59. Which of the following budgets is effective?

答案　 56.A　 57.C　 58.A　 59.D

Passage 78

(06·北京C篇)

Why I Don’t Spare “Spare Change”

“Poor but honest.” “The deserving (值得帮助的) poor.” These words always come to my mind when I think of “the poor.” But I also think of people who, perhaps through alcohol (酒) or drugs, have ruined not only their own lives but also the lives of others in order to give way to their own pleasure. Perhaps alcoholism and drug addiction (上瘾) really are “diseases,” as many people say, but my own feeling - based. Of course, not on any serious study - is that most alcoholics and drug addicts belong to the “undeserving poor.” And that is largely why I don’t give spare change to beggars.

But surely among the street people there are also some who can rightly be called “deserving.” Deserving what? My spare change? Or simply the government’s assistance? It happens that I have been brought up to believe that it is proper to make contributions to charity (慈善机构), but if I give some change to a beggar, am I making a contribution to charity and thereby helping someone, or, am I perhaps simply encouraging someone not to get help? Or, maybe even worse, am I supporting a cheat?

If one believes in the value of private charity, one can either give to needy people or to charitable organizations. In giving to a beggar one may indeed be helping a person who badly needs help, but one cannot be certain that one is giving to a needy person. In giving to an organization, on the other hand, one can feel that one’s money is likely to be used wisely. True, facing a beggar one may feel that this particular unfortunate person needs help at this moment - a cup of coffee or a sandwich - and the need will not be met unless I put my hand in my pocket right now. But I have come to think that the beggars whom I meet can get along without my spare change, and indeed perhaps they are actually better off for not having money to buy alcohol or drugs.

I know nothing about these beggars, but it’s my impression that they simply prefer begging to working. I am not generalizing about street people. I am talking about the about whom I acturally meet. That’s why I do not give “spare change,” and I don’t think I will in the future.

58. What should people do when planning a budget?

　 A. Fill in the expenses as they really are.

　 B. Avoid spending money on expensive things.

　 C. Set aside a fixed amount of money as savings.

　 D. List income and expenses on two pieces of paper.

57. The purpose of making a budget is to help people _________.

　 A. learn to be realistic　　　　　　 B. increase their saving

　 C. manage their money well　 　　　D. test their power-control

56. Who is the passage written for?

　 A. Children.　　　 B. Parents.　　　　 C. Breadwinners.　　　 D. Bank managers.

60．What would be the best title for the text?

　　　 A．What T-shirts Can Do to Help Cotton Farms

　　　 B．How T-shirts Are Made in Shanghai

C．How T-shirts Are Sold in Tanzania

　　　 D．What T-shirts Can Teach Us

答案　 57.B　 58.A　 59.A　 60.D

Passage 77

(06·北京A篇)

How to Make a Budget (预算)

Most likely, you aren’t the family breadwinner. But doing a small job or getting a weekly allowance (零花钱) would put some money in your pocket. For kids and grown-ups alike, money is easy to spend. If you aren’t careful, it can be going in no time.

Being responsible with your money is an important skill to learn - and the sooner you start the better. Whether you are tracking your spending or saving for something special, creating a budget can help you deal with your expenses and plan for the future. All you need are paper and a pencil - and some self-control.

First, take a look at our sample monthly budget. Then, use a separate sheet of paper to plan your own. In the first two columns (栏), list your sources (来源) of income and how much you expect to earn from them. In the third and fourth columns, list what you expect to spend your money on and the amount.

The left-hand total should be more than or equal to the right-hand total. If it is, you have an effective budget.

Budgets are not complex, but sticking to them can be tough. When planning your budget, be realistic about your expenses. If you know that you drop $18 at a movie, don’t write $12 in that space simply because you wish you were spending less.

If you are eyeing a big purchase, such as a $150 skateboard, spend less and save more until you have the total amount. No matter how attractive it may be, avoid spending your savings. One day, you will thank yourself!

59．What does the word “them” underlined in the last paragraph refer to?

　　　 A．Free markets.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Price changes.

　　　 C．Unexpected connections.　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Chances opened up by trade.

58．By saying T-shirts “meet a real market”, Rivoli means in Tanzania　　　　 .

　　　 A．cheaper T-shirts are needed

　　　 B．used T-shirts are hard to sell

　　　 C．prices of T-shirts rise and fall frequently

　　　 D．prices of T-shirts are usually reasonable

57．What do we learn about Professor Rivoli ?

　　　 A．She used to work on a cotton farm.

　　　 B．She wrote a book about world trade.

　　　 C．She wants to give up her teaching job.

　　　 D．She wears a T-shirt wherever she goes.

56．What should we do if we follow the author’s second suggestion?

　　　 A．Stick to our own points of view.

　　　 B．Avoid making mistakes .

　　　 C．Make an apology first.

　　　 D．Change our lifestyles.

答案　 53.C　 54.B　 55.C　 56.C

Passage 76

(06·全国ⅡE篇)

“Who made your T-shirt?” A Geo letown University student raised that question. Pietra Rivoli, a professor of business, wanted to find the answer. A few weeks later, she bought a T-shirt and began to follow its path from Texas cotton. rim to Chinese factory to charity bin (慈善捐赠箱).The result is an interesting new book .The trat ’ s of a T-shirt in the Global Economy(经济).

Following a T-shirt around the world in a way to make her point more interesting, but it also frees Rivoli from the usual arguments over global trade. She goes wherever the T-shirt goes, and there are surprises around every corner. In China, Rivoli shows why a clothing factory, even with its poor conditions, means a step toward a better are for the people who word there. In the colorful used-clothing markets of Tanzania, she realizes that “it is only in this final stage of life that the T-shirt will meet a real market,” where the price of a shirt changes by the hour and is different by its size and even color. Rivoli ’ s book is full of me able people and scenes, like the noise, the bad air and the “muddy-sweet smell(泥土香味)of the cotton. ”She says, “Here in the factory, Shanghai smells like Shallowater Texas.”

Rivoli is her best when making those sorts of unexpected connections, She even finds one between the free traders and those who are against globalization. The chances opened up by trade are vast, she argues, but free markets need the correcting force of politics to keep them in check. True economic progress needs them both.

55．According to the text a friendship can last long only if　　　　　 .

　　　 A．we have much in common

　　　 B．we know our friends’ mistakes

　　　 C．we treat our disagreements wisely

　　　 D．we have known　 one another for long