1、1阅读理解（文化教育类）08二十一、Wealth starts with a goal saving a dollar at a time. Call it the piggy bank strategy(策略). There are lessons in that time-honored coin-saving container.Any huge task seems easier when reduced to baby steps. I f you wished to climb a 12,000-foot mountain, and could do it a day at a t
2、ime, 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 a piggy bank and then once a year put $1,434 in a savings account at
3、 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 countries, the little containers are also popular with adults. Eu
4、ropeans 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, but you have to put something in it.Why is a pig used as a symbol of saving? Why not an elephant bank, which is bigger and
5、 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 “pygg,” and folks saved coins in pygg jars. The Mid
6、dle 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 clay and more with the animal, a clever potte
7、r 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 2sense of seriousness into savings. While piggy banks teach children the wisdom of saving, adults often need to relearn childh
8、ood lessons. Think about the things in life that require large amounts of money- college 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 wisely. 41. What is the pi
9、ggy 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.42. Why did the writers parents give him a piggy bank as a gift?A. To delight him with the latest fa
10、shion. B. To encourage him to climb mountains.C. To help him form the habit of saving. D. To teach him English pronunciation.43. What does then underlined word “something”(Paragraph 3) most probably refer to?A. Money B. GiftsC. Financial success D. Good luck44. The piggy ban originally was _.A. a po
11、tters instrument B. a cheap clay containerC. an animal-shaped dish D. a pig-like toy for children45. The last paragraph talks about _.A. the seriousness of educating children B. the enjoyment of taking a great tripC. the importance of managing money D. the difficulty of starting a business【考点】考察文化教育
12、类阅读【文章大意】作者在本文中介绍了 the piggy bank strategy也就是存钱策略,并介绍了3the pggy bank的起源和目的，号召人们都养成储蓄的好习惯。41.D 推理题。根据文章第二段前 3行 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
13、in 10 years for a special occasion, to collect the $15,000 cost, you have to save $3.93 a day.作者一个这个例子告诉我们 piggy bank strategy就是指每天都存一点钱以备未来之用。故 D正确。42.C 细节题。根据第三段第一句 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.父母亲给我这个储蓄罐
14、的目的是告诉我，如果想要得到某个东西，就要自己存钱来买。通过这个做法来养成存蓄的习惯。故 C正确。43.A 猜测词义题。根据本句 Around the world, many believe a gift of a piggy bank on New Years Day brings good luck and financial success. Ah, but you have to put something in it.世界各地的人都认为储蓄罐是一个很好的能够带来好运和经济成功的礼物，但是条件是你要向里面放钱。因为储蓄罐就是用来养成存钱的习惯的，如果你不存钱，那就失去了价值。Somet
15、hing 指 mony。故 A正确。44.B 推理题。根据文章第四段 2，3,4 行 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 “pygg,” and folks saved coins in pygg jars.可知以前没有银行的时候，人们就是使用黏贴罐来存放零钱的，The piggy ban就是最初的储蓄罐
16、。故 B正确。45.C 段落大意题。根据本段前两句 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 saving, adults often need to relearn childhood lessons.储蓄罐不仅可以帮助孩子养成存钱的好习惯，而且对成年人也是有好处的。所以本段讲述的是储蓄罐的重要性。故 C正确。【长难句解析】Whe
17、n 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.【翻译】当我还是孩子的时候，我的父母亲就给了我的一个储蓄罐并教会我如果我想要某4个地方，我就应该存钱来买它。【分析】本句中的 when引导的是一个时间状语从句，后的主句中动词 teach后面还有双宾语，其中的直接宾语是 that, if I wanted something, I should save money to buy it，引导词 that最好不
18、省略。其中 if引导的是一个条件状语从句。二十二、Here is some must-know information from a handbook on how people behave in doing business in some countries.In BrazilBrazilians are warm and friendly. They often stand close when talking and it is common for them to touch the person on the shoulder. People often greet each o
19、ther (particularly women) with light cheek kisses. Schedules tend to be flexible, with business meetings sometimes starting later than planned. But to be safe, be on time. Meals can stretch for hourstheres no such thing as rushing a meal in Brazil. Lunches also can start in the mid to late afternoon
20、. Brazilians are social, preferring face-to-face communication over mails or phone calls.In SingaporeSingaporeans shake hands when they meet and often also greet each other with a small, polite bow. Business cards should be offered and received with two hands. Arriving late is considered disrespectf
21、ul. So be on time. Efficiency(效率) is the goal, so meetings and dealings often are fast-paced. Singaporeans are direct in their discussions, even when the subject is about money. Rank is important and authority is respected. This determines both people interact in meetings. For example, people avoid
22、disagreeing outright with someone with a higher rank.In the United Arab EmiratesIn the UAE, status is important, so the most senior or oldest should be greeted first with their titles. The handshake seems to be longer than elsewhere. So, do not pull away the handshake. Women should cover themselves
23、when it comes to 5dress. Men also tend to be covered from neck to elbows(肘部) and down to the knees. People do not avoid entertaining in their homes, but they also hold business meals at restaurants. Touching or passing food or eating with your left hand is to be avoided. When meetings are one-to-one
24、, if your host offers you coffee, you should refuse. It might seem odd, but it is a cultural tradition. Coffee should only be accepted if it is always set out or presented.In SwitzerlandThe Swiss tend to be formal and address each other by last name. They also are respectful of private lives. You sh
25、ould be careful not to ask about personal topics. Punctuality (守时) is vital, something that comes from a deep respect for others time. Arrive at any meeting or event a few minutes early to be safe. They also have clear structure in their companies. Higher-ups make the final decisions, even if others
26、 might disagree. Neat, clean dress is expected. The Swiss follow formal table manners. They also keep their hands visible at the table and their elbows off the table. It is polite to finish the food on your plate.46. The passage is mainly about _.A. communication types B. the workplace atmosphereC.
27、customs and social manners D. living conditions and standards47. Why do Singaporeans avoid arguing with their boss?A. They put efficiency in the first place.B. They dislike face-to-face communication.C. They want to finish meetings as quickly as possible.D. They are supposed to obey the person of a
28、higher rank.48. In the UAE, when should you refuse the coffee if it is offered?A. When greeting seniors. B. When meeting the host alone.C. When attending a presentation. D. When dining with business partners.49. In which country do people care about where to put their hands at the 6dinner table?A. I
29、n Brazil. B. In Singapore.C. In the United Arab Emirate. D. In Switzerland.【考点】考察文化知识类阅读【文章大意】本文是一个介绍不同国家里人们不同的风俗习惯和文明礼仪的小册子，列举了巴西、新加坡、阿拉伯联合酋长国以及瑞士四个国家的具体例子。46.C 中心思想题。根据文章中心句第一句 Here is some must-know information from a handbook on how people behave in doing business in some countries.得知本文讲述的是一些国家里
30、人们的行为举止是什么样子的，接在举例说明了四个国家中具体的风俗习惯。所以本文主要是关于世界各国的不同风俗习惯和文明礼仪的。故 C正确。47.D 推理题。根据 In Singapore部分中 Rank is important and authority is respected. This determines both people interact in meetings. For example, people avoid disagreeing outright with someone with a higher rank得知新加坡等级是很重要的，决定了在交流中人们应该如何行动，那么
31、在交流时避免和老板争论是为了服从地位更高的人。故 D正确。48.B 细节题。根据 In the United Arab Emirates部分中 When meetings are one-to-one, if your host offers you coffee, you should refuse. 得知当你和主人单独相处时，你应该拒绝主人提供的咖啡。故 B正确。49.D 细节题。公积金 In Switzerland部分这个 The Swiss follow formal table manners. They also keep their hands visible at the ta
32、ble and their elbows off the table. It is polite to finish the food on your plate.得知在瑞士吃饭的时候，你阅读要注意自己的双手要放在桌子上。故 D正确。【长难句解析】When meetings are one-to-one, if your host offers you coffee, you should refuse.【翻译】当你和主人一对一见面的时候，如果主人给你咖啡，你应该拒绝。【分析】本句中的 when时间状语从句中含有一个省略句的用法，在 when的后面省略了you are；当状语从句的主语和主句主
33、语一致且含有 be动词的时候，可以把状语从句的主语和 be动词一起省略。二十三、7A city childs summer is spent in the street in front of his home, and all through the long summer vacations I sat on the edge of the street and watched enviously the other boys on the block play baseball. I was never asked to take part even when one team had
34、a member missingnot out of special cruelty, but because they took it for granted I would be no good at it. They were right, of course.I would never forget the wonderful evening when something changed. The baseball ended about eight or eight thirty when it grew dark. Then it was the custom of the boy
35、s to retire to a little stoop(门廊) that stuck out from the candy store on the corner and that somehow had become theirs. No grownup ever sat there or attempted to. There the boys would sit, mostly talking about the games played during the day and of the game to be played tomorrow. Then long silences
36、would fall and the boys would wander off one by one. It was just after one of those long silences that my life as an outsider changed. I can no longer remember which boy it was that summer evening who broke the silence with a question: but whoever he was, I nod to him gratefully now. “Whats in those
37、 books youre always reading?” he asked casually. “Stories,” I answered. “What kind?” asked somebody else without much interest.Nor do I know what drove me to behave as I did, for usually I just sat there in silence, glad enough to be allowed to remain among them; but instead of answering his questio
38、n, I told them for two hours the story I was reading at the moment. The book was Sister Carrie. They listened bug-eyed and breathless. I must have told it well, but I think there was another and deeper reason that made them to keep an audience. Listening to a tale being told in the dark is one of th
39、e most ancient of mans entertainments, but I was offering them as well, without being aware of doing it, a new and exciting experience.The books they themselves read were the Rover Boys or Tom Swift or G.A. Henty. I had read them too, but at thirteen I had long since left them behind. Since I was mu
40、ch alone I had become an enthusiastic reader and I had gone through the books-for-boys series. In those days there was no reading material 8between childrens and grownups books or I could find none. I had gone right from Tome Swift and His Flying Machine to Theodore Dreiser and Sister Carrie. Dreise
41、r had hit my young mind, and they listened to me tell the story with some of the wonder that I had had in reading it.The next night and many nights thereafter, a kind of unspoken ritual (仪式) took place. As it grew dark, I would take my place in the center of the stoop and begin the evenings tale. So
42、me nights, in order to taste my victory more completely, I cheated. I would stop at the most exciting part of a story by Jack London or Bret Harte, and without warning tell them that that was as far as I had gone in the book and it would have to be continued the following evening. It was not true, o
43、f course; but I had to make certain of my new-found power and position. I enjoyed the long summer evenings until school began in the fall. Other words of mine have been listened to by larger and more fashionable audiences, but for that tough and athletic one that sat close on the stoop outside the c
44、andy store, I have an unreasoning love that will last forever.55. Watching the boys playing baseball, the writer must have felt _.A. bitter and lonely B. special and differentC. pleased and excited D. disturbed and annoyed 56. The writer feels grateful even now to the boy who asked the question beca
45、use the boy _.A. invited him to join in their game B. liked the book that he was readingC. broke the long silence of that summer eveningD. offered him an opportunity that changed his life57. According to Paragraph 3, story-telling was popular among the boys basically because _.A. the story was from
46、a childrens book B. listening to tales was an age-old practiceC. the boys had few entertainments after dark 9D. the boys didnt read books by themselves58. The boys were attracted to Sister Carrie because _.A. it was written by Theodore Dreiser B. it was specifically targeted at boysC. it gave them a
47、 deeper feeling of pleasure D. it talked about the wonders of the world59. Sometimes the writer stopped at the most exciting part of a story to _.A. play a mean trick on the boys B. experience more joy of achievementC. add his own imagination to the story D. help the boys understand the story better
48、60. What is the message conveyed in the story?A. One can find his position in life in his own way.B. Friendship is built upon respect for each other.C. Reading is more important than playing games.D. Adult habits are developed from childhood.【考点】考察文化教育类阅读【文章大意】本文讲述了一个很孤独的男孩，并没有融入到其他孩子之中。但是他通过将故事吸引了其
49、他孩子，并在这一行动中体验了成功，在孩子们有了自己的位置。他是通过阅读获得了自己的位置的。同时也告诉我们阅读的重要性。55.A 推理题。根据文章第一段 2,3句 I was never asked to take part even when one team had a member missingnot out of special cruelty, but because they took it for granted I would be no good at it.得知他们从来都没有邀请我和他们一起踢球，即使他们缺一个人。他们想当然地认为我不擅长。所以我总是很孤独也很难过，因为我没有融入到他们的世界。故 A正确。56.D 推理题。根据第二段最后 3行 I can no longer r
