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[2024·重庆一诊]A study involving 8,500 teenagers from all social
backgrounds found that most of them are ignorant when it
comes to money. The findings, the first in a series of
reports from Nat West that has started a fiveyear research
project into teenagers and money, are particularly
worrying as this generation of young people is likely to
be burdened with greater debts than any before.
University tuition fees (学费)
are currently capped at
￡3,000 annually, but this will be reviewed next year and
the Government is under enormous pressure to_raise_the__ceiling.
In the research, the teenagers were presented with
the terms of four different loans but 76 percent failed to
identify the cheapest. The young people also predicted
that they would be earning on average
￡31,000 by the
age of 25, although the average salary for those aged 22
to 29 is just
￡17,815. The teenagers expected to be in
debt when they finished university or training, although
half said that they assumed the debts would be less than ￡ 10,000.
Average debts for graduates are
￡12,363.
Stephen Moir, head of community investment at the
Royal Bank of Scotland Group which owns Nat West, said.
“The more exposed young people are to financial issues,
and the younger they become aware of them, the more likely they are to become responsible， forwardplanning
adults who manage their
finances confidently and
effectively.”
Ministers are deeply concerned about the financial
pressures on teenagers and young people because of
students' loans and rising housing costs. They have just
introduced new lessons in how to manage debts. Nikki
Fairweather, aged 15, from St Helens, said that she had
benefited from lessons on personal finance, but admitted
that she still had a lot to learn about money.
本文是关于英国的研究机构的一份调查，表明大部分青少年对钱的问题认识不深，他们大多数过高估计了未来赚钱的前景，对他们以后可能要负担的债务也没有认识。
1．Which of the following can be found from the
fiveyear research project?
A．Students understand personal finances differently.
B．University tuition fees in England have been
rising.
C．Teenagers tend to overestimate their future
earnings.
D．The students' payback ability has become a major
issue.
答案：C 考查推理判断。从第一段第一句话“most of them are
ignorant when it comes to money”可以得出答案，“青少年倾向于过高估计了他们未来赚钱的前景”而没有意识到他们会在未来面临的各种债务，故选C项。
2．The underlined phrase “to raise the ceiling” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”．
A．to raise the student loans
B．to improve the school facilities
C．to increase the upper limit of the tuition
D．to lift the school building roofs
答案：C
考查词义猜测。根据上下文的意思，推测“raise the ceiling”的意思，很显然，不是A项“增加学生的贷款”，不是B项“改善学校的设施”，也不是D项“增高学校建筑的屋顶”，他们都不是第二段里提到的意思，那么就只能选择C项“提供学费的上限”。
3.According to Stephen Moir, students________.
A．are too young to be exposed to financial issues
B．should learn to manage their finances well
C．should maintain a positive attitude when facing
loans
D．benefit a lot from lessons on personal
finance
答案：B考查推理判断。根据第四段Stephen Moir说的话，来归纳出他的观点，就是“学生们应该学会更好地理财”。
4．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Many British teenagers do not know money
matters well.
B．Teenagers in Britain are heavily burdened with
debts.
C．Financial planning is a required course at college.
D．Young people should become responsible adults.
答案：A考查主旨大意。阅览本文后，概括出大意，得A项为答案，即“很多英国的青少年没有很好地认识钱的问题”。B项是“英国的青少年有很沉重的债务负担”，C项是“财政计划是大学里的必修课”，D项“年轻人应该对成年人负责”都偏离了文章大意，所以不选。
1．background n. 背景 2.burden vt./n. 负担；责任
3．predict vt. 预测；预告
4.finance n. 财政；金融
5．personal adj. 个人的；私人的
1．in debt 负债
2.be concerned about 对……担忧
3．benefit from 从……中受益
原文：the younger they become aware of them, the more likely they are to become responsible.(the＋比较级， the＋比较级)
译文：他们越年轻意识到他们(经济问题)，他们越可能变得负责。
仿写：The_harder you work, the_greater_progress you will make.
你越用功，进步就越大。
B
[2024·山西四校联考二]Nick Vujicic was born with no arms or legs, but the
brave 32yearold man, plays football and golf, swims, and
surfs. Nick has a small foot on his left side, which helps him
balance and enables him to kick. He uses his one foot to
type,
write with a pen and pick things up between his toes.
“I call it my chicken drumstick，” joked Nick.
“I'd be
lost without it. When I get in the water I float because 80 percent of my body is lungs and my drumstick acts as a propeller (螺旋桨)．”
When Nick was born, his father was so shocked he left
the hospital room to vomit. His distraught mother couldn't
bring herself to hold him until he was four months old.
“It was so hard for them, but right from the start they did
their best to make me independent. My dad put me in the
water when I was 18 months old and gave me the courage to
learn how to swim，”
said Nick.
Throughout his childhood Nick dealt with the typical challenges. At the age of seven, Nick tried out some specially designed electronic arms and legs, in the hope that he would be more like other kids. During the short trial period of the electronic arms and legs, Nick realized that even with them, he was still unlike his peers at school, and they turned out to be much too heavy for Nick to operate, affecting his flexibility quite significantly.
“When I was 13 I read a newspaper article about a disabled man who had managed to achieve great things and help others，” said Nick, “I realized why God had made us like this－to give hope to others. It was so inspirational to me that I decided to use my life to encourage others and decided to be thankful for what I do have, not get angry about what I don't.”
“I tell people to keep on getting up when they fall and to always love themselves，” he said. “If I can encourage just one person then my job in this life is done.” By now, he has visited 35 different countries, touring the world as a motivational speaker.
本文讲述了演说家Nick Vujicic身残志坚的故事。
5．What makes it possible for Nick to swim in the water?
A．His small size.
B．His small foot.
C．His light weight.
D．His big lungs.
答案：B 考查细节理解。根据第一段的第二句“Nick has a small foot on his left side, which helps him balance and enables him to kick”并结合第二段中的“my drumstick acts as a propeller (螺旋桨)”可知，Nick的小脚使其游泳成为可能，故选B项。
6．The underlined word “distraught” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”．
A．coldblooded
B．badtempered
C．really crazy
D．extremely upset
答案：D 考查词义猜测。根据第三段的第一句“When Nick was born, his father was so shocked he left the hospital room to vomit”可推知，Nick刚出生时的样子吓到了父母，当时Nick的母亲应该是很难过的，故选D项。
7．Nick abandoned the electronic arms and legs because____ ____.
A．his family couldn't afford them
B．his classmates didn't like them
C．they were too heavy to handle
D．they affected his appearance
答案：C 考查细节理解。根据第五段最后一句中的“and they turned out to be much too heavy for Nick to operate, affecting his flexibility quite significantly”可知，电动的胳膊和腿太沉了，使他的灵活性大受影响，因此在尝试一段时间后，他不再使用它们了，故选C项。
8．Which of the following statements is true?
A．Nick's parents were very strict with him.
B．Nick's family accepted his disability at his birth.
C．Nick's mother was to blame for his disability.
D．Nick learned to be independent at a young age.
答案：D 考查细节理解。根据第四段的内容可知，Nick在他18个月大时，他的父母就开始培养他的独立性，故选D项。
1．shock v．/n. 休克；震惊
2．independent adj. 独立的
3．disabled adj. 残废的，有缺陷的
4．thankful adj. 感激的；欣慰的
5．encourage vt. 鼓励
1．act as 充当；担当 2.try out 尝试，试验
3．turn out 结果是；证明是；生产
原文：During the short trial period of the electronic arms and legs，..., and they turned out to be much too heavy for Nick to operate, affecting his flexibility quite significantly. (too...to...结构)
译文：在他短期尝试电子臂和腿时，……，这些电子臂和腿对Nick来说太重了而不能操作，在很大意义上严重影响了他的灵活性。
仿写：Because of the serious illness, she was too_weak_ to_join_us_in the outing.
由于这场重病，她太虚弱了而不能加入到我们的旅行中。
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A
[2024·重庆一诊]A study involving 8,500 teenagers from all social
backgrounds found that most of them are ignorant when it
comes to money. The findings, the first in a series of
reports from Nat West that has started a fiveyear research
project into teenagers and money, are particularly
worrying as this generation of young people is likely to
be burdened with greater debts than any before.
University tuition fees (学费)
are currently capped at
￡3,000 annually, but this will be reviewed next year and
the Government is under enormous pressure to_raise_the__ceiling.
In the research, the teenagers were presented with
the terms of four different loans but 76 percent failed to
identify the cheapest. The young people also predicted
that they would be earning on average
￡31,000 by the
age of 25, although the average salary for those aged 22
to 29 is just
￡17,815. The teenagers expected to be in
debt when they finished university or training, although
half said that they assumed the debts would be less than ￡ 10,000.
Average debts for graduates are
￡12,363.
Stephen Moir, head of community investment at the
Royal Bank of Scotland Group which owns Nat West, said.
“The more exposed young people are to financial issues,
and the younger they become aware of them, the more likely they are to become responsible， forwardplanning
adults who manage their
finances confidently and
effectively.”
Ministers are deeply concerned about the financial
pressures on teenagers and young people because of
students' loans and rising housing costs. They have just
introduced new lessons in how to manage debts. Nikki
Fairweather, aged 15, from St Helens, said that she had
benefited from lessons on personal finance, but admitted
that she still had a lot to learn about money.
本文是关于英国的研究机构的一份调查，表明大部分青少年对钱的问题认识不深，他们大多数过高估计了未来赚钱的前景，对他们以后可能要负担的债务也没有认识。
1．Which of the following can be found from the
fiveyear research project?
A．Students understand personal finances differently.
B．University tuition fees in England have been
rising.
C．Teenagers tend to overestimate their future
earnings.
D．The students' payback ability has become a major
issue.
答案：C 考查推理判断。从第一段第一句话“most of them are
ignorant when it comes to money”可以得出答案，“青少年倾向于过高估计了他们未来赚钱的前景”而没有意识到他们会在未来面临的各种债务，故选C项。
2．The underlined phrase “to raise the ceiling” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”．
A．to raise the student loans
B．to improve the school facilities
C．to increase the upper limit of the tuition
D．to lift the school building roofs
答案：C
考查词义猜测。根据上下文的意思，推测“raise the ceiling”的意思，很显然，不是A项“增加学生的贷款”，不是B项“改善学校的设施”，也不是D项“增高学校建筑的屋顶”，他们都不是第二段里提到的意思，那么就只能选择C项“提供学费的上限”。
3.According to Stephen Moir, students________.
A．are too young to be exposed to financial issues
B．should learn to manage their finances well
C．should maintain a positive attitude when facing
loans
D．benefit a lot from lessons on personal
finance
答案：B考查推理判断。根据第四段Stephen Moir说的话，来归纳出他的观点，就是“学生们应该学会更好地理财”。
4．What can we learn from the passage?
A．Many British teenagers do not know money
matters well.
B．Teenagers in Britain are heavily burdened with
debts.
C．Financial planning is a required course at college.
D．Young people should become responsible adults.
答案：A考查主旨大意。阅览本文后，概括出大意，得A项为答案，即“很多英国的青少年没有很好地认识钱的问题”。B项是“英国的青少年有很沉重的债务负担”，C项是“财政计划是大学里的必修课”，D项“年轻人应该对成年人负责”都偏离了文章大意，所以不选。
1．background n. 背景 2.burden vt./n. 负担；责任
3．predict vt. 预测；预告
4.finance n. 财政；金融
5．personal adj. 个人的；私人的
1．in debt 负债
2.be concerned about 对……担忧
3．benefit from 从……中受益
原文：the younger they become aware of them, the more likely they are to become responsible.(the＋比较级， the＋比较级)
译文：他们越年轻意识到他们(经济问题)，他们越可能变得负责。
仿写：The_harder you work, the_greater_progress you will make.
你越用功，进步就越大。
B
[2024·山西四校联考二]Nick Vujicic was born with no arms or legs, but the
brave 32yearold man, plays football and golf, swims, and
surfs. Nick has a small foot on his left side, which helps him
balance and enables him to kick. He uses his one foot to
type,
write with a pen and pick things up between his toes.
“I call it my chicken drumstick，” joked Nick.
“I'd be
lost without it. When I get in the water I float because 80 percent of my body is lungs and my drumstick acts as a propeller (螺旋桨)．”
When Nick was born, his father was so shocked he left
the hospital room to vomit. His distraught mother couldn't
bring herself to hold him until he was four months old.
“It was so hard for them, but right from the start they did
their best to make me independent. My dad put me in the
water when I was 18 months old and gave me the courage to
learn how to swim，”
said Nick.
Throughout his childhood Nick dealt with the typical challenges. At the age of seven, Nick tried out some specially designed electronic arms and legs, in the hope that he would be more like other kids. During the short trial period of the electronic arms and legs, Nick realized that even with them, he was still unlike his peers at school, and they turned out to be much too heavy for Nick to operate, affecting his flexibility quite significantly.
“When I was 13 I read a newspaper article about a disabled man who had managed to achieve great things and help others，” said Nick, “I realized why God had made us like this－to give hope to others. It was so inspirational to me that I decided to use my life to encourage others and decided to be thankful for what I do have, not get angry about what I don't.”
“I tell people to keep on getting up when they fall and to always love themselves，” he said. “If I can encourage just one person then my job in this life is done.” By now, he has visited 35 different countries, touring the world as a motivational speaker.
本文讲述了演说家Nick Vujicic身残志坚的故事。
5．What makes it possible for Nick to swim in the water?
A．His small size.
B．His small foot.
C．His light weight.
D．His big lungs.
答案：B 考查细节理解。根据第一段的第二句“Nick has a small foot on his left side, which helps him balance and enables him to kick”并结合第二段中的“my drumstick acts as a propeller (螺旋桨)”可知，Nick的小脚使其游泳成为可能，故选B项。
6．The underlined word “distraught” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”．
A．coldblooded
B．badtempered
C．really crazy
D．extremely upset
答案：D 考查词义猜测。根据第三段的第一句“When Nick was born, his father was so shocked he left the hospital room to vomit”可推知，Nick刚出生时的样子吓到了父母，当时Nick的母亲应该是很难过的，故选D项。
7．Nick abandoned the electronic arms and legs because____ ____.
A．his family couldn't afford them
B．his classmates didn't like them
C．they were too heavy to handle
D．they affected his appearance
答案：C 考查细节理解。根据第五段最后一句中的“and they turned out to be much too heavy for Nick to operate, affecting his flexibility quite significantly”可知，电动的胳膊和腿太沉了，使他的灵活性大受影响，因此在尝试一段时间后，他不再使用它们了，故选C项。
8．Which of the following statements is true?
A．Nick's parents were very strict with him.
B．Nick's family accepted his disability at his birth.
C．Nick's mother was to blame for his disability.
D．Nick learned to be independent at a young age.
答案：D 考查细节理解。根据第四段的内容可知，Nick在他18个月大时，他的父母就开始培养他的独立性，故选D项。
1．shock v．/n. 休克；震惊
2．independent adj. 独立的
3．disabled adj. 残废的，有缺陷的
4．thankful adj. 感激的；欣慰的
5．encourage vt. 鼓励
1．act as 充当；担当 2.try out 尝试，试验
3．turn out 结果是；证明是；生产
原文：During the short trial period of the electronic arms and legs，..., and they turned out to be much too heavy for Nick to operate, affecting his flexibility quite significantly. (too...to...结构)
译文：在他短期尝试电子臂和腿时，……，这些电子臂和腿对Nick来说太重了而不能操作，在很大意义上严重影响了他的灵活性。
仿写：Because of the serious illness, she was too_weak_ to_join_us_in the outing.
由于这场重病，她太虚弱了而不能加入到我们的旅行中。
