The growth of Liu Yongxing‘s animal-feed business has made him China’s richest man， according to rankings published recently by Forbes magazine. With an estimated net worth of US$1 billion， the 53-year-old entrepreneur and his Shanghai-based Hope Group are symbols of the new China.

　　But Forbes‘ list of the 100 richest individuals in China also illustrates the growing income inequality here that alarms some officials. The Forbes survey found that the 100 richest people in China had a combined net worth of US$18 billion in the year ended September 30. That’s small change by US standards： The most recent Forbes ranking of global billionaires put the net worth of Bill Gates alone at more than US$58 billion. But what‘s remarkable about China’s wealth numbers is how fast they‘re rising. The wealth of the top 50 on this year’s China list jumped 40 per cent， to US$14 billion， from US$10 billion last year despite a global economic slump.

　　26. The richest man in China acquired his wealth _____.
　　（A） in the animal feed business
　　（B） in America
　　（C） from Forbes magazine
　　（D） from his ancestors

　　27. Which of the following statements is NOT true？
　　（A） Forbes magazine listed the 100 richest people in China.
　　（B） Forbes magazine listed the 100 richest people in the US.
　　（C） Bill Gate‘s wealth is much larger than that of the combination of all 100 richest people in China
　　（D） Hope Group is the richest company in China

　　28. Last year the total wealth of the first 50 richest people in China is about _____ US dollars.
　　（A） 18 billion （B） 14 billion
　　（C） 10 billion （D） 58 billion

　　29. The main purpose of the author is to ______.
　　（A） talk about richest people in China
　　（B） praise the richest man in China
　　（C） compare rich men in China and theUS
　　（D） call people‘s attention to the growing income inequality in China

　　30. The word “slump” in the last sentence means ______.
　　（A） depression （B） growth
　　（C） success （D） increase

　　Part Three Cloze Test

　　Directions：

　　For each blank in the following passage， choose the best answer from the choices given below. Mark your answer on the Answer Sheet by drawing with a pencil a short bar across the corresponding letter in the brackets.

　　The world has never been more closely and intricately connected. Our behavior __31__ the environment we all share， and we are tied into a global economy and global communication system： __32__ choosing to buy one garment rather than another we help determine whether someone on the other side of the world retains or __33__ their job； we can __34__ with others anywhere via satellites， the Internet and the mobile phone. This interdependency， __35__ “connexity”， is the defining characteristic of the world today.

　　__36__， despite connexity， human beings have also never been more separate. Belief in individual rights and freedoms is at the heart of the West‘s world view. People nowadays insist their freedom to choose __37__ to live， who to love， what to consume and what to believe. In economics， the power of the consumer and the shareholder is huge. In politics， the power of nations remains a __38__ concern.

　　In his book， Geoff Mulgan argues that our freedom and our connectedness are set on a collision course and argues that the __39__ way out of our current impasse（僵局）is to go beyond our sense of ourselves as __40__ units， and recognize the webs of mutual responsibility in which we live.

　　31. （A） harms （B） influences （C） beautifies （D） dominates

　　32. （A） At （B） In （C） By （D） Of

　　33. （A） keeps （B） gets （C） loses （D） gains

　　34. （A） link （B） connect （C） combine （D） communicate

　　35. （A） and （B） or （C） else （D） also

　　36. （A） Thus （B） once （C） But （D） Since

　　37. （A） when （B） what （C） how （D） while

　　38. （A） crucial （B） social （C） curious （D） serious

　　39. （A） just （B） another （C） only （D） one

　　40. （A） isolated （B） isolation （C） isolating （D） isolate