Language shows the way that man looks at the world around him. Man lives in a world of words. By talking with each other, people are able to know and to understand each other. A people's language allows them to do this.

　　But not all the people of the world speak the same language. This can cause people and nations not to understand or agree with each other. Different languages see the world in different ways. Each group of people thinks that its language is the best. Other languages strange or wrong. But each language is clear to the people that speak it.

　　Every language in the world has words that tell the time, age, sex（性别），and the way of life of the people that speak it. The language of a nation show the customs（习俗）and values of its people.

(1) We learn from the text that _______.

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A．every language shows the same value of all people

B．language helps people to understand each other

C．people who speak the same language see the world in the same way

D．people who speak different languages can never agree with each other

(2) _______ think their own language is better than any other language.

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(3) A language can't be separated from ________.

[　　]

A．a certain group of people

B．its history and culture

C．its words and idioms

D．expressions

(4) Which of the following is correct?

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A．Without language people can't understand each other.

B．Some day all the people will speak the same language.

C．No language in the world is best.

D．Languages have the same words to tell the different things.

阅读理解

　　Many families in the United States have a larger income now than ever before, but people are finding it difficult to make ends meet（收支平衡）anyway. Almost everyone is wondering, “What happens to all my money? I never seem to have anything to put away.”

　　Why isn't a dollar worth as much as it used to be? One dollar is always worth the same amount, that is, 100 cents. But the value of a dollar is how much it can buy. The value of money depends on the cost of living. Economists say that the cost of living is the money that a family must pay for the necessities of life such as food, housing or rent, clothes and medical expenses. For many years now, the cost of living has increased greatly, so the value of the dollar has decreased（贬值）. When a dollar has a low value, you cannot buy as many things with it.

　　No one fully understands why the cost of living keeps increasing, but economists（经济学家）believe that workers and producers can make prices go up. As workers earn more money, they have more money to spend, so they demand more goods. If there is a great demand for certain goods, the prices of these goods go up. At the same time, if there is a shortage of these goods, the prices also go up. For example, if everyone wants to buy more and more gas, the price of gas goes up. When companies withhold gas from buyers, they can also make the price of gas go up.

　　Families need to know what happens to their money. They need to make their income meet the cost of living, so many people plan a family budget（预算）. A budget is a list of monthly expenses. If your expenses add up to more than your income, you must find ways to save money. Maybe you are spending too much on entertainment. Or if you are spending too much on clothes, you may want to sew（缝制）your own clothes. Budgeting helps you spend your money wisely as the cost of living increases.

（1）What has troubled many families in the United States?

[　　]

A. A not-large-enough income.

B. Nothing is left over to put away.

C. The increasing cost of living.

D. A shortage of certain goods.

（2）__________ determines the value of the dollar.

[　　]

A. The government

B. The cost of living

C. The economist

D. The bank

（3）Why does the cost of living keep increasing?

[　　]

A. There are always shortages of goods.

B. The workers are getting lower and lower pay.

C. The government makes no interference.

D. People demand more and better goods.

（4）According to the writer, _________ fully understand（s） why the cost of living keeps increasing.

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（5）Budgeting helps _________.

[　　]

A. one to make his income meet the cost of living

B. the government to battle the rising cost of living

C. merchants to produce more goods

D. the workers to earn more money

　　Language shows the way that man looks at the world around him. Man lives in a world of words. By talking with each other, people are able to know and to understand each other. A people's language allows them to do this.

　　But not all the people of the world speak the same language. This can cause people and nations not to understand or agree with each other. Different languages see the world in different ways. Each group of people thinks that its language is the best. Other languages strange or wrong. But each language is clear to the people that speak it.

　　Every language in the world has words that tell the time, age, sex（性别），and the way of life of the people that speak it. The language of a nation show the customs（习俗）and values of its people.

(1) We learn from the text that _______.

[　　]

A．every language shows the same value of all people

B．language helps people to understand each other

C．people who speak the same language see the world in the same way

D．people who speak different languages can never agree with each other

(2) _______ think their own language is better than any other language.

[　　]

(3) A language can't be separated from ________.

[　　]

A．a certain group of people

B．its history and culture

C．its words and idioms

D．expressions

(4) Which of the following is correct?

[　　]

A．Without language people can't understand each other.

B．Some day all the people will speak the same language.

C．No language in the world is best.

D．Languages have the same words to tell the different things.

阅读理解

　　Many families in the United States have a larger income now than ever before, but people are finding it difficult to make ends meet（收支平衡）anyway. Almost everyone is wondering, “What happens to all my money? I never seem to have anything to put away.”

　　Why isn't a dollar worth as much as it used to be? One dollar is always worth the same amount, that is, 100 cents. But the value of a dollar is how much it can buy. The value of money depends on the cost of living. Economists say that the cost of living is the money that a family must pay for the necessities of life such as food, housing or rent, clothes and medical expenses. For many years now, the cost of living has increased greatly, so the value of the dollar has decreased（贬值）. When a dollar has a low value, you cannot buy as many things with it.

　　No one fully understands why the cost of living keeps increasing, but economists（经济学家）believe that workers and producers can make prices go up. As workers earn more money, they have more money to spend, so they demand more goods. If there is a great demand for certain goods, the prices of these goods go up. At the same time, if there is a shortage of these goods, the prices also go up. For example, if everyone wants to buy more and more gas, the price of gas goes up. When companies withhold gas from buyers, they can also make the price of gas go up.

　　Families need to know what happens to their money. They need to make their income meet the cost of living, so many people plan a family budget（预算）. A budget is a list of monthly expenses. If your expenses add up to more than your income, you must find ways to save money. Maybe you are spending too much on entertainment. Or if you are spending too much on clothes, you may want to sew（缝制）your own clothes. Budgeting helps you spend your money wisely as the cost of living increases.

（1）What has troubled many families in the United States?

[　　]

A. A not-large-enough income.

B. Nothing is left over to put away.

C. The increasing cost of living.

D. A shortage of certain goods.

（2）__________ determines the value of the dollar.

[　　]

A. The government

B. The cost of living

C. The economist

D. The bank

（3）Why does the cost of living keep increasing?

[　　]

A. There are always shortages of goods.

B. The workers are getting lower and lower pay.

C. The government makes no interference.

D. People demand more and better goods.

（4）According to the writer, _________ fully understand（s） why the cost of living keeps increasing.

[　　]

（5）Budgeting helps _________.

[　　]

A. one to make his income meet the cost of living

B. the government to battle the rising cost of living

C. merchants to produce more goods

D. the workers to earn more money