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.
The eight airlines of the Oneworld alliance (联盟) have joined forces to give world travelers a simple way to plan and book a round-the-world journey. It's called the Oneworld Explorer program.
Oneworld Explorer is the perfect solution for a once-in-a-lifetime holiday or an extended business trip. It's a great way for you to explore the four corners of the earth in the safe hands of the eight Oneworld airlines.
You can have hundreds of destinations to choose from, because the Oneworld network covers the globe、And as you travel around the world, you'll have the support of 260,000 people from all our airlines, who are devoted to the success of our journey, helping you make smooth transfers and offering support all along the way.
The Oneworld goal is to make global travel easier and more rewarding for every one of our travelers、We try our best to make you feel at home, no matter how far from home your journey may take you.
We can offer travelers benefits on a scale beyond the reach of our individual（个人的）networks. You'll find more people and more information to guide you at every stage of your trip, making transfers smoother and global travel less of a challenge.
1.The Oneworld Explorer program is said to be most suitable for those who _____.
A．have been to the four comers of the earth B．travel around the world on business
C．want to explore the eight airlines D．need support all along the way
2.The advantage of the alliance lies in ________.
A．its detailed travel information B．its unique booking system
C．its longest business flights D．its global service network
3.We can learn from the last paragraph that Oneworld __________.
A．offers the lowest prices to its passengers
B．keeps passengers better informed of its operations
C．offers better services than any of its member airlines alone
D．is intended to make round-the-world trips more challenging
4.The purpose of the advertisement is to ___________.
A．promote a special flight program B．recommend a long business trip
C．describe an alliance flight D．introduce different airlines
South Asia heatwave kills nearly 100
DHAKA - A heat wave sweeping India, Bangladesh and Nepal has killed nearly 100 people over the past two weeks, officials said on June 3, 2005.
A third of the people died in northern Bangladesh, mostly women and children from dehydration(脱水), heat stroke and diarrhoea(腹泻).
"We are getting reports of several deaths due to heat wave and related diseases almost every day," an official said, as temperatures touched 43℃.
The weather office in Dhaka said the hot weather will last for another week until the monsoon(季风) rains which are normally due by the middle of June.
Severe heat conditions in the southern Indian have killed at least 55 people, officials in the two states said.
While temperatures have fallen from a high of 45℃ in Andhra Pradesh to around 40℃, giving a respite（休息） to people, they are still on the rise in Orissa with Talcher town registering 48.5℃, a weather official said.
At least five people have died in Nepal from extreme heat, the government said.
1.We can infer that the heatwave can cause ______.
A．heat stoke B．dehydration C．diarrhoea D．all above
2.When the monsoon rains come, the temperature will _______.
A．remain the same B．go on to rise sharply
C．begin to drop obviously D．rise a little
3.Which place is the hottest in the early June, 2005?
A．Dhaka B．Talcher C．Andhra Pradesh D．Nepal
It happened towards evening, when I was resting in a cafe. I 36 a pair of newly bought white leather shoes, which were rather expensive. Then 37 came to me.
He was in an unfit shirt, 38 pale and weak. He looked about eleven or twelve. No sooner39 begun to speak than he opened the box in his hand and took out the tools of shoe-polishing. He bent down, 40 my leather shoes, and began to shine them.
He was concentrating on his job when heavy rain began to pour 41 . People rushed into the cafe for protection from the 42 . More and more people crowded in and gradually 43 the boy from me.
Hours passed, and 44 turned dark. I had no shoes on my feet and wondered 45 the boy had been. I thought he would not 46 my leather shoes, and I would have to walk back home on 47 in the night.
When it was near midnight the rain 48 , people started to go out. The cafe 49
Closed. I had to move to the door, I was surprised to see the boy sleeping on the floor with his head leaning 50 a box. He held a package made of his shirt tightly in his arms.
I 51 him slightly and woke him up. He jumped up and rubbed his eyes for a while before he 52 me. Then he opened the 53 hurriedly, gave me my leather shoes, and apologized to me shyly.
I paid him and wrapped around him his unfit shirt, which 54 my leather shoes.
After saying goodbye to the boy, I was 55 home, with the image of the boy staying in my mind.
1. A．put on B．dressed C．wore D．wore out
2. A．a boy B．a woman C．a girl D．an old man
3. A．looked B．look C．to look D．looking
4. A．had I B．I had C．I did D．did I
5. A．taking up B．took off C．taking off D．took on
6. A．in B．down C．on D．up
7. A．wind B．snow C．rain D．fire
8. A．separated B．connected C．joined D．divided
9. A．this B．that C．it D．what
10. A．there B．where C．how D．what
11. A．polish B．clean C．turn D．return
12. A．feet B．my foot C．my bare feet D．my own foot
13. A．started B．began C．ended D．came
14. A．was B．was to be C．had been D．has been
15. A．against B．with C．under D．over
16. A．cover B．shook C．grasped D．caught
17. A．thanked B．made out C．recognized D．passed
18. A．wallet B．arms C．shoes D．package
19. A．was wrapping B．was wrapped C．had wrapped D．wrapped
20. A．on the way to B．on a way C．on my way D．in my way
I have been so occupied ____ work that I haven’t had time for social activities.
A．in B．with C．from D．about
President Obama has two daughters, _____ able to fit in well with their citizens.
A．both of them are B．none of them are
C．both of whom are D．neither of who is
