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 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 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 countries, 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 Year’s 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 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 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 clay 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 saving, adults often need to relearn childhood 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. 
小題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.
小題2:Why did the writer’s parents give him a piggy bank as a gift?
A．To delight him with 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.
小題3:What does then underlined word “something”(Paragraph 3) most probably refer to?
A．MoneyB．Gifts
C．Financial successD．Good luck
小題4:The piggy ban originally was _________.
A．a(chǎn) potter’s instrument
B．a(chǎn) cheap clay container
C．a(chǎn)n animal-shaped dish
D．a(chǎn) pig-like toy for children
小題5:The last paragraph talks about ________.
A．the seriousness of educating children
B．the enjoyment of taking a great trip
C．the importance of managing money
D．the difficulty of starting a business

小題1:D
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題分析：這是一篇記敘文。這篇短文給我們講述的是小豬銀行策略，即存錢罐定期地存錢，這樣不僅可以讓孩子養(yǎng)成攢錢的好習(xí)慣，對于成年人來說，為以后的生活定期地存錢也是很有意義的。
小題1:D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。什么是小豬銀行策略？根據(jù)短文第二段的意思可知，如果你想要什么東西，你可以定期地往你的小豬存錢罐里放入一些錢，直到你能攢夠，去買你想要的東西。故選D。
小題2:C推理判斷題。為什么作者的父母給了他一個小豬存錢罐作為禮物？根據(jù)短文第三段的內(nèi)容可知，作者的父母送給了他一個小豬存錢罐作為禮物，這樣作者想要什么東西的話，就要自己慢慢存錢來買。所以這樣就可以幫助他養(yǎng)成一個存錢的習(xí)慣。故選C。
小題3:A詞義猜測題。劃線的單詞something 最有可能指代的是什么？根據(jù)這個單詞所在的句子和這一段的內(nèi)容可知，有了存錢罐，你可以慢慢攢錢，買你想要的東西，當(dāng)然，你必須得往里放錢。所以這里的something指的就是錢。故選A。
小題4:B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。小豬銀行原本是什么？根據(jù)短文第四段的內(nèi)容可知，很久以前，還沒有現(xiàn)在的銀行的時候，人們在家里攢錢，把一顆顆硬幣放在一個用黏土制成的罐子里。后來慢慢演變成了現(xiàn)在的存錢罐。故應(yīng)該選B。
小題5:C段落大意題。最后一段講述的什么？根據(jù)短文最后一段的內(nèi)容可知，這一段講述的是我們用存錢罐攢錢的意義是什么，他不僅可以使孩子養(yǎng)成存錢的習(xí)慣，而且對于大人們來說，為以后的生活定期地存錢也是很有意義的。故應(yīng)該選C。
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I went to a group activity, “Sensitivity Sunday”， which was to make us more ___ the problems faced by disabled people. We were asked to “ ____ a disability” for several hours one Sunday. Some members，____ chose to use wheelchairs. Others wore sound­blocking earplugs(耳塞)or blindfolds(眼罩)．
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I tried to find a ____ position and thought it might be restful, ____ kind of nice, to be ____ around for a while. Looking around, I ____ I would have to handle the thing myself! My hands started to ache as I ___ the heavy metal wheels. I came to know that controlling the ____ of the wheelchair as not going to be a(n)____ task.
My wheelchair experiment was soon ___. It made a deep impression on me. A few hours of “disability” gave me only a taste of the ____， both physical and mental, that disabled people must overcome.
小題1:
A．curious about　　　　　B．interested in
C．a(chǎn)ware of D．careful with
小題2:
A．cureB．prevent
C．a(chǎn)doptD．a(chǎn)nalyze
小題3:
A．insteadB．strangely
C．a(chǎn)s usualD．like me
小題4:
A．learningB．working
C．satisfyingD．relaxing
小題5:
A．convenientB．a(chǎn)wkward
C．boringD．exciting
小題6:
A．heightB．force
C．skillD．weight
小題7:
A．lockedB．repaired
C．poweredD．grasped
小題8:
A．handsB．feet
C．keysD．handles
小題9:
A．placeB．a(chǎn)ction
C．playD．effect
小題10:
A．operationB．communication
C．transportationD．production
小題11:
A．explorationB．education
C．experimentD．entertainment
小題12:
A．flexible B．safe
C．startingD．comfortable
小題13:
A．yetB．just
C．stillD．even
小題14:
A．shownB．pushed
C．drivenD．guided
小題15:
A．realizedB．suggested
C．a(chǎn)greedD．a(chǎn)dmitted
小題16:
A．liftedB．turned
C．pressedD．seized
小題17:
A．pathB．position
C．directionD．way
小題18:
A．easyB．heavy
C．majorD．extra
小題19:
A．forgottenB．repeated
C．conductedD．finished
小題20:
A．weaknessesB．challenges
C．a(chǎn)nxietiesD．illnesses

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I     . How would I, unable to speak the language,      familiar with local geography or transportation systems, conduct interviews and do
    research? It seemed impossible, and with considerable      I sat down to write a letter rejecting the     . Halfway through, a     
ran through my mind: you can't learn if you don't try. So I      the assignment.
There were some bad     . But by the time I finished the trip, I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most      places, without guides or      advancebookings, confident that somehow I will     .
The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition     . But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning     , the world opens to you.
I've learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a(n)     . And I know I'll go on doing such things. It's not because I'm braver or more daring than others. I'm not. But I'll accept worry as another name for      and I believe I can      wonders.
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A．a(chǎn)boardB．a(chǎn)broad
C．a(chǎn)wayD．out
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C．InsteadD．Moreover
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A．a(chǎn)ccustomedB．a(chǎn)dded
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C．trembledD．suspected
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A．only tooB．more than
C．a(chǎn)part fromD．far from
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A．operationsB．experiments
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C．trustD．a(chǎn)ssignment
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C．meaningD．conflict
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A．a(chǎn)ccomplishedB．received
C．a(chǎn)cceptedD．resisted
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C．tripsD．experiences
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C．interestingD．crowded
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A．stillB．everC．evenD．yet
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A．doB．manageC．makeD．fit
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A．a(chǎn)stonishingB．frightening
C．fascinatingD．exciting
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A．comes upB．shows up
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A．a(chǎn)irportB．motorboat
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NOBLE SMUGGLER
This Thursday, Irena Sendler will be honoured for her work as a smuggler（偷運(yùn)者）. During World WarⅡ, the Polish social worker smuggled nearly2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw ghetto（聚居區(qū)）. She gave them new identities, found them safe places with good-hearted Christians, and kept the children’s real names buried in jars in her neighbours’ gardens.（The play, Life in a Jar, based on her story, is being performed.）At 93, Sendler lives in a Warsaw nursing home and is too weak to travel to Washington D.C., to receive the 2003 Jan Karski Award for Valorand Compassion from the American Center of Polish Culture. One of the children she saved will accept the award for her.
You risked your life to save the children.
I was taught by my father that when someone is drowning, you don’t ask if they can swim，you just jump in and help. During the war, everyone was drowning, but mostly the Jewish children.
How did you persuade parents to give up their children？
I had to answer honestly that I didn’t even know if we would get past the guards.
What was the most frightening moment？
When I saw a priest（牧師）in charge of an orphan age for Jewish children in the ghetto walk with them out to be killed. The children were in then best Sunday suits. The priest was killed with them.
How did you get the children to be have as you smuggled them out？
I told the older children to act as if they were sick and sometimes gave the younger ones a sleeping pill. They were told to remember their new names. I also told the children to tell guards they had only been visiting a servant in the ghetto and were going back to their real homes outside.
Did you tell your own two children what you did？
I never told them. Only when my daughter went to Israel did she learn all about me. I thought it was only normal to do so. And it was a very painful subject. It was always on my mind that I couldn’t do more.
——Samantha Levine
1. We can learn from the passage that Irena Sendler____.
A. will go to Washington to accept the award with her daughter
B. was caught a few times while she was rescuing the Jewish children
C. told those parents that their children’s lives would be guaranteed
D. saved thousands of Jewish children at the risk of her ownlife
2. The expression “everyone was drowning” can best be replaced by“______”.
A. everyone was involved in the war
B. all the people were drowned
C. people were facing danger and death
D. Jewish children were being killed
3. Which of the following could NOT be expected when Sendler was smuggling the Jewish children？
A. Some children were told to pretend to be sick in front of the guards.
B. Some children pretended to be returning home after visiting servants in the ghetto.
C. The children were asked to remember and use new names instead of real ones.
D. The children pretended to be brothers and sisters from one big family.
4. Sendler didn’t tell her own children what she did in the war because ______.
A. she thought it was the most frightening experience
B. the topic was too painful and heart-breaking to mention
C. it was already recorded and made known to the public
D. she planned to bury the secret in her heart until her death

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No one can believe that the over 6,300-kilometer Great Wall might disappear some day. Believe it or not, the Great Wall is being destroyed by people. Less than 20 percent of the Great Wall built in the Ming Dynasty, is still perfect, but about 80 percent is in danger. The Great Wall can be called "great" mostly because of its amazing length. But we should realize that the length was made up of one brick at a time. If we do nothing to save the Great Wall, it will become a series of separate wasteland rather than a historic site.
The Great Wall is actually a series of walls built and rebuilt by different dynasties over the past 2,000 years. It began in the rule of China's first emperor, Qin Shihuang of the Qin Dynasty(221 BC-206 BC), and lasted into the Ming Dynasty. The parts built before the Ming Dynasty have nearly disappeared. People are familiar with sections such as Badaling in Beijing and Jiayuguan Pass in Gansu, because they have been open to tourists for many years. But those sections far away from the public eyes have been almost forgotten.
Few local people knew the 3-metre-high walls made of earth and stones beside them are part of the Great Wall. The lack of knowledge is considered as one of the main reasons behind human.
The bricks on the Great Wall are carried off by countryside people to build their houses, sheep corrals and pigsties. Some were taken away to build roads. Bricks carved with people's names are put away as remembrances. Rubbish is spread over the battlements. The bricks can be sold for 15 yuan per tractor load. Those who destroyed and are destroying the Wall know its name, but are not clear about its cultural meaning. It will take a long time to let them know this. The local farmers not only carried off the body of the Wall but also dug out the entire base.
It is necessary to protect the Great Wall. First of all, the officials should be aware of the importance of the Great Wall. Young Chinese should know more about the nation's great civilization and learn to love it.
64. Why does the writer say the Great Wall might disappear?
A. It is useless from now on.
B. It will be replaced by a new one.
C. Some parts of it are being destroyed.
D. It is too old to be used again.
65. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. The Great Wall was completed in the Ming Dynasty.
B. Not all the foreign tourists like the Great Wall.
C. The first part of the Great Wall was built in 221 BC.
D. The Qin Great Wall was protected well.
66. The underlined part "those sections far away from the public eyes" (in Paragraph 2) refers to the parts of the Great Wall _____.
A. that are too difficult to find
B. nobody can watch
C. that are too far to be seen
D. that are not well-known to the public
67. What's the main reason of the Great Wall's being destroyed?
A. The local people are short of culture knowledge.
B. The local people need bricks and stones to build houses.
C. The local people think that the Great Wall is not important.
D. The local people sell the bricks for a living.

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On a hot summer day, a soft drink can really take away your thirst. At home, at school, in the park or at the movies---you can find one almost anywhere.
Carbonated
You can see bubbles(泡沫) in these! Of all soft drinks sold, about 75 percent are carbonated(碳酸的). But be careful, carbonated soft drinks have lots of sugar and caffeine(咖啡因). Caffeine is not very good for you in the summer because it takes water out of your body. And the sugar can make you overweight if you drink too much.
Fruit juice
There are different kinds of juice. One kind is made only from fresh fruit. This kind of fruit juice may not taste sweet enough for some people, but it is nutritious(有營養(yǎng)的). Another kind of fruit juice tastes good but has lots of sugar in it. Many young people buy this kind because the advertisements are good. It is bad for your teeth and bones to drink lots of this.
Energy drinks
These kinds of drinks have caffeine and things that make people get excited in them. They are sometimes called “party drinks”. Doctors say that if you drink too much of this kind, you may have a heart attack.
Bottled water
We have lots of different kinds of bottled water, such as mineral water, purified water and distilled water(蒸餾水). They are clean and easy to drink. But it is best not to drink very cold water. It may make your stomach feel bad.
Sports drinks
Most of these have funny names like “Scream(尖叫)” and “G-Vital(激活)”. They have lots of vitamins and minerals in them. After you play sports, you may want to drink one of these.
But if you just spend your summer holiday sitting around watching TV, you won’t need them at all!
小題1:Which two types of drinks may make you overweight?
A．Carbonated and fruit juice.
B． Energy drinks and sports drinks.
C．Carbonated and energy drinks.
D．Fruit juice and bottled water.
小題2: Which one may lead to your heart disease?
A．Carbonated.B．Fruit juice.
C．Energy drinks.D．Sports drinks
小題3: After sports, you have sports drinks because______.
A．they can take away your thirst
B．they can put back minerals you’ve lost in sweat
C．they have funny names that sound very exciting
D．they have no sugar
小題4:The writer wrote this passage to______.
A．warn us to keep away from soft drinks
B．teach us some useful ways of keeping healthy
C．tell us how to choose a good one from all kinds of drinks
D．make the advertisements for soft drinks

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"Depend on(依靠) yourself" is what nature says to every man. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. But all these only help you to help yourself.
　　There have been many men in history.  But many of them were very poor in childhood, and no uncles, aunts or friends to help them. Schools were few. They could not depend upon themselves for an education. They saw how it was and set to work with all their strength to know something. They worked their own way till they became well known.
　　One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, "I can not make worthy men of you, but I can help make men of yourself."
　　Some young men don't try their best to make themselves valuable to the human beings. They can never gain achievement(成就) unless they see their weak points and change their course. They are nothing now, and will be nothing as long as they live, unless they accept the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on their own efforts.
小題1: Which of the following titles fits this article best?
A．What Nature Says to Every Man.B．How to Be Famous.
C．Men Must Help Each Other.D．Depend on Yourself.
小題2:According to the famous teacher in England, a teacher can________.
A．make his pupils worthy men　
B．help his pupils find a way to be famous
C．help his pupils make themselves useful men
D．make his pupils men of strength and courage
小題3:From this article we can learn the writer ________.
A．sings highly praise for parents and teachers
B．is a man of strong character
C．thinks highly of those who are struggling or success
D．feels it the most important of all to accept the advice of others

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Willi around 100 students scheduled to be in that 9 am Monday morning lecture, it is no surprise that almost 20 people actually make it to the class and only 10 of them arc still awake after the first IS minutes; it is not even a surprise that most of them are still in their pyjamas (睡衣). Obviously, students are terrible at adjusting their sleep cycles to their daily schedule.
All human beings possess a body clock. Along with other alerting (警報(bào)) systems, this governs the sleep/wake cycle and is therefore one of the main processes which govern sleep behaviour. Typically, the preferred sleep/wake cycle is delayed in adolescents, which leads to many students not feeling sleepy until much later in the evenings. This typical sleep pattern is usually referred to as the "night owl" schedule of sleep.
This is opposed to the "early bird" schedule, and is a kind of disorder where the individual tends to stay up much past midnight. Such a person has great difficulty in waking up in the mornings. Research suggests that night owls feel most alert and function best in the evenings and at night. Research findings have shown that about 20 percent of people can be classified as "night owls" and only 10 percent can be classified as "early birds" - the other 70 percent are in the middle. Although this is clearly not true for all students, for the ones who are true night owls this gives them an excellent excuse for missing their lectures which unfortunately fall before midday.
小題1:What docs the author stress in Paragraph I?
A．Many students are absent from class.
B．Students are very tired on Monday mornings.
C．Students do not adjust their sleep patterns well.
D．Students are not well prepared for class on Mondays.
小題2:Which of the following is true according to Paragraph 2?
A．Most students prefer to get up late in the morning.
B．Students don't sleep well because of alerting systems.
C．One's body clock governs the sleep/wake cycle independently.
D．Adolescents' delayed sleep/wake cycle isn't the preferred pattern.
小題3:Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word "classified"?
A．Criticised.B．Grouped. C．Organised.D．Named.
小題4:What docs the text mainly talk about?
A．Functions of the body clock.
B．The "night owl" phenomenon.
C．Human beings' sleep behaviour.
D．The school schedule of "early birds".

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When our restaurant business failed，we headed north in a camping truck to Texas，hoping to have a “fresh start”.
At the     of Palo Duro Canyon (峽谷）State Park，I     a job advertisement hiring park hosts. The position offered a     ，permanent campsite in the park, and     , the hosts served as a link between the park’s guests and the rangers (護(hù)林人). It was the perfect solution: a rent-free place to reorganize our lives. We entered the park and I made an     for the following day.
The park was     , so it took us some time to find an available site. That evening, as we finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks (臭鼠由）walking toward our table. We     climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to     our camp.
Having survived that night, we were     that everything else would be all right. The next day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained our     and gave us a beautiful campsite.
That evening,     , we learned about the canyon    . They were strong and cold, rocking our little camping truck violently，and we lay     in the dark until the winds died away.
   the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and     the little money my wife     by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then losing it had left very little time for building a successful     For a time after our business    I thought I might lose my family as well.
Living in the tiny     with no television, we sat close together reading and talking. One evening, standing under a jeweled sky，I found myself     for all the hardships. We had walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family!
小題1:
A．backB．edgeC．centreD．entrance
小題2:
A．sponsoredB．publishedC．noticedD．a(chǎn)nswered
小題3:
A．safeB．freeC．convenientD．beautiful
小題4:
A．in returnB．in timeC．in shortD．in turn
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)ttemptB．a(chǎn)greementC．a(chǎn)ppealD．a(chǎn)ppointmei
小題6:
A．crowdedB．dangerousC．idealD．quiet
小題7:
A．repeatedlyB．immediatelyC．eventuallyD．calmly
小題8:
A．a(chǎn)ttackB．leaveC．passD．search
小題9:
A．satisfiedB．determinedC．confidentD．a(chǎn)ware
小題10:
A．responsibilitiesB．requirementsC．circumstancesD．conditions
小題11:
A．moreoverB．thereforeC．meanwhileD．however
小題12:
A．windsB．snowsC．woodsD．trails
小題13:
A．shakingB．quarrellingC．mourningD．a(chǎn)ching
小題14:
A．AfterB．BetweenC．DuringD．Beyond
小題15:
A．give awayB．hand outC．live onD．put aside
小題16:
A．borrowedB．earnedC．postedD．raised
小題17:
A．businessB．careerC．familyD．image
小題18:
A．startedB．failedC．expandedD．declined
小題19:
A．truckB．parkC．houseD．camp
小題20:
A．desperateB．readyC．suitableD．thankful

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