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 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 money

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.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文講述的是一個男孩去微軟公司應聘工作，因為沒有電子信箱而遭到了拒絕。沒想到，他卻因禍得福，在市場上賣西紅柿，慢慢的積累了財富，成為了美國最大的零售商之一。

1.細節理解題。根據短文第一段中The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.可知，這個男孩很想得到微軟公司的一個工作，人力資源部的經理對他進行了面試，作為測試，經理讓他掃地。故選B。

2.細節理解題。根據短文第一段中“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.”可知，這個男孩通過了考試，經理向他要電子郵件的地址。但是這個男孩沒有電子信箱，他也沒有電腦。于是他沒有得到這個工作。故選C。

3.細節理解題。根據短文第二段的內容可知，這個男孩離開了微軟公司之后，不得不想辦法掙錢來維持生存。他用他僅剩的10美元買了一些西紅柿，拿到市場上去賣。慢慢的他變得很富有。故選C。

4.推理判斷題。根據短文第二段的內容可知，這個男孩工作很努力，他每天要早起到市場上賣菜，很晚才回家，所以他才能慢慢的積累財富，成為了一個富有的人。故選B。

考點：故事類短文閱讀。