高考英语冲刺阅读理解训练题（四十七）
<p> 阅读理解训练题（四十七）</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Microsoft">Microsoft</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Gates">Gates</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> , <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="health">health</span> , <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span> . <span word="With">With</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span>（估计）<span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $ 40 <span word="billion">billion</span> , <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Forbes">Forbes</span> , <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="feat">feat</span> （功绩）<span word="for">for</span> <span word="Gates">Gates</span> . <span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> & <span word="Melinda">Melinda</span> <span word="Gates">Gates</span> <span word="Foundation">Foundation</span> <span word="with">with</span> $ 24 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="address">address</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> , <span word="Gates">Gates</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="except">except</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kids">kids</span>.”</p><p> <span word="So">So</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="richest">richest</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="channel">channel</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="heavily">heavily</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> ? <span word="Gates">Gates</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="equality">equality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="pride">pride</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> . <span word="Improving">Improving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="populations">populations</span> , <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span> , <span word="has">has</span> <span word="proven">proven</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="helping">helping</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="financially">financially</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> . “<span word="National">National</span> <span word="borders">borders</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="inequalities">inequalities</span> ,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Gates">Gates</span> : “<span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="view">view</span> , <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="well">well</span> . <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="issues">issues</span> , <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="them">them</span> .”</p><p> <span word="Gates">Gates</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span> . <span word="His">His</span> <span word="father">father</span> , <span word="William">William</span> <span word="H">H</span>. <span word="Gates">Gates</span> , <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="Planned">Planned</span> <span word="Parenthood">Parenthood</span> , <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> , <span word="Mary">Mary</span> , <span word="volunteered">volunteered</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Way">Way</span> . <span word="As">As</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gathered">gathered</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span> , <span word="Gates">Gates</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> , <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="devote">devote</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="whole">whole</span>-<span word="heartedly">heartedly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> 60.</p>
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