Question

    A man goes to apply for a job with Microsoft as a cleaner.

He was tested by the manager there on sweeping and cleaning. After the ______ , the manager says, "You will get the job, $5.5 an hour. Let me have your ______ address, so that I can send you a form to complete and tell you where to report for work on your first day." However, the man says he has neither a computer nor an e-mail address. To this the MS manager replies, "Well, then, that means you can ______ expect to get the job."

Not knowing where to turn and having only $10 in his ______ , he decides to buy 8.5 kilos of tomatoes at the supermarket. Within less than2 hours, he sells all the tomatoes at 100% profit (利润). ______ the process several times more that day, he ends up with almost $100 before going to sleep that night. And he realized that he could quite easily make a living ______ selling tomatoes.

Getting up early every day and going to bed ______ , his profits increases quickly. By the end of the second year, he is the ______ of a group of pick-up trucks and manages a staff of a hundred people, all selling tomatoes.

Planning for the ______ of his wife and children, he decides to buy some life insurance (保险). Talking with an insurance adviser, he picks an insurance plan to ______ his new conditions. At the end of the telephone conversation, the adviser asks him for his e-mail address in order to send the ______ documents electronically.

When the man replies that he has no e-mail, the adviser ______ loudly, "What? You don't have an e-mail? How have you had such wealth ______ the Internet, e-mail and e-commerce (电子商务)? Just imagine where you would be now, ______ you had been connected to the internet from the very start!"

After a moment of thought, the tomato millionaire replied, "Why, of course! I would be a floor ______ at Microsoft."

1.A.test B.party C.report D.Rest

2.A.home B.school C.e-mail D.Internet

3.A.clearly B.quickly C.easily D.hardly

4.A.study B.wallet C.mind D.office

5.A.Repeating B.Starting C.Guiding D.Controlling

6.A.for B.by C.at D.in

7.A.early B.late C.fast D.slowly

8.A.driver B.inventor C.maker D.owner

9.A.travel B.health C.future D.past

10.A.change B.improve C.fit D.create

11.A.final B.first C.public D.private

12.A.laughs B.sings C.talks D.shouts

13.A.among B.through C.without D.with

14.A.so B.if C.unless D.But

15.A.seller B.manager C.designer D.cleaner

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.C

11.A

12.D

13.C

14.B

15.D

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了一位成功的商人讲述自己因为没有电子邮箱而没有应聘成功清洁工的工作，最后自己是如何走向成功之路的。

1.

句意：考试结束后，经理说：“你会得到这份工作，每小时5.5美元。”

test测试；party聚会； report报道； rest休息。根据下文“the manager says, "You will get the job, $5.5 an hour.”及“He was tested by the manager there on sweeping and cleaning.”可知，这里是在经过测试之后。故选A。

2.

句意：请告诉我你的电子邮件地址，这样我就可以给你寄一张表格，让你填写表格，告诉你第一天去哪里报到。

home 家； school 学校； e-mail 电子邮件； Internet网络。根据下文“so that I can send you a form to complete and tell you where to report for work on your first day.”可知，这里是让我知道你的电子邮件地址。故选C。

3.

句意：那么，那就意味着你很难得到这份工作。

clearly 清晰地； quickly快速地；easily容易地； hardly几乎不。根据上文“However, the man says he has neither a computer nor an e-mail address.”可知，这里经理回复他很难得到这份工作。故选D。

4.

句意：他不知道该去哪里，钱包里只有10美元。

study学习；wallet 钱包； mind 介意； office办公室；根据“and having only $10”可知，钱应该放在钱包里，这里是说在他的钱包里只有10美元。故选B。

5.

句意：那天他又重复了几次这个过程，结果在晚上睡觉前他得到了将近100美元。

Repeating重复； Starting开始； Guiding 引导； Controlling控制；根据“Within less than2 hours, he sells all the tomatoes at 100% profit (利润).” 在不到2个小时内，他就以100%的利润出售了所有的西红柿，可知这里是说他重复了好几次这个过程。故选A。

6.

句意：他意识到他可以很容易地靠卖西红柿谋生。

for 为了；by通过；at在；in在……；根据前面“the process several times more that day, he ends up with almost $100 before going to sleep that night. ”可知，这里是说他可以靠卖西红柿谋生。make a living by doing sth.靠……谋生。故选B。

7.

句意：每天早起晚睡，他的利润增长很快。

early 早的；late晚地； fast 快地； slowly慢地；根据上文“Getting up early every day”可知，下文是说他每天早起晚睡，工作非常努力。故选B。

8.

句意：到了第二年年底，他已经拥有了一批皮卡车，管理着一百名员工，他们都在卖西红柿。

driver司机；inventor 发明家；maker 制作者；owner拥有者。根据“manages a staff of a hundred people, all selling tomatoes.”可知，这里是说卡车的拥有者。故选D。

9.

句意：为了妻子和孩子的未来，他决定买些人寿保险。

travel旅行；health 健康； future将来；past过去。根据下文“he decides to buy some life insurance”可知，这里是为了妻子和孩子的未来，防范一些未来的风险。故选C。

10.

句意：在与保险顾问交谈时，他选择了一个适合自己新条件的保险计划。

change 改变；improve 提高；fit 适合；create创建；根据上文“he picks an insurance plan”可知，这里是适合自己新条件的保险计划。故选C。

11.

句意：顾问要求他提供电子邮件地址，以便以电子方式发送最终文件。

final最后的； first 第一； public公共的； private私人的；根据“the adviser asks him for his e-mail address”可知，这里是要电子邮件的地址是为了发送最终的文件，经过讨论之后，定下了最终稿。故选A。

12.

句意：当那个人回答说他没有电子邮件时，顾问大声喊道：“什么？你没有电子邮件吗？

laughs笑；sings唱歌； talks 交谈； shouts大喊。根据“"What? You don't have an e-mail?”可知，顾问大声喊道：“什么？你没有电子邮件吗？表示自己的难以置信。故选D。

13.

句意：没有互联网、电子邮件和电子商务，你怎么会有这么多财富？

among在……之间；through 通过；without 没有；with带有，具有；根据“the Internet, e-mail and e-commerce”可知，这里是没有互联网、电子邮件和电子商务，你怎么会有这么多财富。故选C。

14.

句意：想象一下，如果你从一开始就连接到互联网，你现在会在哪里！

so因此；if如果； unless除非；but但是；根据“you had been connected to the internet from the very start!”可知，这里是if引导的虚拟语气。故选B。

15.

句意：想了一会儿，番茄百万富翁回答说：“为什么，当然！我会成为微软的地板清洁工。”

seller卖家；manager 经理； designer设计者； cleaner清洁工；这里是他想起自己没有成为微软的清洁工，是因为自己没有电子邮件。故选D。