Question

    John graduated from a key university and he was very good at his major (专业). He wished to find a good job. One day, he went to a company to apply (申请) for a job. He got the news in a newspaper. He did some research on this company. When he was___________, everything went well. The manager asked him some questions and he answered them fluently (流利地). John was very satisfied with his performances and was very___________that he could get the job.

But at that moment, the manager’s phone_____________.He picked up the phone, listened and nodded. And then he turned around and said to John, “Sorry, I want to get some important information now. Please give me the book with the red___________ on that desk.” John looked around and found three books on the desk, _________John went to the desk, took one book and handed it to him politely. Holding the book, the manager___________ the phone and said, “Sorry, we cannot give the job to you.” John was___________ and wondered why. The manager said, “There are three_____________. First, when you came into the office room, I found that the third button (纽扣) on your shirt had been missing. Second, there are three books with red covers on that desk, but you didn't ask me which one I needed and you took one randomly (随意地). Third, I was answering the call. You should run to the desk to save time. These details (细节) showed you are not a careful person.” Therefore, John didn't get the job.

We can learn a(n)_____________ from John's experience. Some people don't____________ the details in our life. But it is the details that count.

1.A.told B.interviewed C.checked D.questioned

2.A.thankful B.excited C.confident D.lucky

3.A.lost B.answered C.rang D.called

4.A.cover B.picture C.name D.mark

5.A.so B.or C.also D.but

6.A.searched for B.picked up C.held on D.hung up

7.A.surprised B.helpless C.disappointed D.worried

8.A.methods B.results C.collections D.reasons

9.A.subject B.idea C.skill D.lesson

10.A.mind B.mention C.find D.provide

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.A

6.D

7.A

8.D

9.D

10.A

【解析】

本文讲述了约翰毕业于重点大学，他很擅长他的专业。他希望找到一份好工作。有一天。他去了一家公司申请工作。他对自己的面试很满意，但是并没有面试成功，因为他不注意细节。所以我们在生活中要注意细节。

1.句意：当他接受采访时，一切都很顺利。

told告诉 ；interviewed面试；checked核查；questioned提问；根据“ he went to a company to apply (申请) for a job”他去了一家公司申请工作，所以此处是面试，故选B。

2.句意：约翰对自己的表现很满意，对得到这份工作很有信心。

thankful感谢的；excited激动的；confident自信的；lucky幸运的；根据“ John was very satisfied with his performances and was very_____2_____that he could get the job”约翰对自己的表现很满意，对得到这份工作很有 ，所以此处是自信，故选C。

3.句意：但就在这时，经理的电话响了。

lost丢失；answered回答；rang响；called呼叫；根据“He picked up the phone”他拿起电话，所以此处是响，故选C。

4.句意：请把那本红封面的书给我在桌子上。

cover封面；picture画画；name命名；mark标记；根据“Second, there are three books with red covers on that desk, but you didn't ask me which one I needed”第二，红色封面，所以此处是封面，故选A。

5.句意：发现书桌上有三本书，于是他走到书桌前，拿了一本书。

so所以；or或者；also也；but但是；根据“John looked around and found three books on the desk, ____5____John went to the desk”发现书桌上有三本书， 他走到书桌前，拿了一本书，此处是所以，故选A。

6.句意：经理拿着书，挂了电话。

searched for寻找；picked up捡起；held on举行；hung up挂断；根据前文接了电话，所以此处应该是关了电话，故选D。

7.句意：约翰很惊讶，想知道为什么。

surprised惊讶的；helpless无助的；disappointed失望的；worried担忧的；根据“wondered why”想知道为什么，所以此处是惊讶，故选A。

8.句意：有三个原因。

methods方法；results结果；collections收集；reasons理由；根据“First…，Second…，

Third…”，所以此处是三个理由，故选D。

9.句意：我们可以从约翰的经历中学到一个经验。

subject主题；idea主意；skill技能；lesson功课；根据“But it is the details that count”但重要的是细节，所以此处是学到经验，故选D。

10.句意：有些人不注意生活中的细节。但细节是重要的。

mind注意；mention提及；find找到；provide提供；根据“ Some people don't_____10_____ the details in our life. But it is the details that count.”有些人不 生活中的细节。但细节是重要的，所以此处是注意。故选A。