Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington. He was a very clever boy. His favorite subjects at school were science and math. When he was 13, he started to play with computers. At that time, computers were large machines. Once he was very interested in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent lots of time doing unusual things with it. In the end, they worked out a software program with the old machine. Bill sold it for $4,200 when he was only 17.

In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University(哈佛大学). In his third school year, he left Harvard to work for a company called Microsoft. Bill began his company in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing(发展) the software for personal computers. They improved(改进) the software to make it easier for people to use computers.

(  ) 6. Bill Gates grew up in _______.

     A. Canada         B. Australia         C. America         D. Germany

(  ) 7. What subjects did Bill like best at school?

     A. Science and math  B. Languages and art  C. Math and languages D. Music and P.E

(  ) 8. Bill’s company worked hard at _______.

      A. making large machines                B. playing computer games

      C. mending old machines                 D. developing software

(  ) 9. Bill started to play with computers ______.

       A. in 1955        B. in 1968          C. in 1973        D. 1975

(  ) 10. The word “personal” means _______.

       A.个人的　　　　 B.公众的　　　　　　C.大型的　　　　 D.昂贵的

A. making; to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. making; for

C. doing; to　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. doing; for

　　Man has a big brain. He can think, learn and speak. Scientists once thought that men are different from animals because they can think and learn. They know now that animals can learn——dogs, rats, birds can learn. So scientists are beginning to understand that men are different from animals because they can speak. Animals can't speak. They make noises when they are afraid, or angry, or unhappy. Apes（猿）can understand some things more quickly than human, one or two have learned a few words. But they are still different from us. They can't join words and make sentences. They can't think like us because they have no language. They can never think about the past or the future. Language is a wonderful thing. Man has been able to build a modern world because he has language. Every child can speak his own language very well when he is four or five——but no animal learns to speak. How do children learn? Scientists do not really know. What happens when we speak? Scientists do not know. They only know that man can speak because he has a big brain.

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1. In what way are men different from animals?

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A. Men can understand things quickly.

B. Men can learn.

C. Men have learned to use languages.

D. Men have brains.

2. What is the thing an ape can't do?　　　　 

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A. Making noises.　　  B. Understanding things.

C. Learning words.　　 D. Speaking like men.

3. Scientists now know ______ .　　　　　　   

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A. how children learn to speak

B. why apes can learn a few words

C. man's brain helps him to learn to speak

D. what happens when men speak

4. What is the topic the writer wants to talk about?

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A. Ape's language.　　  B. Man's brain and language.

C. Human brain.　　　　 D. Animals'learning.

5. Try to guess（猜）: Apes can't join words. The word ‘join’is close in meaning to ______ .　　　　　　　　   

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A. mix　　B. put together　　C. fetch　　D. form

Happiness is for everyone. You don't need to care about the rich. Though they have beautiful houses with large gardens and swimming pools, they may often feel lonely.

　 In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your teachers will help you; when you do something wrong, people around you feel unhappy; when you succeed in something, your friends will say congratulations to you. All these are your happiness. If you notice a bit of them, you can see that happiness is always around you.

　 Happiness is not the same as money. It is a feeling of your heart. Although you are poor, you can also say you are very happy. Money is not everything. You have something else that money can't buy. When you meet with difficulties, you can loudly say you are very happy because you have more chances to challenge yourself. So you can not always say you are poor and you have bad luck. If you take every chance you get, you can be a happy and lucky person.

(　 )41.______may often feel lonely even though they have beautiful houses with large gardens.

A. Teachers 　　　 B. Parents　 C. Old people 　　　 D. Rich people

(　 )42. What will your friends say to you when you make great progress ?

A. Congratulations.　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. That's all right.

C. It's very nice of you. 　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Not at all.

(　 )43. When you have more chances to challenge yourself, you may feel_______.

A. proud　　 　　　　　　 B. lonely　 C. happy 　　　　　 D. excited

(　 )44. You can make yourself happy by______.

A. making much money B. taking every chance you have

C. owning beautiful big houses 　　　　 D. having nice cars

(　 )45. We can learn from the passage that_______.

A. poor people are always unhappy because they don't have money to buy big houses

B. we can find happiness around us even if we don't have much money

C. no one will help you if you are poor

D. rich people are very proud because they have big houses and nice cars

Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington in the US. He was a very clever boy. His favorite subjects at school were science and math. When he was 13, he started to play with computers. At that time, computers were large machines（机器）. Once he was very interested in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent lots of time doing unusual things with it. In the end, they worked out a software program（软件程序） with the old machine. Bill sold it for $4,200 when he was only 17.

In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University(哈佛大学). In his third school year, he left Harvard to work for a company called Microsoft（微软）. Bill began his company（公司） in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing(发展) the software for personal computers. They improved(改进) the software to make it easier for people to use computers.

1.Bill Gates grew up in _______.

     A. Canada       B. Australia      C. America      D. Germany

2.What subjects did Bill like best at school?

     A. Science and math         B. Languages and art  

C. Math and languages       D. Music and P.E

3.Bill’s company worked hard at _______.

      A. making large machines             B. playing computer games

      C. mending old machines              D. developing software

4.Bill started to play with computers ______.

       A. in 1955        B. in 1968      C. in 1973        D. in 1975

5.The underlined word “personal” means _______.

       A.个人的         B.公众的       C.大型的         D.昂贵的