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.B

2.C

3.C

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是一个男孩去微软公司应聘工作，因为没有电子信箱而遭到了拒绝。没想到，他却因祸得福，在市场上卖西红柿，慢慢的积累了财富，成为了美国最大的零售商之一。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段中The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.可知，这个男孩很想得到微软公司的一个工作，人力资源部的经理对他进行了面试，作为测试，经理让他扫地。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据短文第一段中“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，这个男孩通过了考试，经理向他要电子邮件的地址。但是这个男孩没有电子信箱，他也没有电脑。于是他没有得到这个工作。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第二段的内容可知，这个男孩离开了微软公司之后，不得不想办法挣钱来维持生存。他用他仅剩的10美元买了一些西红柿，拿到市场上去卖。慢慢的他变得很富有。故选C。

4.推理判断题。根据短文第二段的内容可知，这个男孩工作很努力，他每天要早起到市场上卖菜，很晚才回家，所以他才能慢慢的积累财富，成为了一个富有的人。故选B。

考点：故事类短文阅读。