14．I had been working for a company in Australia for more than ten years．I had just found a better job and I knew that the manager would be disappointed when I was leaving．
I recently became friends with a young man who had just migrated to Australia to escape war in his homeland．He was unskilled and was finding life difficult as he was unemployed．
The manager asked me to introduce someone who I thought could do the job just as well as me，so I took this opportunity to arrange an interview for my new friend．However，in the end，he was not offered the job after the interview．
Later，I asked the manager why my friend was turned down．The manager thought that his English was not good enough for the position，but I suggested that my friend will be a good choice for the company since I could train him．I believed that once given the time to learn，he could do the job．After a week's training，he was employed and was happy with his position．
I knew how the terrible war had forced him to leave his homeland and what price he had paid for doing so．I appreciate being able to live in Australia and believe that this appreciation is best proved by offer acts of kindness to people in need of help．The smile of appreciation from this man continues to motivate me to be kind．
21．The reason why the manager was disappointed when the author left may be thatA．
A．the author was an excellent worker for the company
B．his leaving might cause more workers to leave
C．the author had never disagreed with him
D．they were close friends and he didn't want him to leave
22．His new friend was refused at the interview becauseB．
A．they were afraid he wouldn't work there long
B．he was weak at English
C．he had just migrated from another country
D．he was introduced by the writer who was about to leave the company
23．How did the man get the job in the end？D
A．He insisted that he could do the job well．
B．The manager knew him better and had pity for him．
C．He showed his confidence and patience during the interview．
D．The author helped train him for the job．
24．Which of the following statements might the author agree with？D
A．People should work hard and not give up when they can't find a job．
B．If someone migrates to a foreign country，knowing English is important．
C．People who live in other countries have difficulty getting good jobs．
D．The appreciation from a person you've been kind to is the best gift you can get．
分析 本文讲述了作者帮助自己的朋友应聘工作，不求回报，因为作者认为一个人对你的感激是你能得到的最好的礼物．
解答 ABDD
21．A 考查细节理解．根据"I had been working for a company in Australia for more than ten years．I had just found a better job and I knew that the manager would be disappointed when I was leaving"可知，因为作者是公司的优秀员工，所以当作者离开时，经理很失望．故选A．
22．B 考查细节理解．根据"The manager thought that his English was not good enough for the position"可知，他的朋友由于英语很差，所以面试被拒绝了．故选B．
23．D 考查细节理解．根据"but I suggested that my friend will be a good choice for the company since I could train him"可知，作者对他的朋友进行训练，最终他的朋友应聘上了．故选D．
24．D 考查细节理解．根据"The smile of appreciation from this man continues to motivate me to be kind"可知，一个人对你的感激是你能得到的最好的礼物．故选D．
点评 阅读理解考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
