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9．Andrew Carnegie，known as the King of Steel，built the steel industry in the United States，and in the process，became one of the wealthiest men in America．His success resulted in part from his ability to sell the product and in part from his policy of expanding during periods of economic decline，when most of his competitors were reducing their investments．
Carnegie believed that individuals should progress through hard work，but he also felt strongly that the wealthy should use their fortunes for the benefit of society．He opposed charity，preferring instead to provide educational opportunities that would allow others to help themselves．"He who dies rich，dies disgraced"，he often said．
Among his more noteworthy contributions to society are those that bear his name，including the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh，which has a library，a museum of fine arts，and a museum of national history．He also founded a school of technology that is now part of Carnegie-Mellon University．Other philanthropic（慈善的） gifts are the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to promote understanding between nations，the Carnegie Institute of Washington to fund scientific research，and Carnegie Hall to provide a center for the arts．
Few Americans have been left untouched by Andrew Carnegie's generosity．His contributions of more than five million dollars established 2，500libraries in small communities throughout the country and formed the nucleus（核心） of the public library system that we all enjoy today．

21．The author quoted"He who dies rich，dies disgraced"in the passage to showA．
A．He felt strongly that the wealthy should use their fortunes for the benefit of society
B．He opposed charity
C．The wealthy die from their fortunes
D．The wealthy die from not contributing to society
22．Carnegie's success includes the following aspects EXCEPTD．
A．his policy of expanding B．his hard work
C．his ability to sell the product D．his ability to produce the product．
23．Which of the following may NOT be philanthropic gifts to society according to the passage？C
A．the Carnegie Institute of Washington．
B．the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh．
C．the steel industry．
D．the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace．

8．Five years ago，David Smith wore an expensive suit to work every day．"I was a clothes addict （迷），"he jokes．"I used to carry a fresh suit to work with me so I could change if my clothes got wrinkled （皱的）．"Today David wears casual clothes-khaki pants and a sports shirt-to the office．He hardly ever wears a necktie．"I'm working harder than ever，"David says，"and I need to feel comfortable．"
More and more companies are allowing their office workers to wear casual clothes to work．In the United States，the changes from formal to casual office wear have been slow．In the early 1990s，many companies allowed their workers to wear casual clothes on Friday （but only on Friday）．This became known as"dress-down Friday"or"casual Friday"．"What started out as an extra one-day-a-week benefit for workers has really become an everyday thing，"said business adviser Maisly Jones．
Why have so many companies started allowing their workers to wear casual clothes？One reason is that it's easier for a company to attract new workers if it has a casual dress code．"A lot of young people don't want to dress up for work，"says the owner of a software company，"so it's hard to hire people if you have a conservative dress code．（保守的着装要求）"Another reason is that people seem happier and more productive when they are wearing comfortable clothes．In a study made by Levi Strauss and Company，85percent of employers said that casual dress has a side effect on work．Supporters of casual office wear also say that a casual dress code helps them save money．"Suits are expensive，if you have to wear one every day，"one person said．"For the same amount of money，you can buy a lot more casual clothes．"

24．David Smith refers to himself as having been"a clothes addict"becauseC．
A．he often wore khaki pants and a sports shirt
B．he couldn't stand a clean appearance
C．he wanted his clothes to look tidy and clean all the time
D．he didn't want to spend much money on clothes
25．David Smith wears casual clothes now，becauseA．
A．they make him feel at ease when working
B．he cannot afford to buy expensive clothes
C．he looks handsome in casual clothes
D．he no longer works for any company
26．According to this passage，which of the following is FALSE？D
A．Many workers don't like a conservative dress code．
B．Comfortable clothes make workers more productive．
C．A casual clothes code is welcomed by young workers．
D．All the employers in the U．S．are for casual office wear．

6．We allcongratulated （祝贺） our classmate on his becoming one of the Olympic torch holders．

5．Polar bears are suffering in a （61）warmer （warm） world than ever before．Polar bears live in environments too cold for most animals．（62）For/During much of the year，they live and hunt on the frozen Arctic sea ice．Nature has prepared （63）them for the cold conditions．But nothing has prepared the bears for the danger that （64）threatens （threat） the only home they know．The polar bears'world is melting．Studies show that the polar ice has reduced by 9.8% every 10years （65）since 1978．Now about 20，000to 25，000polar bears live in the Arctic．Polar bears depend on the sea ice for their （66）survival （survive）．"The sea ice is more than just this platform that the bears walk over，"says Andrew Derocher，（67）a scientist who studies North American polar bear populations．"（68）Without it，they can't exist．"Some melting and refreezing of the polar ice is natural．（69）But in a warmer world，these cycles speed up，and bears have less time to hunt．Normally，they have three months in the spring when they gain more weight．The extra fat is used later，（70）when the bears are not actively hunting．

4．A modern factory has been built up in where was a wasteland ten years ago．what．

3．与其说她买的这件羊毛衫便宜，不如说它漂亮．
The sweater she bought was beautifulrather than cheap．

2．我希望你不要看不起这种工作．
I wish you wouldn'tlook down upon this kind of work．

1．He took up two part-time jobs to ssupport his five children．

20．Women turn to online shopping
Women have jumped ahead of men for the first time in using the Internet to do their holiday shopping，according to a study published last week in the US．
For Years men have been more likely to shop on the Internet than women，but during the 2014holiday season，58percent of those making online purchases were women．
"It shows how mainstream the Internet is becoming"，said Lee Rainie，director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project Group，which carried out the study．
Rainie said it was only a matter of time before women shoppers caught up with men．This is because women traditionally make decisions about spending．
Users were more likely to shop online to save time．Internet users between the ages of 18and 29were responsible for some of the most dramatic（显著的）increases in the online gift-buying population this time around．
However，three-quarters of the US Internet users did not buy holiday gifts online in 2014．They worried about credit card security，or just compared online prices with off-line prices，then dashed off to the shops to get the best deals．
"But even if shoppers don't buy online，websites are becoming promotion tools for stores，"said Dan Hess，vice president of Comscore Networks Inc．Hess said that actually most stores'websites can make customers fully believe the security of their credit card numbers．And most are able to ensure that gifts arrive on time．
"It's all about making the shopping experience more efficient，more reliable and more comfortable，"Hess said．
24．What can we know from the passage？D
A．People，except young，don't like to do gift-shopping online
B．American people only buy gifts in holidays．
C．Shopping off-line provides better service．
D  People like to do gift-shopping online．
25．According to Dan Hess，shopping onlineD．
A．is unsafe
B．is a waste of time
C．is cheaper
D．is convenient
26．From the passage we can infer thatB．
A．men usually decide how to spend money in the family
B．．women usually decide what to buy in the family
C．the Internet is used in all the shops
D．more and more shops will sell their goods online．
27．Which of the following statements is true？C
A．There were fewer women online shoppers than men in 2014．
B．People in the US were more likely to buy gifts online．
C．More women shopped online than men in 2014．
D．Most of the Internet users between the ages of 18and 29are women．

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