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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 (资金). 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 (车队) 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 !"
小题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.
小题2:The underlined word "tripled" in paragraph 3 can be replaced by ____
A.became largeB.became 3 times
C.decreased slightlyD.decreased quickly
小题3:The man can be described as ____.
A.helpful and considerateB.positive and generous
C.smart and hardworkingD.nervous and unselfish
小题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

答案

小题1:B
小题2:B
小题3:C
小题4:A
解析

试题分析:文章讲述了人没有得到工作,但是他是聪明的勤奋的,这件事促使使他努力勤奋最后取得成功,反映的主题是:塞翁失马焉知非福。
小题1:归纳题:从整篇文章看虽然面试失利,但这个人并没有放弃。选B
小题2:猜词题:单词出自his money doubled or tripled every day 从double翻倍,可以猜测这个单词是是翻三倍的意思。选B
小题3:从第五段第六段描写的内容可知这个人是聪明的勤奋的。选C
小题4:主旨题:从文章整体看,虽然因为没有e-mail这人没有得到工作,但正因为没有工作使他努力勤奋最后取得成功,正所谓:塞翁失马焉知非福,选A
点评:本文所设试题主要考察细节查找,对于文章中的细节题,要注意文本内容的理解。关键是找出原文的根据,认真核查题支和原文的异同,常犯错误有:绝对化语言,范围扩大或缩小,以偏概全,张冠李戴等。带着问题,再读全文,找出答题所需要的依据,完成阅读。
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My family came to America in 1985.__1__of us spoke a word of English. Each morning,I disliked going to school for fear of not __2__what people were saying.
Very soon my mother noticed something was__3__me.The pain and care I saw in her moon­shaped eyes made me burst into tears. I explained to her the __4__I had of going to school. “Learning English is not__5__,” my mother said. She cheerfully __6__the two of us work together to learn the language at home.The__7__and determination my mother had were admirable because English was as __8__ to her as it was to me.
That afternoon,I saw my mother in a different light as she __9__me by the school fence. Although she was the__10__of all the mothers there,her face with her welcoming smile and big,black eyes was the most __11__.The afternoon sun shone__12__on her long,black hair creating an atmosphere that __13__ her from others.
My mother and I immediately began reading together and __14__five new words a day. My mother,with her encouraging __15__,made the routine fun and interesting. The fact that she was sacrificing her__16__ time before going to work so that I could learn English made me see the __17__she possessed. Very soon I began to comprehend what everyone was saying.
It has been seven years since that reading __18__with my mother. She is now 43 and in her second year at college. My brother and I have a strong __19__ of who we are because of the strong values my mother established for herself and her children.My__20__and gratitude for her are endless. This is why my mother is truly the guiding light of my life.
小题1:
A.All B.OneC.SomeD.None
小题2:
A.hearingB.masteringC.understandingD.noticing
小题3:
A.changingB.disappointingC.hurtingD.troubling
小题4:
A.fear B.emotionC.senseD.difficulty
小题5:
A.dullB.necessaryC.impossibleD.easy
小题6:
A.decidedB.suggestedC.promisedD.allowed
小题7:
A.hope B.considerationC.confidenceD.progress
小题8:
A.new B.easyC.familiarD.rough
小题9:
A.sent forB.picked upC.waited forD.looked for
小题10:
A.earliestB.latestC.tallestD.shortest
小题11:
A.promising B.relaxingC.confusingD.exciting
小题12:
A.directlyB.brightlyC.slightlyD.clearly
小题13:
A.separatedB.distinguished(区别)C.savedD.prevented
小题14:
A.discussingB.reviewingC.memorizingD.writing
小题15:
A.virtue(美德)B.teachingC.attitude D.skill
小题16:
A.workingB.shoppingC.learningD.resting
小题17:
A.determination B.kindnessC.trickD.consciousness
小题18:
A.experienceB.courseC.practiceD.comprehension
小题19:
A.sense B.dutyC.influence D.intention
小题20:
A.careB.admirationC.feelingD.envy

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Even people who don’t understand English can enjoy Chaplin’s films because they are mostly silent. It isn’t what he says that makes us laugh. It depends upon actions which mean the same thing to people all over the world. He is master of the art – a kind of world language.
As a young man, he and his brother traveled to America in a small company of actors. Chaplin was then invited to join a new company that was making film comedies. Very soon he had made dozens of short films for this company. And it was in his second film that he wore the clothes which made his reputation – black hat, tight coat, baggy trousers, huge shoes, moustache and walking stick. He intended simply to make people laugh. But the odd make-up made him look both comic and sad.
By the time he was thirty, Chaplin was the greatest, best known and best loved comedian in the world. He received thousands of dollars for each film he made. He had formed his own manner of acting. He was welcomed by excited crowds wherever he went. But he worked very hard and had few close friends. Perhaps that is why the sad side of the little tramp began to show more clearly in the films he made. The little man began to want more than food and a roof over his head. He began to want love.
In one of his most famous films “The Gold Rush” a girl plays tricks on the little man. Then she begins to feel sorry for him and treats him kindly. He mistakes her pity for love. The girl in “City Lights” is blind. She thinks he is the most wonderful man she has ever met. But then she recovers her sight and sees what a foolish figure he is. This sadness gives Chaplin’s films a depth of human experience which few comedians can equal.
After living in America for forty years he moved to Switzerland. There he died on Christmas Day 1977. He once described himself as a citizen of famous pictures that were made during the 1920s and 1930s, the time of the silent films. But, to many people all over the world Chaplin will always be the king of comedy.
小题1:What’s the meaning of the underlined word in the first paragraph?
A.A man in control of people, animals or things.
B.A man who is head of a house or a family.
C.A man of great skill in art or work.
D.A skilled workman with his own business.
小题2:Charlie Chaplin had few friends because he _____.
A.was famous
B.didn’t want to have friends
C.was not good at making friends
D.spent most of his time in working and had no time to make friends
小题3:In all Chaplin’s films, the main character is _____.
A.a girlB.a girl and little man
C.a little manD.a wonderful man
小题4:We may infer that films with sound probably came into being _____.
A.after the 1920s and 1930sB.in the 1930s
C.in the 1970sD.after the 1930s
小题5:Which one is wrong according to the passage?
A.The little man didn’t want love.B.Chaplin made a lot of money.
C.He didn’t live in the same country.D.He became famous in a short time

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Norah had a cottage on a cliff(悬崖)above a big bay. In winter it could be very unpleasant because of strong winds and sea waves. In fact, when a gale was blowing, Norah and her husband got used to sleeping in a small room downstairs, because their bedroom upstairs, which faced the gales, had a very big window, and they were afraid that an extra violent wind might break it and blow pieces of broken glass over them.
Also, the salt wave from the sea put an end to many of the colorful plants Norah planted in her garden. She tried putting up a fence to protect them, but the wind just hit it, went up over the top and then down the other side, so in the end she filled the garden with trees and bushes that liked salt.
But most of the summer Norah enjoyed her cottage and garden very much. At weekends she could sit out-of-doors in the sun, looking at the beautiful view, with interesting ships and boats passing by, and she could very easily cycle down to the sea for a swim.
Now, Norah and her husband had plenty of friends and relations. In the summer lots of them used to come to enjoy the beautiful place, and in the end it really became quite annoying for the couple. When they were at home, they found friends and relations arriving, expecting to be given unlimited drinks and meals, and to sit in the sun for hours, talking as if Norah and her husband had nothing else to do but entertain and listen to them.
This went on for several years. Norah didn’t wish to appear rude by refusing to let her friends and relations in, but on the other hand, she was getting tired every summer.
Then one day Norah was complaining about this to her hairdresser while she was doing her hair. “You’re disturbed by too many uninvited guests, are you?” said the hairdresser. “Why don’t you try my way of escaping?”
“What’s that?” asked Norah.
“Well,” the hairdresser answered, “when the bell rings, I put on my coat and take my shopping bag. If it’s someone I don’t want to see, I say innocently, ‘I’m sorry, but I’ve got to go out.’ But…”
小题1:The underlined word “gale” can be replaced by _____.
A.windB.shipC.seaD.animal
小题2:We can infer that _____.
A.lots of friends cam to visit them in winter
B.few friends came to visit them in winter
C.friends came to visit them only for drinks and meals
D.Norah was a good cook
小题3:How did Norah go to the sea for a swim?
A.She went there by ship.B.She walked there.
C.She swam there.D.She went there by bicycle.
小题4:The hairdresser likely to continue to say “_____” in the end?
A.if I’m tired, I say ‘Sorry, can you come next time?’
B.if it’s someone I like to see, I say ‘How lucky! I’ve just come in!’
C.if it is fine that day, I say, ‘I’m tired of this, but I’ll show you around the place.’
D.if it’s someone I like to see, I say, ‘How happy to see you! But I was going shopping now .’
小题5:Which of the following is the best title?
A.A Good Place of Enjoying the SeaB.A Visit to Norah
C.A clever Way of EscapingD.A Warm-hearted Couple

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One morning Mrs Smith was driving home after she had done shopping. When she drove near a rubbish dump, she noticed a microwave oven(微波炉) not far from the side of the road.“John is a good electrician!”she said to herself.“Perhaps he can repair this. I"ll take it home and let him try.”She picked up the oven and put it in the boot of her car. Then she drove on happily. A few kilometers later, she heard the siren (警报器)of a police car behind her. She looked in the driving mirror and saw a policeman waving to her to tell her to pull over and stop.
 Mrs Smith was very puzzled. She slowed down at the side of the road. A traffic policeman got out of the police car and walked up to her. 
“Can I see your driving license and insurance certificate(保险证),please? ”he asked her. He copied down details of her name, address and the number of the car.“What"s wrong, officer?” Mrs Smith asked. The policeman did not reply. He looked in the car and then at the back.      “Open the boot, please.”he said to Mrs Smith.
 Mrs Smith was still puzzled. She opened the boot and pointed to the microwave oven. "I found this old microwave oven a few minutes ago," she said. "I"m just taking it home to see if my husband can repair it." The policeman stared at her for a moment to see if she was telling the truth. "That"s not a microwave oven." he said at last. "That"s our radar set(雷达装置). It was the start of a speed trap. Do you mind if we have it back?"   Mrs Smith"s face turned red. "Oh", she said," I"m very sorry. I wouldn"t have touched it if I"d known what it was."
小题1:Why did Mrs Smith pick up the police"s radar set and want to take it home?
A.She had no microwave oven and wanted one.
B.She took it for a waste microwave oven.
C.She saw nobody was looking.
D.She just wanted to steal it.
小题2:The underlined word "boot" in the third paragraph means_____ .
A.the outer covering for the foot
B.the outer covering for the car
C.the place for luggage at the back of a car
D.the place for metal equipment for protection
小题3:Choose the right order of the events(事件) given in the passage.
a. The policeman wrote down Mrs Smith"s name, address and the car number.
b. Mrs Smith picked up a radar set and put it in the boot of her car.
c. The policeman took back the radar set.
d. Mrs Smith went shopping.
e. A policeman signed Mrs Smith to stop her car.
f. The policeman found the radar set in the boot of Mrs Smith"s car.
A.b,d,e,f,c,aB.d,b,e,f,c,aC.b,d,e,a,f,cD.d,b,e,a,f,c

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Confucius (551BC~479BC), a Chinese philosopher,one of the most influential men in the history of China. Confucius was born in a noble family in the state of Lu. However,his parents were poor. His father died when Confucius was only three  years old. In 527 BC he began his life as a teacher,usually traveling about and teaching the followers that were around him. Confucius worked as an official of the state of Lu. However,he soon left office to travel and teach. In 484 BC he returned to Lu,where he lived until his death.
Living in the turbulent(动荡的)period,Confucius believed that people must go back to the principles of the ancient wise men. He therefore lectured to his pupils on the classics and taught them how to behave properly in society. Confucius did not write down the principles of his philosophy. The Analects (《论语》),a work written by some of his followers,is considered the most faithful source of information about his life and teachings.
The teachings of Confucius were practical and moral,rather than religious. He said that man"s behavior should be based on five virtues:kindness, uprightness(义),decorum(礼),wisdom and faithfulness(信).He asked everyone to fulfill their duties carefully toward the state. In the centuries after his death,his teachings,known as Confucianism,had a more powerful influence on the Chinese nation.
小题1:At about what age did Confucius begin his teaching?______
A.51.B.27.C.48.D.24.
小题2:The Analects is________.
A.considered to have been written by Confucius
B.about the principles of the ancient wise men
C.about Confucius" life and his teachings
D.considered to be practical in tricks and evils
小题3:It can be inferred that________.
A.Confucius was born in a very rich family
B.Confucius served as an official in his lifetime
C.the teachings of Confucius are religious
D.Confucianism was more popular after Confucius died

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