Question

I was working as a consultant in a beer company, helping the president and senior vice-presidents form and carry out their new planning projects. It was really a great challenge.

At the same time, my mother was in the final stages of cancer.

I worked during the day and drove 40 miles home to be with her every night. It was tiring and stressful, but it was what I wanted to do. My commitment was to continue to do excellent consulting during the day, even though my evenings were very hard. I didn’t want to bother the president with my situation, yet I felt someone at the company needed to know what was going on. So I told the vice-president of Human Resources, asking him not to share the information with anyone.

A few days later, the president called me into his office.

I figured he wanted to talk to me about one of the many issues we were working on. When I entered, he asked me to sit down. He faced me from across his large desk, looked me in the eye and said, “I hear your mother is very ill”.

I was totally caught by surprise and burst into tears. He just looked at me, let my crying subside(平息), and then gently said a sentence I will never forget: Whatever you need.

That was it. His understanding and his willingness both to let me be in my pain and to offer me everything were qualities of sympathy that I carry with me to this day.

41．When the author was working in a beer company, his mother        .

A．was concerned about him                                   B．drew the president’s attention

C．was seriously ill                                          D．was proud of her son

42．Although he felt tired and stressed, he felt it his duty        .

A．to carry out their new strategic vision

B．to avoid bothering the president

C．to tell the vice-president his difficult situation

D．to do his job well and look after his mother

43．Most probably, the president got the information from        .

A．a relative of the author’s

B．the vice president

C．the author’s good friends

D．the author’s collegues

44．Which of the following can be used to best describe the president?

A．Considerate.

B．Intelligent.

C．Honest.

D．Consultative.

45．Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A．Understanding Is Everywhere

B．Generous President

C．Sympathy Is Needed

D．An Unforgetable Memory

Answer 1

41. 答案为C。考查细节理解能力。第二段第一行可以得出结论。

42. 答案为D。考查细节理解能力。第三段第一、二行有清晰的叙述。

43. 答案为B。考查简单的推理能力。第三段最后一句作者把母亲患癌的事告诉了副董事长。几天以后，董事长找他谈他母亲的事。由此可以得出推理的结论。

44. 答案为A。考查推理和细节理解能力。根据最后一段第二句第一个单词和董事长的行为得出答案。

45. 答案为D。考查主旨判断能力。从整体和最后一段判断作者对这件事刻骨铭心。