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【題目】閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當的內容（1 個單詞）或括號內單詞的正確形式。

Many people take the idea of saving money very seriously. Back in 1924, in Italy, a group of people 【1】 (think) the inability to resist spending a major social problem. They had the idea of starting a day to remind people to put away some money for a rainy day. This is how World Saving Day, held on Oct. 31st 【2】(annual), was started, and it's still going strong in 2019.

Not surprisingly, a movement 【3】(target) the poor was started. People in the underdeveloped world are more open 【4】 calls to be careful with money. But 【5】 idea of being thrifty (節(jié)儉) has also become popular among the rich. Take Mark Zuckerberg for example. The Facebook founder, one of the world's 【6】(rich) people, doesn't spend very much money on himself.

Other people don't spend money because they don't like the culture of 【7】(consume). This is connected to the view 【8】 we should make ourselves happy through the activities we take part in, rather than with what we buy.

But however we view money, moderate spending is certainly a good idea when we are still too young to get a job. There is a British saying that 【9】(offer) some good advice in this situation: “Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after 【10】(they).”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】thought

【2】annually

【3】targeting

【4】to

【5】the

【6】richest

【7】consumption

【8】that

【9】offers

【10】themselves

【解析】

這是一篇說明文。很多人都非常重視儲蓄的想法。本文主要介紹了窮人和富人的消費觀念，指出不管怎樣，適度的消費當然是個好主意。

【1】考查動詞時態(tài)。根據上文Back in 1924可知描述過去發(fā)生的事情應用一般過去時。故填thought。

【2】考查副詞。句意：每年10月31日的“世界儲蓄日”就是這樣開始的，并在2019年繼續(xù)流行。修飾動詞held應用副詞annually，表示“一年一次地”。故填annually。

【3】考查非謂語動詞。句意：毫不奇怪，一場針對窮人的運動開始了。分析句子結構可知target在句中應用非謂語動詞形式，且movement與動詞target之間是主謂關系，故用現在分詞在句中作定語。故填targeting。

【4】考查介詞。句意：欠發(fā)達國家的人們更愿意接受花錢謹慎的要求。表示“愿意接受”短語為be open to。故填to。

【5】考查冠詞。句意：但節(jié)儉的觀念也在富人中流行起來。idea為可數名詞，此處特指“節(jié)儉的觀念”應用定冠詞the。故填the。

【6】考查最高級。句意：Facebook創(chuàng)始人是世界上最富有的人之一，他在自己身上花的錢并不多。結合句意表示“世界上最富有的”應用形容詞最高級richest。故填richest。

【7】考查名詞。句意：其他人不花錢是因為他們不喜歡消費文化。根據上文the culture of為無生命名詞所有格，可知應填不可數名詞consumption。故填consumption。

【8】考查名詞性從句連接詞。句意：這與我們應該通過參與活動而不是通過買什么來讓自己快樂的觀點有關。本句是同位語從句，從句中不缺少主要成分，且句意完整，應該用that引導。故填that。

【9】考查主謂一致。句意：在這種情況下，有一個英國諺語提供了一些很好的建議：“積少成多”。定語從句中，謂語動詞與先行詞a British saying保持一致，且此處陳述客觀事實應用一般現在時，故謂語動詞用第三人稱單數。故填offers。

【10】考查代詞。句意同上�！�Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves.”表示“積少成多”，指代主語pounds，應用反身代詞themselves。故填themselves。