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阅读下列短文,掌握其大意,然后从1-25各题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案

 A young man went to a car showroom. He was wearing rubber boots and a  1  jacket. He needed a haircut  2    and was unshaven. The young man examined an  3    car carefully and  4  turned to speak to the salesman.

 “ 5    does this car cost?he asked.

 “One thousand two hundred and eighteen pounds,the salesman said.

 “I'll have    6  of them, the young man said.

 The salesman  7  . He found it  8  to be polite. You are joking,  9  ,he said. I'm afraid we  10    help you. This car is not for sale.

 The salesman showed his customer the  11  and the young man left the shop  12  a word. He went to a  13  on the other side of the street and  14  sixteen cars. The  15  salesman was polite and  16  . The young man took a bundle of notes  17  his pocket and  18  the car in cash. He  19    that the cars were for himself and his fifteen  20  . He said that  21  and his colleagues(同事)worked on a Norweigian  22  boat. We have all  23  a lot of money this season, the man said, and we want to buy cars.

    24  , the second salesman was  25    .

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      

(1) Anice

  

Bdirty

  

Cbrown

  

Dnew

  

[  ]

  

(2) Aimmediately

  

Bvery

  

Cbadly

  

Dwell

  

[  ]

  

(3) Anew

  

Bexcellent

  

Ccheap

  

Dexpensive

  

[  ]

  

(4) Athen

  

Bsoon

  

Csuddenly

  

D    impolitely

  

[  ]

  

(5) AHow    much

  

BWhat    price

  

CHow    many

  

DWhat    money

  

[  ]

  

(6) Aall

  

Bsome

  

Csixteen

  

D    fifteen

  

[  ]

  

(7) Ashouted

  

Bwas    surprised

  

Csmiled

  

Dwas    glad

  

[  ]

  

(8) Aimpossible

  

Bpossible

  

Chard

  

Deasy

  

[  ]

  

(9) Aof    course

  

BI    don't believe you

  

Cthanks   

  

D    I think so

  

[  ]

  

(10)Acan

  

Bhave    to

  

Ccan't

  

Dmustn't

  

[  ]

  

(11)Ajacket

  

Bcar

  

Croom

  

Ddoor

  

[  ]

  

(12)Ain

  

Bwith

  

Cwithout

  

D    except

  

[  ]

  

(13)Ashop

  

Bsupermarket

  

Cbank

  

Dshowroom

  

[  ]

  

(14)Aplaced    an order for

  

Bcalled    for

  

Casked    fo

  

Dpaid    for

  

[  ]

  

(15)Akind

  

Bold

  

Csecond

  

D    first

  

[  ]

  

(16)Aquick

  

Bhonest

  

Chelpful

  

Dhard-working

  

[  ]

  

(17)Ainside

  

Bout    of

  

Cfrom    of

  

Doutside

  

[  ]

  

(18)Apaid    for

  

Basked    for

  

Ccalled    for

  

Dsent    for

  

[  ]

  

(19)Acried

  

Btold

  

Cexplained

  

Dwished

  

[  ]

  

(20)Apeople

  

BChildren

  

Cfamilies

  

DColleagues

  

[  ]

  

(21)Aher

  

BThey

  

Che

  

Dhim

  

[  ]

  

(22)Afishing

  

Btravel

  

Cwar

  

Dsailing

  

[  ]

  

(23)Amanaged

  

Bearned

  

Cgot

  

Dstole

  

[  ]

  

(24)AAs    usual

  

BNaturally

  

CAs    a result

  

DAs    a rule

  

[  ]

  

(25)Asad

  

Bdelighted

  

Csorry

  

Dthankful

  

[  ]

  

   At a certain time in our lives we consider every place as the possible sites(地点) for a house. I have thus searched the country within a dozen miles of where I live. In imagination I have bought all the farms, one after another, and I knew their prices.

   The nearest thing that I came to actual ownership was when I bought the Hollowell place. But before the owner completed the sale with me, his wife changed her mind and wished to keep it, and he offered me additional dollars to return the farm to him. However, I let him keep the additional dollars and sold him the farm for just what I gave for it.

   The real attractiong of the Hollowell farm to me were its position, being about two miles from the village, half a mile from the nearest neighbor, bounded(相邻) on one side by the river, and separated from the highway by a wide field. The poor condition fo the house and fences showed that it hadn’t been used for some time. I remembered from my earliest trip up the river that the house used to be hidden behind a forest area, and I was in a hurry to buy it before the owner finished getting out some rocks, cutting down the apples trees, and clearing away some young trees which had grown up in the fields. I wanted to buy it before he made any more of his improvements. But it turned out as I have said.

   I was not really troubled by the loss. I had always had a garden, but I don’t thing I was ready for a large farm. I believe that as long as possible it is better to live free and uncommitted (无牵挂的). It makes but little difference whether you own a farm or not.

What do we know about the author?

   A. He wanted to buy the oldest farm near where he lived.

   B. He made a study of many farms before buying.

   C. He made money by buying and selling farms.

   D. He had the money to buy the best farm in the country.

Why did the author decide to buy the Hollowell place?

   A. It was of good market value.

   B. It was next to the highway.

   C. It was in a good position.

   D. It was behind a nice garden.

Why did the author want to buy the farm in a hurry?

   A. He was afraid the owner might changes his mind.

   B. He hoped to enlarge the forest on the farm.

   C. He wanted to keep the farm as it was.

   D. He was eager to become a farm owner.

The underlined words “the loss” in the last paragraph refer to ___.

A. the money the author lost in buying the farm

B. the sale of the garden in the Hollowell place

C. the removal of the trees around the house

D. the failure to possess the Hollowell place

What does the author believe as important in life?

A. To own a farm                    B. To satisfy his needs

C. To be free from worries             D. To live in the countryside


At a certain time in our lives we consider every place as the possible sites(地点) for a house. I have thus searched the country within a dozen miles of where I live. In imagination I have bought all the farms, one after another, and I knew their prices.
The nearest thing that I came to actual ownership was when I bought the Hollowell place. But before the owner completed the sale with me, his wife changed her mind and wished to keep it, and he offered me additional dollars to return the farm to him. However, I let him keep the additional dollars and sold him the farm for just what I gave for it.
The real attractiong of the Hollowell farm to me were its position, being about two miles from the village, half a mile from the nearest neighbor, bounded(相邻) on one side by the river, and separated from the highway by a wide field. The poor condition fo the house and fences showed that it hadn’t been used for some time. I remembered from my earliest trip up the river that the house used to be hidden behind a forest area, and I was in a hurry to buy it before the owner finished getting out some rocks, cutting down the apples trees, and clearing away some young trees which had grown up in the fields. I wanted to buy it before he made any more of his improvements. But it turned out as I have said.
I was not really troubled by the loss. I had always had a garden, but I don’t thing I was ready for a large farm. I believe that as long as possible it is better to live free and uncommitted (无牵挂的). It makes but little difference whether you own a farm or not.
【小题1】What do we know about the author?

A.He wanted to buy the oldest farm near where he lived.
B.He made a study of many farms before buying.
C.He made money by buying and selling farms.
D.He had the money to buy the best farm in the country.
【小题2】Why did the author decide to buy the Hollowell place?
A.It was of good market value.
B.It was next to the highway.
C.It was in a good position.
D.It was behind a nice garden.
【小题3】Why did the author want to buy the farm in a hurry?
A.He was afraid the owner might changes his mind.
B.He hoped to enlarge the forest on the farm.
C.He wanted to keep the farm as it was.
D.He was eager to become a farm owner.
【小题4】The underlined words “the loss” in the last paragraph refer to ___.
A.the money the author lost in buying the farm
B.the sale of the garden in the Hollowell place
C.the removal of the trees around the house
D.the failure to possess the Hollowell place
【小题5】What does the author believe as important in life?
A.To own a farmB.To satisfy his needs
C.To be free from worriesD.To live in the countryside

   Parents need to be good role models to help their children make sensible financial decisions, according to Adam Hancock and hs team, from East Caronlina University in the US. Their work highlights that parents who argue about finances contribute to increasing credit card debt among their children during their students years. Their work is published online in Springer's Journal of Family and Economic Issues.

   Credit card debt among college students has been a growing concern for researchers and policymakers over the last decade. In addition, there is growing concern among educators that more students are dropping out of school, not because of academic failure, but because of financial reasons, and credit card especially. Hancock and colleagues' study is the first to examine how parental interactions, and financial knowledge and attitudes may have a cumulative effect(累积效应)on the number of credit cards students own and their level of credit card debt.

   The researchers analyzed data for 420 undergraduate students from seven different American universities, who took part in the College Student Financial Literacy Survey. According to the online survey, nearly two-thirds of students had a credit card, and nearly a third had more than one. Those students who reported that their parents argued about finances were more likely to have more than two cards than the students whose parents who did not argue about finances.

In terms of debt, those students who had two or more credit cards were nearly three times more likely to report having credit card debt over $500.

The researchers conclude, "It is clear that the influence of parents cannot be neglected. Researchers, educators and policymakers should work in finding effective ways to increase the positive financial behaviors fo college students. We need to help students learn financial skills and establish healthy financial attitudes at earlier ages to prevent poor financial habits from taking root."

31. In Adam Hancock's research, student's credit card debt is related to their _________.

   A.knowledge            B.concerns           C.school            D.parents

32. When college students have credit card debt, they may ________.

   A.quit school                                B.fail in their exams  

   C.study financial knowledge                    D.have more credit cards

33. What can we infer from Paragraph 3?

   A. More than 400 students i a university took the survey.

   B. The survey was conducted with the paper questionnaire.

   C. Nearly all the students in this survey have credit cards.

   D. Students have fewer cards if their parents argue more.

34. If you have two or more credit cards, you are more likely to ________.

   A.get wealthy           B.have argument       C.buy more things   D.become in debt

35. As a student, what can yo learn from the passage?

   A. We need to turn to our parents when we have credit card debt.

   B. We should build correct financial attitudes when we are young.

   C. We shouldn't have credit cards so that we can avoid argument.

   D. We can have more credit cards to make life more comfortable.

                                      

I hear many parents complaining that their teenage children are rebelling, I wish it were so.  At your age, you ought to be growing from your parents, You should be learning to stand on your own two feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion, It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way fo showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out boldly on their own, most of them are clutching (抓紧)at one another’s hands for reassurance.

They claim they want to dress as they please, but they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music, but somehow they all end up huddled round listening the same record. Their reason for thinking or acting in thus and such a way is that the crowd is doing it . They have come at of their cocoon(蚕茧)into a larger cocoon.

It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his ro her own way. Industry has firmly carved out a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from the advertisements what a teenager should have and be, And many of today’s parents have come to award high marks for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.

But the barrier is worth climbing over, the path is worth following . You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party, You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records, You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share at once with you classmate. Well, go to it , find yourself, be yourself Popularity will come with the people who respect you for who you area. That’s the only kind of popularity that readily counts.

 

68.The author’s how to be popular with people around

A. readers how to be popular with people around

B. teenagers how to learn to decide things for themselves

C. parents how t control and guide their children

D. people how to understand and respect each other,

69. According to the author, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but, in fact, most of them          

A. have much difficulty understanding each other

B. lack confidence

C. dare not cope with problems single-handed

D. are very much afraid of getting lost

70.Which fo the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. There is no popularity that really counts

B. What many parent are doing is in fact hindering their children from finding their own paths

C. It is not necessarily bad for a teenager to disagree with his or her classmates

D. Most teenagers claim that they want to do what they like to , but they are actually doing the same.

71.The author thinks of advertisements as       

A. convincing     B. influential      C. instructive      D. authoritative

72.During the teenage years, one should learn to           

A. differ from others in as many ways as possible

B. get into the right season and become popular

C. find one’s real self

D. rebel against parents and the popularity wave

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