Question

Billy Dengler, a 14-year-old boy, is in the eighth grade. When he was born a month later, Billy’s mother, Terri, noticed that his eyes weren’t quite as big as a normal baby’s. She took Billy to the hospital, and the doctor said Billy would never be able to see.

Although Billy can’t see, he has never let that hold him back or make him different. Billy began teaching himself computer programming by using a screen reader when he was just seven years old. He is a certified Google developer (谷歌认证开发者) now. Google even tried to offer him a job last year when he discovered a problem in one of its systems, but Billy wasn’t old enough.

Billy’s dream school would be Stanford University or MIT, where he could get a very good education in computer science. After he leaves school, whether he will go to work at a company like Google or design a software company of his own is still to be decided. However, he says he will definitely (绝对地) do something great.

“It’s a sighted world,” Billy said. “You can’t let anything get in the way of your dreams, and if you do that, you can’t move forward and make your dreams come true.”

1. Billy’s mother found there was something wrong with Billy’s eyes when    .

A. he was 14 years old           B. he left school

C. he was in the eighth grade    D. he was a month old

2. Billy started to learn computer programming by himself with the help of    .

A. a screen reader   B. his mother

C. a computer        D. his teacher

3. The underlined word “systems” means “   ” in Chinese.

A. 电脑 B. 系统      C. 机器   D. 计划

4. What will Billy do after school?

A. He will work for Google.     B. He will open a company.

C. He has not decided on that.  D. He will do nothing.

5. We can learn that    from the passage.

A. blindness is not a big problem

B. it’s easy to be a certified Google developer

C. nothing should get in the way of our dreams

D. Billy is a student of Stanford University

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：试题分析：短文大意，这篇短文主要记述了比利是个眼睛有问题的孩子，但是他不放弃，通过自己的勤奋好学取得成功的故事。

1.D细节理解题. 根据A month after he was born, Billy’s mother, Terri, noticed that his eyes weren’t quite as big as a normal baby’s.得知他出生一个月后，他妈妈发现他的眼睛与正常的婴儿不一样大。可知选D。

2.A细节理解题。根据Billy began teaching himself computer programming by using a screen reader when he was just seven years old.得知当他七岁大时，开始利用屏幕阅读器自学计算机编程。可知选A。

3.B推断猜测题。根据Google even tried to offer him a job last year when he discovered a problem in one of its systems, but Billy wasn’t old enough.得知尽管他还不足够大，谷歌去年还是尽力给他提供一份工作当他发现他的系统问题时。故选B。

4.C细节理解题。 根据After he leaves school, whether he will go to work at a company like Google or design a software company of his own is still to be decided.得知他离开学校后，他是否会去像谷歌公司工作或设计自己的软件公司仍有待决定。故选C。

5.C细节理解题。can’t let anything get in the way of your dreams, and if you do that, you can’t move forward and make your dreams come true.”得知你不能让任何事情阻挡你的梦想，如果你那样做，你就无法前进，无法实现你的梦想。故选C。

考点：考查人物传记类短文阅读