

C.official

D.manager

 

第三节:完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Jessie's Glove

I do a lot of management training each year for the Circle K Corporation, a national chain of convenience stores.      21    the topics we discuss is the retention (保持)of quality employees -- a real challenge to managers when you consider the pay scale (薪水标准)in the service industry. During these discussions, I asked the participants, "What has caused you to stay long enough to become a manager?" Some time back a new   22    took the question and     23      said, "It was a $19 baseball glove."

Cynthia told the group that she    24    took a Circle K clerk job as an interim (过渡时期)position   25      she looked for something   26     .On her second or third day behind the counter, she received a phone call from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He needed a baseball glove for Little League. She explained that    27     a single mother, money was very    28    , and her first check would    29    go for paying   30    . Perhaps she could buy his baseball glove with her second or third check..

When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Patricia, the store manager, asked her to come to the small room in the back of the store that    31    as an office. Cynthia    32    if she had done something wrong or left some part of her job incomplete from the day before. She was concerned and confused.

Patricia handed her a box. "I overheard you talking to your son   33    ," she said, "and I know that it is hard to   34     things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie because he may not understand how    35    he is, even though you have to pay bills    36    you can buy gloves. You know we can't pay good people like you as much as we would like to; but we    37   care, and I want you to know you are important to    38  ."

The thoughtfulness, sympathy and    39  of this convenience store manager demonstrates vividly that people remember more how much an employer  40     than how much the employer pays. An important lesson for the price of a Little League baseball glove.

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22.A.employee

23.A.loudly

24.A.originally

25..A.during

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27.A.to

28.A.small

29.A.have to

30.A.calls

31.A.worked

32.A.imagined

33.A.yesterday

34.A.introduce

35.A.important

36.A.after

37.A.can

38.A.him

39.A.love

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B. wondered

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B. before

B. do

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C. mostly

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