"Unless I get a rise, I"ll have a talk with the boss, Henry Manley," George Strong said to himself. George liked his job and he liked the town he lived in, but his wife kept telling him that his pay was not enough to meet the needs of the family. That was why he was thinking of taking a job in Birmingham, a near-by city, about 50 miles away. He had been offered a job in a factory there, and the pay was far better.
George lived in Wyeford, a medium-sized town. He really liked the place and didn"t like the idea of moving somewhere else, but if he took the job in Birmingham, he would have to move his family there.
Henry Manley was the manager of a small company manufacturing electric motors. The company was in deep trouble because, among other reasons, the Japanese were selling such things at very low prices. As a result, Manley had to cut his own prices and profits as well. Otherwise he would not get any orders at all. Even then, orders were still not coming in fast enough, so that there was no money for raises (加工资) for his workers. Somehow, he had to struggle along and keep his best workers as well. He sighed. Just then the phone rang.
His secretary told him that George Strong wanted to see him as soon as possible. Manley sighed again. He could guess what it was about. George Strong was a very young engineer. The company had no future unless it could attract and keep men like him. Manley rubbed his forehead (前额); his problems seemed endless.
单选题
Henry Manley was already deeply in debt.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 文中并未提到Henry Manley已经债台高筑,故选C。
单选题
The job that had been offered to George in Birmingham paid better.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 由第一段最后一句“He had been offered a job in a factory there, and the pay was far better.”可知,题干叙述正确。
单选题
If George took the job in Birmingham, he would have to leave his family at Wyeford.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 由第二段最后一句“...if he took the job in Birmingham, he would have to move his family there.”可知,如果George接受了这个工作,他将不得不把家迁到伯明翰,而不是离开家,题干叙述错误。
单选题
Henry Manley"s company was in deep trouble.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 由第三段第二句“The company was in deep trouble...”可知,Henry Manley的公司陷入极大的困境,题干叙述正确。
单选题
Henry Manley"s company was making enough profits to raise the workers" wages.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 由第三段倒数第三句“…there was no money for raises(加工资)for his workers.”可知,Henry Manley的公司没有钱为工人加工资,题干叙述错误。
单选题
Henry Manley had no idea at all why George Strong wanted to see him.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 由最后一段第三句“He could guess what it was about.”可知,Henry Manley清楚George Strong的来意,故题干叙述错误。
单选题
George Strong was the best engineer in Henry Manley"s company.