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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 16yearold 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 Liverpoolbased company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six Olevels 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.”
小题1: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 Olevels.

小题2: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.

小题3: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.

小题4: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.

小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:C

试题分析：一位年轻人通过设计程序赚了很多的钱，对人生很有规划。
小题1:细节题。由第一段首句可知，大卫设计了一种新的电脑游戏而获得$35.000。故此可推断在这个年龄段，他有非常辉煌的收入。选C
小题2:细节题。由第一段可知，由于他没有达到法定年龄，没有资格申请信用卡，故也没办法领取得到钱。得知应选A项。A
小题3:细节题。从第三段I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs得知David写了一些电脑程序，所以他可以得到公司的工作，应选B项。
小题4:细节题。从最后一段I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school可知他对学校的学习失去了兴趣，所以决定离开学校开始工作了。得出应选 C项。

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