Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his vast fortune largely to the cause of global health 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 mart in the world channel his resources so heavily into one interest? Gates believes that “the equality of opportunity” in which Americans take such pride needs to be extended to other nations around the world. Improving the health of the, populations I he says,has proven to be all essential method in helping poor countries to be financially 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 As he, gathered his fortune,Gates knew he would eventually want to give back a8 well,but he didn2 expect to devote himself whole―headedly to one p。Object 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?’’

51 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 ca”

52 In Bill Gates’opinion,            .

  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.

53 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

54 According to the passage,which word call be used to describe Bill Gates?

  A. Brave.                                    B Kind―hearted

  C. Strong―minded                      D. Confident

55 When Gales was young,his parents often       .

  A refused to help others                 B offer to help others

  C. set good examples                    D gathered their fortune

  We often hear the saying,“You’ve a greater chance of being struck by lightning than…”It is used to describe something that hasn't got much chance of happening. However. this common saying undermines(削弱)the very real danger of lightning

  Last Friday,at least five people were killed by lightning in Nepal

  Lightning strikes are the second most common cause of deaths among natural disasters in the US The first is floods. Around 400 people nationwide are struck by lightning each year,and of those,about 73 people die. More people ale killed by lightning than by tornados and hurricanes.

  Because lightning kills only one or two people at a time. its danger does not receive a8 much attention as other disasters

  To raise awareness(意识)of the damage of lightning the US has made June 22―28 National Lightning Safety Week It aims to warn the public of the dangers of lighting and provide safety tips about what to do during thunderstorms

    “If you can hear thunder(雷),you are in danger of being struck by lightning,”said Rocky Lopes,a disaster educator at the American Red Cross

    “Thunder means that lighting is close enough to hit you at any minute. so you should move indoors immediately and stay there until the storm has ended The single most important thing to remember is to find a hiding place,”Lopes said

  Summer is the time for most lighting storms,so when lightning strikes across the sky,remember these safety tips:Stop working,fishing,swimming or playing in an open al-ea

  If you count less than ten seconds between the thunder and the lighting flash. take cover inside the nearest building. If that is not possible. follow these instruments.

    Do not stand under a tree

    Do not use a mobile phone

    Get off bicycles or motorcycles.

    Crouch(蹲下) down if there is no hiding place.

 

46 The popular opinion about being struck by lightning is that         .

  A there is a great chance of being killed by lightning than by any other natural disaster

  B it is the most dangerous among all the natural disasters

  C the chance that a person to be struck by lightning is very small

  D it is impossible for people to be killed by lighting

47 On average,about    of people struck by lighting die as a result

    A 18. 5%  B 50%  C 30%  D 73%

48 Among all the safety tips,the most important one is that when you ate outside and hear  thunder you should

  A. stand beside your bicycle or motorcycle    B. quickly find a place to hide

  C count ten seconds between the thunder and the lightning

  D. don’t use a hair drier

49 During thunderstorms,you should not

  A. enter a place to hide      B turn off the TV

  C close your window       D use your mobile phone

50 According to the article,what does June 22-28 National Lighting Safety Week refer to?

  A There is one week free from work

  B There ale some warnings shown

  C The public ale provided with safety tips about lightning

  D During the week in the US,lightning happens certainly.

    As Christmas is coming,there are presents to be bought,cuds Io be sent,and rooms to be cleaned Parents ale 26 with difficult jobs of hiding presents from curious young children If the gifts are large. this is sometimes a real 27  On Christmas Eve. young children find the excitement almost unbearable. They are torn between the wish to go to bed early so that Father Christmas will bring their presents quickly and the wish to 28 up late so that they will not 29 the fun Sometimes though children go to bed early,they often lie 30 for a long time,hoping to get a short 31 at Father Christmas.

  Last Christmas,my wife and I 32 hid a few large presents in the storeroom I 33 the moment when my son,Jimmy,would 34 me whore that new bike had come from,but 35 he did not see it.

On Christmas Eve,  36 took the children hours to go to sleep. It must have been nearly 37 when my wife and 1 went quietly into their room and began 38 stockings Then I pushed in the 39 I bought for Jimmy and left it beside the Christmas tree We knew we would not get much sleep that night. for the children were 40 to get up early At about five o'clock  the next morning,we were 41 by loud sounds coming from the children’s room―they were shouting excitedly!  42 I had time to get out of bed,young Jimmy came riding into the room on his new bike,and his sister,Mary,followed close behind pushing her new baby carriage. 43 the baby arrived. He moved 44 the hands and knees into the room dragging a large balloon behind him Suddenly it burnt That woke us up 45.

 

26 A faced

B.  met

C.  forced

D.  pleased

27 A. question

B.  thing

C.  problem

D.  business

28 A get

B.  stay

C.  stand

D.  wake

29 A. 10se

B.  break

C.  miss

D.  1eave

30 A. awake

B. alone

C.  asleep

D.  Mire

31 A. 100k

B.  stare

C.  glare

D.  watch

32 A. hopefully

B. busily

C.  gladly

D.  successfully

33 A. 1iked

B.  feared

C.  surprised

D.  hated

34 A. answer

B.  tell

C.  ask

D.  search

35 A. sadly

B.  unluckily

C.  possibly

D.  fortunately

36 A. it

B.  they

C.  I

D.  we

37 A. morning

B.  midnight

C.  evening

D.  daybreak

38 A. filling

B.  sewing

C.  mending

D.  preparing

39 A present

B.  stocking

C.  bike

D.  tree

40 A. anxious

B.  sure

C.  afraid

D.  excited

41 A troubled

B.  frightened

C.  woken

D.  shocked

42 A. Before

B.  After

C.  Until

D.  Since

43 A. Even

B.  And

C.  Soon

D.  Then

44 A. with

B.  on

C.  over

D.  by

45 A. completely

B.  nearly

C.  happily

D.  partly

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