大家论坛独家原创：2010年春季中口阅读第一篇解析

大家论坛中高级口译版块原创出品byDIARY1/4年春季中口阅读第一篇解析答案：1.HowdidJanetfeelwhenshefirststartedherSaturdaymorningjob?A.Sheenjoyedtheworkthatshewasgiven.B.Shewaspleasedtobehelpingherfather.C.Sheworriedthatshewasnotdoingitwell.D.Shewasonlyreallyinterestedinthereward.2.Whatdowelearnabouthergrandmother'sofficeinthesecondparagraph?A.Itwasuntidy.B.Itwasdark.C.Itneededdecorating.D.Ithadtoomuchfurnitureinit.3.Theword“flustered”(para.2)means________.A.boredB.angeredC.confusedD.depressed4.WhatdidJanet'sfatherandgrandmotherdisagreeabout?A.Howtokeeptheircustomersloyaltotheshop.B.Thetypeofadvertisingneededtoattractcustomers.C.Thetypeofcustomerstheywantedtoattract.D.Howtogetnewcustomerstocometotheshop.5.WhatimpressiondowegetofJanet'sfeelingstowardshergrandmother?A.Sherespectedherfairness.B.Shedoubtedherjudgment.C.Shedislikedhermanner.D.Sheadmiredherdetermination.文章：Questions1-5OnSaturdaymorningsIworkedinthefamilyshop.IstartedcyclingdowntotheshopwithDadonSaturdayassoonasIwasbigenough.IthoughtofitasgivinghimahandandsoIdidn'tmindwhatIdid,althoughitwasmostlyjustfetchingandcarryingatarunallmorning.ImanagednottothinkofitasworkandIlookedforwardtothebarofchocolatemygrandmotherpassedmeunsmilinglyasIleft.Itriednottolookather;IhadreasontofeelguiltybecauseI'dgenerallyalreadyeatensomedriedfruitsorasliverofcheesewhennoonewaslooking.AssoonasIwasfifteen,though,Dadsaid,“That'sit,ourJanet.You'reofworkingagenowandyou'renotcomingtoworkunlessyourgrandmotherpaysyouproperly.'Hedidhisbesttomakehischinlookdetermined.“Ishallspeaktoher.”ThenextSaturday,Grancalledmeintoherlittleofficebehindtheshop.Ialwayshatedgoinginthere.Shehadanelectricheateronfullblast,andthewindowswerealwayskepttightlyclosedwhatevertheweather.Therewerepilesofdustycataloguesandbrochuresonthefloor.“You'rewantingtogetpaid,Ihear,”Gransaid.“Yes,please,”Ireplied.Itwasratherlikevisitingtheheadmistressatschool,soIwasveryquietandrespectful.Gransearchedthroughthemessofpapers2/4大家论坛独家原创：2010年春季中口阅读第一篇解析.docTopSage.com大家网，大家的！更多精品在大家！onhercrowdeddesk,sighingandclickinghertongue.Eventuallysheproducedanofficial-lookingleafletandranherfingersalongthecolumnsoffigures.“Howoldareyou?”“Fifteen...Gran,”Iaddedforextrapoliteness,butshelookedatmeasifIhadbeencheeky.“Full-timersatyouragegettwohundredandfortypoundsforathirty-five-hourweek,”sheannouncedinsuchawayastoleavenodoubtthatshewasn'tinfavourofthis.“Nowonderthere'snoprofitinshopkeeping!So,Janet,what'sthatperhour?”Questionlikethatalwaysflusteredme.Insteadoftryingtoworkthemoutinmyhead,Iwouldjuststandthereunabletothinkstraight.“I'llgetapencilandpaper,”Ioffered.“Don'tbother,”snappedGranangrily,“I'lldoitmyself.I'llgiveyou6poundsanhour;takeitorleaveit,”“I'lltakeit,please,”“AndIexpectrealworkforit,mind.Nostandingabout,andifIcatchyoueatinganyofthestock,there'llbetrouble.That'stheft,andit'sacrime.”Fromthenon,mymainjobattheshopwasfillingtheshelves.Thiswasdull,butIhardlyexpectedtobetrustedwithhandlingthemoney.Onceortwice,however,whenDadwasextrabusy,I'dtriedtohelphimbyservingbehindthecounter.Ihatedit.ItwasverydifficulttorememberthepricesofeverythingandIwasparticularlyhopelessatusingthetill.Certaincustomersmadeunkindremarksaboutthis,increasingmyconfusionandthechancesofmakingafoolofmyself.Itwasanold-establishedvillageshop,goingback150yearsatleastanditwasreallybehindthetimeseventhen.Dadlongedtobeabletomaketheshopmoreattractivetocustomers,butGranwouldn'thearofit.Ioverheardthemoncearguingaboutwhethertobuyafreezercabinet.“Ourcustomerswantfrozenfood,”Dadsaid.“Theyseethingsadvertisedandiftheycan'tgetthemfromus,they'llgoelsewhere.”“Yourfatheralwayssoldfreshfood,”Granreplied.“Peoplecomehereforquality,theydon'twantallthatfrozenstuff.”解析：这是篇记叙类文章，以第一人称叙述在店里发生的事情。蓝色的为答案潜伏的地方。5道题基本可以从原文的句子中直接看出或推理出来，查找题干中的关键词很重要。如第二题选项中untidy对应原文第二段的dusty。第一题，题目“珍妮第一次开始周六早上的工作感觉怎么样？”。文中第一段蓝色部分“我只把工作看成帮爸爸的忙，我期待的是祖母给我的巧克力棒”，可以看出答案选D“她只是对报酬有兴趣”，这里的报酬（reward）是指“巧克力棒（thebarofchocolate）”第二题，题目“我们从第二段她的祖母的办公室可以了解到什么？”。第二段蓝色部分“地板上放着一堆堆布满灰尘的目录和册子。”dusty在这里是关键字，与题干的untidy对应，所以答案选A，“祖母的办公室不整洁。”第三题，题目“第二段fluster是什么意思”。如果不知道这个单词的意思，我们可以根据原文的提示做推理。首先找到原句“Questionlikethatalwaysflusteredme.”，question指祖母提出的问题“时薪是多少”。A.bored无聊的，B.angered生气的，C.confused疑惑的，D.depressed忧伤的。原文Insteadoftryingtoworkthemoutinmyhead,Iwouldjuststandthereunabletothinkstraight.“I'llgetapencilandpaper,”Ioffered.A和B可以排除，“我”也不是忧伤，“我只能站在那”，“我需要笔和纸”，表示这个问题她一时回答不上来，需要借助工具和时间。另外，在接下来的一段，明确的出现了confusion一次。所以，选C。大家论坛中高级口译版块原创出品byDIARY3/4第四题，题目“珍妮的父亲和祖母两个人在什么方面意见不同？”A.怎样为店里保留客人；B.用什么样的广告吸引顾客；C.他们想要吸引的顾客类型；D.怎样为店里吸引新的顾客题干disagree对于原文argue。“Ourcustomerswantfrozenfood,”Dadsaid.父亲觉得客人喜欢冷藏的食物；“Yourfatheralwayssoldfreshfood,”Granreplied.“Peoplecomehereforquality,theydon'twantallthatfrozenstuff.”祖母觉得客人到店里是为了新鲜的食物。父亲和祖母两人在讨论客人喜欢的食物，有的客人喜欢冷藏的，有的客人喜欢新鲜的。所以，答案选C他们想要吸引的顾客类型。第五题，题目“我们可以看出珍妮对她的祖母的感觉是什么样的？”A.她尊敬她的公正。B.她怀疑她的判断。C.她不喜欢她的行为。D.她欣赏她的决定。这道题考查感情色彩，AD是正面的，BC是反面的，可以从全文和细节上看，A全文并没有提到fairness公平一说；mygrandmotherpassedmeunsmilinglyasIleft.Itriednottolookather…Itwasratherlikevisitingtheheadmistressatschool,soIwas