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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．

Answer 1

分析 本文所以记叙文阅读，主要叙述了Andrew在公司的工作取得了一定的成绩之后，他告诉他的妻子他要请求老板给他涨工资，他经过了思想的准备工作就和老板说了，没有想到老板答应了，他很高兴，准备回家和妻子分享这个好消息，没有想到妻子为他准备好饭菜，而人没有在家，却留了两张不同的卡片给他，卡片上写着无论是哪种结果，她都会很爱自己的丈夫．

解答 56．A  细节理解题．根据第一段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要向老板请求涨工资，故选A．
57．C  词义猜测题，根据第二段To his delight and surprise，the ever frugal Harvey Larchmont agreed to give Andrew a raise!可知让Andrew又惊又喜的是节俭的Harvey Larchmont同意给他加薪，故选C．
58．B  细节理解题．根据第四段以及第五段两张卡片上的内容可知他的妻子为他准备美味的晚饭是为了显示她的支持，故选B．
59．D  推理判断题．根据最后一段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．可知害怕被拒绝往往是软弱的表现和当我们知道有人爱我们不管我们是成功还是失败，我们可以接受或拒绝任何挫折，故选D．

点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．