题目内容
I don’t usually have ________ breakfast at home, but I always eat ________ good supper at home
A./; / | B.a; a | C.a; / | D./; a |
D
解析
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!”
1.What did the man do for the test?
A.He sent e-mails. |
B.He did the cleaning |
C.He sold computers. |
D.He filled in forms. |
2. The man didn’t get the job because he_____________.
A.disliked such a job |
B.didn’t pass the test |
C.didn’t have an e-mail |
D.knew nothing about computers |
3.The man ______after he left Microsoft.
A.went to look for another job |
B.asked for food from door to door |
C.thought of an idea to make money |
D.bought a computer and got an e-mail |
4.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. |
5.What does the story want to tell us?
A.Computers are very important in our daily life. |
B.Everyone can make a lot of money with only$10. |
C.The HR manager didn’t find the ability of the man. |
D.Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard. |
Well, when the huge wave hit the boat, my safety belt broke and I was swept overboard. I don’t really understand how it happened, but it did. I heard someone yell out, but then my boat, Wild One, went off into the darkness and I was alone in a very rough sea. I then spent five and a half hours in the water. The place where it happened was, oh, about 50 kilometers from shore. It was likely that I wouldn’t see another day, but I always thought I’d overcome the difficulties. At first I was watching out for Wild One. The rest of the crew knew I was gone, so they were sure to come back and look for me. After a while, I saw the boat’s lights when it came looking for me. They were within about 300 meters of me, but the spotlight just missed me. The reason why they didn’t see me was because of the huge waves. You know, I started sailing when I was seven, and started ocean racing when I was about eighteen, but I’d never been overboard before. I believed I was going to survive, but it was very cold, and as the hours passed I started to get desperate——and frozen! It was around 5 am when I saw the lights of a tanker coming towards me. I figured it was probably my last chance. At first, I thought they were going to miss me, and then they made a slight turn and I yelled out “Help!” and they heard me. Then another yacht appeared. These guys were terrific. They gave me dry clothes, and then one jumped into the bunk and hung onto me. They covered us with as much dry clothing as they could, and the guy in with me stayed to transfer his body heat to me.
1.The author of the passage was alone in the sea NOT because ______.
A.the wind was too strong |
B.the wave hit the boat |
C.the safety belt was broken |
D.his boat was in the darkness |
2.He was not saved by his crew because ______.
A.he didn’t yell out “Help!” |
B.300 meters was long distance |
C.he was not found |
D.he didn’t see the spotlight |
3.It was inferred from the passage that ______.
A.he was swept overboard at about midnight |
B.Wild One was the name of a crew member |
C.he started ocean racing at about seven |
D.he was too hopeless to take the last chance |
4. One of the guys who saved him jumped into the bunk in order to ______.
A.cover him with more dry clothes |
B.warm him with his body heat |
C.comfort him |
D.congratulate him |