任务型阅读,请将正确的序号填在横线上(每空一词)
I was ten when I first sat with my grandmother behind the cashier(收银台)in her general store. (1) ____ I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you.”
At first I was paid in candy. (2)____ I worked every day after school, and during the summer and on weekends and holidays from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. My father helped me set up a bank account. (3)____By the time I was 12, my grandmother thought I had done such a good job that she promoted me to selling cosmetics(化妆品). I developed the ability to look customers directly in the eye. Even though I was just a kid, women would ask me such things as “What color do you think I should wear?” I took a real interest in their questions and was able to translate what they wanted into makeup(化妆)ideas. (4)____
The job taught me a valuable lesson: to be a successful salesperson, you didn’t need to be a Rocket scientist—you needed to be a great listener. (5)____Except they are no longer women purchasing cosmetics from me; instead, they are kids who tell me which toys they would like to see designed and developed.

答案
B,A,E,C,D
知识点:任务型阅读

本文讲述了作者在grandmother店里当服务生的经历和感受。
第1题选B。从后一句I quickly learned the importance of treating customers politely and saying “thank you”.可推知,作者的祖母先让作者跟着她学,然后让作者独立工作,所以他很快懂得有礼貌地对待客人的重要性。
第2题选A。前面有表次序的at first,和本项中的later一致。
第3题选E。根据前一句的My father helped me set up a bank account.可确定答案。
第4题选C。同样根据前一句确定答案。
第5题选D。上文提到a valuable lesson,这里承接上下文。

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