Question

The man sitting opposite Robert was the Financial Controller. Everybody called him “the FC” for short. He made all the decisions about money. Robert needed some more. That was why he had to see him. The two men did not get on very well. In fact, they had always disliked each other.

“Your request is out of the question,” the FC said. Robert had difficulty in controlling himself, but he managed somehow. He explained that he wanted the money in order to make more programmes.

“And why do you want to do that?” the FC asked sharply. Again, Robert almost lost his temper. “Because more and more people are listening to my department’s programmes. There’s great demand for them,” he answered.

The FC did not seem to believe him. But Robert had a report on the numbers of listeners to all EBC programmes. The FC became less confident. Robert threw the report down on the table and told him to read it.

The FC looked at it in silence. The figures (数字) proved that he had been wrong, but he did not want to admit it. “Well,” he finally said, “I may have made a small mistake.” Robert noticed the word “may.” He got up to leave. But he had the feeling that he would get the money after all.

1.In the story the Financial Controller was a person who was in charge of

A．Robert’s department’s programmes      B．EBC programmes

C．EBC money                            D．both B and C

2. “Your request is out of the question.”Here “out of the question”means

A．without any question                    B．with some question

C．impossible                             D．possible

3.Robert decided to make more programmes because

A．he wanted to meet the needs of the listeners

B．“the FC” disliked him

C．the members of his department wanted him to do so

D．he wanted to show himself off

4.Why were more and more people listening to Robert’s programmes?

A．Because he always lost his temper (脾气)

B．Because he disliked “the FC”

C．Because the programmes were rich and to the taste of the listeners

D．We don’t know

5.Who do you think won the argument(争论)in the end?

A．The Financial Controller                  B．Robert            C．Nobody    D．The listeners

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.A

4.C

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了Robert为了进一步扩大自己的program而向上级申请资金，收到刁难的故事，最后他还是获得了胜利。

1.C 细节题。根据文章第二行Everybody called him “the FC” for short. He made all the decisions about money.说明他是负责EBC的财务，故C正确。

2.C 推理题。根据本句“Your request is out of the question,” the FC said. Robert had difficulty in controlling himself可知Robert机会要失去控制了，说明对方拒绝了他的要求，认为他的请求是不可能的，故C项正确。

3.A 推理题。根据第三段“Because more and more people are listening to my department’s programmes. There’s great demand for them,”说明他这样走的目的正是为了满足这些人的要求，故A项正确。

4.C 推理题。根据第三段“Because more and more people are listening to my department’s programmes. There’s great demand for them,” he answered.说明很多人都来听他的节目，说明他们都很喜欢这个节目，这个节目符合他们的品味，故Ｃ正确。

5.B 推理题。根据文章最后Robert noticed the word “may.” He got up to leave. But he had the feeling that he would get the money after all说明Robert最后可能会得到那笔钱，他会成为胜利者，故B正确。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读