Question

A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR 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 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 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 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 to look for another job

B．asked for food from door to door

C．thought of an idea to make monkey

D．bought a computer and got an e-mail

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

A．Because he had many friends to help him.

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

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

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了一个男孩通过自己的努力和勤奋，实现自己人生理想的过程。

1.B 细节题。根据第一段第2行The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.说明他的面试就是打扫地板，故B正确。

2.C 细节题。根据第一段最后3行“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.”说明他没有得到这份工作就是因为他没有邮箱，故C项正确。

3.C 细节题。根据第二段内容He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door说明他想到了一个贩卖西红柿的方法来养活自己，故Ｃ项正确。

4.B 推理题。根据文章第二段内容He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late.说明他很努力刻苦，也很聪明，故B正确。

5.D 推理题。本文通过这个故事告诉我们，只要我们努力，没有什么事情是不可能的，就如这个连邮箱都没有的年轻人一样，通过自己的努力实现了自己的目标。

考点：考查人生哲理类短文

点评：本文考查细节题和推理题较多，细节题可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息?或是其变体。搜查信息在阅读中非常重要它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法?即先读题?然后带着问题快速阅读短文?找出与问题有关的词语或句子?再对相关部分进行分析对比?找出答案。