单选题
Why did the man give up studying physics? A. He didn't like physics any more. B. His eyesight was too poor. C. Physics was too hard for him. D. He had to work to support himself.
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] When I was at school, my ambition was to be a pilot in the Air Force. But my eyesight wasn't good enough. So I had to give up the idea. I went to university and studied physics. I wanted to stay on there and do research, but my father died at about that time. So I thought I'd better get a job and earn my living. I started working in an engineering firm. I expected to stay in that job for a long time. But then, they appointed a new managing director. I didn't get on well with him, so I resigned and applied for a job with another engineering company. I would certainly have accepted the job if they had offered it to me, but on my way to the interview I met a friend who was working for a travel agency. He offered me a job in Spain. And I've always liked Spain, so I took it. I worked in the travel agency for two years and then they wanted to send me to South America. But I had just got married. So I decided to stay here. Then we had a baby and I wasn't earning enough to support the family. So I started giving English lessons at a school in the evening. I liked the English teaching more than working for the travel agency, and the owner of the school offered me a full-time job as a teacher. So I resigned from the agency. Two years later, the owner of the school wanted to retire, so he asked me to take over as the director. And here I am.
[精解] 题干问：“男士为什么放弃学习物理?”材料中谈到“I went to university and studied physics．I wanted to stay on there and do research，but my father died at about that time．So I thought I'd better get a job and earn my living.”所以答案D“他不得不去工作维持生活”符合题意。
单选题
Why did the man resign from the engineering firm? A. He was not happy with the new director.B. He was not qualified to be an engineer. C. He wanted to travel. D. He found his job boring.
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 题干问：“男士为什么从工程公司辞职?”材料中谈到“But then，they appointed a new managing director．I didn't get on well with him，so I resigned and applied for a job with another engineering company.”即是因为他和新的领导的关系不好，所以才辞掉了公司的工作，这与答案A的意思相一致。
单选题
Why did the man take the job at the travel agency? A. He wanted to work with his friend. B. He enjoyed travelling around the world. C. He wanted to go to Spain. D. He was rejected by the engineering firm.
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 题干问：“男士为什么到旅行公司工作?”材料中谈到“He offered me a job in Spain．And I've always liked Spain，so I took it”即是因为作者喜欢西班牙，所以才接受了这个工作。因此C“他想去西班牙”符合题意。
单选题
Why did the man start to teach English part time? A. He enjoyed teaching English. B. He wanted to earn more to support his family. C. The owner of the school promised him a good position. D. He could earn more as a teacher than as a travel agent.
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 题干问：“男士为什么开始兼职教英语?材料中谈到“Then we had a baby and I wasn't earning enough to support the family．So I started giving English lessons at a school in the evening”，即是因为作者有了孩子，需要维持家庭的生活，所以他才去兼职教英语。所以本题的答案选B。