Bill Gates __36___   on October 28, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington. He was a very   ___37___  boy. His favorite subjects at school were science and maths.  ___38___  he was 13 years old, Bill started to play with computers. At that time, computers ___39___  very large machines. Once(一度) he was very interested  __40___ a very old computer. He and some of his friends __41____ lots of time doing unusual things with it. In the end, they worked .out a software program (软件程) with the old machine. Bill ___42__  it for $ 4200 when he was only 17.
In 1973, Bill ___43___    Harvard University(哈弗大学). In his third year, he left Harvard to work for a company(公司) called Microsoft. Bill began his company in 1975  __44____  his friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing( 开发)the software for personal（个人的） computers: They improved (改进)the software to __45____  it easier for people to use computers.

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Maybe you don’t know Walt Disney, but you must know Disneyland.   1 you don’t know Disneyland, you must know Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck.

Walt Disney was American. He   2  on December 5, 1901. And he died on December 15, 1966. He died of illness.

Walt Disney had three brothers and one sister. He enjoyed   3 when he was very young. He was good at drawing. When he sold his first drawing  4  his neighbours, he was only seven years old! He got   5  in 1925. And he had two daughters. Disney was very rich,   6  he was frugal（朴素的）. He spent most of his money   7  his work. In 1928, he created the famous character—Mickey Mouse, which made him famous to the world.

Walt Disney is a great person.   8  he died, people all over the world will remember him for ever. He is deeply   9  by worldwide people. He was a clever, imaginative and creative man. He   10  enjoyment and happiness to the people of every country. He is a hero of the 20th century.

    Every morning, the newspaper chief editor(主编) holds a meeting with the reporters. They discuss the main events(事件) of the day. Reporters are then sent to cover the events.

   As soon as the reporters know what to write about, they get down to work. They telephone people and fix a time for a face-to-face interview with them. Sometimes they do telephone interviews. Checking information is very important. They go to the newspaper’s own library to look up any information that they need. This is called “doing one’s homework”.

   At the same time, the picture editor decides which photographs will be used for the next day’s paper. All the people who work on a newspaper must be able to work fast. Reporters have to stop working on one story and start working at once on the important new one. They must find out the new information as quickly as possible. Later in the day, everything is put together at the news desk. Reporters return, type their stories into the computer and hand them to the editor.

    The chief editor decides which will be the most important story on the front page. Sometimes this will have to be changed if something more important happens late in the day. Word editors read the stories which the reporters have written and make any necessary changes.

Finally, there is no more time left for adding new stories, and the time for printing(印刷) the newspaper has come. This is done on fast-moving printing machines. The newspapers are then delivered(发送) by truck, plane or rail. Speed is important. People want to buy the latest newspaper; nobody wants to buy yesterday’s.

46. What is the work in a newspaper office like?

   A. Interesting and confusing                            B. Important and patient.

   C. Particular and necessary.                D. Fast and busy.

47. According to the passage, the last step of a reporter’s work is ____________.

   A. writing stories                         B. doing interviews        

   C. doing homework                       D. handing stories to the editor

48. The front page contents(内容) are decided by ___________.

   A. the importance of the events                  B. how well the stories are written

   C. the knowledge of the chief editor        D. whether they are the latest

49. Word editors’ work is to ____________.

   A. help the chief editor with the morning discussion

   B. decide when and how the papers can be printed

   C. read the stories and make necessary changes

   D. get together information from reporters and photographers

50. The best title for this passage is “____________”.

   A. How a newspaper is born                 B. How newspapers are delivered

   C. What kind of papers readers like                  D. Whose work is more important

    Every morning, the newspaper chief editor(主编) holds a meeting with the reporters. They discuss the main events(事件) of the day. Reporters are then sent to cover the events.

   As soon as the reporters know what to write about, they get down to work. They telephone people and fix a time for a face-to-face interview with them. Sometimes they do telephone interviews. Checking information is very important. They go to the newspaper’s own library to look up any information that they need. This is called “doing one’s homework”.

   At the same time, the picture editor decides which photographs will be used for the next day’s paper. All the people who work on a newspaper must be able to work fast. Reporters have to stop working on one story and start working at once on the important new one. They must find out the new information as quickly as possible. Later in the day, everything is put together at the news desk. Reporters return, type their stories into the computer and hand them to the editor.

    The chief editor decides which will be the most important story on the front page. Sometimes this will have to be changed if something more important happens late in the day. Word editors read the stories which the reporters have written and make any necessary changes.

Finally, there is no more time left for adding new stories, and the time for printing(印刷) the newspaper has come. This is done on fast-moving printing machines. The newspapers are then delivered(发送) by truck, plane or rail. Speed is important. People want to buy the latest newspaper; nobody wants to buy yesterday’s.

46. What is the work in a newspaper office like?

   A. Interesting and confusing               B. Important and patient.

   C. Particular and necessary.                D. Fast and busy.

47. According to the passage, the last step of a reporter’s work is ____________.

   A. writing stories                         B. doing interviews        

   C. doing homework                       D. handing stories to the editor

48. The front page contents(内容) are decided by ___________.

   A. the importance of the events              B. how well the stories are written

   C. the knowledge of the chief editor        D. whether they are the latest

49. Word editors’ work is to ____________.

   A. help the chief editor with the morning discussion

   B. decide when and how the papers can be printed

   C. read the stories and make necessary changes

   D. get together information from reporters and photographers

50. The best title for this passage is “____________”.

   A. How a newspaper is born         B. How newspapers are delivered

   C. What kind of papers readers like            D. Whose work is more important