北京市海淀区2016届高考英语完形填空和阅理暑假自练(5)阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。MorethanhalfofrichAmericanshavenotshowntheirfullwealthtotheirchildren,anewsurveyshowedlastTuesday.Thesurvey,publishedbytheBankofAmerica,studiedtherichwith$3millionormoreinassets.Itfoundthat“surprisinglyfewofthosesurveyedhavewell-developedplanstopreserveandpassontheirassetstotheirchildren”.Themajorityofthe457peoplesurveyedareselfmade,first-generationrich.Fifty-twopercentofparentshavechosennottotelltheirchildrenjusthowwealthytheyare,and15percenthavegivenawaynothingaboutthefamilywealth.Oneinthreeparentssaidtheyhadneverthoughttodoit.Theyareworriedthattheirchildrenwouldbecomelazy,spendmoneyfreely,makebaddecisionsandevenbecomeatargetforgolddiggers.Only34percentstronglyagreedthattheirchildrenwouldbeabletohandleanyinheritance(遗产)theyplantoleavethem.“Thereisanexpectationaboutthewealthyparentsthattheyhavearesponsibilitytopassdowntheirfortunetothenextgeneration,”saidSallieKrawcheck,presidentoftheGlobalWealthandInvestmentManagementoftheBankofAmerica.“Ourresearch,however,uncoveredchangingviewsofwhatonegenerationowesthenext.”Thetrendisledbytheworld'srichestmanBillGates,whopromisedin2008thathewouldleavehis$58billionfortunetothecharitystartedbyhimandhiswife,theBillandMelindaGatesFoundation(基金会),andnottohischildren.“Wewanttogiveitbacktosocietyinthewaythatitwillhavethemostpositiveimpact,”hesaid.Ofhisplansforhischildren,Gatessaid:“Iwillgivethekidssomemoneybutnotameaningfulpercentage...theywillneedtoworkbuttheywillfeelreasonablytakencareof.”【语篇解读】调查表明,大部分美国富人不愿向孩子炫富,甚至不打算将丰厚的资产传给后代。1.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.richparentsmaynotknowhowtomanagetheirinheritanceB.richparentsdon'tequalrichkids,atleastintheUSC.Americanchildrendon'tgettoinherittheirparents'wealthD.poorchildrendon'texpectthemselvestobeasrichastheirparents解析推理判断题。第二段的后半部分提到在被调查的美国富人中,几乎没有人计划为他们的孩子保留资产或者将资产传给孩子,由此可推断在美国,父母富有并不意味着孩子富有。答案B2.Accordingtothesurvey,mostrichAmericans________.A.thinktheyowetheirchildrennothingB.thinkitbesttogivetheirmoneybacktosocietyC.doubttheirchildren'sabilitytohandlewealthD.areconfidentoftheirchildren'sabilitytohandlewealth解析推理判断题。根据第四段内容可推知,大部分美国富人怀疑他们的孩子处理财富的能力。答案C3.Theunderlinedword“they”inParagraph6refersto________.A.responsiblechildrenB.BillGatesandhiswifeC.first-generationrichD.richparents解析词义猜测题。富裕的父母们希望把他们的财富传给下一代,此处they指代的是画线词前面的“thewealthyparents”,即“richparents”。答案D4.Fromthelastparagraph,wecanseethatBillGateswantstoshow________.A.thetrendofleavingnoinheritancetochildrenB.thepositiveimpactofcharityonsocietyC.thewayofgivingbacktosocietyD.theimportanceofindependenceforchildren解析推理判断题。根据本段中比尔·盖茨所说的话可推知,他更强调孩子的个人奋斗,认为培养孩子的自立很重要。答案D。【广东省东莞市2014模拟试题】完形填空。阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ihavebeenblessedwiththeopportunityinmylife.Ittookthenear-deathexperienceofmydadtomakemerealizethatmypurposeinlifeisto1others.Mydadsufferedfromleukemia(白血病)in1998.2thepainandtreat...