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As a young man, Walt Disney was eager to be an artist．One day he took along some of his pictures and went to a newspaper office in order to find a job there．But they showed no interest in his pictures．His friends tried to encourage him．Disney did not lose heart．He kept on drawing pictures．His family was poor and he used to sit in the family garage and drew pictures there．One day a mouse came into the garage and played on the floor．Disney stopped drawing and watched the mouse．The mouse came towards him, so he gave it a piece of bread．Then the mouse came and sat on the table．Day after day the mouse came back and was given more bread．In this way, the artist and the mouse became good friends．

(1)

When Disney was a young man, he wanted to be ________ very much．

[　　]

A．

a pop star

B．

a writer

C．

an artist

D．

a dancer

(2)

________, Disney went to a newspaper office with some of his pictures．

[　　]

A．

To see a friend

B．

To sell pictures

C．

To hope to get a job

D．

To earn some money

(3)

Disneyand ________ went on drawing．

[　　]

A．

wasn’t afraid

B．

wasn’t disappointed

C．

was glad

D．

was sorry

(4)

Disney used to draw his pictures in the garage because ________．

[　　]

A．

his family was poor

B．

it was silent there

C．

he liked the place

D．

there were many mice there

(5)

When he failed to get a job from the newspaper office，his friends ________ him．

[　　]

A．

laughed at

B．

left

C．

said sorry to

D．

encouraged

答案：1．C;2．C;3．B;4．A;5．D;
解析：

(1)

从文章一开头“As a young man, Walt Disney was eager to be an artist．”这个句子就知道迪斯尼盼望自己成为艺术家。

(2)

仔细阅读、理解关键句子“…he took along some of his pictures and went to a newspaper office in order to find a job there．”可以得出答案。

(3)

文中提出的“Disney did not lose heart．”与答题中“Disney wasn’t disappointed．”是近义句子。

(4)

从“His family was poor…”这个句子不难理解是因为他过去家境贫穷才常常在车库里画画。

(5)

从“His friends tried to encourage him”一句中获得信息。


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    By 1975, Gates and a partner, Paul Allen, had developed a software program called BASIC. This was not the first program ever created, but its inventors were the first to decide that people who wanted to use it should pay for it.

    BASIC was a success because until it came along, there had been no efficient way of getting computers to carry out instructions. Although he had not completed his degree, Gates left university and went to work full time for the new company he had formed called Microsoft.

    His next project was the software program that made him famous and very rich. It was called DOS, short for Disk Operating System, and it was purchased (购买) by 113M in 1980. Today it is the operating system used in more than 14 million personal computers around the world.

    As chief executive office of Microsoft, Gates is known as a bright man, but one who is not easily satisfied. He is quick to criticize (批评) his staff and hates to be questioned about decisions he has made. He was regarded as a loner and unfashionable boring computer nut until his marriage to Microsoft manager Melinda French on New Year's Day 1994. Yet to most people now, Gates is a person who is, in spite of his great wealth, humble (谦恭) and ordinary. He spends his money carefully. He eats in fast food restaurants and flies economy class. And when praised for Microsoft's great success, he has been heard to say. “All we do is put software in a box and if people see it in the stores and like it, they buy it. “

1．When he was a teenager, Bill Gates wanted to be a  ________.

    A. teacher

    B. doctor

    C. businessman

    D. professor

2．When Gates went to Harvard, he ________.

    A. was interested only in math

    B. spent most of his time in computer laboratories

    C. developed the first computer software program

    D. divided his time between his math studies and the computer laboratories

3．Before the development of BASIC, ________.

    A. no one was interested in computer software

    B. software programs were not considered commercial projects

    C. software programs were very expensive

    D. no one wanted to pay for computer software

4．When the writer says, “Bill was regarded as an unfashionable boring computer nut”, he means ________.

    A. Bill was so strong-minded that no one could change his mind

    B. the only thing that could interests Bill on his life was computer

    C. Bill was such a boring young man that nobody would like to talk to him

    D. Bill couldn't work out the boring computer problems

5．Most people think Gates is ________.

    A. a crazy person

    B. a person obsessed with making money

    C. someone who spends money freely

    D. a quite common, normal person

 
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     As a teenager in 1972, Bill Gates boasted that he would be a millionaire by the time he was 20.While
he did not quite achieve that goal, only 15 years later he was a billionaire. And by 1992,as head of the
Microsoft company, he became the richest man in America with assets (资产) of approximately US$
6.3 billion.
     Born in Seattle, Washington on 28, October 1956, Gates was named William Henry after his father
and grandfather. From the beginning, he was an extremely energetic and intelligent (聪明的) child. He
had read the entire world book encyclopedia (百科全书)by the age of nine. His favorite subjects at
school were science and maths and his favorite past time was "thinking".
     Gates first started to play with computers at the age of 13,when one was installed (安装) at his
school. At that time, computers were large, awkward (笨重) machines. Operators were required to
learn complex (复杂的) computer languages before the machines could be used. Even then, a great deal
of time and effort was needed to perform the simplest functions. Before long, Gates was an expert at
working the school's computer. After his graduation from secondary school, Gates was accepted by the
three top universities in   USA -- Princeton, Harvard and Yale. He chose Harvard and began classes
there the next autumn, majoring maths. But he was still obsessed (占据, 心思) with computers and spent
as much time in the computer laboratories as he did in the lecture halls.
     By 1975,Gates and a partner, Paul Allen, had developed a software called BASIC. This was not the
first program ever created, but its inventors were the first to decide that people who wanted to use it
should pay for it.
    BASIC was a success because until it came along there had been no efficient way of getting computers
to carry out instructions. Although he had not yet completed his degree, Gates left university and went to
work full time for the new company he had formed called Microsoft.
     His next project (项目) was the software program that made him famous and very rich. It was called
DOS, short for Operating System, and it was purchased (购买) by IBM in 1980.Today it is the operating system used in more than 14 million personal computers around the world.
      As chief executive officer (首席执行官) of Microsoft, Gates is known as a bright man, but one who
is not easily satisfied. He is quick to criticize ( 批评) his staff and hates to be questioned about decisions
he has made. He was regarded as a loner an unfashionable boring computer nut until his marriage to
Microsoft manager Melonda French on New year's Day 1994.Yet to most people now, Gates is a
person who is, in spite of his great wealth, humble (谦恭) and ordinary. He spends his money carefully,
he eats in fast-food restaurants and flies economy (经济) class. And when praised for Microsoft's great
success, he has been heard to say, "All we do is put software in a box and if people see it in the stores
and like it, they buy it."

1. When he was a teenager, Bill Gates wanted to be a ____.

A. teacher
B .doctor
C. businessman
D. professor

2. When Gates went to Harvard, he____.

A. was interested only in maths.
B. spent most of his time in computer laboratories
C. developed the first computer software program
D. divided his time between his maths studies and the computer laboratories

3. Before the development of BASIC,_____.

A. no one was interested in computer software
B. software programs were not considered commercial (商业的) projects
C. software programs were very expensive
D. no one wanted to pay for computer software

4. When the writer says "Bill was regarded as an unfashionable boring computer nut" ,he means_____.

A. Bill was so strong-minded that no one could change his mind
B. the only thing that could interest Bill in his life was computer
C. Bill was such a boring young man that nobody would like to talk to him
D. Bill couldn't work out the boring computer problems

5. Most people think Gates is_____.

A. a crazy person
B. a person obsessed with making money
C. someone who spends money freely
D .a quite common, normal person
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