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Theworld’srichestmanmightseemtohaveitall,butBillGateshasoneregret.Theself-madebillionairesaidhefeltstupidfornotknowinganyforeignlanguages.

SpeakinginhisthirdAskMeAnythingquestion-and-answersessionforonlineforumReddit(紅迪網),theMicrosoftfoundersaidthathewishedhespokeFrench,ArabicorChinese.

Hesaid:“ItookLatinandGreekinhighschoolandgotA'sandIguessithelpsmyvocabulary.Ikeephopingtogettimetostudyoneofthese—probablyFrenchbecauseitistheeasiest.IdidDuolingoforawhilebutdidn’tkeepitup.”

Gates,whoisworth$79.3billion,praisedFacebookfounderMarkZuckerbergforsurprisinganaudienceinBeijingwhenhespokefluentChinese.“MarkZuckerbergamazinglyleamedChineseanddidaQ&AwithChinesestudents—unbelievable,isn’tit?”hesaid.

Thisisn’tthefirsttimeforGatestoadmithisregretoverlanguage.Healsoshowedhishabitsathomeandpersonalinsights.

LastFebruary,Gatessaidhelikestodothedisheshimself—tohisownspecialstandardseverynightandalsotoldtheinterviewerthathiswife,Melinda,wouldlikelywantSamuelL.Jacksontoplayherhusbandinabiopic(傳記片).

Healsoadmittedthathewouldpickupa$100billifhefounditonthestreet.

AshetookthetopspotonForbes(福布斯)28thAnnualBillionaireslistlastyearforthefourthtime,hesaidheisprettybasicwhenitcomestosoendingonclothesandfood,butthatheenjoysinvestinginshoesandracquets(球拍)

whenheplaystennis.Whenaskedalifelessonhehadtolearnthehardway,thebillionairesaidstayinguptoolateisahabitheisstilltryingtobreak.‘‘Don’tstayuptoolateevenifthebookisreallyexciting.Youwillregretitinthemorning.Pamstillworkingonthisproblem,”hesaid.

1.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AnInterviewwith

B.HowBillGatesSucceeded

C.BillGates'Regret

D.TheRichestBillionaire

2.TheunderlinedpartinParagraph8mayactuallymeanthat________.

A.itisimportanttolayagoodfoundationoflife

B.foodandclothingarebasicneedsforpeople'slife

C.hedoesn'tspendmuchmoneyonfoodandclothes

D.henevercaresaboutbuyingfoodandclothing

3.WhatadvicedidBillGatesgive?

A.Avoidstayinguptoolate.

B.Beagoodlanguagelearner.

C.Dothedishesyourselfathome.

D.Pickupthe$100billsinthestreets.

4.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.BillGatesisalsothefounderofFacebook.

B.BillGatestoppedthelistofForbes28times.

C.BillGateswasgoodatlearninglanguagesinhighschool.

D.BillGates'wifewantsSamueltoplayagamewithGates.2、

MarthaGraham,bomin1894,wasoneofthemostfamousdancersandcreatorsofdance,whoseinfluenceondancehasbeencomparedwiththeinfluencePicassohadonthemodemvisualarts,Stravinskyhadonmusic,orFrankLloydWrighthadonarchitecture.Shecreatedalmosttwohundreddancepieces.SheisoftencalledtheMotherofModernDance.

Earlierinherlife,however,Marthadidnotknowthatshewouldbecomeadancer.Atthattime,thedancerswerelookeddownon.SoMartha'sparentsdidn'tapproveofherdesiretodanceatthebeginning.Until1916,shebeganherstudiesatthenewlycreatedDenishawnSchoolofDancingandRelatedArts,foundedbyRuthSt.DenisandTedShawn,whereGrahamworkedveryhardtoimproveherabilitytodancebecauseshewasconsideredtoooldtobegindancing.

In1936,Grahammadeherdefiningwork,Chronicle,whichsignaledthebeginningofanewerainmodemdance.Thedancebroughtseriousissuestothestageforthegeneralpublicinadramaticmanner.InfluencedbytheWallStreetCrashof1929,theGreatDepressionthatfollowed,andtheSpanishCivilWar,itfocusedondepressionandisolation,reflectedinthedarknatureofboththesetandcostumes(服裝).

Grahamcontinuedtodancepasttheageofseventy.Onceagain,shewasmetwithcriticismfrompeoplewhocametowatchhershows.Butshedidn'tgiveup.Herlastcompletedballetwas1990'sMapleLeafRag.ADancer'sWorldisanintroductiontoGrahamandherwork.Shetellsaboutherdancesandherdancegroupshowssomeoftheirmethods.

MarthaGrahamreceivedmanyawardsduringherlifetime,includingthePresidentialMedalofFreedomin1976.Shewasthefirstdancertoreceivethecountry’shighestcivilianhonor.Shediedin1991attheageofninety-six.In1998,Timemagazinelistedherasthe“DanceroftheCentury”andasoneofthemostimportantpeopleofthetwentiethcentury.1.TheauthormentionedsomefamousartistsinParagraph1toshowMarthaGraham

________.

A.wasinfluencedgreatlybythem

B.keptintouchwiththemregularly

C.hadagreateffectonmoderndance

D.likedtomakemorefriendswiththem

2.Whydidn’tMartha’sparentsapproveofherdesiretodanceatfirst?

A.ShewastoooldtolearnAmericandance.

B.Americandancewasseenasalowerartformatthattime.

C.Therewasnoacademicschooltoteachdancing.

D.Herfamilywastoopoortoaffordhertuition.

3.WhenMarthaGrahamcontinuedtodanceinher70s,she

________.

A.waswarmlywelcomedbytheyouth

B.achievedhugesuccessonceagain

C.receivedmanyawardsforherage

D.wasattackedbypeople

4.Whatisthetextismainlyabout?

A.ThebackgroundofmodemdanceinAmerica.

B.ThedevelopmentofmodemdanceinAmerica.

C.MarthaGrahamandherachievementsindance.

D.TheawardsMarthaGrahamwoninherlife.3、

GrowingupsIalwaysenviedmyfriendswholivedinonetownintheirwholelives.Comingfromamilitaryfamilymakesthisimpossible.MybrothersandIsoonfoundthatifwedidn’tlikeaplacewelivedin,we’dsoonbemovingtoanewplace.Throughalltheupsanddowns,Inowrealizethat’everythingI’vedone,seen,andlearnedhasmademeintothepersonIamtoday.

Thefielddaywasthebestdayevercreated.Beinggoodatsportswhich1haddonetogetherwithparentsseemedtohelpmefindmypositionatanewschool.DespitethehotweatherinSanAntonio,Texas,Ihadtotakeoutdooractivities.Sometimeswe?tookthefamilymountainbikingafterschool.MybrothersandIwerearrangedtojoinintheswimteamandpracticeyoga.ThesearethethingsIrememberaboutmychildhood.NowIthankmyparentsforteachingmethesevitalprinciples,whichIwillhavewithmetherestofmylife.

Iwasalwaystheshygirlandafraidtobemyself.Thisdidn’tbothermeuntilireachedjuniorhighschool,whensomegirlsjudgedmebywhatIwore,whoItalkedtoandhowskinnyIwas.IfeltlikeI’dneverdoneanythingwrongtodeservesuchcriticism.ItwasnotuntillastyearthatIrealizedthatIhadtostaydifferentfromthemandlivemylifeaccordingtomyprinciples.Idecidedtobemyownperson.Ineverthoughtthatbeingnicecouldcausemetobedisliked.Anyway,Ibeganhangingoutwithgirlswhohadalotincommonwithmelikepreferringoutdoorsports.Theywereacceptingandnon-judgmental.IamnowcontentinuknowingthatIammyownpersonanddon’tletotherscontrolmylife.1.Whatcausedtheauthortoenvysomeofherfriendswhenshewasyoung?

A.Hergrowinguplikeaboy.

B.Herfamily’sfrequentmoving.

C.Herbusyschoollife.

D.Herstrictparents.

2.WhydidtheauthormentionthefielddayinParagraph2?

A.Toshowherhardchildhood.

B.Toshowherhobbyinsports.

C.Toshowhersatisfactoryfamilylife.

D.Toshowherparents’influenceonher.

3.Whatresultedintheauthor’schangeinjuniorhighschool?

A.Herconstantlybeinggoodtoothers.

B.Herobeyingherprinciplesstrictly.

C.Somegirls’improperjudgmentonhere

D.Somegirls’refusingtomakefriendswithher.

4.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Runningformylife

B.Myhappychildhood

C.Myparents’regulations

D.Lovingoutdoorsports4、

WhenIwasnineyearsoldmygreatestdesireinlifewastoownapogostick.Ihadrecentlylearnedtowalkonapairofstiltsmydadhadmadeforme,andIthoughtthatifIalsomasteredthepogostickthatsurelythecircuswouldwanttohiremeformyincrediblefeats.

WhenChristmasseasonrolledaroundagainItoldmymotherthattheonlythingIwantedwasapogostick.Mymothertoldmetheyweretooexpensiveandthatwesimplycouldn’taffordone.OnaSaturdayafternoonacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas,mymomanddadtoldmeweneededtogotoSearstopayourcreditbill.WhilemymotherandIwereatthecounterpayingthebill,mydadsaid,“I’llberightback.Ineedtoseesomethinginthetooldepartment.”AfterthebillwastakencareofmymotherandIwentaheadandgotinthetruck.Soonmydadcamewalkingoutwithalongslenderbox.Irememberwonderingatthatverymomentifitwasapogostickinthatbox.

Whenwearrivedbackathomemydadputtheboxinthebarn.Whilemyparentswerebusywiththeirchores,Isnuckouttothebarnandfoundthebox.IknewthatassoonasIopenedthatmagicalboxmybright,shinypogostickwouldappear.Nosuchluck!Insidetheboxwasasillyoldbroom.AndsoChristmasmorningwasbothgreatanddisappointing.IgotsomenicegiftsbutIdidn’tgetthepresentthatIreallywanted.

Afterallthewrappingpaperwascleanedupmydadsaidheneededtotendtosomethinginthebam.Whenhecamebackin,hewascarryingmybeautifulpogostick.Icouldn’tbelieveit—howtheywereabletoscrapethemoneytogetherforitandhowtheytrickedmewiththebroom.IwassoexcitedthatIcouldn’tletthepogostickoutofmysight.WhenIwenttobedthatnight,Imadesuremypogostickwasonthefloornexttome.I'msurprisedthatIdidn’tfalloutofbedbecauseIsleptrightontheedgesothatIcouldholdontomypogostickasIfellasleep.MyparentsprobablygotquiteachucklefromthetricktheyplayedonmeandIwonderiftheyweresecretlywatchingmefromthewindowasIsnuckouttothebamtosnoopformyChristmaspresent.1.Whatdidtheauthorwantmostwhenhewasnineyearsold?

A.Apairofstilts.

B.Apogostick.

C.Togotothecircus.

D.Toperformatthecircus.

2.Howdoestheauthorfeelwhenhesnuckintothebarn?

A.Worried.

B.Disappointed.

C.Excited.

D.Surprised.

3.Whydidtheauthorsleepontheedgeofthebed?

A.Hewasafraidoffallingoutofbed.

B.Hemademuchroomforthestick.

C.Hepreventedthestickbeingstolen.

D.Hekeptthestickwithineasyreach.

4.Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.PogoSticks

B.APoorFamily

C.GreatestChristmasGift

D.ChristmasCelebration5、閱讀下面短文,回答下列小題。

Mr.PeterJohnson,agedtwenty-three,battledforhalfanhourtoescapefromhistrappedcaryesterdaywhenitlandedupsidedowninthreefeetofwater.Mr.Johnsontooktheonlyescaperoute—throughtheboot(行李箱).

Mr.Johnson’scarhadfinishedupinaditch(溝渠)atRomneyMarsin,Kentafterskidding(打滑)oniceandhittingabank.“Fortunately,thewaterbegantocomeinonlyslowly,”Mr.Johnsonsaid.“Icouldn’tforcethedoorsbecausetheywerejammedagainstthewallsoftheditchandIdarednotopenthewindowsbecauseIknewwaterwouldcomefloodingin.”

Mr.Johnson,asweetsalesmanofSittingHome,Kent,firsttriedtoattracttheattentionofothermotoristsbysoundingthehornandhammeringontheroofandboot.Thenhebeganhisstruggletoescape.

Laterhesaid,“Itwasreallyahalfpennythatsavedmylife.ItwastheonlycoinIhadinmypocketandIusedittounscrewthebackseattogetintotheboot.Ihammereddesperatelywithahammertryingtomakesomeonehear,butnohelpcame.”

Ittooktenminutestounscrewtheseat,andafurtherfiveminutestoclearthesweetsamplesfromtheboot.ThenMr.Johnsonfoundawrench(扳手)andbegantoworkonthebootlock.Fifteenminutespassedby.“ItwastheonlychanceIhad.Finallyitgave,butassoonasImovedthebootlid,thewaterandmudpouredin.Iforcedtheliddownintothemudandscrambledclearasthecarfilledup.”

Hishandsandarmscutandbruised(擦傷),Mr.JohnsongottoBeckettFarmnearby,wherehewaslookedafterbythefarmer’swife,Mrs.LucyBates.Huddledinablanket,hesaid,“Thatthirtyminutesseemedlikehours.”Onlythetipsofthecarwheelswerevisible,policesaidlastnight.Thevehiclehadsunkintotwofeetofmudatthebottomoftheditch.

1.Whatisthebesttitleforthisnewspaperarticle?

A.TheStoryofMr.Johnson,aSweetSalesman

B.CarBootCanServeastheBestEscapeRoute

C.DriverEscapesthroughCarBoot

D.TheDriverSurvivedaTerribleCarAccident

2.WhichofthefollowingobjectsisthemostimportanttoMr.Johnson?

A.Thehammer.

B.Thecoin.

C.Thescrew.

D.Thehorn.

3.“Finallyitgave”(Paragraph5)meansthat_________________.

A.luckilythedoorwastornawayintheend

B.atlastthewrenchwentbroken

C.thelockcameopenafterallhisefforts

D.thechancewaslostatthelastminute

4.Itmaybeinferredfromthepassagethat__________________.

A.theditchwasalongaquietcountryroad

B.theaccidenthappenedonaclearwarmday

C.thepolicehelpedMr.Johnsongetoutoftheditch

D.Mr.Johnsonhadatenderwifeandwaswellattended6、

AmmieReddickfromEastKilbride,Lanarkshire,wasonly18monthsoldwhenshehadtheaccidentthathadscarred(留下創傷)herforlife.Thecuriouschildreacheduptograbthewireofahotkettleinthefamilykitchenandpouredboilingwateroverhertinyinfantframe.

HermotherRubyturnedroundand,seeingAmmiehorriblyburnt,calledanambulancewhichrushedherdaughtertoanearbyhospital.TwentypercentofAmmie’sbodyhadbeenburnedandallofherburnswerethird-degree.There,usingtissue(組織)takenfromunburnedareasofAmmie’sbody,doctorsperformedcomplexskintransplants(移植)tocloseherwoundsandcontrolherinjuries,anoperationthattookaboutsixhours.Overthenext16years,Ammieunderwent12moreoperationstorepairherbody.

WhenshestartedschoolatMaxweltonPrimaryatage4,otherpupilsmadecruelcommentsorsimplywouldn’tplaywithher.“Iwastheonlyburnedchildinthestreet,theclassandtheschool,”sherecalled,“somechildrenrefusedtobecomefriendsbecauseofthat.”

Today,aged17,Ammiecanonlyeverrememberbeingaburnedpersonwithscars;painisapermanentpartofherbody.Shestillhastohavetwofurtherskintransplants.Yetsheisaconfident,outgoingteenagerwhooffersinspirationandhopetootheryoungburnsvictims.

SheisamemberoftheScottishBurnedChildren’sClub,acharitysetuplastyear.Thismonth,AmmiewillbejoiningtheyoungerchildrenattheGraffhamWaterCenterinCambridgeshireforthecharity’sfirstsummercamp.“I’llshowthemhowtogetridofunkindstaresfromothers.”shesays.Ammieloveswearingfashionablesleevelesstops,andsheplanstoshowtheyoungstersatthesummercampthattheycantoo.“Idonotgotogreatlengthstohidemyburnsscars,”shesays,“Igaveupwonderinghowotherpeoplewouldreactyearsago.”

1.WhatdidotherchildrendowhenAmmiefirstwenttoschool?

A.Theywerefriendlytoher.

B.Theyshowedsympathytoher.

C.Theywereafraidofher.

D.Theylookeddownuponher.

2.AmmiewillteachtheyoungerchildrenattheGraffhamWaterCenterto

.

A.faceothers’unkindnessbravely

B.hidetheirscarsbyproperdressing

C.liveanormallife

D.recoverquickly

3.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.ASeriouslyBurnedGirlSurvives

B.WaystoGetRidofUnkindStares

C.PermanentScarsandPainforaGirl

D.ASeriouslyBurnedAngelofHope

答案以及解析1答案及解析：答案：1.C;2.C;3.A;4.C解析：1.前五自然段都是在寫比爾·蓋茨為不會一門外語而感到缺憾;后面幾段也有他如何歷史車輪往回轉的話他會怎么做的內容,故文章標題為“比爾·蓋茨的缺憾”最恰當。故選C。

2.由他說的話的后半句“butthatheenjoysinvestinginshoesandracquets(球拍)whenheplaystennis.”但是當他打網球時他喜好在鞋和球拍上投資,與前一句是轉折關系,說明前者不喜愛花錢。故選C。

3.由最終一段的“‘Don'tstayuptoolateevenifthebookisreallyexciting.Youwillregretitinthemorning.Pamstillworkingonthisproblem,’hesaid.”可知,比爾·蓋茨給我們的忠告是避開熬夜太晚。故選A。

4.由第四段知臉譜網的創始人是MarkZuckerberg,知A錯誤;由倒數其次段知比爾·蓋茨是第四次在28屆億萬富翁排行榜上位居榜首,知B不正確;由倒數第四段知,要演部比爾·蓋茨的傳記片的話,他的妻子會選SamuelL.Jackson來演比爾·蓋茨的,故D錯誤。由第三段的“ItookLatinandGreekinhighschoolandgotA's”知比爾·蓋茨上中學時擅長學習語言,故選C。2答案及解析：答案：1.C;2.B;3.D;4.C解析：1.推理推斷題。第一段將MarthaGraham和各個領域做出杰出貢獻和取得巨大成就的人物相比,是為了強調MarthaGraham在現代舞方面做出的貢獻和影響,故選C項。

2.細微環節理解題。依據其次段的其次、三兩句“Atthattime,thedancerswerelookeddownon.SoMartha'sparentsdidn'tapproveofherdesiretodanceatthebeginning.”可知,在那時候的美國,舞者的地位很低,是被人瞧不起的,因此Martha的父母不同意她學習舞蹈。故選B項。

3.細微環節理解題。依據倒數其次段的其次句中的"shewasmetwithcriticismfrompeoplewhocametowatchhershows.”可知,來看她演出的人對她提出了指責,她受到了一些人的攻擊。

4.主旨大意題。本文以時間為依次敘述了現代舞之母MarthaGraham的一生,以及她在舞蹈方面所取得的成就和做出的貢獻,故選C項。3答案及解析：答案：1.B;2.D;3.C;4.A解析：本文敘述了作者的成長經驗,他滿意于自己的一切,不讓別人限制自己的生活。1.細微環節推理題。依據第一段中GrowingupsIalwaysenviedmyfriendswholivedinonetownintheirwholelives.Comingfromamilitaryfamilymakesthisimpossible.MybrothersandIsoonfoundthatifwedidn’tlikeaplacewelivedin,we’dsoonbemovingtoanewplace.可知,她的家庭頻繁搬家使她在年輕時艷羨她的一些摯友。故選B。2.推理推斷題。依據其次段第一、二句Thefielddaywasthebestdayevercreated.Beinggoodatsportswhich1haddonetogetherwithparentsseemedtohelpmefindmypositionatanewschool.作者在第2段提到了thefieldday是為了顯示她父母對她的影響。故