3．The best mistake I ever made was when I was 24 years old and a senior at New York University （NYU）．At the time，I was planning to get a law and business degree after graduation and wasn't even job hunting．
One day，I walked into the student center looking to get a soda，but instead found a roomful of students wearing suits and ties and holding a stack of resumes （简历）．Clearly，I had accidentally walked into a job fair．I was casually dressed and had a scarf on my head because I hadn't washed my hair that morning．I tried to walk across the hall when a man stopped me with his hand reached out．"Hi，my name is Donny McKenthan．Would you like to work for IBM？"I replied，"Uh，no，thank you，I'm just getting something to drink from that machine over there．"
I ended up having a wonderful conversation with him，but I told him there was no way he could convince me．My course was set．I went out for dinner that night with some friends．When I mentioned my story，they couldn't believe I was foolish enough to turn down interviewing with this amazing company!I went home that night，dug out his card from the garbage bin and called him back．
After a series of successful interviews，an IBM manager called me to extend an offer，which would be followed up in a few days in writing．When I asked what the salary was，he cryptically（含糊其辞）said 18，000．Inmymind，Ithought18，000 a year was low，given what I had been earning for part-time work paying my way through NYU．So I told him I thought I should earn more，and started to negotiate．He was surprised and explained that the starting salary for all trainees was set in store．
The next day，I received the offer in the mail．As it turned out，I misunderstood the offer---I would earn $1，8000 a month．That was a great salary，so of course，I took the job．I never did tell my manager about my mistake，but a few months later he placed me in sales because I was the only trainee who had tried to negotiate a starting!That comedy of errors ended up being a wonderful 22-year career at IBM．
46．Why did the author go to the student center？D
A．To look for a job．
B．To meet a friend．
C．To wash his hair．
D．To get a drink．
47．For what reason did the author refuse the proposal to work for IBM？D
A．His course of life was not set yet．
B．He was not qualified for it．
C．The job had nothing to do with his major．
D．He already had a clear picture for his future．
48．How did the author's friends feel about his refusal of the interview？D
A．Satisfied．
B．Jealous．
C．Encouraged．
D．Astonished．
49．Why was the author placed in sales a few months later？C
A．He did very well in the training．
B．He had a law and business degree．
C．He was brave enough to negotiate．
D．He was a person full of curiosity．
50．What does the author intend to do by writing the passage？B
A．To inform us of the key to impressing employers in a job fair
B．To share with us his life experience of fun errors．
C．To convince us that life is full of uncertainty．
D．To interpret the great significance of negotiation．
分析 本文主要讲述了作者在无意间得到的工作面试机会上，对工资有误解而进行讨价还价，从而最后得到了工作的有趣故事．
解答 46．D 细节理解题．根据文章内容One day，I walked into the student center looking to get a soda我走进学生活动中心想要找一瓶苏打水喝．结合选项，故选D．
47．D 推理判断题．根据文章内容At the time，I was planning to get a law and business degree after graduation and wasn't even job hunting…I had accidentally walked into a job fair…My course was set．我在毕业之后没有打算找工作，因为我计划再学习以取得一个法律和工商管理学位．有一天偶然的进入一个招聘会，之所以拒绝别人的工作邀请，是因为我为自己设定了一个目标，而那并非去上班．结合选项，故选D．
48．D 细节理解题．根据文章内容When I mentioned my story，they couldn't believe I was foolish enough to turn down interviewing with this amazing company!当我向朋友们提到招聘会上的故事时，他们简直不敢相信．他们说我是非常愚蠢的拒绝了那么好一家公司的工作邀请．结合选项，D符合文意．
49．C 细节理解题．根据文章内容，but a few months later he placed me in sales because I was the only trainee who had tried to negotiate a starting几个月后，我之所以去开始从事销售，是因为，我是唯一一个在面试的时候对工资提出异议，进行讨价还价的人．结合选项，故选C．
50．B 写作目的题．根据文章内容，主要讲述了作者在无意间得到的工作面试机会上，对工资有误解而进行讨价还价，从而最后得到了工作的有趣故事．作者意在告诉我们这个由犯错而得到好结果的故事，结合选项，故选B．
点评 本文是人物故事类阅读理解．做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
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