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1、初高中衔接能力训练（一）I. Pre-reading Match each word with the best meaning.1. determine A. said2. personal B. decide; choose3. property C. not public, belonging to someone4. wealth D. a large amount of money and property5. worth E. things owned by someone6. nation F. value or cost7. reported G. decide or gues
2、s something, e.g. a number or price8. eatimated H. countryII. Reading There are really 2 classes of wealthy people. Millionaires are rich. Billionaires are super rich! However, determining a persons wealth is not always easy.The wealth of a king or queen, for example, is based on the wealth and prop
3、erty of the nation instead of the personal wealth and property of the king or queen. For some kings or queens, it is difficult to tell these 2 kinds of wealth apart.The richest member of a royal family is Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud. His personal wealth was estimated in 2003 to be $18 billion.
4、Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is often thought to be the richest woman in the world. However, when the public property of England is ruled out, her personal money and property seem rather small. Queen Elizabeth IIs personal wealth was estimated in 2003 to be $397 million. This was less than J. K. R
5、owling, the author of Harry Potter books, who was estimated to be worth $444 million.In the United States, there were 222 people reported to be billionaires in 2003. The richest of these is Bill Gates, worth at least $41 billion, who made his money by starting the company Microsoft. Mr. Gates was on
6、ly 20 years old when he first helped to set up the company in 1976. He was a billionaire by the time he was thirty-one.Mr. Gates may seem young to be so rich, but other people have made a lot of money at even younger ages. Other young people who have struck it rich include Jackie Coogan (1914-1984)
7、and Shirley Temple (1928-). Both of these child actors made over a million dollars acting in movies before they were 14. However, the youngest billionaire is Albert von Thurn und Taxis of Germany, who, in 2001, inherited a billion dollars when he turned 18!1. What is the best title for the passage?A
8、. How to become a billionaire B. The life of Bill Gates C. Wealthy People of the world D. Child Billionaires2. Why is determining a persons wealth sometimes difficult?A. The difference between public and private property is sometimes unclear.B. Some wealthy people are very young.C. Kings and queens
9、are very private people and keep their wealth hidden.D. There are very few billionaires in the world.3. According to the passage, who is the richest person in the world? A. Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud B. Queen Elizabeth II C. J. K. Rowling D. Bill Gates 4. In what year did Bill Gates become a b
10、illionaire?A. 1956 B. 1976 C. 1987 D. 20035. Which of these people did not have to work for their money? A. J.K. Rowling B. Bill Gates C. Jackie Coogan D. Albert von Thurn und TaxisIII. Post-reading A. Circle the letter of the word or phrases that best completes the sentence. 1. There are _ to be 6
11、billion people in the world.A. determined B. earned C. estimated D. told2. Last night, the news _ an earthquake in Turkey.A. reported B. said C. told D. estimated 3. So many good people applied for the job that it is hard to _ anyone.A. make money B. rule out C. estimate D. report4. His house is tho
12、ught to be _ $ 20 million.A. worth B. value C. cost D. property5. 32 _ compete in the soccer World Cup tournament in Germany.A. kings B. public C. personal D. nations 6. I think that being an actor would be a fun way to _ money.A. report B. make C. inherit D. estimateB. Complete the passage with wor
13、ds and phrases from the box. estimated, struck it rich, personal, wealth, worth, determineIt is not easy to _ how rich kings and queens are. The wealth of a king or queen comes from the persons _ property or from money and property of the nation. Looking at personal wealth, a Saudi Arabian prince is
14、 probably the richest royal, _ to be worth $ 18 billion. But Bill Gates is richer. He _ with his company Microsoft, and all of his property and money is _ $ 41 billion. IV. Practice Read the passage and choose the best answers.Today, Bill Gates is the wealthiest man in the world, but not long age th
15、e richest man was the Sultan of Brunei. Brunei is a tiny nation on the northwest coast of Borneo in Southeast Asia. It has been among the richest countries in the world since oil was discovered there in 1929. The Sultan of Brunei, the nations leader, inherited $ 40 million from his father in 1967. At that time, he was reported to have more wealth than anyone else. By 2000, however, the Sultan was estimated to be worth only $ 10
