题文
A jobless man wanted very much to have the position of “office boy” at Microsoft. The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. “You have passed the test,” he said. “Give me your e-mail address and I’ll send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start.” The man replied, “But I don’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 are not living. And anyone who isn’t living 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 thought and thought. Then he went to the supermarket and bought 10 kilos of tomatoes. He sold the tomatoes from door to door. In less than two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, and started to go early every day, and returned home late. Shortly, he bought a cart , then a truck, then he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles(运货车队). Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) in the US.
One day, one of his friends asked him for his e-mail. He said, “I haven’t got one.” His friend couldn’t believe his ears. “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!”
根据材料内容选择最佳答案，并将其标号填入题前括号内。
小题1:What did the man do for the test?A．He sent e-mails.B．He did the cleaningC．He sold computers.D．He filled in forms.小题2:The man didn’t get the job because he_____________.A．disliked such a jobB．didn’t pass the testC．didn’t have an e-mailD．knew nothing about computers小题3:The man ______after he left Microsoft.A．went to look for another jobB．asked for food from door to doorC．thought of an idea to make monkeyD．bought a computer and got an e-mail小题4:“office boy” means in Chinese.A．勤杂工B．学徒C．男职员D．男程序员小题5:Why could the man become one of the biggest food retailers in the US?A．Because he had many friends to help him.B．Because he was smart and worked very hard.C．Because he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.D．Because he wanted to show Microsoft he was living.
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:B
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解析
这篇短文中的主人公，因为没有电子邮箱，从而没能进入微软公司。但是他凭着自己的精明和努力，在五年后成为了美国最大的零售商。
小题1:根据The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test. 描述，可知选B。
小题2:根据第一段“If you don’t have an e-mail, that means you are not living. And anyone who isn’t living cannot have the job.”描述，可知选C。
小题3:根据短文描述，可知这个人在离开微软公司后想到了一个挣钱的注意，故选C。
小题4:联系前文The HR manager interviewed him and then watched him cleaning the floor as a test.看他打扫办公室作为测试，可知此处指的是勤杂工，故选A。
小题5:根据短文第二段描述，可知这是个很聪明又努力的人，故选B。
点评：本文浅显易懂，层次分明，学生很容易把握文章中心内容。答题中注意带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“A jobless man wanted.....”主要考查你对 [人物传记类阅读 ]考点的理解。
人物传记类阅读
人物传记类阅读：
本类型选材主要是名人轶事。
人物传记的叙述线索也常常以时间为序。内容一般不是一个人的生活流水账，而是选取主人公一些重要的人生阶段或生活片段来展开叙述。
阅读时要把握主人公在此阶段发生的事对他本身或他人有什么重要的意义和影响。
