Question

Bill Gates was born in Seattle, Washington in 1.  (十月) , 1955. At school, he was interested in science and math. He began to work on computers when he was 13. Now he was one of the w 2.  richest Americans.

He happened to get a very old computer one day. It worked so slowly 3.  he tried to invent it with his friends. At last, they set out a software program(软件程序) f 4. the old machine. Bill   5. (卖)it for $4200. He was a  6.  [səkˈsesfl]man. He was only 17 years old that year. Bill went to Harvard University(大学) the next year. But he only spent three years s  7.  in the Harvard University, and then   8. (离开) Harvard. In 1975, Bill built his company named Microsoft. He invented a kind of software to help people. People use computers to do many things easily. Soon later the computer came into most offices and homes. People will think of Bill Gates as soon 9. they talk about computers 10.   [ˈnauədeiz].

Answer

1.October

2.World’s

3.that

4.for

5.sold

6.successful

7.studying

8.left

9.as

10.nowadays

【解析】

试题分析：1995年十月比尔盖茨出生在华盛顿的西雅图，现在他是世界最富的美国人之一。比尔盖茨和朋友为陈旧的电脑开创了一种软件程序。人们可以用电脑做很多事情了。

1.考查名词。句意：1995年十月比尔盖茨出生在华盛顿的西雅图。据题意故该空应填October.

2.考查名词所有格。句意：现在他是世界最富的美国人之一。据语境故该空填world’s.

3.考查固定句式。句意：它运行的那么慢以至于他试图和朋友一起发明它。so…that…那么……以至于……,so后跟形容词/副词原级,that引导结果状语从句，故该空应填that.

4.考查介词。句意：最后他们为陈旧的机械开创了一种软件程序。据语境故该空填for.

5.考查一般过去时态。句意：比尔4200美元卖了它。据It worked so slowly 98 he tried to invent it with his friends. At last, they set out a software program(软件程序) f 99 the old machine.是一般过去时态，故该题正确答案为过去式sold.

6.考查形容词。句意：他是一位成功人士。[səkˈsesfl]，形容词修饰名词man,故该空应填successful.

7.考查动词短语。句意：但他仅仅在哈佛大学学习了三年。spend…doing…做……花费……,据语境故填studying.

8.考查一般过去时态。句意：然后离开了哈佛大学。据But he only spent three years s 102 in the Harvard University,是一般过去时态，故该空填过去式left.

9.考查连词。句意：今天人们一谈起电脑就会想起比尔盖茨。as soon as一……就会……引导时间状语从句，据语境故该空填as.

10.ˈnauədeiz]，故该空填nowadays.

考点：阅读填词。