—I believe Tom to be a great businessman like...

—I believe Tom to be a great businessman like Bill Gates in the future.

—Why do you think so?

—Because he is ________ in business.

A. as hungry as a lion                  B. as sharp as a spear

C. as busy as a bee                         D. as sly as a fox

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You don’t need to be ______ Bill Gates to be successful. As long as you can help someone and inspire him to make a difference, you are ____ success.

A．the, the           B．a, a              C．a, 不填           D．不填, a

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You can be ______ success, but you don’t need to be ______ Bill Gates to be successful.

A. a; a             B. the; /       C. the; the             D. /; the

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Bill Gates doesn't pretend he lives in an egalitarian（主张平等的） household． When it comes to parenting his three children， the billionaire Microsoft giant readily admits his wife Melinda has done more than her share of the work raising the kids．

"My wife does 80%，" Gates told a crowd　 of Harvard students last Thursday． Gates spent two years there taking math and computer science courses as a pre﹣law student， but never finished up his degree． "Myeldest graduates from Stanford in June， so I'm optimistic she won't fall into my footsteps，" Gates joked．

1. They followed a 1970s "Love and Logic" parenting model． The core idea of the philosophy is centered on the idea of exerting emotional control， essentially minimizing emotional reactions like shouting or scolding kids．2. Gates admits he and his wife haven't been perfect at carrying out the approach．

"Can you get rid of the emotion？ You can't totally do it，" he said．

Aside from ruling in hot﹣blooded parent tempers， the love and logic model also stresses the importance of not leaning into　 rewards for kids， but　 instead demonstrating unconditional love and admiring kids for who they are， not what they do （or don't） achieve， like a poor test score．

"Many highly successful people struggled with grades as children，" Fay wrote on his site． "3."

The model is a bit like the ideal method， in that it pushes parents to focus on asking questions of their kids and getting them to think about how to solve their own problems， instead of feeding them answers．

4.． However， he knew he wanted to do things differently with his own kids．

It wasn't the only way he set boundaries for his children while they were growing up． None of his kids owned a cell phone until they were 14 years old． And they will each get about ﹩10 million of their parents fortune as inheritance，a mere fraction of the giant's roughly ﹩90 billion net worth． "We want to strike a balance where they have the freedom to do anything， but not a lot of money showered on them so they could go out and do nothing，" Gates once told TED．

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As the richest man in the world, Bill Gates is no stranger to success. So when the billionaire offers advice, it’s smart to listen. On Monday, Bill Gates hosted an “AMA” or “ask me anything” session（会议） on Reddit, during which a participant asked, “If you could give 19-year-old Bill Gates some advice, what would it be?”

Gates said: “I would explain that smartness is not single dimensional and not quite as important as I thought it was back then. I would say you might explore the developing world before you get into your forties. I wasn’t very good socially back then, but I am not sure there is advice that would fix that--maybe I had to be awkward and just grow up...”

In short: Intelligence isn’t one-dimensional-and it’s not the only ingredient required for success.

This isn’t the only time Gates has given out advice on navigating your years as a young adult. One of his best pieces of wisdom comes from fellow billionaire and friend Warren Buffett: Keep things simple. In a 2009 interview with CNBC. Gates said: “You look at his calendar; It’s pretty simple. You talk to him about a case where he thinks a business is attractive, and he knows a few basic numbers and facts about it. And he knows a few basic numbers and facts about it. And if it gets less complicated, he feels like then it’s something he’ll choose to invest (投资) in. He picks the things that he’s got a model of, a model that really is predictive and that’s going to continue to work over a long-term period. And so his ability to boil things down, to just work on the things that really count, to think through the basics —it’s so amazing that he can do that. It’s a special form of genius(天才).”

1.What can we learn about 19-year-old Bill Gates?

A. He was not a smart youth.

B. He overvalued the importance of smartness.

C. He had developed great social skills.

D. He thought intelligence was multidimensional.

2.What’s Warren Buffett’s motto?

A. Keep learning.　　 B. Keep things simple.

C. Intelligence isn’t one-dimensional.　　 D. Intelligence is the key to success.

3.What does the underlined phrase “boil things down” mean?

A. Take things down clearly and in detail.

B. Break things down into many smaller pieces.

C. Make things shorter by leaving out unnecessary parts.

D. Do things at a slower pace in order to be careful.

4.What does Bill Gates think about Warren Buffett?

A. Hard to understand.　　 B. Easygoing and talkative.

C. Fearless in investment.　　 D. Wise and extraordinary.

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Do you want to read some new books? Here are a few of Bill Gates’ favorites in 2018.

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

Author: Yuval Noah Harari

Price: $20.2

The author, who is a really strong thinker, makes it clear that big problems are not solvable by a single country. He finds that human mind wants to worry about the dilemmas we face today. The book is a better framework for all the problems that people are worrying about.

Meditation and Mindfulness

Author: Andy Puddicombe

Price: $18.5

When you meditate, they sometimes say you should empty your mind, but that really never happens. So the author’s analogy (比喻) is ideas that are like clouds coming across your head. You should just push away gently. If the book can get people doing 10 minutes daily meditation, that is fantastic for relaxing your mind.

Army of None

Author: Paul Scharre

Price: $46.1

It is about what armies are going to look like in the future. Should a drone (无人机) be able to go out and find enemies and attack them? Should the software be letting the humans make the decisions or not? The author is warning that we need to hold back and not go all the way to robotic warfare. The author thinks we should not give up human involvement in these weapons.

Bad Blood

Author: John Carreyrou

Price: $43.4

It is a story of secrets and lies in a Silicon Valley start-up. Theranos, the founders were doing diagnostics (诊断) that can be very cheap, not need as much blood, read out even your DNA. But when it all was revealed, they really didn’t have what they were talking about. In fact, they had been giving patients diagnoses, which were actually dangerous because they were so wrong. It is a thriller with a tragic ending.

1.Which book is suitable for a person who wants to find a way to get relaxed?

A. 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. B. Meditation and Mindfulness.

C. Army of None. D. Bad Blood.

2.Who wrote a thriller in 2018?

A. Yuval Noah Harari. B. Andy Puddicombe.

C. Paul Scharre. D. John Carreyrou.

3.How much will you pay for Army of None?

A. $20.2. B. $18.5.

C. $46.1. D. $43.4.

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Microsoft founder Bill Gates has opened up about being a parent, stating that 13 is an appropriate age for a child’s first cell phone.

The 57-year-old, father-of-three, revealed on the Today Show that his children Jennifer and Rory were not allowed phones until their thirteenth birthday and his youngest daughter Phoebe is still waiting for one.

“We’ve chosen in our family that it’s 13 where you get a phone,” the self-made billionaire explained.

He said as a result his children often return home from school complaining:“All the other kids have it. I’m the only one without it, and it’s so embarrassing.”

Asked if he keeps passwords to his son and daughters’ email and Facebook accounts, Mr Gates said that he doesn’t for Jennifer, 16, who he describes as “independent”.

He admitted that monitoring online activity is “a very tricky issue for parents now.”

Despite their vast wealth Mr and Mrs Gates, who live in Lake Medina, just outside Seattle, Washington, have said they want to give their children as normal an upbringing as possible.

It was previously reported that their youngsters have to complete household chores and are given a modest amount of pocket money.

And in 2010 Mr Gates said that he intended to give most of his $ 61 billion fortune away rather than hand it down. “That wouldn’t be good either for my kids or society,” he said.

Also during the “Today” Interview with host Matt Lauer, Mr Gates, who stepped down from Microsoft in 2008 to concentrate on philanthropy (慈善事业) , said that helping others gives him the same excitement as creating software.

“What you really feel is what you’ve achieved. If a piece of software gets out there and lots of people love it－it lets them get their work done in better ways－that’s exciting,” he explained.

1.Bill Gates will not let his children own a cell phone ________.

A. until they reach the age of 13

B. if they don’t really need one

C. unless they do some housework

D. before they become independent

2.Which of the following is true about Bill Gates’ children?

A. All his children now have cell phones.

B. Phoebe has her own cell phone.

C. They are not given any pocket money.

D. Jennifer can use the Internet freely.

3.What does the underlined word “That” refer to in the text?

A. Being a parent as a billionaire.

B. Handing all his money down to his children.

C. Allowing his children to have their phones.

D. Giving away all his money to good causes.

4.What is the text mainly about?

A. How Bill Gates made himself a billionaire.

B. How Bill Gates deals with his money.

C. How Bill Gates managed his business.

D. How Bill Gates brings up his children.

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Microsoft founder Bill Gates has opened up about being a parent，stating that 13 is an appropriate age for a child’s first cell phone.

The 57­year­old，father­of­three，revealed on The Today Show that his children Jennifer and Rory were not allowed phones until their 13th birthday and his youngest daughter Phoebe is still waiting for one.

“We’ve chosen in our family that it’s 13 where you get a phone，” the self­made billionaire explained.

He said as a result his children often return home from school complaining，“All the other kids have one.I’m the only one without one.It’s so embarrassing.”

Asked if he keeps passwords to his son and daughters’ email and Facebook accounts，Mr Gates said that he doesn’t for Jennifer,16，who he describes as “independent”．He admitted that monitoring online activity is “a very tricky issue for parents now”．

Despite their vast wealth Mr and Mrs Gates，who live in Lake Medina，have　 said　 they　 want　 to give　 their children　 as　 normal an upbringing as possible.

It was previously reported that their youngsters have to complete household chores and are given a modest amount of pocket money.

And in 2010 Mr Gates said that he intends to give most of his $61 billion fortune away rather than hand it down.“That wouldn’t be good either for my kids or society，” he said.

Also during the Today interview with host Matt Lauer，Mr Gates，who stepped down from Microsoft in 2008 to concentrate on philanthropy，said that helping others gives him the same excitement as creating software.

“What you really feel is what you’ve achieved.If a piece of software gets out there and lots of people love it—it lets them get their work done in better ways—that’s exciting，” he explained.

1.Bill Gates will not let his children own a cell phone________.

A．until they reach the age of 13

B．if they don’t really need one

C．unless they do some housework　

D．before they become independent

2.Which of the following is true about Bill Gates’ children?

A．All his children now have cell phones.

B．Phoebe has her own cell phone.

C．They are not given any pocket money.

D．Jennifer can use the Internet freely.

3.What does the underlined word “That” refer to in the text?

A．Being a parent as a billionaire.

B．Handing all his money down to his children.

C．Allowing his children to have their phones.

D．Giving away all his money to good causes.

4.What can we learn about Bill Gates from the text?

A．He is a warm­hearted father to his children.

B．He has created a lot of software since 2008.

C．He now devotes himself to helping others

D．He cares more about money than anything else.

5.What is the text mainly about?

A．How Bill Gates made himself a billionaire.

B．How Bill Gates deals with his money.

C．How Bill Gates managed his business.

D．How Bill Gates brings up his children.

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It is believed that some of animals think a great deal. Many of them are like children in their sports. Some birds are very lively in their sports; and the same is true with some insects. The ants, hardworking as they are, have their times for play. They run races; they wrestle; and sometimes they have mock fights together. Very busy must be their thoughts while engaged in these sports.

Animals think much while building their houses. The bird searches for what it can use in building its nest, and in doing this it thinks. The beavers think as they build their dams and their houses. They think in getting their materials, and also in arranging them, and in plastering them together with mud. Some spiders build houses which could scarcely have been made except by some thinking creature.

As animals think, they learn. Some learn more than others. The parrot learns to talk, though in some other respects it is quite stupid. The mocking bird learns to imitate a great many different sounds. The shepherd dog does not know as much about most things as some other dogs, and yet he understands very well how to take care of sheep.

Though animals think and learn, they do not make any real improvement in their ways of doing things, as men do. Each kind of bird has its own way of building a nest, and it is always the same way. They have no new fashions, and learn none from each other.

It is plain that, while animals learn about things by their senses as we do, they do not think nearly as much about what they learn, and this is the reason why they do not improve more rapidly. Even the wisest of them, as the elephant and the dog, do not think very much about what they see and hear. Nor is this all. There are some things that we understand, but about which animals know nothing. They have no knowledge of anything that happens outside of their own observation. Their minds are so much unlike ours that they do not know the difference between right and wrong.

1.Why does the author mention that some birds and insects are very lively in their sports?

A. To illustrate that some animals probably think in the sports.

B. To tell us that some birds and insects are more lively than others.

C. To show us that ants are the cleverest insects in the animal kingdom.

D. To attract readers by introducing some interesting facts about animals.

2.“Animals think much while building their houses” because ________.

A. they have to communicate with each other in getting their material

B. they have to calculate something to arrange all the material

C. no animals have a must to build a “house” except some thinking creatures

D. it is unimaginable to build “houses” without thinking work involved

3.The underlined word "plain" in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by ______.

A. flat　　 B. clear

C. vital　　 D. reasonable

4.The author will probably agree that ________.

A. animals can’t think as a matter of fact

B. animals can’t really learn to do something

C. animals can think and learn but limitedly

D. each kind of animal has their own language

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The world’s 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 that he wished he spoke French, Arabic or Chinese.

He said: “I took Latin and Greek in high school and got A’s and I guess it helps my vocabulary. I keep hoping to get time to study one of these—probably French because it is the easiest. I did Duolingo for a while but didn’t keep it up.”

Gates, who is worth $79.3 billion, praised Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg for surprising an audience in Beijing when he spoke fluent Chinese. “Mark Zuckerberg amazingly learned Chinese and did a Q&A with Chinese students—unbelievable, isn’t it?” he said

This isn’t the first time for Gates to admit his regret over language. He also showed his habits at home and personal insights.

Last February, Gates said he likes to do the dishes himself—to 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 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 andracquets(球拍)when he plays tennis.

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. “Don’t 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 can be the best title for the passage?

A. An Interview with Bill Gates　　 B. How Bill Gates Succeeded

C. Bill Gates’ Regret　　 D. The Richest Billionaire

2.The underlined part in Paragraph 8 may actually mean that_____.

A. it is important to lay a good foundation of life

B. food and clothing are basic needs for people’s life

C. he doesn’t spend much money on food and clothes

D. he never cares about buying food and clothing

3.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 passage?

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 schoo1.

D. Bill Gates’ wife wants Samuel to play a game with Gates.

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