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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(本质的,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(紧急),” 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
1、该题为细节判断题。根据文章第一段中“global health issues”(全球健康问题)可以判断出答案。 2、根据文章第二段中Bill Gates的叙述:“Improving the health of the populations, he says, has proven to be an essential(本质的,实质的)method in helping poor countries to be financially successful.”我们可以判断出他对不富裕国家的健康问题尤为关注。 3、推理判断题。根据“We all need to take a more global view, rather than just saying my country is doing well.”一句话可以做出推断。 4、根据文章最后一段可以判断出答案。 5、在文章中channel用作动词,意思是“导向”。
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Americans are always in a hurry, they seem to be under permanent pressure to think that there is something more to do the next moment. This fast pace is reflected in the popularity of fast-food restaurants, one-stop stations and micro-ovens. They hate to waste their time and would frown if their time is wasted by interruptions or by poor service. They appreciate the practice of doing things as quickly as possible, as in their eyes,“patience is the virtue of asses.”
In contract, people in Indonesia believe in“rubber time”, to the extent that time can stretch or shrink. In Africa, people who do something in a rush are actually asking for trouble; they'd be suspected of trying to cheat! In their culture, a slow unusual, worth doubt.
Here is a contract between the slow pace people (SPP) and the fast pace people(FPP);
◇SPP-Consider an appointment as a target to achieve, if possible.
FPP-take a promise seriously and try to keep it by all means.
◇SPP-are dedicated to people and human relationship.
FPP-are devoted to work rather than to human relationship.
SPP-change plans easily.
FPP-follow and stick to the plans.
◇SPP-decide to be punctual or not based on human relationship.
FPP-stress punctuality.
◇SPP-show strong tendency to build lifetime friendship.
FPP-are used to short-term relationship.
(1)Which of the following statements indicates that Americans are leading a fast-pace life?
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A.Americans have modern kitchen equipment.
B.Fast-food restaurants are popular with Americans.
C.Almost every American family owns a car.
D.There are a lot of railway stations in the United States.
(2)The underlined phrase“one-stop stations”probably means ________.
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A.A bus stop is not far from one another
B.There are a number of police stations in the United States
C.There are a lot of gas stations here and there, and it is one-stop distance between them.
D.It is a long way from a gas station to the next one
(3)In which country people who do something in a rush are suspected of trying to cheat?
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A.Venezuela B.Italy
C.Vietnam D.Zambia
(4)If a person cares more for human relationship than his job, he must belong to ________.
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A.the fast pace people
B.the slow pace people
C.the lazy people
D.the clever people
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Batteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are much larger and heavier than the devices(装置)themselves. University of Missouri(MU) researchers are developing a nuclear energy source that is smaller, lighter and more efficient.
“To provide enough power, we need certain methods with high energy density(密度)”,said Jae Kwon, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at MU. “The radioisotope(放射性同位素) battery can provide power density that is much higher than chemical batteries.”
Kwon and his research team have been working on building a small nuclear battery, presently the size and thickness of a penny, intended to power various micro / nanoelectromechanical systems (M/NEMS). Although nuclear batteries can cause concerns, Kwon said they are safe.
“People hear the word ‘nuclear’ and think of something very dangerous,” he said, “However, nuclear power sources have already been safely powering a variety of devices, such as pace-makers, space satellites and underwater systems.”
His new idea is not only in the battery’s size, but also in its semiconductor(半导体). Kwon’s battery uses a liquid semiconductor rather than a solid semiconductor.
“The key part of using a radioactive battery is that when you harvest the energy, part of the radiation energy can damage the lattice structure(晶体结构)of the solid semiconductor,” Kwon said, “By using a liquid semiconductor, we believe we can minimize that problem.”
Together with J. David Robertson, chemistry professor and associate director of the MU Research Reactor, Kwon is working to build and test the battery. In the future, they hope to increase the battery’s power, shrink its size and try with various other materials. Kwon said that battery could be thinner than the thickness of human hair.
1.Which of the following is true of Jae Kwon?
A.He teaches chemistry at MU.
B.He developed a chemical battery.
C.He is working on a nuclear energy source.
D.He made a breakthrough in computer engineering.
2.Jae Kwon gave examples in Paragraph 4_________.
A.to show chemical batteries are widely applied.
B.to introduce nuclear batteries can be safely used.
C.to describe a nuclear-powered system.
D.to introduce various energy sources.
3.Liquid semiconductor is used to _________.
A.get rid of the radioactive waste
B.test the power of nuclear batteries.
C.decrease the size of nuclear batteries
D.reduce the damage to lattice structure.
4.According to Jae Kwon, his nuclear battery _______.
A.uses a solid semiconductor.
B.will soon replace the present ones.
C.could be extremely thin.
D.has passed the final test.
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