单选题
Robert Fred was the general manager of a large hotel in Ashbury Park, New Jersey. One cold day two years ago when he stopped his car at a traffic light, Stephen Pearman, an out-of-work taxi and truck driver, walked up to Fred's ear hoping to earn some change by washing his windshield. Like many motorists who try to keep the beggars off, Fred turned on the wipers to show he wasn't interested. Pearman put his head close to the window. "Come on, mister. Give me a chance. I need a job," he said. Something in Stephen Pearman's voice moved Robert Fred. In the seconds before traffic started moving again, Fred handed, Pearman a business card and told him to call if he was serious. "My friends told me he was just pulling my leg," said Pearman. "But I said, ' No, he's a businessman. I need to give it a shot.'" Two days later, 29-year-old Pearman appeared in the manager's office of the big hotel. Fred gave him a job and housing and lent him pocket money while training him. Today, Pearman works full-time setting up the hotel's dining halls for business meetings. In the past two years, he has found a flat, married and repaid Fred's loans. "Mr. Fred gave me a second chance," says Pearman, "and I took advantage of it. I could have just come here a while, eaten up and left. But there is no future in washing windshields." Ordinarily, Fred keeps away from the street People. "But Pearman seemed so honest and open, asking for a chance rather than just money," Fred says: "I don't hand my business card to just any- body. But I'm. glad I did in this case./
单选题
When Pearman offered to wash the windshield for Fred, ______. [A] Fred gladly agreed to let him do it [B] Pearman was told to do it later [C] Fred took him as a beggar [D] Pearman knew Fred was a kind man
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[精解] 细节题。题干意为“当皮尔曼请求擦弗雷德的挡风玻璃时发生了什么?”文章第一段最后一句说Like many motorists who try to keep the beggars off, Fred turned on the wipers to show he wasn't interested．即弗雷德先生把皮尔曼当成乞丐来对待。所以正确的答案为C。
单选题
When Fred told Pearman to call if he was serious, he meant if ______. [A] Pearman was really hard-working [B] Pearman was really interested in washing windshields [C] Pearman's conditions were truly serious [D] Pearman was really looking for a job
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[精解] 推理题。题干意为“当弗雷德告诉皮尔曼如果他是认真的就打名片上的电话的时候，弗雷德的意思是什么?”文章最后一段说But Pearman seemed so honest and open, asking for a chance rather than just money即，弗雷德认为皮尔曼要求的是工作机会，而不是钱。所以答案选D。
单选题
What did Pearman mean by saying "he is a businessman"? [A] Fred knew where he could get a job. [B] Businessmen always handed others their cards. [C] Fred had enough money to help the poor. [D] Fred meant what he had said.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[精解] 释义题。题干意为“皮尔曼说he is a businessman的意思是什么?”文章说皮尔曼的朋友们认为皮尔曼可能被弗雷德愚弄了，但皮尔曼不这样认为。事实证明，他是正确的，所以 he is a businessman的意思应是“弗雷德言出必践，说话算数。”所以正确的答案为D。
单选题
What has become of P, earman now? [A] He is a full-time employee at the hotel. [B] He is still washing car windshields. [C] He is in charge of Fred's loans. [D] He organizes dinner parties for the hotel.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[精解] 细节题。题干意为“现在皮尔曼当了什么?”文章第五段说Today, Pearman works full-time setting up the hotel's dining halls for business meetings．即皮尔曼现在已成为大酒店的一名正式员工。所以正确的答案选A。
单选题
What can we learn about Fred ? [A] He always gives help to the unemployed. [B] He likes to give his help to anyone in need. [C] He helps those who work hard themselves. [D] He is easily moved by poor people.