I was being interviewed by a senior manager for a big company, I told him honestly that the principal reason that I was interviewing with them was my need to keep my family in Boston. My wife had recently died of a heart attack. A job in Boston would help me reduce some pain for my 16-year-old daughter and me. It was important to me to keep her present high school.
Bruce, the interviewer, was politely kind, but he didn’t search any further. He acknowledged(承認) my loss and, with great respect, moved on to another subject. After the next round of interviews, Bruce took me to lunch with another manager. Then he asked me to take a walk with him. He told me that he had lost his wife. And, like me, he had also been married 20 years and had 3 children. I realized that he had experienced the same pain as I had and it was almost impossible to explain to someone who had not lost a loved one. He offered his business card and home phone number and suggested that, should I need help or just want someone to talk to, I should feel free to give him a call. Whether I got the job or not, he wanted me to know that he was there if I ever needed help.
From that one act of kindness, when he had no idea if we could ever see each other again, he helped our family deal with one of life’s greatest losses. He turned the normally cold business interview process into an act of caring and supporting for another person in a time of extreme need.
小題1:According to the passage, the interviewer, Bruce, was very _______.
A．generousB．kindC．happyD．mean
小題2:The underlined word "principal" in the first paragraph probably means _____.
A．mainB．unimportantC．necessaryD．possible
小題3:Which of the following statement is NOT true?
A．The writer’s daughter was studying in Boston at that time.
B．Both the writer and the interviewer experienced the same pain.
C．Bruce was a senior manager of a big firm.
D．Bruce wanted to make friends with him because he gave him his business card and home phone number.

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:D

試題分析：本文描述了我在面試的時候遇見了善良的Bruce，他主動聯(lián)系我告訴我他也和我有同樣的經(jīng)歷。
小題1:B 推理題。根據(jù)第二段5,6,7,8行I realized that he had experienced the same pain as I had and it was almost impossible to explain to someone who had not lost a loved one. He offered his business card and home phone number and suggested that, should I need help or just want someone to talk to, I should feel free to give him a call.說明這個人很善良，故B正確。
小題2:A 推理題。根據(jù)文章第2行I told him honestly that the principal reason that I was interviewing with them was my need to keep my family in Boston.說明我來這里面試的主要原因是想和我的兒子在一起，讓女兒在這里讀書。故該詞是指“主要的”故A正確。
小題3:D 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)He offered his business card and home phone number and suggested that, should I need help or just want someone to talk to, I should feel free to give him a call.說明他給我名片和電話號碼是告訴我如果需要幫助可以聯(lián)系他，并不是要和我交朋友。故D項內(nèi)容是錯誤的。
點評：本文描述了我在面試的時候遇見了善良的Bruce，他主動聯(lián)系我告訴我他也和我有同樣的經(jīng)歷。測試考生在閱讀基礎(chǔ)上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關(guān)系，對未說明的趨勢或結(jié)局作出合理的推斷；或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋�？忌紫纫屑氶喿x短文，完整了解信息，準確把握作者觀點。
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With tears in his eyes, Albert held his hands close to his right cheek and said, “No, brother, I cannot go. Look... look what four years in the mines have done to my  36  !The bones in every finger have been  37 at least once. Lately I have been suffering from arthritis (關(guān)節(jié)炎) so badly in my right hand that I cannot even hold a  38  to return your toast, much less make delicate （細膩的）lines with a pen or a brush. No, brother..., for me it is too  39  .”
Deeply moved, Albrecht painstakingly drew his brother’s  40  hands with palms（手掌） together and thin fingers stretched skyward. He called his powerful drawing  41 “Hands”, to which the entire world  immediately opened their hearts and later they  42 it “ the Praying Hands”.                                  
The next time when you see a copy of that  43  creation, take a second look. Let it be your  44  , if you still need one, that no one ever makes it  45  !
小題1:
A．a(chǎn)ssistanceB．a(chǎn)rtC．scienceD．dreaming
小題2:
A．fundamentallyB．frequentlyC．financiallyD．flexibly
小題3:
A．wonB．lostC．endedD．started
小題4:
A．mountainsB．oceansC．desertsD．mines
小題5:
A．classmatesB．colleaguesC．professorsD．brothers
小題6:
A．convenientB．considerableC．considerateD．confident
小題7:
A．beerB．drinkC．dropD．toast
小題8:
A．selfish donationB．no educationC．hard workD．rich experience
小題9:
A．a(chǎn)ttemptB．a(chǎn)mbitionC．a(chǎn)ppointmentD．a(chǎn)ssessment
小題10:
A．turnB．dreamC．kindnessD．hope
小題11:
A．healthB．bodyC．mindD．hands
小題12:
A．injuredB．strengthenedC．sharpenedD．used
小題13:
A．knifeB．spoonC．glassD．pen
小題14:
A．urgentB．unnecessaryC．messyD．late
小題15:
A．overusedB．darkC．wideD．fragile,
小題16:
A．seriouslyB．simplyC．carefullyD．gently
小題17:
A．soldB．boughtC．foundD．renamed
小題18:
A．longingB．touchingC．challengingD．disturbing
小題19:
A．reminderB．a(chǎn)idC．guideD．coach
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)longB．a(chǎn)sideC．a(chǎn)loneD．a(chǎn)ware

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