Question

On her second or third day behind the counter, Cynthia received a phone call from her nine-year-old son, Jessie. He needed a baseball glove for Little League. She explained that as a single mother, money was very tight, and her first check would have to go for paying bills. Perhaps she could buy his baseball glove with her second or third check. When Cynthia arrived for work the next morning, Patricia, the store manager, asked her to come to the small room in the back of the store that served as an office. Cynthia wondered if she had done something wrong or left some part of her job incomplete from the day before. She was concerned and confused.

Patricia handed her a box. “I overheard（无意中听到）you talking to your son yesterday,” she said, “and I know that it is hard to explain things to kids. This is a baseball glove for Jessie because he may not understand how important he is, even though you have to pay bills before you can buy gloves. You know we can’t pay good people like you as much as we would like to, but we do care, and I want you to know you are important to us.”

The selflessness（无私）and love of this convenience store manager proves that people remember more how much an employer cares than how much the employer pays.

根据短文内容判断正、误。

(注意：考生将答题卡相应位置涂黑。正确的涂“A”，错误的涂“B”)

1.Jessie needed a baseball glove for Little League.

2.Patricia, the store manager and her employer began to talk in the small room in the back of the store that served as an office.

3.Jessie was going to take part in Little League，but his father didn’t have enough money to buy things like a baseball glove.

4.When Cynthia was asked to go to the office, she was happy and moved.

5.From the story we know sometimes people cares one another more important than many things even wealth.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了单亲妈妈Cynthia给儿子买不起棒球手套，出于关心老板Patricia给她买了一副。

1.A考查细节理解。根据第一段第二句“He needed a baseball glove for Little League.”可知他需要一副棒球手套为了参见少年棒球联赛。所以此句正确。

2.2】B细节理解题。根据短文内容可知Patricia，这家便利店的经理也就是老板，把Cynthia叫到了办公室谈话。故此句错误。

3.3】B细节题。根据“She explained that as a single mother, money was very tight…”可知Cynthia是单亲妈妈，所以Jessie没有爸爸，而不是他爸爸没有钱给他买棒球手套。故此句错误。

4.4】B考查细节理解。根据“Cynthia wondered if she had done something wrong or left some part of her job incomplete from the day before. She was concerned and confused.”可知当老板叫她去办公室的时候，她很担心也很迷惑，而不是感动和高兴。故此句错误。

5.5】A推断题。根据“The selflessness（无私）and love of this convenience store manager proves that people remember more how much an employer cares than how much the employer pays. 比起老板给他们的工资，人们更在乎的是老板对他们的关心。”可知，人们看重彼此的感情，胜过金钱。故此句正确。

考点: 故事类短文