A big company wanted a clerk, so John went there. In the interview the director asked him a question.
“Who paid for your school?”
“My mother paid for it by washing clothes.”
Hearing this, the director asked John to show his hands. John showed a pair of hands that were perfect. The director said,“When you go back today, go and clean your mother’s hands, and then see me tomorrow morning.”
When John went back, he happily asked his mother to let him clean her hands. However, his tears fell as he cleaned his mother’s hands. It was the first time he noticed that there were too many bruises(傷痕) in his mother’s hands. After finishing the cleaning of his mother’s hands, John quietly washed all the remaining clothes for his mother.
Next morning, John went to the director’s office. The director noticed the tears in John’s eyes and asked,“Please tell me your feeling.”
John said,“Number 1,I know now what appreciation is. I would not be successful if my mother didn’t do these things. Number 2,by helping my mother, now I realize how difficult it is to get something done.”The director said,“This is what I want to be my clerk. You can get the job.”
【小題1】John went to the big company to _________.
A. look for his mother B. ask for a job C. ask the director for help
【小題2】John’s mother was a (n) __________.
A. office clerk B. director C. clothes cleaner
【小題3】From the underlined sentence, we learn _________.
A. John tried his best to wash clothes for his mother
B. John often helped his mother do the housework
C. John hardly helped his mother wash clothes
【小題4】John felt _________ when he cleaned his mother’s hands.
A. happy B. sad C. angry
【小題5】Why did the director hire(雇傭) John?
A. Because he thought John learned appreciation.
B. Because he thought John had a good education.
C. Because he thought John worked very hard.
【小題1】B
【小題1】C
【小題1】C
【小題1】B
【小題1】A解析:
【主旨大意】約翰通過給做洗衣工的媽媽洗手，懂得了感恩和做事情的艱辛，贏得了公司經理的信任，并得到了一份工作。
【小題1】細節理解題。根據第一段的第一句話“A big company wanted a clerk, So John went there"可知答案選B。
【小題1】 細節理解題。根據第三段這句話“My mother paid for it by washing clothes”可知約翰的 媽媽是一位洗衣工，故答案選C。
【小題1】詞義理解題。根據劃線句子“約翰伸出了他一雙完美無暇的手”可推知約翰基本不幫 媽媽洗衣服，故答案選C。
【小題1】細節理解題。根據第四段的第二句話“However, his tears fell as he cleaned his mother’s hands.”可約翰在給媽媽洗手時很傷心，慚愧，故答案選B。
【小題1】主旨大意題。根據最后一段可得出答案。
