Question

【題目】Before World War II，all bank tellers（出納）were men. But as men went to war during the early 1940s, banks trained women to take their place. I was among 20 women selected by Bank of America to work as a teller at a small branch in Los Angeles.

November 23，1942 was a day I'll never forget when I was 22 years old and just two months on the job. When a well-dressed man in a suit, tie and hat came to my window. I greeted him with a friendly “Good afternoon.” But he shouted,“This is it!”

'The man placed a brown bag on the counter and said; "Fill it up.”Because of 'the way he was dressed, it didn't dawn on me that this was a hold-up（持槍搶劫）. I was sure it must be a test of the new tellers' ability to follow bank rules. Eager to pass such a test, I coolly opened the bag, and then calmly filled it with marked bills.

“None of these!” the man shouted, insisting that I fill the bag with cash from another teller’s drawer. Well, that was a big no-no from training: You never touch another teller's cash! I firmly told him it was against bank rules. You can imagine the disbelief on the robber' s face. Other tellers later told me they couldn't believe I refused the robber's demands.

When the man told me to stand in front of the other staff along the wall, threatening to shoot me if anyone moved, I finally realized this was real. After the robber fled the bank, the manager got his gun and went after the robber but he failed to catch him. The robber was caught after another bank hold-up, and I was told I was the first female teller to be held up in California, which was a fact that attracted many reporters.

【1】Why was it easy for the author to become a bank teller?

A. Females were thought responsible.

B. There was a lack of male workers.

C. She worked far better than men

D. Women could be trained easily.

【2】Why did the author feel calm at the beginning of the incident?

A. She was well trained.

B. She took it for a test.

C. She knew the man had no gun with him.

D. She had experienced the same thing before.

【3】How did the robber feel when he heard the author's words in Paragraph 4?

A. Worried. B. Disappointed.

C. Skeptical. D. Ashamed.

【4】What can be inferred about the author after the incident?

A. She was the subject of many news stories.

B. She caught the robber in another hold-up.

C. She was to blame for losing money.

D. She succeed in changing her job.

Answer 1

【答案】fact that attracted many reporters. A選項(xiàng)She was the subject of many news stories..關(guān)鍵詞the subject of many news stories

【解析】文章講述作者作為一位銀行的女出納，被劫持的經(jīng)歷。作為第一位被劫持的女出納，事后成為了新聞的焦點(diǎn)。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的句子But as men went to war during the early 1940s, banks trained women to take their place.因?yàn)槟惺總冊(cè)?/span>20世紀(jì)40年代早期，都去打仗了，銀行訓(xùn)練女士來(lái)取代他們的位置�？赏茢嘧髡呷菀椎爻蔀殂y行出納的原因是缺少男職工，故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的句子Because of 'the way he was dressed, it didn't dawn on me that this was a hold-up（持槍搶劫）. I was sure it must be a test of the new tellers' ability to follow bank rules.因?yàn)樗�的穿著，我并沒(méi)意識(shí)到這是一個(gè)持槍搶劫。我認(rèn)為這一定是對(duì)新出納的能力測(cè)試。所以我一開(kāi)始保持冷靜是因?yàn)槲艺`認(rèn)為這是一次測(cè)試。故選B。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的句子I firmly told him it was against bank rules. You can imagine the disbelief on the robber' s face.可知聽(tīng)到作者拒絕他，他感到難以相信。故選項(xiàng)C（懷疑的）正確。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一部分內(nèi)容I was told I was the first female teller to be held up in California, which was a fact that attracted many reporters.我被告知我是加州第一位被搶劫的女出納，這是一個(gè)吸引很多記者的事實(shí)，可推斷這次事件之后，作者成為很多新聞故事的焦點(diǎn)，故選A。