Unit 2　The universal language

Part Ⅳ　Writing

　　根据表内信息写一篇介绍Bill Gates(比尔·盖茨)的短文，词数：120左右。

家庭背景 1955年10月28日出生于Seattle一个富裕家庭 主要经历 13岁开始BASIC语言程序设计 17岁时卖出了第一个软件，收入了4200美元 1975年与哈佛同学共创微软 1980年签订协议为IBM提供MS­DOS操作系统 1986年3月，微软股票上市。次年，比尔·盖茨一跃成为世界上最年轻的亿万富翁。 　　参考词汇：股票stock(n.)

　　Bill Gates was born on October 28,1955 in a wealthy family in Seattle.He was a naughty but gifted child.At the age of 13，he began programming in the BASIC language.By the time he was 17，Gates had sold his first program.The deal brought him US $4200.

　　Bill Gates and his Harvard classmates founded Microsoft in 1975.In 1980，Gates made an agreement to provide operating system MS­DOS for IBM.In March 1986，Microsoft stock went public.The following year，the stock price went up sharply，making him the youngest self­made billionaire in the world.

　　这是一篇典型的人物简历文章，以时间为线索，有条理地将人物的发展展示出来。尤其侧重于微软公司的创办及其发展壮大，突出他的成就--成为世界上最年轻的亿万富翁，从而使其形象鲜活地显现出来。

　　(1)By the time he was 17，Gates had sold his first program.

　　在本句中，by the time引导时间状语从句，体现了作者对语言灵活运用的能力。

　　(2)The following year，the stock price went up sharply，making him the youngest self­made billionaire in the world.

　　在本句中，making him the youngest self­made billionaire in the world 作结果状语，说明作者对非谓语动词的掌握非常到位。

　　下面的句子选自短文中，若能作以下调整，表达会更好。

　　句1：In 1980，Gates made an agreement to provide operating system MS­DOS for IBM.

　　句2：In 1980，Gates signed an agreement to provide operating system MS­DOS for IBM.

　　在句2中，用"signed an agreement"代替了句1中的"made an agreement"，表达更加准确严密。