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The result was the MillionDollarHomepage.com.Alex’s initial investment was 50 pounds to buy web space and a domain (领域) name.He divided the blank homepage into one million pixels (电脑上的像点)，10,000 blocks of 100 pixels each.Each pixel was worth $1 with minimum purchase 100 pixels.Within a month Alex had earned some $37,000，enough for him to cover the entire cost of his forthcoming three years at university.In just a few months，he became a real millionaire.
How did he come up with the idea of the Million Dollar Homepage?
“Well，I was trying to think of a way to make some money before I started university，as I was about to take on a huge debt and I was already overdrawn (透支)．Swift action was necessary！”He said.
He also added，“The important thing is that anything is possible—we are only limited by our imagination.I always had this belief that a good idea can be successful on its own.I think I’ve learnt that if we think deeper there are magical solutions hiding away for us to find.”
His personal philosophy around money is：Money is not everything，but it’s an essential part of the way we live.Having_some_removes_a_certain_amount_of_stress，but，unless_we_are_careful，it_can_create_a_new_type_of_stress.
He also said，“I still want to go to university.Aside from gaining knowledge about business，there are other reasons—exploring your interests，meeting new people，and being in a creative environment.”
Besides making contributions to society，he would try to encourage and inspire people to think of creative solutions to problems，whatever they are.
小题1:According to the passage，which of the following is NOT an important factor for being a millionaire?
| A．Large imagination. | B．Quick action. |
| C．Great ambition. | D．Great investment. |
| A．Alex Taw is an American millionaire. |
| B．Alex Taw will graduate from university. |
| C．Alex Taw doesn’t work hard. |
| D．Alex Taw was not rich before. |
| A．The more money we have，the more stress we have. |
| B．Money can be of great help. |
| C．We should try our best to earn money. |
| D．Money is helpful in some way，but we should make full use of it. |
| A．Little Money Leads to Be a Millionaire |
| B．The Success Road to Be a Millionaire |
| C．Alex Taw：An Millionaire Boy |
| D．The MillionDollarHomepage.com |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:D
小题4:C
解析
小题1: D
解析 细节理解题。由文章第二段第二句可知，Alex Taw最初的投资只有50英镑，所以great investment不是成为百万富翁的重要因素。
小题2: D
解析 细节理解题。由文章第一段的第二句可知，Alex Taw曾为他的大学学费而发愁，这说明他以前不富有，故选项D是正确的。
小题3: D
解析 细节理解题。第六段第一句谈到，钱不是万能的，但它是我们生活的重要组成部分。由此可知画线句表达的意思是：手头上的钱可以缓解一定的压力，但如果不好好利用，它也会造成一种新的压力。也就是说，钱在某种程度上是有益的，但我们必须充分利用它。
小题4: C
解析 标题归纳题。根据第一段最后一句中“How can I become a millionaire？”，再联系全文内容可知，文章主要讲述了Alex Taw，一个21岁的小伙子成为百万富翁的故事，所以C选项是正确的。
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试题【Alex Taw，a 21yearold student from Wiltshire，England.He spent last summer like 】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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Kagan will take a sacred oath(誓言) to uphold the Constitution of the United States on Saturday at a swearingin ceremony.The new Justice will bring the number of women sitting on the nation’s highest court to three.Kagan joins Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor—all three New Yorkers.
Kagan is the fourth woman in history to sit on the Supreme Court.Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was the first female Justice.She was appointed by President Ronald Reagan and served from 1981 to 2006.
Kagan，who is 50 years old，is the second Justice appointed by President Barack Obama.(He appointed Justice Sotomayor in 2009.) Obama told reporters on Thursday that Kagan will make an “outstanding Justice who understands that her rulings affect people.” He also noted that the addition of another woman to the Supreme Court marks a sign of progress for the country.Obama and Kagan will celebrate her confirmation with a ceremony at the White House today.
Kagan has spent most of her adult life working with the law.She served in President Clinton’s administration as a legal adviser，was the head of Harvard Law School，and until her confirmation Thursday，was the U．S. Solicitor General—one of the most powerful lawyers in the federal government.Kagan was born in New York City.She grew up in an apartment on the Upper West side of Manhattan，the strongwilled，independent middle sister sandwiched between two brothers.
Kagan’s mother was a public school teacher who taught fifth and sixth grades.Her father was a lawyer.
The new Justice once wore a judge’s robe in a picture for her highschool yearbook.Now she’ll be wearing real ones as she and the other eight Justices decide some of the most important legal cases.
小题1:What can we infer according to Paragraph 1?
| A．Elena Kagan has become the only female Justice of America. |
| B．It’s Kagan’s dream to be a Justice on the United States Supreme Court. |
| C．Kagan achieved this position in the election by beating John Paul Stevens. |
| D．It will take a long time for Kagan to become a Justice on the United States Supreme Court. |
| A．To take the place of an old Justice，a Justice was elected by the Senate. |
| B．There will be four women working in the United States Supreme Court. |
| C．Kagan will take a sacred oath before taking part in the election. |
| D．No one but a New Yorker can be a Justice of the Supreme Court. |
| A．Kagan is a born lawyer. |
| B．It is about Kagan’s biography. |
| C．Kagan’s character is fit for her job. |
| D．Kagan has worked for two Presidents. |
| A．a storybook |
| B．a textbook |
| C．a newspaper |
| D．a biography of famous people |
4500 Ridgewood Road Memphis，Tennessee 38116
Tel：9015990316 Email：efg@yahoo.com
Objective
To obtain a position that will enable me to improve my organizational skills，educational background，and ability to work well with people.
Experience Lead Teacher La Petite Academy，Memphis，TN.
June,2011July,2012
—Planned activities that would promote growth in language，social skills.
—Provided children with individual attention.
—Communicated with parents on a regular basis.
Education
At present，studying Science in Elementary Education at the University of Memphis.
Fahd EI Zoghat
American University of Beirut Tel：00963116820300 (Damascus) Email：abc@aub.edu.lb
Objective
To secure a promising position that offers both a challenge and a good opportunity for growth.
Experience 20102011
—Assisted a professor in the computer simulation(模拟) of digital circuits.
—Assisted an instructor in the area of radar systems.
—Worked as a research assistant with a professor in the area of digital image processing.
Education
Stanford University，Palo Alto，CA
Madeline Little
555 Maple Dr.Hartford，CT 06105 Tel：(860)5550820 Email：m.e.little@gmail.com
Objective
To obtain a position as a Salesman Associate to improve the ability to work well with people in Summer.
Experience
September 2009Present
—Aid students in person and via phone with questions regarding course registration.
—Assist with all other office administrative duties.
—Nominated(提名) for Employee of the Year in 2011 due to excellent performance.
20052008
—Teammate on Hartford High School women’s soccer team.
Education
ABC Community College Hartford，CT Bachelor of Arts
James Todd Wells
7444 Vesta Drive Little Rock，Arkansas.72210
Tel：(501)555555 Email：jtwell@mail.net
Objective
To secure a position with a wellestablished organization with a stable environment that will lead to a lasting relationship.
Experience
20012011
—Worked in Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Unit Admissions of Outpatient Services at Hickingbotham Center admitting patients.Worked as liaison(联络) representative between family members and doctor.
—Worked also in Emergency Room admissions checking in patients.Entered personal data and followed up on insurance verification(核实)．
Education
University of Arkansas at Little Rock，Little Rock，Arkansas
小题1:From the first part，we can learn that Marilyn M．Arnold ________.
| A．knows about children’s education |
| B．wants to get a job with a stable environment |
| C．has got a degree of Science in Elementary Education |
| D．is an excellent teacher of the University of Memphis |
| A．Marilyn M．Arnold. |
| B．Fahd EI Zoghat. |
| C．Madeline Little. |
| D．James Todd Wells. |
| A．a supermarket | B．a hotel |
| C．a hospital | D．a school |
| A．They have received college education. |
| B．They want a permanent job. |
| C．They want to work with people. |
| D．They have rich working experience. |
Maybe you don’t have the option.Combining work and motherhood is an issue faced by increasing numbers of women every day.
New research for the Institute for Economic and Social Research could solve this quandary once and for all.In short，it concludes that going back to work after the birth of a child can have a negative impact on the child’s development—unless you have lots of money.
“Growing up in a family in which the mother chooses to work appears to have some adverse consequences for children’s welfare，” the research says.However，it adds that extra money brought in by both parents can reduce the negative effect.The negative effect is also less apparent in children of bettereducated mothers.
The research by John Ermisch and Marco Francesconi is especially downbeat about welfare to work programmes，and especially，the prospects for the children of some single parents.
“It is hard to see anything but gloomy (阴暗的) prospects for the children of single parents (who are generally poor)，” the researchers said.This is because in a common family where both parents work，extra money brought in by the mother’s working would compensate for less time spent with the children.
In contrast，the researchers said the effects of paternal (父亲的) employment were far more modest，but this did not mean that fathers had no role in shaping their children’s welfare.Money brought in by the father would be a major resource for helping children develop.
The research says，however，that before parents get too carried away by worrying about working，there are more important issues facing a child’s development.Parents’ personalities and emotional stability，parenting practices，and the friends and networks that children experience while growing up will be much bigger factors than whether their mothers work.
小题1:The extra money brought in by both parents________.
| A．plays different roles in shaping a child’s welfare |
| B．can reduce the negative effect on a child |
| C．has negative effect on a child’s development |
| D．may damage the life of children |
| A．mothers should keep a balance between work and family life |
| B．the more money mothers make，the worse their children will be |
| C．mothers should make as much money as they can |
| D．it would be better for mothers to be with children at home |
| A．it doesn’t matter how much money a father brings home |
| B．education is the only factor in shaping a child’s welfare |
| C．money made by mothers can also contribute to a child’s wellbeing |
| D．mothers’ income can have a deeper effect on a child’s development |
| A．Whether mothers work is not worth considering. |
| B．The research shows family stability is important. |
| C．Parents should stop worrying about working. |
| D．More important factors are involved in a child’s development. |
What made it even more special was that it was about the only thing that wasn’t being “replaced”．We’d been burnt out in fires that swept through our area earlier that year and had lost everything—so most of the “new” stuff(东西) we got was really just to replace what we’d lost.But not my ring.My ring was new.
Then，only one month later，I lost it.I took it off before bed and it was missing in the morning.I was sad and searched everywhere for it.But it seemed to have disappeared.Eventually，I gave up and stopped looking for it.And two years later，we sold the house and moved away.
Years passed，and a couple of moves later，I was visiting my parents’ when Mum told me that she had something for me.It wasn’t my birthday，nor was it Easter or Christmas or any other giftgiving occasion.Mum noticed my questioning look.“You’ll recognize this one，” she said，smiling.
Then she handed me a small ring box.I took it from her and opened it to find my beautiful signet ring inside.
The family who had bought our house 13 years earlier had recently decided to do some redecorations，which included replacing the carpets.When they pulled the carpet up in my old bedroom，they found the ring.As it had my initials carved into it，they realized who owned the ring.They’d had it professionally cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother.
And it still fits me. (2013·福建，A)
小题1:The underlined word “in” in the first paragraph probably means “________”．
| A．fashionable | B．available |
| C．practical | D．renewable |
| A．13 years old | B．15 years old |
| C．26 years old | D．28 years old |
| A．The writer’s family moved several times. |
| B．The writer never stopped looking for her ring. |
| C．The writer’s ring was cleaned up by the new house owner. |
| D．The writer lost her ring in the morning when she took it off. |
| A．My New Ring | B．Lost and Found |
| C．Lost and Replaced | D．An Expensive Ring |
Critics say banks made it too easy to get credit cards.But that may be changing.The crisis in the housing and credit they call markets is beginning to affect the credit card industry.More payments are late.Charges for late payments are a growing source of profit for banks.But late payments can also signal bad debts.
The central bank，the Federal Reserve，says twothirds of American banks have recently reported tighter lending requirements.Many people report having their credit limits reduced without warning.
Some lawmakers are concerned that cardholders do not have enough protections from what abusive policies.These include actions like raising interest rates because of an unrelated event.Also，banks may raise the chances of a late payment by changing monthly payment dates for credit cards.
According to a survey,82% of Americans think credit cards provide a valuable service.But a majority,58%，say they do not trust credit card companies.And three out of four think the government should regulate the industry more closely.Three out of four people feel there is always some condition that makes a card less appealing than the company made in scared.And a little more than half say they have had a card that was not as good as they expected.But close to 80% say no one really reads the terms and conditions when they sign up for a credit card.
小题1:What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably mean?
| A．We can enjoy more convenience using credit cards. |
| B．Credit cards can improve our buying power. |
| C．We can buy things at lower prices using credit cards. |
| D．Credit cards bring more card debt as well as convenience. |
| A．Banks are making it harder for people to get credit cards. |
| B．Some people’s credit limits have been reduced. |
| C．It is more difficult to borrow money from some banks. |
| D．Banks are receiving more charges from late payments. |
| A．Banks actually prefer to see more late payment. |
| B．People should be more careful when applying for a credit card. |
| C．The US government provides better protection for cardholders. |
| D．The majority of Americans don’t think much of credit cards. |
| A．Credit cards are still very well received in America. |
| B．Credit cards don’t live up to some people’s expectations. |
| C．Many people don’t believe in credit card companies. |
| D．The results of a survey about credit cards in Americans. |
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