Question

John and Booby joined a wholesale company together just after graduation from college the same year. Both worked very hard. After several years, however, the boss promoted（提升）Bobby to the position of manager but John remained an ordinary employee（雇員）. John could not take it any more, so he sent his resignation(辭職信) and complained that the boss did not value（重視）hard working workers but only promoted those who said good words of him.

The boss knew that John worked very hard for the years. He thought for a moment and said, “Thank you for telling me, but I have a request. I hope you will do one more thing for our company before you leave. Perhaps you will change your mind and take back your resignation.”

John agreed. The boss asked him to go and find out anyone selling watermelons in the market. John went and returned soon. He said he had found out a man selling watermelons. The boss asked how much per kg, John shook his head and went back to the market to ask and returned to tell the boss $1.2 per kg.

The boss told John to wait a second, and he called Bobby to go and find anyone selling watermelons in the market. Bobby went, returned and said only one person sold watermelons. $1.2 for a kg, $10 for 10kg and his watermelons added up to 340. On the table 58 melons, every melon weighs about 2 kg, bought from the south two days ago and they were fresh, red and good quality.

John was surprised and realized the difference between himself and Bobby. He decided not to go away but to learn from Bobby.

The story tells us that a more successful person is more concerned and thinks more. Chances are there in the daily details. For the same thing, a person sees one year ahead, while another sees only tomorrow. The difference between a year and a day is 365 times, how could you win?

1.John wanted to stop his job in his company because_________.

A．Bobby was promoted but he was not

B．he didn’t want to say good words of his boss

C．he thought the boss didn’t take his hard work seriously

D．he didn’t want to be an ordinary employee

2.The boss asked John to find out where watermelons were sold in order to _________.

A．persuade him to stay in the company

B．prove he was a hardworking worker

C．buy some watermelons for the company

D．prove his abilities at work for himself

3.From what Bobby did, we can see that he was promoted only because _________.

A．he was a more concerned businessman

B．he knew how to do business

C．he was more experienced at work

D．he knew details about the watermelon market

4.We can conclude from the story that _________.

A．one should stop his job if the boss doesn’t think much of his work

B．it’s necessary to know the market when you buy a watermelon

C．detail plays a very important part in one’s success

D．one should get along well with his boss if he wants to be promoted

5.What can be the best title of the passage?

A．More Concerned, More Successful          B．How to Buy Watermelons

C．Who Is More Successful                  D．Proud John

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文通過老板讓Bobby和John去做同樣的一件事情，讓John感受到和Bobby的差距，告訴我們在成功中最重要的是細節(jié)方面，更細心就會更成功。

1.C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段后3行John could not take it any more, so he sent his resignation(辭職信) and complained that the boss did not value（重視）hard working workers but only promoted those who said good words of him.說明C項正確，他認為老板比重視人才，只喜歡拍馬屁的人。

2.D 推理題。老板讓他做這件事情就是讓他自己去發(fā)現(xiàn)和Bobby的差距，讓他自己來證明自己的能力。故Ｄ正確。

3.A 推理題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第三段Bobby went, returned and said only one person sold watermelons. $1.2 for a kg, $10 for 10kg and his watermelons added up to 340. On the table 58 melons, every melon weighs about 2 kg, bought from the south two days ago and they were fresh, red and good quality.說明Bobby是一個更為細心的人，考慮事情更周到，故A正確。

4.C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段Chances are there in the daily details. For the same thing, a person sees one year ahead, while another sees only tomorrow.說明在成功中細節(jié)起了很大的作用，故C項正確。

5.A 主旨大意題。本文通過老板讓Bobby和John去做同樣的一件事情，讓John感受到和Bobby的差距，告訴我們在成功中最重要的是細節(jié)方面，更細心就會更成功。故A正確。

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