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1、综合类---B级完形填空1.ASuccessStory【一个成功的故事】 At19,BenWayisalreadyamillionaire,andoneofagrowingnumberofteenagerswhohavemadetheirfortunethroughtheInternet.WhatmakesBen'sstoryallthemoreremarkableisthatheisdyslexic,andwastoldbyteachersathisjuniorschoolthathewouldneverbeabletoreadorwriteproperly.“Iwantedto
2、provethemwrong”,saysBen,creatoranddirectorofWaysearch,anetsearchenginewhichcanbeusedtofindgoodsinonlineshoppingmalls. Whenhewaseight,hislocalauthoritiesprovidedhimwithaPCtohelpwithschoolwork.Althoughhewasunabletoreadthemanuals,hehadanaturalabilitywiththecomputer,andencouragedbyhisfather,hesoon
3、beganchargingpeople£10anhourforhisknowledgeandskills.Attheageof15hesetuphisowncomputerconsultancy,QuadComputer,whichheranfromhisbedroom,andtwoyearslaterheleftschooltodevoteallhistimetobusiness. “BythistimethecompanyhadgrownandIneededtotakeonacoupleofemployeestohelpme”,saysBen.“Thatenabledmetos
4、tartdoingbusinesswithbiggercompanies.”ItwashisabilitytoconsistentlyovercomedifficultchallengesthatledhimtowintheYoungEntrepreneuroftheYearawardinthesameyearthatheformedWaysearch,andhehasrecentlysignedadealworth£25millionwithaprivateinvestmentcompany,whichwillfinancehissearchengine.2.TrafficinOu
5、rCities【城市的交通】 Thevolumeoftrafficinmanycitiesintheworldtodaycontinuestoexpand.Thiscausesmanyproblems,includingseriousairpollution,lengthydelays,andthegreaterriskofaccidents.Clearly,somethingmustbedone,butitisoftendifficulttopersuadepeopletochangetheirhabitsandleavetheircarsathome. Onepossible
6、approachistomakeitmoreexpensiveforpeopletousetheircarsbyincreasingchargesforparkingandbringingintougherfinesforanyonewhobreaksthelaw.Inaddition,driverscouldberequiredtopayforusingparticularroutesatdifferenttimesoftheday.Thissystem,knownas“roadpricing”,isalreadybeingintroducedinanumberofcities,u
7、singaspecialelectroniccardfixedtothewindscreenofthecar. Anotherwayofdealingwiththeproblemistoprovidecheapparkingontheoutskirtsofthecity,andstrictlycontrolthenumberofvehiclesallowedintothecentre.Driversandtheirpassengersthenuseasp