3. The phrase "clamp off" in Paragraph 3 means ________.
A. try to hold back
B. pretend to set
C. send off
D. give out
答案解析:答案为A。本题为词义推断题。结合划线部分的前后文,Sam屡次迟到,最后一次要被主管炒鱿鱼的时候,他进办公室却用幽默的方式和主管讲了个冷笑话“您好!我是Sam Maynard,我想申请一个35分钟之前空出来的位置,请问早到的鸟儿有虫吃吗?” 这个笑话惹得办公室的人哄堂大笑,由 “except that the supervisor had to clamp off a smile and walked back to his office.” 可知,除了主管不得不强忍着微笑回到自己的办公室,以维护自己的尊严。故答案为A。
4. Which of the following statements can we infer from the passage?
A. Many lose life's battles for they are always late.
B. Sam was supposed to come to his office at 8:30.
C. It wasn't the first time that Sam came late for his work.
D. Humor is the most effective way of solving problems.
答案解析:答案为C。本题为推理题。由第一段第二句话 “Consider the case of a young friend of mine, who was on his trapped way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum about the job.”可知,Sam刚接到了老板的最后通牒后,却又遇到了交通堵塞,可以推断他经常迟到。故C选项正确。由第二段 Sam说的话“I'm Sam Maynard. I'm applying for a job, which, I understand, became available just 35 minutes ago.”可推断,35分钟前老板开除了他,因为没按时到岗,而他在9:35到达办公室,故可推断上班时间是9:00。故B选项错误。A选项未提及,D选项太绝对,均不选。
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