1、Since money is known to be one of the things most likely to bring a relationship to its knees, we should be grateful. For many families the recession means more than not booking a holiday. A YouGov survey of 2,000 people found 22% said they were arguing more with their partners because of concerns a
2、bout money. A recent research shows arguments about money were especially damaging to couples.Kim Stephenson, an occupational psychologist, believes money may be different things to men and women. People can say the same things about money but have different ideas of what its for, he explains. Theyl
3、l say its to save, to spend, for security, for freedom, to show someone you love them. He says men are more likely to see money as a way of buying status and of showing their parents that theyve achieved something. The biggest problem is that couples assume each other know whats going on with their
4、finances, but they dont. There seems to be more of a taboo (禁忌) about talking about money than about death. But you both need to know what youre doing, whos paying what into the joint account and how much you keep separately. In a healthy relationship, you dont have to agree about money, but you hav
5、e to talk about it.1. What does the author say about going on holiday in Paragraph 1?A. It will cost them too much money.B. Few people can afford it without working hard.C. It makes all the hard work worthwhile.D. It is the chief cause of family quarrels.2. According to the text, what does Kim Steph
6、enson believe?A. Money is often a symbol of a persons status.B. Money means a great deal to both men and women.C. Men and women spend money on different things.D. Men and women view money in different ways.3. The author suggests that couples should_.A. put their money together instead of keeping it
7、separatelyB. discuss money matters to maintain a healthy relationshipC. make efforts to reach agreement on their family budgetsD. avoid arguing about money matters to remain romantic【文章大意】文章通过度假的问题引入话题,男人和女人对钱的看法是不一样的,夫妻应该就钱的问题多进行讨论,这样可以建立健康的关系。1. C【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段第四句I say you only live once and we w
8、ork hard and whats the point if you cant go on holiday.可知,我们的努力工作是值得去度假的,故选C。3. B【解析】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段最后一句In a healthy relationship, you dont have to agree about money, but you have to talk about it.可知,作者认为夫妻应该就钱的问题多讨论,这样可以建立健康的关系,故选B。B(2016齐鲁名校高三第一次联考)Wikipedia is a freeaccess,free content Internet en
9、cyclopedia (百科全书),supported and hosted by the nonprofit Wikipedia Foundation.Wikipedia is ranked among the ten most popular websites and is considered the Internets largest and most popular general reference book.Now,Wikipedia is becoming Wookiepedia as scientists hope the informative website will h
10、elp us reach out to intelligent life forms.So aliens can learn about the human race.Astronomers would like to beam (播送) the entire contents of Wikipedia into space in the hope of contacting aliens.They want to send messages to hundreds of star systems and planets 20 light years away using radio tele
11、scopes.The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute,in California,wants to use powerful radio telescopes to try to reach Chewbacca and his mates in a galaxy (银河系) far away.The plans will be discussed by astronomers at the weekend as some scientists fear the reply from ET might not turn out
12、 to be friendly.Institute scientist David Black said,“One question is if there are dangerous creatures we might be drawing their attention to ourselves.Another is if we go ahead,what message should be sent?There could be many civilizations out there,but if they are all listening and no one is broadc
13、asting or responding,then nothing will happen.”Professor Stephen Hawking,who has warned that intelligent aliens probably exist and we should keep a safe distance from them,is among those.“If aliens visit us,the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America which didnt turn out well for th
14、e Native Americans,”he said.Signals from Earths radio and TV broadcasts have been heading out in space for some 60 years reaching around 5,000 stars.【解题导语】维基百科要变身星战维基了。科学家向外星文明发送维基百科,希望这个百科似的网站能帮助外星文明了解地球,帮助我们联系外星人。1Wikipedia is becoming Wookiepedia because_.Awe human beings intend to help and save
15、aliensBscientists wish to explore other planets similar to the earthCastronomers hope to get in touch with aliensDaliens might fight against the human race解析:选C。细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句和第二段的第一句可知应选C。2What does the underlined word those in the fourth paragraph refer to?AAliens from space.BAstronomers sending signals.CScientists for the plans
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