Smith entered Mr. Watson's office. The boss w...

Smith entered Mr. Watson's office. The boss was a hard man. He fired people who didn't do well without giving them a second chance.

"Smith,"said Mr. Watson," this past year your department hasn't earned money. We're going to drop that department. It's finished. I'm sorry, but you'll have to go.""But, sir, if I just had a little more time. For the moment I need the job to keep my son at Riverside School."

"What's that!" said the boss. "Riverside！I didn't know you had a boy there. That's an expensive school for a man with your salary."

"I know,sir. But he likes it there so much！He's a star athlete and the best boxer in the school. The boys call him Champ(冠军) there."

The boss sat perfectly still for a long time---a faraway(恍惚的) look in his eyes. Then, suddenly, he said,"We've got to close your department, Smith. But you'll take over a new job in another department. It means longer hours, maybe more pay. Now get out.You're here for life."

Smith got out, with surprise on his face.Then the boss took a letter from the top drawer of his desk. It was Herbie's last letter from Riverside School written a few days before he died. He had read it over and over again with sick pain.

The letter read：

I can't say the boys here are any nicer to me than the others were. I guess it's the same everywhere when you're a cripple(跛脚的人). But don't worry about me, Dad. They've got a good chemistry department here. And there's one boy here who is really great. He's a track star and boxing champ and just tops in chemistry.The boys call him Champ. He made them stop throwing my books around. And he knocked a boy down who hit me. He is the best friend I ever had. Dad, when I grow up, I want to do something for Champ. Something big that he won't even know about.

1.Mr.Watson wanted to fire Smith because ______ .

A. Smith would take over a new job in another department.

B. Smith's son knocked a boy down who hit Herbie.

C. Smith's department didn't earn money that year.

D. Smith had his son study in Riverside School.

2.We can learn from the text that ______ .

A. Mr.Watson wanted to realize Champ's dream.

B. Mr.Watson didn't know that Champ was Smith's son at first.

C. Mr.Watson decided to give Smith another chance in no time.

D. Mr.Watson was told not to fire Smith by Herbie.

3.According to the text,which words can best describe Mr.Watson？ ______

A. Easy-going and optimistic.　　 B. Hardworking and sympathetic.

C. Strict and grateful.　　 D. Selfish and greedy.

4.The author wrote the text in order to ______ .

A. help us to deal with our boss　　 B. make our children enjoy life

C. provide us with tips on work　　 D. share a moving story with us

高二英语阅读理解简单题查看答案及解析

Watson entered Mr Smith’s office. The boss was a hard man. He fired people who didn’t do well without giving them a second chance.

“Watson,” said Mr Smith, “this past year your department hasn’t earned money. We’re going to drop that department. It’s finished. I’m sorry---but you’ll have to go.” “But, sir---if I just had a little more time. For the moment I need the job to keep my son at Riverside School.”

“What’s that!” said the Boss. “Riverside! I didn’t know you had a boy there. That’s an expensive school for a man with your salary.”

“I know, sir. But he likes it there so much! He’s a star trackman（田径运动员）and the best boxer in the school. The boys call him Champ（冠军）there.”

The Boss sat perfectly still for a long time---a faraway look in his eyes. Then, suddenly, he said, “We’ve got to close your department, Watson. But you’ll take over a new job in another department. It means long hours---maybe more pay. Now get out. You’re here for life.”

Watson got out, with surprise in his face. Then the Boss took a letter from the top drawer of his desk. It was Herbie’s last letter from Riverside School---written a few days before he died. He had read it over and over again with sick pain. The letter read:

I can’t say the boys here are any nicer to me than the others were. I guess it’s the same everywhere when you’re a cripple（跛脚的人）. But don’t worry about me, Dad. They’ve got a good chemistry department here. And there’s one boy here who is really great. He’s a track star and boxing champ and just tops in chemistry. The boys call him Champ. He made them stop throwing my books around. And he knocked a boy down who hit me. He is the best friend I ever had. Dad, when I grow up, I want to do something for Champ. Something big---that he won’t even know about.

Your son,

Herbie

1.Watson was given a second chance because_________.

A. a man was needed in another department

B. Mr Smith wanted to realize his son’s dream

C. Mr Smith wanted to help Watson’s son

D. Herbie told Mr Smith to do so in his letter

2.The underlined word “drop” in Paragraph 2 could best be replaced by _______.

A. punish　　 B. fall　　 C. close　　 D. sell

3.It can be inferred from the text that Champ is _________.

A. a classmate of Watson’s son　　 B. Watson’s son

C. the son of Mr Smith’s friend　　 D. Mr Smith’s son

4.From the text we know that Herbie _______.

A. made friends with many boys　　 B. was a college student

C. died from an incurable disease　　 D. didn’t live to grow up

5.Watson and Mr Smith both____________.

A. loved their sons deeply　　 B. were hard men

C. knew Champ　　 D. were interested in chemistry

高二英语阅读理解中等难度题查看答案及解析

---Why was Mr. Smith suddenly fired by his boss?

---Because he was found_______ in the non-smoking office.

高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

Mr Bagget,the cashier in a branch office of the Paris Bank，was a very _____16_____man who was always reliable(可靠的) in his work．But one day the _____17____of the bank _____18_____  a letter saying that Mr Bagget was stealing money．He put some ______19______ to check Mr Bagget’s books，and the____20_____ showed that not a single cent was ______21______．However，another letter came to______22_____desk，still saying that Mr Bagget was ____23______ the bank．This time the president sent ______24______ inspectors （检察员）to check Mr Bagget’s books and the _____25_____  result was got at last

The day after the second time of_____26_____,Mr Bagget went to see the president and said，l’ve been working too _____27_____ without asking for a bit of ____28_______，but you think that I’ve been ______29_____and put the inspectors to check me twice．_____30______the result showed that I had done nothing ______31_____, my reputation has been damaged, therefore I've come to ____32_____my application of resignation．

“No，no．Mr Bagget，”the president said，“you’ve been working very hard and the result of checking also proves this. “But what can help  _____33_____  my reputation?” Mr Bagget asked．“Well，”the president said，“the post of the branch manager is _____34____  empty，and l think ______35_____  else can be better than

you to take that post．”After returning home that evening，Mr Bagget said to his wife，“Successful! Without the two letters，no one in the branch office would pay attention to me．Thank you, my dear．＂

高二英语完型填空简单题查看答案及解析

When the boss entered the room, the workers were pretending ____ hard at their machines.

A.to work B.to be working C.to have worked D.working

高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

_____ entered the office when I realized that I had forgotten to bring my report.

A．I hardly had        B．Had I hardly        C．Hardly had I        D．Hardly I had

高二英语单项填空困难题查看答案及解析

--- Is Mr. Smith in the office?

--- Yes，_____ he is in charge of the office，he must be there.

A. however        B. since                      C. whether                D. for

高二英语单项填空简单题查看答案及解析

Tyron was very angry, but cool-headed enough to _________ rushing into the boss’s office.

高二英语单项填空中等难度题查看答案及解析

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1.What made the boss angry with the man?

A. His not working hard.　　 B. His taking a coffee break　　 C. His being late for work.

2.How long did the boss let the man have lunch?

A. Eight minutes.　　 B. Thirty minutes.　　 C. Twenty minutes.

高二英语长对话中等难度题查看答案及解析

No sooner had I come to the office _____ the boss told me that I was fired.

A. when           B. after   C. than D. before

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