We often think about why money disappeared so quickly. That may be because we didn’t have a good budget. A budget is a plan to control where your money goes. A good budget can help you use money wisely. For example, it can help you save money for the things that you want but can’t pay for now. Have a look at the budget of Simon’s family this month and you will get a clear idea about what a budget is. The income(收入) of Simon’s family a month is RMB6,000.
| Entertainment( sports, films and music, etc.) |
4% |
| Clothing ( shoes, seasonal wear, etc.) |
10% |
| Transportation (bus, underground and train fares.) |
12% |
| Saving |
10% |
| “Just in case (急用) fund” |
2% |
| Housing ( rent, cost of electricity, water, heating, gas ) |
30% |
| Food (meal, fruit and snacks, drinks ) |
20% |
| Medical care (hospital bills and medicine) |
12% |
Sometimes money disappeared so quickly maybe because________.
| A．we lost it |
| B．we didn’t have a good budget |
| C．we put it in the bank |
| D．we gave it away to others |
The underlined word “budget ”probably means _______ in Chinese.
| A．预算 | B．缘故 | C．过程 | D．结果 |
Every month Simon’s family can get _________.
| A．RMB3,000 | B．RMB 4,000 | C．RMB 6,000 | D．RMB 9,000 |
Simon’s family will pay _________for food this month.
| A．RMB 600 | B．RMB 800 | C．RMB 1,000 | D．RMB 1,200 |
Simon’s family will spend the most money on _______ this month.
| A．clothing | B．medical care | C．housing | D．transportation |
One day，my grandpa went fishing and let me come with him．He handed me the rod （鱼竿）and taught me how to throw my line into the water．
The sun warmed us．We sat and talked．"I remember when I could sit here and watch the fish swimming in the water，"he said．"Sometimes，they'd jump out and land beside me．I didn't even need a fishing rod then．"
"We have to be patient，"he continued．"The fish may come or may not．It doesn't matter．We are out in the sun．It's a beautiful day．If it rained，we couldn't be here．We're lucky to have the warmth of the sun．"
He leaned（依靠）back against a tree．"Yes，it's a great day，"he said．
I watched our bobbers（浮子）．No fish pulled them under the water that day．It didn't matter．I was with Grandpa．I felt grown up．Just being with him was special．
He was well liked by everyone．He had worked hard all his life for what little he had，but he could still find time to laugh．I wanted to be like him when I grew up．
He was an amazing man．In the short time we had together，he taught me many things：how to fish，the value of a good laugh，the value of a good friend，respect （尊重） for my elders and the importance of working hard and loving harder．This list is long．
44．How was the weather on that day？ ．
A．Rainy．
B．Cloudy．
C．Sunny．
45．After fishing with Grandpa，the writer ．
A．enjoyed the time with him
B．didn't want to fish with him again
C．felt disappointed for not catching any fish
46．From the story，we learn that Grandpa ．
A．was a cheerful person
B．didn't like to fish at all
C．didn't get on with others
47．What does the story mainly tell us？ ．
A．Poor people often have a rich heart．
B．We should keep a good heart and enjoy life．
C．Fishing is good for people's minds．
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♦Journey to the West Author （作者）：Wu Cheng'en ¥20 （in bookstores）¥18 （online） Journey to the West is one of the most famous novels in Chinese history．The Monkey King is the main character．He can make 72changes．To fight bad people，he uses a magic stick． |
♦Peter Pan Author （作者）：J．M Barrie ¥15 （in bookstores） It is a children's story full of adventures （冒险），which is about Wendy，John，and Michael Darling's adventures in Never﹣Never Land with Peter Pan，the boy who would not grow up．The children are happy and lovely． |
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41．Who wrote the Peter Pan？
A．J．M Barrie．
B．Wu Cheng'en．
C．Hodgson Burnett．
42．If you buy the Journey to the West and the Peter Pan in bookstores，you have to pay ．
A．¥15
B．¥20
C．¥35
43．We can know from the passage that ．
A．we can buy the Peter Pan online
B．the Journey to the West is a children's story full of adventure
C．the Journey to the West is¥2 cheaper online than in bookstores．
翻译
Every week，Julia would go to visit her grandparents．（66）The grandfather would give each child a few coins and tell them to buy something they like． They would buy toys and candy．After they grew a little bit older，their parents thought that it was time for them to learn how to manage（管理）money．So the parents asked the children to think of ways to manage money．
Ruben is the cleverest boy．He decided to earn money by buying and selling things．（67）他得到了来自全家的支持．But Nico，the smallest child，still spent the money as usual．Ruben thought （68）it was unfair and he stopped saving his money，too．
For little Julia，she had a wonderful，secret plan．But （69）她的父母对她感到非常失望．They thought Julia wasn't doing anything．
One day，Julia came with a violin and played it for the family．Everyone was surprised．They knew that Julia liked the violin．（70）but her family was too poor to afford the violin classes for her． So，Julia found a street violinist and asked his to teach her．In return，she gave his all her money．The violinist was deeply moved by Julia．He taught her for months and rent a violin to her．Then，Julia gave performances with the violinist in the street．By doing this，she earned enough money to pay for the violin．
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68．
69．
70． ．
阅读短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项．
"Everything happens for the best．"my mother said whenever things weren't going my way．"Don't worry．One day your luck will change．"
I found mom was right after I finished my college education．I had decided to try for a job in a radio station．I wanted to host a sports program one day．I went to Chicago and knocked at the door of every station．But I got turned down every time．
In one station，a kind lady said my problem was that I hadn't got enough experience．"Get some work in a small station and work your way up，"she said．
I went back home．I couldn't get a job there，either．I felt really down．"Your luck will change，"Mom said to me．I tried another radio station in Iowa．But the owner told me he had already had someone．As I left his office，I asked，"How can someone be a sports announcer （播音员） if he can't get a job in a radio station？"
I was waiting for the lift when I heard the man call．"What did you mean？Do you know anything about football？"He put me in front of a microphone and asked me to try to imagine that I was giving my opinion on a football game，I succeeded．
On my way home，Mom's words came back to me，"One day your luck will change，Son．And when it happens，you'll feel doubly good because of all the hard work you've had．"At that moment I knew just what she meant．
（1）What job was the writer most interested in？
A．A sportsman
B．A sports announcer
C．A shop assistant
（2）The underlined sentence"But I got turned down every time．"in Paragraph 2most probably means" "
A．But I was successful every time
B．But I was refused every time
C．But I lost my way every time
（3）The writer didn't get the job in Chicago，because ．
A．he was too young
B．he didn't get college education
C．he hadn't enough experience
（4）Where did the writer find a job？
A．In Iowa．
B．In his hometown．
C．In Chicago．
（5）What's the best title for the passage？
A．I Was Lucky to Find a Job
B．No One Is Always Lucky
C．Everying Happens for the Best．
阅读短文，从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项．
Whenever the sun dropped and the blue sky came up，my father and I used to climb the mountain near my house．Walking together，my father and I used to have a lot of conversations through which I learned lessons from his experiences．He always told me，"You should have goals like climbing the mountain．"Without the mountain﹣climbing that we both enjoyed，we couldn't have enough time to spend together because my father was very busy．I really got a lot from the mountain﹣climbing．It gave me time to talk with my father and to be in deep thought as well as develop my patience（耐力）．
Once we climbed a very high mountain．It was so challenging（挑战性的） for me because I was only ten years old．During the first few hours of climbing，I enjoyed the flowers and trees，and the birds' singing．But as time passed，I got a pain in both of my legs．I wanted to quit climbing，In fact，I hated it at that moment，but my father said to me，"You can always see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain，but you can't see it before you reach the top．Only there at the top，can you see all of the nice things，which is just like your life．"
At that time，I was too young to understand his words．But later after that，I got new hope and confidence．I found myself standing at the top of the sky，which was as clear as crystal（水晶）．
51．Why couldn't the writer and his father have enough time to spend together？
A．Because the writer was very busy．
B．Because the writer's father was very busy．
C．Because they didn't live together．
52．The passage tells us that mountain﹣climbing was for father and son．
A．enjoyable B．hard C．terrible
53．Which of the following is similar in meaning to the father's words in the second paragraph？
A．You will get all you need at the top of the mountain．
B．The sky is always as clear as crystal．
C．Never give up halfway．
54．The word"quit"in the passage means" "in Chinese．
A．继续 B．推迟 C．停止
55．We can learn from the last paragraph that ．
A．the writer was very successful in his life
B．the writer didn't reach the top of the mountain
C．though the writer was young，he could understand his father．
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