Andrew Carnegie once said,"No man can become rich without himself enriching others. The man who dies rich dies disgraced." Many successful businessmen think about sharing and giving back to their community at some point in their lives,and take part in philanthropy(慈善行为).Some say it is out of generosity,and others believe that it is for tax reasons. One way or another,the money spent for charitable purposes is needed and has some type of impact on someone's life. The following businessmen believe that sharing is caring. They have donated(捐赠)a combined amount of $ 106.8 billion according to research firm Wealth-X.
German Dietmar Hopp co-founded SAP AG,the famous software company. Through his foundation called Dietmar-Hopp-Stiftung,he donated a total of $1 billion to support local education,sports,and health causes in his hometown in Germany. He is worth $ 6.3 billion.
Pierre Omidyar,the French-born Iranian- American businessman is the founder of eBay. In 1998,he started the Omidyar Foundation with his wife. The organization donates to several areas,food,technology and energy etc. In 2015,Omidyar reportedly donated $ 270 million worth of his eBay shares to undisclosed(未公开的)charity. So far,he has given away $ 1 billion or so.
The chairman and CEO of the computer manufacturer,Dell,likes to support education,social and human services,the arts and culture,and community development causes. According to Wealth-X,his lifetime donations are about $ 1.1 billion. His foundation promised to donate $ 25 million to build a 211-bed hospital in Austin,Texas.
James Simons is the chairman of Renaissance Technologies, a very successful firm that owns $ 65billion. With his wife Marilyn, he opened the Simons Foundation, which primarily supports educational causes. They have also opened two other organizations in memory of their two sons who died in 1996 and in 2003: the Paul Simons Foundation and the Nick Simons Foundation. Altogether, the Simons couple have made $ 1.2 billion worth of donations.
【小题1】What does the first paragraph imply?
A.All rich businessmen will donate some money to charity. |
B.Only by making donations to society can you become rich. |
C.Making donations makes a big difference to other people. |
D.All successful people make donations out of generosity. |
【小题2】Who contributed to charity secretly?
A.James Simons. | B.Dietmar Hopp. |
C.Pierre Omidyar. | D.Dell. |
【小题3】What's the purpose of writing this passage?
A.To introduce some outstanding famous people. |
B.To make some comments on philanthropy. |
C.To offer some suggestions on how to donate. |
D.To encourage people to take part in philanthropy. |
【小题4】Why is Andrew Carnegie mentioned in the first paragraph?
A.To praise him for his generosity. |
B.To introduce the topic. |
C.To keep readers informed about him. |
D.To make readers think about ways of life. |