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A
I believe that small acts of kindness have the biggest influence on our lives.While on vacation in Mexico with my family, I learned this valuable 1. In Mexico our room was on the eighth floor of our hotel, so we would
2 the elevator every day. 3, there would be other people using it, too.
One afternoon I was riding alone to our room after returning from the beach. The bellboy greeted me and 4 the button for my floor. I smiled and took the elevator in 5. The elevator stopped at the next floor, and an elderly maid 6 in with a large bundle(捆) of clean towels. I could tell she was 7 to carry the large load and was probably 8from having worked all morning. I felt it was not my place to interfere, so I 9 to do something to help. The bellboy, also sensing her 10, took the heavy bundle from her arms.
The maid looked at the boy with 11and then smiled gratefully to his 12. They then began to talk in Spanish with each other. 13 I couldn’t understand what they were saying, I could tell by their 14 that the boy’s act of kindness had made her day. He could have ridden in silence like me. It wasn’t his 15 to help her, but he did 16.
After I came out of the elevator, guilt overcame me as I 17 what I should have done inthat situation. Why didn’t I take the towels? The boy wasn’t 18 of how his actions would affect all the people 19 his thoughtful deed.He probably doesn’t even
20 helping the woman in the elevator, but to me, just witnessing his small act of kindness made my day as well. This is why I believe small acts of kindness make the biggest influence.
1. A. view B. lesson
C. attitude D. news
2. A. hold B. drive C. use D. try
3. A. More or less B. One by one
C. Sooner or later D. Now and then
4. A. counted B. pushed
C. announced D. checked
5. A. silence B. peace
C. darkness D. coldness
6. A. caught B. called
C. stepped D. turned
7. A. preparing B. struggling
C. entertaining D. pretending
8. A. absent B. different
C. separate D. tired
9. A. hesitated B. decided
C. promised D. agreed
10. A. ability B. age
C. smile D. burden
11. A. sadness B. surprise
C. loneliness D. anger
12. A. loyalty B. business
C. help D. duty
13. A. Since B. As
C. While D. If
14. A. descriptions B. introductions
C. explanations D. expressions
15. A. problem B. wish
C. job D. purpose
16. A. anywhere B. anyway
C. somewhere D. someway
17. A. thought of B. brought about
C. carried on D. insisted on
18. A. afraid B. aware
C. find D. free
19. A. repeating B. improving
C. recognizing D. witnessing
20. A. suggest B. remember
C. imagine D. enjoy
B
It was Thanksgiving morning.In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey
1the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in 2clothes and thin little sandals(凉鞋), staying together at the door on the top step.
“Any old 3 , lady?” asked one of them.
I was busy. I wanted to say “no” until my eye4their sandals, which were wet with heavy snow.
“ 5and I’ll make you a cup of hot cocoa.”
They walked6 and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the
7. I served them cocoa and bread with jam to fight 8 the freezing cold outside.9 I went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget for Thanksgiving Day.
The silence in the front room 10 me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady, are you 11 ?”
I looked at my old sofa covers. The girl put her cup back in its saucer(托盘)12 and said, “Your cups match your saucers.” Her voice was 13 with a need that no amount of food could supply. They left after that,14 their papers against the wind. They hadn’t said “Thank you.” They didn’t need to. They had 15 me that I had so much for which to be grateful. Plain blue china cups and saucers were 16 worth five pence. But they matched.
I tasted the potatoes and the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job——these 17, too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and 18 the living room. The muddy(粘上泥的) 19 of small sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to 20 how rich I am.
1. A. before B. when
C. while D. as
2. A. worn B. strange
C. ordinary D. smart
3. A. clothes B. cups
C. shoes D. papers
4. A. came at B. fell upon
C. went through D. got into
5. A. Stand back B. Turn around
C. Come in D. Get out
6. A. outB. over C. off D. on
7. A. door B. wall
C. ground D. floor
8. A. against B. about
C. for D. in
9. A. Thus B. Then
C. But D. So
10. A. annoyed B. interested
C. struck D. disturbed
11. A. rich B. kind
C. helpful D. healthy
12. A. curiously B. carefully
C. hopefully D. silently
13. A. hungry B. pleasant
C. deep D. cold
14. A. turning B. delivering
C. holding D. pushing
15. A. told B. promised
C. persuaded D. reminded
16. A. really B. even
C. only D. well
17. A. matched B. worked
C. mixed D. agreed
18. A. decorated B. equipped
C. emptied D. cleaned
19. A. lines B. prints
C. signs D. steps
20. A. realize B. doubt
C. forget D. prove
C
Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance(零用钱). The purpose is to let1 learn from experience at an age when financial mistakes are not very costly.
The amount of money that parents 2 their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family. Timing is another consideration. Some children get a weekly allowance. 3 get a monthly allowance.
In any case, parents should make clear
4, if anything, the child is expected to pay for with the money.
At first, young children may5 all of their allowance soon after they receive it. If they do this, they will learn the hard way6 spending must be done within a budget(预算). Parents are usually 7not to offer more money until the next allowance.
The object is to show young people that a budget demands choices8 spending and saving. Older children may be9 to save money for larger costs, like clothing or electronics.
Many people who have written10 the subject of allowances say it is not a good idea to pay your child for work around the home. These jobs are a(an)11 part of family life.
12 children to do extra work around the house, however, can be useful. It can13 provide an understanding of how a business works.
Allowances give children a chance to experience the three things14 money. They can share it in the form of gifts 15 giving to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want. Or they can save it.
Saving helps children 16 that costly goals require sacrifice: you have to cut costs and plan for the future.
Requiring children to save part of their allowance can also 17 future saving and investing. Many banks offer services to help children and teenagers 18 personal finance.
A savings account is an excellent way to learn about the power of compound interest(复利).
Compounding works by paying interest on interest. So, 19, one dollar invested at two percent interest for two years will earn two cents 20. The second year, the money will earn two percent of one dollar and two cents, and so on.
That may not seem like a lot. But over time it adds up.
1. A. adults B. children
C. people D. parents
2. A. give B. give to
C. give it to D. gave
3. A. Others B. The other
C. Another D. Other
4. A. that B. which
C. whether D. what
5. A. spend B. pay
C. cost D. take
6. A. which B. in that
C. that D. of which
7. A. suggested B. advised
C. persuaded D. forced
8. A. between B. in
C. among D. both
9. A. responsible enough
B. responsibly enough
C. enough responsible
D. enough responsibly
10. A. out B. on
C. for D. down
11. A. ordinary B. common
C. normal D. usual
12. A. Paying for B. Pay
C. Pay for D. Paying
13. A. still B. ever
C. yet D. even
14. A. they can do with
B. they can do them with
C. they can do D. they can do it with
15. A. and B. or
C. of D. for
16. A. understanding B. understanding of
C. understand to D. understand
17. A. open the door to B. open a door to
C. open the door of D. opening the door to
18. A. learn about B. learn
C. learn of D. learn that
19. A. such as B. like
C. for example D. such like
20. A. the first year B. in first year
C. in the year D. in the first year
答案与分析
A
一些很小的善举也会对我们的生活产生巨大的影响,作者用自己的经历,向我们说明了这一点。
1. B。与learn搭配,用lesson最符合题意。本题易。
2. C。由第一段最后一句中的using可知,此处应填use。本题易。
3. D。其他的人也时不时地用电梯。本题易。
4. B。push表示按,此处意为电梯按钮。本题易。
5. A。由第三段最后一句中的in silence可知。本题易。
6. C。一个年纪比较大的女士抱着一大捆纸巾走进电梯。本题易。
7. B。用struggle一词来表示她费力地抱着纸巾。本题易。
8. D。tired符合当时语境。本题易。
9. A。hesitate“犹豫”,本题易。
10. D。服务生也注意到了她的负担很重。本题易。
11. B。她没有想到服务生会帮她,所以感到吃惊。本题易。
12. C。对于服务生的帮助报以微笑。本题易。
13. C。while引导让步状语从句,意思为“尽管,然而”。难度适中。
14. D。因为听不懂他们的谈话,我只能通过他们的“表情”去猜测谈话内容。本题易。
15. C。帮助她不是他的工作。本题易。
16. B。虽然帮助她不是他的工作,但是无论如何他都帮她了。难度适中。
17. A。think of “考虑,想起”。本题易。
18. B。be aware of “知道,意识到”。他没意识到他的举动会影响他人。本题易。
19. D。由下文的witnessing目睹可知。本题易。
20. B。remember doing记得做过某事。本题易。
B
作者在感恩节时帮助两位收废品的小孩,从他们对生活的朴实的理解受到启迪,明白了知足者常乐、生活充实就意味着富有的道理。
1. B。考查连词用法。“我”在忙于准备火鸡,就在那时门铃晌了。when相当于at that time。难度适中。
2. A。考查上下文联系。两位小孩在下雪天穿着凉鞋,可以想象他们是多么的贫困,所以推断出他们穿着破旧的衣服。而strange表示“奇怪的,陌生的”;ordinary表示“平凡的”。本题易。
3. D。考查上下文联系。根据下文their papers against the wind知他们是收废旧报纸的。难度适中。
4. B。考查常识理解。我的目光落在他们的凉鞋上。fall upon表示“落在,攻击”,而come at表示“逼近”;go through表示“通过,浏览”;get into表示“进入”。难度适中。
5. C。考查句意理解。作者邀请他们进来喝热咖啡。难度适中。
6. B。考查句意理解。很显然,他们接受了邀请,然后才会走到桌旁。walk over表示“走过来”。本题易。
7. D。考查上下文联系。联系下文of small sandals were still wet upon my floor可知潮湿的凉鞋在地板上留下了痕迹。难度适中。
8. A。考查介词用法。提供他们食物,为了帮助他们驱除严寒。fight against表示“抵御,抗击”。本题易。
9. B。考查连词用法。在孩子们来之前,“我”就一直忙于感恩晚宴,所以招呼好孩子们,然后又回到厨房,then表示前后动作的连续性。本题易。
10. C。考查句意理解。前厅的寂静“触”动了作者的心,所以才有后来向里的张望。struck表示“打动”,而annoy表示“使……生气”;interest表示“对……感兴趣”;disturb表示“打扰”。难度适中。
11. A。考查上下文联系。根据下文how rich I am可知男孩问“我”是否富有。难度适中。
12. B。考查句意理解。因为孩子们认为杯子很贵重,所以放回去时显得很小心。本题易。
13. A。考查句意理解。因为没有得到充裕的食物,所以小女孩说话声中带有饥饿。本题易。
14. C。考查动词用法。hold表示“抱着”。很形象地表明孩子们虽年幼,但不得不面对生活的艰难。难度适中。
15. D。考查句意理解。remind somebody that表示“提醒某人、某事”。难度适中。
16. C。考查副词辨析。only表示“仅仅”,很形象地说明价格低和相称形成前后对比。本题稍难。
17. A。考查句意理解。作者由杯子与托盘的相称,联想到生活中的一切都很相称。难度适中。
18. D。考查上下文联系。作者搬开椅子以及让脚印保存一段时间,说明作者打扫房间。而decorate表示“装潢,装饰”;equip表示“装备”;empty表示“清空”,均不符合题意。难度适中。
19. B。考查上下文联系。潮湿的凉鞋踩在地板上显然留下的是孩子们的脚印。本题易。
20. C。考查句意理解。作者之所以保留脚印,就是时刻要提醒自己,不要忘记自己是多么的富有,知足者常乐。
C
许多孩子最初都是通过零用钱才认识到金钱的价值的。本文作者建议让孩子自己管理零花钱,让孩子从小学会理财。
1. B。根据短文开头一句可知答案。
2. B。此处是定语从句修饰money, give money to sb。
3. A。与上句中的some 形成呼应。
4. D。what 引导make clear 的宾语从句,if anything 为插入语,后句为宾语从句的内容。
5. A。spend “用钱,花费”。主语为人。
6. C。way 后的定语从句中,用in which 或者that。
7. B。这里表示“劝告,忠告”,结构为:be advised (not) to do sth.。
8. A。between 表示“两者之间”。
9. A。考查结构:adj, + enough to do sth.。注意填入形容词结构。
10. B。on在这里意为“有关……的”。
11. C。此空填入normal强调“正常的,常规的”。
12. D。pay sb. to do sth. “支付某人做……的报酬”。
13. D。支付孩子做额外工钱是有用的,甚至还可以培养孩子的商业意识。
14. A。固定结构do with …“处理……”。
15. B。这里是并列关系:以礼物的形式或者以一个好的理由给孩子钱。
16. D。由前文的helps确定此处填入动词原形,且understand 为及物动词,直接接宾语从句。
17. A。open the door to “打开了……的门”。
18. A。此句意为:很多银行也提供服务来帮助孩子们了解自己的财务情况。
19. C。such as = like , 举例具体内容;for example 举例解释情况。
20. D。由上文中的two years和下文的The second year,可知此处是指在第一年中。
I believe that small acts of kindness have the biggest influence on our lives.While on vacation in Mexico with my family, I learned this valuable 1. In Mexico our room was on the eighth floor of our hotel, so we would
2 the elevator every day. 3, there would be other people using it, too.
One afternoon I was riding alone to our room after returning from the beach. The bellboy greeted me and 4 the button for my floor. I smiled and took the elevator in 5. The elevator stopped at the next floor, and an elderly maid 6 in with a large bundle(捆) of clean towels. I could tell she was 7 to carry the large load and was probably 8from having worked all morning. I felt it was not my place to interfere, so I 9 to do something to help. The bellboy, also sensing her 10, took the heavy bundle from her arms.
The maid looked at the boy with 11and then smiled gratefully to his 12. They then began to talk in Spanish with each other. 13 I couldn’t understand what they were saying, I could tell by their 14 that the boy’s act of kindness had made her day. He could have ridden in silence like me. It wasn’t his 15 to help her, but he did 16.
After I came out of the elevator, guilt overcame me as I 17 what I should have done inthat situation. Why didn’t I take the towels? The boy wasn’t 18 of how his actions would affect all the people 19 his thoughtful deed.He probably doesn’t even
20 helping the woman in the elevator, but to me, just witnessing his small act of kindness made my day as well. This is why I believe small acts of kindness make the biggest influence.
1. A. view B. lesson
C. attitude D. news
2. A. hold B. drive C. use D. try
3. A. More or less B. One by one
C. Sooner or later D. Now and then
4. A. counted B. pushed
C. announced D. checked
5. A. silence B. peace
C. darkness D. coldness
6. A. caught B. called
C. stepped D. turned
7. A. preparing B. struggling
C. entertaining D. pretending
8. A. absent B. different
C. separate D. tired
9. A. hesitated B. decided
C. promised D. agreed
10. A. ability B. age
C. smile D. burden
11. A. sadness B. surprise
C. loneliness D. anger
12. A. loyalty B. business
C. help D. duty
13. A. Since B. As
C. While D. If
14. A. descriptions B. introductions
C. explanations D. expressions
15. A. problem B. wish
C. job D. purpose
16. A. anywhere B. anyway
C. somewhere D. someway
17. A. thought of B. brought about
C. carried on D. insisted on
18. A. afraid B. aware
C. find D. free
19. A. repeating B. improving
C. recognizing D. witnessing
20. A. suggest B. remember
C. imagine D. enjoy
B
It was Thanksgiving morning.In the crowded kitchen of my small home I was busy preparing the traditional Thanksgiving turkey
1the doorbell rang. I opened the front door and saw two small children in 2clothes and thin little sandals(凉鞋), staying together at the door on the top step.
“Any old 3 , lady?” asked one of them.
I was busy. I wanted to say “no” until my eye4their sandals, which were wet with heavy snow.
“ 5and I’ll make you a cup of hot cocoa.”
They walked6 and sat down at the table. Their wet sandals left marks upon the
7. I served them cocoa and bread with jam to fight 8 the freezing cold outside.9 I went back to the kitchen and started again on my household budget for Thanksgiving Day.
The silence in the front room 10 me. I looked in. The girl held the empty cup in her hands, looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice, “Lady, are you 11 ?”
I looked at my old sofa covers. The girl put her cup back in its saucer(托盘)12 and said, “Your cups match your saucers.” Her voice was 13 with a need that no amount of food could supply. They left after that,14 their papers against the wind. They hadn’t said “Thank you.” They didn’t need to. They had 15 me that I had so much for which to be grateful. Plain blue china cups and saucers were 16 worth five pence. But they matched.
I tasted the potatoes and the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads, my man with a good steady job——these 17, too.
I moved the chairs back from the fire and 18 the living room. The muddy(粘上泥的) 19 of small sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought, just in case I should begin to 20 how rich I am.
1. A. before B. when
C. while D. as
2. A. worn B. strange
C. ordinary D. smart
3. A. clothes B. cups
C. shoes D. papers
4. A. came at B. fell upon
C. went through D. got into
5. A. Stand back B. Turn around
C. Come in D. Get out
6. A. outB. over C. off D. on
7. A. door B. wall
C. ground D. floor
8. A. against B. about
C. for D. in
9. A. Thus B. Then
C. But D. So
10. A. annoyed B. interested
C. struck D. disturbed
11. A. rich B. kind
C. helpful D. healthy
12. A. curiously B. carefully
C. hopefully D. silently
13. A. hungry B. pleasant
C. deep D. cold
14. A. turning B. delivering
C. holding D. pushing
15. A. told B. promised
C. persuaded D. reminded
16. A. really B. even
C. only D. well
17. A. matched B. worked
C. mixed D. agreed
18. A. decorated B. equipped
C. emptied D. cleaned
19. A. lines B. prints
C. signs D. steps
20. A. realize B. doubt
C. forget D. prove
C
Many children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance(零用钱). The purpose is to let1 learn from experience at an age when financial mistakes are not very costly.
The amount of money that parents 2 their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family. Timing is another consideration. Some children get a weekly allowance. 3 get a monthly allowance.
In any case, parents should make clear
4, if anything, the child is expected to pay for with the money.
At first, young children may5 all of their allowance soon after they receive it. If they do this, they will learn the hard way6 spending must be done within a budget(预算). Parents are usually 7not to offer more money until the next allowance.
The object is to show young people that a budget demands choices8 spending and saving. Older children may be9 to save money for larger costs, like clothing or electronics.
Many people who have written10 the subject of allowances say it is not a good idea to pay your child for work around the home. These jobs are a(an)11 part of family life.
12 children to do extra work around the house, however, can be useful. It can13 provide an understanding of how a business works.
Allowances give children a chance to experience the three things14 money. They can share it in the form of gifts 15 giving to a good cause. They can spend it by buying things they want. Or they can save it.
Saving helps children 16 that costly goals require sacrifice: you have to cut costs and plan for the future.
Requiring children to save part of their allowance can also 17 future saving and investing. Many banks offer services to help children and teenagers 18 personal finance.
A savings account is an excellent way to learn about the power of compound interest(复利).
Compounding works by paying interest on interest. So, 19, one dollar invested at two percent interest for two years will earn two cents 20. The second year, the money will earn two percent of one dollar and two cents, and so on.
That may not seem like a lot. But over time it adds up.
1. A. adults B. children
C. people D. parents
2. A. give B. give to
C. give it to D. gave
3. A. Others B. The other
C. Another D. Other
4. A. that B. which
C. whether D. what
5. A. spend B. pay
C. cost D. take
6. A. which B. in that
C. that D. of which
7. A. suggested B. advised
C. persuaded D. forced
8. A. between B. in
C. among D. both
9. A. responsible enough
B. responsibly enough
C. enough responsible
D. enough responsibly
10. A. out B. on
C. for D. down
11. A. ordinary B. common
C. normal D. usual
12. A. Paying for B. Pay
C. Pay for D. Paying
13. A. still B. ever
C. yet D. even
14. A. they can do with
B. they can do them with
C. they can do D. they can do it with
15. A. and B. or
C. of D. for
16. A. understanding B. understanding of
C. understand to D. understand
17. A. open the door to B. open a door to
C. open the door of D. opening the door to
18. A. learn about B. learn
C. learn of D. learn that
19. A. such as B. like
C. for example D. such like
20. A. the first year B. in first year
C. in the year D. in the first year
答案与分析
A
一些很小的善举也会对我们的生活产生巨大的影响,作者用自己的经历,向我们说明了这一点。
1. B。与learn搭配,用lesson最符合题意。本题易。
2. C。由第一段最后一句中的using可知,此处应填use。本题易。
3. D。其他的人也时不时地用电梯。本题易。
4. B。push表示按,此处意为电梯按钮。本题易。
5. A。由第三段最后一句中的in silence可知。本题易。
6. C。一个年纪比较大的女士抱着一大捆纸巾走进电梯。本题易。
7. B。用struggle一词来表示她费力地抱着纸巾。本题易。
8. D。tired符合当时语境。本题易。
9. A。hesitate“犹豫”,本题易。
10. D。服务生也注意到了她的负担很重。本题易。
11. B。她没有想到服务生会帮她,所以感到吃惊。本题易。
12. C。对于服务生的帮助报以微笑。本题易。
13. C。while引导让步状语从句,意思为“尽管,然而”。难度适中。
14. D。因为听不懂他们的谈话,我只能通过他们的“表情”去猜测谈话内容。本题易。
15. C。帮助她不是他的工作。本题易。
16. B。虽然帮助她不是他的工作,但是无论如何他都帮她了。难度适中。
17. A。think of “考虑,想起”。本题易。
18. B。be aware of “知道,意识到”。他没意识到他的举动会影响他人。本题易。
19. D。由下文的witnessing目睹可知。本题易。
20. B。remember doing记得做过某事。本题易。
B
作者在感恩节时帮助两位收废品的小孩,从他们对生活的朴实的理解受到启迪,明白了知足者常乐、生活充实就意味着富有的道理。
1. B。考查连词用法。“我”在忙于准备火鸡,就在那时门铃晌了。when相当于at that time。难度适中。
2. A。考查上下文联系。两位小孩在下雪天穿着凉鞋,可以想象他们是多么的贫困,所以推断出他们穿着破旧的衣服。而strange表示“奇怪的,陌生的”;ordinary表示“平凡的”。本题易。
3. D。考查上下文联系。根据下文their papers against the wind知他们是收废旧报纸的。难度适中。
4. B。考查常识理解。我的目光落在他们的凉鞋上。fall upon表示“落在,攻击”,而come at表示“逼近”;go through表示“通过,浏览”;get into表示“进入”。难度适中。
5. C。考查句意理解。作者邀请他们进来喝热咖啡。难度适中。
6. B。考查句意理解。很显然,他们接受了邀请,然后才会走到桌旁。walk over表示“走过来”。本题易。
7. D。考查上下文联系。联系下文of small sandals were still wet upon my floor可知潮湿的凉鞋在地板上留下了痕迹。难度适中。
8. A。考查介词用法。提供他们食物,为了帮助他们驱除严寒。fight against表示“抵御,抗击”。本题易。
9. B。考查连词用法。在孩子们来之前,“我”就一直忙于感恩晚宴,所以招呼好孩子们,然后又回到厨房,then表示前后动作的连续性。本题易。
10. C。考查句意理解。前厅的寂静“触”动了作者的心,所以才有后来向里的张望。struck表示“打动”,而annoy表示“使……生气”;interest表示“对……感兴趣”;disturb表示“打扰”。难度适中。
11. A。考查上下文联系。根据下文how rich I am可知男孩问“我”是否富有。难度适中。
12. B。考查句意理解。因为孩子们认为杯子很贵重,所以放回去时显得很小心。本题易。
13. A。考查句意理解。因为没有得到充裕的食物,所以小女孩说话声中带有饥饿。本题易。
14. C。考查动词用法。hold表示“抱着”。很形象地表明孩子们虽年幼,但不得不面对生活的艰难。难度适中。
15. D。考查句意理解。remind somebody that表示“提醒某人、某事”。难度适中。
16. C。考查副词辨析。only表示“仅仅”,很形象地说明价格低和相称形成前后对比。本题稍难。
17. A。考查句意理解。作者由杯子与托盘的相称,联想到生活中的一切都很相称。难度适中。
18. D。考查上下文联系。作者搬开椅子以及让脚印保存一段时间,说明作者打扫房间。而decorate表示“装潢,装饰”;equip表示“装备”;empty表示“清空”,均不符合题意。难度适中。
19. B。考查上下文联系。潮湿的凉鞋踩在地板上显然留下的是孩子们的脚印。本题易。
20. C。考查句意理解。作者之所以保留脚印,就是时刻要提醒自己,不要忘记自己是多么的富有,知足者常乐。
C
许多孩子最初都是通过零用钱才认识到金钱的价值的。本文作者建议让孩子自己管理零花钱,让孩子从小学会理财。
1. B。根据短文开头一句可知答案。
2. B。此处是定语从句修饰money, give money to sb。
3. A。与上句中的some 形成呼应。
4. D。what 引导make clear 的宾语从句,if anything 为插入语,后句为宾语从句的内容。
5. A。spend “用钱,花费”。主语为人。
6. C。way 后的定语从句中,用in which 或者that。
7. B。这里表示“劝告,忠告”,结构为:be advised (not) to do sth.。
8. A。between 表示“两者之间”。
9. A。考查结构:adj, + enough to do sth.。注意填入形容词结构。
10. B。on在这里意为“有关……的”。
11. C。此空填入normal强调“正常的,常规的”。
12. D。pay sb. to do sth. “支付某人做……的报酬”。
13. D。支付孩子做额外工钱是有用的,甚至还可以培养孩子的商业意识。
14. A。固定结构do with …“处理……”。
15. B。这里是并列关系:以礼物的形式或者以一个好的理由给孩子钱。
16. D。由前文的helps确定此处填入动词原形,且understand 为及物动词,直接接宾语从句。
17. A。open the door to “打开了……的门”。
18. A。此句意为:很多银行也提供服务来帮助孩子们了解自己的财务情况。
19. C。such as = like , 举例具体内容;for example 举例解释情况。
20. D。由上文中的two years和下文的The second year,可知此处是指在第一年中。