Question

Bob was a gardener and he had no work for a few months. One day he went out to look for a job. While he was walking in the street, he saw a poster at the gate of a big restaurant. It said the restaurant needed to hire（雇佣） a man who could grow flowers and trees well. Bob was so pleased that he went straight to answer it. There Bob was told to go back and get his old working clothes to the office. Bob did so.

The boss looked over his working clothes carefully and then decided to let Bob have the job. Bob asked the boss why his working clothes were so important. The boss answered with a smile, "Oh, young man, your working clothes are all with patches(补丁) on the knees. You know, I have dismissed（解雇） two men these days. They had working clothes with patches on the buttocks(臀部). They were too lazy."

1.When the boss saw Bob, he ________.

A．gave him the job at once                  B．liked Bob at once

C．asked Bob to go home to get his working clothes    D．liked Bob's clothes

2.Bob's new job was________.

A．to wash dishes                          B．to clean the restaurant

C．to cook dishes                          D．to grow flowers and trees

3.We may learn that the boss was ________.

A．very clever        B．foolish            C．very kind          D．hardworking

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中主要介绍了一位聪明的老板，他根据工人衣服上的补丁推断出了这个工人究竟是懒还是勤快。

1.根据第一段There Bob was told to go back and get his old working clothes to the office.描述，可知选C。

2.根据第一段It said the restaurant needed to hire（雇佣） a man who could grow flowers and trees well.描述，可知选D。

3.这篇短文中的老板根据工人衣服上的补丁推断出了这个工人究竟是懒还是勤快，可知这个老板是个聪明人。故选A。

考点：关于一位聪明的老板的记述文阅读