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Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, said that he was about to donate almost all of his tremendous fortune out of assisting the cause of global health. According to Forbes, with an estimated worth of more than $ 40 billion, the project will be a great devotion for Gates. Providing the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $ 24 billion to solve global health issues, Gates made a promise that apart from "a few percent left for the kids", all his fortune will be used on the cause of global health.So why is the richest man in the world willing to focus most of his fortune on one interest Gates believes that the theory—" the equality of opportunity" in American society—should be extended to other countries in the world. He said, to improve the health of the people has proven to be a vital method in helping poor countries to be successful in finance. "National borders may cause inequalities," said Gates, "What we all need to do is not just saying my nation has done well but taking a more global view. We have to pay more attention to these health issues, trying to know how scarce resources they have. ""Both my parents set a good example for me when I was a child," Gates said, "My father, William H. Gates, was the head of the local Planned Birth Hood, and my mother, Mary, volunteered for the United Way. " When collecting his fortune, Gates knew he would eventually give back as well, however, he didn’t expect to devote all his energy to one project until he was about 60.But, Gates, who is 47 now, began to question whether he could wait that long. "It seemed there was something really urgent," Gates said. "1 began to think, how many people could I save before that time\ Bill Gates donated his vast fortune earlier than he had planned because of()

A. his ambition to be famous
B. his children’s advice
C. his change in attitude
D. his concerns for suffering people

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在英语和汉语中,“塔”的发音是一样的,这是英语借用了汉语;“幽默”的发音也是一样的,这是汉语借用了英语。而在英语和姆巴拉拉语中,“狗”的发音也是一样的,但可以肯定,使用这两种语言的人交往只是将近两个世纪的事,而姆巴拉拉语中(包括“狗”的发音)的历史,几乎和英语一样古老。另外,这两种语言,属于完全不同的语系,没有任何亲缘关系。因此,这说明,不同的语言中出现意义和发音相同的词,并不一定是由于语言的相互借用,或是由于语言的亲缘关系所致。以上论述必须假设以下哪项()

A. 汉语和英语中,意义和发音相同的词都是相互借用的结果。
B. 除了英语和姆巴拉拉语以外,还有多种语言对“狗”有相同的发音。
C. 没有第三种语言从英语或姆巴拉拉语中借用“狗”一词。
D. 如果两种不同语系的语言种有的词发音相同,则使用这两种语言的人一定在某个时期彼此接触过。

After the violent earthquake that shook Los Angeles in 1994, earthquake scientists had good news to report: The damage and death toll could have been much worse.More than 60 people died in this earthquake. (26) comparison, an earthquake of similar intensity that shook America in 1988 (27) 25,000 victims. (28) and deaths were relatively less in Los Angeles because the quake occurred at 4:31 a.m. on a holiday, (29) traffic was light on the city’s highways. In addition, changes made to the construction codes in Los Angeles during the last 20 years have (30) the city’s buildings and highways, making them more (31) to quakes.Despite the good news, civil engineers aren’t (32) on their successes. (33) to their drawing boards are blueprints for improved quake-resistant buildings. The new designs should (34) even greater security to cities where earthquakes often take place.In the past, making structures quake-resistant meant final yet (35) materials, such as steel and wood, which (36) without breaking. Later, people tried to lift a building off its foundation, and (37) rubber and steel between the building and (38) foundation to reduce the (39) of ground vibrations. The most recent designs give buildings (40) as well as concrete and steel supports. Called smart buildings, the structures (41) like living organisms to an earthquake’s vibrations. When the ground shakes and the building (42) forward, the computer would force the building to (43) in the opposite direction.The new smart structures could be very (44) to build. However, they would (45) many lives and would be less likely to be damaged during earthquakes. 28()

A. Mortalities
B. Wounds
C. Injuries
D. Morality

Like fine food, good writing is something we approach with pleasure and enjoy from the first taste to the last. And good writers, like good cooks, do not suddenly appear full-blown. Quite the contrary, just as the cook has to undergo an intensive training, mastering the skills of his trade, the writer must sit at his desk and devote long hours to achieving a style in his writing, whatever its purpose-schoolwork, matters of business, or purely social communication. You may be sure that the more painstaking the effort, the more effective the writing, and the more rewarding.There are still some remote places in the world where you might find a public scribe to do your business or social writing for you, for a fee. There are a few managers who are lucky enough to have the service of that rare kind of secretary who can take care of all sorts of letter writing with no more than a quick note to work from. But for most of us, if there is any writing to be done, we have to do it ourselves.We have to write school papers, business papers or home papers. We are constantly called on to put words to paper. It would be difficult to count the number of such words, messages, letters, and re- ports put into the mails or delivered by hand, but the daily figure must be enormous. What is more, everyone who writes expects, or at least hopes, that his writing will be read. We want to arouse (引起) and hold the interest of the readers. We want whatever we write to be read, from first word to last, not just thrown into some "letters-to-be-read" file (档案) or into a wastepaper basket. This is the reason we bend our efforts toward learning and practicing the skills of interesting, effective writing. A public "scribe" ( Para. 2) is()

A. a secretary who does your business or social writing
B. a machine that does writing for you
C. a public school where writing is taught
D. a person who earns a living by writing for others

Passage TwoQuestions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.

A. The beginning of the United States.
B. The American Civil War.
C. The 19th century.
D. It’s unclear.

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