Lucy Guo is now the world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire at age 30. Forbes says she took this title from Taylor Swift, a 35-year-old singer.
Lucy grew up in a Chinese immigrant family. Her parents were electrical engineers. They taught her to work hard. She learned coding in middle school. She studied computer science in college but left early to start businesses.
In 2016, Lucy and her friend started Scale AI. The company helps companies use data to train AI systems. It works with Tesla and OpenAI. Now Scale AI is worth $25 billion. Lucy owns 5% worth $1.2 billion. She left Scale AI in 2018 but kept starting new companies.
Then Lucy created Backend Capital to help engineers. Later she made Passes. Passes lets online creators earn money through videos and chats. It got $50 million funding (资金).
Lucy saves money carefully. She follows “FIRE” — saving early to retire young. She says, “Spend less than you earn.” Even rich, she works 12 hours daily. She skydives for fun but never stops working, even on trips.
As a child, Lucy was bullied (欺负) for her family being poor. This made her want to succeed. Her coding skills and her parents’ values helped her. Today, she shows how tech skills and hard work can change one’s life.
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1.1. What did Lucy study in college?
A Music.
B Art.
C Computer science.
D Medicine.
解析：选C。C 细节理解题。由第二段的“She studied computer science in college but left early to start businesses.”可知，她在大学期间学习计算机科学。故选C。
2.2. What can we know about Scale AI?
A It was closed down.
B It was started in 2018.
C It is quite small.
D It is very valuable.
解析：选D。D 推理判断题。根据第三段的“Now Scale AI is worth $25 billion.”可推知，Scale AI很有价值。故选D。
3.3. What does Passes do?
A It helps creators make money.
B It offers coding courses.
C It trains engineers.
D It sells books.
解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第四段的“Passes lets online creators earn money through videos and chats.”可知Passes平台帮助网络创作者通过视频和聊天赚钱。故选A。
4.4. What kind of person is Lucy?
A Unfriendly and careless.
B Smart and hard-working.
C Lazy and forgetful.
D Quiet and nervous.
解析：选B。B 推理判断题。根据第五段的“she works 12 hours daily”每天工作12小时，表明她是“勤奋的”；以及前文的她从中学就开始学习编程，还创办了多家成功的公司，说明她很“聪明”。故选B。
5.5. What is the story mainly about?
A Lucy’s hobbies.
B Lucy’s family.
C Lucy’s success.
D Lucy’s childhood.
解析：选C。C 主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了Lucy Guo如何从艰难处境通过努力和科技技能成为全球最年轻的白手起家女性亿万富翁，即她的成功。故选C。
