Laws that would have ensured pupils from five to 16 received a full financial education got lost in the ‘wash up’. An application is calling on the next government to bring it back.

　At school the children are taught to add up and subtract(减法) but, extraordinarily, are not routinely shown how to open a bank account — let alone how to manage their finances in an increasingly complex and demanding world.

　Today the parenting website Mumsnet and the consumer campaigner Martin Lewis have joined forces to launch an online application to make financial education a compulsory element of the school curriculum in England. Children from five to 16 should be taught about everything from pocket money to pensions, they say. And that was exactly the plan preserved in the Children, Schools and Families bill that was shelved by the government in the so-called “wash-up” earlier this month — the rush to legislation before parliament was dismissed. Consumer and parent groups believe financial education has always been one of the most frustrating omissions of the curriculum.

　As the Personal Finance Education Group (Pfeg) points out, the good habits of young children do not last long. Over 75% of seven- to 11-year-olds are savers but by the time they get to 17, over half of them are in debt to family and friends. By this age, 26% see a credit card or overdraft(透支) as a way of extending their spending power. Pfeg predicts that these young people will “find it much harder to avoid the serious unexpected dangers that have befallen many of their parents' generation unless they receive good quality financial education while at school.”

　The UK has been in the worst financial recession(衰退)for generations. It does seem odd that — unless parents step in — young people are left in the dark until they are cruelly introduced to the world of debt when they turn up at university. In a recent poll of over 8,000 people, 97% supported financial education in schools, while 3% said it was a job for parents.

1.The passage is mainly about _____________.

A．how to manage school lessons             B． teaching young people about money　

C．how to deal with the financial crisis          D．teaching students how to study effectively

2.It can be inferred from the first two paragraphs that __________.

A．laws on financial education have been effectively carried out

B．pupils should not be taught to add up and subtract

C．students have been taught to manage their finances

D．the author complains about the school education

3.The website and the consumer campaigner joined to _________.

A．instruct the pupils to donate their pocket money

B．promote the connection of schools and families

C．ask the government to dismiss the parliament

D．appeal for the curriculum of financial education

4.A poll is mentioned to ___________.

A．show the seriousness of the financial recession

B．stress the necessity of the curriculum reform

C．make the readers aware of burden of the parents

D．illustrate some people are strongly against the proposal

Vans, Keds, Dollies—they sound like the names of rock bands, but if you have teenagers, you’ll know they’re actually the latest in teenage footwear.

　 But experts are now warning that the current shoe fashions will be causing teenagers discomfort in the short term and storing up years of foot, knee and back pain in the future.

　 Here, the experts identify the problems caused by teenagers’ shoe choice.

　 KEDS/VANS

　 Slip-on shoes with elastic (弹性的)sides are particularly popular among teenage boys—with Keds and Vans the most sought-after brands.

　 The main problem is that they are just too flat—so flat that the heel, which strikes the ground first, also becomes damaged and painful.

　 BALLET PUMPS

　 The worst shoes of all are such light and thin dolly shoes. The problem is partly their flatness, as with Keds and Vans. However, ballet pumps, which have no string or heel, have other specific problems.

　 “As the shoe has no fastening device, it relies on the toes to keep the shoe on, causing an awkward gait(步法), which leads to short-and-long-term problems such as calluses(茧子), heel and knee pain. ”

　 WEDGES AND STILETTOS

　 These shoes can also cause problems with gait. They may look good, but the heels on these are so high that they can force the wearer’s body weight forward, making them very unstable.

　 Teens who wear these shoes regularly are also in danger of joining those millions of women with constant back pain.

　 SCHOOL SHOES

　 So what do podiatrists(足科医生)have on their wish list, especially for everyday wear?

　 Something in a natural, breathable fabric, with a string to hold it on, with a small heel and a deep toe-box that does not press the toes, such as Clark’s, Marks & Spencer or Rhino.

　 If your teen insists on wearing “bad” shoes, get them some simple foot orthotics(矫形器) in the shoes. These support and correct the movement of the foot, and properly fitted by a podiatrist, can often transform their walk and halt the damage.

68. Of all the shoes mentioned in the passage, which can cause the worst problems?

A. Marks & Spencer. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. Wedges and Stilettos.

C. Keds/Vans. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Ballet Pumps.

69. Which pair of shoes may not be found on the podiatrists’ wish list?

70. The underlined word “halt” in the last paragraph probably means _______ .

A. increase　　　　　　　　　 B. worsen　　　　　　　　　　 C. stop　　　　　　　　 D. cure

71. In which column of Mail Online can you find this passage?

A. Sports. 　　　　　 B. Science. 　　　　 C. Health. 　　 D. Shopping.

第二节完形填空 (共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31—50 各题后给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In a national spelling contest in America，an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her  31  voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and  32  decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now，the girl knew she had  33  the word. But instead of lying，she told the truth that she had said the  34  letter. So she lost the contest.
　　  As the girl walked off the  35 ，the entire audience stood to their feet clapping to applaud her　36  .
　    Later，dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl's honesty，even when it  37  her the contest. But the fact is that she  38  the biggest contest that day: the contest of her   39  .
　　Probably the biggest test of our character and honesty is what we would do if we knew we would never get  40  .This young girl could easily have  41  and nobody would have known it but herself. But that's just it: She would know she did wrong. It's been said, "If you  42  , you make yourself cheap." This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own  43  and character more than the prize from a spelling  44  . Her respect for herself was more important than any   45  others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to live with herself and the  46  she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence.
　　  It's so true that the choices you make today  47  what you are tomorrow. Our children will  48  our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to  49  to be honest，we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember，our kids are  50  what we do and how we live even when we don't think they see or know.
31. A. high           B. sweet            C. tough           D. soft
32. A. finally         B. kindly          C. secretly          D. totally
33. A. forgotten       B. mispronounced   C. misspelled       D. lost
34. A. correct        B. wrong            C. different        D. same
35. A. stage          B. studio            C. test             D. classroom
36. A. bravery        B. honesty           C. courage         D. cleverness
37. A. cancelled      B. cost             C. offered           D. wasted
38. A. achieved       B. broke            C. won             D. defeated
39. A. reputation     B. knowledge       C. 1ife             D. character
40. A. paid           B. awarded          C. caught          D. reported
41. A. escaped        B. 1ied              C. changed         D. answered
42. A. accept        B. fight             C. cheat            D. insist
43. A. conscience     B. feeling           C. diligence        D. modesty
44. A. contest         B. champion       C. judger           D. expert
45. A. sense          B. pride            C. respect          D. awareness
46. A. plan           B. conclusion      C. discovery        D. choice
47. A. make         B. change           C. keep             D. create
48. A. give           B. take              C. follow          D. set
49. A. grow up        B. bring up         C. take up          D. come up
50. A. recording      B. inspecting        C. correcting        D. watching

With fears of a possible nuclear meltdown(核反应堆堆芯的熔毁) in Japan building up, evidence has come to light that the nation received warnings over the stability of its power plants from an international watchdog more than two years ago.
　　As the Telegraph is reporting, an official from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in December 2008 that safety rules were out of date, and strong earthquakes would cause a “serious problem” for the power stations.
　　A U.S. embassy document, by quoting（引用）an unnamed expert, states: “He (the IAEA official) explained that safety guides for earthquakes have only been updated three times in the last 35 years and that the IAEA is now re-examining them. Also, the presenter noted recent earthquakes in some cases have gone beyond the design basis for some nuclear plants, and that this is a serious problem that is now driving earthquake safety work.”
　　The Telegraph also reports that the government responded to the warnings by building an emergency response center at the Fukushima Daiichi plant designed to resist magnitude-7.0 earthquakes. Friday's earthquake, originally named a magnitude-8.9 shock, has since been upgraded to magnitude-9.0.
　　Other nuclear experts state IAEA officials had willingly ignored lessons from the Chernobyl disaster to protect the nuclear industry's expansion, reports Bloomberg. “After Chernobyl, all the force of the nuclear industry was directed to hide this event, for not creating damage to their reputation,”Russian nuclear accident specialist Iouli Andreyev tells Reuters, before noting that radiation from spent fuel rods（棒）stored close to reactors at Fukushima looked like an example of putting profit before safety. “The Japanese were very greedy, and they used every square inch of the space. But when you have a dense(密集的) placing of spent fuel in the basin, you have a high possibility of fire if the water is removed from the basin.”
【小题1】 From the passage, we know that ____________.

A．people fear that the nuclear meltdown will possibly become more and more serious in Japan

B．people are becoming more and more afraid of a possible nuclear meltdown in Japan

C．Japan made no response to the warnings over the safety of its power plants

D．Iouli Andreyev warned Japan not to store spent fuel rods close to reactors