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

Helping your child choose a hobby is very good for them.They can learn a lot when they are enjoying themselves.Here are some tips that may help.·Match(与……相配) your child's interests.If she likes to cook, buy her a cookbook.Show them your interests and support their interests.

·Try different hobbies.Introduce a new hobby as a birthday or a holiday gift.By trying something quite different, your child may become interested in it or at least get to know a new thing.

·Share a hobby with your child.Take an art class as a family.Go for a mountain climbing together.Spending family time doing fun things can make a healthy and nice relationship(关系).

·Take it to the next level. If they prefer pop music, visit a singing star’s website or take him to a concert.

Hobbies are a great way for children to learn new things.Help your children to try different interests until they choose one they want to learn more about.

1.Who is the passage written for?

A. Parents B. Teachers C. Students D. Doctors

2.What does the underlined word “it”refer to ?

A. A holiday B. A birthday present C. A new hobby D. A cookbook

3.Which tip can make the family relationship better?

A. Match your child’s interests.

B. Share a hobby with your child.

C. Try different hobbies

D. Take it to the next level.

4.What it to the next level

A. It’s hard for parents to choose hobbies for their children.

B. Hobbies should go with children’s interests.

C. Children can’t learn anything from their hobbies.

D. A hobby is also good for children’s studies.

5.What does the passage mainly want to tell us ?

A. Most children don’t have a hobby.

B. The ways to help children choose a hobby.

C. Different people have different hobbies.

D. Children should have one hobby.

At the shopping mall,you probably think about spending, not saving. Think about all the lights that keep the mall bright. Think about all the water faucets in the toilet. Think about all the air conditioning in summer. Saving energy is a hot topic for such a big place!

Many things at the mall use energy. Electric lights, infrared faucets and air-conditioners need electricity to work. One way to save energy is by keeping lights clean. More and more dust and dirt make the lights less bright. When malls keep lights clean, they can use fewer lights and keep the area just as bright ,Using fewer lights means using less energy.

You step up to the water faucet. The water starts to flow. You don't have to touch a thing. Why do malls have such fancy faucets?. The answer is simple. They save water. Sometimes people forget to turn the water off after they wash. Infrared faucets turn themselves off.

1.________is a hot topic for a big mall.

A. To spend money B. To save energy

C. To keep the mall bright D. To buy things

2.Malls use infrared faucets mainly because________

A. they save water B. they are fancy

C. they are simple D. they turn themselves off

3.Which of the following cannot save energy?

A. Using fewer lights. B. Using infrared faucets.

C. Using air-conditioners D. Keeping lights clean.

4.What will the fourth paragraph probably talk about?

A. How to save water when using infrared faucets in the mall

B. How to save energy when using air-conditioners in the mall

C. How to save money when shopping in the mall.

D. How to spend money when shopping in the mall.

5.The best title for the passage is_________

A. Lights, faucets and air-conditioners

B. Spending less money

C. Energy saving at the mall

D. A hot topic

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