A jobless man applied 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 our e-mail address and I’ll send you the application to fill in ,as well as date when you may start.”
The man replied,”But Idon’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 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 10kg tomatoes.He then sold the tomatoes from door to door.In less than two hours,he succeded to double his capital,He repeated the operation three times,and returned home happily with 60 dollars.
The man realized that he can survive in this way,and started to go every day earlier,and return late,Thus,his money doubled or tripled every day.Shortly,he bought a cart,then a truck,and then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.Five years later,the man 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 and chose a protection plan.
When the conversation was concluded the broker asked him his e-mail,The man replied,”I don’t have an e-mail.”
The broker answered curiously,”You don’t have an e-mail,and yet have succeeded to build an empire.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!”
小題1:Why can’t the man have the job at Microsoft?
A．Because he didn’t have an e-mail
B．B Because he was lazy.
C．Because he didn’t pass the test
D．Because he didn’t have a computer
小題2:The underlined word “triple”can be replaced by_______.
A．become 3 timesB．become largeC．increase quicklyD．decrease quickly
小題3:According to the passage,which of the following is TRUE?
A．The man is one of the biggest food retailers in the world.
B．The man didn’t give up though he failed the interview.
C．He started his career by selling tomatoes in the supermarket.
D．Those who have e-mails can work at Microsoft.
小題4:The man can be described as ______.
A．helpful and considerateB．smart and hardworking
C．positive and generousD．stubborn and unselfish
小題5:Which proverb can best describe the story?
A．Where there is a will,there is a way.B．Accidents will happen.
C．Misfortune may be an actual blessing.D．No pains,no gains.

小題1:A
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題解析：本文講述了一個人因為沒有沒有電子郵箱而求職失敗，到自己辛勤付出起早貪黑到創(chuàng)業(yè)成功成為了美國最大的食品零售商。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第四段“I’m sorry,”said the HR manager,”If you don’t have an e-mail,that means you do not exist.And who doesn’t exist cannot have the job.”我很抱歉，人事經(jīng)理說：如果你沒有郵箱，那就意味著你不能生存，一個不能生存的人當然不能有工作，所以A正確。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)整句內(nèi)容The man realized that he can survive in this way,and started to go every day earlier,and return late,Thus,his money doubled or tripled every day這個人認識到他可以用這種方式生存，以后他每天起的很早，回家的很晚，因此，他的錢每天都翻兩三倍，所以A正確。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第六段最后一句話.Five years later,the man is one of the biggest food retailers in the US. 5年以后，他成了美國最大的食品零售商排除A，根據(jù)第五段He then sold the tomatoes in a door to door round接著他在附近門挨著門賣西紅柿，排除C，Those who have e-mails can work at Microsoft.明顯不對排除D，根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容可判斷出B正確。
小題4:總結(jié)歸納題。根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容可知，這個人從求職失敗，到通過勤奮起早貪黑創(chuàng)業(yè)而成功的經(jīng)歷，可以總結(jié)出這個人是聰明的勤奮的，所以B正確。
小題5:總結(jié)歸納題。根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容可知，這個人從求職失敗，到通過勤奮起早貪黑創(chuàng)業(yè)而成功。A.Where there is a will,there is a way.有志者事竟成  B.Accidents will happen. 天意如此，在所難免
C.Misfortune may be an actual blessing.塞翁失馬焉知非福 D.No pains,no gains.有付出就有回報，所以C正確。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

Three boys and three girls boarded the bus to Fort Lauderdale, dreaming of golden beaches as the gray cold of New York disappeared behind them. They noticed an old man, who sat in front of them, dressed in a plain, ill-fitting suit, never     , and his dusty face     his age. 
He was    in his seat like a stone, and the young people began to      about him, trying to     his life and his age. Deep into the night, outside Washington, one of the girls went up to him and introduced herself. “Want some wine?” He took    the glass and drank.
Slowly and       he told his story. His name was Vingo, he had been in     in New York for the past four years, and now he was going home. “When I was in prison I wrote to my wife,” he said. “I told her that I was going to be away for a long time, and that if she couldn't     it, if the kids kept asking questions, if it     too much, she could just forget me, I'd understand.”
“Last week, knowing I would be     , I wrote her again. We used to live in Brunswick and there's a big oak tree just as you come into town. I told her that if she would     me back, she should put a yellow handkerchief on the tree, and I'd     and come home with her. If she didn't       me, forget it, no handkerchief, and I'd go on through.”
　　“Wow,” the girl exclaimed. She told the others, and soon all of them put their faces against the window, waiting for the       of Brunswick.
Then Brunswick was ten miles, and then five. Then, suddenly, all of the young people were up out of their seats, screaming       , all except Vingo. Vingo sat there     , looking at the oak tree. It was almost        with yellow handkerchiefs, 20 of them, 30 of them, maybe hundreds, a tree that stood like a huge flag of      , blowing in the wind. As the young people shouted, the old man rose and      his way to the front of the bus to go home.
小題1:
A．movingB．leaningC．stoppingD．heading
小題2:
A．provedB．maskedC．betrayedD．a(chǎn)bandoned
小題3:
A．rootedB．a(chǎn)nnoyedC．relaxedD．a(chǎn)larmed
小題4:
A．hearB．careC．wonderD．speak
小題5:
A．botherB．describeC．imagineD．know
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)wayB．inC．outD．over
小題7:
A．terriblyB．eagerlyC．painfullyD．casually
小題8:
A．hospitalB．prisonC．companyD．work
小題9:
A．supportB．believeC．standD．ignore
小題10:
A．lastedB．influencedC．costD．hurt
小題11:
A．hopelessB．convenientC．successfulD．free
小題12:
A．takeB．refuseC．callD．write
小題13:
A．get outB．get offC．get onD．get in
小題14:
A．rememberB．believeC．missD．a(chǎn)ccept
小題15:
A．entranceB．beautyC．existenceD．a(chǎn)pproach
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)mazinglyB．joyfullyC．definitelyD．desperately
小題17:
A．shockedB．puzzledC．terrifiedD．depressed
小題18:
A．coveredB．surroundedC．spottedD．dotted
小題19:
A．wishesB．welcomeC．victoryD．success
小題20:
A．feltB．forcedC．madeD．pushed

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