Question

【题目】阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Many people take the idea of saving money very seriously. Back in 1924, in Italy, a group of people 【1】 (think) the inability to resist spending a major social problem. They had the idea of starting a day to remind people to put away some money for a rainy day. This is how World Saving Day, held on Oct. 31st 【2】(annual), was started, and it's still going strong in 2019.

Not surprisingly, a movement 【3】(target) the poor was started. People in the underdeveloped world are more open 【4】 calls to be careful with money. But 【5】 idea of being thrifty (节俭) has also become popular among the rich. Take Mark Zuckerberg for example. The Facebook founder, one of the world's 【6】(rich) people, doesn't spend very much money on himself.

Other people don't spend money because they don't like the culture of 【7】(consume). This is connected to the view 【8】 we should make ourselves happy through the activities we take part in, rather than with what we buy.

But however we view money, moderate spending is certainly a good idea when we are still too young to get a job. There is a British saying that 【9】(offer) some good advice in this situation: “Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after 【10】(they).”

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】thought

【2】annually

【3】targeting

【4】to

【5】the

【6】richest

【7】consumption

【8】that

【9】offers

【10】themselves

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。很多人都非常重视储蓄的想法。本文主要介绍了穷人和富人的消费观念，指出不管怎样，适度的消费当然是个好主意。

【1】考查动词时态。根据上文Back in 1924可知描述过去发生的事情应用一般过去时。故填thought。

【2】考查副词。句意：每年10月31日的“世界储蓄日”就是这样开始的，并在2019年继续流行。修饰动词held应用副词annually，表示“一年一次地”。故填annually。

【3】考查非谓语动词。句意：毫不奇怪，一场针对穷人的运动开始了。分析句子结构可知target在句中应用非谓语动词形式，且movement与动词target之间是主谓关系，故用现在分词在句中作定语。故填targeting。

【4】考查介词。句意：欠发达国家的人们更愿意接受花钱谨慎的要求。表示“愿意接受”短语为be open to。故填to。

【5】考查冠词。句意：但节俭的观念也在富人中流行起来。idea为可数名词，此处特指“节俭的观念”应用定冠词the。故填the。

【6】考查最高级。句意：Facebook创始人是世界上最富有的人之一，他在自己身上花的钱并不多。结合句意表示“世界上最富有的”应用形容词最高级richest。故填richest。

【7】考查名词。句意：其他人不花钱是因为他们不喜欢消费文化。根据上文the culture of为无生命名词所有格，可知应填不可数名词consumption。故填consumption。

【8】考查名词性从句连接词。句意：这与我们应该通过参与活动而不是通过买什么来让自己快乐的观点有关。本句是同位语从句，从句中不缺少主要成分，且句意完整，应该用that引导。故填that。

【9】考查主谓一致。句意：在这种情况下，有一个英国谚语提供了一些很好的建议：“积少成多”。定语从句中，谓语动词与先行词a British saying保持一致，且此处陈述客观事实应用一般现在时，故谓语动词用第三人称单数。故填offers。

【10】考查代词。句意同上。“Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves.”表示“积少成多”，指代主语pounds，应用反身代词themselves。故填themselves。