Alex Taw，a 21­year­old student from Wiltshire，England.He spent last summer like any other high school graduate—hanging out with friends，preparing for college，worrying about his university fees.While most of his peers gave up on their pipe dreams，he sat down with a notebook at home，and jotted down (草草記下) the question：How can I become a millionaire?
The result was the MillionDollarHomepage.com.Alex’s initial investment was 50 pounds to buy web space and a domain (領(lǐng)域) name.He divided the blank homepage into one million pixels (電腦上的像點)，10,000 blocks of 100 pixels each.Each pixel was worth $1 with minimum purchase 100 pixels.Within a month Alex had earned some $37,000，enough for him to cover the entire cost of his forthcoming three years at university.In just a few months，he became a real millionaire.
How did he come up with the idea of the Million Dollar Homepage?
“Well，I was trying to think of a way to make some money before I started university，as I was about to take on a huge debt and I was already overdrawn (透支)．Swift action was necessary！”He said.
He also added，“The important thing is that anything is possible—we are only limited by our imagination.I always had this belief that a good idea can be successful on its own.I think I’ve learnt that if we think deeper there are magical solutions hiding away for us to find.”
His personal philosophy around money is：Money is not everything，but it’s an essential part of the way we live.Having_some_removes_a_certain_amount_of_stress，but，unless_we_are_careful，it_can_create_a_new_type_of_stress.
He also said，“I still want to go to university.Aside from gaining knowledge about business，there are other reasons—exploring your interests，meeting new people，and being in a creative environment.”
Besides making contributions to society，he would try to encourage and inspire people to think of creative solutions to problems，whatever they are.
小題1:According to the passage，which of the following is NOT an important factor for being a millionaire?
A．Large imagination.B．Quick action.
C．Great ambition.D．Great investment.
小題2:Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A．Alex Taw is an American millionaire.
B．Alex Taw will graduate from university.
C．Alex Taw doesn’t work hard.
D．Alex Taw was not rich before.
小題3:What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 mean?
A．The more money we have，the more stress we have.
B．Money can be of great help.
C．We should try our best to earn money.
D．Money is helpful in some way，but we should make full use of it.
小題4:What would be the best title for the passage?
A．Little Money Leads to Be a Millionaire
B．The Success Road to Be a Millionaire
C．Alex Taw：An Millionaire Boy
D．The MillionDollarHomepage.com

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:D
小題4:C

小題1:　D
解析　細節(jié)理解題。由文章第二段第二句可知，Alex Taw最初的投資只有50英鎊，所以great investment不是成為百萬富翁的重要因素。
小題2:　D
解析　細節(jié)理解題。由文章第一段的第二句可知，Alex Taw曾為他的大學(xué)學(xué)費而發(fā)愁，這說明他以前不富有，故選項D是正確的。
小題3:　D
解析　細節(jié)理解題。第六段第一句談到，錢不是萬能的，但它是我們生活的重要組成部分。由此可知畫線句表達的意思是：手頭上的錢可以緩解一定的壓力，但如果不好好利用，它也會造成一種新的壓力。也就是說，錢在某種程度上是有益的，但我們必須充分利用它。
小題4:　C
解析　標題歸納題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句中“How can I become a millionaire？”，再聯(lián)系全文內(nèi)容可知，文章主要講述了Alex Taw，一個21歲的小伙子成為百萬富翁的故事，所以C選項是正確的。
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Sarah said, "Why don't you just ask him?"
"Ask him what? Hey, best friend, did you       my coin collection?" Rachel thought for a moment,        if that would be a good idea. The theft of her collection left her with a feeling of        "How could I have misjudged my friend's       ?"
The next day Rachel went to Eric's house. Eric was acting funny sort of nervous, like he couldn't be       . In fact, Rachel thought Eric acted like someone with a secret. Anger blossomed as Rachel watched Eric pretend to be kind,      Eric had obviously stolen from her. Rachel finally could not stand it anymore and stood up. Suddenly, Eric     ,"I can't stand it anymore!" Rachel was astonished at hearing her own      burst forth from her friend! Instead of sounding     , Eric sounded excited. He pulled something from underneath the chair.
"Go to open it! I was going to wait until your birthday, but I can't wait." Slowly, Rachel lifted the top of the     . Laid out in front of her were all of the quarters from her coin collection. Each quarter was in its own      in a new collection case. Each quarter shone like it was new.
Rachel felt      rush over her neck and ears. She said     , "Thank you! This means... a great deal to me." She was grateful that Eric had cut her      before she said something she would     . Eric was exactly the type of person she wanted as a friend!
小題1:
A．repeated B．falseC．baselessD．serious
小題2:
A．cleanB．storeC．chooseD．see
小題3:
A．workingB．gesturingC．playingD．glaring
小題4:
A．seekB．selectC．checkD．collect
小題5:
A．destroyed B．messedC．missingD．decreasing
小題6:
A．replaceB．stealC．pickD．remove
小題7:
A．deciding B．knowingC．a(chǎn)skingD．minding
小題8:
A．stupidity B．a(chǎn)bandonC．failureD．betrayal
小題9:
A．favourB．characterC．a(chǎn)ppearanceD．method
小題10:
A．stillB．confidentC．generousD．silent
小題11:
A．whenB．soC．a(chǎn)fterD．if
小題12:
A．expressed B．condemned C．yelledD．a(chǎn)rgued
小題13:
A．purposeB．choicesC．desireD．thoughts
小題14:
A．shockedB．curiousC．guiltyD．cruel
小題15:
A．jarB．boxC．canD．bag
小題16:
A．spotB．formC．conditionD．style
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)irB．heatC．windD．sweat
小題18:
A．a(chǎn)bsentlyB．unwillingly C．weaklyD．fearfully
小題19:
A．offB．downC．inD．up
小題20:
A．suspectB．explodeC．tolerateD．regret

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