6．Watson entered Mr．Smith's office．The boss was a hard man．He fired people who didn't do well without giving them a second chance．
"Watson，"said Mr．Smith，"this past year your department hasn't earned money．We're going to drop that department．It's finished．I'm sorry，-but you'll have to go．""But，sir-if I just had a little more time．For the moment I need the job to keep my son at Riverside School．"
"What's that！"said the boss．"Riverside！I didn't know you had a boy there．That's an expensive school for a man with your salary．"
"I know，sir．But he likes it there so much！He's a star athlete and the best boxer in the school．The boys call him Champ （冠軍）there．"
The boss sat perfectly still for a long time-a faraway （恍惚的） look in his eyes．Then，suddenly，he said，"We've got to close your department，Watson．But you'll take over a new job in another department．It means longer hours-maybe more pay．Now get out．You're here for life．"
Watson got out，with surprise on his face．Then the boss took a letter from the top drawer of his desk．It was Herbie's last letter from Riverside School-written a few days before he died．He had read it over and over again with sick pain．The letter read：
I can't say the boys here are any nicer to me than the others were．I guess it's the same everywhere when you're a cripple （跛腳的人）．But don't worry about me，Dad．They've got a good chemistry department here．And there's one boy here who is really great．He's a track star and boxing champ and just tops in chemistry．The boys call him Champ．He made them stop throwing my books around．And he knocked a boy down who hit me．He is the best friend I ever had．Dad，when I grow up，I want to do something for Champ．Something big-that he won't even know about．
Your son，
Herbie
29．Mr．Smith wanted to fire Watson becauseD．
A．Watson would take over a new job in another department
B．Watson had his son study in Riverside School
C．Watson's son knocked a boy down who hit Herbie
D．Watson's department didn't earn money that year
30．We can learn from the text thatA．
A．Mr．Smith didn't know that Champ was Watson's son at first
B．Mr．Smith was told not to fire Watson by Herbie
C．Mr．Smith decided to give Watson another chance in no time
D．Mr．Smith wanted to realize Champ's dream
31．According to the text，which words can best describe Mr．Smith？A
A．Sympathetic and grateful．
B．Selfish and greedy．
C．Hardworking and strict．
D．Easy-going and optimistic．
32．The author wrote the text in order toB．
A．make our children enjoy life
B．share a moving story with us
C．provide us with tips on work
D．help us to deal with our boss．
分析 這篇文章與讀者分享了一個懂得感激的感人的小故事．
解答 29．D 細節理解題．根據"Watson，"said Mr．Smith，"this past year your department hasn't earned money．We're going to drop that department．It's finished．I'm sorry，-but you'll have to go．"可知Smith想要開除Watson是因為Watson的部門那一年沒有掙錢．故選D．
30．A 細節理解題：根據"What's that!"said the boss．"Riverside!I didn't know you had a boy there．That's an expensive school for a man with your salary．"可知Smith先生起初并不知道Champ是Watson的兒子，故選A．
31．A 推理判斷題：根據Then，suddenly，he said，"We've got to close your department，Watson．But you'll take over a new job in another department．It means longer hours-maybe more pay．Now get out．You're here for life．"可知Smith是一個有同情心且懂得感激的人．故選B．
32．B 推理判斷題：通過閱讀文章可知，作者寫這篇文章是為了分享一個感人的小故事，故選A．
點評 閱讀理解題測試考生在閱讀基礎上的邏輯推理能力，要求考生根據文章所述事件的邏輯關系，對未說明的趨勢或結局作出合理的推斷；或根據作者所闡述的觀點理論，對文章未涉及的現象、事例給以解釋．考生首先要仔細閱讀短文，完整了解信息，準確把握作者觀點．
