高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级40.docx

高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级40AWhen 7-year-old Warren Buffett said,“I will be the richest man one day,” his friends made fun of his “daydreaming”. But ever since then the little boy has set about learning how to make money by selling drinks, delivering newspapers and buying stocks. The American had already earned $9,000 (equal to $90,000 today) by the time he graduated from high school. And this month the 78-year-old man, who earned his fortune by making a lot of sound investment in the stock market, took the place of Microsoft founder, Bill Gates, as the worlds richest man. Gates worth declined $1.5 billion to $55.5 billion in 33 days after the recent financial storm, according to Forbes Magazine. Buffett, the only son of a stockbroker, was ready to think outside the box to develop his business from a very early age. At 8, he went to golf courses collecting and selling the used balls. At 11 when he sold soda pop door-to-door with a friend, the pair collected lids on streets to judge which flavor was the most popular. “Learning is important to Buffetts success. He is a learning machine who can spend his entire day reading. He keeps learning from books, street smarts and investigation, from both success and failure. In this way, he over-achieved his aptitude (能力).” said Charlie Munger, his longtime business partner. 16. The passage is mainly about _.A. why Buffett took the place of Bill Gates as the worlds richest manB. what effect Buffetts childhood experiences had on his successC. how Buffett earned his fortune and achieved his aptitudeD. what Buffett dreamt about when he was a child17. Which of the following is true about Buffett?A. His worth is more than $ 55.5 billion now.B. He is next to Bill Gates in wealth at the present time.C He achieved great success on stepping into the stock market.D He bought 162,000 square meters of farmland by selling soda pop.18. How did Buffett behave at the stock market?A. He often prefers some inexpensive stocks.B. He will buy the stock whose price is lower than its value.C. He always borrows money from his friends to buy stocks.D. He will sell the stock if its price doesnt go up.19. Which is the main factor that determines Buffetts success?A. His education. B. His family background.C. His desire to learn. D. His cooperation with his partner.20. What can we infer from the passage?A. Buffett is an immediate success in the stock market.B. Buffett and Gates are business partners.C. His father helped him a lot in his business.D. Buffett has a good sense of business.BThe house was quiet at 5 a.m. and Tims mother was asleep. Only the sound of the big freezer broke the quiet. Hed dreamt of the cave last night. The purring (轻微颤动声) of the freezer had been the sea.Tim pulled on a sweater and put some apples into his schoolbag. It was too early for breakfast. Hed eat after hed been through the cave, sitting on the rocks and staring at the sea.He wished he had a proper pack. His schoolbag would have to do. What else? Sandwichesbut his mother might wake up if he started pulling out bread for sandwiches. Shed want to know why he had to leave so early. He settled for some biscuits, and left a note stuck at the table: Gone to Michaels. Back tonight. Tim.The sky was high and soft and light outside, though the sun still wasnt up. Even the highway up the hill was quiet as he made his way down the street. The wind from the sea was fresh and sweet.The sandhills still breathed heat from yesterdays sun, though the top of the sand was cool. He ran down to the beach impatiently, but there was no one, just dry sand dancing in the early wind and seabirds marching up and down watching the waves. The light changed suddenly. The first rays of sunlight stretched across the sea. The sun was pushing its way over the edge of the world. Over the first rocks, along to the point, Tim glanced back. The beach was still empty. The sun sailed higher in the sky.He could see the cave now, even darker in the morning light. The sand turned silver then dark gold as the water flowed away from it. He had to force himself to go closer. Why was it so much more mysterious now? But it would be silly to go back now after so much trouble. He neednt go in all the way21.What did Tim do at the beginning of the story?A. He left the house quietly. B. He had breakfast at home.C. He left a note on the freezer. D. He put a sweater in his schoolbag.22. “He settled for some biscuits” (in Paragraph 3) means that Tim _.A. had to leave the biscuits on the table B. liked biscuits better than sandwichesC. had to take biscuits instead of sandwiches D. could only find some biscuits in the kitchen23. What made it possible for Tim to see the entry to the cave?A. The height of the first rocks. B. The ups and downs of the waves.C. The change in the position of the sun. D. The vast stretch of the sunlit beach.24. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the story? A. The sea looked like a piece of gold. B. Seabirds flew away when Tim arrived.C. Tim was the only person on the beach. D. The sky got dark as Tim reached the cave.25. In the story, Tims mood changed from _.A. loneliness to craziness B. anxiousness to excitementC. helplessness to happiness D. eagerness to nervousness C In addition ,the Beijing Municipal Health Bureau will set up some funds to train home medical service workers for families whose members suffer either from high blood pressure, diabetes,cerebral apoplexy , or coronary heart disease . The home medical service workers will remind patients to take pills on time and lead the patients to follow some health tips in their daily life. They will also learn some practical knowledge to save patients in case of an emergency .26. Where does a person go to see first if he gets sick according to the passage ? B. Large hospital .C. Private clinic . D. Small hospital .27. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A.The medical team which is made up of a doctor, a nurse and a medical health worker will set up a medical filing record for every resident. B. The home medical service workers not only give some healthy suggestions to the patients, but also learn practical knowledge about first aid.C. Some funds will be provided by Beijing Municipal Health Bureau for home medical service training.D. The government aims to offer the home medical service for free.28. If you want to work as a home medical worker, you need to _. A. receive the training about medical service. B. pass related examinations. C. obtain the work certificates. D. All the above.29. What can we learn from the passage?B. People in Beijing will not easily get ill.C. Medical service in Beijing will be promoted greatly in the future.D. The other cities in China should learn from Beijing.30. The main purpose of the passage is _ B. to report home medical service available in Beijing. D. to describe a special medical team in Beijing.DThe most widespread fallacy（谬论）of all is that colds are sonable to expect the Eskimos to suffer from them forever. But they do not. And in isolated arctic regions explorers have reported people are free from colds until into contact again with infected people from the outside world by way of packages and mails dropped from airplanes. During the First World War soldiers who spent long periods in the trenches（战壕）, cold and wet, showed no increased tendency to catch colds. In the Second World War prisoners at the Auschwitz concentration camp, naked and starving, were astonished to find ta drafty（通风良好旳）room. Some wore wet socks all day while others exercised in the rain until close to exhaustion. Not one of the volunteers came down with a cold unless a cold virus was actually dropped in his nose.If, then, cold and wet have nothing to do with catching colds, why are they more frequent in the winter？Despite the most pains-taking research, no one has yet found the answer. One explanation offered by