2017合肥一六八中学自主招生英语试卷

合肥168中学2017年面向全省自主招Th考试《科学素养》测试英语试卷

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B C和D中选出最佳答案，并在答题卷上

将该项涂黑.

A

A jobless man wan ted very much to be an “ office boy ” at Microsoft . The HR man ager in terviewed him and the n watched him clea ning the floor as a test.

“ You have passed the test. ” he said. “ Give me your e -mail address and ni send you the form to fill in and the date when you may start. ” The man answered. “ 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 can ' t have the job. ”

The man left with no hope at all. He did n'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. I n less tha n two hours, he had 20 dollars. He repeated the operation three times, started to go

early every day, and retur ned home late. Shortly, he bought a truck, the n 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 have n't got one. ” His friend could n't believe his ears. “ Can you imagi ne what you could

have been if you had an e- mail? ”The man thought for a while and replied,

“ Yes, I would have bee n 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 was refused to get the job because he

. A . disliked such a job

B. did n't pass the test C . did n'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. What does the story want to tell us?

A. Computers are very important in our daily

life . B . Every one can make a lot of money with only

$10. C . The HR man ager did n't find the ability of the

man

D. Nothing in the world is impossible if we work hard . B

Most people may not think that there are any problems with watermelons （西瓜）, but some Japanese sellers do . There is often wasted space when they store watermel ons, because round watermel ons do not sit nicely on shelves . But some clever farmers have solved the watermelo n problem . They make their watermel ons