PAGEUNIT5TheValueofMoneyA組·基礎鞏固Ⅰ.語法填空AWhatyouspendratherthanwhatyouearn1.________(help)todeterminehowcontentyouarewithlife,anewstudysays.ResearchfromtheOfficeforNationalStatisticsfoundspendingonhotels,restaurantsandhouseholdfurnishingswasassociatedwithlifesatisfaction.2.________(unsurprising),spendingoninsuranceandmobilephoneswasnot.ButtheONSsaidthatoverallspendingandincomematteredlessthanpersonalcircumstanceswhen3.________(measure)lifesatisfaction.Goodhealth,maritalstatus(婚姻狀況)andeconomicactivityhadthestrongestassociationswithhowpositivelylifesatisfactionisrated.Itsanalysisfoundthatagealsomattered:theyounghave4.________(high)lifesatisfactionthanthoseintheir40sbutlifesatisfactionrisesagaininlateryears,beforefallingagainforthoseintheir80s.Living5.________(condition)werealsoimportant.Thosewhoowntheirhomesthinktheirlifesatisfactionishigherthan6.________inpoverty.Butwhilespendingismoreimportantthanincome,householdswith7.________incomeofbetween￡24,000and￡44,000wouldfeelmore8.________(satisfy)iftheirincomeincreased,theONSfound.TheONSsaid:“Thereisnoevidenceofasignificantassociationbetweenhouseholdincome9.________lifesatisfactionoverallafteraccountingforothercharacteristics,suchasage,10.________(marry)andsoon.”【語篇解讀】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。文章敘述了一項新的研究，分析了為什么你的花費而不是收入決定你對生活的滿意度。1.helps考查主謂一致。分析句子成分可知，本句的主語是“Whatyouspend”，謂語動詞要用單數，本句敘述的是客觀事實，要用一般現在時，故填helps。2.Unsurprisingly考查副詞。空格在句中作狀語，修飾一個句子，要用副詞形式，因為此詞在句首，第一個字母要大寫，故填Unsurprisingly。3.measuring考查非謂語動詞。空格處的動詞的邏輯主語是總體支出和收入(overallspendingandincome)，與動詞measure二者之間是主動關系，要用動詞-ing形式。4.higher考查比較級。根據后面的“than”，可知此處要用比較級，故填higher。5.conditions考查名詞。根據后面的系動詞(were)，可知，本空要用復數形式，故填conditions。6.those考查代詞。根據語境可知，此句是一些人對另一些人的對比。根據上下文可知，本空是代詞，填those恰當。7.an考查不定冠詞。句中的名詞income是收入，可作可數名詞，income以元音音素開頭，故填an。8.satisfied考查形容詞。空格處在句中作表語，修飾收入增加的人們，修飾人一般要用-ed形式的形容詞，“satisfied”意為“滿意的”。9.and考查固定搭配。between...and...意為“在……和……之間”，故填and。10.marriage考查名詞。分析句子成分可知，空格處要填名詞，與age并列，故填名詞marriage。BManypeopletaketheideaofsavingmoneyveryseriously.Backin1924,inItaly,agroupofpeople1.________(think)theinabilitytoresistspendingamajorsocialproblem.Theyhadtheideaofstartingadaytoremindpeopletoputawaysomemoneyforarainyday.ThisishowWorldSavingsDay,heldonOct.31st2.________(annual),wasstarted,andit'sstillgoingstrong.Notsurprisingly,amovement3.________(target)thepoorwasstarted.Peopleintheunderdevelopedworldaremoreopen4.________callstobecarefulwithmoney.But5.________ideaofbeingthrifty(節儉)hasalsobecomepopularamongtherich.TakeMarkZuckerbergforexample.TheFacebookfounder,oneoftheworld's6.________(rich)people,doesn'tspendverymuchmoneyonhimself.Otherpeopledon'tspendmoneybecausetheydon'tlikethecultureof7.________(consume).Thisisconnectedtotheview8.________weshouldmakeourselveshappythroughtheactivitieswetakepartinratherthanwithwhatwebuy.Buthoweverweviewmoney,moderatespendingiscertainlyagoodideawhenwearestilltooyoungtogetajob.ThereisaBritishsayingthat9.________(offer)somegoodadviceinthissituation:“Lookafterthepennies,andthepoundswilllookafter10.________(they)．”【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。很多人都非常重視儲蓄的想法。文章主要介紹了窮人和富人的消費觀念，指出不管怎樣，適度地消費當然是個好主意。1.thought考查動詞時態。根據上文中的“Backin1924”可知，描述的是過去發生的事情，應用一般過去時，故填thought。2.annually考查副詞。修飾動詞held應用副詞，故填annually。3.targeting考查非謂語動詞。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之間是邏輯上的主謂關系，故用現在分詞在句中作定語，故填targeting。4.to考查介詞。beopento表示“愿意接受”，符合題意，故填to。5.the考查冠詞。idea為可數名詞，此處特指“節儉的觀念”應用定冠詞，故填the。6.richest考查最高級。表示“世界上最富有的”應用形容詞的最高級形式，故填richest。7.consumption考查名詞。本空前的“thecultureof”為無生命名詞所有格，因此應填不可數名詞consumption，故填consumption。8.that考查名詞性從句連接詞。本句是同位語從句，從句中不缺少成分，且句意完整，應該用that引導，故填that。9.offers考查主謂一致。定語從句中，謂語動詞與先行詞“aBritishsaying”保持一致，且此處陳述的是客觀事實，應用一般現在時，故謂語動詞用第三人稱單數形式，故填offers。10.themselves考查代詞。“Lookafterthepennies,andthepoundswilllookafterthemselves.”表示“積少成多。”指代主語pounds應用反身代詞themselves，故填themselves。Ⅱ.根據提示補全句子1.這是我第一次寫申請做志愿者，所以很興奮。(Itisthefirsttimethat...)It_is_the_first_time_that_I_have_writtenanapplicationtobeavolunteer,soIamsoexcited.2.我正要走進那家超市，突然聽到有人叫我的名字。(beabouttodo...when)Iwas_about_to_enter_the_supermarket_whenIheardmynamecalled.3.在村里時，我哥哥和村民們分享一切并且不要任何回報。(inreturn)Whilestayinginthevillage,mybrothersharedwhateverhehadwiththevillagerswithout_asking_for_anything_in_return.4.白求恩大夫挽救了那么多中國士兵的生命，以至于他被中國人民永遠地記住了。(so...that...)DoctorBethunesavedso_many_Chinese_soldiers_thathewasrememberedbytheChineseforever.5.英國朋友們追求的是中國文化。(強調句型)It_is_the_Chinese_culture_thattheBritishfriendsarecomingfor.B組·能力提升Ⅰ.閱讀理解RememberThe100-MileDiet.Thatwasin2007.EnglishenvironmentalactivistRosalindReadheadisdoingsomethingmuchtougher:aOne-TonneDiet,whereshegetsherpersonalcarbonfootprint(碳足跡)fromeverythingshedoesdowntolessthanonetonneofcarbonperyear.Currently,theaverageAmericanhasafootprintof28tonnes,andtheaverageUKcitizen15tonnes.Herprojectinspiresmanypeople,andunavoidably,it'squestioned.“It'svirtuallyunattainableforanindividualinthedevelopedworldtoevengetdowntoathree-tonnelifestyleanytimesoon，”saysEric,anotherenvironmentalactivist.“TheaimistoattempttoliveononetonneofcarbonperyearfromSeptember2019.IrecordeverythingthatIconsumeinajournal.Thisincludesfood,drink,transport,entertainment,data,showers，heatingetc，”Readheadwritesonherwebsite.“Interestingly,thislow-carbondietisalsolow-calorieandlesscostly.Isavemoneyunexpectedly,andbecomehealthierforavoidinghigh-caloriefoodsthatcouldmakeusoverweighteasily,suchas,alargecheeseburger,withafootprintof2.5kgCO2,etc.”MuchofherdatacomesfromProfessorMikeBerners-Lee'sbookHowBadAreBananas？：TheCarbonFootprintofEverything.Intheintroduction,Berners-Leesayshehashadfirsthandexperienceofaten-tonnediet,andhopesthebookmotivatesotherstoaimforthat.Sowhatisthepointofsuchanexercise?Berners-Leenotesthat“ourimpactsusedtobelocalandvisible.Todaytheyarenot”.Livinghisten-tonnedietmakesthemvisibleandcomprehensible.Aone-tonnelifestyleisatoughexperiment,butwecouldalldobetterbythinkingabouthowwelive,byhavingasenseofscaleandunderstandingthesourcesofourownfootprints,andmaybeeventryingtoachieveBerners-Lee'sten-tonnelifestyle.Tellwhatisimportantandworkourwaydownthelist.Otherwise,readRosalindReadhead'spostsandfeelreallyguilty!1.WhatdoesEricthinkofReadhead'sone-tonnelifestyle?A.Impractical. B.Inspiring.C.Popular. D.Useless.2.WhatbonusdoesReadheadgetwithherOne-TonneDiet?A.Losingweight.B.Cuttingdailyexpenses.C.Savingtime.D.Reducingherfootprint.3.WhydoesBerners-Leewritethebook?A.Toprovidepeoplewithdataoncarbonfootprints.B.Tosharehisexperienceofaten-tonnediet.C.Toencouragepeopletotryalow-carbonlifestyle.D.Totellpeoplehowtocalculatetheirfootprint.4.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestinthelastparagraph?A.Goaftertheseriousstufffirst.B.ReadReadhead'spostsagain.C.FollowBerners-Lee'sexample.D.Getdowntoaone-tonnelifestyle.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇記敘文。作者講述了一位英國環保活動家嘗試每年一噸的低碳生活方式，作者自己深受鼓舞，號召我們節約能源，減少碳排放。1.A推理判斷題。根據第一段中的“It'svirtuallyunattainableforanindividualinthedevelopedworldtoevengetdowntoathree-tonnelifestyleanytimesoon...”可知，Eric認為在如今發達的世界，三噸的生活方式幾乎是不可能實現的，暗指RosalindReadhead的一噸生活方式是不切實際的，impractical“不切實際的，不現實的”。故選A。2.B細節理解題。根據第二段的內容，尤其是“Interestingly,thislow-carbondietisalsolow-calorieandlesscostly.Isavemoneyunexpectedly...”可知，Readhead在實行一噸生活方式時，把日常所有的碳消耗活動記錄下來，有趣的是，這種生活方式是低熱量并且花費更少的，她在這一過程中意外節省了日常開支。3.C推理判斷題。根據第三段中的“Berners-Leesayshehashadfirsthandexperienceofaten-tonnediet,andhopesthebookmotivatesotherstoaimforthat.”可知，Berners-Lee寫作這本書的目的是鼓勵人們嘗試一種低碳的生活方式。4.A細節理解題。根據最后一段的內容，尤其是“Aone-tonnelifestyleis...thinkingabouthowwelive”和“Tellwhatisimportantandworkourwaydownthelist”可知，作者建議我們思考自己的生活，先辨別哪些是重要的事情然后步步努力。故A項符合題意。Ⅱ.七選五TeachChildrentheValueofMoneyAswe'removingtowardsamorecashlesssocietyandrealpocketmoneyisbecomingincreasinglyunpopular,childrenincreasinglynolongerunderstandthevalueofphysicalmoneyandsimpletaskssuchasworkingouthowmanycoinsareneededtobuyatoyorsweetswillbecomeout-of-use.Educationaroundmoneymanagementandestablishinghealthymoneyhabitsatayoungagehavebecomeevenmorevital.1Startwithplanninganactivitytogetherandthendefineabudget.Then,researchwhatthingsyouwillbuy,workoutwhichitemsmaybebettertobuy.Asyoucarryouteachpartoftheactivity,makesuretosaveallthereceipts,andthenevaluateifyoumanagedtostaywithin,orbrokeyourbudget.2Givingyourchildrenorencouragingthemtosuggestaregularchorecanberewardedwithsomepocketmoney.3Forexample,14-year-oldsareoftenmakingtheirownbeds,sointroducingarewardforsucha“chore”isnotagoodidea,however,emptyingthedishwashermightbejustrightforanine-year-old.Thesetypesofchoreswillhelpthemtogetanunderstandingofearningmoneyandtherelationshipbetweentime,effortandmoney.Educatechildrenthroughencouragementbypavingthewayforthemtoactontheirowncuriosityandinterest.4Comingupwithanddoingactivitiesorday-to-daytaskstogetherwithyourchildren,isnotonlymuchmoreenjoyableforyourchildren,butitalsohelpsthemtobecomemoreconfidentanddecisiveaboutmakingtheirowndecisionsaboutsavings,interestrates,orallowances.5Thatisboundtopavethewaytobreakingthetrendoffinancialilliteracy.A.Thatisoneofthemostimportantfactorsforlearning.B.Involvethemineverydaymoneymanagementactivities.C.Thiscanbedonewithreal-moneyoradigitalpiggybank.D.Givingyourchildregularpocketmoney,bigenoughtocoverbasicwants.E.Theywillbecomemorefinanciallyindependentandwisertoonlinespending.F.Suchachorebeyondwhatisconsideredtobedoneatacertainageisthebest.G.Thispracticeofsettingabudgetisveryusefulandfunforbothparentsandchildren.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇議論文。文章介紹了在現金支付不再是主流支付方式的社會，應該如何教孩子意識到金錢的價值和教育孩子學習關于金錢管理的方法。1.B前一句說到，教育孩子金錢管理和建立良好的金錢習慣變得更加重要。下一句說，從和孩子一起計劃一個活動，制訂一個預算開始。可知此空承上啟下，應該表示通過使孩子參與到相關活動中，教育他們進行金錢管理。故選B。2.G根據此空前一句：當你們實施活動的每一部分時，確保留下所有的收據，然后評價你們是否成功做到(花費)在預算之內，還是超出了預算。可以看出這個過程對準確地進行預算有幫助。此空承接上文，因此，應該表示這么做的好處是什么。故選G。3.F此空前一句建議讓孩子做家務，然后給他們零花錢。此空后一句舉例，14歲的孩子常常整理自己的床鋪，因此為這樣的家務提供獎勵不是一個好主意，然而，清空、整理洗碗機可能對9歲的孩子剛好合適。此空承上啟下，應該表示建議孩子承擔什么樣的家務，根據下一句可知，稍微超出孩子本可以做到的家務是好的。故選F。4.A由前文可知，稍微有難度的家務可以幫助孩子理解賺錢的意義和時間、努力與金錢之間的關系。要通過鼓勵教育孩子，為他們根據自己的好奇心和興趣采取行動創造條件(鋪平道路)。此空承接上文，因此，此空應該解釋這種做法對學習金錢管理的意義。故選A。5.E此空前一句講到，和孩子一起實施活動，做任務，對孩子們來說不僅是一種享受，也幫助他們變得更加自信，使他們能果敢地決定有關存款、利率或者免稅額的問題。此空承接上文，應該繼續講這個方法對培養孩子金錢管理方面的好處。故選E。Ⅲ.應用文寫作(2021·全國重點中學模擬)假定你是李華，你校交換生Chris熟悉中國文化，喜歡看動漫。動漫電影《姜子牙(LegendofDeification)》將于下周日在你校放映。請你根據以下提示，用英語給Chris寫一封電子郵件，邀請他一起觀看。1.提出邀請并簡述原因；2.約定見面時間和地點；3.提出觀影后的活動建議。注意：1.詞數80左右；2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫；3.開頭及結尾已為你寫好，不計入總詞數。DearChris，Howiseverything？___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes.Yours，LiHua【參考范文】DearChris，Howiseverything?Ihavegoodnewstotellyou.AnewanimatedfilmnamedLegendofDeificationwillbeshownonourschoolnextSunday.ItisbecauseIknowyoulikethecultureofChina,especiallyanimatedfilms,thatIwouldliketoinviteyoutoadmireit.ThefilmisbasedonthetaleofageniusstrategistfromthenovelFengshenYanyioftheMingDynasty,whosemaincharacterisJiangZiya,amythologicalfiguresharingthesameimmortaluniversewithNezha.Iwillpickyouupat3：00p．m.onSundayatyouraccommodationbuilding.Afterwatchingit,shallwegotothelibrary,inwhichlotsofrelatedbookswillappealtoyouenormously?Iwouldbeverygladifyoucome.Lookingforwardtoyourearlyreply.Bestwishes.Yours，LiHuaⅣ.讀后續寫閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。Therewasarichcouplewhowasthrowingabignewyearpartyattheirhouse.Sotheywentshoppingatthemarketwhereeverythingwasofhighcostandfixedprice.Theywantedtomaintaintheirhighlivingstandardssotheydidn'tmindpayingalotforit.Afterpurchasingeverythingtheyneeded,theycalledaportertocarryeverythinganddropitoffattheirhome.Theporterwhocamewasofanoldage,notveryhealthylooking.Hisclothesweretornandhelookedasifhewasn'tevenabletomeethisdailyneeds.Theyaskedtheporteraboutthechargesfordeliveringtheirgoodsattheirhome.Theoldporterquotedjust$20,apricewellbelowthemarketratefordeliveringgoodsatthecouple'shomeinhiscart.Yet,thecouplearguedandbargainedwiththeporterandfinallysettledfor$15.Theporterwasstrugglingtomakemoneyforeverysinglemealsoheneededanythinghecouldearn.Thecouplewasveryhappythinkinghowwelltheybargainedwiththepoorporterandpaidhim$15inadvanceandleftaftergivingtheportertheiraddressfordelivery.Theyreachedtheirhomeandonehourpassed,twohourspassed,buttheporterstillhadn'tdeliveredtheirstuff.Thewifestartedtogetangryatherhusband,“Ialwaystellyounottotrustsuchapersonbutyouneverlistentome.Suchapersonisnotevenabletoearntofeedhimselfforonetimeinaday,andyouhandedhimeverythingwepurchasedforourbigparty.Iamsureinsteadofdeliveringatourhome,hemusthavedisappearedwitheverything.Wemustimmediatelygobacktothemarkettoinquireandthentothepolicestationtofilethecomplaintagainsthim.”Theybothlefttowardsthemarket.Ontheirway,nearthemarket,theysawanotherporter.Theystopp