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In Silicon Valley,it's never too early to become an entrepreneur.Just ask 13-year-old David Moore.The eighth-grader has launched a company last October to develop low-cost machines to print Braille(布莱叶盲文).David built a Braille printer with a Lego Mindstorms EV3 kit as a school science fair project last year after he asked his parents a simple question:How do blind people read?"Google it,"they told him.David then did some online research and was shocked to learn that Braille printers cost at least 2,000-too expensive for most blind readers."I just thought that price should not be there.I know that there is a simpler way to do this,"said David,who demonstrated how his printer works at the kitchen table where he spent many late nights building it.David wants to improve the"Braigo"-a name that combines Braille and Lego-and develop a  Braille printer that costs around 350 and weighs just a few pounds,compared with current models that can weigh more than 20 pounds."My end goal would probably be having most of the blind people…using my Braille printer,"said David,who lives in the Silicon Valley suburb of Santa Clara,just minutes away from Intel headquarters.
     After the Braigo won numerous awards and enthusiastic support from the blind community,David started Braigo Labs last summer with an initial 35,000 investment from his dad."We as parents started to get involved more,thinking that he's on to something and this new way process has to continue,"said his father,Matthew Moore,an engineer who works for Intel.
Intel officials were so impressed with David's printer that in November they invested an undisclosed sum in his start-up.They believe he's the youngest entrepreneur to receive venture capital money invested in exchange for a financial stake in the company."He's solving a real problem,and he wants to go off and challenge an existing industry,"said Edward Ross,director of Inventor Platforms at Intel.Now the company is using the money to hire professional engineers and advisers to help design and build Braille printers based on David's ideas.It aims to have a prototype (样机) ready for blind organizations to test this summer and have a Braigo printer on the market later this year.

66.Which of the followings is NOT the description of Braigo?___
A.The name"Braigo"comes from Braille and Lego.
B.The blind are in favor of the new type of printer.
C.It costs less money and weighs just a few pounds.
D.David planned to improve Braigo and make it lighter but easier to use.
67.Which of the following words can best describe David's personalities?___
A.Adventurous and enthusiastic.
B.Trustworthy and active.
C.Childish and outgoing.
D.Creative and independent.
68.Which of the following is the correct order?___
①Intel officials invested money in David's start-up.
②David launched a company. 
③David got an initial 35,000 investment from his dad.
④David created a new Braille printer model called Braigo.
⑤Braigo Labs hired professional engineers and advisers to help design and build Braille
Printers.
A.④③②①⑤
B.④②⑤①③
C.③⑤④②①
D.②①④⑤③
69.What can we learn from Paragraph 4?___
A.Intel didn't announce the amount of money it invested.
B.No one else has ever received venture capital from Intel.
C.Intel purchased David's ideas to design and build Braille printers.
D.Braigo printers have been on the market and proved a great success.
70.The passage is most probably taken from___.
A.a sports section    
B.a science section   
C.a culture section  
D.an entertainment section.
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66-70 CDAAB
66.C细节理解 根据the"Braigo"-a name that combines Braille and Lego.可知名称来源,故A正确,根据After the Braigo won numerous awards and enthusiastic support from the blind community可知盲人支持这种新型打印机,故C正确,根据.He wants to improve the"Braigo可知他想让改良,完善这种打印机,D也可排除,故选C
67.D语义理解 根据David,who demonstrated how his printer works at the kitchen table where he spent many late nights building it.David在厨房的桌上展示他花了几个晚上做的打印机如何工作,可知David有创新精神,而且具有独立精神,故选D.
68.A细节排序 根据David wants to improve the"Braigo".David started Braigo Labs last summer with an initial 35,000 investment from his dad,Intel officials were so impressed with David's printer that in November they invested an undisclosed sum in his start-up,Now the company is using the money to hire professional engineers and advisers to help design and build Braille printers based on David's ideas可知David先设计出打印机,用父亲投资的钱开办了实验室,后来Intel公司投资了一笔钱,现在公司雇佣专业人士帮忙,可知A正确.
69.A词义判断 根据Intel officials were so impressed with David's printer that in November they invested an undisclosed sum in his start-up,此句中关键词undisclosed秘密的,未泄露的,可知投资的数目未公开,故选A.
70.B推理判断 A体育小册子,B科技小册子,C文化小册子D,娱乐小册子,根据 文章多次提到的entrepreneur和 printers,可知是科技小册子,故选B.