When 7-year-old Warren Buffett said,“I will be the richest man one day,” his friends made fun of his “daydreaming”. But ever since then the little boy has set about learning how to make money by selling drinks, delivering newspaper and buying stocks. The American had already earned $9,000 (equal to $90,000 today) by the time he graduated from high school.

 And this month the 78-year-old man, who earned his fortune by making a lot of sound investment in the stock market, took the place of Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, as the world’s richest man. Gates’ worth declined $1.5 billion to $55.5 billion in 33 days after the recent financial storm, according to Forbes Magazine.

 Buffett, the only son of a stockbroker, was ready to think outside the box to develop his business from a very early age. At 8, he went to golf courses collecting and selling the used balls. At 11 when he sold soda pop door-to-door with a friend, the pair collected lids on streets to judge which flavor was the most popular.

 As a paper boy during high school, Buffett delivered two competitor papers, so that even when customers canceled one of the subscriptions, he could still make a profit from the other. With his paper delivery savings, Buffett bought 162,000 square meters of farmland and collected rent. Young Buffett stepped into the stock market at 11 but earned only $5. The experience taught him one of the virtues in investing, patience.

After graduating from university, Buffett started his venture with stocks with his childhood earnings and money from friends. He researched the stocks and just bought those of solid companies that were undervalued and inexpensive at the time. By sticking to companies such as American Express and Coca-Cola, Buffett has become rich.

“Learning is important to Buffett’s success. He is a learning machine who can spend his entire day reading. He keeps learning from books, street smarts and investigation, from both success and failure. In this way, he over-achieved his aptitude (能力).” said Charlie Munger, his longtime business partner.

The passage is mainly about ___________.

A. why Buffett took the place of Bill Gates as the world’s richest man

B. what effect Buffett’s childhood experiences had on his success

C. how Buffett earned his fortune and achieved his aptitude

D. what Buffett dreamt about when he was a child

Which of the following is true about Buffett?

A. His worth is more than $ 55.5 billion now.

B. He is next to Bill Gates in wealth at the present time.

C. He achieved great success on stepping into the stock market.

D. He bought 162,000 square meters of farmland by selling soda pop.

How did Buffett behave at the stock market?

A. He often prefers some inexpensive stocks.

B. He will buy the stock whose price is lower than its value.

C. He always borrows money from his friends to buy stocks.

D. He will sell the stock if its price doesn’t go up.

Which is the main factor that determines Buffett’s success?

A.  His education.                      B. His family background.

C.  His desire to learn.                D. His cooperation with his partner.

What can we infer from the passage?

A. Buffett is an immediate success in the stock market.

B．Buffett and Gates are business partners.

C．His father helped him a lot in his business.

D．Buffett has a good sense of business.

第二节：阅读下列材料，从所给的A、B、C、D、E和F中六个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项括号涂黑。选项中一项是多余选项。

The people below are applying for teaching positions. After the self introduction of these people, there is information about six schools or educational organizations A-F, which are now recruiting for 2010．Decide which one of them would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 61-65．There is one paragraph you do not need to use.

_______ 61．I am 28 years of age. I am a holder of Bachelor’s(学士) of degree in Commerce and have 2 years previous experience teaching Business using interactive approach to various Staff and Executive members of companies in the United States. Available as of April 2010．

_______ 62．I am an American female university student planning to practice teaching children overseas this summer vacation. I have participated in TESL training programs in the United States and I am good at organizing special events such as holiday parties and summer camps.

_______ 63．I am a 40-year old Canadian looking for an ESL position. I am Bachelor of Education for Early Childhood and have 12 years’ experience working with children. I am also a holder of International driver's license. I wish to sign a 6-month contract starting in June.

_______ 64．I major in English and will soon finish my Bachelor’s degree this July in Manchester University and I would like to work overseas for half a year. I can teach conversational classes for all levels and ages. I prefer to work somewhere in Asia with easy access to the big city.

_______65．My wife and I have been in China for the last couple of terms in a university school and we are eager to continue teaching English here for a longer time. The school board intended to rehire us again for the next school year and reassign us to teach young learners. We declined the offer since we are more interested in teaching adults. Both of us hold TEFL Certificates. We are ready to start teaching anytime from this February.

A．Active English School in Nagano, Japan is looking for an energetic and professional ESL teacher to begin working in the beginning of August. Students in our school range from 4 to 73 years of age. Nagano is a quiet city about 20 minutes from Matsumoto and 2 hours from Tokyo by train. Bachelor's degree required.

B．We are always looking for qualified professional teachers. Teaching jobs are located all over the UK. The academic year in the UK runs from September through to July. Candidates for UK teaching jobs must have a university degree, a recognized secondary school (11-18) teaching qualification either in the UK or in your home country. Teaching contracts are for 1 - 2 years full time.

C．English teachers required for a training program designed for management staff in China. One-year contract minimum. Experience preferred. Starting from any time before February 21st. Those in English major or with TEFL certificates will be given preferential consideration. Couples are better.

D．Our school is Mexico's top language institution. We are offering Business English classes to the one who works for Mexico's most important companies. If you are a qualified teacher, we'd consider you to fill the opening we have. Experience preferred. The selected applicant must be available for training 10 days prior to May 20th.

E．We are currently looking for a full-time kindergarten teacher to start teaching in June. We are looking for real professionals coming here to make a difference in the life of their students, not just some young person with no experience coming to hang out in China. As a teacher at our school he or she will have to split their mornings and afternoons between two campuses, thus a car will be offered for convenience.

F．We need teachers in the coming summer program. We offer 2-month contract only. Our maximum class size is 20．We are looking for native English speakers with TESL certificates. Applicants should be interested in teaching children.

If you want to see the chairman of the department, you’d better make an _______ with his secretary first.

A．admission B．agreement C．appointment     D．assumption

They own a house in France as well a villa in Spain.             (    ) _____________

    A  B              C         D           

John talked with me for about an hour yesterday. Never _______ him talk so much.

 A. had I heard   B. did I hear    C. I had heard   D. I heard

一Mr Li, Christmas Day is coming…

一        ?Just occupy yourself in your study．

 A．How come    B．What if       C．So  what              D．What for

This robot is supposed to save a lot of labor, but it remains a problem

if it ______.

 A. is B. saves C. does D. has

A survey was carried out on the death rate of those who were infected by SARS,  _ _______were surprising.

 A. as results  B. which results 

 C. the results of it      D. the results of which

I’ve fixed up a visit to the theatre next Friday.

The mistakes made by Chinese students are quite different from _________ made by the Japanese students in English study.

A. That    B. which    C. what    D. those