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 managed 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(銷售商) in the US.

He started to plan his family’s future and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker（經紀人）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 managed 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】

試題分析：

1.B 推理題。根據本句Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day.說明通過倒賣，他的錢成倍的三倍的增加，主要是與doubled相對應，故B正確。

2.B 推理題。根據文章5,6段內容可知他失去了那份工作，但是沒有失去對希望，用10美元開始倒賣產品，故B正確。

3.C 推理題。根據文章5,6段說明他很努力他能建立起自己的零售王國說明他也很聰明，故C正確。

4.A 推理題。這個人因為沒有電子郵箱，失去了微軟公司的工作，但是卻因禍得福開創了自己的事業，說明不幸有時候也會成為幸運的事情。故A正確。

考點：考查故事類短文閱讀

點評：本文講述了一個男孩因為沒有電子郵箱而失去了一份在微軟公司的工作，但是他沒有失去希望通過個人努力建立了自己的商業王國。