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 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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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.
Bill Gates’ Mansion | |
The position of the mansion | In Medina, 1. |
The total area(面积) of the mansion | Over sixty-six 2. square feet |
The 3. of the mansion | About $148 million |
Gates’ 4. | Allowing him to design his house with all kinds of high-tech equipment |
The design of his mansion | 5. his technological brilliance |
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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 | Bill Gates and Paul Allen set up Microsoft in 1975. It started off small and is now one of the biggest companies in the world. They are famous for their “Window” operating system. Other popular Microsoft creations include MSN messenger, Microsoft Word and the X box. Some people complain that Microsoft has a monopoly(垄断) in the computer industry. |
Lenovo | Lenovo Group Ltd was set up in 1984 by 11 engineers with the support from the Institute of Computing Technology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences(中科院). In 2004, Lenovo bought the personal computer business of IBM and became the worlds largest PC manufacturer(制造商) with its computer sales rising to the top of the world in 2013. |
| Google was built by two students, Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were still at university. They made a website which helped people find things they wanted on the Internet. This type of website is called a search engine(引擎).Now they create new products such as "Google Earth" and make money from advertising |
HUAWEI | Ren Zhengfei started Huawei in 1987 in Shenzhen with RMB 21, 000 he raised. It has 21 Research and Development(R&D)institutes(研究所) around the world and invested (投资)$13.8 billion in R&D in 2017, up from $5 billion in 2013. Huawei has provided its products and services in more than 170 countries and its networks have reached one third of the world’s population |
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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— Can you set up a time to give a talk about the Summer Place?
— Sorry, ________Bill________I have been there.
A.not only, but also B.either, or C.both, and D.neither, nor
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A new smart city will soon be built in the middle of the Arizona Desert, thanks to Bill Gates’ Smart City Project.
What is a smart city?
A smart city is a city area and people there can use the latest technology to collect information and manage resources. People live a quality life. The environment there is clean and sustainable (可持续的).
Gates bought 25,000 acres (英亩) of land near Phoenix two years ago. He planned to build a smart city with the latest technology, high-speed Internet, and large data centers. The city is named Belmont. It will become one of Arizona’s largest cities.
About 3,800 acres will be used for office and business space. About 470 acres will be used for public schools. Around 80,000 flats will be built.
The project says that about 182,000 people will live in Belmont in the future.
The project also introduces how cities of the future are run, so it is great.
Most people think it is the hardest project. Also, at present no one knows when it will begin, or how much they will spend. Gates hasn’t revealed (透露) any detail yet. But he has already spent more than $ 80 million on the project.
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1.Bill Gates had a plan to build a new smart city ________ the Arizona Desert, and he ____25,000 acres of land near Phoenix two years ago.
2.A smart city can provide the latest technology for people to ________ and manage resources and should have a clean and sustainable ________.
3.The city Belmont will be built into a smart city ________ the latest technology and high-speed Internet. The city will _______ large data centers.
4.________ the project, Belmont will have a ________ of about 182,000 in the future.
5.The project is considered to be the most ________, and now nobody knows ________ will be spent on it.
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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
九年级英语阅读单选中等难度题查看答案及解析
—Have you found the information about Bill Gates________ you can use for the report?
—Not yet. I’ll search some on the Internet.
A. who B. what C. whom D. which
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—I want you to talk about the Summer Palace.
--- I’m sorry, but ____ Bill _____ I have been there.
A. either, or B. neither,nor C. both,and
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