Question

One Friday morning, Andrew announced to his wife that he finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise. All day Andrew felt worried --- what if Mr. Larchmont refuses to grant his request? Andrew had worked so hard and of course, he deserves a wage increase.

The thought of walking into Larchmont’s office left Andrew weak in the knees. Late in the afternoon he finally mustered up the courage to approach his superior. To his delight and surprise, the ever-frugal Harvey Larchmont agreed to give him a raise!

Andrew arrived home to a beautiful table set with their best china, and candles lit. His wife, Tina had prepared a fine meal including his favorite dishes. Immediately he figured someone from the office might have broken the good news to her!

Next to his plate Andrew found a lettered note, reading: "Congratulations, my love! I knew you'd get the raise! I prepared this dinner to show just how much I love you. I am so proud of your accomplishments!" He read it and stopped to reflect on how sensitive and caring Tina was.

After dinner, Andrew was on his way to the kitchen when he observed a second card had slipped out of Tina's pocket onto the floor. He picked it up. He read: "Don't worry about not getting the raise! You deserve it anyway! You are a wonderful provider and I prepared this dinner to show you just how much I love you even though you did not get the increase."

Suddenly tears swelled in Andrew's eyes. Total acceptance! Tina's support for him was not conditional upon his success at work.

The fear of rejection is often softened when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure.

1.Why was Andrew worried about asking for a salary raise?

A. He was afraid of being turned down.

B. He didn’t think he ought to get a raise.

C. He wife didn’t support him in this.

D. His superior had refused him once.

2.What does the underlined word “muster” in the second paragraph probably mean?

A. To gather something.

B. To make use of something .

C. To create something.

D. To consume something

3.Andrew felt ______ when he discovered the truth.

A. angry B. disappointed C. relaxed D. moved

4.Tina prepared a good meal, _________.

A. because she knew her husband would make it

B. because she wanted to comfort her husband

C. but she didn’t know what the result would be

D. and she wrote a letter to her husband.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了安德鲁决定向他的老板提出加薪要求，但他并不知道是否成功过。在要求被满足之后，回到家中看到妻子准备的一桌丰盛的晚餐，还以为妻子已经知道了结果。但在厨房看到妻子第二张纸条后，安德鲁深受感动，妻子并不知道自己加薪成功的事，妻子不管他工作是否成功都会爱着他，支持他。

1.

2.划线部分的句意是下午晚些时候,他终于鼓起勇气走向他的上级。由此可知 mustered是聚集，鼓起的意思，只有A符合语境。故选A。

3.根据倒数第二段第一句“Suddenly tears swelled in Andrew's eyes.”突然眼泪溢满安德鲁的眼睛，可知安德鲁很受感动。故选D。

4.。故选C。

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