Track 63

My brother，Henry，has an excellent job at a bank. I couldn’t believe him when he told me that he had decided to give it up. Though I tried to make him change his mind，I failed completely.
“You should reconsider your decision，”I said.“You have already spent five years in the bank and you could have a wonderful future. You might become a bank manager by the time you are thirty-five.”
“I know，”Henry answered.“I have got no complaints with the bank. It is a pleasant job. The bank manager told me that my future was excellent.”
“Then why do you want to leave？”I asked
“It’s the money，”Henry said.
“But you are getting a good salary，”I answered.
“I don’t mean that，”Henry said.“What do I do in the bank？Well，at the moment all I do is to count money. I find it very depressing.”
“What is depressing about counting money？”I asked.
“You don’t understand，”Henry answered.“I enjoy counting my own money，but I hate counting other people’s！”
生词
complaint
/kəmˈpleɪnt
/ n.抱怨：No complaints have been received so far. 迄今为止尚未听到不满的意见。
salary
/ˈsæləri
/ n.薪水：My salary is paid directly into my bank account. 我的薪水是直接拨入我的银行账户的。
count
/kaʊnt
/ v.计算，数：The teacher counted the children as they got on the bus. 孩子们上公共汽车时，老师在一旁清点人数。
depressing
/dɪˈpresɪŋ
/ adj.令人沮丧的，令人压抑的：The future of the company is very depressing. 公司的前景令人十分沮丧。
❶ The writer wants to know _.
A. what his brother does at the bank
B. how long his brother has worked at the bank
C. why his brother decided to give up his job
D. when his brother will become a bank manager
❷ His brother does not enjoy _.
A. working in pleasant conditions
B. keeping happy hours
C. counting his own moneyD. counting other people’s money
❸ “You should reconsider your decision.”Here“reconsider”means _.
A. give up
B. change
C. think again
D. make
❹ From the writer’s words we know that the bank pays his brother _ for his work.
A. a good salary
B. as much money as the manager’sC. no money
D. not much money
❺ The best topic for this story is _.
A. An Excellent Job
B. The Wonderful Future
C. Money Problem
D. Change in Mind
参考译文
我兄弟亨利在银行有一份很好的工作。所以当他告诉我已经决定放弃这份工作时，我简直无法相信他。尽管我尽量说服他改变主意，但我还是彻底失败了。
“你应该重新考虑你的决定，”我说，“你已经在银行工作了5年，而且有美好的未来。等你35岁时，很有可能成为银行经理。”
“我知道，”亨利答道。“我对这家银行没什么可抱怨的。这是一份令人满意的工作。银行经理告诉我，我的前程一片光明。”
“那你为什么还要离开？”我问。
“因为钱。”亨利说。
“可你的薪水很丰厚。”我答道。
“我不是那个意思，”亨利说。“我在银行做什么？眼下我做的只是数钱。我发现这份工作非常令人沮丧。”
“数钱有什么沮丧的？”我问。
“你不明白。”亨利答道。“我喜欢数自己的钱，但讨厌数别人的钱！”