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Mini Computer Capitalists

  Impressed by the persuasive technical advice which Trent Eisenberg gave online.computer powerhouse Compaq approached him about a job at the company's headquarters in Houston. But Compaq was forced to withdraw(收回)the offer when an important detail about Eisenherg was discovered:he was just 14.Two years later, Eisenberg now runs his own technical support company, F1 Computer, “I might be interested in getting a job in a few years, after college,” he says.”But this is just right for me now.”

  Eisenberg is among an increasing number o| teenagers who are running their own eomputer-related businesses-and, for the most part, being successful at it.”Many kids in suburban homes have grown up operating very powerful computers, so technology is second nature to them in a way that it's not to many adults,” says Gene DeRose, president of a high tech research firm based in New York.

  Danny Kalmick, the 14-year-old president of Kalmiek & Co.Computing took his first step toward becoming a neighborhood computer expert at age 11, when he broke down his first PC (a 486/DX2) to inspect its motberboard(主板).When neighbors called him for comp-er advice a year later, Kalmick saw a husiness opportunity.So he printed up business cards, and took out an ad in a neighborhood telephone book.He now has about 10 regular clients, works 6 to 10 hours a week, and earns $ 20 an hour solving tech problems.

  Low prices are usually an advantage in the marketplace, but so is age.Many young business people argue:Kids aren't as frightening to work with as their more senior adults.”We're professional, of course, but we are just kids, and people feel like they can talk with us and ask us whatever they want without being embarrassed,” says Charles Ross, 18, vice president of a Web services company that develops marketing sites for local businesses.Ross runs the firm with his twin brother, James, and their friend Matthew Baylis, 17.”Beside, a lot of our clients tell us that they would rather work with us because we've grown up with the technology and have a solid handle on it.

(1)

The title of the passage “ Mini Computer Capitalists” refers to ________.

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A.

young computer business people

B.

new kinds of computer companies

C.

expensive, high-tech inventions

D.

very small high-speed computers

(2)

Trent Eisenbarg could not work for the Compaq computer company because ________.

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A.

Compaq didn't want to hire him

B.

he wanted a very high salary

C.

they thought he was too young for the job

D.

he didn't have enough experience

(3)

Most teenagers mentioned in the passage who run their own computer business are ________.

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A.

famous

B.

successful

C.

unsuccessful

D.

inexperienced

(4)

The underlined phrase “have a solid handle on it” probably means ________

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A.

are full of energy

B.

are familiar with computer technology

C.

understand it well and can do it well

D.

are experts and very wealthy

(5)

The last paragraph mainly talks about ________.

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A.

low prices are an advantage in the marketplace

B.

young age is an advantage in the marketplace

C.

people don't feel embarrassed when they consult teenagers

D.

teenagers grow up with computer technology

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B. YAHOO( www.yahoo.com) was the first wonder of the web. It started in January 1994 by two students, but before the end of the year, it had become famous as Yahoo we know today.
C. Taobao(www.taobao.com), which deals with companies online trading services, is one of the largest Internet companies where people buy and sell goods and services worldwide. It has opened up a global marker="place" where the online service allows sellers or buyers to bargain.
D. Gamedom(www.7k7k.com) started out as a fun world, offering a variety of games which suits people in different ages. It also does some business like selling popular computer games. Software. Or download hot music at a certain price.
E. To meet the wordwide common belief-saving energy, news provided in electronic form is becoming necessary. News center (www.chinaenglish.com) can update the latest news daily and store old news. Pictures, comments, videos are offered as well.
【小题1】 Zhang Lin is always proud of being a Chinese and he never buys anything made in foreign countries. The net world set up by Chinese certainly is his favorite choice. Can you guess what will be his “e-mail address”?
【小题2】Everybody knows that “Rome is not built in one day”, but what surprised Sam is that a famous website is setup by two students and become world="known" within one year. Which web will he really admired most?
【小题3】Li Lei has got an assignment from his teacher to write an essay. He’d like to surf the Internet to search for rich information. A search engine with fast speed and various resources will be of great help to him. Which web will he refer to?
【小题4】 Safeguard TianJun is lying in bed because of his brave fighting against several robbers. Being bored of reading books or sleeping, he borrowed a laptop to play computer games to relax himself and kill time. Which website suits his taste?
【小题5】As a busy white-collar girl, Susan hardly has much time to go window shopping. But it no longer upsets her because during her working break, she can search for different goods online and even bargain. Where can she do this?

请阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。

BAIDU (www.baidu.com) is a daily miracle to millions of people. It is one of the most popular search engines on the web, a challenging competitor to Google! Type words, names of pictures or videos into the space given and in a second it can comp up with hundreds of related resources. Baidu leads to the entrance to the entrance to vast information.

A.  In 1993, “the father of NetEase” ( www.163.com )—Ding Lei wanted to make Internet-surfing easy for Chinese. At that time, most websites are run in English and only few in Chinese at a low speed but high price. To enable Chinese people remember this new website name, instead of English letter, he chose Arabia Number---“163.com”, which provides users with the largest e-mail and network hard disk.

B.  YAHOO( www.yahoo.com) was the first wonder of the web. It started in January 1994 by two students, but before the end of the year, it had become famous as Yahoo we know today.

C.  Taobao(www.taobao.com), which deals with companies online trading services, is one of the largest Internet companies where people buy and sell goods and services worldwide. It has opened up a global marker=place where the online service allows sellers or buyers to bargain.

D.  Gamedom(www.7k7k.com) started out as a fun world, offering a variety of games which suits people in different ages. It also does some business like selling popular computer games. Software. Or download hot music at a certain price.

E.  To meet the wordwide common belief-saving energy, news provided in electronic form is becoming necessary. News center (www.chinaenglish.com) can update the latest news daily and store old news. Pictures, comments, videos are offered as well.

1. Zhang Lin is always proud of being a Chinese and he never buys anything made in foreign countries. The net world set up by Chinese certainly is his favorite choice. Can you guess what will be his “e-mail address”?

 

2.Everybody knows that “Rome is not built in one day”, but what surprised Sam is that a famous website is setup by two students and become world=known within one year. Which web will he really admired most?

 

3.Li Lei has got an assignment from his teacher to write an essay. He’d like to surf the Internet to search for rich information. A search engine with fast speed and various resources will be of great help to him. Which web will he refer to?

 

4. Safeguard TianJun is lying in bed because of his brave fighting against several robbers. Being bored of reading books or sleeping, he borrowed a laptop to play computer games to relax himself and kill time. Which website suits his taste?

 

5.As a busy white-collar girl, Susan hardly has much time to go window shopping. But it no longer upsets her because during her working break, she can search for different goods online and even bargain. Where can she do this?

 

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