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】

试题分析：本文叙述了在微软面试时因为没有电子邮箱而失败的一个男孩，通过自己的聪明的努力发展了自己的职业。他通过挨家挨户的卖西红柿开始挣钱，五年后，他成为美国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.可知人力资源部经理面试他，让他通过扫地来测试他，故选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.”可知人力资源部经理认为他没有电子邮件，就意味着没有生活，因此不能获得这份工作。故选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可知离开微软后，通过挨家挨户去卖西红柿赚钱，想到了赚钱的好方法，故选C。

4. repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late.可知这个男孩工作努力。结合文中意思可知男孩自己想出来挨家挨户卖东西这种零售方式来赚钱，说明他是聪明的。故选B。

5. you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail?”可知大家认为没有电子邮件就无法生活，但是文中提到的男孩没有邮件，却靠着自己的努力获得成功，这个故事告诉我们只要努力没有什么是不可能的，故选D。

考点：人生百味类短文阅读。