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My friend BJ Gallagher told me a great story recently, about her own experience with resentment (愤恨). She once worked as the training manager for a large newspaper, where she found the corporate culture extremely frustrating. The company was a hundred years old and their past success ha满分5 manfen5.comd blinded them to the need for change. Finally, after butting heads with several senior executives (主管) many times, she left the company. But she found that she hadn’t left her resentment, frustration, and anger behind when she resigned.

“I finally decided to write about my experiences and my feelings at the newspaper. I wanted to be rid of that company and those people, once and for all. So I wrote and I wrote. It wasn’t just a story that poured out; it was a whole book! We called it A peacock in the Land of Penguins. I was the peacock and those newspaper executives were the penguins.”

“It took me several more years to finally get over my negative emotions. Through a lot of soul-searching and reflection, I finally was able to let go of my resentment. I came to see that there was nothing personal in the way they treated me, and they were good people doing what they thought best for the company. I was the one who had made it personal. I thought they were making my life miserable on purpose.”

“Finally, the time came when I decided to make amends (弥补) for the sharp, angry things I had said about the company. I invited my former boss to dinner and made my apology. It was a great healing process for me. I finally felt free of the resentment that had been eating me up.”

“What was the final outcome?” I asked her.

“Gratitude,” she replied. “Not only wasn’t I resentful any more, I was grateful to the company. If I hadn’t had those painful experiences, I would never have written a book. And the book became hugely successful – now published in 21 languages; it transformed my business.”

1.What made BJ Gallagher frustrated in the company?

A. Unfair treatment by the senior executives.

B. The culture and tradition of the company.

C. The strict rules in the company.

D. Her low position in the company.

2.Why did BJ Gallagher write about her experiences and feelings at the company?

A. To make peace with the executives.

B. To make suggestions to the company.

C. To do soul-searching and reflection.

D. To express her anger.

3.What does the underlined part “butting heads with” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. making friends with                     B. working with

C. arguing with                            D. spending time with

4.BJ Gallagher finally felt grateful to the company because _______.

A. she was forgiven by her former executives

B. she was accepted by the company again

C. her painful experiences there was valuable for her

D. she learned how to forgive others

 

1.B 2.D 3.C 4.C 【解析】 试题分析:这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章,BJ Gallagher因为对公司不满离开公司,把痛苦的经历写成书,获得巨大成功。这时才意识到,没有磨难就没有成功。 1.B细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中she found the corporate culture extremely frustrating.她发现公司的合作文化非常令人沮丧。故选B。 2.D推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句But she found that she hadn’t left her resentment, frustration, and anger behind when she resigned.但是她发现当她辞职的时候她没有留下她的愤怒、沮丧和生气。可知因为这个原因她要把她在公司的经历写成书,来表达她的气愤。故选D。 3.C词义猜测。根据第一段中she left the company.她离开了公司,可推知“她和主管争辩了几次之后”,从这里可知道划线单词的意思应该是:和某人争辩。故选C。 4.细节理解题。If I hadn’t had those painful experiences, I would never have written a book.如果没有我那些痛苦的经历,我就不会写成一本书。故选C。 【名师点睛】 猜词悟义,扫除阅读拦路虎。 任何一篇文章中的句子在内容上都不是绝对孤立的,都跟句子所在的段落及整整篇文章有关。利用上下文提供的情景和线索,进行合乎逻辑的综合分析进而推测词义,是阅读过程中的一大关键,这也是近年来高考考查的热点。最常见的就是利用上下文语境、常识和语法关系推断词义。 ①抓住所需推断词汇前后的“mean”或系动词或破折号等直接定义该词的部分。 ②抓住文章主旨与该段所表达的中心。特别对于议论文要牢记论点与论据的相互支撑关系。 ③通过例证、比喻、对照、插入语等语法结构推断词义。 比如69.小题C词义猜测。根据第一段中she left the company.她离开了公司,可推知“她和主管争辩了几次之后”,从这里可知道划线单词的意思应该是:和某人争辩。故选C。 考点:考查人生感悟类阅读
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