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My friend Robert started a new job this week and he’s been in the training class for two days. The employer has a very strict dress code—dark blue shirts and pants.
On the first day, an older gentleman in his class did not have the proper clothes and he was strictly told that he would be fired if he didn’t have the right clothes the next day. He explained, “Sir, I had not been told about this. Because of my larger size, it’s sometimes difficult to find the right clothing for a price I can afford.”
Last night, Robert and I decided that this old man shouldn’t lose the chance of work simply because he couldn’t afford the clothes. I had some cash on hand and Robert took it with him this morning just in case it was needed.
When training started this morning, the trainer was ready to fire the older gentleman. “You have 10 minutes to be in proper clothes,” he was told. At this point, Robert spoke up and asked if he could have 10 minutes to get him the clothes. He then ran out to the store and bought the proper-sized pants and a shirt; he returned with both and gave them to the older man.
The older gentleman began to cry and told him that he couldn’t accept such a gift from a stranger. Robert told him he had to because he had lost the receipt(收據(jù)) and couldn’t return them—a little white lie. The pants were a perfect fit, the shirt was a bit tight but he was able to keep his job.
“My wife and I tried to gather together some money last night, but we didn’t have enough to buy the clothes,” he told Robert. “It’s unbelievable to me that anybody would do such a thing for only knowing me a day!”
More unbelievable is how good it has made Robert and me feel to do this.
小題1:If the older man did not have the proper clothes, he would _____
A．be punishedB．be offered another job
C．put off the training classD．lose his job
小題2: The money which was paid for the clothes belonged to _____
A．the trainerB．the older man
C．the writer D．Robert
小題3:How did Robert persuade the older man to accept the clothes?
A．He told the older man that he would lose his job if he did not take them.
B．He told a lie that the clothes didn’t fit himself.
C．He told the older man that he could save money and return it later.
D．He told the older man that he had no way to send them back.
小題4:What might be the best title for the passage?
A．Proper clothes for a strangerB．Fight against strict rules
C．A strange employerD．An unbelievable thing

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:A  

試題分析：
小題1:D 細(xì)節(jié)題根據(jù)第一段：and he was strictly told that he would be fired if he didn’t have the right clothes the next day 可知選項(xiàng)D正確
小題2:C推斷題 根據(jù)第二段：Robert and I decided that this old man shouldn’t lose the chance of work simply because he couldn’t afford the clothes. I had some cash on hand and Robert took it with him this morning just in case it was needed. 可知選項(xiàng)C正確
小題3:D推斷題根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段：Robert told him he had to because he had lost the receipt(收據(jù)) and couldn’t return them—a little white lie 可知選項(xiàng)D正確
小題4:A主旨題通讀全文可知，本題主要講述了作者為一個(gè)陌生人購(gòu)買(mǎi)合身的衣服的故事，全文都圍繞合身的衣服為基點(diǎn)展開(kāi)。故A選項(xiàng)最符合題意
點(diǎn)評(píng)：作者在文章中介紹了作者自己拿出自己的積蓄為一個(gè)陌生人購(gòu)買(mǎi)一身合適的工作裝的相關(guān)情況。要求考生在閱讀時(shí)，把握文章細(xì)節(jié)，在關(guān)鍵的有關(guān)題干的細(xì)節(jié)處方面做好標(biāo)識(shí)，另外注意提高閱讀的速度和解題的效率。
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