【步步高】2015届高中英语外研版(通用)【配套WORD文档】：话题十第一节 话题阅读——人物传记(介绍).docVIP

第一节　话题阅读——人物传记 介绍 5年真题拓展训练 【原题体验】　 2009·全国Ⅰ·阅读理解B Computer programmer David Jones earns ￡35,000 a year designing new computer games，yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card 信用卡 ．Instead，he has been told to wait another two years，until he is 18.The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool，where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job.David’s firm releases 推出 two new games for the fast growing computer market each month. But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money.Even though he earns a lot，he cannot drive a car，take out a mortgage 抵押贷款 ，or get credit cards.David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago，a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop.“I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs，”he said.David spends some of his money on records and clothes，and gives his mother 50 pounds a week.But most of his spare time is spent working. “Unfortunately，computing was not part of our studies at school，”he said.“But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time.I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school.Most people in this business are fairly young，anyway.”David added：“I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement 退休 is a possibility.You never know when the market might disappear.” 60．In what way is David different from people of his age? A．He often goes out with friends. B．He lives with his mother. C．He has a handsome income. D．He graduated with six O-levels. 答案　C 解析　细节理解题。由第一、二段可知，他这个年龄的孩子连找工作都很困难而他却是为没法处理这些钱而发愁，可知他的收入很丰厚。 61．What is one of the problems that David is facing now? A．He is too young to get a credit card. B．He has no time to learn driving. C．He has very little spare time. D．He will soon lose his job. 答案　A 解析　细节理解题。由第一段第一句和第二段第二句可知答案。 62．Why was David able to get the job in the company? A．He had done well in all