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1、2014高考英语阅读理解巩固练习（12）及答案阅读理解Fifteenyearsago,IenteredtheBostonGlobe,whichwasatempletomethen.Itwasn’teasygettinghired.Butonceyouwerethere,Ifound,youwerein.Globejobswereforlife-guaranteed（终身聘用）untilretirement.For15yearsIhadprosperedthere—movingfromanordinaryreportertosenioreditor.Iwouldhavealifetimeofs
2、ecurityifIstuckwithit.Instead,Ihadmadeadecisiontoleave.Ienteredmyboss’soffice.Wouldhebeangry?Iwondered.Hehadafamoustemper.“Matt,wehavetohaveatalk,”Ibegan.“IcametotheGlobewhenIwastwenty-four.NowI’mforty.There’salotIwanttodoinlife.I’mresigning.（辞职）”“Toanotherpaper?”heasked.Ireachedintomycoatpocket,bu
3、tdidn’tsayanything.Ihandedhimaletterthatexplainedeverything.ItsaidthatIwasleavingtostartanewmediacompany.Wewereatarareturningpointinhistory.Iwantedtobedirectlyengagedinthechange."I’mgladforyou,"hesaid,quiteoutofmyexpectation."Ijustcamefromaboardofdirectorsmeetinganditwasseventy-fivepercentdiscourag
4、ingnews.Someofthatwecandealwith.Butmuchofitwecan’t,"hewenton."Iwishyoualltheluckintheworld,"heconcluded."Andifitdoesn’tworkout,remember,thereisalwaysaplacehereforyou." ThenIwentoutofhisoffice,walkingthroughthenewsroomformoregood-byes.Everybodywassayingcongratulations.Everybody--eventhoughI’dberisk
5、ingallthefinancialsecurityIhadcarefullybuiltup. Later,IhadafinaltalkwithBillTaylor,chairmanandpublisheroftheBostonGlobe.HehadturnedtheGlobeintoabillion-dollarproperty."I’mresigning,Bill,"Isaid.HelistenedwhileIgavehimthestory.Hewasn’tlookingangryeither.Afterapause,hesaid,"Golly,IwishIwereinyourshoe
6、s."12．FromthepassageweknowthattheGlobeisafamous。A．newspaperB．magazineC．templeD．person13．IfthewriterstayedwiththeGlobe。A．hewouldbeabletorealizehislifetimedreams.B．hewouldsetupanewmediacompanyC．hewouldneverbeallowedtodevelophisambitionsD．hewouldneverhavetoworryabouthisfuturelife14．Thewriterwantedtore
7、signbecause.A．hehadseroustroublewithhisboss.B．hewantedtobeengagedinthenewmediaindustry.C．hegotunderpaidathisjobfortheGlobe.D．hehadfoundabetterpaidjobinapublishinghouse.15．Whenthewriterdecidedtoresign,theGlo
