1、语言朋友(13)阅读理解Several years ago, I had to replace a receptionist for my unit.Before I advertised for the position, I was approached by another manager, and asked if I would consider a transfer from his staff instead of opening a new competition.My natural question was to ask who he wanted me to consid
2、er and why.It appeared from his description of this employee, Maria, that she was having a lot of problems performing her duties, and had difficulties with her boss, and did not appear to respond to any attempts he, the manager, had made to settle the issues.Now, after listening to his explanation,
3、I really had severe doubts.What crossed my mind, after this discussion, was that he wanted me to take a problem off his hands.I told him I would think about it and would let him know the next day.As promised, after thinking more about this potential performance issue, I decided that I would agree to
4、 speak with Maria privately before I made any decision.And, what I found out during this interview, left me deep in thought.As it turned out, the performance issue appeared to result from working for a boss who never extended a good morning, greeting, never gave a word of encouragement, and was cons
5、tantly changing the work load and routines.The end result was a totally ruined employee who was unconfident, hated to see a new work day start.I decided to accept her transfer to my unit.What started out as a shy, withdrawn and frightened employee turned out to be one of the most productive and loya
6、l employee that I had ever worked with.Maria couldnt do enough and was constantly asking for more and more responsibility.I was more than happy to give her what she neededpraise for work well done, respect as a person, and encouragement for doing well in anything she dealt with.Sometimes, we are gui
7、lty of holding others back from accomplishing or doing, or developing as they should or could.It may be a wise idea that we all look in the mirror, from time to time, to see what we are really like.解题导语：给予尊重、表扬和鼓励后，作者把别人认为是麻烦的员工转变成了好员工。1What can we learn about the writer from the first paragraph?AHe
8、 is a manager in the company.BHe doesnt like his receptionist.CHe likes to compete with others.DHe wants to find another position.解析：推理判断题。根据“I was approached by another manager”可知作者是一个经理，故选A。答案：A2After hearing his colleagues description of Maria, the writer thought that Maria_Aattempted to settle t
9、he issuesBwas a problem to her bossCshouldnt stay in the companyDcould get on well with others解析：细节理解题。根据第二段“Maria, that she was having a lot of problems performing her duties, and had difficulties with her boss”，故选B。答案：B3Why did Maria fail to perform well in her previous job?AHer previous job was n
10、ot suitable for her.BShe had difficulty responding to her manager.CHer boss didnt inspire her working enthusiasm.DHer boss showed no trust in her ability.解析：细节理解题。根据第四段“the performance issue appeared to result from working for a boss who never extended a good morning, greeting, never gave a word of
11、encouragement.”可知她的老板从来没有跟她说过鼓励的话，故选C。答案：C4The writer accepted Marias transfer to his unit probably because he thought that_Ashe was a ruined employeeBshe would need his protectionCshe would turn out to be a good employeeDshe was a shy and frightened employee解析：细节理解题。根据第五段“What started out as a shy,
12、 withdrawn and frightened employee turned out to be one of the most productive and loyal employee”可知作者认为她是一个好的员工，故选C。答案：C5The writer probably believes that a good boss should_.Apraise and award his employees a lotBrespect, praise and encourage his employeesCgreet his employees and give them much wor
13、kDalways give his employees guidance in working解析：推理判断题。根据第五段“I was more than happy to give her what she neededpraise for work well done, respect as a person, and encouragement for doing well in anything she dealt with.”作者对待Maria的态度可以看出，他认为老板应该尊敬、表扬和鼓励他的员工，故选B。答案：B短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以
14、下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下划一条横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Ladies and gentlemen，Welcome to our English Corner.This Corner was set up three years before.Every Sunday morning, students from different
15、 schools and some foreigners often took part.Gather around here, we practise spoken English by talking about everything we are interested.We also exchange my experience in English study.We all have a good time here.Thousands of people have been here when it was set up.We think that they have learned
16、 a lot by taking part in activity here.It is a really supplement to our English class and it is welcome by students, their parents and teachers.They all think it is of helpful.If you want to know much about the corner, you may talk to the students here.Ladies and gentlemen，Welcome to our English Cor
17、ner. This Corner was set up three years . Every Sunday morning, students from different schools and some foreigners often part. around here, we practise spoken English by talking about everything we are interested .We also exchange experience in English study. We all have a good time here. Thousands of people have been here it was set up.We think that they have learned a lot by taking part in here. It is a supplement to our English class and it is welcome by students, their parents and teachers. They all think it is of. If you want to know about the corner, you may talk to the students here.