实战练习

一

My brother，Henry，has a good job at a bank．I couldn't believe him when he told me that he had decided to give it up．Though I tried to make him change his mind，I failed completely．

"You should reconsider your decision，" I said，"You have already spent five years in the bank and you could have a wonderful future．You might become a bank manager by the time you are thirty-five．"

"I know，" Henry answered，"I have got no complaints with the bank．It is a pleasant job．The bank manager told me my future was good．"

"Then why do you want to leave?" I asked．

"It's the money，" Henry said．

"But you are getting a good salary．" I answered．

"I don't mean that，" Henry said，"What do I do in the bank? Well，at the moment all I do is to count money．I found it very depressing．"

"What is depressing about counting money?" I asked．

"You don't understand，" Henry answered，"I enjoying counting my own money，but I hate counting other people's!"

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

( ) 1．The writer wants to know ________．

A．what his brother does at the bank．

B．how long his brother has worked at the bank

C．why his brother has decided to leave the bank

D．when his brother will become a bank manager

( ) 2．His brother does not enjoy ________．

A．working in pleasant conditions

B．keeping happy hours

C．counting his own money

D．counting other people's money

( ) 3．You should reconsider your decision．Here the word "reconsider" means "________"．

A．think of

B．think

C．think over again

D．think better of

( ) 4．From the writer's words we know the bank pays his brother ________ for his work．

A．a good salary

B．as much money as the manager's

C．no money

D．not much money

( ) 5．The best title for this story is _______．

A．A Good Job

B．The Wonderful Future

C．Money Problem

D．Change In Mind

答案：

1．C Henry 在银行工作，有丰厚的待遇和美好的未来，“我”想知道他为什么还要辞职。

2．D 从最后一句 hate(讨厌) 可知他不喜欢替别人数钱。

3．C 从构词法可知 re 表重复，“再考虑一下”自己的决定，现在待遇不错，前途也光明，放弃很可惜。

4．A 由文中“But you are getting a good salary”可知。

5．C “钱的烦恼”一方面自己薪水很高，但每天又忙着替别人数钱而不是替自己数钱，给他的兄弟带来心理的不平衡，这些钱不是他自己的。