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．a(chǎn)sked 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：本文講述了一個男孩通過自己的努力和勤奮，實現(xiàn)自己人生理想的過程。

1.B 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段第2行The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.說明他的面試就是打掃地板，故B正確。

2.C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第一段最后3行“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.”說明他沒有得到這份工作就是因為他沒有郵箱，故C項正確。

3.C 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段內(nèi)容He thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door說明他想到了一個販賣西紅柿的方法來養(yǎng)活自己，故Ｃ項正確。

4.B 推理題。根據(jù)文章第二段內(nèi)容He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late.說明他很努力刻苦，也很聰明，故B正確。

5.D 推理題。本文通過這個故事告訴我們，只要我們努力，沒有什么事情是不可能的，就如這個連郵箱都沒有的年輕人一樣，通過自己的努力實現(xiàn)了自己的目標。

考點：考查人生哲理類短文

點評：本文考查細節(jié)題和推理題較多，細節(jié)題可以在文章中直接找到與答案有關(guān)的信息?或是其變體。搜查信息在閱讀中非常重要它包括理解作者在敘述某事時使用的具體事實、數(shù)據(jù)、圖表等細節(jié)信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都屬于這類圍繞主體展開的細節(jié)。做這類題一般采用尋讀法?即先讀題?然后帶著問題快速閱讀短文?找出與問題有關(guān)的詞語或句子?再對相關(guān)部分進行分析對比?找出答案。