Question

短文填空（10小题，每题1分，共10分）

根据首字母提示完成短文, 每空一词。

Learning to save money when you’re young is an i_______1. lesson. All good habits should begin early, and saving is a skill that everyone needs. But many people do not have a good sense of s______2. for the long run.

I have been lucky to learn this lesson early because I have had a grass-cutting business s_____3. I was 10 years old. Of the money I make I spend about 10 p_______4. and save the other 90%.

Making sure you save and don’t spend too much is a good way to build up wealth (财富). I have put my earnings in a bank. However, many teens I know usually s_______5. all the money they earn, so it never has a chance to grow. Young people should r_______6.that their teenage years are a great time to begin saving.

At high school your parents will p_______7. for almost everything you need, so your expenses (消费) can be small. If you have a job, you should have fun with some of the money. But you should also save some so that it will grow. Then you can begin planning for your f________8.. When you spend money, you not only lose that money, but also lose the interest you could have earned by saving it.

After high school, college is expensive and then “real” life begins, with expenses such as food and rent. If you can hold onto a good percentage of the money you earn as a teen, going to college and buying a new h_______9. of your own will be much easier. If you are in your teen without any savings, you will always have to struggle. The e_______10. you begin saving, the easier it is to create a nest egg.

 

Answer 1

1.important

2.saving

3.since

4.percent

5.spend

6.realize/remember

7.pay

8.future

9.house

10.earlier

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文说的是从小时候学会攒钱是很重要的。作者非常幸运地早早地学会了这门课程。节省不要花费太多是积累财富一个很好的方法。当一个人工作之后为了未来更要学会节省。开始节约越早，创造一笔财富会越容易。

1.当你小的时候学会省钱是很重要的课程。据All good habits should begin early, and saving is a skill that everyone needs.可知学会省钱是很重要的课程，important重要的。

2.但很多人没有长远的节约意识。据上下文填have a good sense of saving有节约意识。

3.因为自从我十岁开始我就有一割草的生意，所以我很幸运地学习了这门课程。I have had a grass-cutting business s_____(68) I was 10 years old. have had现在完成时，那么需要跟since+一般过去时态的句子。

4.在我赚的钱中，我花了大约百分之十节省下其余的百分之九十。据save the other 90%可知花了大约百分之十。

5.然而，我认识的很多孩子通常花掉他们所拥有的钱，所以那些钱从没机会增长。据I have put my earnings in a bank.可知 然而，我认识的很多孩子通常花掉他们所拥有的钱，spend花掉。

6.年轻人应该意识到/记住少年是开始节约的一个很好的时间。should+动原，根据句意填realize/remember意识到、记住。

7.在中学你父母会为你所需付款。pay for…为……付钱，是固定词组。

8.那么你可以为你的未来开始计划。根据句意 未来future.

9.作为一个孩子，如果你能保持住对你所拥有钱的一个很好的百分比，上大学、买属于你自己的新房子会容易得多。根据句意填房子house。

10.你开始节约的越早，创造一个良好的经济基础会越容易。The+比较级，the+比较级。越……,越…….early修饰动词begin,根据句意填比较级earlier。

考点：阅读填空。