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    5．Computer programmer David Jones earns￡35，000a year designing new computer games，yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card．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 cars．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 50pounds 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 is a possibility．You never know when the market might disappear．"

    49．In what way is David different from people of his age？A
    A．He has a handsome income．
    B．He lives with his mother．
    C．He often goes out with friends．
    D．He graduated with six O-levels．
    50．Why was David able to get the job in the company？B
    A．He had done well in all his exams．
    B．He had written some computer programs．
    C．He was good at playing computer games．
    D．He had learnt to use computers at school．
    51．Why did David decide to leave school and start working？D
    A．He received lots of job offers．
    B．He was eager to help his mother．
    C．He wanted to earn his own living．
    D．He lost interest in school studies．
    52．What is one of the problems that David is facing now？C
    A．He will soon lose his job．
    B．He has no time to learn driving．
    C．He has very little spare time．
    D．He is too young to get a credit card．
    53．Where did David work before he became a programmer？B
    A．In a firm．  B．In a shop．  C．At a market．  D．In an office．

    分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了戴维年纪轻轻就成为一名程序员的经历，他早早离开学校，因为写过一些程序而被公司录取，获得巨大成功．

    解答 49．A．推理判断题．根据文章第二段"But David's biggest headache is what to do with his money"但戴维最头痛的是如何处理他的钱；可知他与同龄人不同的是他有一个可观的收入；故选A．
    50．B．细节理解题．根据文章第二段"I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs"可知戴维得到这份工作是因为他已经写了一些程序；故选B．
    51．D．推理判断题．根据文章第三段"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"他宁愿自己看书也不想留在学校，可知他对学校已经失去了兴趣；故选D．
    52．C  细节理解题．根据文章第四段"But most of his spare time is spent working"他的大部分时间都用来工作，可知现在他的问题是没有空闲时间；故选C．
    53．B．细节理解题．根据文章第二段"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"可知他在做程序员之前曾在一家电脑商店工作过；故选B．

    点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力，做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确的选择．在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．

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