Question

    Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was born on May the 14th, 1984. He is the creator of the social media site Facebook. He was a star student at school, winning prizes in astronomy, maths and physics. He was also good at Classical studies. He studied Psychology and Computer Science at Harvard University, which is where he created Facebook. His invention led to his becoming Time magazine’s Person Of The Year for 2010.

Zuckerberg excelled in everything he did in his youth. He was captain of the school fencing team, spoke many languages and was a highly skilled computer programmer. While other kids played computer games, he designed them. He created his first network while in high school to connect all of the computers - in his father’s dental surgery. He also built a media player which attracted the interest of Microsoft and AOL.

Zuckerberg started at Harvard in September 2002. In his first year, he created Facemash, a Facebook predecessor (前身), which let students select the college’s best looking people from a selection of photos.

He launched Facebook from his Harvard room in February 2004. It was the start of a rollercoaster ride that would connect half a billion people worldwide and make him the world’s youngest billionaire.

Mark Zuckerberg is now one of the most influential people on the planet. He has dined with the president of the USA and regularly attends global economic summits and technology conferences. He stated: “The thing I really care about is the mission, making the world open.” In 2010, Zuckerberg signed a promise, in which he promised to donate at least half of his life wealth to charity.

1.The underlined word “excelled in” can be replaced by ________.

A.was addicted to B.did well in

C.was absorbed in D.looked forward to

2.The 2nd paragraph is mainly about young Zuckerberg's ________.

A.advantages in sports B.computer programming ability

C.brilliant performance in many fields D.great attraction to Microsoft and AOL.

3.When did Zuckerberg invent Facebook?

A.In 1984 B.In 2010

C.In 2002 D.In 2004

4.What can we infer from the text?

A.Zuckerberg built his social media site after graduating from university.

B.Zuckerberg’s Facebook predecessor helped him become world famous.

C.Zuckerberg’s donation made him Time magazine's Person Of The Year for 2010.

D.Zuckerberg is not only an intelligent computer giant but also a kind billionaire.

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.D

【解析】

本文为记叙文。马克·艾略特·扎克伯格是社交媒体网站Facebook的创建者，是世界上最年轻的亿万富翁。他在天文学、数学和物理学方面获过奖，在电脑和网络方面做的非常出色。他的发明使他成为《时代》杂志2010年度最佳人物。

1.猜测词义题。根据第二段中的“Zuckerberg excelled in everything he did in his youth. He was captain of the school fencing team, spoke many languages and was a highly skilled computer programmer. While other kids played computer games, he designed them. He created his first network while in high school to connect all of the computers …”可知，“扎克伯格年轻时是学校击剑队的队长，会多种语言，是一名熟练的计算机程序员。当其他孩子玩电脑游戏时，他设计了电脑程序。他在高中时创建了第一个连接所有计算机的网络，引起了微软的兴趣”。由此可知，扎克伯格年轻时做的每件事都很出色。由此可推断出“excelled in”可被B. did well in（做的好，非常棒）替换，符合题意，故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段首句“Zuckerberg excelled in everything he did in his youth.”以及全段的内容，可知“扎克伯格年轻时做的每件事都很出色。他是学校击剑队的队长，会多种语言，是一名熟练的计算机程序员。他在高中时创建了第一个连接所有计算机的网络甚至吸引了微软和美国在线的兴趣”，可知，他在许多领域内有精彩的表现。分析选项可知C符合题意，故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段的内容可知，“He launched Facebook from his Harvard room in February 2004”。由此可知他在2004推出了Facebook，故选D。

4.推断判断题。第一段“Mark Elliot Zuckerberg was bom on May the 14th, 1984. He is the creator of the social media site Facebook”可知，只知他是社交网站的创始人，但没说何时建立的，故A错误的。第三段“he created Facemash, a Facebook predecessor (前身), which let students select the college’s best looking people from a selection of photos.”可知B是错误的，根据第一段最后一句“His invention led to his becoming Time magazine’s Person Of The Year for 2010.”可知，是他的发明而不是他的捐款让他成为《时代》杂志2010年度最佳人物，故C错误。通读全文可知，扎克伯格在电脑和网络方面做的非常出色，是社交媒体网站Facebook的创建者。他还是世界上最年轻的亿万富翁。在2010年，扎克伯格签署了一项承诺，承诺将至少一半的财富捐给慈善机构。由此可推断出“不仅是一个聪明的电脑巨人，也是一个善良的亿万富翁”。故D正确。