Question

Sally came to China last year. She is now living in Beijing and works in a computer company. She has been in the company for six months. The company is in the north of the city, and her flat is in the south. But Sally has never been late for work.

   Sally is very popular in the company. She is kind to everybody and gets on well with her workmates. They often visit each other after work and talk about almost everything.

However, Sally has made a decision to leave the company. She is going to find a job as a tour guide. “If I work as a tour guide, I’ll be able to meet more people and learn more about China,” she told her friends.

Last Friday Sally had a talk with the manager of a travel agency. He seemed pleased with her Chinese. At the end of the talk, the manager said, “I’ll call you up in a week and tell you the result.” Now Sally is waiting for the answer.

1.Sally has been in the company for _________.

A. half a year     B. a year     C. three months      D. two years

2.Sally is ________ for work.

A. never on time    B. always late    C. always on time        D. sometimes late

3.Almost ________ in the company knows Sally.

A. nobody    B. somebody      C. anybody     D. everybody

4.Sally wants to work in a ________ because she wants to know more about China.

A. middle school     B. travel agency    C. post office    D. police station

5.Sally’s ________ is good, so the manager will probably give her a chance.

A. Chinese      B. math      C. Japanese     D. Physics

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：莎莉来到中国去年。他现在住在北京，在一家电脑公司工作。她已经在公司工作了六个月。该公司是在城市的北部，和她的公寓在南方。但是莎莉上班从未迟到过。莎莉在公司很受欢迎。她对每个人都友好并且与同事相处的很好。他们经常相互拜访工作后谈几乎一切。然而，莎莉已经决定离开公司。她要找一份工作作为一个导游。“如果我是一个导游，我可以认识更多的人，更多的了解中国，”她告诉她的朋友。上周五萨莉跟一家旅行社的经理进行了交谈。他似乎很满意她的中文。在讲话结束后，经理说，“我会打电话给你一个结果在一个星期内，。”现在她正在等待答复。

1.计算及理解题。问题：莎莉来到这家公司多久了？原文：She has been in the company for six months.句意：她已经在公司工作了六个月。一年十二个月，六个月正好是半年，故选A。

2.细节分析题。原文：Sally has never been late for work. 句意：莎莉上班从未迟到过。从另一个角度说就是每次上班都是准时的。短语on time准时，故选 C。

3. 细节理解题。原文：Sally is very popular in the company. She is kind to everybody and gets on well with her workmates.句意：莎莉在公司很受欢迎。她对每个人都友好并且与同事相处的很好。从中暗示在公司几乎每个人都认识她。故选D。

4. 细节理解题。分析原文：“If I work as a tour guide, I’ll be able to meet more people and learn more about China,” she told her friends.句意：“如果我是一个导游，我可以认识更多的人，更多的了解中国，”她告诉她的朋友。下文又提及Sally had a talk with the manager of a travel agency.句意：莎莉跟一家旅行社的经理谈话。因此她将要去旅行社工作。故选B。

5. 细节理解题。问题：莎莉的什么好，因此经理要给她一次机会。原文：He seemed pleased with her Chinese.句意：他似乎很满意她的中文。故选A。

考点：故事类阅读。