6.Microsoft founder Bill Gates has opened up about being a parent,stating that 13 is an appropriate age for a child's first cell phone.
The 57-year-old,father-of-three,revealed on the Today Show that his children Jennifer and Rory were not allowed phones until their 13th birthday and his youngest daughter Phoebe is still waiting for one.
"We've chosen in our family that it's 13 where you get a phone,"the self-made billionaire explained.
He said as a result his children often return home from school complaining,"All the other kids have it.I'm the only one without it.It's so embarrassing."
Asked if he keeps passwords to his son and daughters'email and Facebook accounts,Mr Gates said that he doesn't for Jennifer,16,who he describes as"independent".
He admitted that monitoring online activity is"a very tough issue for parents now".
Despite their vast wealth Mr and Mrs Gates,who live in Lake Medina,just outside Seattle,Washington,have said they want to give their children as normal an upbringing(撫養(yǎng)) as possible.
It was previously reported that their youngsters have to complete household chores and are given a modest amount of pocket money.
And in 2010 Mr.Gates said that he intends to give most of his $61 billion fortune away rather than hand it down."That wouldn't be good either for my kids or society,"he said.
Also during the Today interview with Matt Lauer,Mr Gates,who stepped down from Microsoft in 2008 to concentrate on philanthropy(慈善事業(yè)),said that helping others gives him the same happiness 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 done in better ways-that's exciting,"he explained.
Mr Gates was previously the richest man in the world,but he got shifted down a spot in 2010 after he decided to give away 28 billion to good causes.
25.How many mobile phones do Bill Gates'children have altogether now?A
A.Two
B.Three
C.Four
D.Five
26.What may Matt Lauer be?B
A.A writer
B.A host
C.One of the founders of Microsoft
D.A lawyer hired by Bill Gates
27.What does the text mainly tell us?D
A.Bill Gates'giving away money
B.Bill Gates simple family life
C.Bill Gates'work on philanthropy
D.Bill Gates'strict parenting rules.
分析 本文為一篇說明文.微軟公司的創(chuàng)始人比爾•蓋茨認為:孩子只有到13歲以后才能使用手機.本文通過一些類似的例子說明了比爾•蓋茨教育孩子的辦法.
解答 25.A 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容The 57-year-old,father-of-three,revealed on the Today Show that his children Jennifer and Rory were not allowed phones until their 13th birthday and his youngest daughter Phoebe is still waiting for one.比爾•蓋茨有3個孩子,其中有2個已經(jīng)13歲以上,這2個孩子擁有了手機,小女兒還沒有.故選A
26.B 細節(jié)題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容Also during the Today interview with Matt Lauer,Mr Gates,who stepped down from Microsoft in 2008 to concentrate on philanthropy(慈善事業(yè)),said that helping others gives him the same happiness as creating software.由此可知比爾•蓋茨接受了Matt Lauer的采訪,由此推斷,Matt Lauer是這個訪問的主持人.結(jié)合選項,故選B
27.D 主旨題.根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容,主要講述了微軟公司的創(chuàng)始人比爾•蓋茨認為:孩子只有到13歲以后才能使用手機.本文通過一些類似的例子說明了比爾•蓋茨教育孩子的辦法.
點評 本文是一個科教類閱讀理解,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,做題時結(jié)合原文和題目有針對性的找出相關語句進行仔細分析,結(jié)合選項選出正確答案.推理判斷題也是要在抓住關鍵句子的基礎上合理的分析才能得出正確答案,切忌胡亂猜測,一定要做到有理有據(jù).