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like apples and oranges have taken their place. "People are afraid to spend now and they don"t know what
the future will bring." said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store. In many interviews with
The Associated Press across the country, Americans talked about their concerns, from worrying about
small businesses to being anxious about simply making ends meet (维持生计). Samira Marino, a restaurant
owner in Miami, has found everyone is ordering water instead of juice and more people are sharing meals.
During the financial crisis (金融危机), several of the country"s biggest banks have been forced to sell
or close. This has made lots of Americans afraid to buy expensive goods, The US government agreed on a
$700 billion plan to try to save the financial market. But no one is sure whether it will help or not.
The crisis began last year. Experts think it was because US banks lend money too easily. Last year a lot
of people and companies, who borrowed money, have found themselves unable to pay it back. This left the
banks, as well as the people who put their money in the banks, without money. Since the banks borrowed
money between themselves and even other countries, the whole world was in trouble.
B. Because they don"t have the habit of spending money.
C. Because they worry about their future.
D. Because they don"t have enough money.
B. situations
C. hobbies
D. experiences
B. why there is a crisis
C. the danger of the crisis
D. people not to borrow money from banks
B. Linda has found everyone is ordering water instead of juice.
C. Experts think it was easy to borrow money from the banks in US in the past.
D. People are sure that the US plan to save the market will be helpful soon.
B. The money problem facing the word
C. Healthy expensive fruits
D. The art of borrowing
答案
核心考点
试题【阅读理解。 Most American students have said goodbye to expensive fruits these days】；主要考察你对社会现象类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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| Number of stores Australia | Number of stores Victoria | Estimated Sales 1996 $millions | Industry Share ％ | |||||||||||||||||||
| McDonald"s | 450 | 120 | 935 | 7.95 | ||||||||||||||||||
| KFC | 430 | 100 | 520 | 4.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pizza Hut | 155 | 39 | 420 | 3.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Red Rooster | 204 | 52 | 240 | 2.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sizzler | 85 | 17 | 220 | 1.87 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hungry Jack"s | 120 | 33 | 185 | 1.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| The price of rice changes during the year. It is useful for rice farmers to know how the price changes, then they can sell their rice when the price is high. Last year, the price of rice was very low in November. This was a bad time for farmers to sell their rice. November, December, and January were all bad months. The best month for farmers to sell rice last year was April. July and August were also good times to sell rice. Between August and November, the price of rice went down every month. During other parts of the year, the price went up and down. It was hard for farmers to guess how the price would change from month to month.  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1. The price of rice was the lowest in _______ last year. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. January B. April C. July D. November | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2. In which months did the price of rice stay the same last year? _______. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. April and May B. July and August C. February and December D. March and November | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3. Which is the best title (题目) of the reading? _______. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| A. Seasons B. Changing in Price of Rice C. Months D. Buying and Selling | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 完形填空：从A、B、C中选择一个最佳答案，使短文意思完整。 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mr Chen is a farmer who 1 in western China with his wife and two sons. One year ago, he discovered that he had cancer. The doctor told him that he needed an operation at once. And he said the operation would 2 thousands of yuan. It was too much money for Mr Chen and his wife. They had no job and 3 their sons were at school. The situation seemed 4 . Two weeks later, however, Mr Chen got some good news. He was told about a health care project which provides medical treatment 5 poor patients in western China. They need to pay only half the cost or even less. Thanks to the project and the kindness of his family and neighbours, he was able to receive an operation just 6 to prevent the illness from getting worse. Now he has returned to his family. The 7 of this health care project is to improve the situation for poor people in western China. So far, the project has helped more than 5,000 people 8 medical aid. The Chinese government is 9 working together with other countries and international organizations to do this. They hope to develop a new health care model 10 China. As our country develops, we must remember the responsibilities (责任) of caring for the weakest members. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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