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(運貨車隊). 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】

試題分析：這是一篇勵志短文。講述了一個人在微軟應聘失敗后，發揮自身的聰明和勤勞，使身上僅有的10美元變成20美元……最后他不僅有了自己的貨車、卡車，他還躋身全美國最大食品零售商。短文旨在告訴我們“一切皆有可能”。

1.細節理解題。根據第一段，The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test HR的經理采訪了他并觀察他打掃地板。可知選B。

2.細節理解題。根據第一段最后一句話，If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.如果你沒有電子郵件就意味著你沒有生活，任何沒有生活的人都不會擁有這份工作，可知應選C。

3.細節理解題。根據第二段的描述我們可以看出這個人用口袋里僅有的10美元買了10公斤土豆，然后零售得到20美元，三次反復后，他不久有了貨車、卡車和自己的運貨車隊。他就是這樣實現自己的資金積累的。故選C。

4.細節理解題。從第二段的描述可以看出他是個聰明的人，又從and started to go early every day, and returned home late他每天早出門晚歸家知道他是個勤勞、肯吃苦的人。故選B。

5.細節理解題。這篇短文講述了一個口袋僅有10美元的人，經過努力奮斗最終變身為全美最大食品零售商的故事，其大意就是告誡人們“世上無難事，只要肯攀登”，故選D。

考點：人生百味類短文閱讀。