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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.

The passage is mainly about _____________.

       A.how to manage school lessons

       B.how to deal with the financial crisis

       C.teaching young people about money

       D.teaching students how to study effectively

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

       A.the author complains about the school education

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

       C.students have been taught to manage their finances

       D.laws on financial education have been effectively carried out

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

According to Pfeg, ___________.

       A.it is easy to keep good habits long

       B.teenagers spend their money as planned

       C.parents are willing to pay the debt for their kids

       D.it will be in trouble if the teenagers are left alone

A poll is mentioned to ___________.

       A.stress the necessity of the curriculum reform

       B.show the seriousness of the financial recession

       C.make the readers aware of burden of the parents

       D.illustrate some people are strongly against the proposal

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American society is not nap (午睡)friendly . In fact , says David Dings , sleep specialist at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine , “There’s even a prohibition (禁止) against admitting we need sleep”. Nobody wants to be caught napping or found asleep at work . To quote a proverb : “Some sleep five hours , nature requires seven , laziness nine and wickedness(淘气的) eleven.”

The way not to fall asleep at work is to take naps when you need them . “We have to totally change our attitude toward napping ,” says Dr. William Dement of Stanford University , the godfather of sleep research .

Last year a national commission led by Dement identified(发现) an “American sleep debt” which one member said was as important as the national debt . The commission was concerned about the dangers of sleepiness : people causing industrial accidents or falling asleep while driving . This may be why we have a new sleep policy in the White House . According to recent reports , President Clinton is trying to take a half---hour snooze (瞌睡) every afternoon .

About 60 percent of American adults nap when given the opportunity . We seem to have “a mid afternoon quiet phase ,” also called “a secondary sleep gate .” Sleeping 15 minutes to two hours in the early afternoon can reduce stress and make us refreshed . Clearly , we were born to nap .

We superstars of snooze don’t nap to replace lost shut--eye or to prepare for a night shift . Rather , we “snack” on sleep ,whenever , wherever and at whatever time we feel like it . I myself have napped in buses , cars , planes and on boats ; on floors and beds ;and in libraries ,  offices and museums .

The research done by the Dement Commission shows that Americans     .

A. don’t like to take naps 

B. are terribly worried about their national debt

C. think that lack of enough sleep causes many accidents 

D. have caused many industrial and traffic accidents

The purpose of this article is to     .

warn us of the wickedness of napping 

B. explain the danger of sleepiness

C. discuss the side effects of napping

D. convince the reader of the necessity of napping

The “American sleep debt”(Line 1 , Para .3) is the result of      .

the traditional misconception the Americans have about sleep

the new sleep policy of the Clinton Administration

the rapid development of American industry

the Americans’ worry about the danger of sleepiness

The second sentence of the last paragraph tells us that it is      .

preferable to have a sound sleep before a night shift

good practice to eat something light before we go to bed

essential (基本的) to make up for lost sleep

natural to take a nap whenever we feel the need for it

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阅读下面的短文并从方框中的 A-F 中为每段文字选出最佳标题。选项中有一项为多余项。(共10小题,每小题2分,满分10分)

A. Necessity for developing adult education

B. Early days of adult education

C. Ways of receiving adult education

D. Growth of adult education

E. Institutions of adult education

F. Functions of adult education

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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,从短文后所给的四个选项(A,B,C和D)中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

This morning I awoke from a wonderful night’s sleep. One of those completely satisfying sleep—difficult to explain, but if you’ve ever had one you’ll know what I’m    36    about.

No amount of    37    could buy a better night’s sleep. I truly    38   my blessed rest. It was like a gift from heaven. Interesting to think that Bill Gates or any    39    billionaire you can     40   really couldn’t have had a more satisfying, fulfilling night of sleep.

That started me thinking of other    41   that cost nothing or very little.Like a drink of cold water on a    42   day.Or a warm relaxing    43   when you’re tired.

What could be better than    44    to your favorite music or watching good movies? These are    45    delights—small pleasures.I hope this doesn’t    46    too silly in today’s rough,loud world.I wonder if the new generation can appreciate some such things.

We’re told we   47    the latest model car, or TV or computer to be happy,but it’s all a trick, a marketing move.No sooner do we get these things,    48    we’re looking to replace them    49    a newer car, or TV or computer.

This is not to say that money isn't important. Money can help    50   , clothes and house those in need.Money is neither all good nor all bad—it’s just a   51    of life that can be used for good things or abused(滥用).

I suppose having    52    money worries can give a certain peace of mind that   53   a person to have a good night’s rest. But no amount of money can   54    buy that wonderful, particularly restful night’s sleep that I   55   last night.

36.A.telling         B.talking        C.hearing       D.referring

37.A.poors              B.persons       C.workers      D.riches

38.A.appreciated      B.feared         C.disliked      D.doubted

39.A.one          B.more        C.other      D.big

40.A.write         B.remember    C.mention      D.say

41.A.dreams        B.pleasures     C.nights     D.gifts

42.A.happy          B.fine         C.cool       D.hot

43.A.match          B.walk        C.talk        D.bath

44.A.enjoying      B.receiving    C.listening     D.looking forward

45.A.quiet         B.interesting    C.moving      D.exciting

46.A.sound          B.keep        C.seem      D.prove

47.A.have         B.need        C.buy        D.find

48.A.when         B.than        C.and        D.then

49.A.with         B.by           C.for         D.in

50.A.eat           B.feed        C.serve      D.food

51.A.necessity      B.thing        C.kind       D.tool

52.A.many              B.some        C.no          D.few

53.A.makes         B.forces         C.allows     D.advises

54.A.always         B.already       C.still        D.ever

55.A.experienced     B.awaited     C.liked       D.talked about

 

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