9．Janelle was running late for work，so she just had time for a quick look at herself in the mirror as she was going out．What she saw there made her stop dead in her tracks．
Being a busy college student just one year removed from her teenage years，she wasn't exactly obsessive-compulsive（有强迫观念和行为的） about the neatness of her clothes．But her boss at the restaurant where she works saw things a little differently．He had recently lectured the entire staff on the importance of appearance，and had specifically mentioned the need for servers to wear clean，unwrinkled blouses．As an assistant manager，Janelle felt it was important to set an example for the other employees．But if she stopped to iron the blouse normally，she would be late-and work without delay was an area of even greater concern to her boss．
So she grabbed her iron and plugged it in and set it for low heat．Carefully holding her blouse away from her body，she continued to iron it while she was wearing it．It seemed like a logical answer to an urgent problem．
And it seemed to be working until Janelle tried to iron the collar and accidentally ironed her neck by mistake．Then it suddenly seemed like a really stupid idea and a really painful one as well．It took more time to treat her burn than it would have taken to iron her shirt properly．And she spent a miserable shift dealing with the pain of the burn．
We've all been there，haven't we？For me it was cutting my own hair．For a former roommate it was trying to pull his own wisdom teeth．For another college acquaintance，it was trying to change the oil in his car while the motor was still running．
"There's a right way and a wrong way of doing things，"Dad used to tell me whenever I'd spoil the look of our yard by trying out a faster，easier and more creative way of pulling weeds or edging the lawn．"If a thing is worth doing，"he said，"it's worth doing it right．"There's a reason why certain things are done in certain ways．Those old，boring，predictable ways work．
24．Jenelle found in the mirror thatB．
A．there were stains on her blouse
B．her blouse was wrinkled
C．she wore heavy makeup
D．she put on a wrong blouse
25．It's learned from Paragraph 2thatD．
A．Jenelle had no sense of responsibility at work
B．Jenelle failed to set an example for employees in daily work
C．Jenelle didn't care about the neatness of her clothes at all
D．Jenelle's boss put doing something on time above appearance
26．What can we infer from Paragraph5？A
A．We all have done loads of things like Janelle．
B．We are careful enough in daily life．
C．We all have done something creative．
D．We all have tried to iron clothes while we are wearing them．
27．What does the author mainly want to tell readers in the last paragraph？D
A．Be creative and novel．
B．A bad beginning makes a bad ending．
C．Stick to old patterns．
D．Do things right．
分析 这篇文章通过讲Jenelle的故事，告诉读者要做正确的事情．
解答 BD AD
24．B 细节题．由文章第二段第三句"…and had specifically mentioned the need for servers to wear clean，unwrinkled blouses"以及最后一句"But if she stopped to iron the blouse normally"可知，Jenelle 应该看到的是她的衬衫是褶皱的，而这是老板不容许的，所以她才准备把它熨平，故正确答案为B．
25．D 推断题．由第二段最后一句"But if she stopped to iron the blouse normally，she would be late-and work without delay was an area of even greater concern to her boss"可知，比起衣着，Jenelle 的老板更注重准时，所以D项正确．A项，由第二段第四句"As an assistant manager，Janelle felt it was important to set an example for the other employees"可知，Janelle 想给其他员工树立榜样，由此推知，她是一个负责任的人，所以A项错误．B项，文中没有提及日常生活中，她是否树立一个很好的榜样，所以B项错误．C项，由第二段第一句"…she wasn't exactly obsessive-compulsive（有强迫观念和行为的） about the neatness of her clothes"可知，这里是指她并不是十分在意自己衣服的整洁程度，但这并不是说她一点都不在意，所以C项错误．故正确答案为D．
26．A 推断题．由第五段"We've all been there，haven't we？For me it was cutting my own hair．For a former roommate it was trying to pull his own wisdom teeth．For another college acquaintance，it was trying to change the oil in his car while the motor was still running"可知，作者首先用反问句"我们都这样做过不是吗？"，其次举出"自己剪头发"等事例来说明，在日常生活中，我们每个人都做过很多和 Janelle 类似的事情．所以A项正确．B项，与文意相悖，所以B项错误．C项，作者文中举的例子并不是一些"创新的行为"，所以C项错误．D项，作者这里只是说我们做过和她类似的事情，但并不是相同的事情，所以D项错误．故正确答案为A．
27．D 主旨题．由最后一段"'There's a right way and a wrong way of doing things，'…'If a thing is worth doing，'he said，'it's worth doing it right．'There's a reason why certain things are done in certain ways…"可知，作者最后用爸爸告诉他的话来告诫人们，要用 a right way 去做事情，故正确答案为D．
点评 本文讲述了一个很有哲理的故事，以推理题的考查为主，测试考生在阅读基础上的逻辑推理能力，要求考生根据文章所述事件的逻辑关系，对未说明的趋势或结局作出合理的推断；或根据作者所阐述的观点理论，对文章未涉及的现象、事例给以解释．考生首先要仔细阅读短文，完整了解信息，准确把握作者观点．
