科目:初中英语 来源:2014届天津市北辰区五校八年级12月联考英语试卷(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
How much should you save? You may be able to save 100% of your money. Does that mean you should? Not at all. The best way to develop good saving habits is to make saving a regular part of your life, along with spending.
Here is the rule you should remember: save before spending. Whenever some money gets into your hands, from a job or your pocket money or whatever, take your savings out immediately, before spending any of the money. The beauty of this system is that if you take away your savings, you are free to spend the rest.
Here are some more suggestions on how to successfully get into the saving habit from teens. Let’s see!
Tony,13: I put my money in a bank instead of my wallet, so the money is not there. And I have to take an extra step to get it.
Bill,14: When considering a major purchase(购买), wait a week or so, at least. This will help you make sure if you still want it, and the price might go down.
Dick, 13: Carry very little money always. You can’t spend money if you don’t have it. A cake would be nice, but without a dollar, you can’t get it. Little things like that really add up quickly.
Steve,16: I used to be weak when it came to money. I bought something whenever I went into a store. I’m glad I’m not that person now. I taught myself discipline by keeping a $20 bill in my pocket while waking around the mall all day and not buying anything. Now I have no strong wish to buy things when I go into a store. It works for me.
These ideas should help you get started. If you have some questions about anything you’ve read here, or would like to share your ideas about saving money, please write to us.
1.How does Tony advise you about saving money?
A.By keeping money in a bank.
B.By putting money in a wallet.
C.By making it easy to get your money.
D.By buying little things.
2.According to Billy, if you want to buy something expensive, you’d better_________.
A.wait at least a month
B.make sure it’s necessary
C.wait until it’s for sale
D.ask somebody for help
3.According to the passage, Steve is the person who _______.
A.didn’t carry any money
B.can’t wait to spend his money now
C.didn’t use to buy anything in a store
D.doesn’t spend money quickly and carelessly now
4.Where is the passage most probably from?
A.A dictionary B.The instructions C.A newspaper D.An advertisement.
5.The writer wrote the passage in order to ask teens to_______.
A.make major purchases
B.save 100% of their money
C.spend all their savings regularly
D.save money regularly as well as spending
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科目:初中英语 来源:2012-2013学年广东省中山市三校九年级第一次联合模拟考试英语试卷(解析版) 题型:其他题
配对阅读。左栏是五个人的介绍,右栏是七条信息。请将这五个人与他们感兴趣的信息配对。
1.Jenny is a pet lover. She wants to work with pets.
2.David is the boss of a big education company. He wants to know some information about education in China.
3.Wang Lan just came back from England. She is looking for a job. She prefers to work in a big company.
4.Helen is a housewife. She wants to buy vegetables and fruit at low prices.
5.The students in No.2 Middle School plan to have a picnic. Whether they will do it depends on the weather. A.Lots of people miss their pets while they are on holidays. Our hotel can solve (解决) this problem. We lend cats or dogs to you. We are sure that you will be happy to stay with them.
B.Many people like animals and take them as their pets. Now pet hospitals are very busy. Kind people who love animals are needed to work in busy hospitals.
C.Living in another country can help you to learn a language, and about another culture. Many companies today need employees (雇员) who can speak a foreign language, or have the experience of living or working in another country.
D.We sell eggs, apples, tomatoes and pork at very low prices. Our business hours are from 6:00 am to 10:30 pm.
E.Our city will have a cloudy day tomorrow. It will be rainy at times. There will be a strong wind. The day after tomorrow will be sunny. It will be a fine day to go hiking or to have a picnic.
F.We have all kinds of video films, TV plays, and music videos. You can enjoy yourself and take time to watch your favorite videos at our shop. You can also borrow some videos home, each video for a week for 1 dollar.
G.A study of the people in China's largest cities shows that saving money for children's education has become an important reason for saving. It is the second most important purpose of people's saving habit. The result shows that people in China care much about education. The education market is very big in China.
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科目:初中英语 来源:2011广东省深圳市毕业生学业考试英语模拟试卷(2) 题型:完型填空
完形填空(共12分,每小题1分)
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选
项中,选择最佳选项。
Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here’s a true story of an American girl, Sarah. After Sarah left university, 36 began to live in New York City on her own. She 37 a job in a publishing house, but the salary was less than $30,000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah could live on her _38 and still saved $5,000 in a year. How was that 39 in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living always starts with keeping the big cost small.For most people, that means housing. So Sarah chose to 40__ a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 41 . When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants. 42 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then 43_ the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them. Nowadays young people often 44 a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐). But Sarah said, “I enjoy walking 45 in New York City. I love going to museums and parks.” Did Sarah feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She 46 managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, the other to Portland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something 47 . It’s a kind of game,” said Sarah.
1. A. he B. she C. we D. they
2. A. found B. tried C. asked for D. looked for
3. A. salary B. time C. dream D. idea
4. A. difficult B. possible C. useful D. different
5. A. buy B. sell C. stay D. share
6. A. food B. rest C. studying D. playing
7. A. Soon B. Finally C. Once D. Again
8.A. prepared B. took C. caught D. picked
9. A. pay B. lend C. spend D. save
10. A. along B. up C. down D. around
11.A. even B. seldom C. always D. never
12. A. hard B. interesting C. nice D. great
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科目:初中英语 来源:2011年初中毕业升学考试(浙江温州卷)英语(解析版) 题型:阅读理解
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DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programmes show people how to DIY.
English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK----“As Englishman’s home is his castle”. Huge number of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful “castles”. If there is anything that needs fixing around their homes, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experience with their friends. More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. With the economic downturn at present, many people can not afford a big house. They are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.
DIY can be difficult. There is a huge market for DIY furniture which people need to get together themselves with a few basic tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture itself is difficult to build. One thing is for sure, though most DIY projects are started with the best intentions. Many of them may not get finished. DIY can also be dangerous. For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional worker. Unluckily, many people don’t care about this warning and put themselves in danger. It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.
Therefore , DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY.
1.How do many English people spend their hoildays to the passage?
A. Making their homes beautiful.
B. Visiting their friends.
C. Travelling all over the world
D. Making a lot of money
2.Why do English people like DIY?
A. Many stores sell DIY things.
B. DIY can bring them fun.
C. TV programmes teach them to DIY
D. All DIY projects are easy.
3.What can we learn from the passage?
A. DIY is a waste of money.
B. it is always difficult to DIY.
C. We should be careful while doing DIY.
D. It is very safe for us to DIY.
4.In the passage, “we bite off more than we can chew” probably means .
A. We can eat everything we like.
B. We should do something difficult.
C. We do something that is too difficult.
D. We eat too much food that is not safe.
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科目:初中英语 来源:2010年重庆市初二上学期期中考试英语卷 题型:完型填空
Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here's a true story of an American girl,Sarah.
41 Sarah left university,she began to live in New York City on her own.She 42 a job in a publishing house,but the salary(薪水)was 43 $30,000 a year.Her parents thought her life would be hard,but Sarah 44 Iive on her salary and stilI saved $5,000 in a year.How was that 45 in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living 46 starts with keeping the big cost small.For most people,that 47 housing.So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends.Her next biggest cost was 48 .When she ate out,she went to cheap restaurants. 49 she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant.She then 50 the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them.Nowadays young people often 51 a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐).But Sarah said,“I enjoy walking 52 in New York City.I love going to museums and parks.” Did Sarah feel poor 53 cheap living? Not really.She even managed to take two trips,one to the Netherlands, 54 to Portland.
“Don't think of saving money as something 55 .It's a kind of game,”said Sarah.
1.A.Until B.Because C.After D.Unless
2.A.found B.tried C.asked for D.Iooked for
3.A.more than B.less than C .shorter than D.higher than
4.A.can B.may C.was able to D.might
5.A.difficult B.possible C.useful D.different
6.A.already B.sometimes C.hardly D.always
7.A.helps B.becomes C.makes D.means
8.A.food B.rest C.studying D.playing
9.A.Soon B.Finally C.Once D.Again
10.A.prepared B.took C.caught D.picked
11.A.pay B.lend C.spend D.save
12.A.along B.up C.down D.around
13.A.because of B.because C.before D.between
14.A.another B.the other C.others D.the others
15.A.hard B.interesting C.nice D.great
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