Question

Tim works for a company in Sacramento, California. He enjoys his work a lot. He gets up at six o’clock each workday. He drives to work and begins his job at eight o’clock. He speaks to people on the telephone to help them with their banking problems. People telephone the bank to ask questions about their accounts（账户）.He doesn’t give information about accounts until people answer a few questions. Tim will ask the callers their birth dates, the last four numbers of their social security(社会保障)numbers and their addresses. If a person give incorrect （不正确的）information, Tim will ask him to call back with the correct information. Tim is polite and friendly to everyone. He has lunch in a park next to his office. He returns home at five o’clock in the afternoon. After work, he goes to the gym to do some sports. He is good at playing tennis. He has dinner at eight o’clock. Tim likes watching TV after dinner. He goes to bed at nine at night.

阅读短文，选择正确的问题

1.Tim’work is  ________ .

A. helping them with their banking problems    B. asking them some questions

C. giving them information about the addresses    D. correcting their information

2.Tim wants to ask the callers’ ________ first.

A. accounts’ numbers    B. dates of birth    C. workplaces    D. social security addresses

3.It seems that Tim is always _________on weekdays.

A. free    B. impatient    C. busy    D. social

4.Tim’s work lasts(持续) _______ a day.

A. nine hours    B. eight hours    C. seven hours    D. four hours

5.Tim enjoys watching TV, but he doesn’t watch it _________.

A. after dinner    B. before going to bed    C. at night    D. for long

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.C

4.A

5.D

【解析】本文介绍了Tim一天的工作情况以及回到家的活动。

1.A

细节理解题。He speaks to people on the telephone to help them with their banking problems.可知Tim的工作是帮助人们解决一些银行账户的问题，故选A。

2.B

细节理解题。根据Tim will ask the callers their birth dates,可知Tim先问打电话的人的生日日期，故选B。

3.C

推理判断题。根据He doesn’t give information about accounts until people answer a few questions.可知Tim直到打电话的人回答一些问题，他才给一些账户的信息，故推断他是没有耐心的，故选C。

4.A

推理判断题。根据He drives to work and begins his job at eight o’clock.和He returns home at five o’clock in the afternoon.可知他在上午八点开始工作，下午五点回家，因此他一天工作的时间是九小时。故选A。

5.D

推理判断题。根据He has dinner at eight o’clock. Tim likes watching TV after dinner. He goes to bed at nine at night. 可知Tim在八点吃完饭，九点睡觉，因此他看电视的时间不长，故选D。

点睛：根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落，进行分析理解，词义猜测，推理判断和概括归纳，选出正确的选项。例如小题4，根据He drives to work and begins his job at eight o’clock.和He returns home at five o’clock in the afternoon.可知他在上午八点开始工作，下午五点回家，因此他一天工作的时间是九小时。故选A。