Question

Before World War II，all bank tellers（出纳）were men. But as men went to war during the early 1940s, banks trained women to take their place. I was among 20 women selected by Bank of America to work as a teller at a small branch in Los Angeles.

November 23，1942 was a day I'll never forget when I was 22 years old and just two months on the job. When a well-dressed man in a suit, tie and hat came to my window. I greeted him with a friendly  “Good afternoon.” But he shouted,“This is it!”

'The man placed a brown bag on the counter and said; "Fill it up.”Because of 'the way he was dressed, it didn't dawn on me that this was a hold-up（持枪抢劫）. I was sure it must be a test of the new tellers' ability to follow bank rules. Eager to pass such a test, I coolly opened the bag, and then calmly filled it with marked bills.

“None of these!” the man shouted, insisting that I fill the bag with cash from another teller’s drawer. Well, that was a big no-no from training: You never touch another teller's cash! I firmly told him it was against bank rules. You can imagine the disbelief on the robber' s face. Other tellers later told me they couldn't believe I refused the robber's demands.

When the man told me to stand in front of the other staff along the wall, threatening to shoot me if anyone moved, I finally realized this was real. After the robber fled the bank, the manager got his gun and went after the robber but he failed to catch him. The robber was caught after another bank hold-up, and I was told I was the first female teller to be held up in California, which was a fact that attracted many reporters.

1.Why was it easy for the author to become a bank teller?

A. Females were thought responsible.

B. There was a lack of male workers.

C. She worked far better than men

D. Women could be trained easily.

2.Why did the author feel calm at the beginning of the incident?

A. She was well trained.

B. She took it for a test.

C. She knew the man had no gun with him.

D. She had experienced the same thing before.

3.How did the robber feel when he heard the author's words in Paragraph 4?

A. Worried.    B. Disappointed.

C. Skeptical.    D. Ashamed.

4.What can be inferred about the author after the incident?

A. She was the subject of many news stories.

B. She caught the robber in another hold-up.

C. She was to blame for losing money.

D. She succeed in changing her job.

Answer

fact that attracted many reporters. A选项She was the subject of many news stories..☞关键词the subject of many news stories

【解析】文章讲述作者作为一位银行的女出纳，被劫持的经历。作为第一位被劫持的女出纳，事后成为了新闻的焦点。

1.推理判断题。根据第一段的句子But as men went to war during the early 1940s, banks trained women to take their place.因为男士们在20世纪40年代早期，都去打仗了，银行训练女士来取代他们的位置。可推断作者容易地成为银行出纳的原因是缺少男职工，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段中的句子Because of 'the way he was dressed, it didn't dawn on me that this was a hold-up（持枪抢劫）. I was sure it must be a test of the new tellers' ability to follow bank rules.因为他的穿着，我并没意识到这是一个持枪抢劫。我认为这一定是对新出纳的能力测试。所以我一开始保持冷静是因为我误认为这是一次测试。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段中的句子I firmly told him it was against bank rules. You can imagine the disbelief on the robber' s face.可知听到作者拒绝他，他感到难以相信。故选项C（怀疑的）正确。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一部分内容I was told I was the first female teller to be held up in California, which was a fact that attracted many reporters.我被告知我是加州第一位被抢劫的女出纳，这是一个吸引很多记者的事实，可推断这次事件之后，作者成为很多新闻故事的焦点，故选A。

【名师点睛】

推理判断主要的解题策略有：

（1）根据不同文体，推断目的意图。不同的文章可能有不同的写作目的, 通常作者的写作目的有以下三种：1) to entertain readers（娱乐读者，让人发笑），常见于故事类的文章。2) to persuade readers（说服读者接受某种观点）常见于广告类的文章。3) to inform readers（告知读者某些信息）多见于科普类﹑新闻报道类﹑文化类或社会类的文章。阅读时要善于根据文章的文体来学会推断作者的情感态度和目的。

（2）根据用词风格，推断情感态度。一篇好的文章，其用词风格常常直接流露或蕴含作者的内心世界和情感态度。所以阅读时要善于捕捉表达或暗示情感态度的词句或短语，捕捉那些烘托气氛，渲染情感的词句，进而很好地洞察作者的思想倾向，是支持、反对抑或中立？对于选项而言，要分清选项中的褒义词、中性词和贬义词，以此对照全文。如：1）表示褒义的词语：positive赞成的，supporting支持的，praising赞扬的，optimistic乐观的，admiring羡慕的，enthusiastic热情的等；2）表示中性的词语：uninterested无兴趣的，不感兴趣的； neutral中立的；impersonal不带个人感情的；subjective主观的；objective客观的等；3）表示贬义的词语：disgusted感到恶心的，厌恶的；critical批评的；negative 否定的，反对的；suspicious怀疑的；tolerant容忍的，忍让的；worried 担忧的等。

（3）根据写作思路，推断段落发展。不同的文体，写作思路和写作手法也不尽相同。做题时，要善于体会作者的写作思路，揣摩作者的谋篇布局，从宏观上左右文章的结构框架；同时，还要把握作者行文时所运用的修辞手段，如对比、举例、下定义等。通过梳理写作思路，明晰写作手法，即可对文章的发展做出比较科学合理的推断和预测。

（4）根据事实细节，推断合理信息。推理题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，做出一定判断和推论，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理题所涉及的内容可能是文中某一句话，也可是某几句话，但做题的指导思想都是以文字信息为依据，既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根据的推理，也不能根据表面文字信息做多步推理。也就是说，要做到判断有据, 推论有理, 忠实原文。切忌用自己的观点代替作者的本意，切忌片面思考，得出片面结论。例如：本题中的第4小题：

4.A【解题剖析】此题属于推理判断题中的（4）根据事实细节，推断合理信息。答案需要从文章最后一段中的I was told I was the first female teller to be held up in California, which was a fact that attracted many reporters.进行推断。

【答案定位】根据文章最后一段I was told I was the first female teller to be held up in California, which was a fact that attracted many reporters. 我被告知我是加州第一位被抢劫的女出纳，这是一个吸引很多记者的事实。

【推理关系】题干What can be inferred about the author after the incident?☞文章内容I was told I was the first female teller to be held up in California, which was a fact that attracted many reporters.