Question

A jobless man Hambley applied for the position of "office boy" at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him 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 to fill in, as well as date when you may start."

Hambley replied "But I don't have a computer, neither an email."

"I'm sorry", said the HR manager. "If you don't have an email that means you do not exist. And 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 ten dollars in his pocket. He then decided to go to the supermarket and buy ten kilograms tomatoes. He then sold the tomatoes in a door to door round. In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital（本金）. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with sixty dollars.

Hambley realized that he can survive by this way, and started to go earlier every day, and return late. Thus, his money doubled every day. Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles. Five years later, Hambley is one of the biggest food retailers in the US.

He started to plan his family's future, and decided to have a life insurance. He called an insurance broker(代理人), and chose a protection plan. When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his email. Hambley replied, "I don't have an email."

The broker answered curiously, "You don't have an email, and yet have succeeded to build a company. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an email?" Hambley thought for a while and replied, "Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!"

1. Hambley was refused by the HR manager because he________.

A. didn’t have an email

B. didn’t exist

C. couldn’t clean the floor.

D. was dishonest

2.In less than two hours, Hambley succeeded in earning ________ dollars.

A. twenty         B. sixty         C. ten          D. thirty

3. What do the underlined words “the retailers ”refer to?

A. People that sell insurance.

B. People that sell goods to the public.

C. People that double their capital

D. People that have their own truck.

4. What is Hambley’s opinion on Network?

A. It’s helpful

B. He wanted to use it later.

C. An office boy should use it.

D. It doesn’t mean everything.

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析: 本文是一篇记叙文。失业人士Hambley在面试微软公司职员时因为没有电子邮箱而被拒绝录用。他用10美元买了10㎏西红柿又把它们卖出去，结果利润倍增，后来他起早贪黑，挣的钱越来越多，然后拥有了自己的汽车运输公司，五年后成为美国最大的食品零售商之一。最后在与他的保险代理商交谈时说自己一直没有电子邮箱。

1.细节理解题。根据第四段人事部经理说的话"If you don't have an email that means you do not exist. And who doesn't exist, cannot have the job."可知如果Hambley没有电子邮箱，他就不能拥有这份工作。所以说Hambley被拒绝是因为他没有电子邮箱。选项A与之相符，故选A。

2.C 细节理解题。根据第五段第三行In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital（本金）.可知不到两个小时他就成功的将他的本金翻倍。由本段第一行with only ten dollars in his pocket.可知他本金10美元，翻倍后是20美元，所以他盈利10美元。故选C。

3.词义猜测题。A. People that sell insurance. 卖保险的人；B. People that sell goods to the public. 卖物品给大众的人（零售商）；C. People that double their capital. 使本金翻倍的人；D. People that have their own truck.拥有自己的卡车的人。由本句Hambley is one of the biggest food retailers in the US.中“food”可知“retailers”与B项“零售商”最适合，故选B。

4.主旨大意题。本篇文章主要描述了失业人士Hambley在面试微软公司职员时因为没有电子邮箱而被拒绝录用，后来起早贪黑的工作，拥有了自己的汽车运输公司，还成为美国最大的食品零售商之一，但他一直没有电子邮箱。这说明没有网络，他照样事业成功。又根据文章最后一句他的回答"Yes, I'd be an office boy at Microsoft!" 可知Hambley认为网络并不代表一切。故选D。

考点：考查故事类短文阅读。