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A jobless man wanted to apply(求职) for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The staff manager interviewed him and then gave him a ____: clean the floor. The man passed it; he cleaned the floor very well.

“You are hired(雇佣),” the manager told the man. “Give me your email address, and I’ll send you the form to _____. I shall also send you the ____ you should report for the work.”

The man replied, “I don’t have a _____, or email!”

“I’m sorry,” said the manager. “If you don’t have email, that means you do not exist(存在). And we cannot _____ persons who do not exsit.”

The man was very ___. He didn’t know what to do. He only had 10 dollars with him. Once that was___, he wouldn’t have any money to buy even food. He went from door to door and ___ the tomatoes in small bags. He doubled his money.

He ____ this three times, and returned home with 60 dollars. He realized that he could continue to live this way. He started to go earlier every day, and returned later. He doubled or made even three times his money every day. Soon, he ___ a cart, then a truck. In a very short time, he had his many delivery(递送) trucks.

Five years later, the man became one of the biggest ____seller in the country. He started to plan his family’s future. He called an insurance(保险) broker, a man who sells insurance. At the end of the ____, the broker asked him for his email address. The man replied, “I don’t have an email.”

Hearing that, the broker felt very ___. “You don’t have email, and yet have succeeded in becoming so ___. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had email?” he said aloud. The man thought for a while, and replied, “an office ___ at Microsoft!”

If you just lost your job or just failed an interview, don’t worry, think of the positive(积极的)… Good days are on the way and something better will happen to you.

1.A. jobB. handC. chanceD. test

2.A. check outB. put upC. fill inD. write down

3.A. name B. dateC. addressD. ticket

4.A. computerB. screenC. websiteD. letter

5.A. believeB. payC. acceptD. refuse

6.A. pleasedB. excitedC. embarrassedD. disappointed

7.A. exchangedB. spent C. wastedD. lost

8.A. dividedB. showedC. keptD. sold

9.A. repeatedB. remindedC. triedD. counted

10.A. borrowed B. repairedC. receivedD. bought

11.A. truckB. insuranceC. foodD. door

12.A. introductionB. talkC. businessD. story

13.A. worriedB. satisfiedC. upsetD. surprised

14.A. cleverB. healthyC. richD. confident

15.A. boyB. secretaryC. cleanerD. head

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.D

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.B

13.D

14.C

15.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文是一篇记叙文，介绍了一个失业的男孩来微软公司应聘一个办公室职员的职位，但是因为他没有电脑和邮箱而被拒绝；多年后，经过男孩的努力，成为了他们国家最大的食品经销商之一。故事说明，能力是成功的根本因素。

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3.根据句意先行词在句中作状语，AD均不符合句子；address地址，不符合句意，故答案为B。

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8.卖小袋子的西红柿，使自己手里的钱翻倍了。根据下文：使钱翻倍，可知此处是做买卖。结合句意可知，答案为D。

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11.11】C考查名词及语境理解。句意：五年以后，这个男人成了他们国家最大的食物经销商之一。根据上文，这个男人一直经销西红柿食品类的东西。结合句意可知，答案为C。

12.12】B考查名词辨析及语境理解。句意：在交谈结束时，这位保险经纪人给他要邮箱地址。根据语境，表示两人交谈结束。故答案为B。

13.13】D考查形容词及语境理解。句意：听到这个男人的回答，保险经纪人感到很惊讶。根据下文：“You don’t have email, and yet have succeeded in becoming so __49__.，答案为D。

14.14】C考查形容词辨析及语境理解。句意：你没有电子邮件，然而你已经成功地使自己变得如此富有。根据上文，这个没有邮箱的男人已经富有了。可知，答案为C。

15.15】A考查名词辨析及语境理解。句意：如果你有电子邮件你将会是什么？这个男人想了一会，回答“我将会是一个微软公司的小办事人员吧”。根据上文“A jobless man wanted to apply(求职) for the position of “office boy” at Microsoft.”答案为A。

考点：考查故事记叙类短文。