18．Albert was an ordinary worker in an oil company in America．His workmates gave a nickname（绰号）"Four dollars a bucket （桶）"to him，for he was always used to leaving an advertisement of his company"Four dollars a bucket of oil"below his name whenever and wherever he wrote down his name．
As time went by，people forgot his real name．Later，when Rockefeller，the board chairman of the oil company，heard of it，he was very surprised，so he invited Albert to come to his office．
"Some people give you a nickname for‘Four dollars a bucket'．Why aren't you angry？"asked Rockefeller with some puzzlement in his eyes．"Oh!Mr．Rockefeller!I like this nickname very much，because‘Four dollars a bucket'is our company's advertisement．As long as someone calls me‘Four dollars a bucket'once，I think it's a free advertisement for our company．I have no reason to get angry．Don't you think so，Mr．Rockefeller？""Oh!What a fantastic man!"Rockefeller said excitedly when hearing Albert's words．"Young man，work harder!You must succeed in the future!I believe in you!"
Five years later，Albert became the second board chairman after Rockefeller．Later Albert said in one of his reports，"I don't think we should feel frustrated when we have no way to do the world-shaking things．We should treat everything actively because maybe our future success will begin with a small thing!"
20．What was Albert in the oil company at the beginning？D
A．A customer．
B．An assistant．
C．A manager．
D．A worker．
21．Why wasn't Albert angry at his nickname？D
A．He could become famous．
B．He liked to have a nickname．
C．It could make his workmates happy．
D．It could advertise for his company for free．
22．What is the main idea of this passage？A
A．It's very important to do small things well．
B．Rockefeller asked young people to work harder．
C．You can't get angry when someone calls your nickname．
D．You should make more advertisements for your company．
23．What would be the best title for this passage？C
A．A Clever Way to Make Advertisements．
B．Albert and Rockefeller．
C．Four Dollars a Bucket．
D．The Second Board Chairman．
分析 文章大意：本文主要描述了一个普通工人因为自己的绰号引起公司董事长的注意，在这个绰号问题上反映出来的主人公的细密思维，受到董事长欣赏，后来成为第二任董事会主席的故事．短文最后通过阿尔伯特的报告告诉我们要注意从小事做起．
解答 20．D 细节理解题．根据根据文章第一段第一句Albert was an ordinary worker in an oil company in America．可知答案选D．
21．D 细节理解题．根据文章第三段第三句Oh!Mr．Rockefeller!I like this nickname very much，because‘Four dollars a bucket'is our company's advertisement．及下文描述可知选D．
22．A 推理判断题．根据阿尔伯特最后一段中在短文中的描述可知把小事情做好非常重要，因此答案选A．
23．C主旨大意题． 通过阅读短文可知本文就是告诉人们要从小事做起，而主人公这个绰号正好体现出了他注意细节问题的性格，C 项最符合本文中心．
点评 本篇文章是人物故事类阅读理解．这类题材的阅读理解题是高考常考的题材之一，它注重考查考生对文章整体把握的能力，做题时要求考生结合语境做出正确的选择．
