Question

    Lily was a French girl who moved to America with her family. She left school at the age of 16. She had to work to support her family. Her English was very poor. She didn't have the courage to ask for a job.

One day, Lily saw a sign at a company."Help wanted," the sign said. She walked up to the office and knocked on the door. She was met by the office manager, Margaret Costello. In her broken English. Lily told her she was interested in the secretarial position. Margaret knew something wasn't right, but decided to give the girl a chance.

Margaret sat her down at a typewriter and said,“Lily. Let's see how good you really are." She let Lily type a letter and then left. Lily looked at the clock: it was 11:40 a.m. Everyone would leave for lunch at noon. She thought that she could slip away in the crowd. But she thought she should at least try to type the letter. She got through one line. It had five words and she had made four mistakes.

She pulled the paper out and threw it away. The clock now showed 11:45. Lily tried again. She got through a full paragraph, but she still had made many mistakes. Again. She pulled out the paper, threw it away and started over. This time, she typed the whole letter, but there were still many mistakes. She looked at the clock:11:55. Just then, Margaret walked in. She read the letter and then said."Lily. You did a good job." Lily was surprised. With those simple words of encouragement, her confidence began to grow. She thought, “Well, if she thinks it's good, it must be good. I think I'll stay.”

Lily did stay at the company for 51 years—all because someone gave her courage when she knocked on the door.

1.Lily left school because_________.

A.her family was poor

B.her English was good

C.she was 16 years old

D.she was from America

2.What job did Lily want to get in the company?

A.A secretary. B.A manager. C.A director. D.A gatekeeper.

3.When did Lily finish typing the whole letter?

A.At 11:40. B.At 11:45. C.At 1l:50. D.At 11:55.

4.Which of the following best describes Margaret?

A.Well—dressed. B.Kind—hearted.

C.Hard—working. D.Good—looking.

5.What can be learned from the text?

A.Failure is the mother of success. B.Mistakes are often the best teachers.

C.Encouragement makes confidence. D.Without confidence, there is no friendship.

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记述文。主要讲了Lily为了支撑家庭16岁辍学去社会上寻找工作，由于办公室经理Margaret的鼓励，使Lily增强了自己的自信心，最终留在公司工作的故事。

1.

细节理解题 。根据第一段“She left school at the age of 16. She had to work to support her family她16岁就离开了学校。她必须去工作支撑家庭”可知Lily离开学校是因为她的家庭是贫穷的，她必须辍学养家，故选A。

2.

细节理解题。根据第二段“In her broken English. Lily told her she was interested in the secretarial position用她零乱的英语，Lily告诉他她对秘书职位感兴趣”可知Lily想去应聘秘书职位。secretary秘书，manager主管，director董事，gatekeeper门卫，故选A。

3.

细节理解题。根据第四段“This time, she typed the whole letter. She looked at the clock:11:55. Just then, Margaret walked in这次，她把整封信打了出来。她看了看时钟11:55分。就在这时，Margaret进来了。”可知在11：55分Margaret进来了，Lily也完成了打这封信，故选D。

4.

推理判断题。根据第二段“Margaret knew something wasn't right, but decided to give the girl a chance. Margaret知道有些事情不对，但还是决定给这个女孩一次机会”和第四段“She read the letter and then said."Lily. You did a good job." Lily was surprised. With those simple words of encouragement, her confidence began to grow.她读了这封信并且说‘Lily，你干得很好’。Lily很惊讶。用这些简单的鼓励的话，她的信心开始增强”可知Margaret一开始不看好Lily，但还是决定给她机会，以及Lily在打印一封信时虽然犯了很多错误，但是Margaret却说Lily做得很好，可以推知Margaret是一个心地善良的人。故选B。

5.

主旨大意题。本文主要讲了Lily为了支撑家庭16岁辍学去社会上寻找工作，在办公室经理Margaret的鼓励下，使Lily增强了自己的自信心，最终留在公司工作。可知本文告诉我们鼓励可以让人更自信，故选C。