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1、倒數(shù)第14天(5月23日)
(2020·山東卷)Jimmy is an automotive mechanic,but he lost his job a few months ago.He has a good heart,but always feared applying for a new job.
One day,he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview.His appointment was at 10 am and it was already 8:30.While wait
2、ing for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed,he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre of his car.Obviously there was something wrong with the car.Jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand.When Jimmy finished working on the car,the old man asked him how much he should p
3、ay for the service.Jimmy said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need,and he had to rush for an interview.Then the old man said,“Well,I could take you to the office for your interview.It's the least I could do.Please.I insist.” Jimmy agreed.
Upon arrival,Jimmy found a long line
4、 of applicants waiting to be interviewed.Jimmy still had some grease on him after the car repair,but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt.One by one,the applicants left the interviewer's office with disappointed looks on their faces.Finally his name was called.The inter
5、viewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window.Rocking the chair back and forth,he asked,“Do you really need to be interviewed?” Jimmy's heart sank.“With the way I look now,how could I possibly pass this interview?” he thought to himself.
Then the interviewer turned the chair and to J
6、immy's surprise,it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning.It turned out he was the General Manager of the company.
“Sorry I had to keep you waiting,but I was pretty sure I made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into this office.I just know you
7、'd be a trustworthy worker.Congratulations!” Jimmy sat down and they shared a cup of well-deserved coffee as he landed himself a new job.
【語篇解讀】 Jimmy面試前幫助別人, 結(jié)果恰好此人正是面試官, Jimmy如愿以償, 獲得工作。
1.Why did Jimmy apply for a new job?
A.He was out of work.
B.He was bored with his job.
C.He wanted a high
8、er position.
D.He hoped to find a better boss.
解析 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文第一段中的第一句話,“...but he lost his job a few months ago.”可知Jimmy想申請一份工作。
答案 A
2.What did Jimmy see on the way to the interview?
A.A friend's car had a flat tyre.
B.A wild man was pushing a car.
C.A terrible car accident happened.
D.An ol
9、d man's car broke down.
解析 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文第二段中“there was something wrong with the car.”可知車出了毛病,break down意為東西損壞,或人有了毛病。
答案 D
3.Why did the old man offer Jimmy a ride?
A.He was also to be interviewed.
B.He needed a travelling companion.
C.He always helped people in need.
D.He was thankful to Jimmy.
10、
解析 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文第二段中的最后一句話可知Jimmy接受了被修車人的幫助。
答案 D
4.How did Jimmy feel on hearing the interviewer's question?
A.He was sorry for the other applicants.
B.There was no hope for him to get the job.
C.He regretted helping the old man.
D.The interviewer was very rude.
解析 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文第三段Jimmy's heart
11、sank.”...how could I possibly pass this interview, he thought to himself”Jimmy 的心一沉“我現(xiàn)在這個樣子,怎么可能通過這場面試呢?”
答案 B
5.What can we learn from Jimmy's experience?
A.Where there's a will,there's a way.
B.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C.Good is rewarded with good.
D.Two heads are better than one.
解析 推理判斷題。A選項,有志者事竟成。B選項,患難見真情。C選項,好人有好報。D選項,三個臭皮匠頂個諸葛亮。根據(jù)文章主旨應選C項。
答案 C