Question

A girl who graduated from a world-famous university wanted to do translation work for authority leaders. She was so happy when she entered the British embassy(大使馆). She thought it was the greatest happiness in her life as many graduates wanted to get that job while she was one of the few people who got it!

But when she started her new job, she realized that it was just a job of answering calls and recording staff members’ starting and quitting times. It was unappreciated and was supposed to have no future. However, she didn’t feel sad about it. She learnt how to love the job. And she loved it when she was working. The names and phone numbers of the staff members were written down on the notebook so that she could remember them. When the phone calls came in, she picked it up as soon as possible. When someone asked her about who was not in the office, she would answer them the right name and the time when they left. Nobody could do that except her.

Her wonderful performance not only received the compliments from the embassy’s staff, but also the employees from the local government. And a leader of a famous company in Britain was also impressed by it and invited her to work for him. After that she became a personal translator of an important leader from Britain and appreciated by the foreigners.

We cannot choose our destiny(命运), but we can choose the attitude with which we face our life. Maybe the attitude could change our destiny. If we cry to life, life will be gray. If we smile to life, life will smile to us, too.

1.What was once the girl’s greatest happiness in her life?

A．Being a translator for a leader.

B．Graduating from the university.

C．Working in the British embassy.

D．Continuing her study in the university.

2.The girl was invited to work for the company mainly because of her      .

A．excellent work                         B．rich knowledge

C．friendly attitude                        D．excellent English

3.What can we know from the passage?

A．The girl was once asked to leave the British company.

B．The foreigners were impressed by her good pronunciation.

C．People in the British embassy spoke highly of the girl.

D．The girl was famous for her remembering ability.

4.The author wants to tell us that      .

A．everybody has his or her own hard times in life

B．we should take a positive attitude towards life

C．we should be ready to lend a hand to our friends

D．it is important to listen to other’s problems carefully

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是一个大学毕业生来毕业以后进入大使馆，但是却做了一份很简单的接线员的工作，她热爱自己的工作，表现出色，最后得到了别人的承认。以此来告诉我们在我们的生活中态度是最重要的。

1.C 细节题。根据文章第一段She was so happy when she entered the British embassy(大使馆). She thought it was the greatest happiness in her life as many graduates wanted to get that job while she was one of the few people who got it!可知他认为进入大使馆工作是最幸福的事情。故C正确。

2.A 细节题。根据倒数第二段1,2行Her wonderful performance not only received the compliments from the embassy’s staff, but also the employees from the local government. And a leader of a famous company in Britain was also impressed by it and invited her to work for him.可知她出色的工作是主要原因。故A正确。

3.C 细节题。根据文章倒数2,3段The names and phone numbers of the staff members were written down on the notebook so that she could remember them. When the phone calls came in, she picked it up as soon as possible. When someone asked her about who was not in the office, she would answer them the right name and the time when they left. Nobody could do that except her.和Her wonderful performance not only received the compliments from the embassy’s staff, but also the employees from the local government可知她的工作表现非常出色。故C正确。

4.B 主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段We cannot choose our destiny(命运), but we can choose the attitude with which we face our life.可知作者 通过这个故事想告诉我们在我们的人生指，态度是最重要的。故B正确。

考点：考察人生哲理类短文阅读