Computer programmer David Jones earned ￡35,000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a check card, he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18.
He works for a small firm in Liverpool, where most young people of his age are finding jobs. David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Though he has high payment, he cannot drive a car, or get credit card(信用卡).
David got his job four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels（普通成績(jī)）and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs,” he said.
“I suppose ￡35,000 sounds a lot but I hope it will come to more than that this year.” He spends some of his money on records and clothes, and gives his mother ￡20 a week as he lives with his parents. But most of his spare time is spent working.
“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school, ” he said. “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway. I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement(退休) is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.”
小題1:Why is David so different from other young people of his age?
A．He earns an extremely high payment
B．He has got a job.
C．He lives at home with his parents.
D．He does not go out much.
小題2:David’s greatest problem is that______.
A．he can’t be treated as an adult by the bank.
B．he doesn’t make as many games as he wishes.
C．he doesn’t know what to buy with the money.
D．he is too young to drive a car.
小題3:He was employed by the company because ____.
A．he had worked in a computer shop.
B．he had written some computer programs.
C．he is clever and works hard at his lessons.
D．he had learnt to use computers at school.
小題4:He left school after taking six O-levels because____.
A．he was afraid of getting too old to start computing.
B．he did not enjoy school.
C．he wanted to work with computers.
D．he wanted to earn a lot of money.
小題5:Why does David think he might retire early?
A．He thinks computer games might not always sell so well.
B．He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire.
C．One has to be young to write computer programs.
D．He thinks his firm might close down.

小題1:A
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:A

試題分析 一位年輕人通過(guò)設(shè)計(jì)程序賺了很多的錢，對(duì)人生很有規(guī)劃。
小題1:A細(xì)節(jié)題。從第二段. David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Though he has high payment, he cannot drive a car, or get credit card。得出選A項(xiàng)正確。
小題2:A細(xì)節(jié)題。從第二段Though he has high payment, he cannot drive a car, or get credit card得知應(yīng)選A項(xiàng)。
小題3:B細(xì)節(jié)題。從第三段I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs得知應(yīng)選B項(xiàng)。
小題4:C細(xì)節(jié)題。從最后一段I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school得出應(yīng)選 C 項(xiàng)。
小題5:A推斷題。從最后一段最后一句中You never know when the market might disappear推斷出A項(xiàng)。
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It’s easy to give what we don’t want any more, but       to let go of things we cherish, isn’ t it?       , the true spirit of giving is to give with your heart.
小題1:
A．offB．upC．downD．round
小題2:
A．smileB．confusionC．joyD．a(chǎn)nger
小題3:
A．happinessB．friendshipC．puzzleD．interest
小題4:
A．matched B．equaledC．comparedD．suited
小題5:
A．helpB．complainC．changeD．teach
小題6:
A．experienceB．problemC．situationD．process
小題7:
A．giveB．shareC．sendD．spare
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)sB．sinceC．thoughD．because
小題9:
A．came throughB．broke throughC．sorted throughD．got through
小題10:
A．donateB．leaveC．keepD．sell
小題11:
A．hopefullyB．a(chǎn)nxiouslyC．depressinglyD．quietly
小題12:
A．separatedB．chosenC．boughtD．confirmed
小題13:
A．huggedB．tiedC．graspedD．caught
小題14:
A．settledB．regrettedC．pausedD．cried
小題15:
A．preciousB．finalC．heartyD．lovely
小題16:
A．wouldn’t like B．ought notC．had better notD．don’t have
小題17:
A．AlsoB．YetC．MaybeD．Though
小題18:
A．knowing B．wonderingC．realizingD．expecting
小題19:
A．a(chǎn)vailableB．necessaryC．importantD．hard
小題20:
A．HoweverB．ThereforeC．OtherwiseD．Moreover

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