One day in my class，Maria shared her feelings about money，“Money worries me.I think I want to live without money because I hate it.I HATE MONEY.”We were all touched by Maria's words as they reminded us of the spiritual burdens that money managing can bring to us.After class I offered to help Maria deal with her financial problems.She hesitated to accept my offer，and I could see from the expression on her face that she was afraid of what it might involve.I quickly promised her that I wouldn't make her do more than she was able to.I told her frankly that I didn't enjoy managing my money any more than she did hers and wouldn't burden her with guilt，judgments，or impossible tasks.All I would ask her to do was to let me help her look at her fears and try to make some sense of them.
Maria still resisted my offer，and I can remember the excuses she gave me as they were the repeated complaints I had heard from so many people.“I'll never understand money，”she said.“My facts are meaningless.”“I don't deserve to have money.”“I never have enough.”“I have too little to manage.”“My financial position isn't worth looking at.”and the most devastating one of all，“I just can't do it.”
Going home that day，I couldn't get Maria out of my mind：her attitude conveyed the same negativity and fear that I believed annoyed many people.I was sure it was this attitude that prevented people from managing their money effectively.My counseling(咨询)has taught me that these anxieties are inseparably connected to our selfdoubts and fear for survival.Many of us are terrified of handling our money because we don't believe we can do it well，and to do it wrong would put our very existence at risk.
On a deeper level we know that money is not the source of life，but sense of worth drives us to act as if it were.It locks us up in selfdoubts and prevents us from tapping into the true source of our management power，our spirit.
1.The underlined word“devastating”in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.
A．convincing B．interesting C．shocking D．valuable
2.Maria's words moved the author and others because they were ________.
A．in the same financial trouble B．in the same financial condition
C．of the same family background D．of the same feeling over the issue
3.As for money managing，the author intended to tell Maria how to ________.
A．overcome her fears B．make wise decisions
C．avoid making mistakes D．learn the necessary skills
4.Maria wouldn't take the author's offer of help for fear of________.
A．being forced to share her money with others
B．having to do something beyond her reach
C．being found guilty of making impossible errors
D．showing her judgment about money
5.According to the author，people's anxieties about managing money result from their understanding of money as the only source of ________.
A．life B．values C．spirit D．power
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One day in January, my uncle, my cousin and I decided to go hunting．We left by car in the afternoon．It was a Range Rover with four-wheel drive．It took us three hours to get there．After we arrived at 5:15 p．m．, we fixed the tent, then made coffee and had a short rest．After that, we went hunting, using a falcon（猎鹰）．We spent two hours without finding anything．On our way back to the camp, my cousin saw a rabbit．I removed the falcon’s bead cover and let go of the aggressive falcon．When the rabbit saw the falcon, it ran fast, but my falcon was a professional hunter．He flew up and came down to trick the rabbit．After two minutes, the rabbit was caught．We took it back to the camp to cook our dinner．We ate the delicious food, drank Arabic coffee, and sat around the fire talking until 10:30 p．m．
We left the camp the next day at 7 o’clock in the morning．We went north．However, around 10:00 a．m．our car got stuck in the sand! We spent about three hours trying to pull out the car without any progress．Finally, we decided to walk．As it was hard for an old man or a young boy to walk more than 40km in the desert, I decided to get help myself．I took a bottle of water with me and started to walk south alone．I knew the way well, but it was a long way in the sand．I walked more than four hours without stopping．When I felt so tired and thirsty, I stopped to rest．I drank all the water and slept for around two hours．
When I got up, it was dark．I continued to walk south．I was worried about my uncle and cousin．Suddenly, I met a Bedouin man who was riding his camel．He took me to his house．When I had had enough rest, I asked him to take me to the road where I found a car．It took me to the city to get help．I had one day to get back to my uncle and cousin．When I got back to them, they were so happy because I had gotten help and they were able to see me again．
【小题1】Which word can best describe the first evening of their hunting trip?
| A．Adventurous． | B．Enjoyable． |
| C．Stressful． | D．Exhausting． |
| A．He was picked up by a car． |
| B．A camel took him to the road． |
| C．A passer-by Bedouin helped him． |
| D．His uncle and cousin found and rescued him． |
| A．It’s an easy job to walk 40km in the desert． |
| B．The author loved to go hunting with his family． |
| C．The hunting trip is much longer than expected． |
| D．To hunt in the desert one must train a falcon well． |
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短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行作出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√);如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(\\)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下画一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
One day in the restaurant where I worked,I am serving a
table of four and each person had ordered the different
kind of fish.Three plate were already on the table when
the man closest to me pointing to one plate and asked me
the name of the fish on it.Before I could answer him,he
continued to ask me the name of the fish on another one
plate.I was about to answer him while I noticed that the
last plate on my tray(托盘) began to fall.They fell noisily
to the floor seconds late,spreading its contents on the
carpet.Everyone stared me and I stood there with a red face.
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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在该词下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意: 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
One day in the restaurant where I worked, I am serving a table of four and each person had ordered the different kind of fish. Three plate were already on the table when the man closest to me pointing to one plate and asked me the name of the fish on it. Before I could answer him, he continued ask me the name of the fish on another one plate. I was about to answer him while I noticed that the last plate on my tray (托盘) began to fall. They fell noisily to the floor seconds late, spreading its contents on the carpet. Everyone stared me and I stood there with a red face.
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China Business Daily reported the 60% discounts on some Beijing-shanghai flights have now slipped back to 20% _______ one day in advance.
A．when books B．when to book C．when booking D．when booked
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第二节 完形填空 （ 共20小题， 每小题1.5分， 满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36---55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There was a woman in Detroit, 36 had two sons. She was worried 37 them, especially 38 younger one, Ben, because he was not doing well in school. Boys in his class 39 jokes on him because he seemed so 40 . The mother 41 that she would herself get her sons to do 42 in school. She told them to go to the Detroit Public Library to 43 a book a week and do a book report for her.
One day, in Ben’s 44, the teacher held up a rock(岩石)and asked if anyone 45 it. Ben put up his hand and the teacher let him 46. “Why did Ben raise his hand?” all of his 47 whispered (低声耳语) and wondered. “He 48 said anything. What could he possibly want to say?”
Well, Ben not only 49 the rock, but also said a lot about it. He 50 other rocks in its groups and even knew 51 the teacher had found it. The teacher and the students were 52 .Ben had learned all this from doing one of his book 53.
Ben later went on to the 54 of his class. When he finished high school, he went to Yale University and 55 became one of the best doctors in the United States.
36. A. which B. who C. that D. whom
37. A. on B. with C. about D. in
38. A. the B. an C. a D. /
39. A. played B. spoke C. got D. showed
40. A. clever B. hard C. slow D. quick
41. A. seemed B. decided C. answered D. told
42. A. well B. bad C. right D. good
43. A. see B. find C. read D. buy
44. A. class B. room C. office D. lab
45. A. told B. knew C. wrote D. said
46. A. think B. leave C. ask D. answer
47. A. classmates B. students C. teacher D. mother
48. A. always B. ever C. sometimes D. never
49. A. found B. played C. knew D. heard
50. A. said B. told C. called D. named
51. A. whether B. what C. where D. why
52. A. afraid B. surprised C. worried D. unhappy
53. A. pictures B. exercises C. shops D. reports
54. A. top B. end C. back D. front
55. A. at first B. at the end C. at last D. now
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