Question

A big company wanted a clerk，so John went there. In the interview，the director asked him a question. “Who paid for your school?” “My mother paid for it by washing clothes.”

Hearing this，the director asked John to show his hands. John showed a pair of hands that were perfect . The director said，“When you go back today，go and clean your mother’s hands，and then see me tomorrow morning.”   

When John went back，he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands.

However，his tears fell as he cleaned his mother’s hands. It was the first time he noticed that there were too many bruises(伤痕)in his mother’s hands. After finishing the cleaning of his mother’s hands，John quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.

Next morning，John went to the director’s office. The director noticed the tears in John’s eyes and asked,“ Please tell me your feeling.”John said，“Number 1，I know now what appreciation(感恩) is. I would not be successful if my mother didn’t do these things. Number 2，by helping my mother，now I realize how difficult it is to get something done.”The director said，“This is what I want to be my clerk. You can get the job.”

1.John went to the big company to         .

 A. look for his mother       B. ask for a job    C. ask the director for help   D. look for the director

2.John’s mother was a(n)         .   

A. office clerk            B. director          C. farmer           D. clothes cleaner

3. From the underlined sentence，we learn        .

A. John tried his best to wash clothes for his mother

B. John often helped his mother do the housework

C. John hardly helped his mother wash clothes

D. John often helped his mother wash hands

4.John felt         when he cleaned his mother’s hands.

A. happy                B. sad             C. angry             D. tired

5.Why did the director hire(雇佣)John?

A .Because he thought John 1earned appreciation.

B. Because he thought John had a good education.

C .Because he thought John worked very hard.

D. Because he thought John could help his mother.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析： 本文叙述了约翰去一家大公司应聘要职，主管人员问他谁供他上大学，他说时妈妈靠洗衣服挣钱供他上学，于是主管人员让他回去给妈妈洗一次手，结果他这样做了，也认识到了母亲的辛苦学会了感恩，于是他就背公司录用了。

1.细节理解题。根据A big company wanted a clerk，so John went there.（一家大公司要一名职员，所以John去了。）可知选B。（John去那家大公司找工作。）

2.细节理解题。根据My mother paid for it by washing clothes.（我妈妈靠洗衣服供我上学。）可知选D。（他妈妈是一个洗衣工。）

3.句意推测题。John的一双手很完美。根据下文介绍妈妈的手上伤痕累累，可知选 C。（John几乎不帮妈妈干活。）

4.细节理解题。根据his tears fell as he cleaned his mother’s hands. （当他为妈妈洗手时，他流泪了。） 可知选B。（看到妈妈伤痕累累的双手，John很难过。）

5.推理判断题。根据文章最后John所说的话（John学会了感恩，做事很辛苦。） 可知选 A。（John学会了感恩。）

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