Fifteen years ago Ientered the Boston Globe which was a temple to me then. It wasn’t eas
Fifteen years ago, Ientered the Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then. It wasn’t easy getting hired. But once you were there, I found, you were in.
Globe jobs were for life-guaranteed until retirement. For 15 years I had prospered there—moving from an ordinary reporter to foreign correspondent and finally to senior. I would have a life time of security if I stuck to it.Instead, I had made a decision to leave. I entered my boss’s office. Would he rage？I wondered. He had a famous temper. “Matt, we have to have a talk,” I began awkwardly.“I came to the Globe when I was twenty-four. Now I’m forty. There’s a lot I want to doinlife. I’m resigning.” “To another paper？” he asked. I reached into my coat pocket, but didn’t say anything. I handed him a letter that explained everything.It said that I was leaving to start a new media company. We were at a rare turning point in history. I wanted to be directly engaged in the change.“I’m glad for you,”he said, quite out of my expectation.“I just came from aboard of directors meeting and it was seventy-five percent discouraging news. Some of that we can deal with. But much of it we can’t,” he went on.“I wish you all the luck in the world,”he concluded.“And if it doesn’t work out, remember, your star is always high here."
Then I went out of his office, walking through the news room for more good-byes. Everybody was saying congratulations. Everybody--even though I’d be risking all on an unfamiliar venture: all the financial security I had carefully built up.
Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher of the Boston Globe. He had turned the Globe into abillion-dollar property. “I’m resigning, Bill,” I said. He listened while I gave him the story. He wasn’t looking angry or dismayed either. After a pause, he said,“Golly, I wish I were in your shoes.”
From the passage we know that the Globe is a famous 。
A.newspaper
B.magazine
C.temple
D.church
If the writer stayed with the Globe 。
A.he would be able to realize his lifetime dreams.
B.he would let his long favourite dreams fade away
C.he would never have to worry about his future life
D.he would never be allowed to develop his ambitions
The writer wanted to resign because .
A.he had serous trouble with his boss.
B.he wanted to be engaged in the new media industry.
C.he got underpaid at his job for the Globe.
D.he had found a better paid job in a publishing house.
When the writer decided to resign the Globe was faced with .
A.a trouble with its staff members
B.a shortage of qualified reporters
C.an unfavorable business situation
D.a promising business situation
By saying“I wish I were in your shoes”(in the last paragraph) Bill Taylor meant that .
A.The writer was to fail.
B.The writer was stupid
C.He would reject the writer’s request
D.He would do the same if possibl
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问题 1 答案解析：A
本文大意：本文是一篇记叙文，讲的是作者辞职的故事。对于作者来说Boston Globe是一份非常有保障的工作，可是他却希望辞职开创自己的媒体公司。出乎他意料的是，以坏脾气而出名的老板对于他的决定非常支持。而当他向总裁Taylor辞职时，Taylor甚至说：“我很希望也能像你一样重新开始。”
本题属于事实细节题，提问的是从文章中可以推断Boston Globe是什么。从第二段中出现的“To another paper?”可以判断，Globe是一家报纸。所以答案是A。
问题 2 答案解析：C本题为推理判断题，提问的是如果作者继续留在Boston Globe，那他将会怎么样。第二段第一句“Globe jobs were for life-guaranteed until retirement.”表明在Globe的工作将是一生的事业保障。所以答案是C。
问题 3 答案解析：B本题为事实细节题，提问的是作者辞职的原因是什么。在第二段中作者提到他的辞职信里提及“It said that I was leaving to start a new media company”，他想开创自己的媒体公司，所以答案是B。
问题 4 答案解析：C本题为推理判断题，提问的是当作者辞职时，Boston Globe正面临什么样的情况。在第二段两人的对话中出现“I just came from a board of directors meeting and it was seventy-five percent discouraging news.Some of that we can deal with.But much of it we can’t”。由此可判断，公司有很多不利的状况出现。所以答案是C。
问题 5 答案解析：A本题为词汇语义题，提问的是Bill Taylor说最后一句话的意思是什么。本句表示这位媒体大亨非常想处于作者同样的境遇，做出同样的选择。所以答案为D。