题目内容
When Babbage was working at
In 1822 Babbage exhibited his invention and won a prize from the government. After that, he immediately started to work on a larger machine designed to solve more difficult problems. Although he received some money left by his father, the money was not enough to support his design. He wrote to the government about his plan and was given £2500 to start with, a sum worth much more in those days than it is now.
Babbage continued his work in
From 1828 to 1839, Babbage held the position of professor at
60.The machine Babbage designed would solve difficult maths problems _________.
A.in one operation with few mistakes
B.in more than one operation without any mistakes
C.in more than one operation with slight mistakes
D.in one operation without any mistakes
61.Babbage failed to continue his research work in 1828 mainly because _______.
A.he was in poor health B.he almost ran out of money
C.his co-workers argued with him D.he spent all his money on his bills
62.Babage explained his new idea to the government officials, expecting that _________.
A.they would agree to his plan B.they would pay for his new idea
C.they would support him with money D.they would exhibit his new design
63.From the passage, we can infer that __________.
A.Babbage failed to be a famous scientist at
B.Babbage always had new ideas but gave them up easily
C.Babbage always needed support from the government officials
D.Babbage was the first designer of the modern computer
60.D
解析:文章在第一段第二句中说:他想研究和发明一个算术机器,能够没有错误的进行数学的运算,而且速度比人的大脑快。
61.B
解析:第三段谈到的1828年他返回London,已经没有了资产,还欠了好多债。
62.C
解析:从文章第三段最后几句话。没有人愿意帮助他,为他提供资金的。
63.D
解析:文章的最后一句说那个躺他家中没有完成的机器是现代计算机的开端。