Question

    While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. All day Andrew felt nervous and anxious as he thought about the upcoming showdown. What if Mr Larchmont refused to grant his request? Andrew had worked so hard in the last 18 months and landed some great accounts for Braer and Hopkins Advertising Agency. Of course, he deserved a wage increase.

The thought of walking into Larchmont’s office left Andrew weak in the knees. Late in the afternoon he was finally courageous enough to approach his superior. To his delight and surprise, the ever-frugal(一向节俭的)Harvey Larchmont agreed to give Andrew a raise!

Andrew arrived home that evening—despite breaking all city and state speed limits—to a beautiful table set with their best china, and candles lit. His wife, Tina, had prepared a delicate meal including his favorite dishes. Immediately he figured someone from the office had tipped her off!

Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful lettered note. It was from his wife. It read: “Congratulations, my love! I knew you’d get the raise! I prepared this dinner to show just how much I love you. I am so proud of your accomplishments!” He read it and stopped to reflect on how sensitive and caring Tina was.

After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen to get dessert when he observed that a second card had slipped out of Tina’s pocket onto the floor. He bent forward to pick it up. It read: “Don’t worry about not getting the raise! You do deserve one! You are a wonderful provider and I prepared this dinner to show you just how much I love you even though you did not get the increase.”

Suddenly tears swelled in Andrew’s eyes. Total acceptance! Tina’s support for him was not conditional upon his success at work.

The fear of rejection is often softened and we can undergo almost any setback or rejection when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure.

1.What was Andrew’s plan that Friday?

A.To request a wage increase from his boss.

B.To get a job with the Braer and Hopkins Advertising Agency.

C.To celebrate his success with his wife at home.

D.To ask his boss to come for dinner.

2.On his way back home, Andrew _________.

A.felt weak in the knees

B.was punished by the traffic policeman

C.was too anxious to share the news

D.couldn’t wait to enjoy a meal

3.Which of the following statements about the story is FALSE?

A.Andrew was afraid that his request would lead to disaster.

B.Andrew had worked very hard and done his part for the company.

C.Andrew’s boss agreed to his request.

D.One of Andrew’s colleagues had told his wife the good news.

4.We can conclude from the text that ______.

A.we should never be afraid to ask for what is due to us

B.work hard and you will be rewarded

C.many fears turn out to be unfounded

D.unconditional love brings courage and strength

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了安德鲁要求老板加薪，面对两种可能的结果（同意或被拒绝），妻子准备了两张不同的字条为丈夫打气，这个故事告诉我们家人无条件的爱能给我们勇气和力量。

1.

细节理解题。根据第一段中的“While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning, he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise.”（一个星期五的早上，安德鲁正准备上班，他告诉妻子他终于决定向老板要求加薪）可知，安德鲁那个星期五的计划是要求老板给他加薪，故A项正确。

2.

推理判断题。根据第二段中的“To his delight and surprise, the ever-frugal(一向节俭的)Harvey Larchmont agreed to give Andrew a raise!”（令他高兴和惊讶的是，一向节俭的老板同意给他加薪）及第三段中的“Andrew arrived home that evening—despite breaking all city and state speed limits”（安德鲁不怕超速，急于赶往家中）可知，在回家的路上，安德鲁迫不及待想回到家中和妻子分享加薪的好消息，故C项正确。

3.

推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful lettered note. It was from his wife. It read: “Congratulations, my love! I knew you’d get the raise! ”（妻子的第一张字条上写着：亲爱的，恭喜你！我就知道你会加薪的！）及第五段中的“he observed that a second card had slipped out of Tina’s pocket onto the floor. He bent forward to pick it up. It read: “Don’t worry about not getting the raise! You do deserve one!”（妻子的第二张字条上写着：别担心这次没给你加薪，你业绩那么突出，早晚会给你加的）可知，这两张字条表明妻子事先并不知道安德鲁加薪的消息（安德鲁的同事并没有把他加薪的消息告诉蒂娜），而且第三段中的“Immediately he figured someone from the office had tipped her off!”（他立刻想到一定是办公室里有人向她泄密了）也表明这只是安德鲁的一个猜测（而后文妻子准备的两张字条表明这个猜测是错误的），故D项正确。

4.

推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“we can undergo almost any setback or rejection when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure.”（当我们知道不管成功或失败都有家人爱着我们时，我们能不惧任何挫折或拒绝）可知，家人无条件的爱能给我们勇气和力量，故D项正确。