1、Those knowing foreign languages favoredPaid 1,6002,200 dollars per monthOne SecretaryAged under 30Female favoredGood at writing and skilled at computerIf interested,call 4654768 or write to:Mr.Jack HundrisRoom 0825,Fairmont Hotel567 Wood Street,San Markers,78003Fax:6954828WILSON BOOKSTOREAccountant
2、(会计)Aged between 25 and 40With an experience of at least two yearsWith a degree and an accountant certificate (证书)Paid 3,0004,000 dollars monthlyWith a practical knowledge of computerSalesclerkBasic education of 12 years or moreGood at computerPaid 1,8002,200 dollars monthlyTel:44743983485269【语篇解读】本
3、文属于广告类文章。主要介绍了两个机构发布的招聘服务员、秘书、会计及店员职位的岗位要求及薪水待遇。1If you dont know how to use a computer,you can just get the position as Aa waiter or waitress Ba secretaryCan accountant Da salesclerkA细节理解题。根据“One SecretaryGood at writing and skilled at computer”可知,secretary要求擅长电脑。会计的专业要求“With a practical knowledge
4、of computer”可知,也要用电脑知识。和“SalesclerkGood at computer”可知B、C、D三种职业都必须具备电脑知识,只有a waiter or waitress没有要求会电脑知识,故选A项。2If you want to get the position of accountant in Wilson Bookstore,you have to satisfy the following conditions EXCEPT Ahaving been an accountantBknowing well how to use a computerCbeing a w
5、omanDhaving an accountant certificateC细节理解题。根据“Accountant Aged between 25 and 40;With an experience of at least two years;With a degree and an accountant certificate;Paid 3,0004,000 dollars monthly;With a practical knowledge of computer”可知,会计这个职业对于性别没有要求,故C项符合。3If you want to try for a job in Fairmo
6、nt Hotel,you Ashould be younger than 30 years oldBshould be a university graduateChave to be taller than 1.72 metersDhave to be a woman and know foreign languagesA根据“Five Waiters and Ten WaitressesAged under 22”及“One SecretaryAged under 30”服务员要求在22岁以下及会计要求在30岁以下。所以年龄不得超过30岁。4From the ads we can conc
7、lude that Ayoull be better paid in Wilson Bookstore than in Fairmont HotelBthe better education youve received,the more money youll makeCall the jobs offered require experienceDif you want to be an accountant, you may call 4654768B推理判断题。根据文章内容服务员要求至少是高中生的薪水是“At least high school graduate Paid 1,6002
8、,200 dollars per month。”会计要有学位,薪水是“Paid 3,0004,000 dollars monthly”;店员Salesclerk要有12年以上的基础教育的薪水是“Paid 1,8002,200 dollars monthly”。分析以上内容可知,所受的教育越高,所赚的钱就越多。分析选项可知B项符合题意,故选B项。BMany kids help out around the house with housework such as emptying the dishwasher,cleaning the floor,and taking out the waste
9、 thing.In exchange,some kids get some pocket money or other rewards such as extra computer time.Paying kids for housework is one of the most hotly debated topics,especially at a time when everyone is more concerned about money.The logic behind tying allowances to housework is that since grownups get
10、 paid to do their jobs,we should pay kids to do their jobsin this case,every day household housework.But some people do not think that kids should get rewards for doing housework.Susie Walton,an expert,believes that by rewarding kids,parents are sending a message that work isnt worth doing unless yo
11、u get something in return.“Running any kind of household is a team effort,”Walton told TFK(Time for Kids)“A home is a living space for everyone in the family.Its important for kids to see that we all have responsibilities in the house,and that families decide together how they want their home to loo
12、k,and how they are going to keep it looking like everyone wants it to look.”Other people believe that getting a cash allowance or other reward motivates kids to do housework,and it also teaches them real world lessons about how we need to work to earn money.There are also apps(程序)that give kids poin
13、ts and digital gifts that can be redeemed(兑现)either online or in the real world.“Our goal is to empower(授权)kids so they can earn rewards,”says Chris Bergman,founder of ChoreMonster.“Kids need rewards to help motivate them.”【语篇解读】本文是议论文。孩子做家务是否应该得到报酬,对此仁者见仁,智者见智。5What is the passage mainly about?ASho
14、uld kids be rewarded for doing housework?BLet children do some housework.CKids should study as well as doing housework.DDoing housework affects kids study.A主旨大意题。文章的第一段提出了,孩子因做家务会得到一些报酬。第三段和第四段从正反两方面进行了论述,因此用A作标题可引起读者的注意。6What kind of message parents are sending by rewarding kids?ARunning a househol
15、d is a team effort.BKids have responsibilities in the house.CPeople work in order to get some rewards.DPeople can do anything with money.根据第三段第二句可知,给做家务的孩子支付报酬向孩子传达的信息是一份工作如果没有回报就不值得做,选项C“人们工作就是为了获得报酬”与该意思相符。7What do the underlined words“a cash allowance”mean?ASome money. BSome help.CSome gifts. DSo
16、me promises.A词义猜测题。根据下文的“about how we need to work to earn money”可知,这几个词的意思指的就是“一些现金”。8According to Chris Bergman,kids Ashould be given digital gifts if they do houseworkBshould know they work in order to earn moneyCshould be empowered to do houseworkDare motivated to do housework by getting rewards
17、D细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句,也就是Chris Bergman 所说的“Kids need rewards.”可知,Bergman 认为孩子做家务获得报酬可以鼓励孩子做家务。 CGiven the choice between more time or more money,which would you pick?For a beach vacation,you might pay more for a direct flight to gain a couple of extra hours getting sand between your toes.On the other ha
18、nd,you might take a betterpaying job that requires late nights at the office.Which would lead to greater happinessthe money or the time?We put this question to more than 4,000 Americans of different ages,income levels,occupations.We found that most people valued money more than time.Is money the rig
19、ht choice?We had also asked them to report their level of happiness and life satisfaction.We found that the people who chose time were on average statistically happier and more satisfied with life than the people who chose money.So money may turn out to be the wrong choice.But maybe this result simp
20、ly shows that the people who chose money are more financially constrained and therefore less happy.In our pursuit of happiness,we are constantly faced with decisions both big and small that force us to pit time against money.Of course,sometimes its not a choice at all:We must earn that extra pay to
21、make ends meet.But when it is a choice,the likelihood of choosing more time over more moneydespite the widespread tendency to do the oppositeis a good sign youll enjoy the happiness you seek.【语篇解读】本文主要讲了哪一个会带来更大的幸福感金钱还是时间?9According to the 4,000 Americans questioned by the survey,which would lead to
22、 greater happinessthe money or the time?AThe money.BThe time.CNeither the money nor the time.DBoth the money and the time.根据第二段“We found that most people valued money more than time.”可知多数人更珍视金钱,而非时间。10The underlined word “constrained” in Paragraph 2 probably means Asatisfied BvaluedCembarrassed Dple
23、asedC词义猜测题。该句句意:选择金钱的人在财务上受到更大的羁绊,因此幸福感较低。故constrained意为embarrassed。11What is a good sign youll enjoy the happiness you seek?APaying more for a direct flight to gain time.BTaking a betterpaying job to gain money.CValuing money more than time.DChoosing more time over more money.根据第三段“But when it is a
24、 choice,the likelihood of choosing more time over more moneydespite the widespread tendency to do the oppositeis a good sign youll enjoy the happiness you seek.”可知当它是一个选择时,选择更多时间而非更多金钱的可能性更大尽管普遍的趋势恰恰相反它是一个好的迹象,你会享受你追求的幸福感。DMany children first learn the value of money by receiving an allowance.The pu
25、rpose is to let children learn from experience at an age when financial mistakes are not very costly.The amount of money that parents give to their children to spend as they wish differs from family to family.Timing is another consideration.Some children get a weekly allowance.Others get a monthly a
26、llowance.In any case,parents should make clear what,if anything,the child is expected to pay for with the money.At first,young children may spend all of their allowance soon after they receive it.If they do this,they will learn the hard way that spending must be done within a budget.Parents are usua
27、lly advised not to offer more money until the next allowance.The object is to show young people that a budget demands choices between spending and saving.Older children may be responsible enough to save money for larger costs,like clothing or electronics.Many people who have written on the subject o
28、f allowances say it is not a good idea to pay your child for work around the home. These jobs are a normal part of family life.Paying children to do extra work around the house,however,can be useful.It can even provide an understanding of how a business works.Allowances give children a chance to exp
29、erience the three things they can do with money.They can share it in the form of gifts or give it to a good cause.They can spend it by buying things they want,or they can save it.【语篇解读】本文主要论述了如何让孩子了解钱的价值以及对钱的使用。12What is special about children learning financial management by experience?AThey learn
30、more quickly.BThey are not likely to make mistakes.CTheir mistakes wont matter so much.DThey have plans made by their parents.由文章第一段最后一句可知,通过经验让孩子学习理财的特殊性在于“when financial mistakes are not very costly”。13When the writer says some young children “will learn the hard way that .”,he means Athey will know how hard it is to learn budgetBthey will have an easy time learning the lessonCwhat they will learn is absolutely trueDtheir parents will teach them a hard lessonA句意理解题。 由第四段可知,如果开始时孩子们很快花完了补助,而父母“not to offer more m
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