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   Daniel Singer is a 14- year-old boy from Los I Angeles US. has created YouTell a website that allows users to talk anonymously (匿名地) with each other and Backchat an anonymous mobile messaging app (应用) .

   Daniel often goes on to social networking websites like Facebook. He found that anonymity is very important for people in his age group. “When you go to post a picture on Facebook there's a lot of pressure on what you’re talking about so who you really are is lost ” he told CBS News. Daniel learned programming by himself by using the Internet and reading books. Based on his ideas he created YouTell and Backchat.

   Apart from protecting privacy (隐私) ，his products also brought ‘‘magic and fun ” into people's communication. Take Backchat as an example. The app shows some clues (线索) about who sends the messages. The person getting a message can work as a detective to find out who the sender is. The products are popular among teenagers. The website which came out in 2012 has had over 3 million users and the app which came out in December has had 125 000 users. The success has helped Singer receive $200 000 of seed funding (种子资金) for his company which is also named Backchat.

   Talking about his future plans Daniel wanted to be an entrepreneur (企业家) . “It's a way to have a direct influence on the world. Backchat is really in an exciting and hot space. I hope that Backchat lasts 100 years ” he said.

1. Daniel Singer's dream is to be____.

   A. an entrepreneur

   B. a scientist

   C. a teacher

   D. a newspaper reporter

2. From the passage we learn that Backchat is____.

   A. a website where users can share their secrets

   B. a program that allows users to read on the Internet

   C. an anonymous mobile messaging app

   D. a company that produces mobile phones

3. Which of the following is TRUE about Daniel?

   A. He loves computer games.

   B. He learned programming at school.

   C. He opened a company with the help of his family.

   D. He created Backchat at an early age.

4. How many users did Backchat have in December?

   A. 125 000.   B. 200 000.

   C. 3 million. D. 201 210.

5. According to the article Daniel's products____.

   A. are not popular among teenagers

   B. can protect users’ privacy

   C. can't be used to post pictures

   D. don't give clues about who sends the messages

Answer 1

1. A 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. B   丹尼尔.辛格(Daniel Singer) 年仅14岁，却已坐拥一个 小型的高科技帝国。2012年，他在一名程序员的帮助下，创 建了 YouTell网站，当时他只有12岁。1. A细节理解题。由最后一段的“Daniel wanted to be an entrepreneur可知，Daniel想成为一名企业家，由此可知正确答案为A项。2. C细节理解题。由第一段的Backchat an anonymous mobile messaging app 可知，Backchat 是一个匿名移动 信息应用程序，由此可知正确答案为C项。3. D推理判断题。通读第一段可知，Daniel小小年纪就创立了 Backchat 故D项正确。4. A细节理解题。由第三段的the app which came out in December has had 125.000 users 可知，Backchat 在 12 月 份的用户达到了 125 000.故选A项。5. B推理判断题。由第三段第一句的Apart from protecting privacy可知，Daniel的产品能够保护用户的隐私。由 此可推断正确答案为B项。base on以……为基础apart from除……之外come out 出现障碍句分析  The person getting a message can work as a detective to find out who the sender is.得到消息的人可以像一个侦探一样去查明发件人是谁。  getting a message是现在分词短语作后置定语，修饰the person; work as 意为“以身份工作”；who the sender is 为宾语从句，作find out的宾语。