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______ the traffic jam we should have arrived at the airport half an hour earlier.

A．In spite of

B．Except for

C．As a result of

D．But for

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　　Gates, William Henry Ⅲ, is the American business executive（管理人员）who serves as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Microsoft Corporation, the leading computer software（软件）company in the United States. Gates founded Microsoft in 1975 together with his high school friend Paul Allen. The company's success made Gates one of the most successful figures in the computer industry and, at last the richest person in the world.

　　Born in Seattle, Washington, Gates attended public school through the sixth grade. In the seventh grade he entered Seattle's exclusive Lakeside School, where he met Paul Allen. Gates was first introduced to computers and programming languages in 1968, when he was in the eight grade. That year Lakeside bought a teletype（电传打字）machine that connected to a main computer over phone lines. At that time, the school was one of the few that provided students with access（连接）to a computer.

　　Soon afterwards, Gates, Allen, and other students persuaded a local computer company to give them free access to its PDP--10, a new mini-computer made by Digital Equipment Corporation. In exchange for the computer time, the students tried to find flaws（缺陷）in the system. Gates spent much of his free time on the PDP--10, learning programming languages such as BASIC, FORTRAN, and LISP, In 1972 Gates and Allen founded Traf--0-- Data, a company that designed and built computerized car--counting machines for traffic analysis（分析）. The project served to introduce them to programmable 8006 microprocessor（微处理器）from Intel Corporation.

(1) We can judge that an exclusive school is one that is ________.

[　　]

A．very old

B．the only one

C．not found elsewhere and is for the wealthy only

D．not open to students with average intelligence

(2) Which of the following gives the right order of how Gates prepared himself to enter the computer industry?

[　　]

a．learned the basic knowledge and skill of the computer

b．was allowed to use a mini-computer freely

c．got to know 8006 microprocessor for the first time

d．spent much time learning programming languages

e．founded Traf--0--Data

(3) In which field were the products of Traf-- 0--Data mainly used?

[　　]

　　Today, no one thinks of Bill Gates as a failed entrepreneur or a college dropout yet. Both of these things are true of Gates, American richest man and the pioneering genius (天才) who leads the computer software industry.

　　Gates was born in Seattle in 1955. Young Gates's grades weren't always great. Although he did well in science and maths, he was something of an underachiever (后进生). But in the eighth grade be found his passion (激情). In the 1960's, the mothers' club at Gates' school bought a computer for the students.

　　Gates discovered it and soon became computer crazy. He spent every evening and weekend trying to master computer technology. His computer usage fees were so high that he hide from his parents the amount he spent. It wasn't long, though until his programming passion turned toward real goals. He and his friend Paul Allen started a company called Traf-0-Data. Their goal was to use new computer technology to count passing cars. The company went broke. After all he was only in the eighth grade. And it didn't discourage his interest in technology. In fact, it was because of his passion for programming that he later dropped out of Harvard. He spent two dissatisfying years at the university before he left to form another company with Allen. Gates and Allen called their software company Microsoft. In the 1970s it was only a small operation running out of loaned offices in Arizona. Gates would work late into the night and sometimes sleep under his desk. Today, Microsoft is the software industry giant. As chairman and chief executive (行政的) officer of Microsoft, Gates operates as the prince of programmers.

　　Despite his wealth and recent marriage, Gates hasn't slowed down. He is still a workaholic, putting in long hours at the office.

(1)The first computer that Gates was crazy for was a computer ________.

[　　]

A．at home

B．at school

C．at the mothers' club

D．at an office

(2)Once Gates was ________.

[　　]

A．a failed entrepreneur

B．a good student in his middle school

C．a crazy student

D．honest enough to tell his parents how much he spent on computer

(3)Gates' first company was ________.

[　　]

A．successful

B．unsuccessful

C．started when he was at college

D．called Microsoft

(4)Which of the following sentences is true? ________

[　　]

A．Gates graduated from Harvard.

B．The company Microsoft mainly use new computer to count passing cars.

C．The company Microsoft was started by Gates and Allen.

D．Not only chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft, Gates is also a prince in the U.S.A.

(5)The underlined word workaholic here means ________.

[　　]

A．a member of the company

B．a common person with high position

C．a person who has great interest in PC

D．one who has a strong determination and interest to work.

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　　Today, no one thinks of Bill Gates as a failed entrepreneur or a college dropout yet．Both of these things are true of Gates, American richest man and the pioneering genius who leads the computer software industry．

　　Gates was born in Seattle in 1955．Young Gates’ grades weren’t always great．Although he did well in science and maths, he was something of an underachiever．But in the eighth grade he found his passion．In the 1960’s, the mothers’ club at Gates’ school bought a computer for the students．

　　Gates discovered it and soon became computer crazy．He spent every evening and weekend trying to master computer technology．His computer usage fees were so high that he hide from his parents the amount he spent．It wasn’t long, though until his programming passion turned toward real goals．He and his friend Paul Allen started a company called Traf-0-Data．Their goal was to use new computer technology to count passing cars．The company went broke．After all he was only in the eighth grade．And it didn’t discourage his interest in technology．In fact, it was because of his passion for programming that he later dropped out of Harvard．He spent two dissatisfying years at the university before he left to form another company with Allen．Gates and Allen called their software company Microsoft．In the 1970s it was only a small operation running out of loaned office in Arizona．Gates would work late into the night and sometimes sleep under his desk．Today, Microsoft is the software industry giant．As chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft, Gates operates as the prince of programmers．

　　Despite his wealth and recent marriage, Gates hasn’t slowed down．He is still a workaholic, putting in long hours at the office．

(1)

The first computer that Gates was crazy for was a computer ________
[　　]
A．	at home
B．	at school
C．	at the mothers’ club
D．	at an office

(2)

Once Gates was ________
[　　]
A．	a failed entrepreneur
B．	a good student in his middle school
C．	a crazy student
D．	honest enough to tell his parents how much he spent on computer

(3)

Gates’ first company was ________
[　　]
A．	successful
B．	unsuccessful
C．	started when he was at college
D．	called Microsoft

(4)

Which of the following sentences is true
[　　]
A．	Gates graduated from Harvard
B．	The company Microsoft mainly use new computer to count passing cars
C．	The company Microsoft was started by Gates and Allen
D．	Not only chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft, Gates is also a prince in the USA

(5)

The underlined word workaholic here means ________
[　　]
A．	a member of the company
B．	a common person with high position
C．	a person who has great interest in PC
D．	one who has a strong determination and interest to work

     Today, no one thinks of Bill Gates as a failed entrepreneur or a college dropout yet. Both of these
things are true of Gates, American richest man and the pioneering genius who leads the computer
software industry.
     Gates was born in Seattle in 1955. Young Gates' grades weren't always great. Although he did well in
science and maths, he was something of an underachiever. But in the eighth grade he found his passion. In
the 1960's, the mothers' club at Gates' school bought a computer for the students.
     Gates discovered it and soon became computer crazy. He spent every evening and weekend trying to master computer technology. His computer usage fees were so high that he hide from his parents the
amount he spent. It wasn't long, though until his programming passion turned toward real goals. He and
his friend Paul Allen started a company called Traf-0-Data. Their goal was to use new computer
technology to count passing cars. The company went broke. After all he was only in the eighth grade.
And it didn't discourage his interest in technology. In fact, it was because of his passion for programming
that he later dropped out of Harvard. He spent two dissatisfying years at the university before he left to
form another company with Allen. Gates and Allen called their software company Microsoft. In the
1970s it was only a small operation running out of loaned office in Arizona. Gates would work late into
the night and sometimes sleep under his desk. Today, Microsoft is the software industry giant. As
chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft, Gates operates as the prince of programmers.
     Despite his wealth and recent marriage, Gates hasn't slowed down. He is still a workaholic, putting in
long hours at the office.

1. The first computer that Gates was crazy for was a computer _ __ .

A.  at home
B.  at school
C.  at the mothers' club
D.  at an office

2. Once Gates was ___ _ .

A.  a failed entrepreneur
B.  a good student in his middle school
C.  a crazy student
D.  honest enough to tell his parents how much he spent on computer

3. Gates' first company was ___ .

A. successful
B. unsuccessful
C. started when he was at college
D. called Microsoft

4. Which of the following sentences is true?

A. Gates graduated from Harvard
B. The company Microsoft mainly use new computer to count passing cars
C. The company Microsoft was started by Gates and Allen
D. Not only chairman and chief executive officer of Microsoft, Gates is also a prince in the USA

5. The underlined word workaholic here means ___ _.

A. a member of the company
B. a common person with high position
C. a person who has great interest in PC
D. one who has a strong determination and interest to work

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