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1、一、单句填空1.I think you should apologise to your friendbeing so rude.I see.2.Though(lack) money,his parents managed to send him to university.3.You can buy a ticketadvance if you want to go back home during the Spring Festival.4.He is quite(awareness) of the risk,but he has no choice but to go ahead.5.H
2、e has many qualities,but his best quality is his kindness which(appeal) to everyone.6. We would have called a taxi yesterday if Harold(offer)us a ride home.7. Just use this room for the time being,and well offer you a bigger onemoment it becomes available.8. I really dont want to go;addition the wea
3、ther is so cold outside.9.You cannot imagine a child(treat)so cruelly.10.I remember a(certainly)famous scientist said that we should believe in ourselves first of all.二、语法填空As I drove home the other day,I noticed a yellow light on my dash,which indicated that I was to check the engine.I quickly note
4、d the water temperature and the oil light to see if there were any problems1would cause an overheated engine.2 (note)these two were okay,I thought I could ignore the little yellow light for at least the moment.After reading the3(instruct),I found the check engine light comes on to indicate there is4
5、problem and that service is required.Malfunctions will often be indicated by the system before any problem is apparent,5may prevent more serious damage to the vehicle.This system6(design)to assist you in finding out any malfunction.Reading the instructions made me think of7we need someone in our liv
6、es to be our “check engine light”.We need to know when a problem occurs and when service is required.We need to correct our problems8serious damage surfaces.We need a light to come on in our minds to help us to avoid problems,and to tell us not to yield9temptation.We need10(remind)that we shouldnt i
7、gnore good and should work to make life better for all about us.1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.三、阅读理解AWealth starts with a goal and saving a dollar at a time.Call it the piggy bank strategy(策略).There are lessons in that time-honored coin-savings container.Any huge task seems easier when reduced to baby steps.
8、If you wished to climb a 12,000-foot mountain,and could do it a day at a time,you would only have to climb 33 feet daily to reach the top in a year.If you want to take a really nice trip in 10 years for a special occasion,to collect the $15,000 cost,you have to save $3.93 a day.If you drop that into
9、 a piggy bank and then once a year put $1,434 in a savings account at 1% interest rate after-tax,you will have your trip money.When I was a child,my parents gave me a piggy bank to teach me that,if I wanted something,I should save money to buy it.We associate piggy banks with children,but in many co
10、untries,the little containers are also popular with adults.Europeans see a piggy bank as a sign of good fortune and wealth.Around the world,many believe a gift of a piggy bank on New Years Day brings good luck and financial success.Ah,yes,but you have to put something in it.Why is a pig used as a sy
11、mbol of saving?Why not an elephant bank,which is bigger and holds more coins?In the Middle Ages,before modern banking and credit instruments,people saved money at home,a few coins at a time dropped into a jar or dish.Potters(制陶工)made these inexpensive containers from an orange-colored clay(黏土)called
12、 “pygg”,and folks saved coins in pygg jars.The Middle English word for pig was “pigge”.While the Saxons pronounced pygg,referring to the clay,as “pug”,eventually the two words changed into the same pronunciation,sounding the “i” as in pig or piggy.As the word became less associated with the orange c
13、lay and more with the animal,a clever potter fashioned a pygg jar in the shape of a pig,delighting children and adults.The piggy bank was born.Originally you had to break the bank to get to the money,bringing in a sense of seriousness into savings.While piggy banks teach children the wisdom of savin
14、g,adults often need to relearn childhood lessons.Think about the things in life that require large amounts of moneycollege education,weddings,cars,medical care,starting a business,buying a home,and fun stuff like great trips.So when you have money,take off the top 10%,put it aside,save and invest wi
15、sely.1.What is the piggy bank strategy?A.Paying 1% income tax at a time.B.Setting a goal before making a travel plan.C.Aiming high even when doing small things.D.Putting aside a little money regularly for future use.2.Why did the writers parents give him a piggy bank as a gift?A.To delight him with
16、the latest fashion.B.To encourage him to climb mountains.C.To help him form the habit of saving.D.To teach him English pronunciation.3.What does the underlined word “something”(Paragraph 3)most probably refer to?A.Money.B.Gifts.C.Financial success.D.Good luck.4.The piggy bank originally was.A.a potters instrumentB.a cheap clay containerC.an animal-shaped dishD.a pig-like toy for childre
