题目内容
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
My daughter Chloe is starting out in college in the fall. With her newfound independence will come the newfound responsibilities of dealing with money. 【小题1】 Now I have a few lessons I’d like to share with Chloe, and with anyone else starting out in college.
【小题2】 OK, this is almost the only lesson you need. The biggest reason you get into money problems is that you spend money you don’t really have. Then you end up in the hole, and it’s hard to get out of the hole. You work too many hours to keep up with your spending. And you end up with a life that’s about nothing but trying to pay for all the spending on something you don’t really need. 【小题3】
Make a very simple budget. It’s a terrible thing for people who’ve never done a budget, but it will become very simple and easy if you know how to do it. 【小题4】 If the bills add up to more than the income, remove some bills.
Pay bills right away. If you have the money, pay the bill as soon as it comes in. You can usually do this online, but if not, it’s just a matter of writing a check, putting it in an envelope, and writing out an address — two minutes. 【小题5】 If you let the bill-paying get pushed back, it becomes a terrible thing.
That’s all you need to know. If you save when you’re in college, avoid debt, and pay bills on time, you’re golden.
| A.Why not enjoy your life in college? |
| B.Spend less than you earn. |
| C.So spend less, work less, worry less, be happier. |
| D.Like many young people, she hates thinking about money. |
F. Find ways to get things done you need to get done.
G. Do this two-minute action at once, so you don’t have to worry about it later.
【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】C
【小题4】E
【小题5】G
解析试题分析:文章大意:本文是一位母亲给即将上大学的孩子关于如何管理钱的几点建议,文中提到了花钱不要超出支付能力,要学会制定预算而且要做到有钱立即付账,不拖延。
【小题1】D考查上下文的理解及推理判断能力。空前With her newfound independence will come the newfound responsibilities of dealing with money.提到和新的独立一起到来的是处理钱的责任,所以下文71空就是关于钱的问题,所以答案为D选项。像很多年轻人一样,她讨厌考虑钱的问题。
【小题2】B考查总结归纳主题句的能力。从文章第二段you spend money you don’t really have. Then you end up in the hole, 和you end up with a life that’s about nothing but trying to pay for all the spending on something you don’t really need都是指花的钱超出了支付能力,结果就是努力去偿付那些没必要花的钱。所以B选项正确,意思是花的钱不要超出你所挣的钱
【小题3】C 考查对语境的理解及推理判断能力。第二段整段都是说花钱不要超出自己的支付能力,否则就会过上为了还钱而努力挣钱的生活,而且从空前You work too many hours to keep up with your spending.判断下面应该是进一步强调少花钱的重要性,故C选项正确,意思是少花钱,少工作,少担心,更快乐。
【小题4】E考查上下文的理解及推理判断能力。这段的建议是制定预算,而且从空后句中If the bills add up to more than the income, remove some bills.出现的提示词 bill 和 income判断E选项正确,意思是首先列出你的收入,然后列出你的账单。
【小题5】G考查上下文的理解及推理判断能力。前面是说有了钱马上付账,付账仅仅是需要两分钟的事情,所以从空前的 two minutes 判断G为正确选项,立即做这个两分钟的活动,这样过后你就不会担心它了。
考点:考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力
Are you simply moving through your day without fully living? I think many of us have done this. Everyone wants to fully live every day. 【小题1】 So I’ve decided to share with you some ways to help you enjoy every moment.
Sit in the morning. When you wake up, in the quiet of the morning, sit on the floor. I often use this opportunity to stretch. I feel every muscle in my body. 【小题2】
【小题3】 I like to take breaks from work, and go outside for a slow walk. Pay attention to your breathing, to everything around you, to the sounds and light of objects.
Read in silence. Find a quiet time, and a quiet place, and read a good novel. Have no television or computers on nearby. 【小题4】 It might seem difficult to let your mind move from the present into the time of novel, but it’s a great patience in focus. Also, I love a good novel more than almost anything else.
Look at someone in a grateful way. 【小题5】 If you want, you can tell that person how thankful you are to him.
| A.Work with force. |
| B.Walk slowly. |
| C.But this is easier said than done. |
| D.And just put yourself in the world of the novel. |
F.I also just sit, and focus on my breathing going in and out.
G.Find someone you care about and be grateful for his existence.
【小题1】. She described all the things she had to do --- one was to make her bed --- from the moment she woke up until she flew out of the door for work. I suggested she experiment by not making her bed for two weeks. She was shocked, probably thinking I’d been raised by wolves in a forest. 【小题2】
Two weeks later she went into my office beaming. She had left her bed unmade for the first time in 42 years --- and nothing bad had happened. “And you know what?” she said. ”I don’t dry my dishes anymore, either. ”
【小题3】 One was discovering that she had choices in her life that she had never seen before. The other was giving herself permission to be less that perfect. This story shows an important principle about managing time: No one can do it all. Each of us has to make choices and accept trade-offs. The problem is, many people choose in ways that put themselves and their health last. They take better care of their houses and cars than they do of themselves. 【小题4】
So what is the solution? There’s an easy way. Decide what you want in your life, and put that first. On a daily basis, that should include regular meals, enough sleep and time with your family. Exercise, leisure, friendships and hobbies should also be regular aspects of life. 【小题5】. The choice is yours: whatever makes you feel good about yourself and your life. Take a nap. Take a walk. Take time to play the piano. Stop bringing your briefcase home from the office. Stop keeping your house as clean as your mother kept hers. Fill more of your time with want-to-dos instead of have-to-dos.
| A.This woman had made two major breakthroughs. |
| B.Above all, you needn’t do anything for yourself regularly. |
| C.They put everyone else’s needs ahead of their own. |
| D.However, she went along with my idea. |
F. The point is to do something for yourself every day.
G. A patient came to see me about the stress in her life.
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Money Matters
Parents should help their children understand money.【小题1】 So you may start talking about money when your child shows an interest in buying things, candy or toys, for example.
The basic function of money
Begin explaining the basic function of money by showing how people trade money for goods or services. It is important to show your child how money is traded for the things he wants to have. If he wants to have a toy, give him the money and let him hand the money to the cashier(收银员). 【小题2】 When your child grows a bit older and understands the basic function of money, you can start explaining more complex ways of using money.
Money lessons
Approach money lessons with openness and honesty. 【小题3】 If you must say no to a child’s request to spend money, explain, “ You have enough toy trucks for now.” Or, if the request is for many different things, say, “You have to make a choice between this toy and that toy.”
【小题4】
Begin at the grocery store. Pick out two similar brands of a product---a name-brand butter and a generic (无商标产品),for example. You can show your child how to make choices between different brands of a product so that you can save money.【小题5】 If he chooses the cheaper brand, allow him to make another purchase with the money saved. Later, you may explain how the more expensive choice leaves less money for other purchases.
| A.Wise decisions |
| B.The value of money |
| C.Permit the child to choose between them. |
| D.Tell your child why he can –or cannot --- have certain things. |
F. Talk about how the money bought the thing after you leave the toy store.
G. The best time to teach a child anything about money is when he shows an interest.
Life is beautiful once you learn to change your view a little.【小题1】 . Complaining about what is wrong with an almost perfect picture stops you from seeing the beauty of the picture. 【小题2】 . Having the wisdom of knowing what you can change, what you can control and what you can’t is happiness.
Being a good person is important. Being a good person at heart is more important. No one is loved by all or hated by all.【小题3】 . Even God gets a bad name. We humans are social animals. It’s not easy or possible to get along with everyone. The point is who draws the line of your life, you or someone else. Before doing that ask yourself whether the thing you believe in is right or wrong. 【小题4】 .
Go on living, smile, cry when you have to, and take joy in small things of life. Welcome and learn to see positive things happening around you. 【小题5】 . Love yourselves. Maybe you feel disappointed sometimes, but don’t let that take a long time with you and your life. Learn to take pride in who you are because you are beautiful, no one can be like you and no one can live your life better than you do.
| A.If it’s really worth the pain. |
| B.Life is full of happiness and sorrow. |
| C.Everyone has their good’s and bad’ s. |
| D.Everyone should avoid the negative aspect of life. |
F. No one, including even the wealthiest and the most beautiful people, has a perfect life.
G. Distinguish between want and need, and adjust to what life throws at you.
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
【小题1】 If you are growing tomatoes in your backyard for sale you are producing for the market. You might sell some to your neighbor and some to the local manager of the supermarket. But in either case, you are producing for the market.【小题2】 If people stop buying tomatoes, you will stop producing them.
If you take care of a sick person to earn money, you are producing for the market. If your father is a steel worker or a truck driver or a doctor or a grocer, he is producing goods or service for the market.
【小题3】 You may spend money in stores, supermarkets, gas stations and restaurants. Still you are buying from the market. When the local grocer hires you to drive the delivery truck, he is buying your labor in the labor market.
【小题4】 But for each person or business that is making and selling something, it is very concrete(具体的). If nobody buys your tomatoes, it won’t be long before you get the message. 【小题5】 _____ It is telling you that you are using energies and resources in doing something the market doesn’t want you to do.
| A.The market may be something abstract. |
| B.The sellers are always smarter than buyers. |
| C.When you spend your income, you are buying things from the market. |
| D.The market is a concept. |
F. The market is telling you something.
G. Your efforts are being directed by the market.