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【题目】D. Answer the questions (根据短文内容回答下列问题):

A jobless man wanted to apply for the position (职位) of “office boy” at a company. The manager interviewed him and then gave him a test: clean the floor. The man passed the test; he cleaned the floor very well.

“You are hired (雇佣),” the manager told the man with a big smile. “Give me your email address, and I’ll send you the table to fill out to be hired here.

The man replied, “I don’t have a computer, or email!”

“I’m sorry,” said the manager. “If you don’t have email, that means you do not exist (存在). And we cannot hire persons who do not exist.”

The man was very disappointed. He didn’t know what to do. He only has $10 with him. Once that was spent, he wouldn’t have any money to buy even food. He went to the supermarket and bought a box of tomatoes with his $10. He went from door to door and sold the tomatoes in small bags in less than two hours. He doubled his money. He went on doing this three times, and went back with $80 that day. He realized that he could make a living this way.

Five years later, the man became one of the biggest food sellers in the company. He started to plan his family’s future. He decided to take out insurance on his life so that if he were to die, they would have enough money. He called an insurance broker, a man who sells insurance. At the end of the conversation, the broker asked him for his email address.

The man replied, “I don’t have email.”

The broker was very surprised. “You don’t have email, and yet have become so rich. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had email?” he explained.

The man thought for a while, and replied, “An office boy in a company!”

If you have lost your job or just failed an interview, it doesn’t matter. Think of the positive… Good days are on the way and something better will happen to you.

【1】Was the manager satisfied with what the jobless man did in the test?

【2】Why didn’t the manager hire the jobless man?

【3】From the sentence “He doubled his money”, how much did the man have then?

【4】What did the man do in order to plan his family’s future?

【5】In the broker’s opinion, how would the man be if he had email?

【6】Which personality (性格) do you think makes the jobless man successful? Your reason?

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Yes, he was.

【2】Because he didn't have email. /Because he had no email. (不给分…didn't have a computer. )

【3】$20

【4】He decided to take out insurance on his life.

/ By taking out insurance on his life /He took out ...

【5】The man would be more successful./ ... be much richer. / ... earn a bigger company. /... have more and more money. /...

【6】Never give up. Because success comes from your hard work and confidence.

Never lose hope. Because when you insist, you will succeed in solving your problems.

Be strong. / Don't be disappointed. Because if you try more times, you will come to success one day.

Be confident and believe in yourself. When you trust yourself, you can have more ways.

Think of the good future. Problems will be solved in the end and the future is bright.

Be positive. .When you aren't afraid of your difficulty, you will be brave enough to work it out.

【解析】

一个失业的人想要申请公司“勤杂工”的工作。经理面试他，并给他打扫地板的测试。通过测试后，由于没有邮箱而被拒绝。他通过自己的努力获得成功。这件事告诉我们如果你丢了工作或者面试失败，没什么，可能更好的事情将会发生。

【1】根据The man passed the test; he cleaned the floor very well.可知他成功通过测试，可推测经理对他很满意。此句为一般疑问句，答案是肯定的，因此用Yes, he was.回答。故答案为Yes, he was。

【2】根据“I’m sorry,” said the manager. “If you don’t have email, that means you do not exist (存在). And we cannot hire persons who do not exist.”可知经理没有雇佣他的原因是因为他没有邮箱。故答案为Because he didn't have email. /Because he had no email。

【3】He doubled his money.可知他手里的钱翻倍了，根据He only has $10 with him. 可知他原来有10美元，翻倍就是20美元。故答案为$20。

【4】根据He started to plan his family’s future. He decided to take out insurance on his life so that if he were to die, they would have enough money. 可知他考虑到家人的未来，决定买保险。故答案为He decided to take out insurance on his life. / By taking out insurance on his life /He took out ...。

【5】根据You don’t have email, and yet have become so rich. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had email?可知保险推销员说你没有邮箱都已经如此的富有，如果有邮箱的话难以想象。根据语气可推测如果有邮箱，就会更有钱、更成功……故答案为The man would be more successful./ ... be much richer. / ... earn a bigger company. /... have more and more money. /...。

【6】根据全文可知，失业的人身上有很多因素让他成功，比如不放弃、努力工作、自信、坚持等等。故答案为Never give up. Because success comes from your hard work and confidence.

Never lose hope. Because when you insist, you will succeed in solving your problems.

Be strong. / Don't be disappointed. Because if you try more times, you will come to success one day. 对应说出自己的理由，合乎文意即可。故答案为Be confident and believe in yourself. When you trust yourself, you can have more ways.Think of the good future. Problems will be solved in the end and the future is bright.Be positive. .When you aren't afraid of your difficulty, you will be brave enough to work it out。