the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned two bachelor's degrees, economics and physics. He was admitted to Stanford University in California, intending to earn a PhD in energy physics.

　　First Company - Zip2 Corporation

　　In 1995, at the age of 24, Musk dropped out of Stanford University after just two days of classes to start his first company Zip2 Corporation. It was an online city guide that provided content for the new online versions of The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune newspapers. In 1999, Musk got $22 million from the sale of Zip2.

　　Online Banking

　　PayPal

　　In 2000, X．com bought a company called Confinity, which had started an Internet money­transfer process called PayPal.Elon Musk dropped the online banking focus to concentrate on becoming a global payment transfer provider. In 2002, eBay bought PayPal for $1.5 billion.

　　Space Exploration Technologies

　　In 2002, Elon Musk started SpaceX. He is a long­standing member of the Mars Society, a non­profit organization that supports the exploration of Mars, and Musk is interested in building a greenhouse on Mars. SpaceX has been developing rocket technologies to enable Musk's project.

　　Tesla Motors

　　In 2004, Elon Musk cofounded Tesla Motors, of which he is the only product architect. Tesla Motors builds electric vehicles. The company has built an electric sports car, the Tesla Roadster.

　　SolarCity

　　In 2006, Elon Musk cofounded SolarCity, a photovoltaic (光电的) products and services company with his cousin Lyndon Rive.

　　语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了埃隆·马斯克的人生经历和伟大成就。

　　4．What was Elon Musk gifted in when he was young?

　　A．Economics. B．Physics.

　　C．Energy. D．Coding.

解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第一段的第二句"A crazy fan of computers, by the ... which he sold for a profit."可知，埃隆·马斯克是一位疯狂的电脑迷，十二岁时他就为自己