John D. Rockefeller was born in 1839 on a farm near Richford, New York, a small town in the western part of the state. He worked hard both in school and outside school and he also showed the skill and ability to produce new things, especially works of art.
Rockefeller began to look for work when he finished high school at the age of sixteen. Since the age of five, he had worked at odd jobs, such as raising turkeys or working in potato fields. Now he looked for better opportunities.[:]
At first, Rockefeller worked in an office, where he was successful and where he learned a great deal about business. But he wanted to go into business for himself. So he and a friend formed a partnership to buy and sell grain, hay, and other farm products.
The business was successful, but Rockefeller decided to go into the new oil industry. He formed his own company so that he could make free use of his skill and imagination in business.
The company Rockefeller started became the Standard Oil Company. It took the oil from wells and refined it, that is, changed it into products such as kerosene (煤油) and grease (油脂).
Rockefeller’s business grew until it was worth millions of dollars. Almost everyone who bought oil products had to buy them from the Standard Oil Company. Finally, the government and the courts ordered the Standard Oil Company to be divided up to give other oil companies a chance.
John D. Rockefeller earned a great fortune and he gave away much money. By the time of his death, Rockefeller had created a special fund of money to be used to improve health and education and another fund to improve “the well-being of mankind throughout the world.” During his lifetime, Rockefeller had gained almost one billion dollars; he gave away about half of it. But Rockefeller's personal life was fairly frugal.
71. What kind of boys was Rockefeller when he was young? (No more than 7 words)
72. Why did Rockefeller decide to go into the new oil industry? (No more than 10 words)
73. What policy did the government and the courts give to the Standard Oil Company? (No more than 15 words)
74. What is the meaning of the underlined part in the last Paragraph? (No more than 5 words)
75. How does Rockefeller’s story inspire yoto deal with money when yobecome rich? Put it in your own words. (No more than 20 words)
第二节:书面表达(满分25分)
76.假设你是晨光中学的学生李津,你的英国朋友Mary上个月来到北京大学学习。下个月你将去北京参加英语演讲比赛。你在资料搜集,语言运用等方面遇到了困难。请你根据以下提示给Mary写一封电子邮件。
(1)询问Mary的生活和学习情况;
(2)谈谈你的困难并请Mary帮忙;
(3)告诉Mary你打算赛后去看她。
注意:
(1)词数不少于100;
(2)可适当加入细节,使内容充实、行文连贯;
(3)不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。
参考词汇:北京大学 Peking University
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