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【題目】 Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington. Bill Gates was named William Henry after his father and grandfather. He was a very clever boy. His favourite subjects at school were science and maths. When people asked him what he wanted to be in the future, he always said, ‘A scientist.’

When he was 13 years old, . At that time, computers were very large machines. Once he was interested in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent lots of time doing unusual things with it. In the end, they worked out a software program with the old machine. Bill sold it for 4,200 dollars when he was only 17.

In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University. At Harvard, he developed the BASIC language for the first microcomputer. In his third year, he left Harvard to work for a company called Microsoft. Bill began this company in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought that the computers are difficult to use. They improved the software to make it easier for people to use computers.

In 1999, Bill wrote a book called Business @ the Speed of Thought. In the book he told people how computer technology could solve business problems in new ways. It was one on the bestsellers of the New York Time list.

Bill married Melinda French on January 1, 1994. They have two children—a daughter and a son. Bill enjoys reading very much. He also enjoys playing golf and bridge .

【1】Which of the following can be put in the blank in the second paragraph?

A.Bill worked hard at science and math.

B.Bill set up his own company.

C.Bill started to play with computers.

D.Bill began to learn to play bridge.

【2】What’s the correct order of the following events?

①Bill got married with Melinda.

②Bill developed the BASIC language.

③Bill wrote a book called Business @ the Speed of Thought.

④Bill showed great interest in an old computer and completed a programme.

A.④②①③B.④①③②C.②①③④D.②①④③

【3】According to the passage, which is True ?

A.Bill sold his book for 4,200 dollars.

B.Paul Allen helped Bill finish his book.

C.The BASIC language can help people speak clearly.

D.Bill’s book can help people work out business problems.

【4】What does the underlined word in the last paragraph refer to?

A.a kind of building.B.a kind of tool.

C.a kind of card game.D.a kind of book.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

這篇短文主要介紹了比爾·蓋茨的童年、職業(yè)發(fā)展，愛好及家庭情況。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)后文At that time, computers were very large machines.“在那時，電腦是非常大的機(jī)器”，可以推斷此處應(yīng)該引出電腦，結(jié)合選項，故選C，比爾開始玩電腦。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Bill married Melinda French on January 1, 1994可知比爾結(jié)婚在1994年；根據(jù)In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University. At Harvard, he developed the BASIC language for the first microcomputer可知比爾發(fā)展BASIC語言在結(jié)婚之前；根據(jù)In 1999, Bill wrote a book called Business @ the Speed of Thought.可知寫書在結(jié)婚之后；根據(jù)第二段可知比爾對一臺舊電腦表現(xiàn)出極大的興趣，并完成了一個程序是在17歲前，即1972年前，根據(jù)事情發(fā)展的時間，故選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)they worked out a software program with the old machine. Bill sold it for 4,200 dollars when he was only 17可知比爾把軟件賣了4200美元，故A錯誤；根據(jù)In 1999, Bill wrote a book called Business @ the Speed of Thought.可知比爾獨(dú)立完成寫作，故B錯誤；根據(jù)At Harvard, he developed the BASIC language for the first microcomputer.可知BASIC language是微型計算機(jī)使用的語言，故C錯誤；根據(jù)In the book he told people how computer technology could solve business problems in new ways可知在書中比爾告訴人們計算機(jī)技術(shù)可以用新的方式解決商業(yè)問題，故D正確，故選D。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)前文He also enjoys playing golf“他也喜歡打高爾夫”，and連接并列結(jié)構(gòu)，所以此處的bridge應(yīng)該是一種游戲或者活動，故選C。