Question

【題目】

David Rockefeller died in his sleep at his New York home on March 20, 2017. According to Forbes, he was 101, the ______ billionaire on 2017 world's richest list.

The Rockefeller family is an American industrial and banking family. It was one of the world's largest fortunes in the oil business during the early 20th century. They are one of the most _______families in the history of the United States.

David Rockefeller, the grandson of America's first billionaire John D. Rockefeller, was born in New York City on June 12, 1915. He ______ his studies of Science from Harvard University in 1936, and then furthered his education in the University of Chicago, where he received a Ph.D. in economics in 1940.

He ______ in North Africa and France in military intelligence during World War II. After returning to the United States, Rockefeller began a great

___ in banking. During the 1970s Rockefeller was chairman and CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank and helped solve New York City's financial problems in the middle of the 1970s.

By the time he retired in 1981, David Rockefeller was ______ as 'RULER OF THE WORLD' in banking, education, foreign relations and public service. He developed good _____with world leaders, _____ South African President Nelson Mandela and China's Deng Xiaoping.

David Rockefeller, along with The Rockefeller family, developed close generational ties with China over the past 100 years. His life witnessed (見證) the century-long connection with China. The Rockefeller foundation (基金會) put money in China's science, medicine, and higher education. They bought the Union Medical School and renamed it the "Peking Union Medical College." The foundation_____a first-class school of medicine in China. They also introduced the US Johns Hopkins model to the Peking Union Medical College Hospital (北京協(xié)和醫(yī)院) which remains one of the_______hospitals in China today.

【1】A. youngest B. oldest C. strongest

【2】A. traditional B. valuable C. powerful

【3】A. completed B. graduated C. prepared

【4】A. ordered B. offered C. served

【5】A. invention B. career C. discovery

【6】A. considered B. promised C. reminded

【7】A. conversations B. development C. relationships

【8】A. instead of B. including C. besides

【9】A. built up B. put up C. gave up

【10】A. cleanest B. cheapest C. finest

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 B

【2】 C

【3】 A

【4】 C

【5】 B

【6】 A

【7】 C

【8】 B

【9】 A

【10】 C

【解析】

文章講述了世界最老的億萬富翁——大衛(wèi)洛克菲勒的傳奇一生。

【1】句意：他是2017年世界富豪榜上最老的億萬富豪。A. youngest最年輕的；B. oldest 最老的；C. strongest最強壯的；根據(jù)he was 101可知是最老的；故選B

【2】句意：他們是美國歷史上最有影響力的家庭之一。A. traditional傳統(tǒng)的；B. valuable 有價值的；C. powerful有影響力的；根據(jù)It was one of the world's largest fortunes in the oil business during the early 20th century.可知是最有影響力的家庭之一；故選C

【3】句意：1936年他從牛津大學(xué)完成科學(xué)學(xué)習(xí)。A. completed完成；B. graduated畢業(yè)；C. prepared準(zhǔn)備；根據(jù)his studies of Science from Harvard University in 1936, and then furthered his education in the University of Chicago,可知是完成學(xué)習(xí)；故選A

【4】句意：在二戰(zhàn)期間，他因為軍事才能服務(wù)北非和法國。A. ordered命令；B. offered主動提供；C. served服務(wù)；根據(jù)in North Africa and France in military intelligence during World War II.可知是服務(wù)；故選C

【5】句意：回到美國后，他在銀行業(yè)開始了一項偉大的事業(yè)。A. invention發(fā)明；B. career事業(yè)；C. discovery發(fā)現(xiàn)；根據(jù)During the 1970s Rockefeller was chairman and CEO of Chase Manhattan Bank可知是事業(yè)；故選B

【6】句意：他被認(rèn)為是銀行、教育、外交關(guān)系和公共服務(wù)的統(tǒng)治者。A. considered認(rèn)為；B. promised承諾；C. reminded提醒；根據(jù)as 'RULER OF THE WORLD' in banking, education, foreign relations and public service.可知是被認(rèn)為；故選A

【7】句意：他和世界領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的關(guān)系不錯。A. conversations談話；B. development發(fā)展；C. relationships關(guān)系；根據(jù)He developed good和with world leaders,可知是和領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的關(guān)系；故選C

【8】句意：包括南非總統(tǒng)曼德拉和中國的鄧小平。A. instead of而不是；B. including包括；C. besides除了；根據(jù)He developed good ___7___with world leaders他和世界領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的關(guān)系不錯，可知是包括；故選B

【9】句意：這個基金會建立了一個一流的醫(yī)學(xué)院。A. built up建立；B. put up舉起；C. gave up放棄；根據(jù)a first-class school of medicine in China可知是建立；故選A

【10】句意：中國最好的醫(yī)院之一。A. cleanest最干凈的；B. cheapest最便宜的；C. finest最好的；根據(jù)They also introduced the US Johns Hopkins model to the Peking Union Medical College Hospital (北京協(xié)和醫(yī)院)可知是最好的；故選C