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20．Wealth starts with a goal and saving a dollar at a time．Call it the piggy bank plan．There are lessons in that historic coin-savings container （容器）．
Any difficult task seems easier when started from baby steps．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，to collect the 15，000cost，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，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 connect 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 being rich．Around the world，many believe a gift of a piggy bank on New Year's Day brings good luck and wealth．
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，skillful workers made these inexpensive containers from an orange-colored clay （黏土）called"pygg，"and people then saved coins in pygg jars．As"pygg"pronounced much like the Middle English word"pigge"meaning"pig"，gradually，the two words changed into the same pronunciation．Once a clever worker made a pygg jar in the shape of a pig，pleasing children and adults．The piggy bank was born．
In the past，you had to break the bank to get the money，bringing in a sense of seriousness into savings．While piggy banks teach children the value of saving，adults often need to relearn childhood lessons．Think about the things in life that need a large sum of money-college education，weddings，starting a business，buying a home，and fun things like great trips．So when you have money，take off the top 10%，put it aside，save and use it wisely．

29．What is the piggy bank plan？B
A．Setting a goal before making a travel plan．
B．Putting aside a little money regularly for future use．
C．Hav ing determination even when doing small things．
D．Climbing a mountain a little a day before reaching the top．
30．Why did the writer's parents give him a piggy bank as a gift？A
A．To help him develop the habit of saving．
B．To encourage him to climb mountains．
C．To please him with the latest fashion．
D．To teach him English pronunciation．
31．The piggy bank was firstD．
A．a(chǎn) pig-like toy for children               
B．a(chǎn) worker's tool
C．a(chǎn)n animal-look dish                       
D．a(chǎn) cheap clay container
32．The las t paragraph talks aboutB．
A．the enjoyment of taking a great trip   
 B．the importance of managing money
C．the difficulty of starting a business    
D．the seriousness of educating children．

Answer 1

分析 這是一篇記敘文．本文主要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．

解答 答案：BADB．
29：B．細節(jié)理解題．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B選項正確．
30：A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)短文my parents gave me a piggy bank to teach me that，if I wanted something，I should save money to buy it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A選項正確．
31：D．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)In the Middle Ages，before modern banking，skillful workers made these inexpensive containers from an orange-colored clay （黏土）called"pygg，"and people then saved coins in pygg jars…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D選項正確．
32：B．段落大意題．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B選項正確．

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