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 succeeded 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 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.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.推理題，由前面的單詞doubled二倍可以推出是三倍的意思，所以選B

2.推理題，一開始面試失敗到他追后很成功，說明他面試失敗后沒有放棄，所以選B

3.推理題，由第五、六段可以知道，他用僅有的10美元變成60美元說明他很聰明；他每天都這樣做說明他很努力，所以選C

4.推理題，有作者面試失敗到他后來很成功，說明不幸可能是一種福，所以是諺語“塞翁失馬焉知非福”，所以選A

考點：本文為一篇記敘文。

點評：本文講述了一個人從面試失敗到后來他很成功的故事，先通讀全文，然后帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據，完成閱讀。本文主要考查推理題，要求學生有很強的推理分析能力。