7．Molly Boylan is one of the most successful business women in Canada after setting up her cosmetic （化妆品） company Blazes in 1992．Though she is very successful，she says that she finds it harder every year in balance （平衡） her business with her family life．She sometimes feels that her two children know more about their baby---sitter than they do about her．
Molly employs （雇佣） around eighty people in her factory and warehouse，and ten others in her two new fashion stores，but her newest employee is the most important one for her．After years of worrying about her business more than her family，she has decided to make Sally Pamonte new general manager in her company．Molly will still be involved indecision-making，and she's going to stay in touch with the people who work for her，but Sally is going to look after day-to-day running of the business so that Molly can spend more time with the kids．
The new arrangement （安排） is going to start on Monday，and both of them are already excited about it．Sally says，"I'm very nervous，actually，but I'm sure Molly will help me a lot in the early days，even though I hope she feels she can trust me not to make too many mistakes．"
Molly，on the other hand，seems quite relaxed about the whole thing．"I know that Sally's going to be a very nice manager．"she says，"She's only been here a couple of days and she's already shown me how to work out a few problems we were having．The best thing though is that I feel a hundred times happier than I've been in years．I mean，I honestly can't remember the last time I felt as relaxed as this，and my kids are really excited about my being at home more．To be honest，I wish I had made this decision years ago．"
66．The passage is mainly aboutB．
A．Molly and her children
B．Molly finding a new manager
C．the baby-sitter and the kids
D．Molly making a change about her business
67．The underlined phrase"be involved in"in the passage probably meansB．
A．be interested in
B．take part in
C．be nervous about
D．learn about
68．Sally seems to be a good manager becauseC．
A．she has set up a new Blazes
B．she keeps in close touch with the workers
C．she has been able to solve a few problems
D．she has been working for the company since 1992
69．According to the passage，MollyB．
A．will not run her business any more
B．seems satisfied with the new arrangement
C．was not pleased with the baby-sitter
D．was successful both in her business and her family
70．The best thing for Molly now is thatC．
A．she has more than eighty people working for her
B．her kids know more about the baby-sitter
C．she can have more time to be with her kids
D．she has got a new general manager in her company．
分析 简要翻译：Molly Boylan在1992年创办了她的化妆品公司Blazes之后就成为了加拿大最成功的女商人之一．但是她却发现很难平衡家庭和生意．数年来，总是担心生意比担忧家庭要多．现在她已经下定决心让Sally Pamonte作公司的新主管．当然她仍要参与决策制定．Sally Pamonte负责日常经营，这样她就能更多地和孩子在一起．这项安排周一开始实施．Sally有点紧张，但她认为刚开始Molly Boylan一定会帮助她．Molly好像对此感觉很轻松．她说："我知道Sally会成为出色的主管．刚来才几天，她已经展示出了如何解决我们曾经的问题．然而最好的是我感到比这些年来快乐一百倍．孩子们对我在家里多了也很兴奋．我多么希望数年前就下这个决定．"
解答 66．答案：B 根据题目要求总结主旨，通读全文发现new manager Sally 出现的频率最高，故选B；
67．答案：B 根据题目要求，推断词意，快速找出原句"Molly will still be involved indecision-making，and she's going to stay in touch with the
people who work for her，but Sally is going to look after day-to-day running of the business"根据上下句意思此处应是"参与"的意思，故选B；
68．答案：C 根据题目要求，找到原句"Sally's going to be a very nice manager．She's only been here a couple of days and she's already shown
me how to work out a few problems we were having．"对比选项，故选C；
69．答案：B 这是一道细节阅读题，需要到文中寻找与各个选项类似的句子，然后进行对比，通过对比即可找出答案，答案选B；
70．答案：C 根据题目要求，在短文的最后可找到句子"my kids are really excited about my being at home more．To be honest，I wish I had made this
decision years ago．"所以对她来说现在最好的是能更多地和孩子在一起，故选C．
点评 做阅读理解时，首先要快速浏览全文，掌握主旨和大意，特别注意主题句；其次尽快浏览文章后的题目，带着问题读；注意完成细节题时，要找到定位句即原句，再进行对比；最后要再一次检查核对．
