Yu Pengnian is an 88-year-old real estate Chinese businessman. He amassed(积聚) a fortune of $1.3 billion dollars during his career but instead of keeping the money and living like an emperor, he decided to give it all away. All of his fortune will be spent on helping poor Chinese students get a better education.
And Yu isn’t the only super-rich person in China who has this spirit of giving. Chen Guangbiao, a Jiangsu recycling tycoon, has given millions of dollars to charity (慈善)and promises to give all of his money to charity when he dies.
Yu and Chen are among the many businessmen who have become prosperous during China’s economic rise. An American business magazine, Forbes, estimates that there are 117 billionaires in China and hundreds of thousands of millionaires. What sets Yu and Chen apart from the rest, though, is their tremendous generosity(慷慨,大方) when it comes to donating money to charity.
Last week Bill Gates and Warren Buffett came to Beijing. Gates and Buffett, two of the world’s richest men, are also the world’s biggest philanthropists. They invited fifty of China’s richest people to have dinner with them and talk about the spirit of giving. At first, only a few people accepted their invitation. It seemed some of the invited guests were afraid that Buffett and Gates were going to pressure them into giving their wealth to charity.
A lot of people are angry at the billionaires who are not willing to give away their fortunes. They criticize them for being miserly and not caring about the poor and the less fortunate. But I think this criticism is wrong. A gift, any gift, should come from the heart. Instead of criticism, these reluctant billionaires should be encouraged to follow the examples of Yu Pengnian and Chen Guangbiao. Encouragement is always a better strategy than criticism. As we say in English, “You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar.”
66. Yu Pengnian will spend all of his fortune in _______
A. helping poor Chinese students get a better education
B. helping the students in earthquake-stricken area
C. helping his off-springs lead a rich life in the future
D. achieve his aim of living like an emperor
67. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Yu Pengnian is the only super-rich person in China who has the spirit of giving.
B. Chen Guangbiao is a real estate Chinese businessman.
C. Yu and Chen become wealth during the rise of China’s economy.
D.When Bill Gates and Warren Buffett invited fifty of China’s richest people to have dinner with them, they all felt honored and accepted their invitation at once.
68. What sets Yu and Chen apart from other rich people in China?
A. When it comes to charity work, they are very generous.
B. They had dinner with Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, talking about the spirit of giving.
C. They are pressured into giving their fortune to charity.
D. They are both businessmen.
69.According to passage, why does the author end the passage with the English
saying “You can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar”?
A. The author wants to tell us that flies prefer honey to vinegar.
B. The author wants to prove that encouragement is always a better strategy than criticism when it comes to charity.
C. The English saying expresses the main theme of the passage.
D. The author wants to criticize those billionaires who are not willing to give away their fortunes and not caring about the poor and the less fortunate.
70.Which phrase in the following can be used to take the place of the underlined word “criticize” in the last paragraph.
A. show their respect to
B. have bad comments on
C. show their thanks to
D. have good comments on
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The first car rental firm opened in Shanghai in 1992 and now 12 car rental players are in the game, with more than 11,500 cars in their books.
The largest player - Shanghai Bashi Tourism Car Rental Center offers a wide variety of choices - deluxe sedans, minivans, station wagons, coaches. Santana sedans are the big favorite.
Firms can attract enough customers for 70 percent of their cars every month. This figure shoots up during holiday seasons like National Day, Labor Day and New Year's Day, with some recording 100 percent rental.
The major market force rests in the growing population of white-collar employees (白领雇员), who can afford the new service, said Zhuang Yu, marketing manager of Shanghai Angel Car Rental Co.
56. The words "deluxe sedans, minivans" and "station wagons" used in the text refer to ______.
A. cars in the making B. car rental firms C. cars for rent D. car makers
57. Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
A.70% of the cars can be rented out on holiday.
B. 70% of the customers are white-collar employees.
C. More firms are open for service during holiday seasons.
D. Some firms rent out all their cars during holiday seasons.
58. Shanghai's car rental industry is growing so fast mainly due to ______.
A. better cars supplied by producer
B. fast service offered by car rental firms
C. the increasing number of white-collar employees
D. People's growing interest in travelling during holidays
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_____ in the film The Water Margin as Song Jiang has helped actor Zhang Hang Yu gain more fans.
A.Starred | B.Starring | C.To star | D.Having starred |
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1.降低公汽票价
2.推行免费自行车租赁
3.修建4条地铁
4.增加出租车数量
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加入你是李华,你的美国笔友Jim 计划要到中国上海观光并参观世博园。请你根据下列表格中的信息,在信中向他介绍一下上海。
面积 |
7037.50平方千米 |
人口 |
超过1800万 |
名胜 |
东方明珠,豫园等 |
交通 |
公共汽车,出租车,地铁等 |
世博园 |
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注意:
1.100词左右。
2.开头和结尾处已给出,不计入总词数。
3.信中内容必须包括表格所提供的要点(可适当增加内容)
4.参考词汇: the Oriental Pearl Tower 东方明珠 Yu Garden 豫园
Pavilion(展览会的)展示馆
Expo 2010 Shanghai 上海世博会
Dear Jim,
Learing that you are coming to visit Shanghai and the Expo Garden, I’m very glad to offer you some information about the city.
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Best wishes,
Yours,
Li Hua
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