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the family business had failed and left them heavy debts. So the bank had 2 the family to have an auction sale to repay their debts.
3 the past several weeks, she had managed to save $100 in order to bid(出价)on the
4 . Surely this would be enough, she had thought. Now the 5 moment had arrived. Looking around, Sally was surprised to see so many people had 6 , some from far away.
As the auction began, Sally waited. Finally, the time came to bid on the quilt(被子). She held her 7 tightly and listened. The first bid was $50. She was 8 . It was so high! Quickly other people bid and soon the bidding 9 $85. Sally carried out “$100”!For a moment there was silence. Hope 10 her. She glanced again at the quilt, thinking how 11 her grandmother would have been with her 12 .
Just then, from the back, another person shouted “$125”! She had lost her 13 .
Suddenly she couldn’t help wondering why so many people 14 be interested in that old, torn, dirty quilt. The quilt was sold for $500 to a complete 15 .
After the sale, she went to the count to pay for the few items that were now hers. The woman at the cash desk handed her the quilt. “There must be some 16 . Someone else got it. ”She said. A hand-written 17 was pinned to the quilt, which read:
Dear Madam,
I noticed you 18 the quilt. Clearly, it was 19 to you. Please accept this quilt as my gift. I don’t expect repayment from you, but do a similar favor in the future for a stranger who 20 to cross your path.
1. A. Naturally B. Unfortunately
C. Luckily D. Strangely
2. A. forbidden B. waited
C. expected D. forced
3. A. With B. At
C. By D. Over
4. A. house B. pillow
C. furniture D. quilt
5. A. strange B. necessary
C. big D. curio ?us
6. A. turned out B. turned up
C. turned back D. turned on
7. A. purse B. picture
C. book D. quilt
8. A. excited B. calm
C. worried D. shocked
9. A. rose B. climbed
C. reached D. won
10. A. told B. helped
C. filled D. gave
11. A. pleased B. anxious
C. angry D. familiar
12. A. at this moment B. ever since
C. long before D. soon after
13. A. thought B. chance
C. method D. fortune
14. A. could B. might
C. must D. would
15. A. relative B. customer
C. friend D. stranger
16. A. reason B. secret
C. mistake D. fun
17. A. check &nb晄 p; B. wallet
C. address D. note
18. A. admiring B. touching
C. watching D. holding
19. A. wonderful B. various
C. pretty D. precious
20. A. used B. stops
C. happens D. comes
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they want to buy clothes, VCRs, or television sets.
But there is an underclass-people with low incomes and no credit history -who visit their neighborhood
pawnshops (当铺) when they need cash or a loan.
About 20 percent of the US population has no bank account. More than half of this group don't have credit
cards and cannot get bank loans.
"These people are borrowing an average of $50," said John P. Caskey of Swarthmore College in
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania."If you add up in terms of how much dollar value pawnshops provide, they don't
look very important. If you add up how much of the population they serve or the number of loans they make,
they are important."
Because they make loans, pawnshops are a type of bank, often calling themselves"the bank of the little
people."
Caskey and Swarthmore student Brian Zidmund in 1989 looked at the importance of pawnshops in the US
economy-the first serious study of the subject since the 1930s.
Their conclusion: pawnshops are the consumer's lender of last resort (最后贷款人).
Pawnshop customers typically cannot get credit at banks. They have poor credit records, low and unstable
incomes, or cannot maintain positive bank account balances.
Typically, pawnshop customers borrow relatively small amounts that traditional lenders are unwilling or
unable to provide on a secured basis.
"If you look at total consumer credit, the amounts provided by pawnshops remain small," Caskey said.
"They are lending mainly to low-income people. In terms of the population they serve, they're really important."
In 1988, there were about 6,900 pawnshops in the United States - one for every two commercial banks.
They made about 35 million loans, providing 1 percent of the nation's consumer credit.
B. Banks for the Poor
C. Pawnshops vs. Banks
D. Commercial Banks
A. They go to local banks for help.
B. They apply for credit cards.
C. They ask for a loan from large banks.
D. They apply for a loan in pawnshops.
B. Most people prefer pawnshops for their need of cash.
C. Pawnshops are an important part of the state economy.
D. Pawnshops are not important because they make up only 1 percent of the nation's consumer credit.
B. they make big loans to a lot of people
C. they are serving the majority of the population
D. they make a large number of loans to the poor
Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of living space. The amount of space a person needs around him is a cultural (文化的) difference, not an economic one. Knowing your own psychological (心理的) space needs is important because they strongly affect your choices, including, for example, the number of bedrooms in the home. If you were brought up in a two-child family and both you and your sister or brother had your own bedrooms, the chances are if you have two children or more, that you also will offer separate bedrooms for them. In America, for example, they train people to want to have their own rooms by giving them their own rooms when they are babies. This is very unusual in the world. In many other countries, the baby sleeps in the same bed with his parents or in bed near them.
The space in the home also shows a lot about psychological space needs. Some families gather closer to each other and the size of their house has nothing to do with it. Others have separate little corners where family members go to be alone.
Although it is true that psychological space needs are not decided by economic reasons, they sometimes have to be changed a little because of economic pressure（压力）. It is almost impossible, however, to completely change your psychological space needs.
1.The first sentence in Paragraph 1 “Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of space” means “______”.
A. Not two people need exactly the same amount of living space
B. Living space requirements are not always the same
C. The world requires the same amount of living space
D. Nobody needs a required amount of living space
2.Some families gather closer to each other at home than others because ______.
A. they have limited living space
B. they are brought up in a large family
C. it satisfies（满足） their psychological space needs
D. the children in the family sleep in the same bed with their parents
3.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Americans are trained to live in the large rooms at birth.
B. Economic situation decides one's amount of space needs.
C. People in different countries demand(need) different psychological space.
D. Knowing your psychological space needs is important, as it has effect on your future.
4.The best title for this passage is ______.
A. American Way of Living
B. Psychological Space
C. Space Needs in Different Countries
D. Psychological Space and Economic Pressure
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If you are asked to name some national emblems of China, the dragon will probably be one of the famous images that pop into your head. We Chinese often consider ourselves "the descendants（后代）of the dragon." It is not unfamiliar to you that your parents hope that you "may become the dragon".
As a mythical（神秘的）creature, the dragon is deeply rooted in Chinese culture. Traditionally, dragons are considered to govern rainfall. They have the power to decide where and when the rain falls. In addition, the dragon is a symbol of imperial （帝王的）power. The emperors thought they were real dragons and the sons of the heaven.
But the creature is regarded differently in Western countries. In the Bible, dragons represent the devil（恶人）. Western people usually see dragons as cold-blooded reptiles（爬虫）, like snakes and cruel killers. In their eyes, dragons are also dishonest.
Dragons in Western literature are presented as monsters（怪物）. It is a common tale for a mediaeval knight（中世纪的骑士） to kill a dragon and save a princess and her country from its evil. Even the popular boy wizard Harry Potter has to battle against a dragon.
However, dragons are not all bad in the West. "Puff the Magic Dragon" is a well-known song. The lyrics(歌词) tell a bitter-sweet story of the dragon Puff and his playmate Jackie Paper, a little boy. When Jackie grows up, he loses interest in the imaginary adventures of childhood and leaves Puff upset. Puff represents the innocence of a child's imagination, which is very positive for a dragon.
1.The underlined word” emblems” in the first paragraph means “_______”.
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A．symbols |
B．names |
C．places |
D．parks |
2.What is a dragon presented as according to Western literature?
A wizard B. A mediaeval knight C. A princess D. A monster
3.The writer gave the example of “ Puff the Magic Dragon” to show_____.
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A．dragons can represent the innocence of child’s imagination |
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B．children don’t like to play with dragons |
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C．dragons are not all bad in the West |
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D．not all people in the West like dragons |
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Most forest fires are caused by human carelessness, negligence, or ignorance. Forest fire prevention, therefore, is mainly a problem of creating a better understanding of the importance of forests, an awareness of the danger of fire in the woods, and a sense of personal responsibility to safeguard the forests from danger. This is not an easy job. A city dweller, used to paved street, does not easily change his smoking habits when he goes into the woods.
Careless smokers are responsible for thousands of forest fires each year. Many of these are started when cigarette butts and matches are tossed from automobiles. Others are caused by hunters, hikers, fishermen, or woods workers who are careless in disposing of their smoking material. The Forest Service has posted rules in many of the National Forests that prohibit smoking except in certain designated areas. Many of the states have laws against throwing lighted materials from automobiles. The prevention of smoker-caused fires, however, depends upon changing the attitudes and behavior of millions of people who smoke in hazardous area.
The most important natural cause of fire is lightning. This accounts for 11 percent of forest fires on protected land for the entire nation. In the western states, lightning causes a much higher percentage of fire than it does in the east.
Advances in knowledge of fire weather are helping forest protection forces to know when to be alert for lightning-caused fires. Adequate and well-equipped forces can control them quickly and hold the damage to a minimum. Experiments in “seeding” thunder clouds to prevent or control the lightning itself have been in process for many years, but new breakthroughs are needed for any significant reduction in the lightning starts.
1. The passage is chiefly about
A. smoking in forests
B. the chief cause of forest fire and their prevention
C. changing the attitudes and behavior of millions of people
D. advances in knowledge of fire weather
2. Preventing smoker-caused forest fires is mainly a problem of——.
A. building the proper knowledge and habits in human beings
B. safeguarding the forest from fire
C. posting rules in forests
D. holding the damage to minimum
3. Lightning-caused fires can be controlled quickly by——.
A. hunters and woods workers B. responsible smokers
C. adequate and well-equipped forces D changing people's habits
4. Which of the following statements is not true?
A. The chief causes of forest fires are human carelessness, negligence, or ignorance.
B. Lightning, the important natural cause of forest fire, can be prevented or controlled by men.
C. Quite a few states in America have laws against throwing lighted materials from automobiles.
D. “Seeding” thunder clouds are a good way to prevent forest fire.
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