Question

Computer programmer David Jones earns $35.000 a year designing new computer games. yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card（信用卡）.Instead he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18 .The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job .David’s firm releases（推出）two new games for the fast growing computer market each month.

But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot he cannot drive a car ,take out a mortgage（抵押贷款）,or get credit cards .David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago ,a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs” he said. David spends some of his money on records and clothes and gives his mother 50 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.

“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school “ he said .“But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school .Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway” David added :”I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement（退休）is a possibility .You never know when the market might disappear.”

60．In what way is David different from people of his age?

A．He often goes out with friends

B．He lives with his mother

C．He has a handsome income

D．He graduated with six O-levels

61．What is one of the problems that David is facing now?

A．He is too young to get a credit card

B．He has no time to learn driving

C．He has very little spare time

D．He will soon lose his job

62．Why was David able to get the job in the company?

A．He had done well in all his exams

B．He had written some computer programs

C．He was good at playing computer games

D．He had learnt to use computers at school

63．Why did David decide to leave school and start working?

A．He received lots of job offers

B．He was eager to help his mother

C．He lost interest in school studies

D．He wanted to earn his own living

Answer 1

解析：本短文讲的是David这个不到法定成人年龄的青少年自己有关“钱”的麻烦和他对目前计算机程序员这个职业的看法。

60，C归纳推理类型的考题，有上面的分析，通读全文不难看出。

61，A 细节筛选类型的考题，从文章的第一段的前两句容易选出。

62，B 细节筛选类型的考题，从文中的第二段中的“I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs” he said，轻松选定。

63，C细节筛选类型的考题，从文中的第二段中的a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop，以及欧美国家学校教育的常识可以选定。A-level是英国的高中课程，学完A-level可以上英国的所有大学，以及澳大利亚以及加拿大等英语为母语国家的大部分大学，部分美国大学，而O-level相当与英国初中课程，换句话说是比A-level底一级的课程，可见David 没考上高中就工作了。