Question

Bill Gates is one of the world’s richest men. ____1.______.This figure, however, depends upon the value at any time of his computer software company, Microsoft.

Gates established（建立） this company with Paul Allen in 1975 while he was still a student at Harvard University. ____2._____, and that every family would need software. Software is the name given to the programs we use on a computer. The computer itself---the keyboard, monitor and processor（处理器）---are called hardware.

Gates was born on October 28, 1955 and was already writing computer programs while still at school. _____3._____.Rick, which is about world domination（统治）, and that he wants Microsoft to dominate （支配）the computer software industry.

In 1994 Gates married Melinda French, an employee at Microsoft. _____4._____Although Melinda no longer works at Microsoft, she spends a lot of time doing charity work and is a member of the board at Duke University from where she graduated with a degree in business.

Apart from Microsoft, Gates is interested in very fast cars and in the charitable organization he has established---the William H. Gates Foundation---in memory of his grandfather. He has already given more than US $ 200 million to this charity, which distributes money to organizations interested in education and the development of new technology.

As president of Microsoft, Gates spends most of his time in meetings with the different teams working on the company’s many programs. _____5._____. Anybody who wants to contact Bill Gates can do so on the Internet at ask bill @ microsoft.com.

把A-E五个选项填入文中空缺处，使短文内容完整，正确。

A. They have one child.

B .At that time he believed it would not be long before every home had a computer

C. He also sends out hundreds of e-mails a day

D. In the 8th grade, he wrote a simple mathematical program and a computer version（观点） of his favorite board game,

E. It is estimated（估计） that he earns about US $ 30 million a day.

 

Answer 1

1.E

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要介绍了美国微软总裁——比尔盖茨的生平故事。他出生在1955年，从小时候就开始对编写电脑程序感兴趣，迄今已经为慈善组织捐款超过2亿美元。

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5.ask bill @ microsoft.com上这样做。可知选C，他同样一天要发出无数封电子邮件。

考点：考查补全短文