三、阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）　

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三、阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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.

1．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

2．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

3．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 colleagues

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

A．Considerate.

B．Intelligent.

C．Honest.

D．Consultative.

5．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 Unforgettable Memory

最佳答案：

小题1:C

小题2:D

小题3:B

小题4:A

小题5:D

答案解析：

略

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。