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Andrew Carneigie, known as the King of Steel, built the steel industry in the United States, and, in the process, became one of the wealthiest men in America．His success resulted partly from his ability to sell the product and partly from his policy of expanding during periods of economic decline, when most of his competitors were reducing their investments．Carnegie believed that individuals should progress through hard work, but he also felt strongly that the wealthy should use their fortunes for the benefit of society．He opposed charity, preferring instead to provide educational opportunities that would allow others to help themselves．“He who dies rich, dies disgraced”, he often said．Among his more noteworthy contributions to society are those that bear his name, including the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh, which has a library, a museum of fine arts, and a museum of national history．He also founded a school of technology that is now part of Carnegie-Mellon University．Other philanthropic(慈善的)gifts are the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to promote understanding between nations, the Carnegie Institute of Washington to fund scientific research, and Carnegie Hall to provide a center for the arts．Few Americans have been left untouched by Andrew Carnegie’s generosity．His contributions of more than five million dollars established 2,500 libraries in small communities throughout the country and formed the nucleus of the public library system that we all enjoy today．

(1)

The author quoted(引述)“He who dies rich, dies disgraced” in the passage to show ________．

[　　]

A．

He felt strongly that the wealthy should use their fortunes for the benefit of society．

B．

He opposed charity．

C．

The wealthy die from their fortunes

D．

The wealthy die from not contributing to society．

(2)

Carnegie’s success includes following aspects EXCEPT ________．

[　　]

A．

his policy of expanding．

B．

his ability to sell the product

C．

his ability to produce the product

D．

his hard work

(3)

Which of the following may NOT be philanthropic gifts to society according to the passage? ________

[　　]

A．

the Carnegie Institute of Washington．

B．

the Carnegie Institute of Pittsburgh．

C．

the steel industry．

D．

the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace．

(4)

What is the meaning of “Few Americans have been left untouched by Andrew Carnegie’s generosity．” in the passage? ________

[　　]

A．

Few Americans have touched Andrew Carnegie’s generosity．

B．

Many Americans have touched Andrew Carnegie’s generosity．

C．

we all enjoy Andrew Carnegie’s generosity today．

D．

Many Americans were given Andrew Carnegie’s generosity．

答案：1．A;2．C;3．C;4．D;
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　　The 32nd Hong Kong Art Festival, to be held early next year, will be based on the theme of “family”

　　The art festival, considered to be Asia’s best, began in 1973.

　　“We hope that people from Beijing and from all over the world will go to Hong Kong to enjoy the multiple performances in our art festival,”Douglas Gautier, the festival’s management director, said in a press conference in the capital.

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　　Programmes vary from classical music, jazz, world music, Western and Peking opera, drama and dance to outdoor spectaculars.

　　The programmes include Beethoven’s only opera Fidelio, Shakespeare’s drama Rromeo and Juliet, the ballet Mozartina and African dances, to name just a few.

　　The lineup（陣容）includes the English Touring Theatre, Prague Chamber Orchestra, Zurich Ballet, The Spanish National Dance Troupe, as well as Europe Galante the Petersen Quartet, pianists Angela Hewitt and Marc-Andre Hamelin, and saxophonist Jan Garbarek.

In an effort to increase attendance, hotels and airlines are offering discount packages along with art festival ticket sales, most of which are at 20% and 30% discounts.

For more information, please check:

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[　　]

A．

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B．

in Europe

C．

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(2)

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According to the text, we do NOT have any information about ________.

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who will perform on stage

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what programmes there will be

C．

when the 32nd Art Festival will be held

D．

which theatres will put on performances

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The main purpose in writing this text is ________.

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A．

to make the 32nd Art Festival known

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to announce the plan of the art festival

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to introduce the cost of the art festival

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to sell a service during the art festival

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having higher ranking than Agassi for more than ten years

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more than ten years older than Agassi

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more than ten years younger than Agassi

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desparing

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　　In an effort to increase attendance, hotels and airlines are offering discount packages along with art festival ticket sales, most of which are at 20％ and 30％ discounts．

　　For more information, please check：www．hk artsfestival．org

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The press conference must have been held _________．

[　　]

A．

in Hong Kong

B．

in Europe

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nothing for the cost

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for the air ticket but not for the festival ticket

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for the festival ticket but not for hotel rooms

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According to the text, we do NOT have any information about ________．

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who will perform on stage

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what programmes there will be

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when the 32nd Art Festival will be held

D．

which theatres will put on performances

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[　　]

A．

to make the 32nd Art Festival known

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　　The art festival, considered to be Asia’s best, began in 1973．

　　“We hope that people from Beijing and from all over the world will go to Hong Kong to enjoy the multiple performances in our art festival,” Douglas Gautier, the festival’s management director, said in a press conference in the capital．

　　In the 29 days of the festival, which runs from February 8 to March 7, 2011, the audience can choose from 111 performances of 51 programmes staged by 700 foreign performers, 450 local artists and 160 actors from the mainland．

　　Programmes vary from classical music, jazz, world music, Western and Peking opera, drama and dance to outdoor spectaculars(觀眾)．

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　　In an effort to increase attendance, hotels and airlines are offering discount packages along with art festival ticket sales, most of which are at 20％ and 30％ discounts．

　　For more information, please check：www．hk artsfestival．org

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