My sister and I were flying from our home in Kansas to a summer camp in Minnesota. Our plane had a two-hour       at the airport in Omaha, where I saw a toy airplane that I really       . I had $10 and I had no idea what I needed to       at camp, but I spent $8 on the airplane anyway.
When we reached the camp, I discovered that there were no showers!       , we bathed in a lake every night. I needed to buy       soap. Because the regular soap I brought had chemicals that could        the fish. The special soap cost $4 at the camp store. After buying the plane, I had $2 left, so I couldn’t buy the soap.
After a few days, I was a       . Sally, our camp teacher, asked me if I needed some soap. When I       her that I had spent my soap money on a toy airplane, she laughed and said, “You need to budget.” She then explained that a budget was a(n)       for spending money to help make sure you save enough for things you       — like soap — before you buy fun things — like       . Sally gave me her extra soap, which I       took.
When I returned home from       , I decided to make my       budget. Every week I spent time writing down everything I bought, and some weeks, I would have more in my “Money In” account        I did odd jobs (零活) around the house.
Budgeting was       , especially when my friends bought soda at the store after school and I couldn’t because I had spent all my “Want to Spend” money. But I       with it, and by the next summer, I had       enough money to buy a Paula Pilot doll at Omaha Airport, as well as       at the camp store to       Sally!
小題1:
A．restB．tripC．flightD．stop
小題2:
A．madeB．wantedC．leftD．remembered
小題3:
A．learnB．bringC．buyD．do
小題4:
A．BesidesB．HoweverC．InsteadD．Anyhow
小題5:
A．specialB．commonC．smallD．expensive
小題6:
A．catchB．raiseC．hurtD．control
小題7:
A．heroB．messC．starD．failure
小題8:
A．warnedB．toldC．suggestedD．reminded
小題9:
A．planB．ideaC．exampleD．promise
小題10:
A．loseB．gatherC．needD．hate
小題11:
A．chemicalsB．clothesC．billsD．toys
小題12:
A．fortunatelyB．cautiouslyC．unhappilyD．gratefully
小題13:
A．schoolB．a(chǎn)irportC．campD．hospital
小題14:
A．dailyB．weeklyC．monthlyD．yearly
小題15:
A．soB．a(chǎn)ndC．becauseD．until
小題16:
A．hardB．boringC．safeD．fresh
小題17:
A．dealtB．beganC．a(chǎn)greedD．stuck
小題18:
A．receivedB．savedC．earnedD．borrowed
小題19:
A．fishB．waterC．soapD．soda
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)pologize forB．call onC．care forD．pay back

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:C
小題5:A
小題6:C
小題7:B
小題8:B
小題9:A
小題10:C
小題11:D
小題12:D
小題13:C
小題14:B
小題15:C
小題16:A
小題17:D
小題18:B
小題19:C
小題20:D

試題分析：文章介紹作者一開始不會做預(yù)算，結(jié)果在自己不是非常需要的地方浪費(fèi)了錢，而真正需要的東西卻沒有錢買，作者的營地老師教會了他怎么做預(yù)算，給了他很大幫助。
小題1:考查名詞辨析：A. rest休息，B. trip旅行，C. flight航班，D. stop停留，根據(jù)下文的句子：where I saw a toy airplane that I really     .可知作者和姐姐的飛機(jī)在 Omaha經(jīng)常中途停留了兩個小時，選D
小題2:考查動詞辨析：A. made制作，使得，B. wanted想要，C. left離開，D. remembered記得，根據(jù)下文的： but I spent $8 on the airplane anyway.可知這個玩具飛機(jī)是作者真正想要的，所以選B
小題3:考查動詞辨析：A. learn學(xué)會，B. bring帶來，C. buy買，D. do做，根據(jù)下文的句子：I needed to buy     soap.可知作者不知道在營地需要買什么，所以選C
小題4:考查副詞辨析：A. Besides此外，還有，B. However然而，C. Instead相反的，D. Anyhow不管怎樣，前面說作者發(fā)現(xiàn)沒有淋浴，后面說他們每晚要到河里洗澡，可知是“相反”。選C
小題5:考查形容詞辨析：A. special特殊的，B. common普通的，C. small小的，D. expensive貴的，根據(jù)下文的句子：The special soap cost $4 at the camp store.可知作者要買特殊的肥皂，選A
小題6:考查動詞辨析：A. catch抓住，B. raise舉起，飼養(yǎng)，提高，籌集，C. hurt傷害，D. control控制，作者買的常規(guī)的肥皂里面有化學(xué)物質(zhì)會傷害河里的魚。所以選C
小題7:考查名詞辨析：A. hero英雄，B. mess混亂，C. star星星，D. failure失敗，根據(jù)上文的內(nèi)容，作者沒有錢買肥皂，幾天后，身上是一團(tuán)糟，選B
小題8:考查動詞辨析：A. warned警告，B. told告訴，C. suggested建議，D. reminded提醒，根據(jù)上文的：Sally, our camp teacher, asked me if I needed some soap.可知作者告訴老師他買肥皂的錢用來買玩具飛機(jī)了，所以選B
小題9:考查名詞辨析：A. plan計劃，B. idea想法，C. example例子，D. promise答應(yīng)，根據(jù)下文的解釋可知budget指的是花錢要有計劃。來幫助你確保攢下足夠的錢買自己需要的東西。選A
小題10:考查動詞辨析：A. lose失去，B. gather聚集，C. need需要，D. hate憎恨，討厭，根據(jù)破折號后面的：like soap，可知這是需要的東西，選C
小題11:考查名詞詞辨析：A. chemicals廣告，B. clothes衣服，C. bills  賬單，D. toys玩具，根據(jù)上文的：before you buy fun things可知好玩的東西是玩具，所以選D
小題12:考查副詞辨析：A. fortunately幸運(yùn)地，B. cautiously謹(jǐn)慎地，C. unhappily不快樂地，D. gratefully感激地，根據(jù)上文的：Sally gave me her extra soap,可知老師將額外的肥皂給了作者，他感激的接受了，選D
小題13:考查名詞辨析：A. school學(xué)校，B. airport機(jī)場，C. camp營地，D. hospital醫(yī)院，根據(jù)上文的內(nèi)容：My sister and I were flying from our home in Kansas to a summer camp in Minnesota.可知作者是從營地回到家，選C
小題14:考查形容詞辨析：A. daily日常的，B. weekly每周的，C. monthly每月的，D. yearly每年的，根據(jù)下文的句子：Every week I spent time writing down everything I bought, and some weeks,可知作者每周都做預(yù)算，選B
小題15:考查副詞辨析：A. so因此，所以，B. and并且，C. because因?yàn)椋珼. until直到，因?yàn)槲以诟浇鲂┝闵⒌墓ぷ�，所以過幾個星期都會有些錢進(jìn)賬。這里表示因果關(guān)系，選C
小題16:考查形容詞辨析：A. hard困難的，B. boring令人厭煩的，C. safe安全的，D. fresh新鮮的，根據(jù)下文的句子：especially when my friends bought soda at the store after school and I couldn’t because I had spent all my “Want to Spend” money.看到其他人都買汽水喝，而自己不能，說明預(yù)算很難，選A
小題17:考查動詞辨析： A. dealt處理，B. began開始，C. agreed同意，D. stuck卡住，stick with堅(jiān)持，根據(jù)下文的句子：and by the next summer, I had     enough money to buy a Paula Pilot doll at Omaha Airport,可知作者堅(jiān)持了下來，所以選D
小題18:考查動詞辨析：A. received收到，B. saved拯救，省去，節(jié)約，C. earned掙，D. borrowed借進(jìn)，到第二年夏天作者攢下了足夠的錢在Omaha機(jī)場買一個Paula Pilot 的玩偶，選B
小題19:考查名詞辨析：A. fish魚，B. water水，C. soap肥皂，D. soda蘇打水，上文介紹作者的老師Sally將自己多余的一塊肥皂給了他，所以選C
小題20:考查動詞短語辨析：A. apologize for為…道歉，B. call on號召，C. care for要求，照顧，喜歡，想要，D. pay back償還，作者又買了一塊肥皂還給老師。選D。
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“If we go on this way for another 25 years, we won't have an affordable system of higher education，” says Patrick M. Callan, president of the center. “The middle class families have been financing it through debt. They will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt.”
Financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and have stopped making them. The good news, however, is that federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted.
小題1:According to Paragraph 1，why did the plan of Jacobs family fail?
A．The twins wasted too much money.
B．The father was out of work.
C．Their saving ran out
D．The family fell apart.
小題2:How did the Jacobses manage to solve their problem?
A．They asked their kids to come home.
B．They borrowed $20,000 from the school.
C．They encouraged their twin sons to do part­time jobs.
D．They got help from the school and the federal government.
小題3:Financial aid administrators believe that ________.
A．more families will face the same problem as the Jacobses
B．the government will receive more letters of complaint
C．college tuition fees will double soon
D．America's unemployment will fall
小題4:．What can we learn about the middle class families from the text?
A．They blamed the government for the tuition increase.
B．Their income remained steady in the last decade.
C．They will try their best to send kids to college.
D．Their debts will be paid off within 25 years

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I still clearly remember that day. I was on the side of the road for almost four hours with my big Jeep. I put signs in the windows that said, “NEED A JACK(千斤頂). ”
Right as I was about to give up, a truck stopped and a man got off. He sized up(對……做出判斷)the situation and went back to take a jack. After about two hours, we finished the job with sweats. We were both dirty. His wife produced a large water jug for us to wash our hands in.
I tried to put $20 in the man’s hand, but he wouldn’t take it, so instead I went up and gave it to his wife as quietly as I could. I thanked them up one side and down the other. I asked the little girl, their daughter, where they lived, thinking maybe I’d send them a gift. She said they lived in Mexico. They were in Oregon now so Mommy and Daddy could pick cherries for the next few weeks. After that, they were going to pick peaches, and then go back home.
After I said my goodbyes and started walking back to the Jeep, the girl called out and asked if I’d had lunch. When I told her no, she ran up and handed me a tamale(玉米粽子). I thanked them again and walked back to my car. When I opened the tamale, what did I find inside? My $20 bill! I ran to the truck and the guy rolled down his window. He saw the $20 in my hand, started shaking his head smiling, and with what looked like great concentration said in English: “Today you, tomorrow me. ”Then he rolled up his window and drove away, with his daughter waving to me from the back.
This family, working on a seasonal basis where time is money, took a couple of hours to help a stranger while others passed by quietly.
Since then I’ve helped many people like the Mexican family. I didn’t accept money. But every time I was able to help, I felt as if I was putting something in the bank.
小題1: From the passage we know that　　　.
A．the Mexican man couldn’t speak English
B．the author’s car broke down on the road
C．the Mexican family came to Oregon for a visit
D．$20 was a small amount for the Mexican family
小題2: Why did the author give the money quietly to the man’s wife?
A．Because the man had refused to accept it.
B．Because the man’s wife needn’t wash her hands.
C．Because the author thought the Mexican family was poor.
D．Because the author thought the man’s wife would take it.
小題3: The Mexican man helped the author because he tended to think that　　　.
A．it was completely wrong for others to pass by quietly
B．it was quite easy to help the author mend the Jeep
C．it was possible that everyone might get into trouble
D．the author was a polite stranger and needed the help
小題4: Which of the following is TRUE about the author?
A．He hated those who didn’t offer help.
B．He would send a present to the family soon.
C．He wondered why they didn’t take the money.
D．He considered helping others as saving money in the bank.
小題5: What can we infer from the passage?
A．The Mexican family lived a richer life than the author.
B．The Mexican family did seasonal work in Oregon each year.
C．The author was inspired to help others by the Mexican family.
D．What made the writer moved was the tamale given by the girl.

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As a boy I was always small for my age. I was also five years younger than one of my brothers and seven years younger than the other. As a result I often felt left out when their friends came over to play. I was either too small or too young for whatever they were doing and they didn't want their younger brother listening in on their conversations either. More often than not I found myself outside playing alone and feeling forgotten.
I remember one spring afternoon feeling especially lonely as I sat in the yard behind our house. We lived miles from town and I rarely saw my own friends outside of school. I heard my brothers laughing from inside the house and felt a single tear coming down my cheek. At that moment I saw a large brown dog walking over to me. He looked happy and his tail was wagging as well. Even though he didn't know me he greeted me like a long lost friend, licking my chin and sitting beside me on the spring grass. It must have been at least an hour that I petted and talked to this four-legged angel. He let me pour out all my troubles and share my deepest thoughts before he kissed my cheek goodbye and ambled off either to Heaven or his home. I went back inside feeling happy, knowing that no matter what life may hold I was loved. Now over 40 years later I still remember that angel with a smile.
I believe that God sent him in that moment of sadness to remind me just how much he loved me. There is nothing more important than knowing we are loved. When we are loved, we will learn to love others. Learning to love helps us to understand ourselves and other people better.
小題1:How did the writer feel when his brothers’ friends came?
A．Proud.B．Lonely.C．Worried.D．Happy.
小題2:The writer shared his troubles and thoughts with the dog because ______.
it was his friend
B. it could understand him
C. it was friendly to him 
D. it looked like an angel
小題3:From Paragraph 2, we can learn that ______.
A．the boy met a long lost friend
B．the boy had no friends at school
C．the dog helped the boy realize that he was loved
D．the dog spent the afternoon with the boy and his brothers
小題4:The author wrote the story to______.
A．encourage people to talk about their troubles
B．tell people they should treat animals friendly
C．share his unforgettable experience with us
D．show knowing you are loved is the most important

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