Have a good idea and want to make money out of it ? just do it. This is also the advice given by 17-year-old Nick D’Aloisio. The British schoolboy a mobile phone news app(应用软件)and sold it to Yahoo for about $30 million.
Nick got his first when he was 9 and he used it to create movies. He began writing apps the age of 12. In 2011, he created a free app named “Summly”. It can divide(把…分成) news stories into different groups and help its users to read what they want in an and fast way. The app had been downloaded (下载) almost a million before he sold it to Yahoo.
Nick said he had the of “Summly” when he was preparing for a history exam. He felt so frustrated(受挫,灰心) after he searched for some information on the Internet. There was so much information he wanted on the Internet, but it had not been ordered. He decided something about it. At last, the clever schoolboy turned his good idea something real. How will Nick so much money?
The teen millionaire(千万富翁) said “…I will get a new computer,too. but at the moment, I want to save and bank it.”
1.A. created B. wrote C. discovered D. made
2.A. book B. invention C. computer D. bike
3.A. by B. after C. until D. at
4.A. easy B. easily C. easier D. hard
5.A. dollars B. times C. pieces D. copies
6.A. way B. idea C. plan D. dream
7.A. doing B. did C. do D. to do
8.A. to B. on C. into D. in
9.A. pay B. cost C. spend D. take
10.A. still B. just C. ever D. even
1.A
2.C
3.D
4.A
5.B
6.B
7.D
8.C
9.C
10.B
【解析】
试题分析:这篇短文讲述的是一个叫Nick的17岁的英国男孩创造了一种应用软件,这种软件可以帮助给故事分类,这样人们就可以更方便、快捷的找到自己想要读的东西。他以三千万的价格把这个软件卖给了雅虎,成为了一个千万富翁。
1.动词及语境的理解。句意:这个英国的学生创造出了一个手机新闻应用软件,以3千万的价格卖给了雅虎。create 创造,创作;wrote 的原形是write,意思是写;discover 发现;made的原形是make, 意思是制造。根据文意可知,这名英国的学生创造了一个手机的应用软件,故选A。
2.名词及语境的理解。句意:Nick在9岁的时候拥有了他的第一台电脑,用它来创作影片。book 书;invention 发明;computer 电脑;bike自行车。根据文意可知,Nick创造出了应用软件,故这里应该是他有了第一台电脑。故选C。
3.介词及语境的理解。句意:12岁的时候,他开始写应用软件。by 到…时候;after 在…之后;until 直到…时候;at在具体时刻或地点。这里是固定的短语at the age of,在…岁的时候。故选D。
4.形容词及语境的理解。句意:在2011年,他创作了一个应用软件叫Summly,这个软件可以把新故事分成不同的种类,这样可以帮助使用者们用更方便、快捷的方式找到自己想要读的东西。easy 容易的,方便的,是一个形容词;easily 副词,方便地;easier 更容易的;hard难的。根据文意可知,有了这种软件,人们在找故事读的时候,就变得方便、快捷。这里应该用形容词形式来修饰后面的名词way,并且这里病没有比较的意思。故选A。
5.名词及语境的理解。句意:在他把这个软件卖给雅虎之前,这个软件被下载了几乎一百万次。dollars 美元;times 次数;pieces 片,块,张;copies复制品。根据文意可知,他的这个软件很受欢迎,在网上被很多人下载。故选B。
6.名词及语境的理解。句意:Nick说他是在准备历史考试的时候有了这个创作Summmly这个软件的想法的。way 方式,方法;idea 想法,主意;plan 计划;dream 梦想。根据上文的意思Have a good idea and want to make money out of it可知,这里应该是有了一个好的主意,故选B。
7.动词及语境的理解。句意:网上他想要的信息太多,但是他们都没有排序。因此他决定对此做点什么。do 是一个动词,意思是做事。根据空前的decide 可知,它的句型是decide to do sth.,因此这里应该用动词不定式的形式,故选D。
8.介词及语境的理解。句意:最后,这个聪明的男孩把他的想法变成了现实。to 到…;on 在…上面;into 到…里面;in 在…里面。根据句意可知,这里是短语turn…into…,把…变成…,故选C。
9.动词及语境的理解。句意:这么多的钱,Nick将会怎么花呢?pay 付钱,其短语是pay…for…;cost 花费,主语应该是物;spend 主语为人,句型是spend …in doing sth.;take 花费,句型是it takes sb. sometime to do sth.。根据他们的用法可知选C。
10.副词及语境的理解。句意:这个十几岁的千万富翁说:我还想要一台新的电脑,但是现在,我只想把它攒起来,存到银行里。still仍然,还;just 仅仅,只;ever 曾经;even 甚至。根据文意可知选B。
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