(2011·北京高考)It's important for the figures____...

(2011·北京高考)It's important for the figures______regularly.

A．to be updated　 　　　　　　　　 B．to have been updated

C．to update　     　　　　　　　　　 D．to have updated

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It’s important for the figures________ regularly.

A. to be updated       B. to have been updated    C. to update   D. to have uodated

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(2010·辽宁高考)Doctors say that exercise is important for health, but it ________ be regular exercise.

A．can　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．will

C．must　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．may

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--Why can she keep such a good figure?

--She ________ great importance to regular exercise.

A．attracts           B．awards            C．applies           D．attaches

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We regularly hear how important consumer spending is for the economy. The story goes like this: the more consumers spend, the more money circulates in the economy, which contributes to healthy job growth and profits. Keynes, a British economist, went as far as to say that individuals saving their money may actually be hurting the economy. Sounds troubling, doesn’t it?

Fear not. You aren’t actually hurting anyone else by saving money. Strong economic growth only comes from the place: savings. Not consumption. In fact, economic activity should not be mistaken for economic growth. For example, somebody takes their money, walks into a store, and purchases goods. The store increases its revenue.

But what happens to all of those goods and services that people have chosen not to consume by saving their money? Simple: other people are allowed to consume them. Think of it this way: when you lend out your savings, you are actually saying, “Here, I am not going to consume right now, so why don’t you?” Banks simply play the middleman: they collect lots of people's savings and then lend out lots of funds.

It takes an unbelievable amount of goods and services to construct a building. It takes food, shelter, and entertainment for all of the workers, as well. Without savings, it is quite impossible to finance such a construction. The coordination between savings and consumption is a necessary basis for sound economic growth. This coordination is also why consumer lending (say, to borrow a big sum of money to buy a car) is not productive, in a strict sense. It doesn't increase the net (净的) amount of wealth of an economy. Those savings could have been used to construct, say, factory equipment.

None of this means consumption and spending are “bad” things. They simply do not make us wealthier. After all, the final goal of production and savings is to consume. But to say that consumption is the engine of economic growth is to put the cart before the horse. Or, to rephrase: the consumption of wealth can never make you wealthier. Happier, perhaps. Wealthier, no.

1.What is the author’s attitude towards Keynes’ theory?

A. Approving.　　　　　　 B. Reserved.

C. Uncertain.　　　　　 D. Critical.

2. The underlined word “revenue” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “_______”.

A. cost　　　　　　　　　 B. reputation

C. income　　　　　　 D. interest

3. According to the author, which chart could show the effect of savings on economy?

4.What would be the best title for this passage?

A. The Saving Behavior of the Economy

B. Consumption: a Key Concept in Economy

C. Consumer Spending and Economic Growth

D. The Truth about Savings and Consumption

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We regularly hear how important consumer spending is for the economy. The story goes like this：the more consumers spend，the more money circulates in the economy, which contributes to healthy job growth and profits. Keynes, a British economist，went as far as to say that individuals saving their money may actually be hurting the economy. Sounds troubling, doesn’t it?

Fear not. You aren’t actually hurting anyone else by saving money. Strong economic growth only comes from one place：savings. Not consumption. In fact，economic activity should not be mistaken for economic growth. For example，somebody takes their money, walks into a store, and purchases goods. The store increases its revenue.

But what happens to all of those goods and services that people have chosen not to consume by saving their money? Simple：Other people are allowed to consume them. Think of it this way：When you lend out your savings, you are actually saying，“Here, I am not going to consume right now, so why don’t you?” Banks simply play the middleman：they collect lots of people’s savings and then lend out lots of funds.

It takes an unbelievable amount of goods and services to construct a building. It takes food, shelter, and entertainment for all of the workers, as well. Without savings，it is quite impossible to finance such a construction. The coordination(协调)between savings and consumption is a necessary basis for sound economic growth. This coordination is also why consumer lending (say , to borrow a big sum of money to buy a car) is not productive，in a strict sense. It doesn’t increase the net (净的) amount of wealth of an economy. Those savings could have been used to construct, say, factory equipment.

None of this means consumption and spending are “bad” things. They simply do not make us wealthier. After all, the final goal of production and savings is to consume. But to say that consumption is the engine of economic growth is to put the cart before the horse. Or, to rephrase: the consumption of wealth can never make you wealthier. Happier, perhaps. Wealthier, no.

1.What is the author’s attitude towards Keynes’ theory?

A. Approving.         B. Reserved(矜持的).

C. Uncertain.         D. Critical.

2.The underlined word “revenue” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to‘‘_________”.

A. cost    　　 B. reputation

C. interest    D. income

3.According to the author, which chart could show the effect of savings on economy?

4.What would be the best title for this passage?

A. The Saving Behavior of the Economy

B. Consumption：a Key Concept in Economy

C. Consumer Spending and Economic Growth

D. The Truth about Savings and Consumption

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It's a little hard to figure out the rules for sure but the baby African buffalo (水牛）seems to have the upper hand. The two stand a couple　 feet apart, staring at each other. Behind them, their mothers look on with the kind of indifference (不关心）of mothers everywhere who see their kids playing a harmless game.

The alarm went off about half an hour ago, the second time tonight. Here，one bell means "elephant ",two "rhino"(犀牛），and three and four，I really can't remember for what，because when you' re awoken by bells in the middle of the night，your first thought won’t be Animal", But as soon as I realized it was the rhino alarm, I was running for the stairs.

Yet I'm the only one watching the animals stare-down. Either nobody else died of a heart attack when the bells went off, or I was the only one in the entire hotel who didn't turn the alarm switch to off before going to bed.

The Ark, a hotel shaped like the biblical ark(圣经的方舟), lies in the highlands of Kenya’s Aberdare National Park, about 100 kilometers north of Nairobi. At the Ark's prow (船首) are huge windows overlooking a waterhole. Earlier tonight，I'd watched a pack of wolves, buffalos and elephants. And now, at Three or so in the mornings　 I'm　 down　 for　 the round of rhino bells. The first time, 2.5 hours ago, it was a single black rhino, which came　 down, got a　 drink, and left.

I'd have been sorry for the lost sleep. I've already arranged with a guide to take me out at sunrise for the so-called "should-never-missed" bird-watching, where well get to see 30 species, but really, how many times in your life will you get to wake up and say，"Wow! Rhino? Isn't that the definition of a pretty good right? Last week we went from Uganda into Kenya，Before I left home, I thought I'd be happy with ten elephants and five or six giraffes on the whole trip.I　 didn't dare to dream the rhino.

1.The message that the hotel's bells sent was 　　　　 .

A. a very wise way the author had never heard of

B. hard for the author to remember in detail

C. a matter that all visitors had got used to

D. like conditioned response training for animals

2.What's the author's attitude toward the bell?

A. It's　 bothering but two bells are welcome.

B. It should be turned off whenever it rings,

C. Its visitors have a chance to see buffalos.

D. It is a very bad way to wake the guests up.

3.What does the underlined part “died of a heart attack" in paragraph 3 mean ?

A. died unexpectedly

B. felt extremely excited

C. felt very uncomfortable and tired

D. suffered from a terrible heart attack

4.What did the author see at about 3:00　 a.m.?

A. Two buffalos were fighting fiercely for food,

B. A rhino and a buffalo were fighting for water.

C. A rhino and a buffalo were staring at each other.

D. A buffalo was teaching its baby to walk freely.

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(2011·湖南高考)The ability ________ an idea is as important as the idea itself.

A．expressing　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．expressed

C．to express　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．to be expressed

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____ regular exercise is very important, it’s never a good idea to exercise too close to bedtime.

A.It　　　　　　 B. As　　　　 C.Although　　　　 D.Unless

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　　　　 regular exercise is very important.It’s never a good idea to exercise too close to bedmme.

A.If　　　　　　　　　　 B. As　　　　　　　　　　　　 C.Although 　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D.Unless

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