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Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his vast① fortune, largely to the cause of global health, during the course of his lifetime. With an estimated② worth of more than $ 40 billion, according to Forbes, the project will be no small feat③ for Gates. Having already provided the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $ 24 billion to address global health issues, Gates said that eventually his entire fortune will be put towards the cause except “a few percent left for the kids.”
So what has made the richest man in the world to channel his resources so heavily into one interest? Gates believes that “the equality of opportunity” in which Americans take such pride needs to extend to other nations around the world. Improving the health of the populations, he says, has proven to be an essential method in helping poor countries to be financially④ successful. “National borders allow inequalities,” said Gates, “We all need to take a more global view, rather than just saying my country is doing well. We have to step up these health issues, knowing how few resources are going into them.”
Gates said that both his parents set good examples to him as a child. His father, William H. Gates, was the head of the local Planned Parenthood, and his mother, Mary, volunteered for the United Way. As he gathered his fortune, Gates knew he would eventually want to give back as well, but he didn’t expect to devote himself whole-heartedly to one project until he was about 60.
However, Gates, 47, began to question his ability to wait that long. “It seemed there was a real time urgency,” Gates said, “I started to think, how many lives could I save before then?”
Notes:
vast adj. 巨额的
estimate v. 估计，估价
feat n. 功绩，壮举
financially adv. 财政上，金融上
Choose the best answers according to the above:
Why will Bill Gates give away his vast fortune?
A. to improve the health of population in America alone
B. to improve the health of population all over the world
C. to avoid leaving his children too much money
D. to spare the American government the burden of health care
According to the passage, which of the following is right?
A. Americans should care about people in other countries
B. Americans should treat fellow citizens well
C. Americans should devote themselves to certain projects
D. Americans can be world-famous by giving away vast fortune
Bill Gates gave away his vast fortune earlier than he had expected because of __.
A. his weakening health condition
B. his parents’ suggestions
C. his great success in business
D. his concerns for suffering people
According to the passage, which word can be used to describe Bill Gates?
A. brave B. kind-hearted C. strong-minded D. confident
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Halloween is a festival celebrated on October 31st. The name of the holiday means “hallowed” or “holy evening” because it happens the day before All Saints Day(万圣节) .
It is said that Halloween is the children's New Year's Eve. they dress up with special costumes(服装) , they eat too much, and stay up too late celebrating.
Children go around the neighbourhood wearing make-up, and dressed masks and colorful costumes. The most common costumes are witches, ghosts, skeletons, and popular TV, movie and storybook characters. Sane costumes are homemade, others are bought in stores. The children go door to door saying “trick or treat” . People give them candy, cookies, fruit or money. Sometimes money is to help UNICEF ( United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund) .
Homes, stores and classrooms are decorated in the traditional Halloween colors, orange and black. Usual decorations are witches, black cats, ghosts, skeletons, and jack-o-lanterns (灯笼) . Jack-o-lanterns are pumpkins that are carved to look like faces. They ace placed on doorway entrances and in windows. Horror movies and ghost stories are shown on TV on this day.
Adults and older children also celebrate Halloween with parades, festivals and costume parties. Some people create their costumes, other people rent them. Contests are held where the beat costume receives a prize. One of the party events popular with children is dunking(浸泡) for apples. Apples are put in tubs filled with water. People try to get the apples using only their , hands cannot be used.
1．Why is it said that Halloween is the children's New Year's Eve?
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A．Because Halloween comes the day before All Saints Day.
B．Because only on that day can children go around the neighbourhood.
C．Because children can get money from their parents on Halloween.
D．Because children dress up with special costumes, eat a lot, and stay up late celebrating.
2．Which of the following is NOT true about the common costumes according to the passage?
[ ]
A．They are colorful.
B．Some of the costumes are homemade.
C．They are witches, skeletons, ghosts and popular TV characters, and so on.
D．All of the costumes are homemade.
3．What are the traditional Halloween colors?
[ ]
A．Red and green.
B．Orange and black.
C．Black and white.
D．Orange and brown.
4．Which of the following about Halloween is WRONG?
[ ]
A．Jack-o-lanterns are pumpkins that are carved to look like faces.
B．Adults also celebrate Halloween together with children.
C．Horror movies are shown on 1'V on 31st October.
D．Apples are the favourite fruit people eat on Halloween.
查看习题详情和答案>>Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his vast① fortune, largely to the cause of global health, during the course of his lifetime. With an estimated②worth of more than $ 40 billion, according to Forbes, the project will be no small feat③for Gates. Having already provided the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $ 24 billion to address global health issues, Gates said that eventually his entire fortune will be put towards the cause except “a few percent left for the kids.”
So what has made the richest man in the world to channel his resources so heavily into one interest? Gates believes that “the equality of opportunity” in which Americans take such pride needs to extend to other nations around the world. Improving the health of the populations, he says, has proven to be an essential method in helping poor countries to be financially④ successful. “National borders allow inequalities,” said Gates, “We all need to take a more global view, rather than just saying my country is doing well. We have to step up these health issues, knowing how few resources are going into them.”
Gates said that both his parents set good examples to him as a child. His father, William H. Gates, was the head of the local Planned Parenthood, and his mother, Mary, volunteered for the United Way. As he gathered his fortune, Gates knew he would eventually want to give back as well, but he didn’t expect to devote himself whole-heartedly to one project until he was about 60.
However, Gates, 47, began to question his ability to wait that long. “It seemed there was a real time urgency,” Gates said, “I started to think, how many lives could I save before then?”
Notes:
① vast adj. 巨额的
② estimate v. 估计，估价
③ feat n. 功绩，壮举
④ financially adv. 财政上，金融上
Choose the best answers according to the above:
- 1.
Why will Bill Gates give away his vast fortune?
- A.to improve the health of population in America alone
- B.to improve the health of population all over the world
- C.to avoid leaving his children too much money
- D.to spare the American government the burden of health care
- A.
- 2.
According to the passage, which of the following is right?
- A.Americans should care about people in other countries
- B.Americans should treat fellow citizens well
- C.Americans should devote themselves to certain projects
- D.Americans can be world-famous by giving away vast fortune
- A.
- 3.
Bill Gates gave away his vast fortune earlier than he had expected because of __.
- A.his weakening health condition
- B.his parents’ suggestions
- C.his great success in business
- D.his concerns for suffering people
- A.
- 4.
According to the passage, which word can be used to describe Bill Gates?
- A.brave
- B.kind-hearted
- C.strong-minded
- D.confident
- A.
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B: Yes, Aunt Huang. But you are still very energetic and pretty.
A: Oh, thank you. And your English is more f 2 . You must be very hard-working these years.
B: A 3 , I make several foreign friends and practice my English with them.
A: Oh, great. By the way, we will make a v 4 to England. What do you want me to bring for you? There
are a lot things that you have never seen in the s 5 part of Asia.
B: Would you like to buy some good cookbooks about Asian food for me?
A: Books? Why not some n 6 decorations (装饰品) in England. You can make your study more beautiful?
B: Make my study more beautiful?
A: Yes.
B: I beg your p 7 ? I can't understand you. What on earth do you mean?
A: I mean "Shufang" in Chinese, and in English we can say "study".
B: Oh! I didn't know this u 8 of this word. But I still want some books. You know, I will treat some i 9
guests to dinner, the majority of whom are from Asia, s 10 as Singapore and England. I plan to cook some
Asian food for them.
T= Taylor
B: Morning!You are back.How was your trip to China?
T: (1)S_____! We visited a high school called Lian Tang No.1 Middle School, in Nanchang County,
Jiangxi (2)P_____
B: Tell me some details!How is the campus like?
T: Well, as its name suggests, lotus and lotus related culture are the theme of the campus. A lake with
beautiful lotus perches amid the campus. You can see (3)v_____ of flowers and trees everywhere.
The (4)s_____ are really beautiful.
B: I see! Then how about the students there?
T: In fact, communication with the students there is an important part of our visit. As I know, a majority
of the students are (5)o_____ about their future. They firmly believe they can achieve a bright future.
Under their educational system, college entrance examination is (6)v_____ to high school students, which
determines the college they can enter. Thus everyone is trying their best to (7)a_____ knowledge hoping
to do a good job in the examination.
B: Yes! I have always heard that Chinese students are pretty diligent.
T: Exactly! However, sometimes, some students also feel the (8)p_____ of the study.
B: I can understand. After all, study is not an easy task. So how are the teachers there?
T: As I could see, they are responsible. Although they are very (9)s_____ with the students in their study,
they actually treat them as friends.
B: It seems that you have a really good (10)i_____ on the school, hah?
T: That's true.