合肥168中学2017年面向全省自主招生考试《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。AAjoblessmanwantedverymuchtobean“officeboy”atMicrosoft.Themanagerinterviewedhimandthenwatchedhimcleaningthefloorasatest.“Youhavepassedthetest.”hesaid.“Givemeyoure-mailaddressandI'llsendyoutheform(表格)tofillinandthedatewhenyoumaystart.”Themanreplied.“ButIdon'thaveacomputer,neitherane-mail.”“I'msorry,”saidthemanager.“Ifyoudon'thaveane-mail,thatmeansyouarenotliving.Andanyonewhoisn'tlivingcannothavethejob.”Themanleftwithnohopeatall.Hedidn'tknowwhattodowithonly$10inhispocket.Hethoughtandthought.Thenhewenttothesupermarketandbought10kilosoftomatoes.Hesoldthetomatoesfromdoortodoor.Inlessthantwohours,hehad20dollars.Hedidthisagainandagainforthreetimes,andstartedtogoearlyeveryday,andreturnedhomelate.Atlast,hehadhisownfleetofdeliveryvehicles(运货车队).Fiveyearslater,themanwasoneofthebiggestfoodretailers(零售商)intheUS.Oneday,oneofhisfriendsaskedhimforhise-mail.Hesaid,“Ihaven'tgotone.”Hisfriendcouldn'tbelievehisears.“Canyouimaginewhatyoucouldhavebeenifyouhadane-mail?”Themanthoughtforawhileandreplied,“Yes,I'dbeanofficeboyatMicrosoft!”1．Whatdidthemandoforthetest?A．Hesente-mails.B．HedidthecleaningC．Hesoldcomputers.D．Hefilledinforms.2．Themandidn'tgetthejobbecausehe.A．dislikedsuchajobB．didn'tpassthetestC．didn'thaveane-mailD．knewnothingaboutcomputers3．ThemanafterheleftMicrosoft.A．wenthomedirectlyB．askedforfoodfromdoortodoorC．thoughtupanideatomakemoneyD．boughtacomputerandgotane-mail4．Whatdoesthestorywanttotellus?A．Computersareveryimportantinourdailylife.B．Everyonecanmakealotofmoneywithonly$10.C．Themanagerdidn'tliketheman.BMostpeoplemaynotthinkthatthereareanyproblemswithwatermelons(西瓜),butsomeJapanesesellersdo.Thereisoftenwastedspacewhentheystore(贮存)watermelons,becauseroundwatermelonsdonotsitnicelyonshelves.Sosomecleverfarmershavesolvedthewatermelonproblem.Theymaketheirwatermelonsgrowinsquareglassboxessothewatermelonsbecomesquare.Theonlyproblemnowistheprice.Thesquarewatermelonscostabout80dollarseach.Manypeopleknowthesaying"Rosesarered,violetsareblue,sugarissweetandsoareyou".Well,todaythepoemneedstochangeto"Rosesarered,rosesareblue"!Australianscientistshavejustrecentlydiscoveredthatwhentheyputachemicalfromablueflowerintoarose,theycancreateanearly100%bluerose.Someofscience'sinventionsarebeautiful,notjustuseful!Sincethemid-1990s,manyChinesefarmershavehadamazingriceharvests.FormanyyearsChinesescientistshavebeenworkingondevelopingnewkindsofstrongerriceandnowtheyhaveproducedanewkind,calledsuperrice.Superricenotonlycanprotectitselfagainstinsects(昆虫)anddiseases,butitalsoproducesmorethananyotherkindofrice.Todayfarmerscangrowalmostoneandahalftimesmorericethantheycouldgrowinthepast.Doctorsmightbeabletousevegetablestofightcancernow.USscientistshavediscoveredawaytoputachemicalintotomatoplantswhiletheyaregrowing.Whencancerpatientseatthetomatoes,thetomatoeswillfightthecancerintheirbodies.Thesecancer-fightingvegetablesarenotyetforsale,becausescientistshavenotfinishedtestingthem.Ifstudyfindsnoproblemswiththetomatoes,thenpatientscanbegintousethiseasyanddeliciousnewtreatment.5Thesquarewatermelonslooklike____________.A.B.C.D.6.__________fi...
