2019-05-23
IE.阅读理解(10小题,共30分)
A (2015 •河南郑州一模)
A jobless man appl ed (if) 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 your e-mail address and I'll send you the application form to fill in as well as the date when you may start. ”
The man replied “But I don't have a computer or 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 the one 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 $ 10 in his pocket he 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 succeeded in making his money double. He repeated the operation three times and returned home with The man realized that he could survive in this way and started early and returned late.
Thus his money doubled or tripled every day. Shortly he bought a cart then a truck and then he had his own fleet to send food. Five years later he became one of the biggest food sellers in the US.
He started to plan his family's future so he called an insurance broker (保险经纪人) to have a discussion When the conversation was over the broker asked him for his e-mail. The man replied again "I don't have an The broker answered in surprise "You don't have an e-mail and yet have succeeded building an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had had an e-mail? "
The man thought for a while and replied “Yes I would be an office boy at Microsoft!”
1. Why was the man refused by Microsoft?
A. He didn't pass the test. B. He didn't do well in the interview.
C. He didn't get on well with the manager. D. He didn't have a computer or an e-mail.
2. How much money did the man make in less than two hours by selling tomatoes?
A. $ 10. B. $ 20. C. S 40. D. $60.
3. What does the underlined word “fleet” mean in Chinese?
A .公司 B. 农场 C. 车队 D. 商场
4. What does the insurance broker's answer mean?
A. He suggests that the man should have an e-mail.
B. The man doesn’t have an e-mail so he has succeeded.
C. The man could be more successful if he had an e-mail.
D. He can't imagine there exists someone who has no e-mail.
5. What s the best title of the passage?
A. I Don’t Have an E-mail
B. I Used to Be an Office Boy
C. Having an E-mail Is Important
D. Insurance Is Important in One's Life