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Young people are perhaps better-known for spending money than saving it. But some new banking websites are seeking to change that. These websites offer young people the information and tools they need to watch over their money. The websites also let the users share their financial experiences with other young people.

Nineteen-year-old Alix Scott has been working at a store this summer. She is saving money to pay for college next year. “I have to save for all my college money because my parents can’t afford to co-sign on loans. So, I have to rely on my own savings.”

But instead of putting her money in a local bank, Miss Scott began using SmartyPig, a web-based banking service.

SmartPig was developed by Michael Ferrari with a friend in 2007. It is really all about helping people save for very specific goals, such as a wedding, a vocation or an IPhone.

MICHAEL FERRARI said : “For example, you want to save five thousand dollars for a vacation in three years. SmartyPig will actually calculate how much money you need to save every month. You don’t have to move from your existing bank, we’ll actually go in and withdraw those funds on the day you specify every month and we’ll put it into your SmartyPig account, where it’ll earn interest, as well.”

SmartyPig also enables outsiders to add money to the accounts of its users. “Perhaps　 a holiday is coming up or your birthday is coming up, and rather than getting a gift, your friends, your family can actually contribute to any of your SmartyPig goals.”Mr.Ferrari said. He believes that as technology continues to develop, more and more people will use the electronic banking sites.

A growing number of young people have shown an interest in online banking sites like SmartyPig. They say they like the ease of operation and services the sites offer. These personal finance websites offer tools that help users follow their spending, set up a budget, and combine their investments. And they all involve social media, which interests young adults who are already at ease about sharing their personal information online.

1.Which of the following is TRUE of Alix Scott?

A. She can’t afford her college education.

B.She has received a student loan

C.She prefers online banking services to local banks.

D. She has been working part-time at weekends

2.What do we know about SmartyPig?

A. It was created in 2008.

B. It offers the best rate.

C. It was founded by Michael Ferrari alone.

D. It is a tool for helping consumers save money.

3.According to the text, users of SmartyPig __________.

A. can share their experiences of saving money

B. need to put their money in their SmartyPig account

C. Have access to low rate loans.

D. Can often receive free gifts from SmartyPig

4.The last paragraph mainly talks about_________.

A. how to save money on SmartyPig

B. Why young people like online banking sites

C. What SmartyPig should do to improve its services

D. how online banking sites differ from traditional banks

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We shouldn’t spend our money testing so many people, most of ___are healthy.

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Yuppies are young people who earn a lot of money and live in____1._ style that is too expensive for most people. If you are invited to a yuppie dinner party, don't be surprised ____2.___ you are offered freshly-cooked insects as a first course. While the idea of eating fried insects fills most of us with horror, insect-eating is becoming highly ____3.____(fashion). For example, in the media industry, successful executives ____4._____(see) to eat fried or boiled insects from time to time while working at their desks. These safe-to-eat insects can be found and ordered on the Internet. And young people are logging on to exotic food websites ____5.____ ordering samples of prepared insects to serve at their dinner parties. Although the idea of eating insects is probably ______6.___(disgust) to most of us, _____7.___ people would claim that pigs, chickens and some kinds of seafood we often eat are examples of great beauty. One day insects could be marketed and sold ____8.___ a food item in supermarkets. According to their fans, they are not only ___9.__ in protein and low in fat, but also very tasty. But until our attitudes to food change fundamentally, it seems ___10.___ insect-eaters will remain a few.

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Malls are popular places for Americans to go. Some people spend so much time at malls that they are called "mall rats". Mall rats shop until they drop in the hundreds of stores.

People like malls for many reasons. They feel safe because malls have police stations. Parking is usually free, and the weather inside is always fine. The newest malls have beautiful rest places with waterfalls and large green trees.

The largest mall in the United States is the mall of America in Minnesota. It covers 4.2 million square feet. It has 350 stores, eight nightclubs, and a large park! there are parking spaces for 12.750 cars. about 750,000 people shop there every week.

The first indoor mall in the United States was built in 1965 in Edina Minnesota. People love doing all their shopping in one place. More malls are built around the country. Now malls are like town centers where people ____________________. They shop, of course, they also eat in food courts(广场) that have food from all over the world. They see films at theaters. Some people even get their exercise by doing the new sport of "mall walking". Others go to malls to meet friends.

In some malls, people can see a doctor and even go to the church. In other words, people can do just about everything in malls. Now people can live in their favorite shopping center in fact.

1.Why do people like malls? (please answer within 10 words)

______________________________________________________________________________________

2.What does “mall” mean here?

______________________________________________________________________________________

3.Except shopping, what else can people do in the mall? (please answer within 30 words)

______________________________________________________________________________________

4.Please fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (please answer within 10 words)

______________________________________________________________________________________

5.What is the best title of this passage?

______________________________________________________________________________________

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--It’s reported that young people are responsible for 60% of the traffic accidents.

---Exactly. Young drivers are far more _______ to drive faster than old ones.

A．possible          B．probable          C．likely             D．perhaps

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---It’s reported that young people are responsible for 60% of the traffic accidents.

---Exactly. Young drivers are far more _______ to drive faster than old ones.

A．possible          B．probable          C．likely             D．perhaps

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Young people are under great pressure. Therefore, parents shouldn’t expect too much from them, for it will only cause pressure to ____________.

A. pick up           B. turn up             C. break up          D. build up

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How many times have we expressed how rude young people are for texting while having a conversation?They try to fix eyes on their smartphone screen while nodding.What goes through your mind is “how rude they are!”

Have we forgotten some of the old school manners that our parents, grandparents and teachers taught us manners that have nothing to do with a mobile device or iPad,but everything to do with long-forgotten Golden Rules we were raised with?

When I was growing up,there was etiquette to coughing.When coughing,we were told to turn our head away and block off our mouth.This might sound amusing to many young people．But if we didn't follow these etiquettes，we would get a quick reminder to the back of our head When we were given something,and forgot to say “thank you”，elders would seriously remind us,“aren’t you forgetting to say something”，which was immediately followed by a “thank you”．

Maybe technology has affected our brains so much that we can never go back to those golden days we like.It seems as if we have thrown out manners and etiquette with the bathwater.Simple etiquette is missing in society.A thank-you note for a gift you have received all fall into the same box of manners.People are just cold these days because we are on the run every day in the world.

In the work environment have you ever come across a sign:“Your mother doesn’t work here,clean up by yourself”?We often hear people say, the younger generation have no manners.I think many people have lost their manners.We’ve allowed bad manners to go unchecked.We simply stand bad behavior．

In a world of more good manners,more “thank you” or “please” exchanged， our younger generation will have an improved quality of life．

1.What is the purpose of the first paragraph?　　　　　　

A.To point out young people’s good manners．

B.To introduce the main topics of the text．

C.To stress the importance of cell phone．

D.To explain the effect of cell phones on people．

2.In the passage,Golden Rules refer to　　　　 ．

A.modern family manners

B.rules observed at school

C.rules everyone has to follow

D.etiquette started by older generation

3.Based on the passage, when one person coughs, blocking off his mouth,________.

A.the younger person will feel it necessary

B.the younger person will feel it funny

C.the older people will think little of him

D.the older people will teach him a lesson

4.According to the author, young people have no manners mainly because of________.

A.the parents and teachers’ improper act and attitude

B.the fast developed technology

C.the people’s attitude towards running away

D.the busy lifestyles people have

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Perhaps every older generation since ancient times has complained about young people, and today is no different. Isn’t it obvious that kids these days are self-absorbed social network addicts?

However, this summer, my impression of today’s kids has been restored by the story of Rachel Beckwith. She could teach my generation a great deal about maturity (成熟) and unselfishness — even though she’s just 9 years old, or was when she died on July 23.

At age 5, Rachel had her long hair cut off and sent to Locks of Love, which uses hair donations to make artificial hair for children who have lost their own hair because of cancer or other diseases. After that, Rachel announced that she would grow her hair long again and donate it again. And that’s what she did.

Then when she was 8 years old, her church began raising money to build wells in Africa through an organization called “charity: water”. Rachel was astonished when she learned that other children had no clean water, so she skipped her ninth birthday party. Rachel set up a birthday page on the charity: water website with a target of $300. Instead of presents, she asked her friends to donate $9 each to charity: water. Finally Rachel raised only $220 — which had left her just a bit disappointed.

Then, on July 20, a serious traffic accident left Rachel critically injured. Church members and friends, seeking some way of showing support, began donating on Rachel’s birthday page — charitywater.org/Rachel — and donations reached her $300 goal, and kept rising.

When it was clear that Rachel would never regain consciousness, the family decided to remove the life-support machine. Her parents donated her hair for the final time to Locks of Love, and her organs to other children.

Word spread about Rachel’s last fund-raiser (募捐行动). Contributions poured in, often they donated $9. The total donations soon topped $100,000, then $300,000.

This is a story not just of one girl, but of a young generation of outstanding problem-solvers working creatively.

1.Which of the following is TRUE of Rachel?

2.The underlined word “skipped” in Paragraph 4 probably means “________”.

3.According to the text, Rachel set up the birthday page to ________.

4.How does the author feel about the young generation now?

5.What would be the best title for the text?

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He came all the way to China for learning it better ______ for making money.

A. other than                    B.more than                 C.better than               D. rather than

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