2018年公共英语二级阅读理解练习题（3）

　　阅读下列短文,回答题目.

August l3th，2014

Dear Sirs，

I anl very happy to apply for the position of secretary，which you advertised in China Daily of August 11，2014.

I have been working as a secretary at a college office.Because I am the only secretary in the office，it is necessary for me to work quickly and efficiently and to be flexible in my daily work.

Professors value my work and my ability to meet theft needs.

Although I am happy now，I feel that my promotion(晋升)is limited here，and l would like to have a more challenging job.Therefore，I enrolled(参加)in a program to expand my knowledge of international business affairs.Now，both my English and Chinese have been improved and I am ready to begin working as a bilingual secretary in an international company like yours，and I believe I Can be a great help to your firm.

The enclosed resume gives further details of my qualifications，and l would appreciate it if you could give me an opportunity to have an interview.I am looking forward to receiving your call at 62428866 0r please use the enclosed pre-paid postcard，to send me your reply.

Thank you very much for your consideration.

Faithfully Yours，

Mary Lee

1.The writer wants to change her job because__________.

A.she has difficulties handling her daily work efficiently

B.she call hardly get a chance to be promoted

C.she finds her present job too challenging

D.she is tired of her duties at the college

参考答案及解析

参考答案：B

B【解析】事实细节题。题目询问“作者想要换工作的原因是什么。”从文章的第三段第一句话，Although I atn happy now，I feel thatmy promotion(晋升)is limited here.可知在原来的单位工作，作者没有多大的晋升机会。所以想换一个有挑战性的工作，所以正确的答案为B。

2.A bilingual secretary(Line 4，Paragraph 3)differs from other secretaries in that he or she can__________.

A.operate a computer

B.do the job efficiently

C.speak two languages

D.write official documents

参考答案：C

参考解析：C【解析】词语释义题。题目询问“在第三段第四行的‘a bilingualsecretary’不同于别的秘书，在于这种秘书能怎样”。从文章的第三段第三句话，…both my English and Chinese have been im—proved…可知，a bilingual secretary能通晓两种语言，这就是不同于一般秘书的地方。同时，本题考查考生对词语意思的猜测能力。如果知道“bilingual”的意思是“双语的、能说两种语言的”，这道题就容易多了。所以正确的答案为C。

3.By sending this letter，the writer expected to__________.

A.draw the attention of the company

B.get an opportunity for an interview

C.apply for a suitable position in China Daily

D.obtain more information about the company

参考答案：B

参考解析：B【解析】推理判断题。题目询问“写这封信，作者的目的是什么?”从文章的最后一段的第一句话1 would appreciate it if you couldgive me an opportunity to have all interview.可知，作者想要一次面试的机会。从常识来看，写求职信的目的就是希望能得到一次面试的机会，所以本题的正确的答案为B。

　　参考译文

2014年8月13日

亲爱的先生们，

贵公司在2014年8月11日在《中国日报》上刊登广告要招聘秘书，我很高兴想申请这个职位。

我一直在大学的办公室从事秘书工作。我是办公室内唯一的秘书，所以在日常工作中，我就需要快速、有效及灵活地工作。教授们很欣赏我.认为我满足了他们的工作需要。

尽管我现在很高兴，但是我感到在那里工作我没有多大的晋升机会，我想找一个更具有挑战性的工作。因此，我参加了一个国际贸易培训班来拓展自己的知识。现在，我的英语和汉语都有很大的提高，所以我打算去一个像贵公司这样的国际企业做双语秘书。我相信我对贵公司的发展有很大帮助的。、

随信附有我的简历，里面有我能力的详细介绍。如果贵公司能提供给我一个面试的机会的话。我不胜感激。我期望能收到您的电话，我的电话是62428866，或者用随信寄去的预付费的卡片给我回复。

谢谢您的翻阅。

您衷心的李·玛利