Question

I woke up late and had breakfast in a hurry. I had never been late and didn’t want my boss to be unsatisfied.

However, it seemed that the day wasn’t a lucky one for me from the very second I left my flat. The moment I wanted to rush downstairs, one of my stiletto heels (细高跟) broke. I had to return to change my red shoes. I also had to change my purse and other little things that I had tried to match with the shoes. I was sure I would be late for work.

On my way to work I had to wait for over half an hour because of an accident. I had no choice but to wait. I phoned my boss and he told me that it was no problem, but he needed me for the meeting with the Japanese clients (客户) that morning.

Finally, I arrived at the office one hour later. I had to keep calm and be fresh for the meeting to make the clients sure that our plan was the best for their future business project. However, I left the plan I had made the night before at home and was going to make a presentation (介绍) about it to the clients. I was about to get angry when I realized that I had a copy of it in my office.

At last, the meeting came to an end and it turned out to be successful. But I have to say that I had a terrible day, full of incidents.

1.Which of the following is NOT the reason of the writer being late for her work?

A．She got up late in the morning.

B．She changed her purse and other little things.

C．One of her shoe heels broke.

D．She had a traffic accident on the way to work.

2.According to the passage, what could we learn about the writer?

A．Her boss was very angry with her.

B．She often arrived at her office on time.

C．She left her plan on the bus.

D．She was nervous at the meeting.

3.What did the clients think of the writer’s presentation?

A．Dull.             B．Just so-so.         C．Excellent.         D．Terrible.

4.Which old saying could be used to describe the writer’s incidents?

A．Failure is the mother of success.

B．A good beginning makes a good ending.

C．Where there is a will, there is a way.

D．One trouble never comes alone.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：故事讲述了作者一天之内发生的不好的事，幸好没有影响工作。

1.细节题：第一段，第二段提到她迟到的原因，没有提到出交通事故。选D

2.推理题：从第一段的句子：I had never been late 可推理出作者总是准时到办公室的。选B

3.推理题：从最后一段的句子：the presentation came to an end and it turned out to be a success.可知委托人认为作者的介绍令人兴奋。B项是：就这么回事，选C

4.归纳题;从故事的经过和最后一句话：But I have to say that I had a terrible day, full of incidents (事件).可知作者是祸不单行。选D  

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