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A

      Most of the wealthiest (最富的) people in the world come from the computer business. Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, is one of the most successful (成功的).

      He first met with a computer at Lake School in Seattle. At the age of fifteen, he programmed (设计程序) computers while his high school classmates were playing basketball. In 1973, Gates went to Harvard University where he stayed for two years. He left to go into business with his friend Paul Allen. By 1976, the Gates Allen team was already famous in computer circles (领域). Their operating system (操作系统), MS-DOS, became the operating system for personal computers all over the world.

      Gates started his own company. At the Microsoft company headquarters (总部) near the city of Seattle, workers can wear shorts, have long hair, drink cans of coca-cola, and roller blade (穿着旱冰鞋) from one office to the other. Microsoft becomes one of the biggest companies in the world.

1.       Who is the founder of Microsoft?

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2.       When did Bill Gates start to use computers?

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3.       What's the name of the operating system used all over the world?

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4.       Where is' the Microsoft company headquarters?

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5.       Is Bill Gates a successful man?

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答案：

1. Bill Gates.
2. When he was fifteen.
3. Ms-Dos
4. It’s near the city of Seattle.
5. Yes, he is.

B

In Japan there are many holidays and other great days. We can tell a few here.

The fifth birthday of a boy is a great day in the family. The boy puts on a shirt like the one his father wears. It is an important moment in his life and means that he must now be a manly little boy like his father. He must smile when he has pain (疼痛) or trouble. He must carry on.

The day a girl becomes seven years old is a big day in the family. She may now wear a sash (腰带) like the one her mother wears. Her friends and her mother's friends come and drink tea and eat cakes. It means that the girl must now be a womanly little girl and help in the home.

One of the great holidays in Japan is the Emperor's (天皇) birthday. Instead of school there are picnics, games, sports and speeches (演讲), as we have on our fourth of July in America.

根据短文内容选择正确答案

(   ) 1. How many holidays and great days are told of in the story?

    A. One.           B. Two.          C. Three. D. Four

(   ) 2. When a boy begins to wear a shirt like the one his father wears, _________.

A. he isn't a boy

B. he needn't go to school

C. he must be a boy of strong character like his father

D. he has no trouble

(   ) 3. Which birthday of a girl is a big day in her family?

A. The sixth.      B. The seventh.             C. The eighth.        D. The seventeenth

(   ) 4. Japanese children don't go to school on ___________?

A. their fifth birthdays                            B. their seventh birthdays

C. their fifth and seventh birthdays   D. their emperor's birthday

(   ) 5. From the story we can know the writer is from _________.

A. China              B. America      C. England           D. Japan

答案：1. C   2. C   3. B   4. D    5. B

C

Read the passage and complete the chart.

In the United Stated, many young people who are still at school try to earn money in their free time. And there are lots of jobs for them, too. Terry, one of Jolene’s friends, works in a supermarket. If he works a lot of hours, he can earn $100 a week. He has already saved a thousand dollars. When he is at school, he dreams about what he is going to buy with the money that he has saved. Marc sometimes sells ice cream on the beach if they have really good weather. Pam’s father is a doctor at a local hospital. Pam works in the kitchens there for about ten hours a week, for $7 an hour. Bryan has a great job. He works in the tourist center. If tourists need information, they come in; and Bryan answers their questions, for example, where they can buy Mexican food, how they can get to the Golden Gate Bridge, or when the bus leaves for the tour to the Death Valley. Some of Jolene’s friends do babysitting. They don’t get much money an hour, but it isn’t hard work, and if they’re lucky, they can watch TV all the time.

答案：

D

In some countries, there are children who are educated by their parents at home instead of by teachers at school. Do you think this is a good idea or a bad idea? Think of two advantages (好处) and two disadvantages (坏处).

Read the passage and answer the questions.

Home Schooling

All children in the United States have to receive an education, but the law does not say they have to be educated at school. A number of parents prefer (宁可) not to send their children to school. Children who are educated at home are known as “home-schoolers.” There are about 300,000 home-schoolers in the United States today. Some parents prefer teaching their children at home because they do not believe that public schools teach the correct religious values; others believe they can provide a better educational experience for their children by teaching them at home. Interestingly, results show that home-schooled children quite often do better than average on national tests in reading and math.

Home schooling is often more interesting than regular schools, but critics say that home schoolers are outsiders who might be uncomfortable mixing with other people in adult life. Critics also say that most parents are not well qualified to teach their children. However, most parents don’t have the time or the desire to teach their children at home, so schools will continue to be where most children get their formal education.

1. How many children in the United States learn at home?

  _______________________________________________

2. Why do some parents prefer to teach their own children? 

_______________________________________________

3. What are two criticisms (批评) of home schooling?

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