One of the reasons Bill was so good at programming is because it is mathematical and logical. During his time at Lakeside, Bill scored a perfect eight hundred on a mathematics test.

　　21. The first paragraph tells us that little Bill Gates ______.

　　A.was different from other children

　　B.had a smarter mind than other children of the same age

　　C.couldn't be understood by his friends and even his parents

　　D.was difficult of approach

　　答案：B

　　[解析]此題是細節題。根據文章第一段He was never a nerd or a goof or the kind of kid you didn’t want your team. We all knew Bill was smarter than us. 此句意思是：他從來不是笨蛋或傻瓜，也不是那種你不想與之游玩的人。大家都清楚比爾比我們都聰明。選項A沒有說明他確切的不同之處，其它兩個選項均不符合原文內容。

　　22.Bill Gates chose Lakeside to go to NOT because______.

　　A.it had excellent education in Seattle

　　B.it had an exceptional concept that was to develop students' potential as much as possible

　　C.it provided conditions and equipment necessary for students

　　D.it had decided to admit him

　　答案： D

　　[解析]此題是細節題。根據文章第二、三段我們可以知道Lakeside湖濱學校以它嚴厲的學術要求而著稱，另外還允許學生發展自己的興趣，最大限度地挖掘學生的潛力。Bill was also well ahead of his classmates in mathematics and science.He needed to go to a school that challenged(向…挑戰)him. 此句意思是：比爾在數學方面也領先于其他同學，他需要上一所具有挑戰性的學校。從該句我們可判斷D不對，正是他的優秀,學校才決定錄取他。

　　23. It can be inferred from the passage that ______.

　　A.Lakeside was a milestone in the course of Bill Gates' success

　　B.Bill pursued his interest in mathematics at Lakeside

　　C.Bill began to do programming like some early games known

　　D.Bill's success is due to his mathematical and logical mind

　　答案：A

　　[解析]從inferred一詞得知此題是推理題，該題型首先排除文章原文字面提到的內容。我們可根據全文推理出湖濱學校在比爾·蓋茨的成功過程中是一個里程碑(舉足輕重)，另外In 1968, the school made a decision that would change thirteen-year-old Bill Gates’life and that of many of others, too.也可說明正是湖濱學校的這一決定改變了十三歲的比爾·蓋茨的生活，故應選A。