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阅读理解     O. Henry was a pen name used by an American writer of short stories. His real name was William
Sydney Porter. He was born in North Carolina in 1862. As a young boy he lived an exciting life. He did
not go to school for very long, but he managed to teach himself everything he needed to know. When he
was about 20 years old, O. Henry went to Texas, where he tried different jobs. He first worked on a newspaper, and then had a job in a bank. When some money went missing from the bank, O. Henry was
believed to have stolen it. Because of that, he was sent to prison. During the three years in prison, he
learned to write short stories. After he got out of prison, he went to New York and continued writing. He wrote mostly about New York and the life of the poor there. People liked his stories, because simple as
the tales were, they would finish with a sudden change at the end, to the reader"s surprise.1. In which order did O. Henry do the following things?
a. Lived in New York          b. Worked in a bank
c. Traveled to Texas           d. Was put in prison
e. Had a newspaper job         f. Learned to write storiesA. e, c, f, b, d, a
B. c, e, b, d, f, a
C. e, b, d, c, a, f
D. c, b, e, d, a, f2. People enjoyed reading O. Henry"s stories because             A. they had surprise endings.
B. they were easy to understand.
C. they showed his love for the poor.
D. they were about New York City3. O. Henry went to prison because           A. people thought he had stolen money from the newspaper.
B. he broke the law by not using his own name.
C. he wanted to write stories about prisoners.
D. people thought he had taken the money that was not his.4. What do we know about O. Henry before he began writing?A.He was well educated.
B.He was not serious about his work.
C.He was devoted to the poor.
D.He was very good at learning.5. Where did O. Henry get most materials for his short stories?A.His life inside the prison.
B.The newspaper articles he wrote.
C.The city and people of New York.
D.His exciting early life as a boy.

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     There are more than one billion people around the world who smoke. Bill Gates, cofounder and
former CEO of Microsoft, wants them all to quit. So does New York City"s mayor Michael Bloomberg.
This week, the Gates Foundation, a charity organization set up by Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda,
teamed up with Bloomberg to donate $500 million over the next five years to antitobacco programs.
     Bloomberg is no stranger to antitobacco plans. He has been fighting tobaccouse in New York City
for years. In 2002, Bloomberg pushed for a ban on smoking in all New York City restaurants.
     Bloomberg"s Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use was created in 2005.  It aims to discourage smoking
trends around the world by working to change tobacco"s image, protect nonsmokers from secondhand
smoke, and help people quit. Bloomberg gave $ 125 million to start the program. Now, he is adding
another $ 250 million. The Gates Foundation will invest $ 125 million over five years to fight the tobacco
epidemic, including a $ 24 million gift directly to the Bloomberg Initiative.
     The money donated by the Gates Foundation will support antismoking efforts in developing countries
where tobacco use is the highest. "Tobaccocaused diseases have become one of the greatest health
challenges facing developing countries," Gates says. In addition to donating to the Bloomberg Initiative,
the Gates Foundation will also help prevent the tobacco epidemic from taking root in Africa. "The
epidemic in Africa is not well advanced," Gates explains. "That means that we can catch it at an early
stage."
     Tobaccouse kills more than five million people every year. If the trend doesn"t change, more than one
billion people could die of tobaccorelated illnesses this century. Gates and Bloomberg have high hopes to
change these statistics. "Together we can make a clear, measurable difference, not just for ourselves and
our generation, but for the generations that come after us," says Bloomberg.

1. The passage is mainly about ________.   A. the harmful effects of smoking
B. Bill Gates" contribution to the world
C. a ban on smoking in New York City
D. a plan to stop smoking 2. How much does Bloomberg invest altogether?   A.  $ 125 million.
B.  $ 250 million.
C.  $ 375 million.
D.  $ 500 million. 3. We learn from the passage that ________.   A. the Gates Foundation is set up by Bill Gates and Bloomberg
B. tobaccouse has become a big threat to developing countries
C. Bloomberg"s Initiative to Reduce Tobacco Use was created in 2002
D. tobaccouse kills more than fifty million people every year 4. What"s Gates and Bloomberg"s attitude towards the antismoking efforts?   A. Optimistic.
B. Skeptical.
C. Opposable.
D. Surprised.

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阅读理解。     Visitors to museums have to pay "voluntary" admission fees, Boris Johnson, the mayor (市长)
of London, urged yesterday. He said that encouraging visitors to set a value on museums and art
galleries, which have been free since 2001, would work extremely well. Mr. Johnson held up New
York"s Metropolitan Museum of Art as a model. Although New York"s museums are officially free,
visitors are strongly encouraged to pay a recommended entry fee of $20. At the Met, entry is
impossible without first going to the ticket desk.
     Mr. Johnson"s spokesman later admitted that free admission was a "huge draw" for London, but
he said, "Having visited the Met last week, the mayor is impressed by how they maximize voluntary
contributions and believes there are lessons to be learnt." Mark Jones, director of the Victoria and
Albert Museum, told The Times that the museum already requested a ?3 donation but was not as
forceful as New York"s institutions. He said, "I"m not in favor of anything that makes people feel they
won"t want to go because they feel like they will have to pay."
     When entrance fees to national museums were decided not to be charged here in 2001, there was
a 70 percent increase in visitor numbers in the first year. Political parties have since been unwilling to
suggest change, despite concerns about cost. Hugo Swire, the former Shadow Culture Secretary, was
dismissed(解雇) in 2007 for suggesting that "museums and galleries should have the right to charge if
they wish".
     Some in the art community argue, however, that free entrance has done little to increase the breadth
(广泛) of visitors and has caused shortfalls in the budget(预算) for the museums. In response to it,
Colin Tweedy, chief executive of Arts & Business, said that Britain was "leading the world" in allowing
its treasures to be freely available. He said, "To return to museum charging would be a return to the
dark ages."
     Ben Bradshaw, the Culture Secretary, said, "The mayor showed his true intention when he suggested
those who could afford it should be encouraged to contribute to the arts. I believe it is a disaster for the
culture, arts and sport." He thinks that free museums and galleries have once been one of this
Government"s great successes. 1. It can be inferred from the first two paragraphs that ______. A. museums in London are free by now
B. most museums in London have admission fees
C. Metropolitan Museum of Art is not officially free
D. free entry is impossible to New York"s museums2. We can learn from Mark Jones" words that ______. A. his museum shows a lack of money
B. admission fees should be forceful
C. he is in favor of New York"s action
D. he has a consideration for the visitors3. According to the passage, the cancellation of entrance fees to national museums in 2001 _____.A. was changed in 2007 by Hugo Swire
B. has been opposed by political parties
C. has no influence on the number of visitors
D. has caused financial problems to the museums4.What does the underlined word "it" in the last paragraph refer to?A. Charging entrance fees to museums.
B. Decrease in the number of visitors.
C. Ensuring visitors" benefits.
D. Free access to museums.

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阅读理解。     Everyone knows the smart blackandwhite dog that sits on top of a red doghouse with
his best friend-a bird called Woodstock.
     Created by the American cartoonist Charles Schulz in 1950, the clever dog is loved
by generations of kids and adults. He speaks more than 20 languages and appears daily
in 26,000 newspapers around the world.
     When Snoopy first appeared, he was not different from other pet dogs.  But two
years later, he had begun to speak with simple words and sounds. By 1957 he could
walk on two legs and was going to school with his master, Charlie Brown, who failed
in just about everything. Later he learned to use the typewriter.
Snoopy has done lots of jobs. He has been a bowtie wearing lawyer, a tennis player,
an Olympic figure skater, a world famous grocery checkout clerk, a pilot and even the
first astronaut on the moon.
     However, Snoopy has always dreamed of being a famous writer. The beginning of
his story is always, "It was a dark and stormy night..." Unfortunately for him no one has
ever wanted to publish the story.
In love, Snoopy is as much of a failure as Charlie Brown is at baseball. He easily falls in
love but always has his heart broken. He eats to forget, but it never works.
Snoopy is an insightful (富有洞察力的), feelgood and sometimes sad dog. If you think
a little about his words, you might find them full of life lessons. Among his most famous
lines are "To live is to dance, to dance is to live." and "Yesterday I was a dog. Today
I"m a dog. Tomorrow I"ll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There"s so little hope for advancement"．1. Snoopy has done all the following jobs EXCEPT ________.    A. a lawyer
B. a player
C. a clerk
D. a writer2. From the passage, we can learn that ________.A. Snoopy is always a sad dog
B. Snoopy can not speak in the beginning
C. Snoopy often dreams of true love
D. Snoopy is a real smart pet dog3. It can be inferred that Snoopy ________. A. has many bird friends and relatives
B. is a wellknown writer and clerk
C. has been unfortunate since it was born
D. is very popular in the whole world4. The underlined word "advancement" probably means ________.A. success
B. progress
C. growth
D. popularity

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阅读理解                                                             Warren Buffett
     For someone who is such a successful investor,  Warren Buffett comes off as a pretty ordinary guy.
He was born on August 30, 1930. __1__ He used to go doortodoor and sell soda water. When his
family moved to Washington, Buffett became a paperboy for The Washington Post. Buffett ran his five
paper routes and even added magazines to round out his product offerings. While still in school, he was
making$ 175 a month, a fulltime wage for many men.
     __2__ He spent $ 1,200 on 40 acres of farmland in Nebraska. He and a friend also made $ 50 a
week by placing pinball machines in barber shops. They called their venture(企业) Wilson Coin
Operated Machine Co.
     Already a successful smalltime businessman, Buffett wasn"t interested in going to college  but ended
up at the University of Pennsylvania-his father encouraged him to go. __3__ But he was turned down,
which had to be one of the worst admission decisions in Harvard history.  The  outcome affected Buffett"s
life, for he ended up attending Columbia Business School, where he studied under Professor Benjamin
Graham  the father of securities analysis who provided the foundation (基础) for Buffett"s investment
strategy.
     From the beginning,  Buffett made his fortune from investing. He started with all the money he had
made from selling soda water,  delivering papers,  and operating pinball machines. Between 1950 and
1956, he grew his $ 9,800 to $ 14,000. __4__  And then he gradually drew in other investors through
word of mouth and very attractive terms.
     __5__ He doesn"t collect houses or cars or works of art, and he disdains(鄙视) companies that
waste money on expensive cars, private dining rooms, and highpriced real villas. He is a creature of
habit-same house, same office, same city, same soda water.
A. Then Buffett applied to Harvard Business School.
B. Buffett is more likely to be found in a fourstar restaurant.
C. When he was  14, Buffett developed great interest in investment.
D. Even as a young child, Buffett was serious about making money.
E. One thing is for sure about Buffett: he is happy to do what he is doing.
F. Buffett"s investment strategy  mirrors his lifestyle and his overall philosophy.
G. From there, he organized investment partnerships with his family and friends.

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     Born on February 9,  1954 in Milwaukee,  Wisconsin, Christopher Gardner never know his
father. He lived with his mother, Bettye Jean Gardner, whom he adored, and, when necessary,
in fosterhomes (寄养家庭). Despite a life of hardship, his mother provided him with strong
"spiritual genes" and taught him some of the greatest lessons of his life, which he follows to this
day.
    She convinced him that in spite of where he came from, he could attain whatever goals he set
for himself by saying, "If you want to, one day you could make a million dollars." Gardner believed
this to be fact, and knew he would have to find a career he could be passionate (热情的) about,
one that would allow him to "be worldclass".
    Though he was hardworking and determined, a series of circumstances in the early 1980"s left
him homeless in San Francisco and the single guardian of his 2yearold son.  He was unwilling to give
up his son and his dream of financial independence. Though without connections or a college degree,
he still somehow earned a spot in a stockbroker (股票经纪人) training program. Often spending his
nights in a church shelter or the bathroom at a train station in Oakland, Gardner ended up the only
trainee offered a job at Dean Witter Reynolds in 1981.
    Today, he"s the CEO of Christopher Gardner International Holdings, a company he founded with
offices in New York, Chicago, and San Francisco. The amazing story of his life was published as an
autobiography, The Pursuit of Happiness, and is the inspiration (灵感,启示) for the movie of the
same name starring Will Smith.

1. The underlined word "one" in the second paragraph refers     to   ________.   A. the place where he lived
B. the goal he set for himself
C. the fact to make a million dollars
D. his future career2. From the third paragraph we can learn that ________. A. hardworking and determined people can also be defeated by bad luck
B. Gardner did finish his stockbroker training program
C. Gardner had to make a choice between his dream and  his beloved son
D. it is impossible for one without a college degree to get a  job as a stockbroker3. Gardner"s story can be best described as ________. A. a ragstoriches story
B. an orphantomillionaire story
C. a CEOtostar story
D. a failuretosuccess story

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