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. 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 man’s ability.

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

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.B

5.D

【解析】

試題分析：本文敘述了在微軟面試時因為沒有電子郵箱而失敗的一個男孩，通過自己的聰明的努力發展了自己的職業。他通過挨家挨戶的賣西紅柿開始掙錢，五年后，他成為美國最大的食品零售商之一。

1. HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.可知人力資源部經理面試他，讓他通過掃地來測試他，故選B。

2. you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.”可知人力資源部經理認為他沒有電子郵件，就意味著沒有生活，因此不能獲得這份工作。故選C。

3. sold the tomatoes from door to door. 和 Shortly, he bought a cart , then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles可知離開微軟后，通過挨家挨戶去賣西紅柿賺錢，想到了賺錢的好方法，故選C。

4. repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late.可知這個男孩工作努力。結合文中意思可知男孩自己想出來挨家挨戶賣東西這種零售方式來賺錢，說明他是聰明的。故選B。

5. you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?”可知大家認為沒有電子郵件就無法生活，但是文中提到的男孩沒有郵件，卻靠著自己的努力獲得成功，這個故事告訴我們只要努力沒有什么是不可能的，故選D。

考點：人生百味類短文閱讀。