Mary had her own special kind of joy, and she knew exactly how to spread it around. She lifted children from 1 into laughter, love, and belonging.
Each time she found a new 2 for a child, she gave the family one of her little home-made paper roses. It had become a 3 for her, and the families didn’t ever forget it.
One evening, Mary was 4 a meeting for adoptive parents. One of the 5 fathers stood up to introduce himself. But before he spoke, he reached into his coat pocket and held up a 6 , red paper rose.
Twenty years ago today, I felt alone and 7 . I didn’t know the talents inside me or what was possible for me.”
Then Mary 8 two wonderful people into my life. They taught me what it was like to feel 9 . They not only loved me 10 . They opened a world of 11 that I didn’t know existed. My new parents told me, “Reach for your dreams!”
I did, and today I’m 12 to be giving that chance to a child who 13 just like me. My mother gave me this little rose. By now, all of you 14 where she got it so long ago.
Mary sent me a new rose just yesterday. And my new rose 15 a new spring, a beautiful new 16 for my own little girl. It 17 me to show her what unconditional love is, and to teach her to reach for her own beautiful dreams.
Thank you, Mary, for the special little things like roses that 18 our lives together. And thank you for all you’ve done for me and so many families over the years! ”
One brief event can send our spirits soaring or 19 us in quiet to ponder a new beginning. 20 it is also the very small things, like Mary’s roses, that tie together the meaningful things.
1．A．poverty B．loneliness C．misery D．suffering
2．A．home B．place C．school D．life
3．A．glory B．favor C．habit D．tradition
4．A．organizing B．planning C．hosting D．attending
5．A．new B．grateful C．kind D．active
6．A．broken B．faded C．treasured D．dried
7．A．tasteless B．powerless C．priceless D．worthless
8．A．directed B．introduced C．brought D．accepted
9．A．loved B．protected C．cared D．cheered
10．A．silently B．continuously C．unintentionally D．unconditionally
11．A．necessities B．possibilities C．beauties D．riches
12．A．eager B．willing C．proud D．lucky
13．A．started out B．came up C．turned out D．grew up
14．A．understand B．guess C．tell D．know
15．A．replaces B．symbolizes C．equals D．creates
16．A．chance B．mystery C．challenge D．beginning
17．A．reminds B．helps C．accompanies D．drives
18．A．fix B．close C．tie D．gather
19．A．cause B．push C．put D．leave
20．A．Yet B．Besides C．Otherwise D．Therefore
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对话填空（每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给首字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式，使对话通顺。
A：Hello. How are you today？ I h you weren't yourself last week.
B：I'm much b now, Thank you.
A：What was the m ？ Nothing serious, I hope.
B：Oh, no ,I had a bad cold and had to stay in bed for two days.
A：I hope it was the last cold of w and not the first cold of spring. What about your friend, Ann？I heard she was ill, too
B：She was ill, but now she's all right. I think she carried my cold.
A：Everybody seems to have one now ,I guess it's b of the sudden change of weather, One day hot and the next day cold.
B：And very windy, too. That's why I'm w a sweater today. What do you think of it？
A：It certainly looks wonderful. It must have cost a lot. W did you buy it？
B：Oh ,I got it at a sale ,It was quite cheap.
A：Really! Well, Mary, I must say it suits you very well, What a p that I can't get o
for my wife.
B：Why not？ Maybe I can help you find one for your wife some day.
A：Thanks a lot ,I'm really thinking of s her a present on her birthday.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届海南琼海嘉积中学高二下学期教学质量监测英语卷（解析版） 题型：阅读理解
Bill Gates was born on October 28th, 1955. He and his two sisters grew up in Seattle. Their father, William H. Gates II, was a Seattle lawyer. Mary Gates, their late mother, was a school teacher.
Gates
attended public elementary school before moving on to the private Lakeside
School in North Seattle. It was at Lakeside that Gates began his career in
personal computer soft ware, programming computers at age 13.
In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer, who is now Microsoft's president. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version (版本) of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer---the MITS Astair. In his junior year, Gates dropped out of Harvard to devote his energies full-time to Microsoft, a company he had started in 1975 with his boyhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by a belief that the personal computer would be a valuable tool on every office desk-top and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers.
Gates' foresight has led to the success of Microsoft and the software industry. He plays an important role in the technical development of new products. Much of his time is devoted to meeting with customers and staying in touch with Microsoft employees around the world through e-mail.
In the dozen years since Microsoft went public, Gates has donated more than $ 800 million to charities, including $ 200 million to the Gates Library Foundation to help libraries in North America make use of new technologies and the Information Age.
1.Where did Bill Gates begin his career in personal computer software?
A．At public elementary school. B．At the private Lakeside School.
C．At Harvard University. D．At Microsoft Company.
2.Why did he drop out of Harvard?
A．To change school. B．To spend all his energies to Microsoft.
C．To find a full-time job. D．To earn money.
3.How does Gates spend much of his time?
A．Meeting with people.
B．Travelling around the world.
C．E-mailing some friends.
D．Meeting with customers and e-mailing Microsoft employees.
4.What does the underlined word “donated” in the last paragraph mean?
A．gave. B．earned. C．made. D．received.
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Bill Gates was born on October 28th, 1955. He and his two sisters grew up in Seattle. Their father, William H. Gates II, was a Seattle lawyer. Mary Gates, their late mother, was a school teacher.
Gates attended public elementary school before moving on to the private Lakeside School in North Seattle. It was at Lakeside that Gates began his career in personal computer soft- ware, programming computers at age 13.
In 1973, Gates entered Harvard University as a freshman, where he lived down the hall from Steve Ballmer, who is now Microsoft's president. While at Harvard, Gates developed a version (版本) of the programming language BASIC for the first microcomputer---the MITS Astair. In his junior year, Gates dropped out of Harvard to devote his energies full-time to Microsoft, a company he had started in 1975 with his boyhood friend Paul Allen. Guided by a belief that the personal computer would be a valuable tool on every office desk-top and in every home, they began developing software for personal computers.
Gates' foresight has led to the success of Microsoft and the software industry. He plays an important role in the technical development of new products. Much of his time is devoted to meeting with customers and staying in touch with Microsoft employees around the world through e-mail.
In the dozen years since Microsoft went public, Gates has donated more than $ 800 million to charities (慈善机构), including $ 200 million to the Gates Library Foundation to help libraries in North America make use of new technologies and the Information Age.
50. Where did Bill Gates begin his career in personal computer software?
A. At public elementary school. B. At the private Lakeside School.
C. At Harvard University. D. At Microsoft Company.
51. Why did he drop out of Harvard?
A. To change school. B. To spend all his energies to Microsoft.
C. To find a full-time job. D. To earn money.
52. How does Gates spend much of his time?
A. Meeting with people. B. Travelling around the world.
C. E-mailing some friends.
D. Meeting with customers and e-mailing Microsoft employees.
53. What does the underlined word "donated" in the last paragraph mean?
A. gave. B. earned. C. made. D. received.
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010年长春市高二年级开学验收考试英语卷 题型：阅读理解
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 ?”
1.Bill Gates believes that one important way of developing poor countries is .
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A．to set up more foundations for them |
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B．to aid them with natural resources |
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C．to put more effort into the health issues in them |
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D．to help them take a more global view |
2.It can be learned from the text that Bill Gates thinks .
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A．Americans should care about people in other countries |
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B．Americans should treat fellow citizens well |
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C．Americans should devote themselves to certain projects |
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D．Americans can be world-famous by giving away vast fortune |
3.Bill Gates gave away his vast fortune earlier than he had expected because of .
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A．his weakening health condition |
B．his parents’ suggestions |
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C．his great success in business |
D．his concerns for suffering people |
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科目：高中英语 来源：20102011广西桂林中学高二下学期期中英语试题 题型：阅读理解
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 population, he says, has proven to be an essential (实质的) 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 (紧迫),” Gates said. “I started to think, how many lives could I save before then?”
1... Bill Gates will give away his vast fortune to ___.
A. improve the health of population in America alone
B. improve the health of population all over the world
C. avoid leaving his children too much money
D. spare the American government the burden of health care
2... 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
3.. 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
4... 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 concern for suffering people
5.. The underlined word “channel” probably has a similar meaning as it is used in sentence “___”.
A. Try to channel your abilities into something useful
B. We ought to channel this street so that water can flow away easily
C. Ships must follow the channel into the port D. Which channel will you be broadcasting tonight
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