Question

A big company wanted a clerk，so John went there. In the interview，the director asked him a question. “Who paid for your school?” “My mother paid for it by washing clothes.”

Hearing this，the director asked John to show his hands. John showed a pair of hands that were perfect . The director said，“When you go back today，go and clean your mother’s hands，and then see me tomorrow morning.”   

When John went back，he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands.

However，his tears fell as he cleaned his mother’s hands. It was the first time he noticed that there were too many bruises(傷痕)in his mother’s hands. After finishing the cleaning of his mother’s hands，John quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.

Next morning，John went to the director’s office. The director noticed the tears in John’s eyes and asked,“ Please tell me your feeling.”John said，“Number 1，I know now what appreciation(感恩) is. I would not be successful if my mother didn’t do these things. Number 2，by helping my mother，now I realize how difficult it is to get something done.”The director said，“This is what I want to be my clerk. You can get the job.”

1.John went to the big company to         .

 A. look for his mother       B. ask for a job    C. ask the director for help   D. look for the director

2.John’s mother was a(n)         .   

A. office clerk            B. director          C. farmer           D. clothes cleaner

3. From the underlined sentence，we learn        .

A. John tried his best to wash clothes for his mother

B. John often helped his mother do the housework

C. John hardly helped his mother wash clothes

D. John often helped his mother wash hands

4.John felt         when he cleaned his mother’s hands.

A. happy                B. sad             C. angry             D. tired

5.Why did the director hire(雇傭)John?

A .Because he thought John 1earned appreciation.

B. Because he thought John had a good education.

C .Because he thought John worked very hard.

D. Because he thought John could help his mother.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題分析： 本文敘述了約翰去一家大公司應聘要職，主管人員問他誰供他上大學，他說時媽媽靠洗衣服掙錢供他上學，于是主管人員讓他回去給媽媽洗一次手，結果他這樣做了，也認識到了母親的辛苦學會了感恩，于是他就背公司錄用了。

1.細節理解題。根據A big company wanted a clerk，so John went there.（一家大公司要一名職員，所以John去了。）可知選B。（John去那家大公司找工作。）

2.細節理解題。根據My mother paid for it by washing clothes.（我媽媽靠洗衣服供我上學。）可知選D。（他媽媽是一個洗衣工。）

3.句意推測題。John的一雙手很完美。根據下文介紹媽媽的手上傷痕累累，可知選 C。（John幾乎不幫媽媽干活。）

4.細節理解題。根據his tears fell as he cleaned his mother’s hands. （當他為媽媽洗手時，他流淚了。） 可知選B。（看到媽媽傷痕累累的雙手，John很難過。）

5.推理判斷題。根據文章最后John所說的話（John學會了感恩，做事很辛苦。） 可知選 A。（John學會了感恩。）

考點：故事類短文閱讀