It is matter of common observation that although money incomes keep going up over the years, we never seem to become much better off! Prices are rising continuously. This condition is named one of inflation (通货膨胀 ) ; the money supply is becoming inflated so that each unit of it becomes less valuable. We have grown used in recent years to higher and higher rates of inflation. What could be bought ten years ago for one dollar now costs well over two dollars? Present indications (迹象) are that this rate of inflation is tending to rise rather than to fall. If in the real world our money incomes go up at the same rate as prices, one might think that inflation does not matter. But it does. When money is losing value it lacks one of the qualities of a good money stability of value. It is no longer acceptable as a store of value; and it becomes unsuitable standard of deferred (延期的 ) payments. Nobody wants to hold a wasting asset(财产), so people try to get rid of money as quickly as possible. Inflation therefore stimulates(刺激) consumer spending, and prevents saving.
1. Over the years, our incomes have been increasing, and we________.
A．seem to be well off at a quicker rate
B．are actually no better, if not worse, in our financial condition
C．can afford to buy more of the things that we want
D．have managed to keep prices down
2. Inflation is a situation in which________.
A．we can watch our money increase in its value
B．employment no longer becomes a problem
C．people can always find better paying jobs
D．money keeps losing its value
3. If incomes and prices rise together, people might think that________.
A．there will be no more market fluctuations
B．money will hold its value
C．inflation will remain to be a problem
D．inflation causes no problem
4. In a period of inflation, people are likely to________.
A．invest heavily on the stock market
B．save money
C．hold on to money as a dependable asset
D．spend money and not bother to save
科目：高中英语 来源： 题型：阅读理解
Matt grow the best vegetables in the village．He grows fruit too--big , sweet apples and oranges．And what else ? Well , the biggest and the prettiest flowers．Things grow in Matt' s garden all through the year．He cuts some flowers for his sitting room table ; and of course , he eats some fruit and vegetables．But he sells everything else in the market．Matt is not a poor man．
He knows a few other gardens ; but he does not have any friends．You might ask , " What is that ? Why doesn ' t he have friends ? "
I will tell you．People do not understand him．And they do not understand his garden, " Why not ? " you will ask．" It' s a very good garden , isn' t it ? "
It is a wonderful garden．Matt plants things in spring , summer and autumn and winter ．After that he does very little work．He sits in the garden with his small radio ．And everything grows ．
People ask , " How does Matt grow these wonderful things ? He waters the plants sometimes , but he doesn' t do anything else ．He just sits under an orange tree with his radio ．He listens to music nearly all day ! " And that is all quite true , people cannot understand it , and so they don' t like it very much ．
Matt likes music ．But what about the garden ? Who does the work ? I will tell you another true thing : the music does the work ．All plants love music ; and Matt knows that .
Do you want big vegetables and the loveliest flowers ? Well , just give your plants a lot of music ,
There are not only vegetables and flowers , but also ______ in Matt' s garden ．
A．plants B．fruit trees C．ants D．crops
Matt makes a living by _______.
A．selling his vegetables , fruit and flowers
B．growing trees in his garden
C．working in the market
D．helping other people growing plants
Everything in Matt' s garden grows well because _____
A．he has a good garden
B．he is good at growing things and likes listening to the radio
C．music helps his plants a lot
D．he is very hardworking
People think that ______ .
A．Matt' s garden is better than theirs
B．Matt works harder than they
C．Matt knows how to grow vegetables well
D．the radio helps Matt to grow veveything well in his garden
People don' t like Matt because ____.
A．he doesn' t give thim any vegetables or fruit
B．he listens to the radio too much
C．they are jealous（嫉妒的） of him
D．Matt doesn' t let them listen to his radio
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科目：高中英语 来源：2010年吉林省东北师大附中高二下学期期中考试英语 题型：阅读理解
No matter where he lives, 16-year-old Danny Lopez feels like an outsider: he is half-Mexican and half-white.
At his private high school in wealthy northern San Diego, California, US, Lopez is too brown to fit in, whereas for the Mexican side of his family in National City, just a dozen miles from the border, he is too white to belong.
Different from both sides, Lopez is silent in school. He focuses on his passion for baseball and working hard to improve the pitches (球场) that have kept him off the school team.
Mexican Whiteboy, by Matt de la Pena, is about a teenager’s search for identity. It was named as one of the Top Ten Best Books for Young Adults in 2009 by the US Young Adult Library Services Association.
When Lopez’s mother decides to go to live with her wealthy white boyfriend in San Francisco, he chooses to spend the summer with his father’s family in San Diego. It’s a trip to explore roots and self-identity, filled with unexpected friendship.
There he meets Uno, of mixed heritage (遗传) like himself, also with a divorced mom. Uno understands Danny’s split background and helps him improve his baseball skills. Both boys have big league dreams, but they both have to learn to come to terms with their mixed heritages before they can achieve their goals.
Aside from discussions of racism, Mexican Whiteboy takes on other issues, such as the importance of family and the negative influence of hiding the truth. It also shows how sports can draw cultures together.
【小题1】The reason why Lopez feels like an outsider lies in the fact that ___________.
| A．he is a Mexican | B．he lives in San Diego |
| C．he is half-white and half-Mexican | D．he studies in a private school |
| A．book | B．club | C．newspaper | D．organization |
| A．starts writing a book about himself |
| B．begins to look for identity with the help of Mexican Whiteboy |
| C．loses his interest in baseball |
| D．works in the fields in which he was kept off the school team |
| A．they both have a divorced mom |
| B．they both have mixed heritage |
| C．they were both in the school baseball team |
| D．both of them have big league dreams |
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科目：高中英语 来源：2014届广东省十校高三上学期第一次联考英语卷（解析版） 题型：信息匹配
阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。把答案填涂在答题卡上相应的题号的答案标号上，如答案是E把AB同时一起涂黑，如答案是F把 CD同时一起涂黑。
首先，请阅读下面的应用文
A. Chinook’s at Salmon Bay (Ballard/Crown Hill)
This casual seafood restaurant — practically a city institution — is always dependably family-friendly, and its food is always satisfying. It’s a great place to take visiting friends and families too.
B. Matt’s in the Market (Downtown)
The most romantic feature about this cozy closet of a restaurant in the Pike Place Market is its size. It might also make it tough to get into without a wait.
C. St. Clouds (Madison Park/ Madrona / Leschi)
Youngsters get special attention from kind staff, and sweet-treatment extends to the kids’ weekend brunch menu and their dinner options.
D. RockSport Bar & Grill (West Seattle)
Everything about RockSport is big: the seating area, the menu, and last but not least, the wall-sized projection TV screen.
E. Canlis Restaurant (Queen Anne/Seattle Center)
F. Red-hot bakeries
No matter where you go in this wide, wide world, one thing holds true: People absolutely love fresh-baked bread. Our little corner of the planet boasts more than a few bakeries that make breads and delectable pastries worth falling for.
请阅读以下就餐者的信息，然后匹配就餐者和适合他们的餐厅。
1.The Carpenters often take their kids out to have dinner in a restaurant on weekends. They haven’t visited a lot of restaurants. But sometimes they are rejected because of the children. The weekend is coming again. Whatever restaurant they visit, it is essential that it should welcome kids, especially their five-year-old daughter. And their elder daughter doesn’t like fish or lobster.
2.Fanny just got to know that Anna, her former classmate, and she worked in the same office block. They haven’t seen each other since graduation. They plan to meet each other at lunch hour. But they have only one hour for lunch. As both of them like cakes and bread, a bakeshop might be a good choice.
3.Leo and his wife have been married for five years. They hope to have a celebration in a fine restaurant. These days a restaurant like this is always packed with lovers. They wouldn’t like to wait for a table.
4.After going shopping with her boyfriend in downtown for the whole afternoon, Charlene is looking for a comfortable place to sit down and just enjoy being together.
5.Gary and his football team are going to have a get-together. They want to find a place where they can drink beers while enjoying some sports program.
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科目：高中英语 来源：内蒙古20092010学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题 题型：阅读理解
Matt grow the best vegetables in the village . He grows fruit too--big , sweet apples and oranges . And what else ? Well , the biggest and the prettiest flowers . Things grow in Matt' s garden all through the year . He cuts some flowers for his sitting room table ; and of course , he eats some fruit and vegetables . But he sells everything else in the market . Matt is not a poor man .
He knows a few other gardens ; but he does not have any friends . You might ask , " What is that ? Why doesn ' t he have friends ? "
I will tell you . People do not understand him . And they do not understand his garden , " Why not ? " you will ask . " It' s a very good garden , isn' t it ? "
It is a wonderful garden . Matt plants things in spring , summer and autumn and winter . After that he does very little work . He sits in the garden with his small radio . And everything grows .
People ask , " How does Matt grow these wonderful things ? He waters the plants sometimes , but he doesn' t do anything else . He just sits under an orange tree with his radio . He listens to music nearly all day ! " And that is all quite true , people cannot understand it , and so they don' t like it very much .
Matt likes music . But what about the garden ? Who does the work ? I will tell you another true thing : the music does the work . All plants love music ; and Matt knows that .
Do you want big vegetables and the loveliest flowers ? Well , just give your plants a lot of music ,
66.There are not only vegetables and flowers , but also ______ in Matt' s garden .
A. plants B. fruit trees C. ants D. crops
67.Matt makes a living by _______.
A. selling his vegetables , fruit and flowers
B. growing trees in his garden
C. working in the market
D. helping other people growing plants
68.. Everything in Matt' s garden grows well because _____
A. he has a good garden
B. he is good at growing things and likes listening to the radio
C. music helps his plants a lot
D. he is very hardworking
69. People think that ______ .
A. Matt' s garden is better than theirs
B. Matt works harder than they
C. Matt knows how to grow vegetables well
D. the radio helps Matt to grow veveything well in his garden
70. People don' t like Matt because ____.
A. he doesn' t give thim any vegetables or fruit
B. he listens to the radio too much
C. they are jealous（嫉妒的） of him
D. Matt doesn' t let them listen to his radio
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科目：高中英语 来源：2012届云南省芒市秋季学期高二期末英语卷 题型：阅读理解
Matt grows the best vegetables in the village. He grows fruit too – big, sweet apples and oranges. And what else? Well, the biggest and the prettiest flowers.
Things grow in Matt’s garden all through the year. He cuts some flowers for his sitting room table; and of course , he eats some fruit and vegetables. But he sells everything else in the market. Matt is not a poor man.
He knows a few other gardens; but he does not have any friends. You might ask, “What is that?” Why doesn’t he have friends. I will tell you. People do not understand him. And they do not understand his garden. “Why not?” You will ask. “It is a very good garden, isn’t it?” It is a wonderful garden. Matt plants things in spring, summer, autumn and winter. After that he does very little work. He sits in the garden with his small radio. And everything grows.
People ask, “How does Matt grow these wonderful things? He waters the plants sometimes, but he doesn’t do anything else. He just sits under an orange tree with his radio. He listens to music nearly all day!” and that is all quite true. People cannot understand it, and so they don’t like it very much.
Matt likes music. But what about the garden? Who does the work? I will tell you another true thing: the music does the work. All plants love music; and Matt knows that.
Do you want big vegetables and the loveliest flowers? Well, just give your plants a lot of music.
1.There are not only vegetables and flowers, but also ________ in Matt’s garden.
|
A．plants |
B．fruit trees |
C．ants |
D．crops |
2.Matt makes a living by ___________
|
A．selling his vegetables, fruit and flowers |
B．growing trees in his garden |
|
C．working in the market |
D．helping other people growing plants |
3. Everything in Matt’s garden grows well because ______
|
A．he has a good garden |
|
B．he is good at growing things and likes listening to the radio |
|
C．music helps his plants a lot |
|
D．he is very hardworking |
4.People don’t like Matt because ____________
|
A．he doesn’t give them any vegetables or fruit |
B．he listens to the radio too much |
|
C．they don’t understand him |
D．Matt doesn’t let them listen to his radio |
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