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2．My friend BJ Gallagher told me a great story recently，about her own experience with resentment （愤恨）．She once worked as the training manager for a large newspaper，where she found the corporate culture extremely frustrating．The company was a hundred years old and their past success had blinded them to the need for change．Finally，after  butting heads with several senior executives many times，she left the company．But she found that she hadn't left her resentment，frustration，and anger behind when she resigned．
"I finally decided to write about my experiences and my feelings at the newspaper．I wanted to be rid of that company and those people，once and for all．So I wrote and I wrote．It wasn't just a story that poured out； it was a whole book!We called it A peacock in the Land of Penguins．I was the peacock and those newspaper executives were the penguins．"
"It took me several more years to finally get over my negative emotions．Through a lot of soul-searching and reflection，I finally was able to let go of my resentment．I came to see that there was nothing personal in the way they treated me，and they were good people doing what they thought best for the company．I was the one who had made it personal．I thought they were making my life miserable on purpose．"
"Finally，the time came when I decided to make amends （弥补） for the harsh，angry things I had said about the company．I invited my former boss to dinner and made my apology．It was a great healing process for me．I finally felt free of the resentment that had been eating me up．"
"What was the final outcome？"I asked her．
"Gratitude，"she replied．"Not only wasn't I resentful any more，I was grateful to the company．If I hadn't had those painful experiences，I would never have written a book．And the book became hugely successful-now published in 21languages； it transformed my business．"

61．What made BJ Gallagher frustrated in the company？C
A．Unfair treatment by the senior executives．
B．The strict rules in the company．
C．The culture and tradition of the company．
D．Her low position in the company．
62．Why did BJ Gallagher write about her experiences and feelings at the company？C
A．To make peace with the executives．
B．To make suggestions to the company．
C．To express her anger．
D．To do soul-searching and reflection．
63．What does the underlined part"butting heads with"in Paragraph 1probably mean？A
A．Arguing with．              B．Working with．
C．Making friends with．       D．Spending time with．
64．All of the following statements are true except thatB．
A．When BJ Gallagher left the company，she felt upset
B．It was not long before BJ Gallagher got over her negative emotions
C．The book BJ Gallagher wrote had a great effect on her business
D．BJ Gallagher finally understood she herself was to blame for the resentment
65．BJ Gallagher finally felt grateful to the company becauseD．
A．she was forgiven by her former executives
B．she was accepted by the company again
C．she learned how to forgive others
D．her painful experiences there was valuable for her．

分析 作者的朋友因为一家报业的因循守旧而一气之下离开了公司，但她的怨气一直挥之不去，于是开始书写自己的经历但是，她最后意识到了自己的问题，并跟她以前的老板和解，从此她真正摆脱了心中的怨恨．

解答 CCABD
61．C  细节理解题．根据文章第一段第二句中的she found the corporate culture extremely frustrating和第三句中their past success had blinded them to the need for change可知公司因循守旧的文化令BJ Gallagher感到烦恼．
62．C  推理判断题．根据第一段最后一句But she found that she hadn't left her resentment，frustration，and anger behind when she resigned （辞职）．及第二段前两句I finally decided to write about my experiences and my feelings at the newspaper．I wanted to be rid of that company and those people，once and for all．可知，BJ Gallagher虽然离开了公司，但她的怨气一直挥之不去，因此她决定通过写作来宣泄自己的怨气．
63．A 词义猜测题．根据倒数第三段第二句I invited my former boss to dinner and made my apology．和第一段讲的BJ Gallagher感到烦恼最终离开公司可知，作者的朋友应该是和上级意见不合，发生了争执．
64．B 推理判断题．根据第三段It took me several more years to finally get over my negative emotions．可知Gallagher花了几年的时间来恢复，故B不符合原文．
65．D  细节理解题．根据文章最后一段中的If I hadn't had those painful experiences，I never would have written a book．可知，BJ Gallagher在公司所经历的一切是有价值的，因此她感激公司．

点评 英语记叙文以描写叙述为主，主要描写人物、事件、地点、或过程．特点是，其主题往往潜伏在字里行间，没有直接地表白出来；文章主旨要透过体察所揭示的人物、事件来进行提炼．描写手法大多按时间跨度、空间顺序、上下顺序来展开．阅读记叙文体应采取掠读和扫读的方法，快速抓住文中描写的主要内容，从整体上去把握文章的连贯性，进而大体上揣测出作者的写作意图及情感主线．高考阅读就记叙文设题大多以细节理解为主．

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