题目内容
As a teenager in 1972, Bill Gates once said that he would be a millionaire by the time he was 20. Only 15 years later he was a billionaire. And by 1992, as head of the Microsoft company, he became the richest man in American with assets (资产) of about US$6.3
Billion.
Gates was born in Seattle, Washington on 28, October 1956. He first started to play
with the computer at the age of 13 at his school. At that time, computers were very large
machines. Operators were required to learn complex computer languages before the
machines could be used. Even then, a great deal of time and effort was needed to perform
the simplest functions. Before long Gates was an expert at working the school’s computer. After his graduation from secondary school, Gates was accepted by the three top
universities in the USA---Princeton. Harvard and Yale. He chose Harvard and began
classes there the next autumn, majoring in maths. But he spent as much time in the
computer laboratories as he did in the lecture halls.
By 1975, Gates and a partner, Paul Allen, had developed a software program called BASIC. This was not the first program ever created, but its inventors were the first to decide that people who wanted to use it should pay for it.
BASIC was a success because until it came along there had been no efficient way of getting computers to carry out instructions. Although he had not yet completed his
degree, Gates left university and went to work full time for the new company he had
formed called Microsoft.
His next project was the software program that made him famous and very rich. It
was called DOS, short for Disk Operating System, and it was bought by IBM in 1980.
Today it is the operating system used in more than 14 million personal computers around
the world.
As chief executive officer of Microsoft, Gates is known as a bright man. To most people, Gates, in spite of his wealth, is humble and ordinary. He spends his money carefully and
often eats in fast-food restaurants.
1. When he was a teenager, Bill Gates wanted to be______.
A. an engineer B. a scientist C. a businessman D. a professor
2. Bill Gates became a billionaire______.
A. at the age of 31 B. in 1985 C. in the 1970’s D. by 1992
3. When Gates was in Harvard University, he________.
A. became head of Microsoft company
B. spent most of his time in computer laboratories
C. developed the first computer program
D. succeeded in making computers carry out instructions
4. Before the invention of BASIC, software programs____.
A. were very cheap B. were not considered commercially (商业地)
C. were very expensive D. were complex but dull
5. Bill Gates was regarded as______. A. a strong-minded man B. a crazy man
C. a man spending freely D. a common, normal person
CADBD
第二节 完型填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
One day a small group of young people were at a wildlife park on a field trip.
“Oh, look at her, she's so beautiful.” All of us 21 a cheetah(印度豹)named Subira in respect-except a teenage boy called Cory in the back row, who seemed to be 22 to himself in impatience. When several members of the group turned in his 23 , he brushed the front of his T-shirt as though to 24 dust, and, in a gesture clearly meaning to 25 us, rolled up the right sleeve (袖子)of his shirt, further showing his well-developed 26 .
Cory had 27 of playing professional baseball someday. No one doubted Cory's 28 . But that was before the car accident. Not only did Cory lose a 29 in the accident but his hope and his spirit.
Seeing such a large audience, Subira couldn’t wait to give the crowd a 30 of her skills. “How fast she runs!” one shouted. “But she only has three legs.” one cried.
No one was more 31 than Cory. He stared at the animal with the missing leg and he smiled, tears of hope in his 32 .
Looking 33 into Cory' s face, the organizer explained “It was soon after she came to us that she showed her own worth-a 34 gift of love and spirit. In the past few years, the gift of Subira has 35 people around the world,and without words Subria has become our most persuasive 36 , and the most priceless gift.”
Cory asked 37 , “Can I touch her?”
As the rest of the group looked on in amazement, the boy wheeled himself over to the large gate and 38 to push it open. The expression on his face was one of great 39 . It was clear that Cory had 40 the gift of Subira.
21. A. listened to B. laughed at C. smiled at D. stared at
22. A. talking B. wondering C. sitting D. lying
23. A. face B. direction C. way D. attitude
24. A. clear B. feel C. remove D. catch
25. A. amuse B. impress C. satisfy D. frighten
26. A. fingers B. body C. hands D. muscles
27. A. talked B. dreamed C. decided D. expected
28. A. smartness B. speed C. ability D. mind
29. A. leg B. arm C. hand D. promise
30. A. memory B. speed C. show D. quality
31. A. astonished B. interrupted C. terrified D. disappointed
32. A. heart B. face C. expression D. eyes
33. A. bravely B. frankly C. directly D. immediately
34. A. unique B. common C. right D. difficult
35. A. excited B. warned C. described D. touched
36. A. newspaper B. spokesman C. program D. teacher
37. A. calmly B. softly C. bitterly D. proudly
38. A. wished B. decided C. begged D. struggled
39. A. puzzle B. disappointment C. satisfaction D. shame
40. A. received B. refused C. seen D. found
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teenage girl in a pink sweater puts her hand on his shoulder
and flashes a peace sign at the camera.
"Everybody wants to understand what Mo Yan'' s life used to be like, when we were young," says Guan, lead-ing a small crowd inside the abandoned house to a dusty room where Mo, now 57, was married. A broken antique radio – a wedding gift, Guan says – sits on a crumbling concrete bed, untouched for decades.
Gaomi people are extremely proud of their Nobel prizewinner, whom they fondly refer to as "Teacher Mo Yan". Long red banners(横幅)congratulating Mo hang from the sides of concrete homes along major streets.
Guan Moxin recalls one tourist who ate a bean from a vine(腾)near their childhood home, threw his arms in the air, and declared that he had consumed a tiny piece of Mo’s Nobel miracle.
“Mo Yan’s works have elements from Gaomi’s culture,”says Mao Weijie,an official who over-sees the newly-built Mo’Yan museum in a local high school.“He writes about Gaomi paper-cutting,for example,and sometimes he writes using our Gaomi dialect.”
Guan Yifan,Mo’s father,says that Mo does not come hack home often,but when he does,“we just talk about what’8 happening our home hew the tomatoes are growing,that type of thing.”Inside the house,faded family pictures hang on newspaper-covered walls;outside,his courtyard over-flows with corn,the fruits of a good harvest.
Although Guan says that he has never read his son’s books,he is proud of Mo’s achievements.“We’re all just happy,”he says.“Very,very happy.”
66.How many years younger is Mo Yan than his brother according to this news item?
A.28 years B.5 years C.8 years D.10 years
67.The teenage girl in a pink sweater is most probably_________________.
A.Guan Moxin’s daughter B.Mo Yah’s daughter
C.a tourist D.a news reporter
68.Which of the following best describes the house where Mo Yah got married?
A.Shabby. B.New. C.Large.D.Clean.
69.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.Few people asked Guan Moxin about his brother’s childhood life.
B.The tourist who ate a bean near Mo Yan’s home went crazy.
C.Mo Yan often talks about his writing with his relatives
D.Someone gave Mo Yan a radio as a gift when he got married.
70.From this news item we can learn________________________.
A.Mo Yan’s father and brother are now very rich farmers
B.Mo Yan’s home town has obvious influence on' his writings
C.Mo Yan received a very good education as a child
D.Mo Yan’s father does not like reading his son’s books