Bill Gates is head of the software company Microsoft and one of the world’s rich
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Bill Gates is head of the software company Microsoft and one of the world’s richest men. He was born on October 28, 1955 and grew up in Seattle with his two sisters. He was a very bright boy. Science and math were his two favorite subjects at school. And he dreamed of being a scientist.
Bill first started to play on computers at the age of 13. At that time, a computer was a very large machine. Once he was interested in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent as much time as possible on computers. In the end, they worked out a software program. Bill sold it for 4,200 dollars when he was only 17. In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University. In 1975, Bill and his partners 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. Then Bill left Harvard to work for Microsoft, a company he started in 1975 with his boyhood friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing software for personal computers. They improved the software to make it easier for people to use computers. After many years of hard work, Microsoft becomes one of the most successful companies. And Bill Gates also becomes one of the richest businessmen in the world. 根据文章内容将信息卡补充完整。
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小题1: (a) scientist 小题1: He/Bill (first ) started to play on computers./ starting to play on computers 小题1: (The name of the software programe is) Basic/ BASIC 小题1: They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. 小题1: Microsoft becomes one of the most successful companies. (Bill Gates also becomes) one of the richest businessmen in the world. |
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【主旨大意】本文介绍了著名的微软公司的创始人比尔盖茨。比尔在13岁开始接触电脑,并立即对之产生了浓厚的兴趣,17岁赚了创业的第一桶金。1975年大学还未毕业的比尔盖茨毅然放弃学业,和儿时好友保罗艾伦合作成立了微软公司,经过他们数十年不懈的努力,微软公司获得了巨大的成功。 小题1:根据文章第一段最一句话“And he dreamed of being a scientist.”可以得到正确答案。 小题1:文章第一段中的句子“He was born on October 28, 1955…”和第三段第一句话“Bill first started to play on computers at the age of 13.”可以得到本题的正确答案。 小题1:由第三段第二句话“In 1975, Bill and his partners developed a software program called BASIC.”可得到正确答案。 小题1:由第三段的句子“They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing software for personal computers.”可以找到正确答案。 小题1:根据文章倒数第二段中的句子“After many years of hard work, Microsoft becomes one of the most successful companies.”可得到正确答案。 |
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Jack 41 in a small town in England. He always stayed in England 42 his holidays, but last year he thought, “I’ve never been to 43 countries. All my friends go to Spain, 44 they like it very much, so this year I’m going there, too.” So he got on a 45 toSpain and 46 at the airport of the capital, Madrid, and stayed in a hotel for a few days. On the first morning he went 47 for a walk. In England people drive on the left, but in Spain they drive on the right. Jack forgot about this, and 48 he was walking on a busy street, a bicycle knocked him down. Jack 49 on the ground for a few minutes and then he sat up and said, “Where am I?” Just then an old man selling maps went past him. When he heard Jack’s words, he said to him 50 , “Maps of the city, sir?”
小题1: | A.flew | B.lived | C.went | D.dropped |
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小题4: | A.and | B.but | C.though | D.however |
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小题5: | A.bus | B.plane | C.train | D.bike |
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小题6: | A.reached | B.left | C.arrived | D.stayed |
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小题8: | A.before | B.while | C.since | D.after |
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小题9: | A.lay | B.stood | C.fell | D.jumped |
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小题10: | A.once again | B.on time | C.at times | D.at once |
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George Washington Carver was born in 1864. He was born a slave(奴隶). When he was still a baby, his mother was stolen. He was kept by his master. All his life George loved 31 . When he was only seven years old, he already knew so 32 about plants that people in his hometown called him “the plant doctor”. George wanted to learn as much as he could, but there was no 33 for black children where he lived. When he was ten, he left home to find a town that would allow 34 children to attend school. He studied in Missouri and Kansas 35 he finished high school. All this time he had to work to 36 his own expense(费用). He worked as a cook and opened his own laundry. In 1890, George began college. At first he studied art, but he still had a 37 of plants. He began to study agriculture(农业). After he graduated, the famous inventor Thomas Edison asked him to work in his lab but George 38 . He had other 39 . He started an agricultural organization for black students in Alabama. In those days, many 40 in the south grew only cotton. This was 41 to the soil(土壤). After a while the 42 would not grow as well. George Washington Carver wanted to help farmers in the south to grow plants like peanuts and sweet potatoes. These plants helped the 43 . Over the years he invented hundreds of ways to use these two plants. George Washington Carver invented so many things that he was 44 “The Wizard(能手) of Tuskegee”. He died in 1943 at the 45 of 79.
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小题2: | A.much | B.many | C.little | D.few |
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小题3: | A.house | B.farm | C.hospital | D.school |
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小题4: | A.brown | B.yellow | C.black | D.white |
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小题5: | A.when | B.until | C.for | D.since |
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小题7: | A.love | B.hate | C.question | D.surprise |
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小题8: | A.accepted | B.refused | C.understood | D.cared |
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小题9: | A.situations | B.suggestions | C.plays | D.plans |
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小题10: | A.farmers | B.scientists | C.doctors | D.inventors |
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小题11: | A.helpful | B.harmful | C.careful | D.wonderful |
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小题12: | A.pumpkin | B.peanut | C.cotton | D.potato |
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小题13: | A.soil | B.water | C.air | D.weather |
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小题14: | A.seen | B.look | C.found | D.called |
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小题15: | A.time | B.year | C.age | D.season |
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Joe Read studied in this school for fourteen years. When he finished school, he was already eighteen years old. And then his father said to him, “You finished school, and you are a good student. Now you may go to town and get a good job. They need some clever people to work in the office. The people there can get a lot of money now. If you stay at home, you can’t get money from our family.” A few weeks later, Joe went to the office and asked for a job there. A man took him into a small room and gave him some questions on a piece of paper. Joe answered the questions quickly, and he gave the paper to the man. The man looked at the paper for a few minutes and then asked, “You were born on Sep. 23. But which year were you born in?” Joe answered, “Oh, every year.” 小题1: How old was Joe when he went to school?小题2: What place did his father want him to work in?A.A school. | B.An office | C.A house. | D.A shop. | 小题3:What did his father think of Joe?A.He was a good student. | B.He wasn’t a good student. | C.He wasn’t clever. | D.He could get money from his family. | 小题4: Why did the man give Joe a piece of paper?A.Because he wanted to give Joe a job. | B.Because he wanted Joe to answer some questions. | C.Because he wanted to know if Joe was clever. | D.Because he wanted to know how old Joe was. | 小题5:From Joe’s answered, “Oh, every year.”, we can infer(推测) that________.A.he didn’t want to work in the office | B.he was hardworking but dishonest | C.he was outgoing and clever | D.in fact, he didn’t really answer the man’s question |
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Mr. Evans lived in a city. He was a bus driver in a company three years ago. He drove well and the people in the company all liked him. But a terrible accident changed(改变)his life. One spring he drove his bus with twenty- four workers to visit a place of interest. They had a good time there. But on their way back home, their bus was hit by a truck(卡车)because the truck driver was drunk(醉). Four workers were killed and half of the rest of the workers got badly injured. Mr. Evans was also injured. After he came out of hospital, he left the company and became a traffic policeman. He tried his best to stop the drivers from breaking the traffic riles. He worked hard and was strict with the drivers, especially the drivers that were drunk. So they were afraid of him. But the people liked him, for he was a good policeman. 小题1:How did the accident happen? A. The truck hit the bus. B. The bus hit the truck. C. The bus hit a big tree. 小题2:How many people were injured in the accident? A. Four. B. Ten C. Eleven. 小题3:What did Mr. Evans do after he left hospital? A. He was a bus driver. B. He was a policeman. C. He was a truck driver. |
A man hated his wife’s cat and decided to throw it away. One day, he drove it over one mile from his home and left it in a park. But when he got home, he saw that his wife was playing with the cat. The next day he drove the cat about three miles away. He put the cat out of the car and went home. Driving back his driveway(私人车道), the cat was there already. The man keep taking the cat further and further away and the cat would always get home before him. At last he decided to drive more than ten miles away. He turned right, then left, past a bridge, then right again and another right until he thought he was far enough from home and left the cat there. Hours later the man was still driving home. He was lost! He called home and asked his wife, “Jen, is the cat there?” “Yes,” his wife answered, “why do you ask?” The man answered, “Put it on the phone. I’m lost and need directions.” 小题1:The first time the man drove out, he _____. A. sold the cat B. took the cat home C. left the cat in the park 小题2:Which of the following is TRUE? A. The man liked his wife’s cat and often played with it. B. Every time the man threw the cat away, it came home earlier than the man. C. The last time the man threw the cat away, it lost its way and didn’t come back. 小题3: Why did the man call home? A. Because he was lost. B. Because he missed his wife very much. C. Because he wanted to know if the cat was at home. 小题4:How far away did the man take the cat the last time? A. Over 1 mile. B. About 3 miles. C. More than 10 miles. |
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