单选题

A Success Story

At 19, Ben Way is already a millionaire, and one of a growing number of teenagers who have 1 their fortune through the Internet. 2 makes Ben"s story all the more remarkable is that he is dyslexic, and was 3 by teachers at his junior school that he would never be able to read or write 4 "I wanted to prove them 5 ", says Ben, creator and director of Way search, a net search engine which can be used to find goods in online shopping malls.
When he was eight, his local authorities 6 him with a PC to help with school work. Although he was 7 to read the manuals, he had a natural ability with the computer, and 8 by his father, he soon began 9 people $10 an hour for his knowledge and skills. At the age of 15 he 10 up his own computer consultancy, Quad Computer, which he ran from his bedroom, and two years later he left school to 11 all his time to business.
"By this time the company had grown and I needed to take on a 12 of employees to help me", says Ben. "That enabled me to start 13 business with bigger companies." It was his ability to consistently 14 difficult challenges that led him to win the Young Entrepreneur of the Year award in the same year that he formed Waysearch, and he has recently signed a deal 15 $25 million with a private investment company, which will finance his search engine.

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】根据结构可知，此句应为名词性从句作主语的句子，且空格处所填的词在从句中做主语，选项中只有what有此用法，这里的意思是“使得Ben的故事更引人注意的是……”，所以本题的答案是D。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】根据上下文，此句句意为“Ben曾被他的初中教师告知他将永远不能正确读写”，properly意为“正确地；适当地”，符合句意。absolutely完全地；绝对地。totally完全地。thoroughly彻底地，完全地。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】根据上下文，这里想要表达的是“Ben是要证明他们对他的判断是错误的”，wrong意为“错误的”，符合句意。false的语义较wrong更强并含有“欺骗”的意味。untrue不真实的。unfair不公平的，不公正的。所以本题的答案是A。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】本题考查固定搭配。根据语境，此句意为“八岁时，地方当局给他提供了一台电脑帮助他完成学校作业”。provide sb. with sth.意为“给某人提供某物”，与句中结构相符。give的用法是give sb. sth.或give sth. to sb.；offer与give的用法相同；get的用法则为sb. get sth.。所以本题的答案是A。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】be unable to do sth.是固定用法，意为“不能做某事”，这里的意思是“虽然他不能阅读使用指南，但是他对电脑有天赋”。impossible不可能的。incapable意为“无能力的”，其用法为be incapable of doing sth.。disabled有残缺的。所以本题的答案是D。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】根据上下文，此句意思为“Ben创建了自己的公司——Quad Computer”。固定搭配set up意为“建立，创立”。put up建造；张贴。run up积欠(债务)。make up弥补；组成；化妆。所以本题的答案是D。

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】devote…to是固定搭配，意为“献(身)；奉献，投入(时间、精力等)”，这里的意思是“Ben把所有的精力投入到公司经营当中”。spend的用法为spend sometime in doing sth./on sth.。所以本题的答案是C。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】此句的意思是“公司已经发展壮大，Ben需要雇用一些员工”，词组搭配a couple of意为“一些”，符合句意。few一般形容只需少量的几个，little形容不可数名词。所以本题的答案是A。

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】此句句意为“在他成立Waysearch的同一年，他始终如一地克服困难的谨慎使他赢得了年度年轻企业家的称号”，固定搭配overcome challenge意为“克服困难，克服挑战”。overlook忽略；俯瞰。overtake赶上。overdo把……做得过分。所以本题的答案是A。

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】此处意为“最近，他签约了一个价值2500万英镑的交易”，worth意为“价值……的”，符合句意。valuable珍贵的；值钱的。estimated估计的；预计的。priced已标价的；附有定价的。所以本题的答案是D。