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American parents usually think that their children should not have more pocket money than the children with whom he regularly connects, even if they are wealthier. But neither are children expected to compare with the richer if a large family, heavy responsibility (责任) or other conditions make it necessary to give a child less spending money than is customary (惯例) in the neighbourhood.
Whatever the pocket money is, its entire use is not con-trolled by the parents, because a child learns to use money correctly only through dealing with it himself. If a seven-year-old child get a quarter as a week pocket money and is made to put it all in his piggy bank to save it up, he gets no idea what the real use for the money is. He gets the shiny coins and they soon disappear. The idea of a bank account (账号) is too early for so small a child, although he can be made to understand and enjoy saving his coins—not all of them, only a part of what he receives—to buy something he especially wants. By the time he is eight he is old enough to take part in the opening of his own saving account, parents may take him to the bank, open a saving account for him, and encourage him to put a certain quantity of any checks he receives as gifts into the bank and watch his bank savings grow as entry by entry (存入) is made. He will be saving, earning, and spending suitable quantities all along in order to learn how to manage money and to keep him in a favourable position with his friends. The boy who can't join his fellows in a sweet shop once in a while, because he has to save every cent he gets or earns for some big unknown projects his parents have chosen for him, is a sorry child.
1．What do you think a piggy bank is?
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A．It is a kind of bank run by children.
B．It is something in the shape of a pig for saving coins.
C．It is a certain place in which pigs are raised.
D．It is a bank whose building looks like a pig.
2．Which of the following statements is true?
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A．Most of the rich people in America give children much pocket money.
B．American children usually have their bank accounts until they are eight.
C．American parents seldom care for their children's spend-ing money.
D．American children begin to learn how to manage money when very young.
3．Suppose an 8-year-old child received 10 dollars as his birthday gift, he may probably ________.
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A．spend the money on the things he wants
B．compare the gift with that of his friend
C．have most of it saved in the bank
D．put all the money in his piggy bank
4．The writer think the boy is a sorry one if he saves every cent he gets or earns because ________.
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A．he can not manage his money and is kept in an unfavourable position
B．he Can not join the fellows in a sweet shop once in a while
C．he can not learn the use of money through spending it himself
D．he can not have any other choice but save, earn or spend money
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A senior executive of the world's largest mobile phone maker Nokia is appealing(申诉) a record $103, 600 fine for speeding because his income has dropped, Finnish media and officials said. Millionaire Anssi Vanjoke was caught racing his motorbike down a Helsinki street at 47 mph in a 31 mph zone, and unlike in marry other countries, Finnish traffic fines change according to the offender's(违反者) average income. The fine was based on Vanjoke's 1999 income which was increased by big options(期权) sale. But Vanjoki's income dropped greatly last year as Nokia's share price fell alongside other techshares, making option sales uneconomical(不合算).
Vanjoki's fine is believed to be the largest ever traffic penalty in Finland, beating a fine of more than $17, 000 handed down to Internet millionaire Jaakko Rytsola and one of $31, 200 given to Vanjoki's colleague, Nokia president Pekka Ala-Pietila. A Helsinki district court official con-fumed that Vanjoki's appeal would be heard on May 15.
1．Anssi Vanjoki is appealing because ________.
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A．he thinks the law is unfair
B．he has gone bankrupt(破产) now
C．he has earned much less now
D．his fine is too much
2．In Finland, traffic fines change so ________.
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A．the faster you drive, the more you'll be fined
B．the richer you are, the more you'll be fined
C．if you are famous, you'll pay less
D．if your income is small, you'll pay nothing
3．Which of the following is true?
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A．All the three persons work in Nokia.
B．Only Anssi Vanjoki works in Nokia.
C．Only Pekka, Ala-Pietila works in Nokia.
D．All the three don't work in Nokia.
4．What is the result of Vanjoki's appeal?
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A．His fine will be reduced.
B．His fine will be increased.
C．His fine will remain the same.
D．There is no information in the passage.
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A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would 1 him the water in ten minutes.
Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for 2 sounded, the air hostess realized it at once. She was kept so 3 that she forgot to deliver him the 4 . As a result, the passenger was held up (延误) to take his medicine. She hurried over to him 5 a cup of water, but he 6 it.
In the following hours on the flight, each time the stewardess? passed by the 7 , she would ask him with a 8 whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never paid attention to her.
When he was going to get 9 the plane, the passenger asked the air hostess? to ___10___ him the passengers?’ booklet(意见簿). She was very 11 . She knew that he would write down sharp words, ___12___ with a smile she handed it to him.
Off the plane, she 13 the booklet, and cracked a smile, 14 the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I need help or not for twelve times 15 . How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?”
That’s right! Who can refuse your twelve sincere smiles from a person?
1. A. take B．bring C．carry D．hold
2. A. food B．drink C．service D．medicine
3. A. tired B．silent C．calm D．busy
4. A. water B．help C．milk D．warning
5. A. for B．about C．with D．in
6. A. refused B．accepted C．liked D．hated
7. A. customer B．passenger C．guest D．visitor
8. A. glance B．look C．smile D．cry
9. A. on B．to C．off D．from
10. A. hand B．take C．throw D．lend
11. A. glad B．angry C．curious D．sad
12. A. So B．Because C．And D．But
13. A. hid B．tore C．opened D．closed
14. A. if B．for C．after D．when
15. A. in all B．above all C．or else D．or so
查看习题详情和答案>>Most young people enjoy some form of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some kind of football, hockey, golf, or tennis, it may be mountaineering.
Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks on high mountains? This astonishment is caused probably by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.
Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as there’re for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of a different kind which it would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods. If we compare mountaineering and other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”. We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no “matches” between “teams” of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend on, there is obviously teamwork.
The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.
A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties. But it is not unusual for a man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.
1. Mountaineering is a sport, which involves .
A. hardship
B. physical risk
C. cold
D. all of the above
2. The main difference between a sport and a game lies in .
A. uniform
B. rules
C. activity
D. skills
3. Mountaineering is also a team sport because .
A. it involves rules
B. it involves matches between teams
C. it requires mental and physical qualities
D. mountaineers depend on each other while climbing
4. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Mountaineers compete against each other.
B. Mountaineers compete against other teams.
C. Mountaineers compete against nature.
D. Mountaineers compete against international standards.
5. What is the BEST title for the passage?
A. Mountaineering.
B. Mountain Climbers.
C. Mountaineering Is Different from Golf and Football.
D. Mountaineering Is More Dangerous than Other Sports.
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