DComputer programmer Brendan Tammy earned£ 55
问题详情
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Computer programmer Brendan Tammy earned£ 55 000 a year by designing new computer
games, yet he cannot find a bank prepared to let him have a check card. Instead, he has been told
to wait another two years until he is 18.
He works for a small company in Liverpool, where most young people of his age are looking
for jobs. Brendan " s biggest headache is how to use his money. Though he has high payment, he cannot drive a car, or get credit cards.
Brendan got his job four months ago, a year after leaving school with six Olive " s(普通成绩)
and working for a time in a computer shop. "I got the job because the people who run the company knew I had already written some programs. " he said.
"I suppose 55 000 pounds 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 pounds 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(退休)is a possibility. You never
know when the market might disappear. "
68. Why is Brendan 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.请帮忙给出正确答案和分析,谢谢!
参考答案
正确答案:A
参考译文D电脑程序设计员布伦丹·塔米每年设计新电脑游戏能赚55000英镑,但他还没找到一家能为他提供支票的银行。相反,他被告知还要再等上两年直到他18岁。他在利物浦的一家小公司工作,许多像他一样的年轻人都在那儿找工作。令布伦丹最头疼的是要如何花掉他的钱。尽管他的薪水很高,他却不能开车,或者使用信用卡。布伦丹4个月前得到了这个工作,那时他以6项普通成绩离开学校已一年了,并在一家电脑商店工作了一段时间。“我得到这份工作是因为经营公司的人知道我已经编写了一些程序。”他说。“我觉得55000英镑听起来已经是一大笔钱了,但我希望今年能赚得更多,”他花了一部分钱买磁带和衣服,并因为和父母住在一起而每星期给他母亲20镑。但是他大部分时间都在工作。“很不幸,编程并不是我们在学校里学习的一部分,”他说。“但是我在空闲时间已经从书本和杂志上学习了4年。我知道我想要做什么,也从没想过要继续呆在学校里。当然这个行当里的大部分人都十分年轻,我希望能挣到一百万,这样就可以提前退休,因为你永远都不知道市场会在何时消失。”答案及解析68.A【解析】事实细节题。题目询问布伦丹·塔米为何与其他同龄的年轻人不同。从第一段:…earned£55000ayearbydesigningnewcomputergames,…得知。