Question

A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied, “But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.” “I’m sorry,” said the HR manager. “If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.”

The man left with no hope at all. He didn’t know what to do, with only ＄10 in his pocket. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with ＄60. The man came to know that he could make money in this way, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles(运货车队). Five years later, the man was one of the biggest retailers(零售商)in the US.

One day, one of his friends asked him for his e–mail. He said, “I haven’t got one.” His friend couldn’t believe his ears. “Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail？”The man thought for a while and replied, “Yes, I’d been an office boy at Microsoft!”

1.What did the man do for the test？

A.He sent e-mails. B.He did the cleaning.

C.He did an interview. D.He filled in forms.

2.The man_____after he left Microsoft.

A.went to look for another job

B.asked for food from door to door

C.thought of an idea to make money

D.bought a computer an got an e-mail

3.What does the story want to tell us?

A.Computers are very important in our daily life.

B.Every can make lots of money with 10 dollars.

C.The HR manager didn’t find the ability of the man.

D.Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard.

4.Why could the man become one of the biggest food retailers in the US?

A.Because he had no e-mail.

B.Because he was smart and worked very hard.

C.Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.

D.Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living.

5..What is the best title of this passage?

A. A rich man B. A food retailer

C. Have an e-mail or not D. An office boy

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.C

【解析】

试题解析：本文大意：有一个无业的人去面试，是做清洁工，却因为没有邮箱失去了这个机会。后来他想啊想，然后他去超市买了10公斤的西红柿，去卖掉。.这个人知道他能用这种方式挣钱，开始每天早出晚归，慢慢做的很成功。但当朋友向他要邮箱时，他说他没有。

1.The HR manager interviewed him and watched him cleaning the floor as a test人力资源经理对他进行了面试，观察他打扫地板做为考试，可知选B

2. He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door.他想啊想，然后他去超市买了10公斤的西红柿，可知选C

3. His friend couldn’t believe his ears他的朋友不相信自己的耳朵，可知选D

4.The man came to know that he could make money in this way, and started to go early every day, and returned home late.这个人知道他能用这种方式挣钱，开始每天早出晚归，可知选B

5.But I don’t have a computer, neither an e-mail.One day, one of his friends asked him for his e–mail. He said, “I haven’t got one.” 但我没有计算机，也没有邮箱，一天，他的一个朋友向他要邮箱，他说，我没有，可知选C

考点：故事类短文阅读