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     Alex Taw, a 21yearold student from Wiltshire, England. He spent last summer like any other high
school graduate-hanging out with friends, preparing for college, worrying about his university fees.
While most of his peers gave up on their pipe dreams, he sat down with a notebook at home, and
jotted down (草草記下) the question: How can I become a millionaire?
     The result was the Million Dollar Homepage. com. Alex's initial investment was 50 pounds to
buy web space and a domain (領(lǐng)域) name. He divided the blank homepage into one million pixels
(電腦上的像點(diǎn)), 10,000 blocks of 100 pixels each. Each pixel was worth $ 1, minimum purchase:
100 pixels. Within a month Alex had earned some $ 37,000, enough for him to cover the entire cost
of his forthcoming three years at university. In just a few months, he became a real millionaire.
     How did he come up with the idea of the Millionaire Dollar Home Page?
     "Well, I was trying to think of a way to make some money before I started university, as I was
about to take on a huge debt and I was already overdrawn (透支). Swift action was necessary!" He
said.
     He also added, "The important thing is that anything is possible-we are only limited by our imagination.
I always had this belief that a good idea can be successful on its own. I think I've learnt that if we think
deeper there are magical solutions hiding away for us to find."
     His personal philosophy around money is: Money is not everything, but it's an essential part of the
way we live. Having__some__removes__a__certain__amount__of__stress,__but,__unless__we__
are__careful,__it__can__create__a__new__type__of__stress.
     He also said, "I still want to go to university. Aside from gaining knowledge about business, there
are other reasons-exploring your interests, meeting new people, and being in a creative environment."
     Besides making contributions to society, he would try to encourage and inspire people to think of
creative solutions to problems, whatever they are.
1. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT an important factor for being a millionaire?
A. Large imagination.
B. Quick action.
C. Great ambition.      
D. Great investment.
2. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Alex Taw is an American millionaire.                
B. Alex Taw will graduate from university.
C. Alex Taw doesn't work hard.                        
D. Alex Taw was not rich before.
3. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 mean?
A. The more money we have, the more stress we have.
B. Money can be of great help.
C. We should try our best to earn money.
D. Money is helpful in some way, but we should make full use of it.
4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. Little Money Leads to Be a Millionaire              
B. The Success Road to Be a Millionaire
C. Alex Taw: The Millionaire Boy                      
D. The Million Dollar Homepage. com
5. From the passage, we know that Alex Taw ________.
A. would like to help others
B. would be a top student in university
C. succeeded with the help of his parents
D. invested a large amount of money on the Internet
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第一節(jié) 閱讀下列短文。從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
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After lunch,I walked back home. I was just to cross the street when I heard the sound of a coin dropping. It wasn’t much but,as I turned, my eyes caught the heads of several other people turning too. A woman had dropped what appeared to be a dime.
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Ⅳ．閱讀理解(共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分)

    閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

    The holiday season can be a very stressful time for many people．Sometimes，we ale too busy to shop for the right gifts for our friends and family．

       Besides that，you may hurry，not only to find the right present，but also a parking place for your car．

       The people you give gifts to have different interests，and it is hard to go everywhere to fend suitable gifts．Some of the best gifts I have found have been online．This saves me a lot of trouble．I can find the best sports tickets and best event tickets all from my own chair．

    There are different types of tickets for sale online．You can buy anything nowadays from concerts to the best sporting events available．You may even find tickets for nearly everyone．

    The tickets are colorful，such as the circus，shows for children，or The Sound of Music．These events are fun for the whole family and interesting gifts．

    Wherever you live, you can get tickets for just about any city in North America．You won’t have to pay an arm and a leg for the best sports tickets or for superior seats for shows．Sometimes，the tickets can turn out to be cheapen

       Tickets make truly nice presents．First of all, you don’t have to walk up and down the store．Secondly, you can usually spend less money．Thirdly, you have a vast of selections when you look for tickets on the Internet．There is always a clever choice online for everyone on your gift list．Want to know more? Crick here!

56．The underlined part “to pay all arm and a leg”means      

    A．to spend money in buying an arm and a leg

    B．to spend time in getting an arm and a leg

    C．to be busy driving up and down

    D．to be busy watching sports meetings

57．The main purpose of writing the passage is        ．

    A．to sell the useful and colorful tickets

    B．to tell you some kinds of tickets you may buy

    C．to buy the tickets online or in shops

    D．to introduce a new way to buy presents

58．Which one do you think is the best title of the passage?

       A．Ticket—a Nice Present   

         B．Do No Shopping on Holidays

       C．Different Colorful and Useful Tickets

         D．How to Buy Tickets in Holidays

59．According to the passage，we are sure that        

       A．the article comes from a magazine

       B．you can buy tickets for your friends in any city

       C．we may buy some tickets at a low price sometimes

       D．a(chǎn) friend in England may get your ticket-present

 

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     One thing Britain is famous for is pubs, and no trip to the UK would be complete without a visit to one of
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    _______________________________________________________________________________________
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