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Warman's, the makers of office materials, had advertised for a travelling salesman. Mr. Barlow applied for the job, and soon afterwards was invited to the company's head office to meet Mr. Snell, the sales manager. Mr. Snell asked Mr. Barlow what experience he had had as a salesman.
"I worked as a salesman for a brush company until six months ago. I sold brushes, dusters, tins of polish, things like that. I went from door to door selling direct to housewives."
Mr. Snell then asked him why he had left that job.
"Well, to be honest, it was very hard work," Mr. Barlow replied. "It meant walking sometimes six or eight miles a day. But the real reason for leaving was that I didn't think very highly of the goods that I was selling. They were not of the best quality, and that made it difficult for me to be sincere when I had to tell housewives what wonderful brushes they were. I knew perfectly well they wouldn't last beyond a month. What's more, the pay was rather poor. I realized after a while that I wouldn't be able to support a family on the money I was earning."
"I see," said Mr. Snell. "So what did you do next?"
"For the last six months I have been a salesman in a department store," said Mr. Barlow.
"And do you think you could sell Warman's office materials with clear conscience?" Mr. Snell asked. "Do you think you could be sincere, as you put it, about selling the papers, inks, copying- machines and so on that we produce here?"
Mr. Barlow said that he thought he could; that Warman's office materials enjoyed a very high reputation, and that in his department at Caldwell's he sold almost nothing else. He said he had always wanted to work for a big company with a good name; to travel all over the country, selling goods to other companies, rather than to housewives on doorstep; and—he added with a smile—to enjoy the money and the working conditions offered with the job for which he had applied.
"Mr. Barlow," said Mr. Snell, "do you have a clean driving license?"
"Yes, I do," Mr. Barlow replied.
"Then as long as your medical examination proves to be satisfactory, I'm quite prepared to offer you the job." Mr. Snell got up and shook Mr. Barlow by the hand. "Congratulations," he said, "and welcome to Warman's."

单选题 Mr. Barlow was invited to the head office ______.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解题指要] 这道题问Mr．Barlow应邀去公司总部做什么。文章第一段中说他申请工作之后受到邀请去见销售经理Mr．Snell。他询问了Mr．Barlow做销售员的工作经历，并在谈话结束时，同意他来Warman's工作。由此可见，Mr．Barlow是去接受有关这份工作的面谈。因此B选项 so that Mr．Snell could decide whether he was the man for the job是正确答案。A选项to apply for a job as a travelling salesman的意思是“申请一份需外出旅行的销售工作”；C选项to find out more about the job of a travelling salesman的意思是“查找旅行销售这份工作的更详细的信息”；D选项 so that he could sell Caldwell's office materials to Warman's的意思是“为了把Caldwell的办公用品卖给Warman's”。这三项都不合文意。

单选题 One reason why Mr. Barlow left the job was that ______.

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】[解题指要] 这道题问Mr．Barlow离开他第一份工作的原因是什么。答案可以从第四段 Mr．Barlow的答话中找到。But the real reason for leaving was…大意是由于产品质量不佳，因此他在向家庭主妇推销产品时，无法诚心诚意地销售。这与C选项he found it difficult to say they were good brushes when he knew they were not意思相同，故C为正确答案。A选项he found it difficult being sincere to housewives after walking so far不对，不能诚心诚意的原因并不是after walking so far。B选项和D选项均与原文意思不相符。

单选题 Another reason Mr. Barlow left his job was that ______.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】[解题指要] 这道题问Mr．Barlow离开第一份工作的另一个原因是什么。答案可在第四段末找到。I realized after a while that…“我意识到作为一个刷子的推销员，我挣的钱还不够养家糊口”。supporting意思是“养活”。这导D选项he was not earning enough money as a brush salesman意思相同。C选项意思是“他的家人不支持他做刷子推销员的工作”。A选项描述的工作与他实际工作是销售办公用品不符。B选项为“他申请了Warman's公司的推销员的工作”，这并不是离开第一份工作的原因，因为他离开那份工作是在申请Warman's推销员工作之前的6个月。

单选题 Mr. Barlow thought he could be "sincere" about selling Warman's office materials because ______.

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】[解题指要] 这道题问Mr．BaHow为何认为他销售Warman's的办公产品时，可以真诚面对顾客。在第八段里，当Mr．Badow回答Mr．Snell的问题时说，Warman's office materials enjoyed a very high reputation，and that in his department at Caldwell's he sold almost nothing else．意思是说，“Warman's的办公用品享有盛誉，他在Caldwell's时卖出去的几乎都是Warman's的产品”。这与B选项Warman's materials were known to be of high quality．“Warman's的产品品质优异是众所周知的”同义。其他各项的内容均和此问题无关。A选项意思是“Warman's愿支付他高额工资去销售他们的产品”，C选项意思是“他过去习惯销售这些产品，因此知道如何去做”，D选项意思是“他不必直接向家庭主妇去推销”。