Gates, William Henry Ⅲ, is the American business executive（管理人员）who serves as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Microsoft Corporation, the leading computer software（软件）company in the United States. Gates founded Microsoft in 1975 together with his high school friend Paul Allen. The company's success made Gates one of the most successful figures in the computer industry and, at last the richest person in the world.

　　Born in Seattle, Washington, Gates attended public school through the sixth grade. In the seventh grade he entered Seattle's exclusive Lakeside School, where he met Paul Allen. Gates was first introduced to computers and programming languages in 1968, when he was in the eight grade. That year Lakeside bought a teletype（电传打字）machine that connected to a main computer over phone lines. At that time, the school was one of the few that provided students with access（连接）to a computer.

　　Soon afterwards, Gates, Allen, and other students persuaded a local computer company to give them free access to its PDP--10, a new mini-computer made by Digital Equipment Corporation. In exchange for the computer time, the students tried to find flaws（缺陷）in the system. Gates spent much of his free time on the PDP--10, learning programming languages such as BASIC, FORTRAN, and LISP, In 1972 Gates and Allen founded Traf--0-- Data, a company that designed and built computerized car--counting machines for traffic analysis（分析）. The project served to introduce them to programmable 8006 microprocessor（微处理器）from Intel Corporation.

(1) We can judge that an exclusive school is one that is ________.

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A．very old

B．the only one

C．not found elsewhere and is for the wealthy only

D．not open to students with average intelligence

(2) Which of the following gives the right order of how Gates prepared himself to enter the computer industry?

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a．learned the basic knowledge and skill of the computer

b．was allowed to use a mini-computer freely

c．got to know 8006 microprocessor for the first time

d．spent much time learning programming languages

e．founded Traf--0--Data

(3) In which field were the products of Traf-- 0--Data mainly used?

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No regular advertiser dare produce anything that fails to stick to the _______ of his advertisement.

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Section One

The city is an accumulation of human civilization. Just as the American social philosopher (哲学家) Lewis Mumford put it, it is a special system which, fine and compact, has been designed to preserve the fruits of human civilization. Many Western languages have developed their versions of the term “civilization” from the same Latin (拉丁语的) word “civitas”(meaning “city”), and it is by no means a coincidence. The city has played a significant role in the perfection of order in human society.

Section Two

The emblem, showing the image of three people ― you, me, him/her holding hands together, symbolizes the big family of mankind. Inspired by the shape of the Chinese character “世” (meaning the world), the design conveys the organizers' wish to host an Expo which is of global scale and which displays the various urban cultures of the world.

Section Three

Created from the inspiration of Chinese character “人”, the design roots deeply in Chinese culture. It tells the world the eternal core (永恒的核心) and theme of Shanghai World Expo will be always human. The mascot “Haibao” will become the messenger for the theme of World Expo 2010 Shanghai China “Better City, Better Life”.

The basic structure of the Chinese character “人” in which each stroke(一笔，一划) supports each other also shows the concept that the beautiful life should depends on mutual-help. If the human are willing to support one another, the harmony among human, nature, and society will be available. Such an urban life will be nice.

Haibao’s confident smile is expressing his sincere greeting from China ― “World Expo 2010 Shanghai China welcomes you!”

1. Section One mainly tells us about ______.

    A. the part cities play in human civilization  

B. the development of the word “city”

C. why the Expo is held in Shanghai       

D. where human civilization originated

2. The underlined word “it” in Section One refers to ______.

    A. the civilization    B. the philosopher   C. the word    D. the city

3. Which correctly matches the sections with the pictures described in the passage?

4. The second paragraph in Section Three explains how the creation is connected with the _____ of the Chinese word “人”.

    A. story            B. meaning       C. shape         D. usage

I have two really good friends，Nancy and Richard.They both believe in the ____ of positive thinking.However，though their personalities are ____，they are totally different in other areas of their lives.The biggest differences are their ___，career choice，and way of life.

Love and concern ___ Nancy’s childhood.She，along with her younger sister，was ____ by her mother and father.Nancy’s parents were __6__ in her schoolwork，making her excellent at school.On the other hand，Richard’s childhood lacked love.His parents __ him up to his grandparents when they failed to take care of him ____.His grandmother took care of him for most of his growing up years.___，since his sister did not live with him，he never really got to ____ her.

Another difference is their career choice.Nancy has always been a ____ and made a choice to work in a variety of different ____ settings：doctor’s offices，hospitals，nursing homes and a visiting nurse.Her ____ part was working with pediatrics(小儿科)．However，Richard ____ to work in the business world.He prefers to work with ____ rather than with people.

A third difference is their ____.Nancy is always on the go.She goes to yard sales，out to eat，and enjoys nature.She is ____；has five children，thirteen grandchildren，several great?grandchildren.____，Richard likes to stay home and do things alone.He is single and has no children.

I am very ____ for the fact that I have two similar yet very different friends，Nancy and Richard.This has ____ me that anyone can be a positive thinker.And it is also what makes my friendship with both of them very intriguing(有趣的) and challenging.

1.A.energy? B．power

C．ability? D．effort

2.A.strong? B．special

C．impressive? D．similar

3.A.childhood? B．education

C．appearance? D．religion

4.A.confirmed? B．filled

C．influenced? D．controlled

5.A.spoiled? B．moved

C．raised? D．deserted

6.A.absorbed? B．interested

C．involved D．stuck

7.A.took? B．picked

C．called? D．gave

8.A.carefully? ??????? B．properly

C．strictly? D．firmly

9.A.Moreover? B．However

C．Instead? D．Therefore

10.A.visit? B．touch

C．phone D．know

11.A.follower? B．receiver

C．caretaker? D．leader

12.A.medical? B．physical

C．political? D．chemical

13.A.difficult? B．complete

C．favorite? D．natural

14.A.agreed? B．refused

C．chose? D．remembered

15.A.machines? B．exhibitions

C．agreements? D．coins

16.A.hobby? B．custom

C．habit? D．lifestyle

17.A.beautiful? B．independent

C．famous? D．married

18.A.After all? B．In contrast

C．In a word? D．In the end

19.A.anxious? B．thankful

C．sorry? D．ready

20.A.reminded? B．persuaded

C．taught? D．acknowledged

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