安徽省安庆市桐城市某中学2020届高三高考模拟考试英语试卷 WORD版含答案.doc

英语试卷一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）ABillGates：TheManbehindMicrosoftBillGatesisanAmericaninventor，computerprogrammer，philanthropist，andbusinessman，whowasborninSeattle，Washington．Heisreportedlyworthnearly﹩80billion，makinghimoneofthewealthiestpeopleinthecountry．Hefounded，andwasheadofMicrosoftCorporationforyears，andisstillontheboardforthecomputersoftwaregiant．Heiscreditedforbeingthefatherofthemoderncomputer，andforalmostsingle-handedlystartingthepersonalcomputerrevolution．Asa13-year-oldstudentattheLakesideSchool，Gateswasintroducedtocomputerprogramming．Gateswasreportedlyfascinatedbythecomputer'sabilitytoreproducesoftwarecode．HestudiedatHarvardUniversity，butdidnotgraduatebecauseofhisdesiretodevelopnewsoftware．In1975，GatesapproachedacompanycalledMicroInstrumentationandTelemetrySystems（MITS）．Heconvincedtheownerthathehadwrittenaprogramthatwouldworkwithhisplatform．TheownerofthecompanyboughtintoGatesinnovations，andthetwomenreachedanagreementtodevelopsoftwareforMITS．TheMicrosoftCompanywasborn．GateswentontodeveloptheWindowsoperatingsystemwiththenpartnerIBMCorporation．Thetwocompanieshaddifferencesthough，andtheirpartnershipendedquickly．GatesleftMicrosoftin2000，butremainsonitsboardofdirectors．HeremainedactivewiththecompanyforseveralyearsbeforesteppingdowninFebruary2014，becomingTechnicalAdviserforthefirm．Whydidn'tBillGatesgraduateformHarvardUniversity？______A.Becausetherequirementforgraduationistoochallenging．B.Becausehecaredmoreaboutmakingmoney．C.Becausehewaslongingtodevelopsoftware．D.Becausehefoughtwithhisclassmates．WhichonedoesnotdescribeBillGates？______A.oneofthewealthiestpeopleintheUSA．B.co-founderoftheMicrosoftCompany．C.thefatherofthemoderncomputerD.owneroftheIBMCorporationInwhichyear，Gates'scareerreallytookoff？______A.1962B.1975C.2000D.2014【答案】【小题1】C【小题2】D【小题3】B【解析】1．C．细节理解题．根据文章第二段，HestudiedatHarvardUniversity，butdidnotgraduatebecauseofhisdesiretodevelopnewsoftware．他曾就读于哈佛大学，但由于渴望开发新软件而没有毕业．可知，他为了开发软件而从哈佛辍学，结合选项，故选C．2．D．细节理解题．根据文章第四段，GateswentontodeveloptheWindowsoperatingsystemwitht