Question

Several years ago， a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker， another owned one of the largest companies in the world， and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.

The reporter was talking to them about being important.

“How do we know if someone is really important？” the reporter asked the banker.

The banker thought for a few moments and then said， “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important.”

The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that？” she asked.

The man shook his head， “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President， there was a telephone call from the president of another country， and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.”

The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so？”

“No， I don’t，” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”

“Then what would make the visitor important？” the reporter and the other two men asked.

“Oh， I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang， and the President picked up the receiver， listened and then said， ‘It’s for you.’ ”

1.There are _______ in this passage.

A．two men and two women                 B．three men and one woman

C．three women and one man                D．four women

2.The banker thought _______.

A．he was really important because he was a rich banker

B．the visitor to the White House was really important

C．the visitor who met the President of the United States

D．the reporter was really important

3.The owner of the very large company thought _______.

A．she was really important because she owned one of the largest companies

B．the banker was really important

C．the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was really important

D．the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President， the President would not answer any telephone call

4.The owner of many buildings thought _______.

A．he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York

B．the owner of the very large company was really important

C．the visitor was really important if he talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor

D．the person who worked in the White House was really important

5.The best title of the passage is ________ .

A．Who’s more important,the President or me?

B．White House and the President.

C．The richer the more important.

D．How to be an important person.

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了电视台的记者采访了三位重要的人物，他们分别是富有的银行家、拥有世界上最大的公司之一的老板和在纽约市中心拥有许多房产的老板。记者问了他们三个共同的一个问题就是我们如何知道一个人是非常重要的，他们三人给出了不同的回答。

1.细节理解题。短文对三位嘉宾的人称代词用的都是he，由此可知，这三位嘉宾都是男士，而从第5段的she asked可以看出这个reporter是位女士，所以总共是three men and one woman，故选B。

2.细节理解题。当the reporter问the banker 什么样的人才是重要的时，他回答说：I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important.故选B。

3.细节理解题。You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President， there was a telephone call from the president of another country， and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.当你拜访总统时，即使外国打来的电话他也不去接，这说明是你是重要的。故选D。

4.细节理解题。从最后一段可以知道the owner of many buildings的想法，就是当你在拜访总统时，总统却接到一个找你的电话，那么此时你就是一个很重要的人了。故选C。

5.标题归纳题。因为三者的回答都与总统及自己有关，故选A。

考点：人生百味类短文阅读。