4. What will Liz and Bill do in the future?
A. Go in for publishing.
B. Do more television programs.
C. Continue what they am doing.
D. Spend more time reading books.
B. Do more television programs.
C. Continue what they am doing.
D. Spend more time reading books.
5. How do they like the idea of writing a book?
A. They have decided to wait a year or two.
B. They will think about it carefully.
C. They agreed immediately.
D. They find it hard to do that.
B. They will think about it carefully.
C. They agreed immediately.
D. They find it hard to do that.
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| 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 gone 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 form them. In the third and fourth columns, list what you expect to spend your money on and the amount.
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? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. Who is the passage written for? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. Children B. Parents. C. Breadwinners. D. Bank managers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. The purpose of making a budget is to help people ______. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| A. learn to be realistic B. increase their savings C. manage their money well D. test their power of self-control | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. 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. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. Which of the following budgets is effective? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A.  B.  C.  D.  |
While parents, particularly mothers, have always been attached to their infants (婴儿). Societal conditions
frequently made this attachment difficult to maintain (保持). First of all, the high infant death rate in the
premodern times meant that such attachments often ended in hopelessness. Perhaps to prevent the sadness
that infant death caused, a number of societal practices developed which worked against early attachment of
mother and child.
One of these premodern attachment discouraging practices was to leave infants unnamed until they had
survived into the second year. Another practice that discouraged maternal (母亲的) attachment was tightly
wrapping (包裹) infants. Wrapping effectively prevented the close physical interactions like stroking (抚摸)
and kissing that are so much a part of modern mothers' and fathers' affection for their infants.
A third practice which had the same distancing effect was wet-nursing. Breast-feeding (母乳哺育) was
not popular among the well-to-do in the early modern times; infants were often fed by wet nurses hired for
the purpose. In some places, such as nineteenth-century France, city infants were sent to wet nurses in the
country. Often a wet nurse would feed her own child first, leaving little milk for the city infant－who, in
many cases, died. In Rouen, the death rate for children sent to a wet nurse was 35 percent.
frequently made this attachment difficult to maintain (保持). First of all, the high infant death rate in the
premodern times meant that such attachments often ended in hopelessness. Perhaps to prevent the sadness
that infant death caused, a number of societal practices developed which worked against early attachment of
mother and child.
One of these premodern attachment discouraging practices was to leave infants unnamed until they had
survived into the second year. Another practice that discouraged maternal (母亲的) attachment was tightly
wrapping (包裹) infants. Wrapping effectively prevented the close physical interactions like stroking (抚摸)
and kissing that are so much a part of modern mothers' and fathers' affection for their infants.
A third practice which had the same distancing effect was wet-nursing. Breast-feeding (母乳哺育) was
not popular among the well-to-do in the early modern times; infants were often fed by wet nurses hired for
the purpose. In some places, such as nineteenth-century France, city infants were sent to wet nurses in the
country. Often a wet nurse would feed her own child first, leaving little milk for the city infant－who, in
many cases, died. In Rouen, the death rate for children sent to a wet nurse was 35 percent.
1. Babies were unnamed until they were two so that ______.
A. an old social custom could be kept up
B. maternal attachment could be maintained
C. they could have better chances to survive
D. their parents would not be too sad if they died
B. maternal attachment could be maintained
C. they could have better chances to survive
D. their parents would not be too sad if they died
2. Why were babies wrapped?
A. To protect them from the cold.
B. To distance their mothers from them.
C. To make them feel more comfortable.
D. To make it easy for their mothers to hold them.
B. To distance their mothers from them.
C. To make them feel more comfortable.
D. To make it easy for their mothers to hold them.
3. Wet nurses were women who ______.
A. babysat city infants
B. fed babies of other families
C. sent their babies to the country
D. failed to look after their babies
B. fed babies of other families
C. sent their babies to the country
D. failed to look after their babies
4. Wet nurses were women who ______.
A. babysat city infants
B. fed babies of other families
C. sent their babies to the country
D. failed to look after their babies
B. fed babies of other families
C. sent their babies to the country
D. failed to look after their babies