Question

A jobless man wanted very much to be an “office boy” at Microsoft. The 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(表格) 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 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 did this again and again for three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. At last, 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 home directly???????????????? B. asked for food from door to door

C. thought up an idea to make money?? D. bought a computer and got an e-mail

4.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 manager didn't like the man.

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

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C?????????????????

3.C?????????????????????????

4.D??????????????????????????????????????????

【解析】??

試題分析：本文講述了一個人去微軟應聘，但是卻落選了。后來他憑借自己的智慧和勤勞，成就了一番自己的事業。這個故事告訴我們，要努力的工作定能有所成就。

1.細節理解題。句意：這個人在測試中做什么？根據The manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. 經理面試他作為測試觀察他打掃樓層。故選B。

2.細節理解題。句意：這個人沒有得到這份工作，是因為什么？根據：“If you don't have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn't living cannot have the job.”如果你沒有電子郵箱，那就意味著你沒有活著。一個沒有活著的人不能得到這份工作。故選C 。????????????????

3.細節理解題。句意：這個人在離開微軟后怎么樣了？根據第二段，這個人兜里只有十元錢，他利用這十元錢買了番茄挨家挨戶兜售，后來憑借這個方法掙到了很多錢，故選C。?????????????????????????

4.推理判斷題。句意：這個故事想要告訴我們什么？根據第一第二段的文章可知，這個一開始到微軟應聘沒有應聘上，后來憑借自己的努力成就了一番事業，所以在那里工作并不重要，重要的是要努力工作，故選D 。??????????????????

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