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1、2023全国英语等级考试三级最后冲刺习题2023全国英语等级考试三级最后冲刺习题Fifteen years ago, I entered the Boston Globe, which was a temple to me then. It wasnt easy getting hired. But once you were there, I found, you were in.Globe jobs were for life-guaranteed until retirement. For 15 years I had prospered there moving from an ord
2、inary reporter to foreign correspondent and finally to senior editor. I would have a lifetime of security is I struck with it. Instead, I had made a decision to leave. I entered my bosss office. Would he rage? I wondered. He had a famous temper. “Matt, we have to have a talk,” I began awkwardly. “I
3、came to the Globe when I was twenty-four. Now Im forty. Theres a lot I want to do in life. Im resigning.” “To another paper?” he asked. I reached into my coat pocket, but didnt say anything. I handed him a letter that explained everything. It said that I was leaving to start a new media pany. We wer
4、e at a rare turning point in history. I wanted to be directly engaged in the change. “Im glad for you,” he said, quite out of my expectation. “I just came from a board of directors meeting and it was seventy-five percent discouraging news. Some of that we can deal with. But much of it we cant, ” he
5、went on. “I wish you all the luck in the world,” he concluded. “And if it doesnt work out, remember, your star is always high here.”Then I went out of his office, walking through the newsroom for more good-byes. Everybody was saying congratulations. Everybody even though Id be risking all on an unfa
6、miliar venture: all the financial security I had carefully built up.Later, I had a final talk with Bill Taylor, chairman and publisher of the Boston Globe. He had turned the Globe into a billion-dollar property. “Im resigning, Bill, ”I said. He listened while I gave him the story. He wasnt looking a
7、ngry or dismayed either. After a pause, he said, “Golly, I wish I were in your shoes.”46. From the passage we know that the Globe is a famous _.A newspaper B magazineCtemple D church47. If the writer stayed with the Globe _. A he would be able to realize his lifetime dreams. B he would let his long-
8、cherished dreams fade away. C he would never have to worry about his future life. D he would never be allowed to develop his ambitions.48. The writer wanted to resign because _.A he had serious trouble with his boss. B he got underpaid at his job for the Globe. C he wanted to be engaged in the new m
9、edia industry. D he had found a better paid job in a publishing house.49. When the writer decided to resign the Globe was faced with _. A a trouble with its staff members B a shortage of qualified reporters C an unfavorable business situation D an uncontrollable business situation50. By “:I wish I w
10、ere in your shoes.” (in the last paragraph) Bill Taylor meant that _. A the writer was to fail. B the writer was stupid C he would do the same if possibleD he would reject the writers request参考答案： 46. A 第二段老板提到“是不是到另一家报纸去”根据此推测这是一家报社。47. C 第二段提到“假设留下，会有生活保障”从而推断假设不分开将来生活无忧。48. C 第二段提到“我要分开公司去开一家新传媒公司”49. C 第二段提到“老板说从董事会那里得到的75%的消息都是坏消息”从而推断，报社商业处境困难。50. C be in ones shoes 为“处于某人的地位”文中指老板赞同作者的看法，表示假设他处于和作者一样的情况，他自己也会做出一样的事。第 5 页 共 5 页
