2016届高考英语精品专题必做练习：阅读理解（17）
<p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Gates">Gates</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parent">parent</span>，<span word="stating">stating</span> <span word="that">that</span> 13 <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appropriate">appropriate</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> 57<span word="year">year</span><span word="old">old</span>，<span word="father">father</span><span word="of">of</span><span word="three">three</span>，<span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="Show">Show</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="Jennifer">Jennifer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rory">Rory</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="their">their</span> 13<span word="th">th</span> <span word="birthday">birthday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="youngest">youngest</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="Phoebe">Phoebe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="waiting">waiting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p> “<span word="We">We</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="chosen">chosen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> 13 <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="phone">phone</span>，” <span word="the">the</span> <span word="self">self</span><span word="made">made</span> <span word="billionaire">billionaire</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="complaining">complaining</span>，“<span word="All">All</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="one">one</span>.<span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="one">one</span>.<span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="embarrassing">embarrassing</span>.”</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>sked if he keeps passwords to his son and daughters’ email and Facebook accounts，Mr Gates said that he doesn’t for Jennifer,16，who he describes as “independent”．He admitted that monitoring online activity is “a very tricky issue for parents now”．</p><p> <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Mrs">Mrs</span> <span word="Gates">Gates</span>，<span word="who">who</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Lake">Lake</span> <span word="Medina">Medina</span>，<span word="have">have</span></p><p> <span word="said">said</span></p><p> <span word="they">they</span></p><p> <span word="want">want</span></p><p> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span></p><p> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="children">children</span></p><p> <span word="as">as</span></p><p> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="upbringing">upbringing</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.</p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="previously">previously</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="youngsters">youngsters</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="chores">chores</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modest">modest</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pocket">pocket</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span>nd in 2010 Mr Gates said that he intends to give most of his $61 billion fortune away rather than hand it down.“That wouldn’t be good either for my kids or society，” he said.</p>
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