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.
【小題1】 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 |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| A．His education. | B．His family background. |
| C．His desire to learn. | D．His cooperation with his partner. |
| 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. |
【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】B
【小題4】C
【小題5】D
解析【小題1】本文的幾個段落分別介紹了巴菲特一生中幾個階段掙錢、創(chuàng)業(yè)的例子。因此可判斷C為正確答案。而其他三項的內容只是文中所提到的一個方面。
【小題2】根據(jù)文章第二段“Gates’ worth declined $1.5 billion to $55.5 billion in 33 days after the recent financial storm, according to Forbes Magazine.”可以確定答案。
【小題3】根據(jù)第五段中的“He researched the stocks and just bought those of solid companies that were undervalued and inexpensive at the time.”可以確定答案。
【小題4】根據(jù)文章最后一段的第一句。
【小題5】根據(jù)文章最后一段他的生意合伙人對他的評價以及上文對他的介紹，可以推斷出D項為正確答案。
科目：高中英語 來源：全優(yōu)設計必修五英語北師版 北師版 題型：001
聽力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)
第一節(jié)(共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)
聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。
1．What are the two speakers doing?
A．Enjoying meeting each other．
B．Saying good-bye to each other．
C．Planning to see each other．
2．What can you guess about the woman?
A．He is a hard working boy．
B．He is as dull as Jack．
C．He’d like to go with Lisa．
3．What is the woman?
A．A waiter．
B．A conductor．
C．A book clerk．
4．What’s the relationship between the two speakers?
A．A boss and a salesgirl．
B．A teacher and his pupil．
C．A professor and his assistant．
5．What do you guess about the man?
A．He didn’t sleep well last night．
B．He is going to play a game．
C．He is lying in bed．
聽力原文：(Text 1)
M：Well, I’d better be getting home now．It’s been great seeing you again．
W：Oh, It was nice seeing you too．
(Text 2)
M：Sorry, Lisa．I can’t go to the party with you tonight．
W：Have you heard that all work and no play make Jack a dull boy?
(Text 3)
M：I want a ticket to London, please．Second-class．
W：Single or return?
(Text 4)
W：Excuse me, Professor Smith．I was wondering if I could leave 15 minutes early this afternoon．
M：Sure, go ahead, Jane．Do give your lovely child a loud kiss．
(Text 5)
W：What’s the matter?You look tired．
M：I tried to sleep last night but I lay there awake, thinking about the game．
第二節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)
聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。
聽第6段材料，回答第6～7題。
6．What’s the woman going to do?
A．Attend her friend’s wedding party．
B．Attend Lan’s party．
C．Do some shopping with her friends．
7．What does the man suggest to the woman?
A．Wear her new dress．
B．Wear the light blue dress．
C．Wear a more formal one．
聽力原文：(Text 6)
W：How do you like my new dress?
M：It looks very fashionable．
W：I’m going to wear it at my friend’s wedding party tomorrow．What do you think?
M：Not a bad idea．But I think I prefer the light blue dress you wore at Lan’s party last time．
聽第7段材料，回答第8～9題。
8．What time is it when the dialogue happens?
A．At 8∶00．
B．At 7∶30．
C．At 7∶47．
9．What’s the result of the dialogue?
A．The man will drop the woman at a nearby underground station．
B．The man will drive the woman to Park．
C．The woman will not meet her friend on time．
聽力原文：(Text 7)
W：It’s only thirty minutes left．I’ve got an appointment－I’m meeting a friend in London at eight．I’ll never make it．
M：I’m going into London．I’ll give you a lift if you like．
W：Could you really?That would be kind．
M：Where are you meeting your friend?
W：Near park－but if you can drop me at an underground station．That’ll be fine．
M：No, it’s all right．Park’s not far out of my way．I’ll take you there．
W：That’s very kind of you．
聽第8段材料，回答第10～12題。
10．Where does the dialogue take place?
A．In a restaurant．
B．In a bookstore．
C．At home．
11．What does the man order?
A．A hamburger and coffee．
B．A Coke and a cake．
C．A hamburger and a Coke．
12．How much does it cost?
A．＄1.70．
B．＄1.17．
C．＄17．
聽力原文：(Text 8)
W：Can I get you something?
M：Yes, a hamburger, please．
W：Anything to drink?
M：Oh, yea．I’m thirsty．A Coke, please．
W：Here you are．That’s ＄1.70．
M：I think that’s wrong．It can’t be ＄1.70．It’s ＄1.17．
W：Oh, you are right．Sorry．
聽第9段材料，回答第13～16題。
13．What is Sally?
A．A famous singer．
B．A film star．
C．A famous swimmer．
14．Where is Sally now?
A．In a competition．
B．In a swimming pool．
C．In California．
15．What did she do at the last Olympics?
A．She broke all the records．
B．She won many cups．
C．She swam thirty-five miles．
16．Why has she given up swimming?
A．She is too old to swim．
B．She prefers visiting other countries．
C．She can’t win any international competitions．
聽力原文：
(Text 9)?
Do you remember Sally Green, the swimming star?She was the girl who broke all the records at last Olympics．Where is she now?Last week our reporter, Tom Parker, went to see Sally in her Californian home．
M：It is true that you don’t swim at all now?
W：I’m afraid so．I’m too old．
M：But you are only twenty．
W：That’s too old for a swimmer．If I swim in an international competition now, I wouldn’t win．So I’d rather not swim at all．
M：But don’t you enjoy swimming?
W：I used to, when I was still small．But if you enter for big competitions you have to work very hard．I used to get up at 6 a．m．to go to the pool．I had to train before school．After school and at weekends, I swam thirty-five miles every week!
M：But you were famous at fifteen．And look at these cups．
W：It’s true that I have some wonderful memories．I enjoyed visiting other countries, and the Olympics were very exciting．But I missed more important things．While other girls were growing up, I was swimming．What can I do?
聽第10段材料，回答第17～20題。
17．When did the story take place?
A．In the morning．
B．In the afternoon．
C．In the evening．
18．What was Harry’s problem?
A．Everyone at his school liked him．
B．No one at his school liked him．
C．Some people at his school dislike him．
19．Why didn’t Harry want to accept his mother’s advice?
A．He thought he was too weak．
B．He thought he was the headmaster．
C．He thought he was too old to change．
20．What have you learned from the text?
A．Harry is a bus-driver．
B．Harry is a student．
C．Harry is the headmaster．
聽力原文：(Text 10)?
Harry came to his mother one morning while she was having her breakfast, and said to her, “No one at my school likes me, mother．The teachers don’t, and the children don’t．Even the cleaners and the bus drivers hate me．”
“Well, Harry, ” his mother answered, “perhaps you aren’t very nice to them．If a few people don’t like a person, he or she may not be responsible for that;but if a lot of people don’t, there is usually something wrong, and that person really needs to change．”
“I’m too old to change, ”Harry said．“I don’t want to go to school．”
“Don’t be silly, Harry, ”his mother said, going to the garage to get the car out．“You have to go．You’re quite well, and you still have a lot of things to learn．And besides that, you’re the headmaster of the school．”
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科目：高中英語 來源： 題型：閱讀理解
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TV and computer games are blamed for everything from turning our children into a generation of couch potatoes to increased anti-social behavior．Dr ．Aric Sigman an associate fellow of the British Psychological Society, believes watching TV too much Puts children at increased risk of health problems, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and obesity．
If you’re worried about how long your child spends in front of a screen．It may be time to review and modify your family’s screen habits．
Research firm BMRB estimates young people in the UK aged between 11 and 15 spend ,on average, 52 hours a week in front of a screen．
In April 2007, he told MPs children under three shouldn’t be exposed to TV at all．
He recommended children aged between three and seven should watch no more than 30 minutes to an hour of TV a day, seven to 12-yea-olds should be limited to one hour, and 12 to 15-year-olds should watch a maximum of one and a half hours．
Dr ．Sigman wants the Government to publish recommended daily guidelines for TV watching, as it does for salt intake．
Both women, who have five children between them, acknowledge that cutting down screen time can be tough． “It needs a bit of effort, but small steps can make a difference so everyone in the family is happier,” says Laura O’ Flynn．
Keep TVs and computers out of children’s bedrooms．Watching TV before going to sleep doesn’t help children settle．Instead, read a bedtime story or encourage them to read for themselves．Having and who they’re talking to online．
Good viewing habits start young．It’s difficult to impose rules on teenagers who already watch excessive TV or play computer games for hours on end．
Help children plan their viewing with a TV guide．This will cut down screen time and help them to become more selective about what they watch．
Don’t put on the TV as background noise．
Set viewing limits．Decide with your children how much time they can spend watching TV or playing computer games．Think in 30-minute units．Shorter periods make it easier to switch off and cut down on screen consumption．
Lead by example．Don’t have a TV in your own bedroom and don’t spend hours watching TV or online．
Do some activities, such as playing board games or going out on a bike ride to distract their attention from TV or computers．Laura O’ Flynn says: “we went into lots of schools and the children told us they wished their parents would take them to the park and play with them ．”
Before rushing to throw out your TV set or computer, it’s worth remembering much of the current research focuses on excessive TV watching．Watching TV as a family can be a shared social event and , if you plan your viewing and do something different to look forward to together rather than having the TV on all the time ,it’s all about striking right balance．
| Review and modify your family’s screen habits | |
| 71． By TV and computer games | ◆Obesity: a generation of couch potatoes ◆72． ◆In creased risk of health problem: attention deficit Hyperactivity disorder |
| The present situation | Young people in the UK aged between 11 and 15 spend, on Average, 52 hours a week in front of a screen． |
| Advice / Suggestions | ◆Children under three | No TV time |
| ◆Children aged between 3 and 7 | 74． to an hour of TV a day | |
| 73． | One hour a day | |
| ◆12 to 15-year-olds | A maximum of one and a half hours a day | |
| ◆The Government | Recommended daily guidelines for TV watching | |
| 75． Screen time | Effects | |
| Keeping TV and computers out of children’s bedrooms | Help with children’s sleep | |
| Forming good viewing habits when they’re young | 76． or computer games for hours on end | |
| 77． children’s plan for viewing with a TV guide | ◆The reduction of screen time ◆78． what they watch | |
| Not turning on TV as background noise | ||
| Setting Viewing limits | 79． | |
| Leading by example | ||
| Doing other activities | Distraction from TV or computers | |
| 80． lies between planning viewing and doing something different | ||
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