Question

【题目】

David Rockefeller died in his sleep at his New York home on March 20, 2017. According to Forbes, he was 101, the ______ billionaire on 2017 world's richest list.

The Rockefeller family is an American industrial and banking family. It was one of the world's largest fortunes in the oil business during the early 20th century. They are one of the most _______families in the history of the United States.

David Rockefeller, the grandson of America's first billionaire John D. Rockefeller, was born in New York City on June 12, 1915. He ______ his studies of Science from Harvard University in 1936, and then furthered his education in the University of Chicago, where he received a Ph.D. in economics in 1940.

He ______ in North Africa and France in military intelligence during World War II. After returning to the United States, Rockefeller began a great

___ in banking. During the 1970s Rockefeller was chairman and CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank and helped solve New York City's financial problems in the middle of the 1970s.

By the time he retired in 1981, David Rockefeller was ______ as 'RULER OF THE WORLD' in banking, education, foreign relations and public service. He developed good _____with world leaders, _____ South African President Nelson Mandela and China's Deng Xiaoping.

David Rockefeller, along with The Rockefeller family, developed close generational ties with China over the past 100 years. His life witnessed (见证) the century-long connection with China. The Rockefeller foundation (基金会) put money in China's science, medicine, and higher education. They bought the Union Medical School and renamed it the "Peking Union Medical College." The foundation_____a first-class school of medicine in China. They also introduced the US Johns Hopkins model to the Peking Union Medical College Hospital (北京协和医院) which remains one of the_______hospitals in China today.

【1】A. youngest B. oldest C. strongest

【2】A. traditional B. valuable C. powerful

【3】A. completed B. graduated C. prepared

【4】A. ordered B. offered C. served

【5】A. invention B. career C. discovery

【6】A. considered B. promised C. reminded

【7】A. conversations B. development C. relationships

【8】A. instead of B. including C. besides

【9】A. built up B. put up C. gave up

【10】A. cleanest B. cheapest C. finest

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 C

【3】 A

【4】 C

【5】 B

【6】 A

【7】 C

【8】 B

【9】 A

【10】 C

【解析】

文章讲述了世界最老的亿万富翁——大卫洛克菲勒的传奇一生。

【1】句意：他是2017年世界富豪榜上最老的亿万富豪。A. youngest最年轻的；B. oldest 最老的；C. strongest最强壮的；根据he was 101可知是最老的；故选B

【2】句意：他们是美国历史上最有影响力的家庭之一。A. traditional传统的；B. valuable 有价值的；C. powerful有影响力的；根据It was one of the world's largest fortunes in the oil business during the early 20th century.可知是最有影响力的家庭之一；故选C

【3】句意：1936年他从牛津大学完成科学学习。A. completed完成；B. graduated毕业；C. prepared准备；根据his studies of Science from Harvard University in 1936, and then furthered his education in the University of Chicago,可知是完成学习；故选A

【4】句意：在二战期间，他因为军事才能服务北非和法国。A. ordered命令；B. offered主动提供；C. served服务；根据in North Africa and France in military intelligence during World War II.可知是服务；故选C

【5】句意：回到美国后，他在银行业开始了一项伟大的事业。A. invention发明；B. career事业；C. discovery发现；根据During the 1970s Rockefeller was chairman and CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank可知是事业；故选B

【6】句意：他被认为是银行、教育、外交关系和公共服务的统治者。A. considered认为；B. promised承诺；C. reminded提醒；根据as 'RULER OF THE WORLD' in banking, education, foreign relations and public service.可知是被认为；故选A

【7】句意：他和世界领导人的关系不错。A. conversations谈话；B. development发展；C. relationships关系；根据He developed good和with world leaders,可知是和领导人的关系；故选C

【8】句意：包括南非总统曼德拉和中国的邓小平。A. instead of而不是；B. including包括；C. besides除了；根据He developed good ___7___with world leaders他和世界领导人的关系不错，可知是包括；故选B

【9】句意：这个基金会建立了一个一流的医学院。A. built up建立；B. put up举起；C. gave up放弃；根据a first-class school of medicine in China可知是建立；故选A

【10】句意：中国最好的医院之一。A. cleanest最干净的；B. cheapest最便宜的；C. finest最好的；根据They also introduced the US Johns Hopkins model to the Peking Union Medical College Hospital (北京协和医院)可知是最好的；故选C