One of the World’s richest Self-made Men and His Vision Bill Gates, the head of

One of the World’s richest Self-made Men andHis Vision Bill Gates, the head of the world’s biggest computer softwarecompanies, the Microsoft Corporation, had mission: ”to put a computer on every officedesk and in every home．“ Bill Gates has had this mission since he was a university studentnineteen years ago．This deep personal motivation (动机), together with his technical skill and hisbusiness marketing skills have helped him to create a giant computer companyand to make him wealthy．Althoughhe is so wealthy, Bill Gates does not want to retire．He is still very interested in his vision andhe travels the globe, from Beijing to London, making quick stops in cities topromote (推销) the new software products of hiscompany.

    The central vision of BillGates is the “information highway”．Thisis a .network of fiber-optic cables (电缆)for computers that will link every home, office and shopping mall in the future．This computer network system will have aneffect on business transactions, shipping and education．Bill Gates says that the main application ofthis new technology will be in communication．Itwill be a way to find people with common interests and to share opinions withthem.

    But is this communicationby computer along the “information highway” really a good thing? Won’t we be sitting at home, only “socializing” with our computer, paying bigcompanies money so that we can receive information that some largecommunications corporation somewhere has decided is “acceptable” for us to read ？No, says Bill Gates．He thinks that the phrase “information highway” is a terrible phrase．It makes people think that we areall going down the same road, he says．In fact, the computer network will let uschoose our own intellectual (智力的)direction．It will give us freedom．It will also bring good to society, becauseit will allow for the spread of education．When more and more people have access (通路) to education, the gap between rich and poorwill narrow.

    In the mean time, however,the gap between the rich and poor is still there．To be added to, this now is the gap betweenthose with computers and those without.

1．Bill Gates’ success lies in________.

A．his university life, his educationand his vision

B．his strong will, his quick-mindand his friendship

C．his deep personal motivation, histechnical skill and his business marketing skills

D．his long years of planning

2．The main application (使用) of the “information highway” is ________.

A．education

B．communication

C．money-making

D．word-formation

3．Bill Gates thinks that “information highway” is ________.

A．not a good thing, but a goodphrase

B．really a good thing instead of aterrible phrase

C．a good thing and a good phrase

D．a bad thing and a terrible phrase

4．The computer network will________.

A．develop one’s intelligence (智力) in some way

B．stop people from using their heads

C．make people lazy in learning

D．fill the gap between rich and poor

试题答案

答案：C;B;B;A