《2025年学习指导用书中职英语第三册译林版》

二、阅读理解。B
That afternoon, I drove to the office park. By six o'clock that evening, I had signed contracts with seven companies to rent plants from me and pay me a fee to maintain them. Within a week, I had agreed to rent the greenhouse from the owner's family. Business is increasing rapidly, and one day, I hope to be the proud owner of the greenhouse.
1. What do we learn about the greenhouse?
A. It is located in a park.
B. Its owner died of a heart attack.
C. It went bankrupt all of a sudden.
D. Its potted plants were for rent only.
2. What was the writer doing when a customer walked in one morning?
A. Planting some trees in the greenhouse.
B. Writing a want ad to a local newspaper.
C. Putting up a "Going Out of Business" sign.
D. Helping a customer select some purchases.
3. What did the writer think of when serving the office manager?
A. Opening an office in the new office park.
B. Keeping better relations with her company.
C. Developing fresh business opportunities.
D. Building a big greenhouse of his own.
4. What is the writer's hope for the future?
A. Owning the greenhouse one day.
B. Securing a job at the office park.
C. Growing more potted plants.
D. Finding customers out of town.

答案： 1. B
解析：根据第一段“the owner of the greenhouse where I worked as a manager died of a heart attack.”可知，温室的主人死于心脏病发作，B选项正确。
2. C
解析：根据第二段“as I was hanging the 'Going Out of Business' sign at the greenhouse, the door opened, and in walked a customer.”可知，顾客进来时，作者正在挂“停业”的牌子，C选项正确。
3. C
解析：根据第二段“While I was helping her select her purchases, my mind was racing. Perhaps as many as a dozen firms had recently opened offices in the new office park...”可知，作者在为办公室经理服务时，想到了新的商业机会，即向新办公园区的公司出租植物并提供维护服务，C选项正确。
4. A
解析：根据最后一段“Business is increasing rapidly, and one day, I hope to be the proud owner of the greenhouse.”可知，作者希望有一天能拥有这个温室，A选项正确。