大學英語-2學習通超星期末考試章節答案2024年一.填空題（共1題,100.0分）1Instructions:

Writethecorrectwordinthespacebeforeitsdefinition____.Asmalljobthatyouhavetodoregularly,especiallyworkthatyoudotokeepahouseclean_____.Fittogetherverywell____.thethingthatyouthinkismostimportantandthatneedsattentionbeforeanythingelse____.Alargeamountofthingsthatarescatteredsomewhereinanuntidyway____.Somethingthatstopsyoupayingattentiontowhatyou’redoing_____.

Tomakesmallchangestosthinordertoimproveit____.Todelaydoingsth.thatyououghttodo_____

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Appearorstarttoaffectyou_______Tokeepsth.esptimeforaspecialpurpose______.Toplanthatsomethingwillhappenataparticulartime

答案:chore;meshwith;priority;clutter;distraction;modify;procrastinate;comeup;setaside;(10)scheduleReadthetextPluggedinandfillintheblankswithproperwordsfromthetext.1.Everyonethesedaysseemstobe_____1_______.2.Therearestudents____2______whilewaitinginlineforcoffee,____3____librarytableswithlaptops.3.Theinternethascertainlymadeiteasierthaneverforstudentstoconductresearch,____4______onlinecoursecontent,andshare___5_____material.4.Studentsarespending______6________oftheirtimeonlinedoingnon-academicactivities.5.Millennialsarethefirstgenerationtotruly____7______Internetdevicesandactivities.6.Oldergenerations____8_____Internet-relatedtechnologyasnewinventions.7.MillennialsusetheInternet____9______toconnectwithothers.8.They'retheonlygenerationthatthinktechnology_____10_______peopleclosertogether.

答案:constantlypluggedin;thumbingsmartphones;lining;access;academic;asignificantportion;embrace;marvelat;primarily;(10)bringsShebetallhermoney________theresultofthefootballgame.

答案:onShewasshakingwithherteeth_________inthecoldwind.

答案:clenched翻譯：約翰遜先生答應馬上解決這個問題。（assure；address）

答案:Mr.Johnsonassuredthemthathewouldaddressthematterimmediately.翻譯：約翰遜先生的兒子喬治愛上了打鼓，每天晚上反復練習。（overandover/repeatedly）

答案:George,thesonofMr.Johnson,fellinlovewithdrummingandpracticedoverandovereverynight.;George,thesonofMr.Johnson,fellinlovewithdrummingandpracticedrepeatedlyeverynight.AftertheterroristattackonSeptember11,2001,theinternationalworldisreadytofight__________againstterrorism.

答案:inunisonOver1000peoplehaveappliedforthevacanciesinMicrosoft,buttheapplicantswillbe__________toashortlistof10candidates.

答案:narroweddownHehasalwaysbeen____________,forthereissomethingwrongwithhisvocalchords.

答案:dumbHavingworkedasa__________clerkinthecompanyforfiveyears,Harryislikelytobepromotedtoaseniorpositionthisyear.

答案:juniorFredwasashyboyandit__________himgreatlythathehadtogiveaspeechinfrontofthewholeclass.

答案:embarrassedThenoisefromthestreetdownbelow____________himfromhisstudy.

答案:distractsMapsareouroldestliterature,olderthanbooks.I'll____________amapwasthefirstthingwehumanseverwrotetocommunicatewitheachother.

答案:betThestudents'enthusiasmformorningexercises__________graduallyasitgetscolderandcolder.

答案:fadesSectionCMatchingParagraphswithInformationDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymatchingthecorrespondingletterwitheachstatement.FindingtheRightHome—andContentment,Too[A]Whenyourelderlyrelativeneedstoentersomesortoflong-termcarefacility—amomentfewparentsorchildrenapproachwithoutfear—whatyouwouldlikeistohaveeverythingmadeclear.[B]Doesassistedlivingreallymarkagreatimprovementoveranursinghome,orhastheindustrysimplyhiredbetterinteriordesigners?Arenursinghomesasbadaspeoplefear,oristhatanout-modedstereotype(固定看法)?Candoingone'shomeworkreallysteerfamiliestothebestplaces?Itisgenuinelyhardtoknow.[C]Iamabouttomakethingsmorecomplicatedbysuggestingthatwhatkindoffacilityanolderpersonlivesinmaymatterlessthanwehaveassumed.Andthatthecharacteristicsadultchildrenlookforwhentheybeginthesearcharenotnecessarilythethingsthatmakeadifferencetothepeoplewhoaregoingtomovein.Iamnottalkingaboutthequalityofcare,letmehastilyadd.Nobodyflourishesinagloomyenvironmentwithirresponsiblestaffandapoorsafetyrecord.Butanaccumulatingbodyofresearchindicatesthatsomedistinctionsbetweenonetypeofeldercareandanotherhavelittlerealbearingonhowwellresidentsdo.[D]Themostrecentofthesestudies,publishedinTheJournalofAppliedGerontology,surveyed150Connecticutresidentsofassistedliving,nursinghomesandsmallerresidentialcarehomes(knowninsomestatesasboardandcarehomesoradultcarehomes).ResearchersfromtheUniversityofConnecticutHealthCenteraskedtheresidentsalargenumberofquestionsabouttheirqualityoflife,emotionalwell-beingandsocialinteraction,aswellasaboutthequalityofthefacilities.[E]"Wethoughtwewouldseedifferencesbasedonthehousingtypes,"saidtheleadauthorofthestudy,JulieRobison,anassociateprofessorofmedicineattheuniversity.Areasonableassumption—don'tfamiliesstruggletoavoidnursinghomesandsufferrealguiltiftheycan't?[F]Intheinitialresults,assistedlivingresidentsdidpaintthemostpositivepicture.Theywerelesslikelytoreportsymptomsofdepressionthanthoseintheotherfacilities,forinstance,andlesslikelytobeboredorlonely.Theyscoredhigheronsocialinteraction.[G]Butwhentheresearcherspluggedinanumberofothervariables,suchdifferencesdisappeared.Itisnotthehousingtype,theyfound,thatcreatesdifferencesinresidents'responses."Itisthecharacteristicsofthespecificenvironmenttheyarein,combinedwiththeirownpersonalcharacteristics—howhealthytheyfeeltheyare,theirageandmaritalstatus,"Dr.Robisonexplained.Whetherresidentsfeltinvolvedinthedecisiontomoveandhowlongtheyhadlivedtherealsoprovedsignificant.[H]Anelderlypersonwhodescribesherselfasinpoorhealth,therefore,mightbenolessdepressedinassistedliving(evenifherchildrenpreferredit)thaninanursinghome.Apersonwhohadinputintowherehewouldmoveandhashadtimetoadapttoitmightdoaswellinanursinghomeasinasmallresidentialcarehome,otherfactorsbeingequal.Itisaninteractionbetweenthepersonandtheplace,notthesortofplaceinitself,thatleadstobetterorworseexperiences."Youcan'tjustsay,'Let'sputthispersoninaresidentialcarehomeinsteadofanursinghome—shewillbemuchbetteroff,'"Dr.Robisonsaid.Whatmatters,sheadded,"isacombinationofwhatpeoplebringinwiththem,andwhattheyfindthere."[I]Suchfindings,whichruncountertocommonsense,havesurfacedbefore.Inamulti-statestudyofassistedliving,forinstance,UniversityofNorthCarolinaresearchersfoundthatahostofvariables—thefacility'stype,sizeorage;whetherachainownedit;howattractivetheneighborhoodwas—hadnosignificantrelationshiptohowtheresidentsfaredintermsofillness,mentaldecline,hospitalizationsormortality.Whatmatteredmostwastheresidents,physicalhealthandmentalstatus.Whatpeoplewerelikewhentheycameinhadgreaterconsequencethanwhathappenedoncetheywerethere.[J]AsIwasconsideringallthis,apressreleasefromarespectedresearchfirmcrossedmydesk,announcingthatthefive-starratingsystemthatMedicaredevelopedin2008tohelpfamiliescomparenursinghomequalityalsohaslittlerelationshiptohowsatisfieditsresidentsortheirfamilymembersare.Asamatteroffact,consumersexpressedhighersatisfactionwiththeone-starfacilities,thelowestrated,thanwiththefive-starones.(Moreonthisstudyandthestarratingswillappearinasubsequentpost.)[K]Beforewecollectivelytearourhairout—howarewesupposedtofindourwayinalandscapethisconfusing?—hereisathoughtfromDr.PhilipSloane,ageriatrician(老年病學專家)attheUniversityofNorthCarolina:"Inaway,thatcouldbeliberatingforfamilies."[L]Ofcourse,sonsanddaughterswanttovisitthefacilities,talktotheadministratorsandresidentsandotherfamilies,anddoeverythingpossibletofulfilltheirduties.Butperhapstheydon'thavetoturnthemselvesintoprivateinvestigatorsorCongressionalsubcommittees."Familiescanlookabitmoreforwheretheresidentsaregoingtobehappy,"Dr.Sloanesaid.Andinvolvingthefutureresidentintheprocesscanbeveryimportant.[M]Weallhaveourownideasaboutwhatwouldbringourparentshappiness.Theyhavetheirideas,too.Afriendrecentlytookhermothertovisitanexpensiveassistedliving/nursinghomenearmytown.Ihaveseenthisplace—itiselegant,insideandout.Butnobodygreetedthedaughterandmotherwhentheyarrived,thoughthevisithadbeenplanned;nobodyintroducedthemtotheotherresidents.Whentheyhadlunchinthediningroom,theysataloneatatable.[N]Thedaughterfearedhermotherwouldbeignoredthere,andsoshedecidedtomoveherintoamorewelcomingfacility.Basedonwhatisemergingfromsomeofthisresearch,thatmighthavebeenasrationalawayasanytoreachadecision.

答案:E;L;B;H;N;J;F;C;I;G;________Thefindingsofthelatestresearchweresimilartoanearliermulti-statestudyofassistedliving.

答案:E;L;B;H;N;J;F;C;I________Whatkindofcarefacilityoldpeopleliveinmaybelessimportantthanwethink.

答案:E;L;B;H;N;J;F;C________Atfirsttheresearchersofthemostrecentstudyfoundresidentsinassistedlivingfacilitiesgavehigherscoresonsocialinteraction.

答案:E;L;B;H;N;J;F________Howaresidentfeelsdependsonaninteractionbetweenthemselvesandthecarefacilitytheylivein.

答案:E;L;B;H________Thoughithelpsforchildrentoinvestigatecarefacilities,involvingtheirparentsinthedecision-makingprocessmayproveveryimportant.

答案:E;LSectionBBankedClozeDirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithseveralblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Afewyearsago,itwasfashionabletospeakofagenerationgap,a(1)________betweenyoungpeopleandtheirelders.Parentscomplainedthatchildrendidnotshowthemproperrespectand(2)________,whilechildrencomplainedthattheirparentsdidnotunderstandthematall.Whathadgonewrong?Whyhadthegenerationgap(3)________appeared?Actually,thegenerationgaphasbeenaroundforalongtime.Manycriticsarguethatitisbuiltintothefabricofoursociety.Oneimportantcauseofthegenerationgapisthe(4)________thatyoungpeoplehavetochoosetheirownlife-styles.Inmore(5)________societies,whenchildrengrowup,theyareexpectedtoliveinthe(6)________areaastheirparents,tomarrypeoplethattheirparentsknowandapproveof,andoftentocontinuethefamilyoccupation.Inoursociety,youngpeopleoftentravelgreatdistancesfortheireducation,mostoutofthefamilyhomeatanearlyage,marryorlivewithpeoplewhomtheirparentshavenever(7)________,andchooseoccupationsdifferentfromthoseoftheirparents.Inourmodernsociety,parentsoftenexpecttheirchildrentodobetterthantheydid:tofindbetterjobs,tomakemoremoney,andtodoallthethingsthattheywereunabletodo.Often,however,theambitionsthatparentshavefortheirchildrenareanothercauseofthedivisionbetweenthem.Oftentheydiscoverthattheyhaveverylittlein(8)________witheachother.Finally,thespeedatwhichchangestakeplaceinoursocietyis(9)________causeofthegapbetweenthegenerations.Inatraditionalculture,elderlypeoplearevaluedfortheirwisdom,butinoursocietytheknowledgeofalifetimemaybecomeobsolete(10)________.Theyoungandtheoldseemtoliveintwoverydifferentworlds,separatedbydifferentskillsandabilities.Nodoubt,thegenerationgapwillcontinuetobeafeatureofAmericanlifeforsometimetocome.Itscausesarerootedinthefreedomsandopportunitiesofoursociety,andintherapidpaceatwhichsocietychanges.

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答案:E;L;J;H;A;G;F;K;O;D;Inordertoalleviatechildren'sboredom,theauthorwouldprobablysuggest_________.

答案:adjustingthepaceoflifeandintensityofstimulationInPara.6,theauthorexpressedhisdoubtabouttheeffectivenessoftryingtochangechildren'sindifferencetowardmuchoflifeby___________.

答案:prescribingmedicationsfortheirtemporaryreliefFromhisownexperience,theauthorcametotheconclusionthatchildrenseemtoexpect_________.

答案:ever-changingthrillingformsofrecreationAccordingtotheauthor,childrenarebored_________.

答案:eveniftheyareexposedtomoreandmorekindsofentertainmentTheauthorfeltsurprisedintheamusementparkthat_________.

答案:hissonwasnotasthrilledbytherollercoasterrideasexpectedWhoisthemostimportantintermsofpromotingsocialdiversity?

答案:TheneighborhoodWhydoesthemanpaythewoman'smalecolleaguesmoremoney?

答案:BecausetheyhavefamiliestosupportWhydoesthewomanwanttobepaidmore?

答案:BecausesheisdoingthesameworkasthemenWhatdoesthemansayaboutthewoman'swork?

答案:Herworkistop-notchIncountrieswheremenandwomenareequal,howdowomenperformoncognitivetestscomparedtothoseinasocietywithtraditionalattitudesaboutgenderroles?

答案:BetterthanthoseinasocietywithtraditionalattitudesaboutgenderrolesAccordingtothestudy,whatistrueaboutwomenthatliveinasocietywithtraditionalattitudesaboutgenderroles?

答案:WomenhavelessopportunityforeducationandemploymentHowoldwerethewomeninthestudy?

答案:Between50and93Mikeisanextremelycarelessman._______,itwasnotuntilhegottoanATMthatitoccuredtohimhehadlefthisbankcardathome.

答案:OnoneoccasionHe____________herwithachoicebetweenhercareerortheirrelationship.

答案:confrontedNomatterhowtiredyouare,itwouldbe______towatchthemovie.

答案:worthwhileAsanoldsayinggoes,happinessis________goodhealthandabadmemory.

答案:nothingmorethanThebuses,_________werealreadyfull,weresurroundedbyangrycrowd.

答案:mostofwhichLilyfeltrather__________asshewastheonlypersonwhoworesportswearatthedinnerparty.

答案:outofplaceHesatleaningaganistthebackoftheseatwithhislegs_______straightinfrontofhim.

答案:stretchedoutThe________ofourtriptoShanghaiwasgoingtotheJinMaoTowertohaveabird'seyeviewofthecity.

答案:highlightShe________theboywith$10forhishelp.

答案:rewardedWewere________bythenewsthattheyweregettingdivorced;theygotmarriedjustamonthagoandwereconsideredsuchaperfectmatch.

答案:startledSectionCMatchingParagraphswithInformationDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymatchingthecorrespondingletterwitheachstatement.A)

Manyofthe1.5millionchildrenintheU.S.whoseparentsdivorceeveryyearfeelasiftheirworldsarefallingapart.Divorcingparentsareusuallyveryconcernedaboutthewelfareoftheirchildrenduringthistroublesomeprocess.Someparentsaresoworriedthattheyremaininunhappymarriages,believingitwillprotecttheirchildrenfromthehurtofdivorce.Yetparentswhosplithavereasonsforhope.Researchershavefoundthatonlyarelativelysmallpercentageofchildrenexperienceseriousproblemsinthefollowingdaysofdivorceor,later,asadults.B)

Divorceaffectsmostchildrenintheshortrun,butresearchsuggeststhatkidsrecoverrapidlyaftertheinitialblow.Ina2002studypsychologistE.MavisHetheringtonandherstudentAnneMitchellElmorefoundthatmanychildrenexperienceshort-termnegativeeffectsfromdivorce,especiallyanxiety,anger,shockanddisbelief.Thesereactionstypicallydiminishordisappearbytheendofthesecondyear.Onlyaminorityofkidssufferlonger.C)

Mostchildrenofdivorcealsodowellinthelongerterm.Inaquantitativereviewoftheliteraturein2001,sociologistPaulR.Amatoexaminedthepossibleeffectsonchildrenseveralyearsafteradivorce.Thestudiescomparedchildrenofmarriedparentswiththosewhoexperienceddivorceatdifferentages.Theinvestigatorsfollowedthesekidsintolaterchildhood,adolescenceortheteenageyears,assessingtheiracademicachievement,emotionalandbehaviorproblems,delinquency(少年犯罪),self-conceptandsocialrelationships.Onaverage,thestudiesfoundonlyverysmalldifferencesonallthesemeasuresbetweenchildrenofdivorcedparentsandthosefromunbrokenfamilies,suggestingthatthevastmajorityofchildrenenduredivorcewell.D)

Researchershaveconsistentlyfoundthathighlevelsofparentalconflictduringandafteradivorceareassociatedwithpooreradjustmentinchildren.Theeffectsofconflictbeforetheseparation,however,maybethereverseinsomecases.Ina1985studyHetheringtonandherassociatesreportedthatsomechildrenwhoareexposedtohighlevelsofmaritalconflictpriortodivorceadjustbetterthanchildrenwhoexperiencelowlevels.Apparentlywhenmaritalconflictiscovered,childrenareoftenunpreparedwhentoldabouttheupcomingdivorce.Theyaresurprised,perhapseventerrified,bythenews.Inaddition,childrenfromhigh-conflictfamiliesmayexperiencethedivorceasawelcomerelieffromtheirparents'fighting.E)

Takentogether,thefindingssuggestthatonlyasmallpercentageofyoungpeopleexperiencedivorce-relatedproblems.SometroublesmayarisefromconflictbetweenMomandDadassociatedwiththedivorce.Thestressofthesituationcanalsocausethequalityofparentingtosuffer.Divorcefrequentlycontributestodepression,anxietyorsubstanceabuseinoneorbothparentsandmaybringaboutdifficultiesinbalancingworkandchildrearing.Theseproblemscandamageaparent'sabilitytoofferchildrenstabilityandlovewhentheyaremostinneed.F)

Theexperienceofdivorcecanalsocreateproblemsthatdonotappearuntilthelateteenageyearsoradulthood.In2000inabookentitledTheUnexpectedLegacyofDivorce:A25YearLandmarkStudy,JudithWallersteinandhercolleaguespresentdetailedcasestudiessuggestingthatmostadultswhowerechildrenofdivorceexperienceseriousproblemssuchasdepressionandrelationshipissues.G)

Yetscientificresearchdoesnotsupporttheviewthatproblemsinadulthoodarepopular;itinsteaddemonstratesthatmostchildrenofdivorcebecomewell-adjustedadults.Forexample,ina2002book,Hetheringtonandherco-authorJohnKellydescribea25-yearstudyinwhichHetheringtonfollowedchildrenofdivorceandchildrenofparentswhostayedtogether.Shefoundthat25percentoftheadultswhoseparentshaddivorcedexperiencedserioussocial,emotionalorpsychologicaltroublescomparedwith10percentofthosewhoseparentsremainedtogether.Thesefindingssuggestthatonly15percentofadultchildrenofdivorceexperienceproblemsoverandabovethosefromstablefamilies.Nooneknowswhetherthisdifferenceiscausedbythedivorceitselforbysomechangeablefactors,suchaspoorerparenting,thatoftenaccompanyamarriage'sending.H)

Inareviewarticlein2003,psychologistsJoanB.Kelly,Calif.,andRobertE.Emeryconcludedthattherelationshipsofadultswhoseparents'marriagesfaileddotendtobesomewhatmoreproblematicthanthoseofchildrenfromstablehomes.Forinstance,peoplewhoseparentssplitwhentheywereyoungexperiencemoredifficultyformingandsustainingintimaterelationshipsasyoungadults,greaterdissatisfactionwiththeirmarriages,ahigherdivorceratecomparedwithadultsfromsustainedmarriages.Onallothermeasures,differencesbetweenthetwogroupsweresmall.I)

Eventhoughchildrenofdivorcegenerallydowell,anumberoffactorscanreducetheproblemstheymightexperience.Childrenlivebetterifparentscanlimitconflictassociatedwiththedivorceprocessorminimizethechild'sexposuretoit.Further,childrenwholiveinthecustody(監護)ofatleastonewell-functioningparentdobetterthanthosewhoseprimaryparentisdoingpoorly.Inthelattersituation,themaladjusted(心理失調的)parentshouldseekprofessionalhelporconsiderlimitinghisorhertimewiththechild.Parentscanalsosupporttheirchildrenduringthisdifficulttimebytalkingtothemclearlyaboutthedivorceanditsimplicationsandansweringtheirquestionsfully.J)

Other,moregeneralaspectsofgoodparentingcanalsoreduceagainstdivorce-relateddifficultiesinchildren.Parentsshouldprovidewarmthandemotionalsupport,andtheyshouldcloselymonitortheirchildren'sactivities.Theyshouldalsodeliverdisciplinethatisneitheroverlytolerant；noroverlystrict.Otherfactorscontributingtochildren'sadjustmentincludepostdivorceeconomicstabilityandsocialsupportfrompeersandotheradults,suchasteachers.K)

Inaddition,certaincharacteristicsofthechildcaninfluencehisorheradaptability.Childrenwithaneasygoingtemperamenttendtolivebetter.Copingstylesalsomakeadifference.Forexample,childrenwhoaregoodproblemsolversandwhoseeksocialsupportaremoreadaptablethanthosewhorelyondistractionandavoidance.

答案:D;B;E;H;J;G;I;K;A;C;10.______Theinvestigatorshaveassessed5aspectsofcertainchildrenofmarriedanddivorcedparents,andfoundnobigdifferencesbetweenthem.

答案:D;B;E;H;J;G;I;K;A;C8.______Children'scharacteristicscaninfluencetheirabilitiestoadapttothenewsituation.

答案:D;B;E;H;J;G;I;K7.______Anumberoffactorscanhelpchildrenofdivorcedparentsreducesomepossibleproblemstheymightencounter.

答案:D;B;E;H;J;G;I6.______HetheringtonandJohnkelly'sstudysuggestsonly15%ofadultchildrenofdivorceexperienceproblemsmorethanthosewhoseparentsremainedtogether.

答案:D;B;E;H;J;G5.______Goodparentingonmoregeneralaspectscanalsoreducechildren'sdifficultiesrelatedtodivorce.

答案:D;B;E;H;J4.______AccordingtopsychologistsJoanB.KellyandRobertE.Emery,therelationshipsofadultsfromdivorcedfamiliesarecertaintobemoreproblematicthanthoseofchildrenfromstablefamiliesinsomeaspects.

答案:D;B;E;H3.______Parentscan'tofferchildrengoodrearingbecauseoftheirconflictsassociatedwiththedivorce.

答案:D;B;E2.______Mostchildrenexperienceshort-termnegativeeffectsfromtheirparents'divorceandrecoverbytheendofthesecondyear.

答案:D;B1.______Ifchildrenareunawareofhighconflictsbetweentheirparents,theyareoftensurprisedevenhorrifiedwhentheyhearthenewsofdivorce.

答案:DSectionBBankedClozeDirections:Inthissection,thereisapassagewithseveralblanks.Youarerequiredtoselectonewordforeachblankfromalistofchoicesgiveninawordbankfollowingthepassage.Readthepassagethroughcarefullybeforemakingyourchoices.Eachchoiceinthebankisidentifiedbyaletter.Youmaynotuseanyofthewordsinthebankmorethanonce.

Manychildrenfirstlearnthevalueofmoneybyreceivinganallowance(零用錢).Parentsoftengivetheirchildrenanamountofmoneythattheymayspendasthey(1)________.Thepurposeistoletthechildrenlearnfromexperienceatanagewhenfinancialmistakesarenotverycostly.

Achildmayreceivean(2)________eachweekoreachmonth.Theamountisnotsoimportant.Butparentsshouldmakeclearwhat,ifanything,thechildis(3)________topayforwiththemoney.Atfirst,youngchildrenmayspendalloftheirallowancesoonaftertheyreceiveit.Iftheydothis,theywilllearnthehardwaythatspendingmustbedonewithina(4)________.Parentsshouldnotoffermoremoney(5)________thenextallowanceistobepaid.Olderchildrenmaybe(6)________enoughtobudgetlargercostslikethoseforclothing.Theobjectiveistoshowyoungpeoplethatabudget(7)________choicesbetweenspendingandsaving.

Manypeoplewhohavewrittenonthesubjectsayitisnotagoodideatopayyourchildforworkaroundthehome.Thesejobsareanormalpartoffamilylife.Payingchildrentodoextraworkaroundthehouse,(8)________,canbeuseful.Itcanevenprovideanunderstandingofhowabusinessworks.

Allowancesgivechildrena(9)________toexperiencethethreethingstheycandowithmoney.Theycanshareitintheformofgiftsorgiveittoorganizations.Theycanspenditbybuyingthingstheywant.Ortheycansaveit.Savinghelpschildrenunderstandthatcostlygoals(10)________sacrifice:youhavetocutcostsandplanforthefuture.Requiringchildrentosavepartoftheirallowancecanalsoopenthedoortofuturesavingandinvesting.

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答案:I；wish;H；allowance;M；expected;K；budget;E；until;F；responsible;A；demands;J；however;C；chance;N；require;Howwillthemosteffectivedecisionbedetermined?

答案:ItwillbedecidedbyexperimentationWhydidthepublisherscooperatewiththelibrariesinthepast?

答案:BecausethelibrariesboughtbooksTheword“maintained”(Para.2)mostcloselymeans________.

答案:supportedItcanbeinferredthattheproblemwiththenewtechnologyisthat________.

答案:itistoocomplicatedThebesttitleforthistextwouldbe________.

答案:TheChallengeforToday'sLibrariesWhatisthetoneofthespeaker?

答案:WorriedWhydoestheyoungergenerationinChinaworkhard?

答案:BecausetheywanttohavemoremoneyWhyareyoungpeopleinChinamoreindividualisticthanelderlypeople?

答案:TheyneedtofindjobsandpayforeducationthemselvesWhatdon'tpeoplerealizeaboutvolunteers？

答案:VolunteerinvolvementWhocanfindthatahospitalcanbeascaryplace?

答案:ThesickpeopleWhatcanavolunteerbringtothesick?

答案:AlotofjoyandoptimismWhatdidthemanrealizeheenjoyed?

答案:ResponsibilityWhichofthefollowingrelatestotherelationshipbetweenvolunteeringandemployment?

答案:Itisstrongerforpeoplewhodon'thaveahighschooldiplomaWhatdoesTomJonessayaboutvolunteering?

答案:YouhavebetterchancesofbeingemployedWhichofthefollowingistrueaboutvolunteering?

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答案:scannedSectionCMatchingParagraphswithInformationDirections:Inthissection,youaregoingtoreadapassagewithtenstatementsattachedtoit.Eachstatementcontainsinformationgiveninoneoftheparagraphs.Identifytheparagraphfromwhichtheinformationisderived.Youmaychooseaparagraphmorethanonce.Eachparagraphismarkedwithaletter.Answerthequestionsbymatchingthecorrespondingletterwitheachstatement.WhyAreAsianAmericansMissingFromOurTextbooks?A)Istillremembermyfourth-gradesocialstudiesproject.OurclasswasstudyingtheGoldRush,somethingallCaliforniafourth-graderslearned.IwasexcitedbecauseIhadaskedtoresearchChineseimmigrantsduringthatera.GrowingupintheSanFranciscoBayArea,Ihadalwaysknownthat"SanFrancisco"translatedto"GoldMountain"inChinese.ThenamehadstuckeversinceChineseimmigrantsarrivedontheshoresofNorthernCaliforniainthe1850s,eagertotrytheirluckinthegoldmines.NowI'dhavethechancetolearnaboutthem.B)Myexcitementwasshort-lived.Irememberheadingtothelibrarywithmyclassandaskingforhelp.Irememberthelibrarian'shesitation.Shefinallyledmepastrowafterrowofbooks,toacornerofthelibrarywhereshepulledanoversizedbookofftheshelf.ShecheckedtheindexandturnedovertoapageaboutearlyChineseimmigrantsinCa