2、 “Some of the worst human tragedies happening in the world today go on because we don't really see them．We rarely make eye communication with people who are suffering，so we act sometimes as if the people don't exist．”

    The speaker is Bill Gates，the world's richest man．At a gathering in Seattle，he is talking not as the Microsoft chairman but as a partner in a strong personal duty．For Gates and his wife，Melinda，making less inequality in global health and domestic education has become a life's goal．

    Having set up their foundation with close to $29 billion，the Gateses are on track to become history's greatest philanthropists（慈善家）．But they do more than just give money out．Experts praise the couple for their wisdom and their ability to gather others：“Even with this great contribution，”says Susan Schwab，president and CEO of the University System of Maryland Foundation，“they know they can't solve these problems alone．”

    Their devotion came from different sources．For Melinda，it was a vacation to Zaire．Where she was struck by meeting women in being extremely poor．For Bill，it was reading that millions of children die every year from preventable diseases．“Melinda and I had assumed that if there were medicines and treatments that could save lives，government would be doing everything they could to get them to…people，”Bill said at the World Health Assembly in Geneva．“We couldn't escape the cruel conclusion that…some lives are seen as worth saving and others are not．”

    From shock came action．They focused on the simple message that one life is worth no more or less than another．Frances Hesselbein，chairman of the non-profit Leader to Leader Institute, says：“Sometimes people give in a very fair way，but there is something about what they are doing…that is the opposite of that．It is very difficult to understand and very personal．”

    Both Gateses read scientific books and travel extensively in developing countries．So far， the Gateses have devoted $9 billion to global health．They share a sense of urgency．“We're not doing enough in developing countries to give out the treatments and practices we know are effective in fighting diseases such as malaria，tuberculosis and HIV，”the couple told U．S．News．

60．Which of the following does Bill Gates think is not correct?             

      A．We act sometimes as if the people suffering don't exist．

      B．They can't solve these problems alone．

      C．Some lives are worth saving and others are not．

      D．Government would be doing everything to help people．

61．What made Gates’ wife also a philanthropist according to the passage?    

      A．She was attacked and was saved while traveling to Zaire.           

B．She was impressed with the poverty of people in Zaire.             

C．She read that millions of children die every year from preventable diseases.       

D．She and her husband have set up their foundation with close to $29 billion.

62．What do we know about the projects supported by Gates' Foundation?    

      A．They have had great influence on global health．

      B．They are limited to the areas in Africa．

      C．They only focus on medical treatment．

      D．They are carried out without government's support．

63．The passage is intended to ___________．        

      A．praise Bill and Melinda Gates for their kindness

      B．raise more money for the foundation

      C．explain to people how the projects work

      D．convince more people of helping others

1、A friend and I had arranged to spend a whole Sunday taking a long walk in the country. We set off on an early train, each carrying a   36   bag filled with sandwiches, cakes, fruit and bottles of lemonade, I   37   how two people would be able to finish it all.

   Soon we had left   38   the smoky air of the city and had reached the country station where our   39   was to begin. We were   40  , because the sun was shining and there was a gentle breeze to make it just right for walking. We decided to go on a walk called the Four Mile Square: it has four  41    sides, each about four miles in length and on a map looks like a rough square, It is    42  because each side passes through a different kind of country. We  43   in high spirits along the first side, which  44  a river, planning to have a swim and our first meal before we left it. Before long, we came to a gate near which there was a  45  ,“Beware of the Bull”. We were very  46   . Our path ran through this field, and, as it was a public footpath, the farmer had no  47   to put a dangerous animals in it .“Oh, but it’s all right”, my friend said. “This bull is tied up. Come on.”

   I followed, because I could see for myself a strong rope  48  to the ring in its nose at one end and round a large tree at the other, We felt very bold and walked nearer,   49   a red handkerchief just to show that we weren’t afraid.

   The bull began to walk towards us ---- and did not stop. “He   50   to have a long rope.” I said, walking more quickly, The bull too was walking more quickly, Then, at the same moment, we both saw that the rope was broken, and without   51   we began to run.

We were halfway across the field but it didn’t take us long to reach the gate again, We jumped over, very much out of  52   , and looked back to see the bull quietly  53   a bag of food. “That was a clever  54    of mine, wasn’t it ?” said my friend: “I dropped the food on purpose to  55   away the bull’s attention.”

“No ,I cried ”it was not clever ! I dropped mine ----- accidentally.

37、chemistry                           A．stomach                        B．research              C．merchant               D．sandwich

36、hungry              A．singer                  B．hang           C．language       D．length

35、technique            A．exciting                 B．magazine               C．listen                  D．holiday

34、height                      A．eight                 B．either           C．neighbor        D．receive

33、surprise          A．furniture            B．purpose               C．curtain                 D．Saturday

32、They were playing in the garden        they heard a scream.

      A．when                   B．as                        C．until                      D．while

31、It doesn’t make        o buy that expensive coat when these cheaper ones are just as good.

       A．sense                 B．opinion                C．use                       D．difference