Question

A jobless man wanted very much to be an “office boy” at Microsoft. The manager interviewed him and then 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(表格) 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 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 did this again and again for three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. At last, he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles(运货车队).Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food 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 be 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 sold computers.????????????????? D. He filled in forms.

2.The man didn't get the job because he???????? .

A. disliked such a job??????????????? ? B. didn't pass the test

C. didn't have an e-mail??????????????? D. knew nothing about computers

3.The man???????? after he left Microsoft.

A. went home directly???????????????? B. asked for food from door to door

C. thought up an idea to make money?? D. bought a computer and got an e-mail

4.What does the story want to tell us?

A. Computers are very important in our daily life.

B. Everyone can make a lot of money with only $10.

C. The manager didn't like the man.

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

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C?????????????????

3.C?????????????????????????

4.D??????????????????????????????????????????

【解析】??

试题分析：本文讲述了一个人去微软应聘，但是却落选了。后来他凭借自己的智慧和勤劳，成就了一番自己的事业。这个故事告诉我们，要努力的工作定能有所成就。

1.细节理解题。句意：这个人在测试中做什么？根据The manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. 经理面试他作为测试观察他打扫楼层。故选B。

2.细节理解题。句意：这个人没有得到这份工作，是因为什么？根据：“If you don't have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn't living cannot have the job.”如果你没有电子邮箱，那就意味着你没有活着。一个没有活着的人不能得到这份工作。故选C 。????????????????

3.细节理解题。句意：这个人在离开微软后怎么样了？根据第二段，这个人兜里只有十元钱，他利用这十元钱买了番茄挨家挨户兜售，后来凭借这个方法挣到了很多钱，故选C。?????????????????????????

4.推理判断题。句意：这个故事想要告诉我们什么？根据第一第二段的文章可知，这个一开始到微软应聘没有应聘上，后来凭借自己的努力成就了一番事业，所以在那里工作并不重要，重要的是要努力工作，故选D 。??????????????????

考点：人生百味类短文阅读。??