Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that he planned to give away almost all of his

Microsoft founder Bill Gates said that heplanned to give away almost all of his vast fortune, largely to the cause ofglobal health, during the course of his lifetime. With an estimated (估计) worth of more than $40billion, according to Forbes, the project will be no small feat (功绩) for Gates. Having already provided theBill & Melinda Gates Foundation with $24 billion to address global healthissues, Gates said that eventually his entire fortune will be put towards thecause except “a few percent left for the kids”.

  So what has made the richest man inthe world to channel his resources so heavily into one interest? Gatesbelieves that “the equality of opportunity” in which Americans take such prideneeds to extend to other nations around the world. Improving the health of thepopulation, he says, has proven to be an essential (实质的) method in helping poorcountries to be financially successful. “National borders allow inequalities,”said Gates: “We all need to take a more global view, rather than just saying mycountry is doing well. We have to step up these health issues, knowing how fewresources are going into them.”

  Gates said that both his parents setan example for him as a child. His father, William H. Gates, was the head ofthe local Planned Parenthood, and his mother, Mary, volunteered for the UnitedWay. As he gathered his fortune, Gates knew he would eventually want to giveback as well, but he didn’t expect to devote himself whole-heartedly to oneproject until he was about 60.

  However, Gates, 47, began to questionhis ability to wait that long. “It seemed there was a real time urgency (紧迫),” Gates said. “Istarted to think, how many lives could I save before then?”

1... Bill Gates will give awayhis vast fortune to ___.

   A. improve the health ofpopulation in America alone

   B. improve the health ofpopulation all over the world

   C. avoid leaving his childrentoo much money

   D. spare the Americangovernment the burden of health care

2... Bill Gates believes that oneimportant way of developing poor countries is ___.

   A. to set up more foundationsfor them           B. to aidthem with natural resources

   C. to put more effort into thehealth issues in them    D. to help them take a more global view

3..  It can be learnedfrom the text that Bill Gates thinks ___.

   A. Americans should care aboutpeople in other countries

   B. Americans should treatfellow citizens well

   C. Americans should devotethemselves to certain projects

   D. Americans can beworld-famous by giving away vast fortune

4... Bill Gates gave away hisvast fortune earlier than he had expected because of ___.

   A. his weakening healthcondition                B.his parents’ suggestions

   C. his great success inbusiness             D.his concern for suffering people

5..  The underlined word “channel”probably has a similar meaning as it is used in sentence “___”.

   A. Try to channel yourabilities into something useful

   B. We ought to channel thisstreet so that water can flow away easily

   C. Ships must follow thechannel into the port   D. Which channel will you be broadcastingtonight

试题答案

【答案】

1..B

2..C

3..A

4..D

5..A

【解析】 略