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(运货车队). 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!”

根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。

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.“office boy” means            in Chinese.

A．勤杂工           B．学徒             C．男职员           D．男程序员

5.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.B

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中的主人公，因为没有电子邮箱，从而没能进入微软公司。但是他凭着自己的精明和努力，在五年后成为了美国最大的零售商。

1.根据The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. 描述，可知选B。

2.根据第一段“If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.”描述，可知选C。

3.根据短文描述，可知这个人在离开微软公司后想到了一个挣钱的注意，故选C。

4.联系前文The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.看他打扫办公室作为测试，可知此处指的是勤杂工，故选A。

5.根据短文第二段描述，可知这是个很聪明又努力的人，故选B。

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