3．While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning，he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise．All day Andrew felt nervous and anxious as he thought about the upcoming showdown．What if Mr．Larchmont refused to grant his request？Andrew had worked so hard in the last 18 months and landed some great accounts for Braer and Hopkins Advertising Agency．Of course，he deserved a wage increase．
The thought of walking into Larchmont's office left Andrew weak in the knees．Late in the afternoon he was finally courageous enough to approach his superior．To his delight and surprise，the ever frugal Harvey Larchmont agreed to give Andrew a raise!
Andrew arrived home that evening-despite breaking all city and state speed limits-to a beautiful table set with their best china，and candles lit．His wife，Tina，had prepared a delicate meal including his favorite dishes．Immediately he figured someone from the office had tipped her off!
Next to his plate Andrew found a beautiful lettered note．It was from his wife．It read："Congratulations，my love!I knew you'd get the raise!I prepared this dinner to show just how much I love you．I am so proud of your accomplishments!"He read it and stopped to reflect on how sensitive and caring Tina was．
After dinner，Andrew was on his way to the kitchen to get dessert when he observed that a second card had slipped out of Tina's pocket onto the floor．He bent forward to pick it up．It read："Don't worry about not getting the raise!You do deserve one!You are a wonderful provider and I prepared this dinner to show you just how much I love you even though you did not get the increase．"
Suddenly tears swelled in Andrew's eyes．Total acceptance!Tina's support for him was not conditional upon his success at work．
The fear of rejection is often softened and we can undergo almost any setback or rejection when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure．
56．What was Andrew's plan that Friday？A
A．To request a wage increase from his boss．
B．To land some great accounts for the company．
C．To celebrate his success with his wife at home．
D．To get a job in the Braer and Hopkins Advertising Agency．
57．The underlined word"frugal"in Paragraph 2 most probably means"C"．
A．wasteful
B．simple
C．economical
D．effective
58．Why did Tina prepare a grand dinner for Andrew that day？B
A．She was confident of his getting a pay raise．
B．She meant to show her support whatever the result would be．
C．She believed that her husband was the best in his company．
D．She wanted to express her gratitude for his devotion to the family．
59．We can conclude from the text thatD．
A．many fears turn out to be unfounded
B．work hard and you will be rewarded
C．we should never be afraid to ask for what is due to us
D．unconditional love brings courage and strength．
分析 本文所以記敘文閱讀，主要敘述了Andrew在公司的工作取得了一定的成績之后，他告訴他的妻子他要請求老板給他漲工資，他經(jīng)過了思想的準(zhǔn)備工作就和老板說了，沒有想到老板答應(yīng)了，他很高興，準(zhǔn)備回家和妻子分享這個(gè)好消息，沒有想到妻子為他準(zhǔn)備好飯菜，而人沒有在家，卻留了兩張不同的卡片給他，卡片上寫著無論是哪種結(jié)果，她都會很愛自己的丈夫．
解答 56．A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段While Andrew was getting ready for work one Friday morning，he announced to his wife that he had finally decided to ask his boss for a salary raise．可知Andrew要向老板請求漲工資，故選A．
57．C 詞義猜測題，根據(jù)第二段To his delight and surprise，the ever frugal Harvey Larchmont agreed to give Andrew a raise!可知讓Andrew又驚又喜的是節(jié)儉的Harvey Larchmont同意給他加薪，故選C．
58．B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第四段以及第五段兩張卡片上的內(nèi)容可知他的妻子為他準(zhǔn)備美味的晚飯是為了顯示她的支持，故選B．
59．D 推理判斷題．根據(jù)最后一段The fear of rejection is often softened and we can undergo almost any setback or rejection when we know someone loves us regardless of our success or failure．可知害怕被拒絕往往是軟弱的表現(xiàn)和當(dāng)我們知道有人愛我們不管我們是成功還是失敗，我們可以接受或拒絕任何挫折，故選D．
點(diǎn)評 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時(shí)一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進(jìn)行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時(shí)不要以個(gè)人的主觀想象代替文章的事實(shí)，要根據(jù)文章事實(shí)進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
