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university n. 大学 develop v. 发展
Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington, the USA. He was a very clever boy. His favorite subjects at school were science and math. When he was 13, he started to play with computers. At that time, computers were large machines. Once he was very interested in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent lots of time doing unusual things with it. In the end, they worked out a software program with the old machine. Bill sold it for 4,200 at only 17.
In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University. In his third school year, he left Harvard to work for a company called Microsoft. Bill began his company in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing the software for personal computers. They improved the software to make it easier for people to use computers.
( )1. Where did Bill Gates grow up?
A. In Canada.
B. In Australia.
C. In America.
D. In Germany.
( )2. What subjects did Bill like best at school?
A. Science and math.
B. Languages and art.
C. Math and languages.
D. Music and PE.
( )3. In which year did Bill start to play with computers?
A. In 1955.
B. In 1968.
C. In 1973.
D. In 1975.
( )4. The underlined word "personal" means "_________" in Chinese.
A. 个人的
B. 公众的
C. 大型的
D. 昂贵的
阅读理解
阅读助手
university n. 大学 develop v. 发展
Bill Gates was born on October 28, 1955. He grew up in Seattle, Washington, the USA. He was a very clever boy. His favorite subjects at school were science and math. When he was 13, he started to play with computers. At that time, computers were large machines. Once he was very interested in a very old computer. He and some of his friends spent lots of time doing unusual things with it. In the end, they worked out a software program with the old machine. Bill sold it for 4,200 at only 17.
In 1973, Bill went to Harvard University. In his third school year, he left Harvard to work for a company called Microsoft. Bill began his company in 1975 with his friend Paul Allen. They thought the computer would come into every office and every home soon. So they began developing the software for personal computers. They improved the software to make it easier for people to use computers.
( )1. Where did Bill Gates grow up?
A. In Canada.
B. In Australia.
C. In America.
D. In Germany.
( )2. What subjects did Bill like best at school?
A. Science and math.
B. Languages and art.
C. Math and languages.
D. Music and PE.
( )3. In which year did Bill start to play with computers?
A. In 1955.
B. In 1968.
C. In 1973.
D. In 1975.
( )4. The underlined word "personal" means "_________" in Chinese.
A. 个人的
B. 公众的
C. 大型的
D. 昂贵的
答案
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.A
解析
【分析】
本题是关于比尔·盖茨的英语阅读理解题，共4道选择题，涵盖细节理解、数字计算和词义猜测三类题型。解题思路为：先通读原文把握大意，再针对每道题的题干关键词，回到原文定位对应信息；细节题直接匹配原句内容，数字题通过简单计算推导，词义猜测题结合上下文语境推断词义。
【解析】
1. 第1题：题干问比尔·盖茨的成长地，定位原文第一段第二句“He grew up in Seattle, Washington, the USA.”，可知他在美国长大，对应选项C。
2. 第2题：题干问他最喜欢的学校科目，定位原文第一段第四句“His favorite subjects at school were science and math.”，直接对应选项A。
3. 第3题：题干问他开始玩电脑的年份，原文提到他1955年出生，13岁开始玩电脑，计算得1955+13=1968，对应选项B。
4. 第4题：题干猜测“personal”的词义，结合前文“every office and every home”（每个办公室和每个家庭），可推断出是“个人的”，对应选项A。
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.A
【知识点】
阅读理解细节理解，词义猜测，数字计算
【点评】
本题为基础英语阅读理解题，题目设置简单，主要考查学生快速定位原文信息、简单计算及结合语境猜词的能力，适合巩固基础阅读技能。
【难度系数】
0.8
本题是关于比尔·盖茨的英语阅读理解题，共4道选择题，涵盖细节理解、数字计算和词义猜测三类题型。解题思路为：先通读原文把握大意，再针对每道题的题干关键词，回到原文定位对应信息；细节题直接匹配原句内容，数字题通过简单计算推导，词义猜测题结合上下文语境推断词义。
【解析】
1. 第1题：题干问比尔·盖茨的成长地，定位原文第一段第二句“He grew up in Seattle, Washington, the USA.”，可知他在美国长大，对应选项C。
2. 第2题：题干问他最喜欢的学校科目，定位原文第一段第四句“His favorite subjects at school were science and math.”，直接对应选项A。
3. 第3题：题干问他开始玩电脑的年份，原文提到他1955年出生，13岁开始玩电脑，计算得1955+13=1968，对应选项B。
4. 第4题：题干猜测“personal”的词义，结合前文“every office and every home”（每个办公室和每个家庭），可推断出是“个人的”，对应选项A。
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.A
【知识点】
阅读理解细节理解，词义猜测，数字计算
【点评】
本题为基础英语阅读理解题，题目设置简单，主要考查学生快速定位原文信息、简单计算及结合语境猜词的能力，适合巩固基础阅读技能。
【难度系数】
0.8
