1．Before World War II，all bank tellers（出纳）were men．But as men went to war during the early 1940s，banks trained women to take their place．I was among 20 women selected by Bank of America to work as a teller at a small branch in Los Angeles．
November 23，1942 was a day I'll never forget when I was 22 years old and just two months on the job．When a well-dressed man in a suit，tie and hat came to my window．I greeted him with a friendly"Good afternoon．"But he shouted，"This is it!"
'The man placed a brown bag on the counter and said；"Fill it up．"Because of'the way he was dressed，it didn't dawn on me that this was a hold-up（持枪抢劫）．I was sure it must be a test of the new tellers'ability to follow bank rules．Eager to pass such a test，I coolly opened the bag，and then calmly filled it with marked bills．
"None of these!"the man shouted，insisting that I fill the bag with cash from another teller's drawer．Well，that was a big no-no from training：You never touch another teller's cash!I firmly told him it was against bank rules．You can imagine the disbelief on the robber's face．Other tellers later told me they couldn't believe I refused the robber's demands．
When the man told me to stand in front of the other staff along the wall，threatening to shoot me if anyone moved，I finally realized this was real．After the robber fled the bank，the manager got his gun and went after the robber but he failed to catch him．The robber was caught after another bank hold-up，and I was told I was the first female teller to be held up in California，which was a fact that attracted many reporters．
24．Why was it easy for the author to become a bank teller？B
A．Females were thought responsible．
B．There was a lack of male workers．
C．She worked far better than men
D．Women could be trained easily．
25．Why did the author feel calm at the beginning of the incident？B
A．She was well trained．
B．She took it for a test．
C．She knew the man had no gun with him．
D．She had experienced the same thing before．
26．How did the robber feel when he heard the author's words in Paragraph 4？C
A．Worried．
B．Disappointed．
C．Skeptical．
D．Ashamed．
27．What can be inferred about the author after the incident？A
A．She was the subject of many news stories．
B：She caught the robber in another hold-up．
C．She was to blame for losing money．
D．She succeed in changing her job．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了作者成为银行出纳员将一次真正的抢劫当做演练吓走了强盗．
解答 24．B．细节理解题．根据第一段But as men went to war during the early 1940s，banks trained women to take their place．I was among 20 women selected by Bank of America to work as a teller at a small branch in Los Angeles可知作者很容易成为银行出纳员因为缺少男性工人；故选B．
25．B．细节理解题．根据第三段I was sure it must be a test of the new tellers'ability to follow bank rules可知作者在事件开始时感到平静因为她把它作为测试；故选B．
26．C．细节理解题．根据第四段You can imagine the disbelief on the robber's face．Other tellers later told me they couldn't believe I refused the robber's demands可知听到作者的话时，强盗是持怀疑态度的；故选C．
27．A．推理判断题．根据最后一段and I was told I was the first female teller to be held up in California，which was a fact that attracted many reporters可知事件发生后作者是许多新闻报道的对象；故选A．
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
