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英语阅读理解题

Martha had been working for Miller Laboratories for two years, but she was not happy there. Nothing significant had happened in the way of promotions or salary increases. Martha felt that her supervisor, a younger and less experienced person than she, did not like her. In fact, the supervisor often said unpleasant things to her.
One day, while talking with her friend Maria, she mentioned how discouraged she was. Maria gave her the name of a cousin of hers who was director of Human Resources Department for a large chemical company. Martha called him the next day and set up an interview on her lunch hour.
During the interview, Mr. Petri said, “You’re just the kind of person we need here. You’re being wasted in your other job. Give me a call in a day or two. I’m sure we can find a place for you in our organization.” Martha was so happy she almost danced out of the building.
That afternoon, Ruth Kenny, her supervisor, saw that Martha had come in ten minutes late from her lunch hour and she said, “Oh, so you finally decided to come back to work today?”
This was the last straw. She could not take another insult. Besides, Mr. Petri was right: she was being wasted in this job.
“Look,” she said angrily, “if you don’t like the way I work, I don’t need to stay here. I’ll go where I’m appreciated! Good-bye!” She took up her things and stormed out of the office.
That night she called Maria and told her what had happened and then asked Maria, “What do you think?”
“Well,” said Maria carefully, “are you sure about the other job?”
“Well, not exactly, but…”
Maria continued, “Will you be able to get a recommendation from Mrs. Kenny if you need one?”
“A recommendation?…from Mrs. Kenny?” hesitated Martha, in a worried tone.
“Martha, I hope you didn’t burn your bridges.” Maria said. “I think I would have handled it differently.”
1. Martha is unhappy in her job because _____.
A. she has not advanced
B. the work is not significant
C. her supervisor is younger than she
D. there is too much work with little payment
选A 求解析
What does Maria think of Martha’s decision ?
A．Martha has handled the matter properly .
B．Martha shouldn’t have set the bridge on fire .
C．Martha should have found a new job before leaving .
D．Martha shouldn’t have lost her temper with her supervisor .
选C 求解析

Answer 1

这题首先我个人来说，先用排除法 排除 D 因为没提到。 B也没提到。文中的significant是指她工作中的职位和薪水没有变化。
还剩 A 和C 。文中第一句就提到她工作不开心，然后马上就出现了不开心的原因，就是没有晋升，薪水也没有提高，选项中没有薪水，所以就选A。C是个混淆项，因为后文的剧情感觉像是C让她不开心，但是根据英文写作和阅读题出题逻辑来说，选A最对。

追问

A选项的意思是什么呢
还有第三题 谢谢

追答

advance就是晋升，升职的意思。

第三题，就是故事理解问题，直接能选C。因为Martha并没有确定得到了第二份工作，没有合约什么的，但是却和这一任老板闹翻丢掉了工作。国外找工作都需要上一任老板的推荐信的，Maria认为在没有得到第二份工作之前就辞职并且得不到推荐信是非常不明智的。

Answer 2

1.Nothing significant had happened.....这句是说：没什么有意义的事发生，工资待遇也没涨。而不是说工作没意义，排除B。第一段最后两句说她的老板，一个比她年轻的人不喜欢她，总说些话伤害她，排除C.第一段只是说工资没提高，没说工作多，D排除。
2.后文大意说martha在确定有了新工作前就和旧老板闹翻了，不理智，maria不认同她的做事方式，排除A，“Martha, I hope you didn’t burn your bridges.” 这句是maria说的，希望martha别自毁其道，不是说martha在桥上纵火了，B不对，D没提到