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  Gates, William Henry Ⅲ, is the American business executive(管理人员)who serves as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Microsoft Corporation, the leading computer software(软件)company in the United States. Gates founded Microsoft in 1975 together with his high school friend Paul Allen. The company's success made Gates one of the most successful figures in the computer industry and, at last the richest person in the world.

  Born in Seattle, Washington, Gates attended public school through the sixth grade. In the seventh grade he entered Seattle's exclusive Lakeside School, where he met Paul Allen. Gates was first introduced to computers and programming languages in 1968, when he was in the eight grade. That year Lakeside bought a teletype(电传打字)machine that connected to a main computer over phone lines. At that time, the school was one of the few that provided students with access(连接)to a computer.

  Soon afterwards, Gates, Allen, and other students persuaded a local computer company to give them free access to its PDP--10, a new mini-computer made by Digital Equipment Corporation. In exchange for the computer time, the students tried to find flaws(缺陷)in the system. Gates spent much of his free time on the PDP--10, learning programming languages such as BASIC, FORTRAN, and LISP, In 1972 Gates and Allen founded Traf--0-- Data, a company that designed and built computerized car--counting machines for traffic analysis(分析). The project served to introduce them to programmable 8006 microprocessor(微处理器)from Intel Corporation.

(1) We can judge that an exclusive school is one that is ________.

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A.very old

B.the only one

C.not found elsewhere and is for the wealthy only

D.not open to students with average intelligence

(2) Which of the following gives the right order of how Gates prepared himself to enter the computer industry?

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a.learned the basic knowledge and skill of the computer

b.was allowed to use a mini-computer freely

c.got to know 8006 microprocessor for the first time

d.spent much time learning programming languages

e.founded Traf--0--Data

A.a c d b e
B.a b c d e
C.a b d e c
D.a b d c e

(3) In which field were the products of Traf-- 0--Data mainly used?

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A.A car factory.
B.Car repairs.
C.Gas station.
D.Traffic control.
答案:C;C:D
解析:

(1)此题是分析理解题。文章中没有对exclusive school进行具体解释,但我们可从字里行间发现信息。第二段提到exclusive Lakeside School后,指出该学校bought a teletype ma-- chine,并且加以说明“At that time, the school was one of the few that provided students with access to a computer.”足见此学校是设备先进,资金雄厚。AB均没有体现此意,D项表述不合情理,不含此意。故只有C正确。

(2)纵观全文可知,盖茨先是在Lakeside School首次了解了电脑及程序语言,后又到本地一家电脑公司使用微型计算机,进而进一步学习了程序语言,并在此基础上创立了Traf -- 0-- Data,最终在另一家公司“got to know 8006 microprocessor for the first time.

(3)首先由词语Traf-- 0--Data的构成,可缩小了判断范围,然后由“a company that... for traffic analysis”可做出判断。


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  When he graduated from the University 11 years ago, he had no idea that he would some day be come a 1 player in China's information technology (IT) industry.

   2 had he dreamed of becoming the idol (偶像) of young Chinese, 3 only worshipped foreign names such as Bill Gates. Last week, Yang Yuangqing, the vice-president of the Legend Group 4 a speech to college students in the capital, he told his young 5 of the efforts he has 6 into making his company's products the best-selling 7 on the domestic (国内) market.

  Like many young college 8 , Yang's original 9 was to stay in the company for only one or two years and then go to 10 to study.

  But while waiting for a 11 from the U. S. universities in 1991, he was appointed as director of the CAD Department, 12 later changed his whole life.

  At that time, the top 10 market sellers of personal computer were all 13 brands (品牌). He tried all out to change it. He 14 the price of Legend computers installed with the 15 Pentium to 9,999 yuan while his American 16 sold the same type of computers 17 16,000 yuan.

  In 1996, Yang's 18 and courage were rewarded. For the first time, Legend beat foreign brands and 19 itself the number one on the domestic market.

  With his achievements, Yang 20 that every job given to you is an opportunity.

1.

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A.best      B.leading

C.special     D.fast

2.

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A.Neither    B.Either

C.So      D.Hardly

3.

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A.some of them      B.many of them

C.many of whom     D.none of whom

4.

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A.delivered      B.heard

C.had made      D.have given

5.

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A.learners      B.fans

C.workmates     D.admirers

6.

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A.made     B.spared

C.put      D.saved

7.

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A.production    B.computers

C.brand      D.models

8.

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A.graduates      B.students

C.programmers     D.players

9.

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A.wish      B.project

C.intend      D.plan

10.

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A.foreign company      B.the United States

C.England         D.the university

11.

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A.answer      B.reply

C.call       D.letter

12.

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A.for which      B.what

C.and        D.which

13.

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A.important      B.national

C.foreign       D.famous

14.

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A.raised       B.went down

C.lowered      D.increased

15.

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A.late       B.latter

C.recent      D.latest

16.

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A.competitors     B.owners

C.enemies      D.players

17.

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A.in      B.at

C.for      D.with

18.

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A.success      B.wealth

C.technique     D.efforts

19.

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A.let       B.finds

C.made      D.get

20.

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A.holds       B.thought

C.guesses      D.owns

In the USA Forbes magazine has published its annual list of the richest people in the world. Bill Gates of Microsoft is the richest man again for the eleventh successive year with a fortune of forty?four billion dollars.

  There are a record 691 dollar billionaires according to Forbes magazine. Between them they have a fortune of two point two trillion dollars. The highest concentration of the ultra?rich is in New York followed by Moscow and San Fransisco and then London and Los Angeles. But in total the very wealthy live in forty?seven different countries with Iceland Kazakstan? Ukraine and Poland entering the list for the first time this year.

  Laksmi Mittal,an Indian born steel tycoon (巨头)enjoyed the biggest increase in personal fortune. His net worth has quadrupled (变成四倍)to thirteen billion dollars making him the world’s third richest man. Ingvar Kamprad founder of the Swedish furniture chain Ikea also saw a big increase in wealth taking him to the sixth place. Developing countries make more of a showing than in past years — there are for example three Russians and four Indians in the top sixty richest people, though surprisingly perhaps none from China excluding Hong Kong. Asian wealth is probably under?represented as its usually spread among families whereas Forbes looks at individuals. Relatively few women feature in the list — among them is JK Rowling,author of the Harry Potter novels ranked 620th with a fortune of 519 million dollars. New entrants to the list include the founders of the Internet search group Google Sergie Brin and Larry Page each worth more than seven billion dollars after their company’s recent stock market debut. The richest Italian is the prime minister Silvio Berlusconi ranked number 25 in the global wealth league.

Which of the following persons has the largest fortune according to this year’s  Forbes magazine?

A. Laksmi Mittal.       B. Ingvar Kamprad.

C. JK Rowling.         D. Silvio Berlusconi.

There are about _____ persons with a fortune between 100 million dollars and 519 million dollars in the world.

A. 300    B. 180    C. 70    D. 150

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. No Chinese has entered the top sixty richest people in the world.

B. Russia is a developing country.

C. This is the first time that Sergie Brin and Larry Page has been included in the list.

D. There are more billionaires(亿万富翁) in New York than any other city in the world.

We can infer from the passage that ______.

A. There are more billionaires in London than in Moscow.

B. Ukraine is a very rich country in the world.

C. JK Rowling’s novels have sold very well.

D. The IT industry is a profit?making industry.

A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet. Before long a fellow in a canoe passed and shouted, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"
"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith (信任)in God and he will save me."
Soon the water rose to Smith’s waist.(腰,腰部) At this point a motor boat pulled up and someone called out, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"
"No, thanks, I have faith in God and he will save me."
Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck. "Grab the rope, "shouted the pilot. "I’ll pull you up."
"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me. "But after hours of struggling with water, poor exhausted Smith drowned and went to his reward. As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met God and complained about this. "Tell me, God, "he said, "I had such faith in you to save me and you let me drown. What happened?"
To which God replied, "What do you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter."
【小题1】When the pilot asked Smith to grab the rope, ______.                

A.Smith pulled the pilot up     B.Smith did so
C.Smith didn’t do so        D.Smith didn’t hear him
【小题2】At last, poor exhausted Smith drowned and ______.
A.went to his reward        B.passed away
C.went to heaven         D.all of the above
【小题3】What do we know about Smith? __      ____.
A.He was a lazy man B.He was a lucky man who believed in God
C.He was a poor man D.He was a silly man who believed in God
【小题4】What do you think of this passage? This passage is very ______.
A.moving    B.humorous   C.depressing   D.surprising
【小题5】The best title of this passage is" ______" .
A.What Do You Want from Me?   B.How Do You Believe in God?
C.How God Loved Smith!      D.Smith Obeyed God’s Order

In the USA Forbes magazine has published its annual list of the richest people in the world. Bill Gates of Microsoft is the richest man again for the eleventh successive year with a fortune of forty four billion dollars.

  There are a record 691 dollar billionaires according to Forbes magazine. Between them they have a fortune of two point two trillion dollars. The highest concentration of the ultra-rich is in New York followed by Moscow and San Fransisco and then London and Los Angeles. But in total the very wealthy live in forty seven different countries with Iceland Kazakstan Ukraine and Poland entering the list for the first time this year.

  Laksmi Mittal, an Indian born steel tycoon (巨头)enjoyed the biggest increase in personal fortune. His net worth has quadrupled (变成四倍)to thirteen billion dollars making him the world’s third richest man. Ingvar Kamprad founder of the Swedish furniture chain Ikea also saw a big increase in wealth taking him to the sixth place. Developing countries make more of a showing than in past years — there are for example three Russians and four Indians in the top sixty richest people, though surprisingly perhaps none from China excluding Hong Kong. Asian wealth is probably under represented as its usually spread among families whereas Forbes looks at individuals. Relatively few women feature in the list — among them is JK Rowling, author of the Harry Potter novels ranked 620th with a fortune of 519 million dollars. New entrants to the list include the founders of the Internet search group Google Sergie Brin and Larry Page each worth more than seven billion dollars after their company’s recent stock market debut. The richest Italian is the prime minister Silvio Berlusconi ranked number 25 in the global wealth league.

1.Which of the following persons has the largest fortune according to this year’s  Forbes magazine?

A. Laksmi Mittal.       B. Ingvar Kamprad.

C. JK Rowling.         D. Silvio Berlusconi.

2.There are about _____ persons with a fortune between 100 million dollars and 519 million dollars in the world.

A. 300    B. 180    C. 70    D. 150

3.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. No Chinese has entered the top sixty richest people in the world.

B. Russia is a developing country.

C. This is the first time that Sergie Brin and Larry Page has been included in the list.

D. There are more billionaires(亿万富翁) in New York than any other city in the world.

4.We can infer from the passage that ______.

A. There are more billionaires in London than in Moscow.

B. Ukraine is a very rich country in the world.

C. JK Rowling’s novels have sold very well.

D. The IT industry is a profit making industry.

 

A man named Smith was sitting on his roof during a flood, and the water was up to his feet. Before long a fellow in a canoe passed and shouted, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"

"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith (信任)in God and he will save me."

Soon the water rose to Smith’s waist.(腰,腰部) At this point a motor boat pulled up and someone called out, "Can I give you a lift to higher ground?"

"No, thanks, I have faith in God and he will save me."

Later a helicopter flew by, and Smith was now standing on the roof with water up to his neck. "Grab the rope, "shouted the pilot. "I’ll pull you up."

"No, thanks," said Smith. "I have faith in God and he will save me. "But after hours of struggling with water, poor exhausted Smith drowned and went to his reward. As he arrived at the Pearly Gates, Smith met God and complained about this. "Tell me, God, "he said, "I had such faith in you to save me and you let me drown. What happened?"

To which God replied, "What do you want from me? I sent you two boats and a helicopter."

1..When the pilot asked Smith to grab the rope, ______.    

   A. Smith pulled the pilot up                        B. Smith did so

   C. Smith didn’t do so                           D. Smith didn’t hear him

2.At last, poor exhausted Smith drowned and ______.

   A. went to his reward         B. passed away

   C. went to heaven            D. all of the above

3..What do we know about Smith? __      ____.

   A. He was a lazy man                                     B. He was a lucky man who believed in God

   C. He was a poor man                                     D. He was a silly man who believed in God

4.What do you think of this passage? This passage is very ______.

   A. moving      B. humorous     C. depressing    D. surprising

5.The best title of this passage is" ______" .

A. What Do You Want from Me?    B. How Do You Believe in God?

C. How God Loved Smith!       D. Smith Obeyed God’s Order

 

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