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Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his vast fortune , largely to the cause of global health , during the course of his lifetime . With an estimated(估计)worth of more than $ 40 billion , according to Forbes , the project will be no small feat (功绩)for Gates . 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 man in the world to channel his resources so heavily into one interest ? Gates believes that “the equality of opportunity” in which Americans take such pride needs to extend to other nations around the world . Improving the health of the populations , he says , has proven to be an 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 an example for him as a child . His father , William H. Gates , was the head of the local Planned Parenthood , and his mother , Mary , volunteered for the United Way . As he gathered his fortune , Gates knew he would eventually want to give back as well , but he didn’t expect to devote himself whole-heartedly to one project 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 ?”
小题1:Bill Gates believes that one important way of developing poor countries is          .
A.to set up more foundations for them
B.to aid them with natural resources
C.to put more effort into the health issues in them
D.to help them take a more global view
小题2:It can be learned from the text that Bill Gates thinks          .
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
小题3: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

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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:D
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     Officials say an elephant has killed an American woman and her baby while the family was on a tour in Kenya.Kenya Wildlife Service official Michel Kipkeu said Sharon Brown,39, was holding her one-year-old daughter when they were trampled (踩踏) by the elephant Monday.Melia van Laar, owner of the castle Forest Hotel,where the family was walking with a guide about 2 kilometers from the hotel when an elephant came out from the bush at full speed.The father of the family is a teacher in Naiobi.Friends and colleagues held funeral services Wednesday.
From world leaders on the White House lawn to people at the bus stop,the common handshake is the universal greeting of peace and kindness.But young people are kissing goodbye to traditional social etiquette (礼节),killing off the handshake, researchers say.The custom is seen as too formal by many, who prefer to touch fists or blow an air kiss instead.Nearly 74 percent of adults shake hands less than they used to — and only 45 percent of under-25s use the greeting.But many prefer no physical contact at all, a side effect of the growing fear of diseases,according to the survey of 1,000 people.
The growing mountain of e-waste will cause great environmental damage if no new strategies are produced to deal with the discarded televisions, mobile phones and computers,the UN Environment Program (UNEP) study said.Electronic waste is piling up around the world at a rate estimated at 40 million tons a year.China produces 2.6 million tons of electronic waste a year,  second only to the United States with 3.3 million tons, it said.LNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner said the globe was ill-prepared to deal with the explosion of electronic products over the past decade.
小题1:What’s the main idea of the 1paragraph?
A.Tour in Kenya
B.Kenya wildlife Service
C.A one-year-old girl trampled by an elephant
D.American mother, baby killed by elephant in Kenya
小题2:Yong people wave goodbye to handshakes because     
A.they prefer physical contact
B.many young people think handshaking is too formal
C.they prefer to touch fists or blow an air kiss
D.they are not accustomed to handshaking
小题3:What ean be inferred from passage three?
A.America ranks first in producing e-waste a year
B.China produces 2.6 million tons of electronic waste a year
C.the globe was ill prepared to deal with the explosion of electronic products
D.The growlng mountain of e-wasted won’t cause great environmental damage.
小题4:The underlined word“discarded”means      
A.dislikedB.desertedC.scarred D.scared
小题5:The passages are most likely to appear in a/an       
A.brochureB.science bookC.newspaperD.magazine

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A survey by an international temporary service agency found that U. S. managers believe that people with a sense of humour do better at their jobs, compared with those who have little or no sense of humour. In fact, about 96 percent of those surveyed said people with a sense of humour do better.
The survey went on to point out that the results suggest that a sense of humour may help light-hearted employees keep their jobs during tough times. And, what"s more, it may push them up the corporate ladder past their humourless colleagues. Why? It seems that those with a sense of humour are better communicators and better team players.
Studies have shown that happy workers are more productive. In fact, a researcher at California State University found that humour could help the employees to release tension.
Research done by psychologist Dr. Ashton Trice at Mary Baldwin College in Virginia showed that humour helps us think. When people feel stuck on important projects, they tend to feel angry or depressed.  According to Dr. Trice"s research, taking time out to laugh can help us to get rid of negative feelings and allow us to return to a task or move on to another project unaffected by past defeat.
If humour is really this important, then why don"t we use it more often on the job? Most likely, the main reason is that many people are unaware of the positive effects of humour in the workplace. However, it is important to realize that some humour is not suitable for the workplace, and that it is often used at wrong times.
小题1: Most people think a sense of humour can ________.
A.help you to do your work better
B.make you have a rich life
C.make you pleased with your work
D.help you to make more friends
小题2:Many people don"t use humour more in the workplace because __________.
A.they like keeping silent when working
B.they don"t know the positive effects of humour
C.they think they should obey the rules
D.they don"t like joking or laughing
小题3: A person without a sense of humour is easier __________.
A.to feel surprised
B.to get along with
C.to be worried
D.to be successful
小题4:What is probably the best title for the article?
A.People with a Sense of Humour.
B.Humour Is Important in the Workplace.
C.Humour and Humourless.
D.Everyone Likes Humour.

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On 26 May 1928, at a meeting in Amsterdam (阿姆斯特丹), the FIFA congress (国际足联) decided that a new competition open to all its members should be played. A year later in Barcelona it was agreed that Uruguay(乌拉圭), the strongest football team at the period of time., should celebrate 100 years of independence(独立) by hosting the first World Cup the following year.

Only 13 nations came to the opening of the games and nine from South America. All games were played in three stadiums in Montevideo(蒙得维的亚) and, as expected, the South American countries were stronger, although the European teams did not bring shame.
Some 100,000 fans came for the final on 30 July between Argentina(阿根廷)and Uruguay. The FIFA president and brains(主要***)behind the World Cup, presented the trophy(奖杯)to winning captain and football’s greatest tournament was born.
After a pre-match row(争吵)over which ball to use for the final, it is believed the Argentine ball was used in one half and the Uruguayan ball in the other.
小题1:When was the first World Cup played?
A.1928. B.1929. C.1930.D.1931.
小题2:Which of these statements about the first World Cup is NOT TRUE?
A.Most of the teams came from South America.
B.The South American teams were stronger.
C.All the matches were played in European countries
D.The European teams did not play badly.
小题3:The best title of the passage is _____.
A.The history of football
B.The history of the World Cup
C.The FIFA
D.The first World Cup

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Less TV Reduce Kids Weight
PALO AITO, California—“Switching off the television may help prevent children from getting fatter—even if they do not change their diet or increase the amount they exercise,” US researchers said last week.
A study of 192 third and fourth grades, generally aged eight and nine, found that children who cut the number of hours spent watching television gained nearly two pounds (0.91 kg) less over a one-year period than those who did not change their television diet.
“The findings are important because they show that weight loss can only be the result of a reduction in television viewing and not any other activity,” said Thomas Robinson, a pediatrician (儿科专家)at Stanford University.
“ American children spend an average of more than four hours per day watching television and videos or playing games, and rates of childhood being very fat have doubled over the past 20 years,” Robinson said.
In the study, presented this week to the Pediatric Academic Societies’ annual meeting in San Francisco, the researchers persuaded about 100 of the students to reduce their television viewing by one-quarter to one-third.
Children watching fewer hours of television showed a significantly smaller increase in waist size and had less body fat than other students who continue their normal television viewing, even though neither group ate a special diet nor took part in any extra exercise.
“One explanation for the weight loss could be the children unstuck to the television may simply have been moving around and burning off calories,” Robinson said.
“Another reason might be due to eating fewer meals in front of the television. Some studies have suggested that eating in front of the TV encourages people to eat more,” Robinson added.
小题1: The author tries to tell us in the first two paragraphs that ____.
A.children will get fatter if they eat too much.
B.children will get thinner if they eat less.
C.children will get fatter if they spend less time watching TV.
D.children will get fatter if they spend more time watching TV.
小题2: According to the passage, the time American children usually spend on watching TV ____.
A.is more than four hours a day.B.is less than four hours a day.
C.doubled in the last twenty years.D.is more than on any other activities.
小题3:Which of the following is right ?
A.Children usually eat fewer while watching TV.
B.Children usually eat more while watching TV.
C.Children eat the same amount of meals while watching TV.
D.Children usually eat nothing while watching TV.
小题4:Why can watching TV increase kids’ weight according to the passage ?
A.They usually eat more while watching TV.
B.They burn off fewer calories.
C.They change their diet while watching TV.
D.Both A and B

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Japanese people,who never miss a chance to be photographed,were lining up to get their pictures on a postage stamp.Vanity(虚荣)stamps with personal photographs went on sale for the first time in Japan as part of an international postage stamp exhibition.The customer’s photo was taken with a digital camera and then printed on stamp sheets,a process that takes about five minutes.Sold in a sheet of 10 stamps for $8.80,little more than the cost of lunch in Tokyo,each stamp printed a different scene from a traditional painting along with the photo.
The stamps can be used normally to mail a letter,and postal officials hope they will help encourage interest in letter writing in the Internet age.“Certainly e-mail is a useful method of communication,but letters are fun in a different way,”said Hatsumi Shimizu an official in the Post Ministry.“We want to show young people that letters can be fun too.”[
While similar stamp sheets appeared in Australia in 1999 and are now sold in some nations and territories,Japan’s fondness for commemorative photos is likely to make them especially popular here.Indeed,officials had prepared 1 000 sheets but they were sold out in less than 30 minutes.Although the stamps are currently only available as a special service during the exhibition,postal officials said they may start selling them on a regular basis in the future.
小题1:The best title of this passage might be______.
A.Never Miss a Chance to be Photographed
B.Your Own Face on a Postage Stamp
C.First Japanese Postage Stamps with a Photo
D.Letters are as Fun as E-mails
小题2:By saying“little more than the cost of lunch in Tokyo”,the author really means______.
A.this service is not very expensive
B.the cost of this service is very high
C.food in Tokyo is very dear
D.$8.80 is a very small amount of money
小题3:The purpose of this activity is______.
A.to make the international postage stamp exhibition more interesting
B.to make more stamps for normal use
C.to draw interest in writing letters
D.to satisfy Japan’s fondness of commemorative photos
小题4:Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.Japanese people like to take photos.
B.This kind of stamps must be used to mail letters.
C.Japanese people can get this kind of stamps easily after the stamp exhibition.
D.This service is more popular in Japan than in other places.

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