Microsoft founder Bill Gates has recovered his spot at the top of the US money heap, taking the place of Investor Warren Buffett as America's richest person, Forbes magazine's latest list reveals.

With 57 billion dollars net worth Gates again leads the list of 400 richest individuals in the world’s wealthiest country. He displaced Buffett who briefly held the position this year but who has seen his Berkshire Hathaway investment group's shares slip 15 percent since February and is now worth 50 billion.

According to Forbes, whose list was published late Wednesday, the golden 400 have 1.3 billion dollars net worth or more. However, their combined net worth rose only 30 billion dollars, or two percent, to 1.57 trillion dollars.

Forbes said that rising oil and dizzy art prices fuelled the entry of 31 new members into the ultra -rich club and the return of eight previous members.

A notable arrival was Mark Zuckerberg, 24, founder of the social networking site Facebook (臉譜網). Forbes estimates his worth at 1.5 billion dollars.

Meanwhile, turmoil (動蕩) on the stock and housing markets saw 33 others drop off the list, including former head of the troubled insurance giant AIG, Maurice Greenberg, and a former head of the online auction site eBay, Margaret Whitman.

Biggest gainers were led by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg who took eighth place with 20 billion dollars worth after a transaction (交易) put a new value on his Bloomberg media and financial data network.

The biggest loser was casino (賭場，娛樂場所) tycoon Sheldon Adelson, whose fortune fell 13 billion dollars over 12 months -- the equivalent to 1.5 million dollars an hour -- although he still has 15 billion dollars and occupies 15th place.

About two thirds of the list are self-made billionaires and just over 10 percent are women, led by television star Oprah Winfrey whose fortune rose 200 million dollars to 2.7 billion dollars.

68. According to Forbes, Warren Buffet is worth ________.

A. 57 billion dollars                          B. 50 billion dollars

C. 1.5 billion dollars                                   D.20 billion dollars 

69. 31 new members entered the ultra-rich club as a result of ________.

A. turmoil on the stock and housing market       B. media and financial data network

C. rising oil and dizzy art prices                   D. investment

70. The purpose of the author using the television star Oprah Winfrey as an example is to _________.

A. tell the readers that television stars make money easily

B. prove that a millionaire can become a billionaire

C women can also be billionaires

D. tell the readers that most of the billionaires are self-made

71. What is the best tide of the passage?

A. Bill Gates Leading World's Richest People Again

B. What Made Billionaires

C. Self-Made Billionaires

D. Biggest Gainer and Biggest Loser

2010年上海世博會即將開幕，作為一名中學生志愿者，你感覺身邊還存在許多不文明行為。請你寫一篇120詞左右的短文。短文開頭已寫好。

短文必須包括以下要點：

1．召開世博會的意義；

2．列舉身邊不文明行為一至兩例；

3．你的建議。

參考詞匯：2010年上海世博會—Expo 2010 Shanghai China

Expo 2010 Shanghai China is drawing near. ___________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

To make the city look more beautiful, a lot of old houses along the street have been _____.

A. brought down    B. put down        C. turned down       D. pulled down

The woman ______ there, ______ in a blue shirt, is Lily’s teacher.

A. seated; dressing         B. sitting; dressed          C. sat; dressed        D. seating; dressed

 I got up early this morning, but I ________ so because I was not on duty today.

   A. mustn’t have done               B. needn’t have done

   C. didn’t need to do                D. can’t have done

Years ago, when I started looking for my first job, wise advisers advised,  “Barbara, be enthusiastic（熱情的）! Enthusiasm will take you further than any amount of experience.” How right they were!

“Nothing great was ever done without enthusiasm,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. It is the paste（漿糊） that helps you hang in there when the things get tough. It is the inner voice that tells you, “I can do it!” when others shout, “No, you can’t!” It took years and years for the early work of Barbara McClintock, a geneticist who won the 1983 Nobel Prize in medicine, to be generally accepted. Yet she didn’t stop working on her experiments.

We are all born with wide-eyed, enthusiastic wonder and it is the childlike wonder that gives enthusiastic people such youthful air, whatever their age. At 90, cellist Pablo Casals would start his day by playing the cello（大提琴）. As the music flowed through his fingers, his shoulders would straighten and joy would reappear in his eyes. As writer and poet Samuel Ullman once wrote, “Years wrinkle(起皺紋) the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.”

Enthusiastic people also love what they do, not considering money or title or power. Patricia Mellratl, a retired director of the Missouri Rpertory Theater in Kansas City, was once asked where she got her enthusiasm. She replied, “My father, long ago, told me, ‘I never made any money until I stopped working for it.’”

We can’t afford to waste tears on “might-have-been”. We need to turn the tears into sweat as we go after “what-can-be”. We need to live each moment whole-heartedly, with all our senses finding pleasure in the sweet of a backyard garden, the simple picture of a six-year-old, and the beauty of a rainbow.

26.What is the passage mainly talking about?

Enthusiasm is more important than experience.

Enthusiasm can give people more success and fame

Enthusiastic people will never get old

Enthusiasm can make you succeed and enjoy life.

27.We can infer that enthusiasm is more important for a person especially when ________.  

A. he is in trouble          B. he is getting old

C. he can do what he love    D. he has succeeded

28. The author mentions Pablo Casals in the third paragraph to show that ______.

   A. enthusiasm can make people feel young

   B. music can arouse people’s enthusiasm

   C. enthusiasm can give people inspiration needed to succeed

   D. enthusiasm can keep people healthy

29. How many examples are referred in the passage to show the importance of enthusiasm?    

A. Three      B. Four      C. Five      D. Six

30. Which proverb(諺語) may the writer agree with according to the last paragraph?

   A. A good beginning makes a good ending   B. Don’t cry over the spoiled milk

   C. Love me, love my dog       D. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy

 A new situation is likely to ___________when the school leaving age is raised to 16.

A. arouse           B. rise           C. arise            D. lift

第II 卷  （共三節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)： 單詞填空（共10小題，每題1分）

第一小節(jié) 根據(jù)句意和所給單詞的首字母（或漢語提示）填空。

71. The students who were t____________ in the burning building were frightened.

72. We were r____________ from the sinking ship by a passing boat.

73. It took a long time for him to ____________(康復) from a bad cold.

74. After g_____________ from Qinghua University, she worked as an engineer.

75. They have made a r_____________ for international help.

76. She p_____________ the yellow dress to the red one because it fits her better.

77. He has all the _____________(品質) of a successful businessman.

78. In class, you should be very a_____________ in answering the questions your teacher asks.

79. What is your father’s _____________(態(tài)度) towards your plan?

80. Lucy is a r_____________ girl, and you can depend on her.

I was so excited that I ________ for the whole night.

   A. held awake       B. stayed awake           C. held wake             D. stayed wake

I promised to get there before 5 o’clock, but now the rain is pouring down. They ______ for me impatiently.

 A. may wait         B. ought to wait      C. could wait      D. must be waiting