Question

When I was about 10, I was walking down the street with my mother. She stopped to speak to Mr Lee. I knew I could see Mr Lee anytime around the neighborhood, so I just stood there. After we passed him, my mother stopped and said something unforgettable, "You let that be the last time you ever walk by somebody you know without opening your mouth to speak, because even a dog can wag its tail when it passes you on the street." That sentence sounds simple but it made me become who I am.

At work, I used to say hello to the president of the company and ask him how our business was doing. But I also spoke to the people in the cafe? and people who cleaned the buildings, and asked them how their children were doing, for every single person deserves to be accepted, no mater how humble (卑微的)they are. I remember that after a few years of passing by the president, I had the courage to ask him for a chat. We had a great talk. At some point, when I asked him how far he thought I could go in his company, he said that if I wanted to, I could get all the way to his seat.

I've become vice president, but that hasn't changed how I treat people. I speak to people wherever I am. Speaking to people creates a pathway into their world, and it lets them come into mine, too. The day you speak to someone who has his head down and then see him lift it up and smile, you will realize how powerful it is just to open your mouth and say hello.

1.What is the best title of this passage?

A. The Power of Being Talkative

B. My Mother's Influence on Me

C. The Power of Saying Hello

D. My Way to Become Vice-president

2.What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A. The writer didn't say hello to everyone in the company.

B. The writer made a very good impression on the president of the company.

C. The president of the company thought the writer was much better than him.

D. The president of the company actually didn't like the writer at all.

3.For the writer, saying hello to others ________.

A. is a way to get what he wants

B. has become a habit and a way of life

C. is a way to show respect for his mother

D. is important in making him remembered

4.According to Paragraph 3, in the writer's opinion, speaking to others can ________.

A. make our world much better

B. make people much happier every day

C. help people understand each other better

D. help people work much better

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.B

4.C

【解析】文章介绍了作者从小时候就开始意识到和别人Say Hello的重要性，这种和人打交道的方式一直延续到作者工作当中，以及自己当上公司副主席之后，Say Hello变成了作者的习惯，这一行为给作者带来了很多。作者在文章中主要传递的观点就是Say Hello是一种很有力的人际交往习惯。做题时，把握作者的态度。站在作者的角度思考问题，难度不大。

1.主旨大意题，文章介绍了作者从小时候到工作之后以及当上了公司的副主席，这一路的经历中Saying Hello起到的很多的帮助，所以作者写这篇文章的意图是说明在日常生活中处理人际间的关系Saying Hello的重要性，故选C。

2.段落大意题，文章第二段介绍作者工作之后，经常和公司的主席Say Hello，询问工作，并且作者和公司的所以人保持的关系都很好，最后公司的主席对作者印象很好，并且作者升了职，B选项最符合段落大意，故选B。

3.细节理解题，作者总是和任何人都打招呼，第二段“But I also spoke to the people in the cafe and people who cleaned the buildings, and asked them...”作者对每个人打招呼以及成为习惯，以及后来当自己成为公司的副主席，“I've become vice president, but that hasn't changed how I treat people. I speak to people wherever I am”作者也没有改变自己为人处事的方式，这已经变成很自然的习惯，故选B。

4.细节理解题，根据文章第三段信息“ Speaking to people creates a pathway into their world, and it lets them come into mine, too”通过和别人交流可以走进别人的心里，同时也会让别人走进自己的心里。言外之意就是和别人交流说话可是使得人们更好的互相了解对方。故选C。