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1、（13）阅读理解 主旨大意一1、The worlds richest man might seem to have it all,but Bill Gates has one regret.The self-made billionaire said he felt stupid for not knowing any foreign languages.Speaking in his third Ask Me Anything question-and-answer session for online forum Reddit(红迪网),the Microsoft founder said
2、 that he wished he spoke French,Arabic or Chinese.He said:“I took Latin and Greek in high school and got As and I guess it helps my vocabulary.I keep hoping to get time to study one of theseprobably French because it is the easiest.I did Duolingo for a while but didnt keep it up.”Gates,who is worth
3、$79.3 billion,praised Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for surprising an audience in Beijing when he spoke fluent Chinese.“Mark Zuckerberg amazingly leamed Chinese and did a Q&A with Chinese studentsunbelievable,isnt it?”he said.This isnt the first time for Gates to admit his regret over language.He
4、 also showed his habits at home and personal insights.Last February, Gates said he likes to do the dishes himselfto his own special standards every night and also told the interviewer that his wife,Melinda,would likely want Samuel L.Jackson to play her husband in a biopic(传记片).He also admitted that
5、he would pick up a $100 bill if he found it on the street.As he took the top spot on Forbes(福布斯)28th Annual Billionaires list last year for the fourth time,he said he is pretty basic when it comes to so ending on clothes and food,but that he enjoys investing in shoes and racquets(球拍)when he plays te
6、nnis.When asked a life lesson he had to learn the hard way,the billionaire said staying up too late is a habit he is still trying to break.Dont stay up too late even if the book is really exciting.You will regret it in the morning.Pam still working on this problem,”he said.1.Which of the following c
7、an be the best title for the passage?A.An Interview withB.How Bill Gates SucceededC.Bill Gates RegretD.The Richest Billionaire2.The underlined part in Paragraph 8 may actually mean that _.A.it is important to lay a good foundation of lifeB.food and clothing are basic needs for peoples lifeC.he doesn
8、t spend much money on food and clothesD.he never cares about buying food and clothing3.What advice did Bill Gates give?A.Avoid staying up too late.B.Be a good language learner.C.Do the dishes yourself at home.D.Pick up the $100 bills in the streets.4.Which of the following is true according to the p
9、assage?A.Bill Gates is also the founder of Facebook.B.Bill Gates topped the list of Forbes 28 times.C.Bill Gates was good at learning languages in high school.D.Bill Gates wife wants Samuel to play a game with Gates.2、 Martha Graham, bom in 1894, was one of the most famous dancers and creators of da
10、nce, whose influence on dance has been compared with the influence Picasso had on the modem visual arts, Stravinsky had on music, or Frank Lloyd Wright had on architecture. She created almost two hundred dance pieces. She is often called the Mother of Modern Dance. Earlier in her life, however, Mart
11、ha did not know that she would become a dancer. At that time, the dancers were looked down on. So Marthas parents didnt approve of her desire to dance at the beginning. Until 1916, she began her studies at the newly created Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts, founded by Ruth St. Denis and
12、Ted Shawn, where Graham worked very hard to improve her ability to dance because she was considered too old to begin dancing. In 1936, Graham made her defining work, Chronicle, which signaled the beginning of a new era in modem dance. The dance brought serious issues to the stage for the general pub
13、lic in a dramatic manner. Influenced by the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the Great Depression that followed, and the Spanish Civil War, it focused on depression and isolation, reflected in the dark nature of both the set and costumes (服装). Graham continued to dance past the age of seventy. Once again,
14、 she was met with criticism from people who came to watch her shows. But she didnt give up. Her last completed ballet was 1990s Maple Leaf Rag. A Dancers World is an introduction to Graham and her work. She tells about her dances and her dance group shows some of their methods. Martha Graham receive
15、d many awards during her lifetime, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1976. She was the first dancer to receive the countrys highest civilian honor. She died in 1991 at the age of ninety-six. In 1998, Time magazine listed her as the “Dancer of the Century” and as one of the most importan
16、t people of the twentieth century.1.The author mentioned some famous artists in Paragraph 1 to show Martha Graham_.A.was influenced greatly by themB.kept in touch with them regularlyC.had a great effect on modern danceD.liked to make more friends with them2.Why didnt Marthas parents approve of her desire to dance at first?A
