新教材外研版英語選擇性必修第二冊Unit2 Improving yourself課時練習及單元測驗

Unit2Improvingyourself課時練習及單元測驗

課時分層作業(yè)1........................................................................................................................-i-

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課時分層作業(yè)1

I.單詞拼寫

1.Weallknowhowimportantsecurity（安全）istoyourenvironment.

2.Asbabies,werely（依賴）entirelyonothersforfood.

3.Manydivorcedfathersonlyhaveaccesstotheirchildrenatweekends.

4.Heatthesauce,stirringconstantly.

5.Wefirstbuildupadetailedprofile（概況）ofourcustomersandtheirrequirements.

6.Ihadothermatterstooccupyme,duringthedayatleast.

7.Theplanisdesignedtomotivate（激勵）employeestoworkmoreefficiently.

8.Doyouthinkshe'llnoticeifIswitch（轉(zhuǎn)換）myglasswithhers?

n.閱讀理解

A

Fromaveryearlyage,somechildrenexhibitbetterself-controlthanothers.Now,anewstudy

thatbeganwithabout1,000childreninNewZealandhastrackedhowachild'slowself-controlcan

predictpoorhealth,moneytroublesandevenacriminalrecordintheiradultyears.

Researchershavebeenstudyingthisgroupofchildrenfordecadesnow.Theyobservedthe

levelofself-controltheyoungstersdisplayed.Parents,teachers,eventhekidsthemselves,scoredthe

youngstersonmeasureslike^actingbeforethinking^and'Tersistenceinreachinggoals.,?Thestudy

ledbyMoffittofDukeUniversityandcolleaguesfollowed1,000childrenfrombirthtoage32in

Dunedin，NewZealand.

“Thechildrenwhohadthelowestself-controlwhentheywereagethreetoten,lateronhadthe

mosthealthproblemsintheir30s,“Moffittsaid,“andtheyhadtheworstfinancialsituation.They

weremorelikelytohaveacriminalrecordandtoberaisingachildasasingleparentonaverylow

income.^Moffittexplainedthatself-controlproblemswerewidelyobserved,andweren'tjusta

featureofasmallgroupofmisbehavingkids.

Moffittsaidit'sstillunclearwhysomechildrenhavebetterself-controlthanothers,thoughshe

saidotherresearchershavefoundthatit'smostlyalearnedbehavior,withrelativelylittlegenetic

influence.Butgoodself-controlcanbesettoruninfamiliesbecausechildrenwithgoodself-control

aremorelikelytogrowuptobehealthyandprosperousparents.Butthegoodnews,Moffittsaid,is

thatself-controlcanbetaughtbyparents,andthroughschoolcurriculathathavebeenshowntobe

effective.

【語篇解讀】文章主要講述了自制力弱的孩子可能會健康狀況不佳，資金困難，甚至

在成年后會有犯罪傾向。而孩子較強的自我控制能力能夠決定未來的成功與健康。此外，良

好的教養(yǎng)可以提高自我控制能力，遺傳因素對其影響較小。

1.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswelearnthat.

A.theresearchhasbeencarriedoutforfiveyears

B.self-controlinkidstendstodeterminetheirfuture

C.self-controlwasassessedbychildren'sintelligence

D.children'sself-controlisalmostthesameatearlyage

B［理解判斷題。根據(jù)前兩段的“achild*slowself-controlcanpredictpoorhealth,money

troublesandevenacriminalrecordintheiradultyears.”可知自制力弱的孩子可能會健康狀況不

佳，資金困難，甚至在成年后會有犯罪傾向。由此可知，自我控制強的孩子往往能決定自己

的未來。故選B。］

2.Childrenwithlowself-controlaremorelikelyto.

A.becomewealthyinlaterlife

B.getgoodschoolperformance

C.havebetterfinancialplanning

D.adoptnegativebehaviors

D［細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段"achild'slowself-controlcanpredictpoorhealth,money

troublesandevenacriminalrecordintheiradultyears.“可知自制力弱的孩子可能會健康狀況不

佳，資金困難，甚至在成年后會有犯罪傾向。由此可知，自制力弱的孩子更有可能養(yǎng)成消極

的行為。故選D。］

3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.Self-controlcannotbetaughtinschools.

B.Thestudyisrestrictedwithinfewparticipants.

C.It'snevertoolatetodealwithself-controlproblems.

D.Goodparentingcanimproveself-controlandlifesuccess.

D［推斷理解題。根據(jù)最后一段"thoughshesaidotherresearchershavefoundthatifsmostly

alearnedbehavior,withrelativelylittlegeneticinfluence."可知自我控制能力是一個學習行為，

遺傳因素對其影響較小。又“Moffittsaid,isthatself-controlcanbetaughtbyparents,andthrough

schoolcurriculathathavebeenshowntobeeffective."可知自我控制能力需要被父母教授。由此推

知，良好的教養(yǎng)可以提高自我控制能力，更有可能收獲成功。故選D。］

4.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Child'sSelf-controlPredictsFutureHealth,success

B.KidsareEncouragedtoTakeRisksatanEarlyAge

C.Children'sDevelopmentCannotbeChangedbyTeachers

D.HowtoTeachtheKidsaBitofSelf-controlinschools.

A[標題歸納題?？v觀全文，文章主要講述了自制力弱的孩子可能會健康狀況不佳，資

金困難，甚至在成年后會有犯罪傾向。而孩子的自我控制能力能夠決定未來的成功與健康。

故選Ao]

B

Whenweareyoungwearetaughtthatit'swrongtolieandweshouldalwaystellthe

truth.Unfortunately,mostchildrenlieevenifthey'retoldnotto.ResearchcarriedoutattheInstitute

ofChildStudyatTorontoUniversityhasshownthatthismightnotbesuchabadthing.Apparently

（顯然地），childrenwhotelllieswhenthey*retwoyearsoldhaveagoodchanceofbecoming

successfuladults（成年人）.

Accordingtotheresearch,attheageoftwo,20percentofchildrenlie.Attheageofthree,

50percentlie,andatfouralmost90percentlie.Bytheageoftwelvealmosteverychildtellslies.

Lyingneedsmuchbrainwork,andthebetterthelieis,themoreworkthebrainhastodo.By

trainingthebrainearly，researchersbelievechildrenwillbeabletothinkmoreclearlywhentheyare

adults.

Recentresearch,carriedoutbytheScienceMuseuminLondon,hasshownsomeinteresting

factsaboutthewaywelieasadults.Accordingtotheresearch,theaverageBritishmantellsthree

lieseveryday；that*sover1,000liesayear.However,theaveragewomanapparentlyonlyliestwice

aday.

Mostpeoplethinkwomenarebetterliars（說謊者）thanmenalthoughinfacttheytellfewer

lies.Popularwomen'sliesinclude'Nothing'swrong,I'mfine*,'Idon*tknowwhereitis,Ihaven't

touchedit',and4Itwasn*tthatexpensive*.

Somepeoplesayyoucanlieaslongasit'sawhitelie.Awhitelieisalietoldtoavoidhurting

someone*sfeelings.Oneofthemostcommonliesforbothmenandwomenis'It'sjustwhatI've

alwayswanted',saidafteropeningapresentfromtheirpartner.

【語篇解讀】文章主要是有關謊言的調(diào)查研究。

5.Whatwillhappentoyoungchildrenwholie?

A.Theywillpossiblydowronglater.

B.They'relikelytosucceedinthefuture.

C.Theywillkeeplyingwhentheygrowup.

D?Theymayhaveagoodchanceoflosingothers*trust.

B［細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的"childrenwhotelllieswhentheyTetwoyearsoldhavea

goodchanceofbecomingsuccessfuladults（成年人）.（兩歲時說謊的孩子很有可能成為成功的成

年人戶可知，撒謊的小孩在以后很可能會取得成功。故選B。］

6.WhatdothenumbersinPara.2showaboutchildren?

A.Olderchildrentellbiggerliesthanyoungerones.

B.Astheygrowtheyoftenlieabouttheirage.

C.Theoldertheyare,themorelikelytheylie.

D.It'squitenaturalforthemtotelllies.

C［推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的研究結(jié)果“Accordingtotheresearch,attheageoftwo,20

percentofchildrenlie.Attheageofthree,50percentlie,andatfouralmost90percentlie.Bythe

ageoftwelvealmosteverychildtellslies.（根據(jù)這項研究，20%的兒童在兩歲時撒謊。三歲時，50%

的孩子撒謊，四歲時，90%的孩子撒謊。到了12歲，幾乎每個孩子都會說謊。廠可知，隨著

孩子年齡的增長，其說謊的概率也在增長。故選C。］

7.WhatdidtheresearchbytheScienceMuseumfindout?

A.Menliemorethanwomen.

B.Womenarebetterliarsthanmen.

C.Women'sliesareusuallynotserious.

D.Mensometimeshavetolietowomen.

A［細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的"Accordingtotheresearch,theaverageBritishmantells

threelieseveryday；that'sover1,000liesayear.However,theaveragewomanapparentlyonlylies

twiceaday.（調(diào)查顯示，英國男性平均每天說謊三次；一年就有超過1000個謊言。然而，女性

平均每天只會說謊兩次。）''可知，男性比女性說的謊多。故選A。］

8.What'sthetruefeelingbehindtheunderlinedpartinthelastparagraph?

A.Youknowmesowell.

B.Idon'tlikethepresent.

C.Youaregoodatpickingpresents.

D.Ihaven'treceivedapresentIreallylike.

B［詞義猜測題。劃線部分是上文“Awhitelieisalietoldtoavoidhurtingsomeone's

feelings.”說明善意的謊言是一種避免傷害某人感情的謊言；下文“saidafteropeningapresent

fromtheirpartner”說明這句話是在收到來自伙伴的禮物后說的話，由此可知，劃線部分是一句

善意的謊言，其實說話者并不喜歡這件禮物。故選B。］

in.閱讀七選五

WhenIreceivedmyadmissiondecisionforMiddlebury,mymouthdroppedopeningenuine

（真的）shock.1Feelingunprepared,Iwasconsideringtakingagapyear.

However,inprocessingthis,Icouldonlythinkaboutthenegativepointsoftakingabreak

betweenhighschoolandcollege.Iwouldfallbehindmypeers.IwouldforgeteverythingIlearnedin

highschoolwithsevenmonthsofnolearning.2

UponarrivingatMiddleburyfortheadmittedstudentdays,Iwasamazedatthebeautyofthe

townandthecampus.WhilespeakingwithMiddkids（asstudentsarecalled）,theyallappeared

happyandgenerallystress-free.

3InAugust,afewMiddkidsIhadmetandbefriendedduringtheadmittedstudentdays

suggestedgoingtoNewburyport,MAforaweek.Forthefirsttime,Iwentonaroadtripwith

someoneIhadonlyknownforafewmonths.Yet,thistripshowedmethefreedomofbeingan

independentadultinawayIhadnotfeltathome.

4Mygapsemesterwasthebestbeginningtoadulthoodbecauseithelpedmebecome

matureinanunexpectedandenrichingmanner,5

Tostudentsreflectingonagapyear,bebraveanddothingsthatareoutsideyourcomfort

zone.Talktopeople:theworldhassomuchtoteach.

A.Ididn'tthinkIwasaworthyenoughcandidatetogetaccepted.

B.Itwasmywayoflettinggoandstartinganewchapterofmylife.

C.ButeventuallyIdecidedtoapplytoMiddleburyforafewreasons.

D.Ialsoopenedmymindtothebenefitsoftalkingsometimeofffrommystudies.

E.IfeltlikeagapyearwouldnarrowdownwhatIwantedtostudyanddoinmylife.

F.MytripsprovidedmewithasenseoffreedomandindependenceIdidnotexperienceduring

myteens.

G.OnceIrestartedmyacademicstudies,Iwouldactuallyperformbetterthanthosewhowent

straightfromhighschooltocollege.

【語篇解讀】文章主要講述了作者的間隔年旅行如何讓他成為一個自由獨立的成年人。

1.A［根據(jù)上文中的"mymouthdroppedopeningenuine（真的）shock（我吃驚地張大嘴

巴）”可以看出，被Middlebury錄取是意料之外的事情。因此可推測出在眾多申請者中他應該

是很一般的。選項A“Ididn'tthinkIwasaworthyenoughcandidatetogetaccepted.（我認為我并不

是一個足以值得被錄取的申請者）”和前文邏輯和語境都符合。故選A項。］

2.C［根據(jù)上文的“Iwouldfallbehindmypeers.IwouldforgeteverythingIlearnedinhigh

schoolwithsevenmonthsofnolearning.（我會落后于他人，我會因為7個月的間隔年把高中學的

知識全忘掉。）”可知，因為知識的遺忘和擔憂作者原本不應該申請這所學院的，但他最后因為

其他原因申請了。故選C項。］

3.D［聯(lián)系上下文可知，作者在剛進校時因為自己的不足感到憂慮，但是其他同學都很

自信且無憂無慮，之后又提到他和一些新生成為了朋友，說明中間發(fā)生了一些積極的事情，

所以我們用“Ialsoopenedmymindtothebenefitsoftalkingsometimeofffrommystudies.（學習

之余我也會花一些時間敞開心扉和同學交談）”符合上下文邏輯。故選D項。］

4.F［根據(jù)第四自然段最后一句"Yet,thistripshowedmethefreedomofbeingan

independentadultinawayIhadnotfeltathome.（然而，這次旅行讓我在某種程度上感受到了作

為一個獨立成人的自由，這是我以前從來沒有感受到的）”,可以推測出用F項“Mytripsprovided

mewithasenseoffreedomandindependenceIdidnotexperienceduringmyteens.（我的旅行給我

提供了自由和獨立的感受，這是我在青少年時期從來沒有的經(jīng)歷）”作為過渡句，起承上啟下的

作用。故選F項。］

5.B［前一句"Mygapsemesterwasthebestbeginningtoadulthoodbecauseithelpedme

becomematureinanunexpectedandenrichingmanner,（我的間隔年是我成年最好的開始，因為

它用一種意想不到的，豐富的方式幫助我變得成熟）”中談到了成年時期的開始，和B選項中的

“startinganewchapterofmylife（開啟生命的新篇章）”意思相同，前后照應。故選B項。］

課時分層作業(yè)2

I.單句語法填空

1.Sweepingtheclassroomhadbeenfinished(finish)whentheteacherreturnedfromtheoffice.

2.Theworkhadbeendone(do)beforehecameback.

3.JohnandJanehadknown(know)eachotherforalongtimebeforetheirmarriage.

4.Ihadintendedfintend)tocallonyou,butwaspreventedfromdoingso.

5.Arescueworkerriskedhislifesavingtwotouristswhohadbeentrapped(trap)inthe

mountainsfortwodays.

6.Iwassenttothevillagelastmonthtoseehowthedevelopmentplanhadbeencarried(carry)

outinthepasttwoyears.

7.WhenmyEnglishteachertoldmethatIhadbeenchosen(choose)asacompetitor,Idevoted

myselftothepreparation.

8.Hesaidthisbookhadbeentranslated(translate)intoJapanese.

9.Iwonderedwhomtheumbrellahadbeentaken(take)bywithoutpermission.

10.Heinvested(invest)hislifesavingsinhisdaughter'sbusiness.

n.完形填空

MygrandfathercamefromHungaryandwastheonlyoneinhisfamilywho1downin

theUnitedStates.TherestofhisfamilyremainedinEurope.WhenWorldWarI2heseemed

tohavebecomeanotherman,downhearted.Hewasverymuchafraidthatifhisonlysonmyuncle,

hadtogotowar,itwouldbecousin3againstcousin.

Onedayin1918,myUncleMiltonreceivedthe4forarmyservice.Mygrandparents

werevery5.Butmymother,attheageof10,wasontopoftheworldabouthersoldierbrother

goingofftowar.Realizinghowhewas6byhislittlesisterandallofherfriends,myuncle

boughtthemallservicepins,which7thattheyhadalovedoneintheservice.Allthelittlegirls

weredelighted.

Themoment8whenmyuncleandtheothersoldiers,withoutanytrainingbutallin

uniforms,boardedthe9.Thebandplayedandthecrowdcheered.Althoughnoonenoticed,I'm

suremygrandmotherhada10inhereyefortheonlyson.Thetrainslowlypulledout,butnot

aboutathousandyards11itsuddenlypaused.Everyonestaredinwonderasthetrainslowly

returnedtothestation.Therewasadeadsilencebecausethedoors12andthemanstartedto

stepout.Someoneshouted,“Thewarisover!”Foramoment,moved,butthenthepeople13

someonebarkordersatthesoldiers.

Themenlinedupintwolines,walkeddownthestep,and14thebandplayingmarched

downthestreet,asreturningheroes,tobe15home.Mymothersaiditwasagreatday,butshe

wasjustalittledisappointedthatitdidn*tlastatinybitlonger.

【語篇解讀】文章講述了多年以前，祖父母送我年輕的叔叔去戰(zhàn)場。在他們深感不安

之時，駛出的列車又回來了，原來是戰(zhàn)爭結(jié)束了。

1.A.handedB.retired

C.settledD.turned

C［根據(jù)空前的“MygrandfathercamefromHungary”可知，我的祖父來自匈牙利，他在美

國定居下來，故C項正確。］

2.A.brokeoutB.endedup

C.startedoutD.turnedout

A［根據(jù)空前的“WorldWarI”可知，此處指第一次世界大戰(zhàn)爆發(fā)了，故A項正確。］

3.A.competingB.debating

C.fightingD.struggling

C［祖父擔心的是一旦兒子參軍，將會與自己的堂兄在戰(zhàn)場上刀兵相見，故C項正確。］

4.A.adviceB.order

C.replyD.signal

B［句意：1918年的一天，我叔叔米爾頓接到了服兵役的命令。根據(jù)空后的“forarmy

service”可知，米爾頓叔叔接到了服兵役的命令，故B項正確。］

5.A.boredB.excited

C.upsetD.unfortunate

［句意：我的祖父母感到非常不安。兒子要去戰(zhàn)場，父母自然是感到不安，故C項正

確。］

6.A.regardedB.distinguished

C.remarkedD.assumed

A［句意：意識到他的小妹妹和她所有的朋友是如何看待他的，我叔叔給她們所有人買

了服役別針，這意味著她們有一個深愛的人在服役。上文說當時我十歲的母親因為她當兵的

哥哥要去打仗而非常高興，此處是說叔叔了解到他的小妹妹和她所有的朋友是如何看待他的,

故A項正確。］

7.A.conveyedB.meant

C.predictedD.stated

B［戴上服役別針意味著她們有一個愛的人在服役，故B項正確。】

8.A.arrivedB.came

C.drewD.parted

B［句意：那一刻終于到來了——我的叔叔和其他士兵，沒有經(jīng)過任何訓練，但都穿上

軍裝，登上了列車。Themomentcamewhen...表示“...的一刻到來了“，故B項正確。］

9.A.busB.car

C.planeD.train

D［根據(jù)空后的“Thetrainslowlypulledout”可知，士兵們是被火車運往戰(zhàn)場的，故D項

正確。］

10.A.guiltB.tear

C.spotD.sparkle

B［句意：雖然沒有人注意到，但我敢肯定我的祖母為她唯一的兒子掉下了眼淚。兒子

即將奔赴戰(zhàn)場，當母親的肯定會擔心得流淚，故B項正確。］

11.A.whenB.but

C.beforeD.since

A［句意：火車慢慢地駛出，但還不到一千碼就突然停了下來。根據(jù)空后的“itsuddenly

paused”可知，火車駛出不到一千碼的時候就突然停了下來，故A項正確。］

12.A.closedB.locked

C.openedD.paused

C［句意：接下來是一陣死寂，因為門開了,那人開始往外走。根據(jù)空后的“themanstarted

tostepout.”可知，門開了，那人開始往外走，故C項正確。］

13.A.caughtB.heard

C.noticedD.saw

B［句意：接著人們聽到有人對士兵們大聲發(fā)號施令。根據(jù)空后的“someonebarkordersat

thesoldiers.”可知，在當時人那么多的情況下，人們只能聽到有人對士兵們大聲發(fā)號施令，故

B項正確。］

14.A.withB.for

C.whileD.like

A［隨著樂隊的演奏，他們像歸來的英雄一樣，沿街游行，故A項正確。］

15.A.welcomedB.received

C.treatedD.identified

A［士兵們像歸來的英雄一樣，人們歡迎他們回家，故A項正確。］

in.語法填空

StudentsataprimaryschoolinHangzhouhadtheirfirstclass1.March1ston

movabletype.Thisis2.ancientChineseprintingsystem.

TheWestLakePrimarySchoolinZhejiangProvincehasintroducedthecourseinthenew

term.AnexpertinChinesecharactersculturehasbeeninvitedtothecampus,3.major

responsibilityistoteachstudentshow4.(use)theancientprintingtechnology.Students

attendlecturesonthehistoryofmovabletypealongwith5.(interest)classesontypesetting

andprinting.Theythenprinttheirowndocument,6.(apply)theknowledgethey've

leamed.Onestudentprintedher7.(new)writtenessay"Whetherthetraditionalred

envelopeskidsreceivebelongtothemortheirparents?”

8.(know)asoneofthefourgreatinventionsofancientChina,movabletypeprinting

9.(invent)byBiShenginthe1040sduringtheSongDynasty,anditistheworld'sfirst

systemofmovabletypeprinting.

Theschoolsaidthecourseisaimedatimprovingthestudents*awarenessofChinesecharacters

andtheir10.(appreciate)ofChineseculture.

【語篇解讀】為了提高學生對漢字的認識和對中國文化的欣賞，浙江省的一所小學開

設了一門有關中國印刷文化的課程，并邀請了一位專家來教學生如何使用古老的印刷技術(shù)。

學生在課上也印刷了屬于自己的文件，將所學用于實踐。

1.on［考查介詞。表示具體某一天要用介詞on,故填on。］

2.an［考查冠詞。句意：這是一個古老的中國印刷系統(tǒng)。system為可數(shù)名詞，在文中

為單數(shù)形式，所以要填一個冠詞修飾system。根據(jù)句意這里是泛指“一個系統(tǒng)”，所以用不定冠

詞修飾。ancient為元音開頭，故填an。］

3.whose［考查定語從句。分析可知，空格處引導定語從句，先行詞AnexpertinChinese

charactersculture指人，空格處在從句中作定語，故用whose引導這個定語從句，故填whose。］

4.touse［考查不定式。句意：一位中國漢字文化專家被邀請到校園，其主要職責是教

學生如何使用古老的印刷技術(shù)。分析可知，how加空格處作teach的賓語，所以用“特殊疑問

詞+不定式”結(jié)構(gòu)作賓語，故填touse。］

5.interesting［考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換?？崭裉幮揎椕~classes要用形容詞，表示“有趣的”，故

填interestingo］

6.applying［考查非謂語動詞。print為句子的謂語動詞，所以apply用非謂語形式，apply

與其邏輯主語they之間是邏輯上的主動關系，要用其現(xiàn)在分詞形式，故填applying。］

7.newly［考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。空格處修飾形容詞written,應該用所給詞的副詞形式，故填

newlyo］

8.Known［考查非謂語動詞。invent為謂語動詞，所以know用非謂語形式，know與

其邏輯主語movabletypeprinting之間是邏輯上的被動關系，所以用其過去分詞作伴隨狀語，

故填Knowno］

9.wasinvented［考查語態(tài)和時態(tài)。invent是句子的謂語，和主語movabletypeprinting

是被動關系，根據(jù)時間狀語inthe1040sduringtheSongDynasty可知，動作發(fā)生在過去，所以

要用一般過去時。movabletypeprinting為單數(shù)，謂語動詞也要用單數(shù)。故填wasinvented。］

10.appreciation［考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。their后要接名詞，故填appreciation。］

課時分層作業(yè)3

I.閱讀理解

A

Youngpeopleareperhapsbetter-knownforspendingmoneythansavingit.Butsomenew

bankingwebsitesareseekingtochangethat.Thesewebsitesofferyoungpeopletheinformationand

toolstheyneedtowatchovertheirmoney.Thewebsitesalsolettheuserssharetheirfinancial

experienceswithotheryoungpeople.

Nineteen-year-oldAlixScotthasbeenworkingatastorethissummer.Sheissavingmoneyto

payforcollegenextyear."Ihavetosaveforallmycollegemoneybecausemyparentscan'taffordto

co-signonloans.So,Ihavetorelyonmyownsavings.^^

Butinsteadofputtinghermoneyinalocalbank,MissScottbeganusingSmartyPig,a

web-basedbankingservice.

SmartPigwasdevelopedbyMichaelFerrariwithafriendin2007.Itisreallyallabouthelping

peoplesaveforveryspecificgoals,suchasawedding,avacationoraniPhone.

MichaelFerrarisaid:"Forexample,youwanttosavefivethousanddollarsforavacationin

threeyears.SmartyPigwillactuallycalculatehowmuchmoneyyouneedtosaveeverymonth.You

don'thavetomovefromyourexistingbank,we'llactuallygoinandwithdrawthosefundsonthe

dayyouspecifyeverymonthandwe'llputitintoyourSmartyPigaccount,whereit'llearninterest,

aswell.^^

SmartyPigalsoenablesoutsiderstoaddmoneytotheaccountsofitsusers.""Perhapsaholiday

iscominguporyourbirthdayiscomingup,andratherthangettingagift,yourfriends,yourfamily

canactuallycontributetoanyofyourSmartyPiggoals.^Mr.Ferrarisaid.Hebelievesthatas

technologycontinuestodevelop,moreandmorepeoplewillusetheelectronicbankingsites.

Agrowingnumberofyoungpeoplehaveshownaninterestinonlinebankingsiteslike

SmartyPig.Theysaytheyliketheeaseofoperationandservicesthesitesoffer.Thesepersonal

financewebsitesoffertoolsthathelpusersfollowtheirspending,setupabudget,andcombinetheir

investments.Andtheyallinvolvesocialmedia,whichinterestsyoungadultswhoarealreadyatease

aboutsharingtheirpersonalinformationonline.

【語篇解讀】年輕人可能更為大家熟知的是花錢而不是存錢。但一些新的銀行網(wǎng)站正

試圖改變這種狀況。這些網(wǎng)站為年輕人提供理財?shù)男畔⒑凸ぞ?，同時還允許用戶與其他年輕

人分享自己的理財經(jīng)驗。

1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEofAlixScott?

A.Shecan'taffordhercollegeeducation.

B.Shehasreceivedastudentloan.

C.Sheprefersonlinebankingservicestolocalbanks.

D.Shehasbeenworkingpart-timeatweekends.

C［細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段"Butinsteadofputtinghermoneyinalocalbank,MissScott

beganusingSmartyPig,aweb-basedbankingservice.”與當?shù)劂y行相比，MissScott更喜歡網(wǎng)上銀

行。故選C。］

2.WhatdoweknowaboutSmartyPig?

A.Itwascreatedin2008.

B.Itoffersthebestrate.

C.ItwasfoundedbyMichaelFerrarialone.

D.Itisatoolforhelpingconsumerssavemoney.

D［細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“SmartPigwasdevelopedbyMichaelFerrariwithafriendin

2007.Itisreallyallabouthelpingpeoplesaveforveryspecificgoals,suchasawedding,avacation

oraniPhone.^SmartPig是幫助消費者存錢的工具。故選D。］

3.Accordingtothetext,usersofSmartyPig.

A.cansharetheirexperiencesofsavingmoney

B.needtoputtheirmoneyintheirSmartyPigaccount

C.haveaccesstolowrateloans

D?CanoftenreceivefreegiftsfromSmartyPig

A［推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段“Forexample,youwanttosavefivethousanddollarsfora

vacationinthreeyears.SmartyPigwillactuallycalculatehowmuchmoneyyouneedtosaveevery

month.Youdon'thavetomovefromyourexistingbank,we'llactuallygoinandwithdrawthose

fundsonthedayyouspecifyeverymonthandwe'llputitintoyourSmartyPigaccount,whereit'll

earninterest,aswell.“比如你想在三年內(nèi)節(jié)省五千美元的假期費用。SmartyPig事實上將為你計

算每月節(jié)省多少錢。你不必從你現(xiàn)有的銀行中轉(zhuǎn)移，我們會在你指定的每一個月的那一天提

取這些資金，我們把它放進你的SmartyPig賬戶?？芍猄martyPig的使用者會體驗存錢的經(jīng)歷。

故選A。］

4.Thelastparagraphmainlytalksabout.

A.howtosavemoneyonSmartyPig

B.whyyoungpeoplelikeonlinebankingsites

C.whatSmartyPigshoulddotoimproveitsservices

D.howonlinebankingsitesdifferfromtraditionalbanks

B［主旨大意題。根據(jù)最后一段第一句"Agrowingnumberofyoungpeoplehaveshownan

interestinonlinebankingsiteslikeSmartyPig.”越來越多的年輕人對網(wǎng)上銀行的業(yè)務表現(xiàn)出興

趣。故選B。］

B

Three-quartersofamilliontouristsflocktothewhitebeacheseveryyear,butthisbooming

industryhascomeataprice.Poisonoussmokerisingfromopenfires,rubbishmadeupofplastic

bottles,packets...,it*safarcryfromthewhitesands,clearwatersandpalmtreesthatweassociate

withtheMaldives（馬爾代夫）,theparadiseislandholidaydestinationsetintheIndianOcean.

Ofits200inhabitedislands,whicharespreadacrossanareaof35，000squaremiles,99are

goodresorts（旅游月生地）.Somanytouristscomeeveryyear,morethandoublethelocal

population.Ofthese,over100,000travelfromtheUK.Thecapital,Male,isfourtimesmoredensely

populatedthanLondon.Giventhesefacts,it'shardlysurprisingthattheMaldiveshasawaste

disposalproblem.

Yearsago,whenthetouristsleft,thegovernmenthadtodealwithastreamofrubbish.Their

solutionwastoturnoneoftheislandsintoadumpingground.FourmileswestofMaleisthe

country'sdumpingground,Thilafushi.WhatyouareseeinghereisaviewoftheMaldivesonwhich

nohoneymoonerswouldliketoclapeyes.Eachvisitorproduces3.5kgofwasteperday.Thecountry

dumpsmorethan330tonsofrubbishontheislandeveryday.

Now,sincemanywasteboa