题目
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According to a study by Spectrem Group, 58% of millionaire pet owners have a dog. Only 37% own a cat. Only 3% keep fish, 2% birds and 2% have a horse. Similarly, 39% of U. S. households own a dog, compared to 33% of households owning a cat, released by the Humane Society.
Jennifer Cona, a trust and estates attorney(信托和资产律师) and partner with Genser Subow Genser & Cona in New York, does a lot of work on pet trusts. She said of all the pet trusts she’s worked on, 90% are for dogs and only 10% are for cats.
She said dogs provide one thing especially important for the wealthy: unconditional love.
“You don’t get that from a cat,” she said, “Dogs are like children for some families, except that they don’t mess up in college or run off with money. Sometimes it’s easy to see why dogs are the favorite children.”
Millionaires show their love for their dogs in part by their spending. One quarter of millionaire pet owners spend more than $1, 000 a year on their pets, the Spectrem study said, while more than half spend more than $500 a year.
Many would say those numbers are understated, given all the diamond-dog collars, dog foods and booming dog spas in evidence these days, not to mention the medical bills.
The survey showed 34% of pet owners spend money on decorating, while 6% spend on “sweaters, outfits and costumes.”
More than half of millionaire pet owners spend money on teeth cleaning for their pets. More than 16%, meanwhile, said they would spend money on reconstructive surgeries and “anti-anxiety, anti-depression” medication for their pets.
小题1:What is the passage mainly about?
A.Millionaires like dogs more than other Americans. |
B.Keeping dogs as pets is quite popular among Americans. |
C.Pet dogs help relieve their owners’ anxiety and depression. |
D.Millionaires spend much money on teeth cleaning for their pets. |
A.about one third of American households own a cat |
B.more than half of millionaire pet owners have a dog |
C.millionaire pet owners spend $1, 000 on their pets daily |
D.34% of pet owners spend money on dog clothing |
A.They can afford the high expense to raise pet dogs. |
B.Pet dogs have never made a mess of things around. |
C.Millionaires feel more secure in company of dogs. |
D.Pet dogs show unconditional love for their owners. |
A.Ridiculous. | B.Acceptable. | C.Negative. | D.Indifferent. |
答案
小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:B
解析
试题分析:这篇文章主要讲了调查显示,很多富翁喜欢养狗并且解释了其中的原因。
小题1:根据Perhaps that explains a new survey showing that millionaires are far more dog-friendly than the rest of Americans,故选A。
小题2:根据According to a study by Spectrem Group, 58% of millionaire pet owners have a dog,故选B。
小题3:根据She said dogs provide one thing especially important for the wealthy: unconditional love.所以答案为D。
小题4:根据“You don’t get that from a cat,” she said, “Dogs are like children for some families, except that they don’t mess up in college or run off with money. Sometimes it’s easy to see why dogs are the favorite children.” 因此选B。
点评:要想答好题目,重在理解全文意思。这篇文章比较难,先看问题,再带着问题读短文,找出各段落的主旨句,理解全文内容,总结全文中心,然后再回到问题上来,很容易选出正确答案。多了解一些常识性知识有利于阅读理解。如果对文章的相关背景有所了解,读起文章一定既省时又省力。因此,在学习过程中,了解各方面的背景知识是十分重要的。
核心考点
试题【Dogs and millionaires have a lot in common. They are absolute opportunists (espe】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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I learned from his profile that he was in a relationship and had a son. However, I’m pretty sure we won’t ever write wall-to-wall, let alone e-mail each other. But he’ll remain a friend of online until one of us makes a point of removing the other from his official list.
My pool of friends consists of family members, college buddies, co-workers from past and present, and friends of friends. There are 35 in all. If I spent some time uploading old e-mail addresses, I’m confident that I could increase my friend count actually.
A person could make a mission out of reconnecting with childhood friends, former classmates, distant cousins, and those one would like to get to know better. And some people can even handle hundreds of on-screen relationships, keeping up with the daily happenings of their small army of companions. After all, there are worse fates than having too many friends.
Thanks to e-mail, the inability to schedule face-to-face meetings no longer means a friendship must come to a close. But even with e-mail, people will lose touch if one or both parties stop writing back. That’s normal. People move from school to school, job to job, city to city. You never have to feel guilty for breaking away.
Every day, the masterminds of Web 2.0 find new ways of making human communication easier. However, convenience can be a walking stick. Some things shouldn’t be simplified. When it comes to friendship, there can be no shortcuts.
小题1:According to Paragraph 1, the website is famous because .
A.it has an interesting name of “Facebook” |
B.it can send people a greeting of some kind |
C.it helps people get in touch with old friends |
D.it reminds people of events in the past |
A.would write to the friend quite often |
B.did get some information about the friend |
C.asked the friend to e-mail him |
D.would keep in touch with the friend forever |
A.The author communicates with all the 35 friends by e-mails. |
B.There are 35 people in the author’s list of friends right now. |
C.The list of 35 friends doesn’t include the old e-mail addresses. |
D.It is not difficult for the author to increase his friend count. |
A.The masterminds of Web 2.0 also sell walking sticks online. |
B.Taking a walking stick is a new way of making friends online. |
C.Convenience is dangerous for human communication. |
D.Convenience is not really good for human communication. |
To begin with, background music was intended simply to create a soothing (舒适的) atmosphere. Recently, however, it"s becoming a big business. An American marketing expert has shown that music can boost(提升) sales or increase factory production by as much as a third.
But it has to be the light music. Lively music has no effect at all on sales. Slow music can increase receipts(收入) by 34%. This is probably because shoppers slow down and have more opportunity to spot items they would like to buy. Yet, slow music isn"t always the answer. The expert found that in restaurants slow music meant customers took longer to eat their meals, which reduced overall sales. So restaurant owners might be well advised to play faster music to keep the customers moving-unless, of course, the resulting indigestion(消化不良) leads to complaints.
小题1:Background music was first used ________.
A.in the cinemas and theatres in the USA |
B.in the offices and hospitals in the USA |
C.in the schools and churches in the USA |
D.in the factories, shops and restaurants in the USA |
A.increase sales or factory production |
B.create a soothing atmosphere |
C.make people slow down |
D.make people forget their worries |
A.shops |
B.restaurants |
C.factories |
D.cinemas |
A.lively music |
B.loud music |
C.slower music |
D.faster music |
However, to our delight, China also hosted its first Olympic games that summer in Beijing. It was a very successful games with a great opening ceremony. 43 new world records and 132 new Olympic records were made. And China came out first with 51 gold medals.
小题1:When did the Great Sichuan Earthquake happen?
A.In 2005. | B.In 2006. | C.In 2007. | D.In 2008. |
A.were killed | B.were injured |
C.went missing | D.went hungry |
A.175. | B.132. | C.51. | D.43. |
A.sad | B.happy | C.neither sad nor happy | D.both sad and happy |
Music can work hand-in-hand with what you are advertising. Many times the advertising jingle, or saying, is what the audience remembers. Companies such as McDonald’s and Subway have used this method many times with different jingles and little sayings that are easy to remember and fun to sing along with.
Usually concepts that are part of a jingle would sound conceited(自负的) and pompous(浮夸的) when said in a normal conversation. When put to music however, and sung in a rhythm,it suddenly sounds attractive. For example, if someone said,” No one does it better than me” in a normal statement, this would sound very conceited. Add music and a tune to this statement and it becomes attractive and fun for others to sing along with.
While understanding how important music is for your advertising needs, it is also important for you to know the best way to get special music.
Having people from many different backgrounds all over the world write something specifically for you is one of the best ways to get songs written just for you. You simply choose which one you believe is best for the project. So instead of hiring a single songwriter to compose your music, you can run a contest for you advertising jingle and songwriters around the world write you a finished jingle in an attempt to win your contest.
小题1:What does the passage mainly tell us?
A.How to use music in advertising. |
B.Advertising music can help sell products. |
C.How to get an advertising jingle. |
D.Advertisements are important in promoting. |
A.Wonderful sayings. | B.Word and pictures. |
C.Beautiful voice. | D.Music and tune. |
A.to collect works from public | B.to invite a famous singer |
C.to get advice from experts | D.to hire a top songwriter |
A.It will save much time. | B.You can get the best works. |
C.It will cost less money. | D.You can sell more products. |
“Parents are continuing their financial involvement longer than we expected,” said Ted Beck, president of National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE).
About 60 percent of parents questioned in the survey said they’re helping their adult children who are no longer in school financially. Half are providing housing and nearly half are helping with living expenses.
For an increasing number of adult children, the situation is bad. Two-thirds of adult children, aged 18 to 39, who are not in school said they faced tougher financial pressures than previous generations, according to the survey. And nearly one-third of parents agreed that it was easier for them to find their financial feet than for their children.
Parents are helping their children out of genuine concern because they do not want to see them struggle. But Beck said that parents who make sacrifices(牺牲) to help their adult children should be careful about their own finances.
“If you are taking on extra debt or delaying(推迟) retirement to help your adult child, you could be making a mistake and putting your own financial future in danger,” Beck warned.
Boomerang children can also cause other problems for their parents. Thirty percent of parents said they had given up privacy since their adult children moved back home, while more than a quarter have taken on added debt, and seven percent have delayed retirement. But the survey also showed 42 percent of adult children living at home are helping with the cooking and cleaning.
小题1:According to the text, boomerang kids refer to ____.
A.married adult children |
B.grown-ups living with parents |
C.adult children independent and successful in life |
D.young adults depending on parents for financial support |
A.about 30% of parents offer their adult children housing |
B.one-third of adult children earn money more easily than their parents |
C.two-thirds of adult children are faced with financial problems in school |
D.about 50% of parents give money to their adult children to cover the daily cost |
A.Asking their children to help with the housework. |
B.Being careful when helping their children financially. |
C.Leaving their children to struggle to live. |
D.Putting off their time of retirement. |
A.Adult children are less independent | B.Parents help support adult children |
C.Bad conditions affect children a lot | D.Adult children like living with parents |
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