高考英语冲刺阅读理解训练题（八十）
<p> 阅读理解训练题（八十）</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="A">A</span> lot of management training each year for Circle K Corporation, a national chain of convenience stores. Among the topics we address in our course is the retention（保护力） of quality employees-a real challenge to managers when you consider the pay scale（标准）in the service industry. During these discussions, I ask the participants（参加者）, “What has caused you to stay long enough to become a manager?” Some time back a new manager took the question and slowly, with her voice almost breaking, said, “It was a ＄19 baseball glove.”</p><p> <span word="Cynthia">Cynthia</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Circle">Circle</span> <span word="K">K</span> <span word="clerk">clerk</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interim">interim</span>（临时的） <span word="position">position</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="better">better</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="counter">counter</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="nine">nine</span>-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="son">son</span>, <span word="Jessie">Jessie</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="glove">glove</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Little">Little</span> <span word="League">League</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="explained">explained</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="money">money</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="tight">tight</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="bills">bills</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="glove">glove</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="check">check</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Cynthia">Cynthia</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="Patricia">Patricia</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="manager">manager</span>, <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="store">store</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="office">office</span>. <span word="Cynthia">Cynthia</span> <span word="wondered">wondered</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="incomplete">incomplete</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="confused">confused</span>.</p><p> <span word="Patricia">Patricia</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="box">box</span>. “<span word="I">I</span> <span word="overheard">overheard</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="yesterday">yesterday</span>,” <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>, “<span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="glove">glove</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Jessie">Jessie</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="bills">bills</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="gloves">gloves</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span>; <span word="but">but</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="care">care</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span>.”</p>
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