Question

【题目】One Tuesday morning, Harry saw an ad in a window. It said, “Wanted. The Best Salesman in the World Top Pay.” Harry thought he was a great salesman and went to ask for the job.” I am the best salesman in the world,” he said to the manager, “Give me the job.”

“You must prove you’re the best,” the manager said.

“OK, I will!” Harry answered.

“Good!” The manager took a box of sweets out of his desk.” Last week I bought a thousand boxes of sweets. If you can sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job,” said the manager.

“That’s easy.” Harry said. He took the boxes of sweets and left the office.

Every day and all day, he went from shop to shop, trying to sell the boxes of sweets. He couldn’t sell one. The sweets were too bad for him to sell. At the end of the week he went back to the manager. “I’m sorry, sir.” He said. “I was wrong about myself. I’m not the best salesman in the world, but I know who is.”

“Oh,” said the manager. “Who?” “The person who sold you a thousand boxes of these sweets.” Harry said.

【1】 Harry went to ask for the job because he was _____ himself at first.

A. afraid of B. wrong with

C. sure of D. worried about

【2】 If Harry wanted to get the job, he would have to _____.

A. buy all the sweets from the manager

B. sell out all the sweets in a few days

C. eat up all the sweets

D. sell the sweets at the weekend

【3】Choose the right order (顺序) of this story.

①Harry went to ask for the job

②Harry told the manager who the best seller really was.

③Harry saw an ad in a window.

④Harry went to sell the sweets.

A. ①-②-③-④ B. ④-③-②-①

C. ③-①-④-② D. ③-④-①-②

【4】According to (根据) the story , which of the following is RIGHT?

A. Harry sold some of the sweets.

B. The sweets were too expensive.

C. Harry was not clever at all.

D. The sweets were terrible.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了哈利找工作的故事。哈利看到一则广告，他去找工作，经理让他去卖糖证明自己是最好的销售员，但是他没有卖出去那些糖，最后他告诉经理谁是最好的销售员，那个人就是卖个经理糖的人。

【1】C推理判断题。根据Harry thought he was a great salesman and went to ask for the job.可知哈利认为自己是一个伟大销售员，故推断他对自己找工作有把握，故选C。

【2】B推理判断题。根据 “Last week I bought a thousand boxes of sweets. If you can sell them all before the end of the week, you can have the job,”said the manager.可知如果哈利想要得到这份工作，他必须在几天内卖完所有的糖，故选B。

【3】C推理判断题。根据文章的意思，哈利看到一则广告，他去找工作，经理让他去卖糖证明自己是最好的销售员，但是他没有卖出去那些糖，最后他告诉经理谁是最好的销售员。故选C。

【4】D推理判断题。根据He couldn’t sell one.The sweets were too bad for him to sell.可知这些糖太差了，哈利没有卖出去一块。故选D。