Several years ago， a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America. One was a very rich banker， another owned one of the largest companies in the world， and the third owned many buildings in the center of New York.

　　The reporter was talking to them about being important.

　　“How do we know if someone is really important?” the reporter asked the banker.

　　The banker thought for a few moments and then said， “I think anybody who is invited to the Whiter House to meet the President of the United States is really important.”

　　The reporter then turned to the owner of the very large company. “Do you agree with that?” she asked.

　　The man shook his head， “No. I think the President invites a lot of people to the White House. You‘d only be important if while you were visiting the President， there was a telephone call from the president of another country， and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.”

　　The reporter turned to the third man. “Do you think so?”

　　“No， I don‘t，” he said. “I don’t think that makes the visitor important. That makes the President important.”

　　“Then what would make the visitor important?” the reporter and the other two men asked.

　　“Oh， I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang， and the President picked up the receiver， listened and then said， ‘It’s for you.‘ ”

　　根據以上短文內容，然后從每題所給的四個選項中選擇最佳選項。

　　1. This story happened in _______.

　　A. England B. America

　　C. Japan D. Australia

　　2. There are _______ in this passage.

　　A. two men and two women

　　B. three men and one woman

　　C. three women and one man

　　D. four women

　　3. The banker thought _______.

　　A. he was really important because he was a rich banker

　　B. the visitor to the White House was really important

　　C. the visitor who met the President of the United States

　　D. the reporter was really important

　　4. The owner of the very large company thought _______.

　　A. she was really important because she owned one of the largest companies

　　B. the banker was really important

　　C. the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was really important

　　D. the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President， the President would not answer any telephone call

　　5. The owner of many buildings thought _______.

　　A. he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York

　　B. the owner of the very large company was really important

　　C. the visitor was really important if he talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor

　　D. the person who worked in the White House was really important

　　「答案與解析」

　　1. 選B.從第1段的首句Several years ago， a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America.可以知道，這個故事發生在美國，所以選擇B.

　　2. 選B.短文對三位嘉賓的人稱代詞用的都是he，由此可知，這三位嘉賓都是男士，而從第5段的she asked可以看出這個reporter是位女士，所以總共是three men and one woman，答案是B.

　　3. 選B.當the reporter問the banker 什么樣的人才是重要的時，他回答說：I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important.所以答案選擇B.

　　4. 選D.從第6段這位男士的回答我們很容易得出答案是D.

　　5. 選C.從最后一段可以知道the owner of many buildings的想法，就是當你在拜訪總統時，總統卻接到一個找你的電話，那么此時你就是一個很重要的人了。所以答案選擇C.

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