Question

A jobless man applied for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.

“You are employed,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the application to fill in, as well as 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 do not exist. And who doesn’t exist cannot have the job.”

The man left with no hope at all. He didn't know what to do with only ten dollars in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10 kg tomatoes. He then sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home happily with 60 dollars.

The man realized that he could survive in this way, and started to go every day earlier, and return late. Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, the man is one of the biggest food retailers(销售商) in the US.

He started to plan his family’s future and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker（经纪人）and chose a protection plan.

When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his e-mail. The man replied, “I don’t have an e-mail.”

The broker answered curiously,“You don’t have an e-mail, and yet have succeeded to build an empire. 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.The underlined word “tripled” can be replaced by             . 

A．became large	B．became 3 times
C．increased quickly	D．decreased quickly

2.According to the passage，which of the following is TRUE?

A．The man is one of the biggest food retailers in the world.

B．The man didn’t give up though he failed the interview.

C．He started his career by selling tomatoes in the Supermarket.

D．Those who have e-mails can work at Microsoft.

3.The man can be described as               .

A．helpful and considerate

B．positive and generous

C．smart and hardworking

D．stubborn and unselfish

4. Which proverb can best describe the story?

A．Misfortune may be an actual blessing.

B．Where there is a will, there is a way.

C．Accidents will happen.

D．No pains, no gains.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：

1.推理题，由前面的单词doubled二倍可以推出是三倍的意思，所以选B

2.推理题，一开始面试失败到他追后很成功，说明他面试失败后没有放弃，所以选B

3.推理题，由第五、六段可以知道，他用仅有的10美元变成60美元说明他很聪明；他每天都这样做说明他很努力，所以选C

4.推理题，有作者面试失败到他后来很成功，说明不幸可能是一种福，所以是谚语“塞翁失马焉知非福”，所以选A

考点：本文为一篇记叙文。

点评：本文讲述了一个人从面试失败到后来他很成功的故事，先通读全文，然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。本文主要考查推理题，要求学生有很强的推理分析能力。