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五项全练 高 一
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Test 6
阅读理解第 部分一
第一节 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
My friend Robert started a new job this week and he’s been in the training class for two days.
The employer has a very strict dress code ( 行为准则 )—dark blue shirts and pants.
On the fi rst day, an older gentleman in his class did not have the proper clothes and he was strictly
told that he would be fi red if he didn’t have the right clothes the next day. He explained, “Sir, I had not
been told about this. Because of my larger size, it’s sometimes diffi cult to fi nd the right clothing for a
price I can afford.”
Last night, Robert and I decided that this old man shouldn’t lose the chance of work simply
because he couldn’t afford the clothes. I had some cash on hand and Robert took it with him this
morning just in case it was needed.
When training started this morning, the trainer was ready to fire at the older gentleman. “You
have 10 minutes to be in proper clothes,” he was told. At this point, Robert spoke up and asked if he
could have 10 minutes to get him the clothes. He then ran out to the store and bought the proper-sized
pants and a shirt; he returned with both and gave them to the older man.
The older gentleman began to cry and told him that he couldn’t accept such a gift from a stranger.
Robert told him he had to because he had lost the receipt ( 收据 ) and couldn’t return them—a little
white lie. The pants were a perfect fi t; the shirt was a bit tight but he was able to keep his job.
“My wife and I tried to gather together some money last night, but we didn’t have enough to buy
the clothes,” he told Robert. “It’s unbelievable to me that somebody would do such a thing for only
knowing me a day!”
More unbelievable is how good it has made Robert and me feel to do this.
( ) 1. If the older man did not have the proper clothes, he would .
A. be punished B. be offered another job
C. put off the training class D. lose his job
( ) 2. The money which was paid for