Bill Gates, one of the founders of Microsoft,...

Bill Gates, one of the founders of Microsoft, has many admirers. So does his house.

Gates lives in a mansion(豪宅) which lies in Medina, Washington. It covers over 66,000 square feet and overlooks Lake Washington. In the house, there are 7 bedrooms, 24 bathrooms 6 fireplaces, 6 kitchens and a 1000-square-foot dining room. Nicknamed Xanadu(昵称世外桃源) 2.0, it took seven years to build the house and it is worth about $148 million.

Gates’ background allowed him to design(设计) his house with all kinds of high-tech equipment(设备). Hidden cameras and floor sensors(传感器) are everywhere. But that isn’t all the technology this house has to offer. If you are invited to be a guest at Xanadu 2.0, you will wear a smart chip(芯片). Your details will be sent to the chip and it will help to control the objects for each room you walk into. All of the rooms have their own touch-pads to control every way of the room. Gates managed to bring his technological brilliance(聪明才智) to his house.

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Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft and one of the richest people in the world, is now making efforts to reinvent （以新形式出现）the toilet. Gates has donated a big part of his wealth to charity. Now his charitable organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is looking for future toilets that can improve the living conditions of millions of people.

The flush toilet （抽水马桶）we use today was invented in 1775. While it works well in getting rid of our waste, it also uses a lot of water and needs a costly sewage system（下水道排污系统）. Besides, it’s not necessarily practical for the developing world. In some developing countries, lack of toilets leads to poor hygiene（卫生），and that could kill people. According to the World Health Organization, 1.5 million children under the age of five die each year because of hygiene problems.

Last year, the Gates Foundation gave money to eight universities around the world and asked them to start inventing the toilet of tomorrow: a toilet that uses little or no water is cheap and easy to fix, and is safe and hygienic.

At the “ Reinvent the Toilet Fair（展销会）” competition recently held in Seattle, twenty-eight designs were displayed. The winners, from the California Institute of Technology（加州理工学院）, were awarded a $ 100,000 prize by the Gates Foundation.

“We couldn’t be happier with the response that we’ve gotten,” Bill Gates said at the event. Many of the new designs would not only greatly improve hygiene in the developing world, but also help change the dependence on traditional flush toilets in developed nations, he said.

1.What are disadvantages of the flush toilet we use today?

A. Wasting a lot of water and energy.

B. Washing a lot of water and needing a costly sewage system.

C. Spending too much time and energy.

D. Improving hygiene and environment.

2.How many designs were displayed at the “Reinvent the Toilet Fair”?

A. Eight.　　　　 B. Eighty.

C. Eighteen.　　 D. Twenty-eight.

3.What does the underlined word “that” refer to?

A. The flush toilet we use today.

B. The old toilet we used long ago.

C. Lack of toilets in some developing countries.

D. Lack of toilets leads to poor hygiene in some developing countries.

4.Which would be the best title for the passage?

A. Bill Gates of Microsoft　　　　 B. Revolution （革命） of the toilet

C. Fair of the toilet　　　　　　　 D. Type of the toilet

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Microsoft founder Bill Gates has talked about to be a good parent, saying that 13 is a right age for a child's first mobile phone. The 57-year-old father of three said on the Today show that his children Jennifer and Rory were not allowed phones until their thirteen birthday and his youngest daughter Phoebe is still waiting for one.

“We've made a rule in our family that it's 13 when you get a phone.” He also said as a result his child often returned home from school complaining, “All the other kids have it, I'm the only without it, it's so embarrassing.”

Asked if he keeps passwords (密码) to his son and daughters’ e-mail and Facebook accounts(帐号) . Mr Gates said that he doesn’t for Jennifer, 16, who he says is “old enough”.

Besides their wealth Mr and Mrs Gates ,who live in Lake Medina, have said they want to raise

their three children as usually as possible. It is said that their kids have to do housework at home after school and aren't given much pocket money.

And in 2010Mr Gates said that he wanted to give most of his $61 billion away rather than hand it down. “That wouldn't be good either for my kids or society,” he said.

Mr Gates left Microsoft in 2008 to put his heart to charity. During the Today interview with host Matt Lauer, he said that helping others made him feel happy as creating software.

“ What you really feel is what you’ve achieved. If a piece of software gets out there and lots of people love it—it lets them get their work down in better ways—that’s exciting.” he replied.

1.How old is Phoebe?

A. Maybe 11years old　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Maybe 13years old

C. Maybe 14years old　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Maybe 15years old

2. What do Mr Gates children think of their not having phones?

A. They feel it interesting .

B. They don’t think it exciting

C. They feel it embarrassing .

D. They think it funny

3.Mr Gates doesn’t keep a password to Jennifer’s email because 　　　　 .

A. Jennifer doesn’t like him to do so

B. Jennifer is already sixteen years old

C. he thinks children should be free

D. parents can’t know kid’s password

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Bill’s children like his idear about a child’s first cell phone.

B. Bill Gates is still working for Microsoft.

C. Bill’s children have to do housework after school.

D. Bill’s children are given much pocket money

5. What’s the passage mainly about?

A. Bill Gate’s school life

B. How Bill Gates is working for charity.

C. Bill gate’s work in Microsoft

D. How Mr and Mrs Gates raise their children

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Microsoft founder(创建者) Bill Gates has talked about 　　 1.　　 to be a good parent, saying that 13 is a right age for a child's first mobile phone.

The 57-year-old father of three said on the Today show that his children Jennifer and Rory were not allowed to have their 　　 2.　 phones until their 13th birthday and his youngest daughter Phoebe is still 　　 3.　　 for one.

“We've made a rule in our family that it's 13 when you get a phone.” He also said as a result his child often returned 　 4.　 from school complaining, “All the other kids have one, I'm the only student 　 5. it, it's so embarrassing(令人尴尬的).”

Bill Gates 　　 6.　 said that they want to raise（抚养）their three children as usually as possible. It is said that their kids have to do 　　 7.　 at home and can’t get much money.

In 2010 Mr. Gates said that he wanted to give most of his money 8.　　 instead of handing it down, “That wouldn't be good either for my kids or society,” he said.

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1.If you want to find information on the Internet, the product of　 ______ will be the most helpful?

A. Microsoft B. Lenovo C. Google D. Huawei

2.Which of the following is NOT true according to the table(表格)?

A. Google was a website started by two university students.

B. Lenovo completely bought IBM to increase its computer sales.

C. The X box is one of the popular products among Microsoft users

D. HUAWEI has developed international markets for its products.

3.According to the company profiles, ______ play(s) a very important role in Huawei.

A. R&D B. sales services C. world population D. The Internet

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Steve Jobs, who was as famous as Bill Gates in the world, was one of the fathers of the personal computing time and the founder of the computer company , “Apple”. He was also one of the greatest giants of the information age. The following are some of his greatest achievements.

1.When was the Apple II invented?

A. In 1976.　　 B. In 1997.　　 C. In 1998　　 D. In 2010.

2.When did the iMac first come out?

A. In 1976.　　 B. In 1998.　　 C. In 2010.　　 D. In 2011.

3.Which one was the oldest?

A. The Apple II.　　 B. The iMac.　　 C. The iPad.　　 D. The iPhone 4s.

4.From the passage, we can know that the iPad _______.

A. has a better camera　　 B. is the first personal computer

C. has a CD-ROM slot　　 D. is great for watching movies

5.According to the passage, which of the following is True?

A. iPhone 4s’ screen is the same size as iPhone 4.

B. iPhone 4s has a larger and slimmer case than iPhone 4.

C. iPhone 4s uses less time to transfer data than iPhone 4.

D. iPhone 4s with an improved camera is cheaper than iPhone 4.

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Bill Gates is one of the richest people in the world and becomes the most generous person as well. It all began when Bill and his wife, Melinda, made a b1. decision. They set up a charity, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The Gates feel that with success comes responsibility(责任). They want to use their money to help others. That is why they s2. the charity.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation spends billions of dollars. It gives money to s3. so they can go to school. The foundation also gives money to libraries for computers and other materials.

The Gates are also providing money for m4. research. Their foundation has given over $1 billion to improve the health of people in poor countries. The money is used to fight disease such as malaria(疟疾). Malaria is s5. widely by a bite from a mosquito(蚊子). The disease kills 2000 kids in Africa each day. In 2008, the Gates Foundation gave $168.7 million to work on the problem of malaria. This money was used to s6. the work of developing a malaria vaccine(疫苗).

A vaccine is given to people before they get a disease. It protects them a7. that disease in the future.

A8. worry of Bill and Melinda Gates is hunger. In many parts of the world people are short of food. They don’t have enough tools and training to i9. farming. The Gates Foundation is working in these areas.

The Gates Foundation is helping people in the United States too. It works on e10.. The foundation gives money for school programmes and libraries. It also helps kids pay for school.

The world should give Bill and Melina Gates big thanks for lending a helping hand to those who need it most.

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Bill Gates is one of the richest people_____ the world.

A.after B.in C.to D.from

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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.

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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.

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Bill Gates has a nice house on a hill by Lake Washington. Inside the house there are seven bedrooms,24 bathrooms, six kitchens and six fireplaces. It even has a theatre, a library, an exercise room and a swimming pool. You can say the house is very big. However, it doesn't look so big, because a large part of it is in the hill.

The house is famous for many reasons. One is its large size, and another is its amazing electronic systems(电子系统). Before a visitor goes into the house, he/she gets a ehip(芯片) at the gate. The chip sends information about the visitor to the electronic systems in the house. When the visitor goes into the house, lights are on automatically( 自动地). When the visitor goes into a room, the temperature(温度) will change to make the visitor comfortable. When the visitor goes from one room to another, he/she can hear music.

Bill Gates began to build his house in 1990. It took him about 7 years to build it.

1.Bill Gates' house doesn't look very big because_________.

A. it is in a forest　　 B. it is very modern

C. it is very small　　 D. a large part of it is in the hill

2.Bill Gates' house is very famous. The writer gives 　　　　　 reasons.

A. one　　 B. two　　 C. four　　 D. five

3.Which is the best title for the passage?

A. Bill Gates' Dream Home　　 B. Bill Gates' House

C. Bill Gates and His House　　 D. Bill Gates' Family

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