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 your e-mail address and I’ll send you the application to fill in, as well as 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 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 10 kg tomatoes．He then sold the tomatoes from door to door．In less than two hours, he succeeded to double his capital (資金). He repeated the operation three times, and returned home happily with 60 dollars．      
The man realized that he could survive in this way, and started to go every day earlier, and return later．Thus, his money doubled or tripled every day．Shortly, he bought a cart, then a truck, and then he had his own fleet (車隊) of delivery vehicles．Five years later, the man was one of the biggest food retailers (零售商) 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 said 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:According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A．The man was 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2:The underlined word "tripled" in paragraph 3 can be replaced by ____
A．became largeB．became 3 times
C．decreased slightlyD．decreased quickly
小題3:The man can be described as ____．
A．helpful and considerateB．positive and generous
C．smart and hardworkingD．nervous and unselfish
小題4:Which proverb can best describe the story?
A．Misfortune may be an actual blessing．
B．Where there is a will, there is a way．
C．Accidents will happen
D．No pains, no gains

小題1:B
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:A

試題分析：文章講述了人沒有得到工作，但是他是聰明的勤奮的，這件事促使使他努力勤奮最后取得成功，反映的主題是：塞翁失馬焉知非福。
小題1:歸納題：從整篇文章看雖然面試失利，但這個人并沒有放棄。選B
小題2:猜詞題：單詞出自his money doubled or tripled every day 從double翻倍，可以猜測這個單詞是是翻三倍的意思。選B
小題3:從第五段第六段描寫的內(nèi)容可知這個人是聰明的勤奮的。選C
小題4:主旨題：從文章整體看，雖然因為沒有e-mail這人沒有得到工作，但正因為沒有工作使他努力勤奮最后取得成功，正所謂：塞翁失馬焉知非福，選A
點評：本文所設(shè)試題主要考察細節(jié)查找，對于文章中的細節(jié)題，要注意文本內(nèi)容的理解。關(guān)鍵是找出原文的根據(jù)，認真核查題支和原文的異同，常犯錯誤有：絕對化語言，范圍擴大或縮小，以偏概全，張冠李戴等。帶著問題，再讀全文，找出答題所需要的依據(jù)，完成閱讀。
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B．he was leaving for Australia on business
C．his wife wanted him to
D．he wanted" to see his wife
小題2:Mrs Smith was very surprised because
A．Mr Smith didn't arrive in DarwinB．Mr Smith telephoned her later
C．Mr Smith didn't leave the airportD．Mr Smith was in Darwin
小題3:Mr Smith couldn't get on the plane because
A．he met with his friend Jack
B．he didn't get the ticket
C．there was something wrong with the airplane engine
D．he was stopped by a policeman
小題4:Which of the following is NOT true?
A．The police didn't know Mr Smith was Jack Scott's friend.
B．Jack Scott worked as an airplane engineer.
C．The policeman misunderstood Mr Smith.
D．Mr Smith knew why the policeman caught him.
小題5:Why was Mr Smith caught by the policeman?
A．Because he didn't keep silence at the airport.
B．Because he greeted an airport engineer named Jack.
C．Because the pronunciation of "Hi, Jack" has another frightful meaning.
D．Because the policeman didn't know English.

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