初二英语阅读电子讲义(上)

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1、初二英语阅读电子讲义（上）UNIT1SocialFocus(社会热点)Article1☆☆WealthypeopleTherearereallytwoclassesofwealthypeople.Millionairesarerich.Billionairesaresuperrich!However,itisnotalwayseasytodetermineaperson'swealth.Thewealthofakingorqueen,forexample,isbasedonthewealthandpropertyofthen

2、ationinsteadofthepersonalwealthandpropertyofthekingorqueen.Forsomekingsandqueens,itisdifficulttotellthesetwokindsofwealthapart.Itcanonlybeguessed,butmanypeoplebelievethatHisMajestytheSultanofBruneiisthewealthiestmanintheworld.In1993,amagazinereportedthathewasworth$

3、37billion.HerMajestyQueenElizabethIIisthesecondwealthiestpersonwith$11.7billion.However,whenthenationalwealthofEnglandisruledoutofHerMajesty'swealth,thequeen'spersonalmoneyseemsverylittle.QueenElizabethII'spersonalwealthisguessedtobeonlybetween$270to$900million.Int

4、heUnitedStates,therewere101billionairesin1996.TheyoungestofthesebillionaireswasBillGates.HeisoneofthetwomenwhohadthebrightideatocreatethecompanyMicrosoft.21Mr.Gateswasonly20yearsoldwhenhefirsthelpedtosetupthecompanyin1976.Hewasabillionairebythetimehewas31.Mr.Gatesm

5、ayseemyoungtobesorich,butotherpeoplehavemadealotofmoneyatevenyoungerages.OtheryoungpeoplewhobecamerichincludeJackieCoogan(1914-1984)andShirleyTemple(1928-).Bothofthesechildactorsmadeoveramilliondollarsactinginmoviesbeforetheywere14yearsold.JackieCooganactedinthemov

6、ieTheKidwithCharlieChaplin,andShirleyTemplestarredinadozenmoviesinthe1930s.(297words)KeySentences:1Forsomekingsandqueens,itisdifficulttotellthesetwokindsofwealthapart.2However,whenthenationalwealthofEnglandisruledoutofHerMajesty'swealth,thequeen'spersonalmoneyseems

7、verylittle.1.Whoistherichestpersonintheworldaccordingtothepassage?A.HerMajestyQueenElizabethIIB.HisMajestytheSultanofBruneiC.BillGatesD.ShirleyTemple2.Whichofthefollowingsisnottrue?A.Akingoraqueenmaynotbeveryrich.B.Billionairesarericherthanmillionaires.C.BillGatesi

8、stheyoungestpersontomakealotofmoney.D.IntheUnitedStates,therewere101billionairesin1996.3.Whichofthefollowingstatementssupportsthepassage?A.BillGa