Question

I woke up late and had breakfast in a hurry. I had never been late and didn’t want my boss to be unsatisfied. However, it seemed that day wasn’t a lucky one for me from the very second I left my flat. The moment I wanted to rush downstairs one of my stiletto heels (细高跟) broke. I had to return to change my red shoes. I also had to change my purse and other little things that I had tried to match with the shoes. I was sure I would be late for work.

On my way to work I had to wait for over half an hour because of an accident. I had no choice but to wait. I phoned my boss and he told me that it was no problem, but he needed me for the meeting with the Japanese clients (客户) that morning.

Finally, I arrived at the office one hour later. I had to keep calm and be fresh for the meeting to make the clients sure that our plan was the best for their future commercial (商业的) project. However, I left the plan I had made the night before at home and was going to present (介绍) it to the clients. I was about to get angry when I realized that I had a draft (草稿) of it in my office.

At last, the presentation came to an end and it turned out to be a success. But I have to say that I had a terrible day, full of incidents.

1.Which of the following is NOT the reason of the writer being late for her work?

A. She got up late in the morning.

B. She changed her purse and other little things.

C. One of her shoe heels broke.

D. She had a traffic accident on the way to work.

2.According to the passage, what could we learn about the writer?

A. Her boss was very angry with her.

B. She often arrived at her office on time.

C. She left her plan on the bus.

D. She was nervous at the meeting.

3.What did the clients think of the writer’s presentation?

A. Dull.          B. Just so-so.

C. Excellent.    D. Terrible.

4.According to the passage, which is the correct order of the following events?

a. She presented the plan to the clients.

b. One of her stiletto heels broke.

c. She arrived at the office.

d. She phoned her boss.

e. She tried to match her purse with her red shoes.

A. beacd        B. bedca     C. dceab        D. edcba

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：作者叙述了自己糟糕的一天的经历，先是高跟鞋断了，然后换鞋子，路上遇见事故，做陈述的时候发现稿子忘记在家里。

1. On my way to work I had to wait for over half an hour because of an accident.可知路上有了一个事故，但是并不是我出了事故。根据下文描述可知我仍然可以正常上班，说明我并没有出了事故。故D项说法并不是迟到的原因。

2.I had never been late and didn’t want my boss to be unsatisfied.可知我从不迟到。故B正确。

3.C 推理题。根据文章最后一段第一句At last, the presentation came to an end and it turned out to be a success.可知我的陈述很成功，也就是说客户认为我的陈述很好，所以我才能成功。故C正确。

4.B 细节题。根据文章内容可知她先是高跟鞋段了，然后换鞋子然后找相配的衣服和包；她再打电话给老板，后来到了办公室做陈述。故C正确。

考点：考察故事类阅读理解