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Everybody has to buy or sell things sometimes. Even students who are usually not very rich, have to learn something about making purchases intelligently. As a student, you may find, for example, that you need to a walkman or winter clothing. You may want to buy a television or a used car. Of course, you want to get good value for your money. If you are considering a major purchase, or any purchase you should remember several important things.

※Study first, and then decide what to buy. You can learn a lot just by reading books and advertisements.

Remember that a high quality product will probably last longer and work better. Of course, for a superior product you are expected to pay more. An inferior product may not give you the same quality, but the price could be low. A poor quality product could be expensive and a valuable one could be on sale at a greatly reduced price.

※Don’t worry. Take your time. After you decide what product you want to buy, go to many different stores. If you cannot find the product you want, you try to order it directly from the factory or ask the store to order it for you.

Look for a good deal. If you wait, you may probably find that your product will go on sale and you may be able to save 10,20, or even 50 percent of the original price.

Finally, before you buy, make sure that that product is guaranteed. If you find the lowest possible price, you will generally be happy with your purchase and also keep more money in the bank.

1.Which of the following should you care more while shopping?

A. The price of the product    B. The information of the product

C. The size of the product     D. The quality of the product

2. According to the writer, waiting before shopping probably means_____.

A. saving money           B. wasting money

C. losing the product      D. wasting time

3. If you want to have a good purchase, you should do all the following except ____

A. getting enough information about the product

B. taking your friend’s advice

C. making sure about the guarantee of the product

D. waiting until the proper time

4.The main purpose of the passage is to tell us that ____.

A. how to find the product you want

B. how to have a good purchase

C. how to save money

D. how to buy product with high quality.

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Everybody has to buy or sell things sometimes．Even students who are usually not very rich, have to learn something about making purchases intelligently．As a student, you may find, for example, that you need to a walkman or winter clothing．You may want to buy a television or a used car．Of course, you want to get good value for your money．If you are considering a major purchase, or any purchase you should remember several important things．

※Study first, and then decide what to buy．You can learn a lot just by reading books and advertisements．

Remember that a high quality product will probably last longer and work better．Of course, for a superior product you are expected to pay more．An inferior product may not give you the same quality, but the price could be low．A poor quality product could be expensive and a valuable one could be on sale at a greatly reduced price．

※Don’t worry．Take your time．After you decide what product you want to buy, go to many different stores．If you cannot find the product you want, you try to order it directly from the factory or ask the store to order it for you．

Look for a good deal．If you wait, you may probably find that your product will go on sale and you may be able to save 10,20, or even 50 percent of the original price．

Finally, before you buy, make sure that that product is guarantee    D．If you find the lowest possible price, you will generally be happy with your purchase and also keep more money in the bank．

1.Which of the following should you care more while shopping?

A．The price of the product                      B．The information of the product

C．The size of the product                        D．The quality of the product

2.According to the writer, waiting before shopping probably means_____．

A．saving money                                     B．wasting money

C．losing the product                               D．wasting time

3.If you want to have a good purchase, you should do all the following except ____

A．getting enough information about the product

B．taking your friend’s advice

C．making sure about the guarantee of the product

D．waiting until the proper time

4.The main purpose of the passage is to tell us that ____．

A．how to find the product you want

B．how to have a good purchase

C．how to save money

D．how to buy product with high quality．

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阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意问题后的词数要求）。

　　　　　　　　 （1） Everybody has to buy or sell things sometimes．Even students who are usually not very rich, have

to learn something about making purchases intelligently．As a student, you may find, for example, that

you need to buy a walkman or winter clothing．You may want to buy a television or a used car．Of course,

you want to get good value for your money．If you are considering a major purchase, or any purchase you

should remember several important things．

　　　　　　　　 （2） Study first, and then decide what to buy．You can get enough information just by reading books

and advertisements．

　　　　　　　　 （3） Remember that a high quality product will probably last longer and work better．Of course, for a

superior product you ______________．An inferior product may not give you the same quality,

but the price could be low．A poor quality product could be expensive and a valuable one could be on sale

at a greatly reduced price．

　　　　　　　　 （4） Don't worry．Take your time．After you decide what product you want to buy, go to many

different stores．If you cannot find the product you want, you try to order it directly from the factory or

ask the store to order it for you．

　　　　　　　　 （5） Look for a good deal．If you wait, you may probably find that your product will go on sale and

you may be able to save 10,20, or even 50 percent of the original price．

　　　　　　　　 （6） Finally, before you buy, make sure that that product is guaranteed．If you find the lowest possible

price, you will generally be happy with your purchase and also keep more money in the bank．

1.What is the main idea of the passage? （no more than 8 words）

2.What should you care more while shopping? （no more than 5 words）

3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 3 with proper words．（no more than 5 words）

Of course, for a superior product you

4.How can you get good value for your money? （list at least two things） （no more than 20 words）

5.What does‘the underlined’word“one"’refer to in paragraph 3？

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Credit cards let people buy things now and pay for them over months or even years.But some people get deep into debt：Some banks have terms and charges that can make it harder for people to pay off that debt.In the United States，there are calls for stronger government supervision of the credit card industry.They_offer_economic_power_at_a_price.In 2004，Americans had about $800 billion in credit card debt.Now they own about $968 billion.

Critics say banks made it too easy to get credit cards.But that may be changing.The crisis in the housing and credit they call markets is beginning to affect the credit card industry.More payments are late.Charges for late payments are a growing source of profit for banks.But late payments can also signal bad debts.

The central bank，the Federal Reserve，says two­thirds of American banks have recently reported tighter lending requirements.Many people report having their credit limits reduced without warning.

Some lawmakers are concerned that cardholders do not have enough protections from what abusive policies.These include actions like raising interest rates because of an unrelated event.Also，banks may raise the chances of a late payment by changing monthly payment dates for credit cards.

According to a survey,82% of Americans think credit cards provide a valuable service.But a majority,58%，say they do not trust credit card companies.And three out of four think the government should regulate the industry more closely.Three out of four people feel there is always some condition that makes a card less appealing than the company made in scared.And a little more than half say they have had a card that was not as good as they expected.But close to 80% say no one really reads the terms and conditions when they sign up for a credit card.

1. What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph probably mean?

A．We can enjoy more convenience using credit cards.

B．Credit cards can improve our buying power.

C．We can buy things at lower prices using credit cards.

D．Credit cards bring more card debt as well as convenience.

2. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?

A．Banks are making it harder for people to get credit cards.

B．Some people’s credit limits have been reduced.

C．It is more difficult to borrow money from some banks.

D．Banks are receiving more charges from late payments.

3. What can we know from the text?

A．Banks actually prefer to see more late payment.

B．People should be more careful when applying for a credit card.

C．The US government provides better protection for cardholders.

D．The majority of Americans don’t think much of credit cards.

4.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?

A．Credit cards are still very well received in America.

B．Credit cards don’t live up to some people’s expectations.

C．Many people don’t believe in credit card companies.

D．The results of a survey about credit cards in Americans.

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It is time for students to sell such things as chocolate bars and greeting cards to raise money for their school, class or club. It is inevitable that they will knock on your door and you will easily hand over your cash for overpriced items that you really do not want. That is okay, though, because there are many reasons why children should be allowed to raise money for their schools and clubs.

Fundraising（募集资金） is a great way to help children learn social skills. It is not easy to go up to a complete stranger and ask him for his money. They have to nicely ask for help, show the interested buyer what they have to offer and explain how it will help them in school. If someone refuses to buy an item, that child has to take the failure in stride(不特别费力地), and that is a learning lesson as well.

Students can learn how to deal with money by fundraising. Of course, it might seem safer for us to take charge of our children’s earnings from their fundraising before it is turned into the school. However, by making them keep track of it, count it, and make sure everyone pays the right amount, they are learning an important lesson. Dealing with money is important to know about when they are older.

Fundraising helps improve their schools. It is the children’s school. They have to learn there and grow there. Why not let them help in making it a better place?

Fundraising allows for more life experiences for the child. The raised money is used towards things like parties, trips, or for the music club to go to see a Broadway play. The children receive the rewards for their hard work at raising the money. Without fundraising, these field trips and special school memories would be missed.

In a word, fundraising helps children a lot in many ways.

1.The underlined word “inevitable” in the first paragraph means “_______”.

A. 不可能的         B. 不恰当的         C. 不可避免的      D. 不现实的

2.One of the important indications that children are grown up is that __________.

A. children can deal with money

B. children learn to care for others

C. children make a date with friends of the other sex

D. children like to make up

3.The author thinks that fundraising _______.

A. adds to the family’s burden              B. wastes the learning time

C. helps to develop the children’s character D. builds up the children’s bodies

4.Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

CP: Central point   P: Point      Sp: Sub-point（次要点）     C: Conclusion

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It is time for students to sell such things as chocolate bars and greeting cards to raise money for their school, class or club. It is inevitable that they will knock on your door and you will easily hand ever your cash for overpriced items that you really do not want. That is okay, though, because there are many reasons why children should be allowed to raise money for their schools and clubs.

Fundraising(自筹资金) is a great way to help children learn social skills. It is not easy to go up to a complete stranger and ask them for their money. They have to nicely ask for help, show the interested buyer what they have to offer and explain how it will help them in school. If someone refuses to buy an item, that child has to take the failure in stride（从容处理）, and that is a learning lesson as well.

Students can learn how to deal with money by fundraising. Of course, it might seem safer for us to take charge of our children’s earnings from their fundraising before it is turned in to the school. However, by making them keep track of it, count it, and make sure everyone pays the right amount, they are learning an important lesson. Dealing with money is important to know about when they are older.

Fundraising helps improve their schools. It is the child’s school. They have to learn there and grow there. Why not let them help in making it a better place? When one of our local schools lacked funding for sports, the students and parents joined hands to raise that money needed. When they succeeded, they felt they accomplished something important.

Fundraising allows for more life experiences for the child. Most fundraising is done for individual classes and clubs. The raised money is used towards things like parties, trips. The children receive the rewards for their hard work at raising the money. Without fundraising, these field trips and special school memories would be missed.

In a word, fundraising helps children a lot in many ways.

1. We can infer that the author is probably a       .

A. manager   B. student   C. parent    D. officer

2. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Children should be allowed to fundraise.

B. Fundraising is good for both families and children.

C. Children should learn to deal with money.

D. Children should be taught how to fundraise.

3. Which of the following is not the benefits of fundraising by students?

A. It’s a good way to gain social skills for students.

B. Students can master the skills in financing through it.

C. It can help students get high mark at school.

D. It gives students many valuable life experiences.

4. The author thinks that fundraising         .

A. adds to the family’s burden        B. wastes the learning time

C. cultivates the children’s character   D. builds up the children’s bodies

5. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

CP: Central point   P: Point    Sp: Sub-point(次要点)   C: Conclusion

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It is sometimes thought that the longing for material goods, the need to buy things, is a relatively modern invention. 1. Trade or shopping is certainly an ancient desire, and existed even before our ancestors used metal to make tools.

2. And we don't need shops or money to do it. Evidence from hunter-gatherers suggests that the exchange of food and other necessary things comes naturally, as well as the ability to keep a record of the credits involved. And once trade begins, the benefits are hard to resist.

Ancient local coastal people in northern Australia traded fish hooks, along a chain of trading partners, with people living 400 miles inland, who cut and polished local stone to make axes (斧子).

3. Finally, both groups of ''producers'', by concentrating on things they could produce and exchanging them for other things they needed, benefited as a result.

Trade in the necessities of life, such as food and simple tools, is not really surprising. What is surprising, though, is that our taste for unnecessary expensive objects also goes back a long way.

In South Africa, 100,000-year-old decorative dyes (染料) have been found in an area where none were produced. 4. Small round pieces of glass 76,000 years old were also found at the same place. The earliest jewellery known to us were not just random findings — they were grouped together in size and had holes like those used for threading onto a necklace.

Archaeologists argue that trade prepared the way for the complex societies in which we live today. 5. However, their modern equivalents — fast cars and expensive clothes — hold the same attraction for us as ''trade goods'' did for people 100,000 years ago.

A. Humans are born to trade.

B. These are powerful evidence for cash purchase.

C. In fact, its roots go back to the beginning of humanity.

D. However, first trade began from the exchange of objects.

E. Modern-day shoppers may not be impressed by ancient glass pieces.

F. It is thought that these goods were bought at least 30 kilometres away.

G. Every individual along the chain made a profit, even if he produced neither himself.

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It is sometimes thought that the longing for material goods, the need to buy things, is a relatively modern invention. 1. Trade or shopping is certainly an ancient desire, and existed before our ancestors invented writing, laws, cities or farming, even before they used metal to make tools.

Humans are born to trade. 2. Evidence from hunter-gatherers suggests that the exchange of food and other necessary things comes naturally, as well as the ability to keep a record of the credits involved. And once trade begins, the benefits are hard to resist.

Ancient local coastal people in northern Australia traded fish hooks, along a chain of trading partners, with people living 400 miles inland, who cut and polished local stone to make axes (斧子). 3. Finally, both groups of “producers”, by concentrating on things they could produce and exchanging them for other things they needed, benefited as a result.

Trade in the necessities of life, such as food and simple tools, is not really surprising, considering the link between these basic items and survival. What is surprising, though, is that our taste for unnecessary expensive objects also goes back a long way.

In South Africa, 100,000-year-old decorative dyes (染料) have been found in an area where none were produced. 4. Small round pieces of glass 76,000 years old were also found at the same place. The earliest jewellery known to us were not just random findings — they were grouped together in size and had holes like those used for threading onto a necklace.

Archaeologists argue that trade prepared the way for the complex societies in which we live today. 5. However, their modern equivalents — fast cars and expensive clothes — hold the same attraction for us as “trade goods” did for people 100,000 years ago.

A. And we don’t need shops or money to do it.

B. These are powerful evidence for cash purchase.

C. In fact, its roots go back to the beginning of humanity.

D. However, first trade began from the exchange of objects.

E. Modern-day shoppers may not be impressed by ancient glass pieces.

F. It is thought that these goods were bought at least 30　 kilometres　 away.

G. Every individual along the chain made a profit, even if he produced neither himself.

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Sometimes we can’t _______ being persuaded to buy things that we don’t need at all.

A. complain         B. resist               C. oppose           D. object

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Here are those five things you should NEVER say or do to your spouse (配偶)

● It’s your fault! Sometimes, a financial decision goes bad, one of your children gets in trouble at school, or some household disaster occurs. And know this — things do go bad from time to time in any relationship. 1.

● I told you so! 2. There is no need to remind your spouse that you were right about something and they were wrong. Talk about wasted criticism!

● Saying “I am upset with you about this or that…” in a public setting. Telling private secrets or criticizing your spouse in public or to someone else can do permanent damage to the trust in your relationship. 3.

● Why do you always… Focusing on your spouse’s weakness rather than building on their strengths will only increase their weakness and diminish their strength. 4.

● 5. If you ask where your spouse wants lo go to dinner and he/she suggests a couple of places, then you select a different one, by your actions you said, “I do not respect your opinion and don’t care what you think!”

A. Trust us on this—these four words are rarely ever used in successful marriages.

B. Stick with the strengths and don’t focus on weakness.

C. Develop the same interest and try to share the same opinion.

D. Belief can help solve many problems.

E. Keep private things private.

F. But the blame game never works!

G. Ask for your spouse’s opinion and then do the opposite.

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