A jobless man applied(申请)for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft, The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.
“You are employed,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the application form to fill in, as well as the date when you may start.”
The man replied, “But I don't have a computer or an e-mail.”
“I’m sorry,”said the HR manager, “If you don't have an e-mail, that mean you do not exist. And the one who doesn't exist 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 decided to go to the supermarket and buy 10kg tomatoes. He then sold the tomatoes from door to door . In less than two hours, he succeeded in making his money double. He repeated the
operation three times, and returned home with $60.
The man realized that he could survive in this way, and started earlier and returned late.
Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly, h e bought a cart, then a truck and then he had his own fleet to send food . Five years later, he became one of the biggest food sellers in The US.
He started to plan his family's future, so he called an insurance broker (保险经纪人)to Have a discussion. When the conversation was over, the broker asked him for his e-mail. The man replied again,“I don't have an e-mail.”
The broker answered in surprise, “You don't have an e-mail, and yet have succeeded building an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had had an e-mail?”
The man thought for a while and replied, "Yes, I would be an office boy at Microsoft
根据材料内容选择最佳答案,并将其标号填涂在答题卡相应位置。
1.Why was the man refused by the Microsoft?
A.He didn't pass the test.
B. He didn't do well in the interview.
C. He didn't get on well with the manager.
D. He didn't have a computer or an e-mail.
2.How much money did the man make in less than two hours by selling tomatoes?
A. $10. B.$20. C.$40. D. $60.
3. What does the underlined word“fleet” mean in Chinese?
A.公司 B.农场 C.车队 D.商场
4. What does the insurance broker's answer mean?
A. He suggests that the man should have an e-mail.
B. The man doesn't have an e-mail. so he has succeeded.
C.The man could be more successful if he had an e-mail.
D. He can't imagine there exists someone who has no e-mail.
5. What's the best tide of the passage?
A.I don't have an e-mail.
B.I used to be an office boy.
C.Having an e-mail is important
D. Insurance is important in one’s life.
完形填空(10小题;每小题1分,共10分)
先通读短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案,并将其标号填涂在答题卡相应位置。
Souanis Kim was an archery(射箭)teacher in a sports school and had trained many outstanding archers. So many parents sent their children to him. One morning, Souanis Kim took the students to a tall tree for .He put a toy bird on the trunk and said, "The task is to the toy bird down.”
The students stood in a quickly. The first one was Sandy. He walked a few steps forward, put the arrow on the string(弦),drew the bow(弓)and aimed at the toy bird.
“What's the bird?" asked Souanis Kim suddenly.
“The blue sky," Sandy answered.
Souanis Kim smiled. He asked Sandy to stand aside. The students what the teacher's meaning was.
The next was Keston. Like Sandy, he walked up. Just as he was to shoot the arrow, Souanis Kim asked him the same question.
“I see the trunk and the leaves,” answered Keston. Souanis Kim smiled and asked Keston to stand aside, too.
The third one was Jobes. Just he was drawing the bow, Souarus Kim asked. "What’s over the bird, Jobes?"
Jobes stared at the toy bird and said,。I have seen but the toy bird.”
“Great!" said Souanis Kim .Then he shouted, "Go ahead!"
Jobes shot the arrow and the toy bird fell. The students cheered with one voice.
Souanis Kim looked at the surprised students and said seriously,“Remember, when an archer is showing, he must have only the. but nothing else.”
1.A.walking B.training C.playing D.resting
2.A.put B.tum C.shoot D.get
3.A.circle B.way C.position D.line
4.A.over B.under C.inside D.behind
5.A.thought B.expected C.learned D.wondered
6.A.ready B.afraid C.anxious D.willing
7.A.as B.after C.before D.because
8.A.anything B.something C.nothing D.everything
9.A.hopefully B.softly C.angrily D.happily
10.A.bird B. goal C.sky D.bow
Your future depends on .
A. what do you do B.that you were lucky
C. whether you work hard D.how much did you get
The spirit of pulling together can always make our team____at last.
A. winning B.won C.to win D. win
-What did you do in today's history class?
-We talked about the characters____ achieved fame in American history.
A. who B.which C./ D.what
-Why are you so late getting home?
-Our teacher didn’t let us go____ we had finished our homework.
A. because B.when C.if D.until