14.The owner of the very large company thought _______.

A. she was really important because she owned one of the largest companies

B. the banker was really important.

C. the owner of many buildings in the center of New York was really important

D. the visitor would be really important if while he was visiting the President, the President would not answer any telephone call

15.The owner of many buildings thought _______.

A. he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York

B. the owner of the very large company was really important

C. the visitor was really important if he talking to the President and the President received a

telephone call for the visitor

D. the person who worked in the White House was really important

【考点】日常生活类阅读

【解析】本文讲述了记者和三个伟大人物对于谁是重要的人物的问题进行了讨论，他们对于这个问题的答案各不相同。银行家认为，被邀进白宫的人是重要的。公司老板认为总统他拒绝接电话的人重要，房地产商认为总统替他接了电话的人是重要的。

1.细节理解。根据第一段的Several years ago, a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America.故选B

2.根据原文的对话可以知道，有三个男人和一个记者，故选B

3.根据banker的语言：The banker thought for a few moments and then said, “I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important.”故选B

4.根据You’d only be important if while you were visiting the President, there was a telephone call from the president of another country, and the President of the US said he was too busy to answer it.”故选D

5.根据“Oh, I think if the visitor to the White House was talking to the President and the phone rang, and the President picked up the receiver, listened and then said, ‘it’s for you.’故选C

【答案】BBBDC

B

Billy Dengler, a 14-year-old boy, is in the eighth grade. A month after he was born, Billy’s mother, Terri, noticed that his eyes weren’t quite as big as a normal baby’s. She took Billy to the hospital, and the doctor said Billy would never be able to see.

Although Billy can’t see, he has never let that hold him back or make him different. Billy began teaching himself computer programming by using a screen reader when he was just seven years old. He is a certified Google developer (谷歌认证开发者) now. Google even tried to offer him a job last year when he discovered a problem in one of its systems, but Billy wasn’t old enough.

Billy’s dream school would be Stanford University or MIT, where he could get a very good education in computer science. After he leaves school, whether he will go to work at a company like Google or design a software company of his own is still to be decided. However, he says he will definitely (绝对地) do something great.

“It’s a sighted world,” Billy said. “You can’t let anything get in the way of your dreams, and if you do that, you can’t move forward and make your dreams come true.”

16. Billy’s mother found there was something wrong with Billy’s eyes when 　　　　.

A. he was 14 years old B. he left school

C. he was in the eighth grade D. he was a month old

17. Billy started to learn computer programming by himself with the help of 　　　　.

A. a screen reader B. his mother C. a computer D. his teacher

18. The underlined word “systems” means “　　　　” in Chinese.

A. 电脑 B. 系统 C. 机器 D. 计划

19. What will Billy do after school?

A. He will work for Google. B. He will open a company.

C. He has not decided on that. D. He will do nothing.

20. We can learn that 　　　　 from the passage.

A. blindness is not a big problem B. it’s easy to be a certified Google developer

C. nothing should get in the way of our dreams D. Billy is a student of Stanford University

【考点】人物传记/故事类阅读

【解析】本文讲述了一个孩子出生就是眼睛看不到但拒绝因为这个障碍阻碍自己对梦想的追求。他坚信任何东西不能阻碍你对梦想的追求的征途。

1.细节理解。根据原文的A month after he was born, Billy’s mother, Terri, noticed that his eyes weren’t quite as big as a normal baby’s.故选D

2.细节理解。根据第二段的Billy began teaching himself computer programming by using a screen reader when he was just seven years old.故选A

3.词义猜测。Google even tried to offer him a job last year when he discovered a problem in one of itssystems,句意：谷歌去年想主动给他一份工作，但他发现了他们系统里个问题的时候。故选B

4.细节理解。根据原文After he leaves school, whether he will go to work at a company like Google or design a software company of his own is still to be decided.故选C

5.归纳理解。根据最后一段的You can’t let anything get in the way of your dreams，故选C

【答案】DABCC