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Unit10Money(A)(35分鐘)Ⅰ.閱讀理解A(2017·安徽合肥三模)Manyyearsago,whenwewereayoungcouplewithtwosmallchildren,aged2and4,wewerepracticallyimpecunious.Myin-lawslivedfromhandtomouth,sowedidn’texpectanyhelpfromthem.Myparentslivedagreatdistanceaway,andIwastooashamedtoletthemknowaboutoursituation.Myhusbandwastryingtoearnalivingwithanoldpick-uptruck,carryinggroceriesforlocalshopkeepers,butitwasconstantlybreakingdown.Ittookalmostallthemoneywehadtohaveitfixed.Thetruckwasalsotheonlymeansoftransportationforus.Welivedinthecountryside,andwealwaysusedthebackdoorbecausethedrivewayledtoit.Onewinterevening,Isteppedoutsidetotakeabagoftrashtothebarrelandalmosttrippedoversomething.Itwasnearlydark,andIhadtobenddowntoseewhatitwas.Icouldhardlybelievemyeyes.Theresatalargebasketloadedwithfood.Itwasheavy,soIcalledtomyhusbandtocarryintothehouse.Onceinside,wediscoveredtwoloavesofbread,somebutter,severalcansofvegetables,acanoforangesauce,andalargeturkey.TherewassomuchthatIcan’trememberitall,butitwaseverythingweneededtofixawonderfuldinner—everythingexceptpotatoes.AlittlewhilelaterIrememberedthatIhadn’ttakenthetrashtothebarrel.Bynowitwasdark,soIhadtoturnontheyardlight—andthat’swhenIspottedasmallbagofpotatoessittingontheporch.ThatdinnerwasthebestIcanremember.Weweren’tabletothankourdonators,though,becauseweneverfoundoutwhohadbeensogenerousinhelpingastrugglingyoungfamily.Whoeveritwas,weareforevergrateful.1.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“impecunious”inParagraph1?A.Generous.B.Harmonious.C.Penniless. D.Stubborn.2.Howdidtheauthor’shusbandsupportthefamily?A.Bystartingagarage.B.Bysellingfooddoortodoor.C.Bydeliveringgoods.D.Byworkingasashopassistant.3.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenshesawthebasket?A.Shewasannoyed. B.Shewasastonished.C.Shewasterrified. D.Shefeltasenseofrelief.4.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.AhelpinghandintimeB.AstrugglingyoungcoupleC.AtaleofpotatoesD.Arewardfromastranger?導(dǎo)學(xué)號(hào)07020032?BOneafternoon,afterfinishingshoppinginasupermarket,myfamilyandIwenttothecheckout.Isuddenlythoughtwedidn’tneedanyofthejunk,andweabandonedallofthose,saving$300.Thatgotmethinkingaboutallourpointlessexpensesinlife.Withapromisethatwe’dstopifitwaskillingus,Iconvincedthefamilytotaketheleapintofrugality(節(jié)儉).Theruleswerethatwewouldbuynothingfor30daysexceptabsolutelyessentials.Ouradventurebeganwithagreatstart.By9a.m.,mywife,Ruth,hadalreadymadecakesfromoldstrawberriesandpickedflowersIdidn’tevenknowwehadinthegarden.Iclearedthecarbyhandforthefirsttimeforyears.Ireadandreturnedtheneighbor’snewspaperbeforehewokeup.Totalspendingonthefirstday:$0.Asdaysturnedintoweeks,webecamesoproficient(熟練的)atlivingfrugally.Westartedridingourbikestosavegas.Mychild’sfingerpaintingwasrecycledasgiftwrapforthehomemadepresents.WestartedtouseanInternetapplicationlikeSkypeforfreephonecallsandaskneighborswithgardensforextravegetablesandherbs.Intheend,wesavedmorethan$2000bynotspendingforamonth.Whenwebegan,Iimaginedwewouldrushoutthemomentweweredoneandbuyalotofthingsinthesupermarket,thenmaybehitthemallorgotothemovies.5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethatbeforethatveryafternoon,thefamily.
A.hadhadhigherincomeB.hadhadagoodhabitofsavingmoneyC.hadoftenspentmoneywithoutthinkingmuchD.hadn’trealisedtheywouldhavemetfinancialproblems6.Theendofthestorytellsthereadersthatthefamily.
A.stoppedhalfwayB.couldn’tstandthelifeoffrugalityC.wouldmakeupformissingthejunkafterthe“30days”D.succeededinsavingintheend7.Thispassageismainlyabout.
A.howafamilymanagedtheirdailylifeB.afamily’sno-buyingtryC.afamily’swayofsolvinglifeproblemsD.howanewideacameupⅡ.七選五Makingalifestylechangeischallenging,especiallywhenyouwanttotransformmanythingsatonce.Herearesometipstohelpyou:■Makeaplanthatyoucanstickto.Yourplanisamapthatwillguideyouonthisjourneyofchange.1Whenmakingyourplan,bespecific.Wanttoexercisemore?Detailthetimeofdaywhenyoucantakewalksandhowlongyou’llwalk.Postyourplanwhereyou’llmostoftenseeitasareminder.
■Startsmall.Breakdownyourgoalsintosmall,manageablesteps.Isyourlong-termgoaltolose20poundswithinthenextfivemonths?2Ifyou’dliketoeathealthier,consideragoalfortheweekreplacingdessertwithahealthieroption,likefruitoryogurt.Attheendoftheweek,you’llbesuccessfulknowingyouhavemetyourgoal.
■Changeonebehavioratatime.Replacingunhealthybehaviorswithhealthyonesrequirestime.3Toimproveyoursuccess,focusononegoalorchangeatatime.Asnewhealthybehaviorsbecomeahabit,trytoaddanothergoalthatworkstowardtimeoverallchange.
■4Acceptinghelpandsupportfromthosewhocareaboutyouandwilllistentoyoustrengthensyourcommitment.Ifyoufeelunabletomeetyourgoalsonyourown,considerseekinghelpfromapsychologist.Psychologistsareuniquelytrainedtounderstandtheconnectionbetweenthemindandbody,aswellasthefactorsthatpromotebehaviorchange.
■Makingthechangesthatyouwanttakestimeandcommitment,butyoucandoit.Justrememberthatnooneisperfect.Minormisstepsontheroadtoyourgoalsarenormalandokay.5
A.Bekindtoyourself.B.Askforsupport.C.Bedeterminedtorecoverandgetbackontrack.D.Youcaneventhinkofitasanadventure.E.Agoodweeklygoalwouldbetoloseonepoundaweek.F.You’vetriedbefore,butwithoutfeelingmuchsuccess.G.Manypeoplerunintoproblemswhentheytrytochangetoomuchtoofast.?導(dǎo)學(xué)號(hào)07020033?Ⅲ.短文改錯(cuò)(2017·湖北六校聯(lián)合體4月聯(lián)考)假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文,請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯(cuò)誤,每句中最多有兩處,每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加:在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧),并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除:把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。修改:在錯(cuò)的詞下面畫一橫線,并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意:1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞;2.只允許修改10處,多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。Johnwentshoppinginastore,andheforgottobringabag.Sohebuysashoppingbag.Afterarrivinghome,itoccurredhimthathecouldmakeabagbyusinghisoldtrousers.Severalhoursearlier,hemadehimselfaverynicebag.Hismotherwasamazingatwhathehaddone.Avoidingspendingmoneyunnecessarilyisawayofsaving.Andmakingagooduseofthingsisanapproachtoprotecttheenvironment.What’smore,itishelpfulforyoutoimprovetheabilitytomakethingsbyhands.Itnotonlybringsuspleasurebutreducewastearoundus.答案:Ⅰ.A【語篇導(dǎo)讀】這是一篇記敘文。文章說明作者在處于十分困難的時(shí)候,突然收到了匿名援助,從而解決了作者的燃眉之急,這讓作者尤為感激。1.C詞義猜測(cè)題。由下文說明公婆只能勉強(qiáng)糊口,沒指望從他們那得到幫助,作者父母又住得遠(yuǎn),且恥于讓他們知道自己的境況。由此可以推斷此處作者說明她一家生活拮據(jù)。故該詞相當(dāng)于penniless,表示“身無分文的”。正確答案為C項(xiàng)。2.C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段第一句“Myhusbandwastryingtoearnalivingwithanoldpick-uptruck,carryinggroceriesforlocalshopkeepers,butitwasconstantlybreakingdown.”可知,作者丈夫靠給人送貨來賺錢。故選C項(xiàng)。3.B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段倒數(shù)第二句“Ico
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