填空题 [1] The rich keep getting richer. According to the latest Forbes ranking of the world's richest people, there are now a record 946 billionaires around the world. They have made their money from everything from telecoms to steel to Chinese food.
判断题 Y, (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;
N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;
NG for NOT GIVEN) if the information # not given in the passage.
Rising property prices were the only reason for the 35% increase in the total wealth of the people on the list.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第三段内容可知，榜上人物的总财富增加的原因包括上涨的房地产价格(property prices)，还包括股票因素(commodities and stock)。
判断题 Sir Philip Green lived a hard life when he was young and later became a publisher through his own hard work.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第四段内容可知，菲利普·格林先生成了一位零售商而不是出版商。
判断题 The percentage of US billionaires in the list is falling.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第八段内容可知，美国亿万富翁的数量没有下降。
判断题 The founders of Google are married.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第九段内容可知，谷歌创始人拉里·佩奇(Larry Page)和谢尔盖·布林(Sergey Brin)分别为33岁和34岁，均处于未婚状态。
判断题 Guy Laliberte has sold most of his Cirque du Soleil business.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 第十段提到盖伊·拉里伯提(Guy Laliberte)依然持有该公司95%的股份。
填空题 look in the text and find these words or expressions. Paragraph numbers aregiven to help you.
A noun meaning a list that shows the position/wealth of an individual in relation to others.(Para 1)
填空题 A noun meaning the provision of help or relief to people who are poor or needy. (Para 2)
填空题 A verb meaning to catch up with and, move ahead of someone. (Para 6)
填空题 A noun meaning a company that sells goods directly to the public. (Para 8)
填空题 An expression meaning from nothing at all. (Para 9)