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CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (AP)—Bill Gates is finally getting his Harvard degree—32 years after he walked away from the university on the path to becoming the worlds wealthiest person.

Gates, billionaire co-founder of Microsoft Crop, philanthropist(慈善家) and college June 7 when he delivers Harvard Universitys 356th graduation address.

“His contributions to the world of business and technology, and the great example he has set through his far-reaching philanthropy, will rightfully put him on center stage in Harvard Yard,” Harvard Alumni Association President Paul Finnegan said in a statement.

Gates is considered a member of Harvards Class of 1977, which celebrates its 30th reunion this year. He first came to the university in 1973 but left in 1975 to devote his time to developing Microsoft, which he founded that year with childhood friend Paul Allen.

Gates helped to turn Redmond, Wash-based Microsoft into the worlds largest maker of computer software, with revenues of more than $44 billion during the year 2006. He was the companys chief executive(首席执行官) until 2000.

Gates and his wife, Melinda, created the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2000, which is now the worlds largest philanthropic foundation with an endowment(捐献资金) of about $ 33 billion. The foundation concentration concentrates on promoting global health, ending poverty and hunger, and enhancing education. The Gates Foundation is also a major donor to Harvard.

Jack, Reardon, Harvards associate vice president for university relations, said was no particular reason why the university waited until this year to honor Gates. He said Harvard consider many people for honorary degrees every year.

Forbes magazine earlier this year estimated Gates worth at $ 56 billion, making him the worlds richest person.

1. Which of the following is probably the best title of this passage? ____.

A. Bill Gates to become the worlds richest person

B. Bill Gates to give Harvard graduation address

C. Bill Gates to create the largest philanthropic foundation

D. Bill Gates to retire from Microsofts chief executive

2. Bill Gates will receive an honorary degree from Harvard because ____.

A. he is considered member of Harvards Class of 1977

B. he founded Microsoft and made it the worlds largest maker of computer software

C. he is considering celebrating his 30th reunion in Harvard University this year

D. he has made great contributions to the world of business as well as philanthropy

3. Which of the following statements is NOT true? ____.

A. There have ever been 355 graduation addresses since

B. In 1975 Microsoft was founded by Gates and Paul Allen

C. Gates was one of the excellent graduates from Harvard

D. The Gates Foundation had donated a lot of money to Harvard

4. We can concluded that Gates ____.

A. will devote more of his energy to solving global problems

B. would have been more successful with entire education in Harvard

C. will not be willing to accept the honorary degrees from Harvard

D. cares more about his reputation than anything else in the world

（B）

Nelson Mandela is respected and admired around the world. To South Africa he is a super star. He is a hero who shocked the world by fighting for peace between races, even though he spent 27 years in the prison of the South Africas white, raciest regime(政权).

Mandela, who won the nations first all-race elections after the fall of apartheid(种族隔离) in 1994, retired in 1999. But even now, he is as popular as ever.

His popularity has inspired an entire national industry. His portrait(肖像) has appeared at many places, including on some goods. His face has appeared on a South African coin; a district of a city was named in his honor and some business leaders hope to build a giant statue that looks like him—the Statue of Freedom. It would stand taller than New Yorks Statue of Liberty(自由女神像).

His popularity is similar to that of John F. Kennedy in the US or Winston Churchill in Britain, but few politicians today have achieved his level of admiration, said Tom Lodge, head of the Political Science Department of the University of the Witwatersrand.

“Sometime it isnt completely appreciated what a skilled performed Mandela has been throughout his political career. Hes a very, very clever man.”

However, he is far from perfect.

Most articles about his birthday, which appeared in every major South African newspaper on the day, briefly mentioned that Mandela did have shortcomings.

Then they returned to their flowing praises.

“Through the ages, the human race has had its icons(偶像)—men and women who rose above ordinary people to inspire their generation,” The Mail and Guardian Weekly said “In our generation, the gods brought us Nelson Mandela.”

1. Nelson Mandela is loved by everyone in South Africa because ____.

A. hes as popular as Kennedy and Churchill

B. he spent 27 years in prison

C. he fought hard against racism

D. hes the first black president

2. Mandelas portrait has appeared at many places for the reasons EXCEPT ____.

A. showing the nations love for him B. being used to help develop business

C. celebrating his birthday D. raising money for the Statue of Freedom

3. The underlined sentence means “____”

A. We are proud to live in Mandelas time B. Mandela is as great as a god

C. We are proud to know Mandela D. Mandela lives together with us all

4. What can we infer from the article? ____.

A. The Statue of Freedom is a present for Mandelas birthday

B. The article may have appeared in a newspaper on Mandelas birthday

C. Most articles focused on Mandelas shortcomings

D. According to the article, Mandela is very skilled politician

（C）

Have you ever seen any students whose trousers hang so low that you can see their underwear? What do you think of that? Fashionable? Some of todays teenagers are big fans of such a look. But recently this trend has been at the center of an argument in Italian middle schools.

The headmaster of a school in central Italy has asked students to stop wearing low-rise jeans that expose underwear and parts of the body. His request came after a class trip, when he saw one boys baggy trousers slide(滑) to his feet. He pointed out that this way of dressing is not suitable for school.

But in Italy, a nation that takes fashion very seriously, the suggestion caused a debate among parents, teachers and students. The issue is whether the head teachers request will limit students freedom or whether dress in Italian schools is too casual.

A parents group praised the move in favor of good taste, while others advised schools to stop worrying about fashion.

“We do not want to kick fashion out,” the headmaster explained, “but extremes of fashion like this are not right in school.” Many other schools have now requested that their students also stop wearing such trousers.

Most students have simply ignored the request. Ludovica Gaudio, 14, wore extremely low trousers exposing orange underwear in class. It was cold, so she wore a matching orange scarf.

Another 14-year-old girl said she should probably respect the request, simply for practical reasons. “I dont really feel comfortable in those sort of jeans,” said Sarah Latttanzi. “In winter when dressed like that, its quite cold and I am afraid my stomach will ache.”

1. What led to the argument in Italian middle schools? ____.

A. Students craze for fashion B. Clothes that are too exposing

C. Students ignored dress codes D. Students underwear

2. Which of the following supports the headmasters request? ____.

A. Fashion should be taken seriously

B. Fashion should not be followed in school

C. Students should have their freedom in choosing what they wear

D. Students should be encouraged to have good taste in clothes

3. The argument against the headmasters request is that ____.

A. schools should pay attention to things more important than students clothes

B. fashion should not be followed in school

C. dress in Italian schools is too casual

D. low-rise jeans can do harm to youngers health

4. The purpose of this story is to ____.

A. show Chinese students that wearing very fashionable clothes in school is under attack in other countries, too

B. show that dress code is necessary even in a country like Italy

C. tell us that a debate started in Italian middle schools over the way students dress in school

D. let us see that Italian students react differently to schools requests

答案及解析：(A)1.B 本文主要讲述比尔•盖茨32年后终于获得了哈佛大学的学位。由第二段可知答案为B项。2.D 根据文章第三段的第一句可知答案为D项。3.C 由文章第二段、第四段和第六段可知答案为C项。4.A 由文章第六段中的第二句可知答案为A项。(B)1.C 由第一段可知：曼德拉利用和平斗争的手段，动摇并推翻了南非白人种族主义政权，建立了民族平等的国家。2.D 由第三段可知，曼德拉的肖像出现在各种场合，包括商品上，这促成了工业的发展，故B项正确。由第七段的Most articles about his birthday…可知C项的说法是正确的。通读全文可知A项的说法也正确。只有D项没有提到。3.A 这是在对曼德拉进行了大量赞扬之后的总结性语言，是借用报刊的评述来表达全民对曼德拉的赞扬。4.B 文章第三段末尾虽提到the Statue of Freedom,，但并没有提到这个塑像是给曼德拉的生日礼物。文章第七段briefly mentioned that Mandela did have shortcomings 中的briefly及第八段Then they returned to their flowing praises说明媒体并不集中报道曼德拉的缺点。由文章第五段可知D项不对。（C）1.B 由文章第一段可知答案为B项。2.D 由文中这位校长的话可知答案选D项。3.A 利用排除法可知答案选A项。4.C 文章第一段最后一句为中心句，故答案选C项。