Recently, a professor of philosophy in the U. S. has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life. He has discovered that how we   41  money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually think. One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to   42  every penny they spend for a week.   43  they spend their money, they can see what they really   44  in life.
He says our relation with others often becomes clearly   45  when money enters the picture. You might have   46  with somebody and you think that you are very good friends. But you will   47  him only when you ask him to lend you some money. If he does, it brings   48  to the friendship that seems stronger than ever before. Or it can suddenly  49 the friendship if he doesn’t.
Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it   50  very important. The author interviewed some millionaires for   51 . Question: What is  52  thing you have discovered about being rich, because you are a self-made man? Answer: What makes me surprised most is how people give me  53 . I am nothing. I don’t know much. All I   54  money
People just   55  making more and more money, but what is it   56 ? How much do I need for a given purpose in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important need in modern society: to bring back   57  that money is an instrument   58  the end．  59  plays an important role in the material world, but expecting money to give happiness may be  60   the meaning of life.
小題1:
A．get throughB．deal withC．give away D．look after
小題2:
A．keep a record ofB．run out ofC．keep up with D．use up
小題3:
A．In this wayB．By this meansC．By the wayD．From the way
小題4:
A．insist B．value C．dreamD．offer
小題5:
A．doubtfulB．uncertainC．definiteD．distrustful
小題6:
A．poor relationB．a(chǎn) quarrelC．wordsD．wonderful friendship
小題7:
A．knowB．recognizeC．respectD．a(chǎn)dmire
小題8:
A．everythingB．nothingC．a(chǎn)nythingD．something
小題9:
A．strengthenB．weakenC．threaten D．protect
小題10:
A．isB．to beC．beingD．is to be
小題11:
A．his familyB．his friendsC．much moneyD．his book
小題12:
A．the most surprisingB．the less surprising
C．the most surprised D．a(chǎn) most surprising
小題13:
A．so less respectB．so much respect
C．so much moneyD．so much envy
小題14:
A．have isB．a(chǎn)m hasC．have butD．a(chǎn)m to be
小題15:
A．pay no attention toB．make no sense of
C．have an idea ofD．lose consciousness of
小題16:
A．a(chǎn)gainstB．byC．beyondD．for
小題17:
A．the designB．the idea C．the planD．the argument
小題18:
A．rather thanB．more thanC．other thanD．less than
小題19:
A．SpiritB．FriendshipC．MoneyD．Character
小題20:
A．missingB．gettingC．receiving D．understanding

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

試題分析：
小題1:考查詞組意思，get through意思“完成”，deal with意思“處理”，give away意思“贈送”，look after意思“照顧”，句子“他已經(jīng)發(fā)現(xiàn)我們怎樣在日常生活里處理錢比我們想象的更有意義”，所以選B
小題2:考查詞組意思，keep a record of意思“記錄”，run out of意思“用完”，keep up with意思“趕上”， use up意思“用完”，句子意思“練習(xí)之一是他讓他的學(xué)生記錄花的每一分錢”，所以選A
小題3:考查詞組意思，In this way意思“阻礙”，By this means意思“用這種方法”，By the way意思“順便地”， From the way意思“從…方法”，句子意思“從他們花錢的方法”，所以選D
小題4:考查單詞意思，insist意思“堅持”，value意思“價值”，dream意思“夢想”，offer意思“提供”，句子意思“從他們花錢的方法，我們能看到他們生活的真正價值”，所以選B
小題5:考查單詞意思，distrustful意思“不信任的”，definite意思“明確的”，uncertain意思“不確定的”，doubtful意思“懷疑的”，句子意思“他說我們和其他人的關(guān)系變得很明確”，所以選C
小題6:考查詞的意思，poor relation意思“關(guān)系不好”，a quarrel意思“爭吵”，words意思“語言”，wonderful friendship意思“美好的友誼”，句子意思“你可能和某個人有美好的友誼你就認(rèn)為他就是你的好朋友”，所以選D
小題7:考查單詞意思，know意思“了解”，recognize意思“認(rèn)出”，respect意思“尊敬”，admire意思“羨慕”，句子意思“當(dāng)你向他借錢時你就會了解他”，所以選A
小題8:考查單詞意思，everything意思“每個東西”，nothing意思“沒有東西”，anything意思“沒有任何東西”，something意思“某個東西”，句子意思“如果他借給你錢，這將為你們的友誼帶來一些東西，使你們的友誼比以前更牢靠”，所以選D
小題9:考查單詞意思，strengthen意思“更強(qiáng)”，weaken意思“更弱”，threaten意思“襲擊”，protect意思“保護(hù)”，句子意思“如果他不借給你錢，這使你們的友誼變得不好”，所以選B
小題10:固定句型consider sth to be意思“考慮某物是什么”，句子意思“我們考慮擁有很多錢的人很重要”，所以選B
小題11:由第一段第一句Recently, a professor of philosophy in the U. S. has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life.可以知道是書，句子意思“為了他的書他才放了一些百萬富翁”，所以選D
小題12:由倒數(shù)第二段倒數(shù)第二行What makes me surprised most is how people give me可以知道答案，句子意思“關(guān)于富有你發(fā)現(xiàn)最驚奇的是什么”，所以選A
小題13:考查短語意思, so less respect意思“如此少的尊敬”，so much respect意思“如此多的尊敬”，so much money意思“如此多的錢”，so much envy意思“如此多的嫉妒”，句子意思“使我最驚奇的是人們怎樣給我如此多的尊敬”，所以選B
小題14:這是一個從句，從句作主語，謂語動詞用單數(shù)，根據(jù)句子意思“我所有的都是錢”，所以選A
小題15:考查短語意思，pay no attention to意思“沒注意”，make no sense of意思“沒感覺”，have an idea of意思“有認(rèn)識”，lose consciousness of意思“失去意識”，句子意思“人們對于掙越多的錢有認(rèn)識”，所以選C
小題16:考查介詞，for表示為了…，句子意思“掙這么多錢是為什么”，所以選D
小題17:考查單詞意思，the design意思“設(shè)計”，the idea意思“想法”，the plan意思“計劃”，the argument意思“議論”，句子意思“回憶錢是工具而不是結(jié)束的想法”，所以選B
小題18:考查短語意思，rather than意思“而不是”，more than意思“比…多”，other than意思“除了”，less than意思“比…少”，句子意思“回憶錢是工具而不是結(jié)束的想法”，所以選A
小題19:由最后一句money to give happiness may be…可以知道是錢，句子意思“錢在物質(zhì)世界里起著很重要的作用”，所以選C
小題20:考查單詞意思，missing意思“失去”，getting意思“得到”，receiving意思“接受”，understanding意思“理解”，句子意思“希望錢給我們幸�？赡苁ド畹囊饬x”，所以選A
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Anne is eighty and lives with her 60-year-old daughter. Her daughter says that she needs a rest. “Mom follows me everywhere. She follows me when I read newspapers. I need a rest and she does, too.”
And so, several times a week, David and Anne’s families take them to the Adult Day Care Center. Many hospitals have this program. Patients come to the Center for a full or half day, from one to five days a week. All the patients live with their families and most are old people.
Mrs. Carol Johnson is the director of the Center. She says, “We are offering both the patients and their families a service of great value. Patients have the chance to get out of their houses. Husbands, wives or grown children can work or have a rest. Most important of all, families are able to stay together.”
小題1:Why did David Brown become a patient of the Adult Day Care Center?
A．Because he is seventy-two years old.
B．Because he is lonely at home.
C．Because he is becoming forgetful.
D．Because he is seriously ill.
小題2: What happens to Anne’s family?
A．Her daughter is too old to look after her.
B．Anne cleans all the rooms everyday.
C．Her daughter doesn’t want Anne to live with her.
D．Her daughter is very tired because Anne always follows her.
小題3:Adult Day Care Center is run by ____.
A．hospitalsB．schoolsC．churchesD．government
小題4: Which statement is NOT true about the patients of the Center?
A．Most patients are old people.
B．All the patients live with their families.
C．The patients learn many things in the Center.
D．The patients come to the Center six days a week.
小題5:Which of the following statements is NOT the reason why the Center is offering a valuable service?
A．Families are able to stay together.
B．Husbands, wives or grown children can work or have a rest.
C．Patients have the chance to go out of their houses.
D．The patients there are given the best medicine and the best operation.

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Students who want to study in the United States may find that their chances for financial aid are limited. They often have to pay for their education with their own savings or their family's money.
A recent report from the Institute of International Education in New York looked at 2008-2009 school year.
Colleges and universities in the United States had more than half a million foreign students. 63% of them paid for school mostly by themselves or with family help. 26% percent were supported by the school they attended.
There are other sources of financial aid for international students. These include a student's home government or university, or the United States government. Private sponsors, international organizations and employers may also provide support. Yet during the last school year, not many students were able to depend on any of these other sources. Current employers provided the most help. Still, they represented the main support for just four percent of international students.
Those at the graduate level, however, are more likely than undergraduates to receive financial aid in the United States. More than 80% percent of foreign undergraduates depended mostly on personal and family money to pay for school last year. The same was true of less than half of graduate students. Most of the others received financial aid from their college or university in the United States.
A list of American schools that offer financial aid to foreign students can be found at a useful Web site. The address is edupass.org. This site also provides information about scholarship programs. But it warns foreign students not to pay if there is any charge for scholarship application forms. You could be cheated out of your money.
小題1:Most foreign students depend on _______ to pay for their education.
A．the home universitiesB．personal or family money
C．the American schoolsD．international organization
小題2:How many sources of financial aid are mentioned in the text?
A．9B．3 C．6D．12
小題3:Which of the following statements is true according to the text?
A．Foreign students have no chance to get money from American schools.
B．Most foreign graduate students depend on their own savings.
C．Edupass.org offers financial aid and scholarship information.
D．Usually the present employers provide the most financial help.
小題4:The text mainly talks about ________.
A．financial aid for foreign students in US
B．the hard life for foreign students in US
C．the variety of educational choices in US
D．the disadvantages of studying in US.

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