3．The best mistake I ever made was when I was 24 years old and a senior at New York University （NYU）．At the time，I was planning to get a law and business degree after graduation and wasn't even job hunting．
    One day，I walked into the student center looking to get a soda，but instead found a roomful of students wearing suits and ties and holding a stack of resumes （簡歷）．Clearly，I had accidentally walked into a job fair．I was casually dressed and had a scarf on my head because I hadn't washed my hair that morning．I tried to walk across the hall when a man stopped me with his hand reached out．"Hi，my name is Donny McKenthan．Would you like to work for IBM？"I replied，"Uh，no，thank you，I'm just getting something to drink from that machine over there．"
    I ended up having a wonderful conversation with him，but I told him there was no way he could convince me．My course was set．I went out for dinner that night with some friends．When I mentioned my story，they couldn't believe I was foolish enough to turn down interviewing with this amazing company!I went home that night，dug out his card from the garbage bin and called him back．
    After a series of successful interviews，an IBM manager called me to extend an offer，which would be followed up in a few days in writing．When I asked what the salary was，he cryptically（含糊其辭）said 18，000．Inmymind，Ithought18，000 a year was low，given what I had been earning for part-time work paying my way through NYU．So I told him I thought I should earn more，and started to negotiate．He was surprised and explained that the starting salary for all trainees was set in store．
    The next day，I received the offer in the mail．As it turned out，I misunderstood the offer---I would earn $1，8000 a month．That was a great salary，so of course，I took the job．I never did tell my manager about my mistake，but a few months later he placed me in sales because I was the only trainee who had tried to negotiate a starting!That comedy of errors ended up being a wonderful 22-year career at IBM．
 
46．Why did the author go to the student center？D
A．To look for a job．
B．To meet a friend．
C．To wash his hair．
D．To get a drink．
47．For what reason did the author refuse the proposal to work for IBM？D
A．His course of life was not set yet．
B．He was not qualified for it．
C．The job had nothing to do with his major．
D．He already had a clear picture for his future．
48．How did the author's friends feel about his refusal of the interview？D
A．Satisfied．
B．Jealous．
C．Encouraged．
D．Astonished．
49．Why was the author placed in sales a few months later？C
A．He did very well in the training．
B．He had a law and business degree．
C．He was brave enough to negotiate．
D．He was a person full of curiosity．
50．What does the author intend to do by writing the passage？B
A．To inform us of the key to impressing employers in a job fair
B．To share with us his life experience of fun errors．
C．To convince us that life is full of uncertainty．
D．To interpret the great significance of negotiation．

分析 本文主要講述了作者在無意間得到的工作面試機會上，對工資有誤解而進行討價還價，從而最后得到了工作的有趣故事．

解答 46．D 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容One day，I walked into the student center looking to get a soda我走進學生活動中心想要找一瓶蘇打水喝．結(jié)合選項，故選D．
47．D 推理判斷題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容At the time，I was planning to get a law and business degree after graduation and wasn't even job hunting…I had accidentally walked into a job fair…My course was set．我在畢業(yè)之后沒有打算找工作，因為我計劃再學習以取得一個法律和工商管理學位．有一天偶然的進入一個招聘會，之所以拒絕別人的工作邀請，是因為我為自己設(shè)定了一個目標，而那并非去上班．結(jié)合選項，故選D．
48．D 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容When I mentioned my story，they couldn't believe I was foolish enough to turn down interviewing with this amazing company!當我向朋友們提到招聘會上的故事時，他們簡直不敢相信．他們說我是非常愚蠢的拒絕了那么好一家公司的工作邀請．結(jié)合選項，D符合文意．
49．C 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，but a few months later he placed me in sales because I was the only trainee who had tried to negotiate a starting幾個月后，我之所以去開始從事銷售，是因為，我是唯一一個在面試的時候?qū)べY提出異議，進行討價還價的人．結(jié)合選項，故選C．
50．B 寫作目的題．根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容，主要講述了作者在無意間得到的工作面試機會上，對工資有誤解而進行討價還價，從而最后得到了工作的有趣故事．作者意在告訴我們這個由犯錯而得到好結(jié)果的故事，結(jié)合選項，故選B．

點評 本文是人物故事類閱讀理解．做這類題材閱讀理解時要求考生對文章通讀一遍，做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關(guān)語句進行仔細分析，結(jié)合選項選出正確答案．推理判斷題也是要在抓住關(guān)鍵句子的基礎(chǔ)上合理的分析才能得出正確答案，切忌胡亂猜測，一定要做到有理有據(jù)．

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