Question

Martha had been working for Miller Laboratories for two years,but she was not happy there.Nothing significant had happened in the way of promotions or salary increases.Martha felt that her supervisor,a younger and less experienced person than she,did not like her.In fact,the supervisor often said unpleasant things to her.

One day,while talking with her friend Maria,she mentioned how discouraged she was .Maria gave her the name of a cousin of hers who was director of Human Resources Department for a large chemical company.Martha called him the next day and set up an interview on her lunch hour.

During the interview,Mr Petri said,“You're just the kind of person we need here.You've being wasted in your other job.Give me a call in a day or two.I'm sure we can find a place for you in our organization."Martha was so happy that she almost danced out of the building.

That afternoon,Ruth Kenny,her supervisor,saw that Martha had come in ten minutes late from her lunch hour and she said ,“Oh,so you finally decided to come back to work today?"

This was the last straw.She could not take another insult.Besides,Mr Petri was right: she was being wasted in this job.

“Look," she said angrily，“if you don't like the way I work,I don't need to stay here.I'll go where I'm appreciated!Goodbye!"She took up her things and stormed out of the office.

That night she called Maria and told her what had happened and then asked Maria.“What do you think?"

“Well,"said Maria carefully,“are you sure about the other job?"

“Well,not exactly,but..."

Maria continued ,“Will you be able to get a recommendation from Ms Kenny if you need one?"

“A recommendation?…from Ms Kenny?"hesitated Martha,in a worried tone.

“Martha,I hope you didn't burn your bridges,”Maria said.“I think I would have handled it differently."

1.Martha is unhappy in her job because_________.

A.she has not advanced

B.the work is not significant

C.her supervisor is younger than she

D.there is too much work with little payment 

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A.At her supervisor's criticism,Martha lost her temper.

B.Mr Petri felt Martha was not valued in her present job.

C.Martha's interview with the director was on her lunch hour. 

D.Martha got the name of the director through her cousin. 

3.The phrase “the last straw"in the middle of the passage probably refers to _________.

A.the last opportunity

B.the straw that saves Martha's life

C.the last reminder

D.the final unpleasant thing 

4.What does Maria think of Martha's decision?

A.Martha has handled the matter properly.

B.Martha shouldn't have set the bridge on fire.

C.Martha should have found a new job before leaving.

D.Martha shouldn't have lost her temper with her supervisor. 

Answer 1

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解析:

1.這是一道細節題。B選項文章并沒作說明；C選項是客觀事實，但不是引起她不快的原因；D選項中的工資少是對的，但并沒提到“too much work”。答案為A。 

2.這是一道細節題。第二段第二行中提到Maria gave her the name of a cousion of hers,由此可以看出是Maria的cousion，而不是Martha的，故D是錯誤的。答案為D。

3.這是一道詞義理解題。由第一段可以看出Martha與她的supervisor之間經常發生不愉快的事，這天中午又發生了這樣一件不愉快的事，然后Martha就要離開這里了。所以說這是最后一件不愉快的事。由此可以推測出straw意為不愉快的事，答案為D。 

4.這是一道細節題。從最后幾段Maria和Martha的對話中，可以看出Maria對Martha能否拿到Ms Kenny的推薦信感到擔憂，而且她還說“I hope you didn't burn your bridges.I think I would have handled it differently.”此話是告訴Martha應該先拿到上司的推薦書，然后再離開。答案為C。