Question

　　Bill Gates is one of the most famous people in the world. His books have been translated into many languages.

　　What many people do not know is that he is not the only founder of Microsoft. A lot of honor must go to his partner, Paul Allen.

　　Allen and Gates met at Lakeside Preparatory School. They and some other friends became interested in computers. They began skipping（逃）PE lessons to play on the school computers. Their school did a deal with a computer company. It al-lowed Allen and Gates to use the company's computers for free. They even started their first software business while in high school. Computers were their lives.

　　After leaving school, Alien worked as a programmer. Gates went to Harvard University, one of the best universities in the world, to study law. The invention of computers was small enough to be used at homes, called personal computers, helped Allen persuade Gates to leave Harvard University and start Microsoft together. They designed software like MS-DOS and BASIC for large companies like IBM. However, they were not satisfied with the software and came up with a new system, called Windows. Allen was one of the main programmers. The equally successful Microsoft Office soon followed.

　　Allen fell ill in 1983. He stopped working full-time for Microsoft. He took time off, read, traveled and stayed with his family. Allen and Gates are still close. He is still involved in Microsoft, and as one of the richest men in the world, doesn't regret leaving.

(1) It is generally believed by people that ________.

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A．Bill Gates is the richest person in the world with little education

B．Bill Gates alone founded Microsoft

C．Paul Allen is a close competitor in computers against Bill Gates

D．Paul Allen is also a successful writer besides his achievement in computers

(2) We know from this passage that ________.

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A．Allen and Gates have known each other for a long time

B．Allen first used a computer at a company

C．Allen and Gates never attended a PE lesson

D．Allen and Gates helped companies with problems for money

(3) Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

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A．Paul Allen invented personal computers.

B．Bill Gates joined Microsoft after he finished his law degree at Harvard University.

C．Paul Allen lost all of his interest in computers after he fell ill.

D．Bill Gates and Paul Allen started Microsoft at the same time.

(4) The best title for this passage is“________”.

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A．The Other Half of Microsoft

B．Bill Gates

C．How Microsoft Started

D．Microsoft and Its History

Answer 1

答案：B;A;D;A
解析：

(1) B；本文讲述了并不为很多人所知道的Allen与Gates共同创业的过程。 (2) A；从“met at Lakeside Preparatory School”得知。 (3) D；从第三段最后一句可知。 (4) A；本文介绍了Gates创业过程，尤其是与Allen的成功合作。