Question

  Computer programmer David Jones earns £35， 000 a year designing new computer games,yet he cannot find a bank which is prepared to let him have a credit card. Instead, he has been told to wait another two years,until he is 18.

  He works for a small firm in Liverpool，where the problem of most young people of his age is finding jobs. David's biggest headache is what to do with his money. Though he has a high payment,he cannot drive a car,or get credit cards.

  David got his job four months ago,a year after leaving school with six O levels(普通等级考试) 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.

  "I suppose £35， 000 sounds a lot but I hope it will come to more than that this year.”He spends some of his money on records and clothes,and gives his mother £20 a week as he lives with his parents. 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. I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.”

6.Why is David so different from other young people of his age?

   A.He earns an extremely high payment.

   B.He has got a job.

   C.He lives at home with his parents.

   D.He does not go out much.

7.He was employed by the company because     .

   A.he had worked in a computer shop

   B.he had written some computer programs

   C.he is clever and works hard at his lessons

   D.he had learnt to use computers at school

8.He left school after taking six O-levels because     .

   A.he was afraid of getting too old to start computing 

   B.he did not enjoy school 

   C.he wanted to work with computers 

   D.he wanted to earn a lot of money

9.Why does David think he might retire early?

   A.He thinks computer games might not always sell so well.

   B.He wants to stop working when he is a millionaire.

   C.One has to be young to write computer programs.

   D.He thinks his firm might close down.

Answer 1

6. A 细节理解题。根据文章首句的"Computer pro?grammer David Jones earns £35 ， 000 a year..."可推知答案为A项。

7.B 细节理解题。根据第三段"'I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs, 'he said.”可得出此答案。

8.C 细节理解题。根据第五段中的"'I knew what I wan?ted to do and never considered staying on at school."，可推出此答案。

9.A