It was hot and yet,such a beautiful day.My parents and I picked up my grandmother from the nursing home.We used to go there regularly but the last time I visited my grandmother,she seemed to forget where she was and how to breathe on the massage(按摩)table—it scared me so I thought perhaps it was better to transfer her to a clinic that day.
She had been getting weaker and having aches from sitting in a wheel chair all day,so I called Wang Tao who runs a Chinese massage clinic with his wife and daughter out of their home and told him my concerns wasn't even sure whether my grandmother would be strong enough to get up the stairs or get onto the table.
'We can help her make it',Wang Tao said.And,we did.Sure there were struggles and funny moments.For example,my grandmother wondered who was the man working on her back,Wang Tao had massaged her over the years at least 20 times.They used to laugh and talk together in Chinese but my grandmother didn't remember.Wang Tao was shocked that my grandmother seemed to have forgotten he is a Chinese man,but he still patiently tried to refresh her memory.
My grandmother was born in California,but her parents who were born in China only spoke Chinese,so Chinese was her first language but English is spoken all around her.Still,our family all felt grateful and happy to hear my grandmother start talking to Wang Tao in Chinese again.It was like the dust just needed clearing.We all laughed a happy laugh.When the session was over,my grandmother took Wang Tao's hand and thanked him for helping her.We ended our day with a Chinese dinner of course-one that ended with my grandmother saying to the massager:please come here and I have to shake your hand.'Thank you for what you have done.'she said joyfully as she held this stranger's hand.And then she turned to me,'Thank you,my grandson.'
【1】What did the author do shortly after visiting his grandmother last time?
A.He had a French dinner with his grandmother.
B.He massaged his grandmother at home by himself.
C.He took his grandmother out of the nursing home.
D.He helped his grandmother transfer to another nursing home.
【2】What made Wang Tao surprised at the author's grandmother?
A.Her fluent Chinese.
B.Her failure to recognize him.
C.Her losing the ability of language.
D.Her aches from sitting in a wheel chair.
【3】Why did the author feel thankful?
A.His grandmother finally recognized the massager.
B.Wang Tao agreed to have dinner with his family.
C.His grandmother her remembered saying thanks to the massager.
D.Wang Tao made his grandmother begin speaking Chinese again.
【4】What does the text mainly show?
A.Grandma's love for children and friend.
B.Friendship and sympathy from strangers.
C.The forgetfulness and helplessness of the old.
D.Family ties and the kindness between people.
答案:
【1】C
【2】B
【3】D
【4】D
解析:
这是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了作者和父母把祖母从疗养院接出来,然后带她去按摩,在按摩师的帮助下祖母开始再次说中文。最后他们一起共进晚餐,祖母感谢了耐心的按摩师。这体现了家人之间的亲情和人与人之间的友善。
【1】细节理解题。根据第一段的My parents and I picked up my grandmother from the nursing home.We used to go there regularly but the last time I visited my grandmother,…so I thought perhaps it was better to transfer her to a clinic that day.(父母和我把祖母从疗养院接回了家。我们过去常常去那儿看她,但上一次看到我的祖母……因此我认为或许最好把她转移到一个诊所)可知,最后一次看祖母时作者和家人把她带出了疗养院。C.He took his grandmother out of the nursing home.(他把祖母带出了养老院)符合以上说法,故选C项。
【2】细节理解题。根据第三段的Wang Tao was shocked that my grandmother seemed to have forgotten he is a Chinese man,but he still patiently tried to refresh her memory.(王涛很吃惊,因为祖母似乎已经忘了他是一个中国人,但是他仍然耐心地尝试让她恢复记忆)可知,让王涛惊讶的是作者的祖母忘了他是谁。B.Her failure to recognize him.(她没能认出他)符合以上说法,故选B项。
【3】细节理解题。根据最后一段的Still,our family all felt grateful and happy to hear my grandmother start talking to Wang Tao in Chinese again.(听到祖母和王涛再次用中文谈话,我们既感激又高兴)可知,让作者感激的是王涛通过努力让祖母再次说中文。D.Wang Tao made his grandmother begin speaking Chinese again.(王涛让他的祖母再次开始说中文)符合以上说法,故选D项。
【4】主旨大意题。根据第一段的My parents and I picked up my grandmother from the nursing home.(父母和我把祖母从疗养院接出来),第三段的Wang Tao was shocked that my grandmother seemed to have forgotten he is a Chinese man,but he still patiently tried to refresh her memory.(王涛很吃惊,因为祖母似乎已经忘了他是一个中国人,但是他仍然耐心地尝试让她恢复记忆)和最后一段的We ended our day with a Chinese dinner of course-one that ended with my grandmother saying to the massager:please come here and I have to shake your hand.'Thank you for what you have done.'she said joyfully as she held this stranger's hand.(我们以中国餐结束了一天的行程,最后我祖母对按摩师说:请过来,我得跟你握手。“谢谢你所做的一切”她高兴地说着,一边拉着整个陌生人的手)可知,本文主要讲述了作者和父母把祖母从疗养院接回来,然后带她去按摩,在按摩师的帮助下祖母开始再次说中文。最后他们一起共进晚餐,祖母感谢了耐心了按摩师。这体现了家人之间的亲情和人与人之间友善。D.Family ties and the kindness between people.(家人之间的亲情和人与人之间的友善)符合以上说法,故选D项。
A. Reasons that employers use tests B. Procedures involved in recruitment’ C. Hints to follow while taking tests D. Disadvantages of interviews for recruitment E. Importance of interview F. Adoption of psychological tests to hire employees |
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Nowadays more and more foreign enterprises and companies are no longer relying on interviews for recruitment. Years of studying interviewing has made clear that it is not a very objective process. Personnel officers often hire the person they like best or even the one they think most physically attractive. Looking good is no guarantee of doing the job well.
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To get a more objective view, many companies are also using psychological tests, to hire both for relatively routine job and for positions at senior levels of management. It is impossible to say how many employers use tests, but estimates of test sales in the
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Recruitment can involve steps in two ways. Step 1 is always the same: job application. The company decides whether you might be suitable based on your qualifications and your previous job experience. Step 2 can be screening. A specific test is given at this stage to rule out those who might not be worth interviewing. Some large employers use tests ---especially IQ based tests precisely to eliminate the unsuitable. Only those who pass Step 2 go to the interview. Step 2 can also be testing and interview combined. If the company thinks you might be suitable after looking at your application, they ask you to come to be tested and to be interviewed. It is seen very much as part of the same step.
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Tests claim to be scientific and objective. A large body of research has shown that interviews by themselves are not very reliable as a method of selection. People’s judgments are often very subjective: whether they like the look of someone counts for more than almost anything else. But reliable and valid tests can offer rapid and more objective information about would-be employees. If a candidate talks well in an interview but his test results suggest that he is a careless person who cannot concentrate, and employer is likely to think twice about hiring him.
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Taking a serious test for a job is rather different form taking a game-like test. You can spend just a little time answering questions of that kind of test, and you can deny the answers and say they are not accurate. But you can not go to a serious test without enough preparation since you can not afford to be denied and eliminated again and again. What can you do to do justice to yourself in tests? Here are three tips: Understand, Analyze, Practice.