A: （) did she（)a job？ B: In the car factory.

refuse to workt heruntie’ s compny Becuse she wsn’t stisfied with the job. B．Becuse she didn’t like herunt. C．Becuse the job is boring. D．Becuse the compny is frwy from the plce she lives.

A．Because she wasn’t satisfied with the jo

B．Because she didn’t like her aunt．

C．Because the job is boring．

D．Because the company is far away from the place she lives．

A．Gladys earned ＄15,000 a year as a secretary

B．Gladys did what the boss told her to do

C．Gladys got the money from the boss

D．Gladys did another job in the hospital

A．Because the author wanted to play trick on her

B．Because he had no other job for her to do at the moment

C．Because the author believed she was the right person for the job

D．Because the author thought she couldn’t be relied on to get a job done

y refuse to workt heruntie’s compny Becuse she wsn’t stisfied with the job. B．Becuse she doesn’t like herunt. C．Becuse the job is boring. D．Becuse the compny is frwy from the plce she lives.

A．Because she wasn’t satisfied with the jo

B．Because she doesn’t like her aunt．

C．Because the job is boring．

D．Because the company is far away from the place she lives．

A．Because he knew one of the two women and wanted to take a picture of her．

B．Because that was one of the few exciting things in his joB

C．Because he was well-trained as a secret agent．

D．Because he was so bored and wanted to entertain himsel

F．

a student who finished his work before all the others and needed something more difficult for him to do. "Could you help me in the library？"she asked. I said, "Send him along."

Soon, a golden-haired boy appeared. "Do you have a job for me？" he asked. I told him about a system for sorting books. He picked up the idea immediately. Then I showed him some cards for some unreturned books that I thought had been returned but not recorded. Maybe some books were put on wrong places. He said, "Is it a kind of a detective(侦探) job？" I answered yes, and then began his work.

He had found three books with wrong cards by the time his teacher opened the door and said, "Time for rest!" he argued for finishing the finding job, but the teacher won.

The next morning, he arrived early, "I want to finish these books," he said. At the end of the day, when he asked to work with me more often, it was easy for me to say yes.

After a few weeks I found a note on my desk, inviting me to dinner at the boy's home. At the end of a pleasant evening, his mother declared that the family would be moving to another school. Her son's first concern, she said,was leaving the library. "Who will find the lost books？" he asked. When the time came, it was hard to say goodbye.Though at the beginning he had seemed an ordinary boy, his strong feeling of interest had made him different.

Do you know who he is？ This boy became a great man of the Information Age: Bill Gates.

(1)、Why did the teacher go to the library to find a job for Bill Gates？

A：Because the teacher found the librarian quite busy.

B：Because Bill Gates wanted to find a job.

C：Because Bill Gates finished his study quickly and had more free time than the others.

D：Because the library needed a new worker.

(2)、What do you know from the passage？

A：Library work was very difficult for Bill Gates.

B：Bill Gates did his job without any difficulty.

C：The librarian was too busy to have a rest.

D：His mother hoped that Bill Gates would stay for his job.

(3)、The sentence "He picked up the idea immediately" means that ______.

A：he learned that system quickly

B：he collected that system quickly

C：he lifted up that system quickly

D：he improved that system quickly

(4)、What was Bill Gates expected to do in the library？

A：Finding the lost cards.

B：Learning the system.

C：Helping the worker with everything in the library.

D：Finding books with wrong cards.

(5)、How did Bill Gates feel when his family would move to another school area？

A：Sad.

B：Pleasant.

C：Worried.

D：Interested.

he spent her days before she met the prince？ Her daily routine was not fascinating. She did everything from sweeping the floor to cooking the meals. If someone had asked Cinderella," Are there any kinds of household work that you particularly hate？" She probably would have answered," Why, none, of course. Housework is my duty!" In the real world, however, most people have definite dislikes for certain sorts of household work. Two of these tasks are ironing clothes and washing dishes.

Ironing clothes is most hated because it is not a task that can be completed quickly or thoughtlessly. Each piece of clothing must be handled individually, so ironing a basket of laundry can take hours! After ironing a piece of clothing with great caution, which requires smoothing out the fabric, and following the seams, you need to place it on a hanger as soon as possible. If you do not follow these directions carefully, it might become wrinkled and you have to start over. Perhaps that is why ironing is not a favorite thing to do. It calls for extreme attention to detail from beginning to end.

Another household job that many people dislike is washing dishes. Of course, some people claim that this work is no longer a problem because we have dishwashers now! However, no one would argue that dishes, silverware, and especially pots and pans washed in a dishwasher don't come out as clean as they do when washed by hand. For this reason, many of us continue to wash our dishes by hand, but we are not necessarily happy doing it. Cleaning dishes is a job that not only takes a lot of energy but also requires the patience to wash and dry them. In addition, unlike ironing clothes, washing dishes is a thing that usually must be done every day. I don't know how Cinderella felt about this particular task, but I believe that most people hate it as much as I do.

For Cinderella, doing household work is ______.

A．all obligation

B．a compulsion

C．an assignment

D．a burden

and she wants to change her career. Her employers, 慙ucky Shops？ are not too bad. They give her quite good benefits, such as free lunches and paid holidays, but she does not get on with her boss. Her salary is quite good, but, because she is not happy, she wants to look for something else. Last Saturday she talked about it with David and Xiaoyan. They agreed with her. They said she should resign and try another career, so she took action. She looked at advertisements in the paper and picked out three jobs that looked interesting. She had to write out her CV to apply for a job, and she did that on Wednesday evening. Xiaoyan helped her with it. She has a lot of experience of selling and good business training but is worried about her lack of experience in some areas.

(1). Polly has decided to ask for a higher salary.

A、 Right

B、Wrong

(2). She doesn’t like her boss.

A、 Right

B、Wrong

(3). Her friends agreed that she should resign.

A、 Right

B、Wrong

(4). She has experience of teaching.

A、 Right

B、Wrong

(5). She’s worried about her lack of experience in some areas.

A、 Right

B、Wrong

use they deserve it, but because of influential friends or the right background. Sometimes it may just be a comforting and harmless belief, while at the other extreme it can be very destructive. I once met a brilliant young engineer who worked in a chemical plant. Because of her knowledge and experience, she should have been promoted to Production Manager. Instead, the job went to a man who was totally unsuited for the post. Everyone knew that he only got it because he was politically acceptable to his superiors. This injustice demoralized the young engineer and many of her colleagues. It also meant that the factory was much less efficient than it could have been.All the same, we should not be pessimistic. More and more, the modern world depends on having people who are in the job because they are good enough, not just because their face fits. There is a story of a factory owner who sent for an engineer to see to a machine, which would not go. He examined it, then took out a hammer and tapped it, once. The machine started up immediately. When he presented his bill, the owner protested, "This can't be right! $100 just for tapping a machine with a hammer？" The engineer wrote out a new bill: "For tapping a machine, $1; for knowing where to tap it, $99."

1.It is believed that some people have succeeded in life because____.

A、they feel superior to others

B、they are both influential and powerful

C、they have some special advantages

D、they have a poor background

2.The engineer at the chemical plant was not promoted because____.

A、it is more difficult for a woman to get a promotion than for her male colleagues

B、her boss did not think she had the right qualifications for the job

C、the man who got his promotion was more experienced than she was

D、her bosses did not approve of her political views and opinions

3.The engineer who repaired the machine was right to charge $100 because____.

A、he was the only person who could find out what was wrong with it

B、the factory owner could not have repaired it himself

C、he hit the machine to get it started again

D、he was charging for his knowledge and expert skills

4.The author's attitude toward the widespread belief is____.

A、positive

B、negative

C、neutral

D、sympathetic

5.According to the passage, which of the following is NOT TRUE？____

A、Having influential friends or right background seems helpful sometimes.

B、The engineer had good reason to overcharge the factory owner.

C、Not all those who are good in their jobs have the chance to be promoted.

D、Those who are good in their job are still largely needed by the modern society.

阅读理解：阅读下面的短文，根据文章内容进行判断，正确为“T”，错误为“F”。

Last week Polly decided to give up her job. She is fed up with it, she finds it boring and she wants to change her career. Her employers, ‘Lucky Shops’, are not too bad. They give her quite good benefits, such as free lunches and paid holidays, but she does not get on with her boss. Her salary is quite good, but, because she is not happy, she wants to look for something else. Last Saturday she talked about it with David and Xiaoyan. They agreed with her. They said she should resign and try another career, so she took action. She looked at advertisements in the paper and picked out three jobs that looked interesting. She had to write out her CV to apply for a job, and she did that on Wednesday evening. Xiaoyan helped her with it. She has a lot of experience of selling and good business training but is worried about her lack of experience in some areas.

1. Polly has decided to ask for a higher salary.{T、F}

2. She doesn't like her boss.{T、F}

3. Her friends agreed that she should resign.{T、F}

4. She has no experience of selling.{T、F}

5. She's worried about her lack of experience in some areas.{T、F}