The cofounders of popular AI coding tool Cursor are now billionaires after the company announced it has raised $2.3 billion in a new round of fundraising, valuing their startup Anysphere at $29.3 billion. Forbes estimates that founders Michael Truell, Aman Sanger, Sualeh Asif and Arvid Lunnemark each hold a 4.5% share in the company worth at least $1.3 billion.

AI code editing software Cursor, which is Anysphere’s only product, is used by millions of software developers including those on some 50,000 teams at enterprises like Nvidia, Adobe, Uber, Shopify and PayPal. The company has an annual revenue of over $1 billion.

The startup was founded in 2022 by four friends who met at MIT. All four founders are under 30 years old and have been listed in Forbes 30 Under 30. Since its founding, the startup has raised a total of $3.38 billion from famous VC firms like Accel, Thrive Capital, Coatue, Andreessen Horowitz and DST Global. Earlier this year, Anysphere became one of the fastest growing startups after its annual recurring revenue grew from $1 million in 2023 to $100 million in about 12 months.

AI coding tool Cursor allows engineers to use AI models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and xAI to write and edit large parts of code as well as find and fix mistakes in code (called “bugs”). In October, Cursor also launched its own model called Composer that was trained to generate code faster and automatically carry out tasks like editing files and codebases. Using its own model may help the company reduce its dependence on other companies that develop the basic third-party models, which are very expensive.

1.1. How does the article start its introduction of Cursor?

A By stating its founders’ new status.

B By detailing its primary functions.

C By listing its major corporate users.

D By highlighting its founders’ youth.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。文章首段首句直接指出Cursor的联合创始人已成为亿万富翁，随后用具体融资和估值数据支撑这一信息。因此，文章是通过陈述其创始人的新身份（亿万富翁）来引入Cursor的。B项“详述其主要功能”和C项“列出其主要企业用户”均在第二段及之后出现。D项“强调其创始人的年轻”是伴随信息，非开篇核心。故选A。

2.2. What do the listed figures mainly demonstrate about Anysphere?

A Its dominant role in the AI field.

B Its rapid and impressive growth.

C Its dependence on major investors.

D Its challenges in cost management.

解析：选B。B推理判断题。文章多处数据（巨额融资与估值、数百万用户及五万企业团队、年收入从100万美元跃升至1亿美元）共同指向一个核心事实：Anysphere在极短时间内取得了迅猛且令人瞩目的增长。A项“其在AI领域的主导角色”文中未明确证明。C项“其对关键投资者的依赖”和D项“其高成本问题”均非这些数据旨在展示的主要方面。故选B。

3.3. Why did Cursor introduce its own AI model?

A To cut down its expenses.

B To enhance its processing speed.

C To broaden its range of services.

D To increase its public recognition.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。根据文章第四段最后一句 “Using its own model may help the company reduce its dependence on other companies that develop the basic third-party models, which are very expensive.” 可知，第三方基础模型成本高昂，自有模型能减少对其依赖，从而削减开支。故选A。

4.4.Which word can best replace the underlined word “pivot” in the passage?

A Abandon.

B Improve.

C Request.

D Shift.

解析：选D。D词义猜测题。根据第五段语境，创始人在最初项目失败后，“decided to pivot to something they knew better— software engineering”。从“转向（to）”他们更了解的软件工程领域可知，“pivot”在此处的核心含义是转向、改变重心。D选项“Shift”（转变）准确体现了这一含义。A选项“Abandon”（放弃）过于绝对，他们并非放弃而是转型；B选项“Improve”（改进）和C选项“Request”（请求）均与上下文描述的“转向新领域”这一行动逻辑不符。故选D。