Question

【题目】My Understanding of Money

I used to walk around the store with my parents constantly begging for something. I remember the sight of all the colorful bags of chips and candy that I asked my parents to buy for me. I cannot remember a time when I didn't beg for something at the store.

When I was about twelve years old, my dad always _________my begging and told me with a frustrated(使人挫败的)face, "You can waste all the money as you want when you have a job." I listened, but I never really heard the _______he was trying to get across to me. Since I wanted so many things and my parents were not going to buy them for me, I decided to make money as a _________myself. I remember the feeling of getting new money in my pocket, then throwing it out within the next week.

A few years later, I was a freshman in high school and did not feel like looking for a new job. One day, I saw people handing out flyers（传单）at school. I wasn't_________at first because I thought I was fine making money by babysitting. But once I_________thought about the money I could make, I applied to work as a lifeguard advertised on the flyer.

After a few months' training, I could finally start the job. But the more money I made, the less I wanted to spend. As the work and pay increased, so did my responsibility with money. Instead of _________my money on useless things, I started saving up. I finally realized that money meant so much more to me because I was the one_________for it. Now, I have 5,000 dollars in my bank account, and I limit myself to what I buy. My life has permanently(持久地)been influenced because I know the _________of money. It is more than what I can spend.

【1】A.metB.changedC.forgotD.refused

【2】A.replyB.storyC.messageD.news

【3】A.babysitterB.advertiserC.safeguardD.salesgirl

【4】A.involvedB.interestedC.acceptedD.pleased

【5】A.proudlyB.slowlyC.seriouslyD.secretly

【6】A.cuttingB.raisingC.receivingD.wasting

【7】A.workingB.savingC.longingD.begging

【8】A.limitB.valueC.powerD.supply

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【6】D

【7】A

【8】B

【解析】

文章只要是通过作者小时候总是向爸爸要东西，但是爸爸总是拒绝作者的要求，到后来作者自己做兼职打工赚钱以及后来的工作越来越多，赚的钱也越来越多的时候，作者终于意识到钱对他来说意义重大，知道了金钱的价值。

【1】句意：我父亲总是拒绝我的乞讨。

met遇见；changed改变；forgot忘记；refused拒绝；根据句意理解及后句told me with a frustrated(使人挫败的)face, “You can waste all the money as you want when you have a job.”可知，这里指的是“拒绝”，故选D。

【2】句意：我听了，但我从来没有真正听到过他试图向我传达的信息。

reply回复；story故事；message信息；news消息；根据句意理解及前句You can waste all the money as you want when you have a job.可知，这里指的是前面爸爸说的话，所以这里应该用message，故选C。

【3】句意：所以我决定自己当保姆赚钱。

babysitter 临时保姆；advertiser广告人员，登广告者；safeguard保护；salesgirl女售货员；根据句意理解及后文I thought I was fine making money by babysitting.可知，这里说的是“当保姆”，故选A。

【4】句意：一开始我不感兴趣。

involved包含；interested感兴趣的；accepted接受；pleased高兴的；根据句意理解及后句I thought I was fine making money by babysitting. But once I____5____thought about the money I could make, I applied to work as a lifeguard advertised on the flyer.可知，这里指的是“感兴趣的”，英语是interested，故选B。

【5】句意：但一旦我认真考虑了我能赚多少钱，我就申请了在传单上登广告的救生员的工作。

proudly骄傲地；slowly慢慢地；seriously认真地；secretly秘密地；根据句意理解及句中thought about the money I could make可知，这是要经过深思熟虑的，所以表达的是“认真地”，故选C。

【6】句意：我没有把钱浪费在无用的东西上，而是开始攒钱。

cutting切割；raising提升；receiving收到；wasting浪费；根据句意理解及后句on useless things, I started saving up可知，这里指的是“浪费”，故选D。

【7】句意：因为我是为它工作的人。

working工作；saving节省；longing渴望；begging乞求；根据句意理解及前文I decided to make money as a ____3____myself.及文章的理解可知，这里表达的是“为钱工作”，故选A。

【8】句意：因为我知道金钱的价值。

limit限制；value价值；power权利；supply供给；根据句意理解及后句It is more than what I can spend.和文章的标题My Understanding of Money可知，这里指的是“知道了金钱的价值”，故选B。