Question

    Bill Gates has the most money in the world. He’s a very famous computer ______ and a very successful businessman(商人).

Bill’s father was a successful lawyer(律师) and ______ mother was a teacher. He learnt a lot from his parents. He ______ from his father the meaning of the saying “No pains, no gains(不劳则无获)”. He also learnt from his mother that a person must know ______ to make the best use of time by making rules.

When Bill was young, he ______ a lot of time reading books. He also did lots of sports such as tennis, swimming and water-skiing. He loved to be a ______ man and hated to lose. ______ he was older, he became more and more interested in working and playing on computers.

When he was ______ a student, he invented the world’s first computer language for the personal(个人的) computers. Then he thought that every family was going to have a computer, and every computer would ______ his software(软件). So he started his Microsoft Company ______ finishing his studies. He said, “I’m making my first million dollars(美元) on software by the time I’m twenty-five.” And he made it!

1.A.singer B.musician C.scientist

2.A.his B.her C.their

3.A.borrowed B.learnt C.heard

4.A.where B.why C.how

5.A.spent B.saved C.cost

6.A.funny B.successful C.perfect

7.A.Because B.When C.Before

8.A.even B.also C.still

9.A.fit B.collect C.need

10.A.without B.during C.except

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.B

8.C

9.C

10.B

【解析】

本文介绍了世界首富比尔盖茨。他是一个电脑科学家，也是一个成功的商人。当他还是一个学生的时候，就为个人电脑发明了世界上第一种计算机语言。之后创立了微软公司。

1.句意：他是一个非常成功的电脑科学家和一个成功的商人。

singer歌手；musician音乐家；scientist科学家。由下文“he invented the world’s first computer language for the personal(个人的) computers”可知，他是一个电脑科学家，故选C。

2.句意：比尔的爸爸是一个成功的律师，他的妈妈是一个老师。

his他的；her她的；their他们的。主语为Bill，为男生，故选A。

3.句意：他从他父亲那里学到“不劳则无获”这个谚语的意义。

borrowed借；learnt学习；heard听说。由下文“He also learnt from his mother…”可知，他从父亲那里学习，故选B。

4.句意：他也从妈妈那里学习到一个人必须知道怎样通过制造规则充分利用时间。

where哪里；why为什么；how怎样。由“by making rules”通过制定规则，是一种方式，故选C。

5.句意：当比尔年轻的时候，他花费大量的时间阅读。

spent花费；saved节约；cost花费，用于“物+cost+人+时间/钱”结构。由固定搭配“人+spend+时间+doing sth.人花费时间做某事。”故选A。

6.句意：他想要成为一个成功的人并且讨厌输。

funny有趣的；successful成功的；perfect完美的。由下文“hated to lose”可知，是想成功，故选B。

7.句意：当他再大一些的时候，他对工作和玩电脑越来越感兴趣。

Because因为（引导原因状语从句）；When当……时候（引导时间状语从句）；Before在……之前（引导时间状语从句）。本题表示当他越来越大的时候，故选B。

8.句意：当他还是一个学生的时候，他为个人电脑发明了世界上第一种计算机语言。

even甚至；also也；still仍旧。空格处表示还是一个学生的时候，故选C。

9.句意：然后他认为每个家庭都将有一台电脑，而且每台电脑将会需要他的软件。

fit合适；collect收集；need需要。空格处主语为computer，和宾语software之间的关系为电脑需要软件，故选C。

10.句意：所以在他完成学业期间，他开始了他的微软公司。

without没有；during在……期间；except除了。由下文“…by the time I’m twenty-five.”他到25岁时已经靠软件挣了100万美元，可知，他在上学期间就开始了他的公司，故选B。