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 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 email, 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 (资金). 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 later．Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day．Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet (车队) of delivery vehicles．Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the US.
He started to plan his family's future and decided to have a life insurance．He called an insurance broker 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 said 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 !"
【小题1】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

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 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 email, 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 (资金). 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 later．Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day．Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet (车队) of delivery vehicles．Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the US.

He started to plan his family's future and decided to have a life insurance．He called an insurance broker 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 said 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.According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A．The man was 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．

2.The underlined word "tripled" in paragraph 3 can be replaced by ____

A．became large                          B．became 3 times

C．decreased slightly                       D．decreased quickly

3.The man can be described as ____．

A．helpful and considerate                  B．positive and generous

C．smart and hardworking                   D．nervous 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

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

The party began shortly after Mr. Wood, who lived in the flat below, sighed to himself as he heard excited voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had 36 some work home from the office, 　37　 he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise 　38 . But by eleven o’clock he felt 39 and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier experience he knew it was 40 trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed, trying to read, but he 41 himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the light and 42 his head in the pillow. But 43 he could not shut 44 the noise, finally, after 45 seemed hours, his 46 was gone.

He jumped out of bed, 47 some clothing, marched 48 up the stairs, and walked into his neighbor’s flat. The owner of the flat, who 49 him in his dressing gown, came 50 the room and,51 Mr. Wood could say anything, cried, “My dear fellow, come and 52. I know our parties 53 you. I meant to send you 54” Mr. Wood’s anger disappeared then and there. He said, “I’d better go and get 55 . Minutes later, he returned, properly dressed, only to find that the party was nearly over.

36．A. taken 　　　　　　　　　 B. carried 　 　　 C. brought　 　　　　　 　D. fetched

37．A. with which　　　　　　　 B. from which　 C. where　　 　　　 　D. when

38．A. outside　　　　 　　 B. overhead 　 　　 C. downstairs　 　　　 　D. nearby

39．A. bad　　　　　 　　 B. tired　　　　 C. sick　　　 　　　　　 　D. hopeless

40．A. useless　　　　 　　 B. necessary　 　 C. possible　　 　　　D. helpful

41．A. had　　　　　 　　 B. found　　　 C. caught　　　 　　　D. felt

42．A. buried　　　　 　　 B. rested　　　 　 C. shook　　 　　 　D. turned

43．A. till then　　　 　　　 B. worse still　 　 C. strange enough 　　　 D. even so

44．A. away　　　　 　　　 B. off　　　　　 C. down　　　 　　　D. up

45．A. it　　　 　　 　　　 B. what　 　 　　 C. that　 　　　 　　　D. which

46．A. sleep　　 　　　　　 B. strength　　 　 C. patience　 　　　　　　 　D. anger

47．A. pulled on　　 　　　　 B. dressed up　　 C. selected　 　　　　　　 　D. wore

48．A. sadly　　 　　　　　 B. proudly　 　　 C. quietly　 　 　　 　D. firmly

49．A. made fun of　 　　　 B. stared at　　 　 C. was angry with 　 D. caught sight of

50．A. across　　　 　　　 B. around　　 　 C. towards　　　 　　 D. by

51．A. as　　　　 　　　　 B. before　　 　　 C. though　　　　 　　D. until

52．A. meet as　　 　　　　 B. sit here　　　 C. join us　　　 　　 　D. scold me

53．A. should bother　 　　 B. would bother 　 C. need bother　 　　 　D. shall bother

54．A. a notice　　 　　　 B. a message　　 C. an invitation　 　　 　D. an apology

55．A. washed　　 　 　　　 B. changed　　　 　　　 C. dressed　　 　 　　 　D. prepared

　　Some poor people who had been shipwrecked held on to any bit of wood they could find．Nobody could imagine that a clever bird flying over the sea was able to save their lives．

　　The night was dark, though sometimes the moving clouds allowed a star or two to be seen in the sky．The poor men held on to any bit of wood they could find．They called to Marie for 　1　 , but she was far beyond the 　2　 of the human voice．At one o'clock in the morning, the water was getting 　3　 , and a strong wind had begun to blow．Suddenly 　4　 were seen in the distance: another ship! The 　5　 of the swimmers were heard on board, and willing hands pulled them out of the water．The 　6　 of the ship that had arrived on the scene so 　7　 to save their lives was Ellen．What had brought her to the exact spot through the 　8　 and the pathless sea? Her captain had known 　9　 about this wreck (沉船) and had indeed attempted to sail away from it．But, let him speak for himself．

　　I was forced by the wind, he said long afterwards, to 　10　 my course(航道)．Just as I did it, a small 　11　 flew across the ship once or twice and then flew at my face．I took no 　12　 of this until exactly the same thing happened at a 　13　 time, which caused me to think it rather 　14　 , while I was thus 　15　 it, the same bird for the third time, made its appearance and 　16　 about in the same way as before．I was then persuaded to change my course 　17　 to the original one．I had not gone far 　18　 I heard strange noises; and when I tried to 　19　 where they came from．I found I was in the middle of the people who had been shipwrecked．I immediately did my best to 　20　 them．

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