Question

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

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了比尔盖茨夫妇尽可能像平常人家一样教育孩子。盖茨说把钱捐献出去也许对孩子和社会更有好处。

1.A推理判断题。根据比尔盖兹给孩子定的规矩，到十三岁才能拥有手机，而他的女儿还没有手机，可知他的女儿不到十三岁，故选A。

2.C细节理解题。根据孩子们的抱怨 “All the other kids have it, I'm the only without it, it's so embarrassing.”故选C。

3.

可知比尔盖兹认为詹妮弗16岁，年龄足够大了。故选B。

4.C是非判断题。根据It is said that their kids have to do housework at home after school and aren't given much pocket money.可知盖茨的孩子放学后要做家务，故选C。

5.

【考点定位】：考查人物介绍类短文阅读。