In the USA Forbes magazine has published its annual list of the richest people in the world. Bill Gates of Microsoft is the richest man again for the eleventh successive year with a fortune of forty?four billion dollars.

  There are a record 691 dollar billionaires according to Forbes magazine. Between them they have a fortune of two point two trillion dollars. The highest concentration of the ultra?rich is in New York followed by Moscow and San Fransisco and then London and Los Angeles. But in total the very wealthy live in forty?seven different countries with Iceland Kazakstan? Ukraine and Poland entering the list for the first time this year.

  Laksmi Mittal,an Indian born steel tycoon (巨头)enjoyed the biggest increase in personal fortune. His net worth has quadrupled (变成四倍)to thirteen billion dollars making him the world’s third richest man. Ingvar Kamprad founder of the Swedish furniture chain Ikea also saw a big increase in wealth taking him to the sixth place. Developing countries make more of a showing than in past years — there are for example three Russians and four Indians in the top sixty richest people, though surprisingly perhaps none from China excluding Hong Kong. Asian wealth is probably under?represented as its usually spread among families whereas Forbes looks at individuals. Relatively few women feature in the list — among them is JK Rowling,author of the Harry Potter novels ranked 620th with a fortune of 519 million dollars. New entrants to the list include the founders of the Internet search group Google Sergie Brin and Larry Page each worth more than seven billion dollars after their company’s recent stock market debut. The richest Italian is the prime minister Silvio Berlusconi ranked number 25 in the global wealth league.

Which of the following persons has the largest fortune according to this year’s  Forbes magazine?

A. Laksmi Mittal.       B. Ingvar Kamprad.

C. JK Rowling.         D. Silvio Berlusconi.

There are about _____ persons with a fortune between 100 million dollars and 519 million dollars in the world.

A. 300    B. 180    C. 70    D. 150

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. No Chinese has entered the top sixty richest people in the world.

B. Russia is a developing country.

C. This is the first time that Sergie Brin and Larry Page has been included in the list.

D. There are more billionaires(亿万富翁) in New York than any other city in the world.

We can infer from the passage that ______.

A. There are more billionaires in London than in Moscow.

B. Ukraine is a very rich country in the world.

C. JK Rowling’s novels have sold very well.

D. The IT industry is a profit?making industry.

It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics(题目), “The Art of Eating Spaghetti(意大利面条)” caught my eye. The word “spaghetti” brought back the ___36___ of an evening at Uncle Alien’s in Belleville ___37___all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat ___38___ spaghetti for supper. Spaghetti was an exotic(外来的) treat in ___39___days. Never had I eaten spaghetti, and ___40___ of the grown-ups had enough experience to be___41___it. What laughing ___42___ we had about the___43___respectable method for moving spaghetti from plate to mouth. ___44___, I wanted to write about that, but I wanted to ___45___ it down simply for my own ___46___,  not for Mr. Fleagle, my composition teacher. ___47___, I would write something else.

When I finished it the night was half gone and there was no ___48___ left to write a proper com??position for Mr. Fleagle. There was no choice next morning but to ___49___my work. Two days pas??sed before Mr. Fleagle returned the ___50___ papers. He said, “Now, class, I want to read you a composition, ‘The Art of Eating Spaghetti’. ”

My words! He was reading my words out ___51___ to the whole class. ___52___ laughed, then the whole class was laughing with open-hearted enjoyment. I did my best not to show___53___, but what I was feeling was pure happiness, ___54___ my words had the power to make people___55___.

36. A. memory       B. thought      C. knowledge  D. experience

37. A. when    B. where C. since   D. after

38. A. cooked B. served C. got     D. made

39. A. their     B. past    C. last     D. those

40. A. none     B. one     C. earns   D. neither

41. A. careful about       B. good at      C. fond of      D. interested in

42. A. speeches      B. lessons       C. sayings       D. arguments 

43. A. nearly   B. naturally    C. officially    D. socially

44. A. Especially    B. Probably    C. Suddenly    D. Fortunately

45. A. settle    B. put     C. bite     D. let     

46. A. work    B. story   C. luck    D. joy

47. A. However      B. Therefore   C. As for him  D. Except for that 

48. A. time     B. excuse C. way    D. idea   

49. A. give up B. continue     C. hand in      D. delay 

50. A. written B. graded       C. collected    D. calmly

51. A. laid      B. fast     C. publicly     D. calmly

52. A. People  B. Nobody      C. Somebody  D. I

53. A. shock   B. wonder      C. worry D. pleasure

54. A. if  B. for      C. while  D. although

55. A. excited B. satisfied     C. think   D. laugh 


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Will you get a good job? What will you do? Many new graduates feel lost when they consider the endless list of career choices. They’ve invested a lot of money for their diploma(文凭)and now an important question stares them in the fact.
I’ve seen so many now graduates who do not know how to use the degree they have just earned. An example was Dave,who loved sports and had played baseball throughout his college years. He had his heart set on working for Nike. But he had never made clear in his own mind what kind of job he could do for Nike,so nothing ever happened. Another example was Allison,who was a history major. She wanted to work as an event planner,but unfortunately,no one hired her. Why? No experience.
Failing to do some solid career exploration first,to get a clear idea of the types of jobs you can do,is a big error that many college students make. After our suggestion,Dave and Allison both found their jobs. To ensure a brighter future,follow these effective strategies:
—Make educated career choices. Identify the job you want. Conduct research. Ask parents to advise you on actual job duties. Consider what your natural talents are,and look for positions where you can use them.
—Don’t rely on the Internet. Networking is an effective tool—be sure it’s a job—hunting strategy you use. New studies from the Department of Labor state that only 4% of job-seekers found their job on the Internet. The fact is that 63% of all jobs are filled by contacts.
Employers are making quick decisions. Most people lose the job in the first minute of the interview. It’s deadly to let the employers focus quickly on how well you can perform the job.
—Practice your interviewing skills. Be ready for the tough questions by first writing out good answers to possible questions and having a role-playing interview with your friend.
60.What does the author seem to be most probable?
A.A job-hunter.        B.A magazine editor.
C.A website owner.       D.A job-seeking adviser.
61.In order to be well prepared for the interview, you’d better ____________.
A.surf the Internet for contacts
B.get along well with your workmates
C.practice the interview for several times
D.take care of your dress
62.According to the text it is suggested that Dave should ____________.
A.let others know what he can do for them
B.study further to get a higher degree
C.give up his interest in playing basketball
D.take part-time jobs first
63.For Allison, she should ____________.
A.find a job in another field
B.find some work to gain work experience
C.not tell the employer her major
D.offer more personal information

Hundreds of great books are published in America every year.And every year,editors,critics and many readers try to choose a list of favorites.

A few books showed up on list after list of the best fiction from this year.One of them was Ann Patchett's“State of Wonder”.Publishers Weekly described the novel as one“readers will hate to see end”The story centers on a drug researcher from Minnesota named Maria Singh.She travels to Brazil to investigate the death of a co-worker.Her search takes her deep into the Amazon area and danger.But.she also goes deep into her own soul for a close look at who she is.what she has lost in her life and how she wants the future to look.Ann Patchett lives in Tennessee.She told Publishers Weekly magazine that the state is leafy.She visited that area while doing research for the novel.

Chad Harbach's name was also all over the critics’best lists this year for his first book,“The Art of Fielding.”The New Yorker magazine praised the novel for the easy way it joins a love of baseball with a love of literature.The book is about a college baseball star.He suffers a mental crisis and begins to fail on the playing field as a result.But the book is about much more than the sport of baseball.It also is a story of love, loss,friendship and growing up.Chad Harbach says his own upbringing influenced the book.

“The Marriage Plot”also got a 10t of attention this year.It is the third book from Pulitzer Prize winner Jeffrey Eugenides.He spent almost ten years writing it.“The Marriage Plot” is also a story about becoming an adult.It follows the lives of three students in their final year of college and beyond.Leonard struggles with manic depression,Mitchell,with religious belief and Madeleine struggles with her feelings for both men.

61.The underlined words“readers will hate to see end”mean        

A.Readers love“State of Wonder”very much.

B.Readers don't like reading“State of Wonder”.

C.Readers don't like Ann Patchen's writing style.

D.Readers don't want to read the end of“State of Wonder”.

62.What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A.Maria Singh's co-worker died of serious illness.

B.The story focuses on a scientific research.

C.During the research Maria thinks a lot about her own thoughts and feelings.

D.The subject of Maria Singh's study was supported by Publishers Weekly.

63.It can be inferred that        

A.Chad had mental problems in his childhood

B.Chad became famous for“The Art of Fielding”

C.more and more readers like Chad's book

D.“The Art of Fielding”is only about the story of baseball

64.The following statements about“The Marriage Plot”are true except that        

A.it took its author about 10 years to finish the book

B.it is about the lives of three college students

C.Mitchell in the story struggles with religious belief

D.its author's character is similar to Madeleine's

65.What is the passage mainly about?

A.People's reading preference                B.Three famous writers

C.The introduction of three books            D.The common features of interesting books

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