Question

I was being interviewed by a senior manager for a major insurance(保险业)company. I told him honestly why I wanted the job —I needed to keep my family in Boston. My wife recently died of a heart attack. A job in Boston would help me reduce some of the extreme trauma(精神创伤) and pain of the loss for my 16-year-old daughter. It was important for me to keep her in her present high school. I could still hardly talk about the loss of my wife. Bruce, the interviewer, was politely empathetic, but he didn’t probe(彻底调查) any further. He admitted (接受)my loss and, with great respect, moved on to another subject. After the next round of the interview, Bruce took me to lunch with another manager. Then he asked me to take a walk with him. He told me that he, too, had lost his wife. And, like me, he had also been married 20 years and had three children. In his sharing, I realized that he had experienced the same pain as I had —a pain that was almost impossible to explain to someone who had not lost a beloved one. He offered his business card and home phone number and suggested that, if I need help or just want someone to talk to, I should feel free to give him a call. Whether I got the job or not, he wanted me to know that he was there if I ever needed help. When he had no idea if we would ever see each other again, he helped our family deal with one of the greatest losses. He turned the normally cold business interview into a caring support for another person in need.

1.The author took part in the interview because _______.

A．he had lost his job and wanted to find a new one

B．he had to support his family in Boston

C．his wife had recently died of a heart attack

D．his daughter needed money for schooling

2. The underlined word "empathetic “in the second paragraph means _____.

A．kind             B．easy-going         C．smart             D．understanding

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Bruce invited the author to lunch later.

B．Bruce shared his life experience with the author.

C．Bruce was willing to help the author.

D．Bruce finally gave the job to the author.

4. We can infer from the last paragraph that ________.

A．Bruce and the author saw each other often

B．the author got little help from Bruce

C．the author learned much from the job interview

D．the author had a better life afterwards

5. What is the best title for the passage?

A．An act of kindness

B．A pleasant interview

C．The same experience

D．An important lesson

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：一家大型保险公司的高级经理询问我为什么想要这份工作，。我诚实地告诉他，我需要让我的家人住在波士顿。我的妻子最近一个心脏病发作去世。在波士顿的作业会帮我16岁的女儿减少一些极端的创伤和痛苦。这是重要的，我让她在她目前的高中。我仍然可以几乎不谈论我的妻子。布鲁斯，出于礼貌善解人意，但他并没有任何进一步探测。布鲁斯与另一名经理拉着我一起吃午饭。然后他问我跟他去散步。他告诉我，他也失去了他的妻子。而且，像我一样，他也已经结婚20年，有三个孩子。在他的分享，我意识到，他经历了同样的痛苦。

1.细节理解题，根据文中语句“I told him honestly why I wanted the job —I needed to keep my family in Boston.”理解可知。我做这份工作的主要目的就是维持家庭在波士顿，故选B

2.词义理解推断题，根据文中语句“”Bruce, the interviewer, was politely empathetic, but he didn’t probe(彻底调查) any further. He admitted (接受)my loss and, with great respect, moved on to another subject.理解可知。Empathetic可以理解为善解人意，故选D。

3.细节理解题，根据文中语句“He turned the normally cold business interview into a caring support for another person in need.”理解可知。Bruce没有接受作者故选D。

4.理解归纳题，根据文中语句“I realized that he had experienced the same pain as I had —a pain that was almost impossible to explain to someone who had not lost a beloved one.”理解可知。作者从这次谈话中学到很多东西，故选C。

5.标题理解归纳题，根据文中语句理解可知，此文主要介绍了Bruce的善举，故选A。

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