阅读下列材料，从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出符合小题的最佳选项。
Everyone has their own values or beliefs on how to manage their finances（理财）. Experts put them in four categories（类别）: the ant, the cricket(蟋蟀), the snail and the pig. Read the following descriptions and make the right choice.
| 1. The ant works first. The ant works heart and soul in summer in order to store food for winter but doesn’t care about enjoying the moment. |
| 2. The cricket plays first. The cricket wants to enjoy everything now and doesn’t think too much about the future. It fights to win at any cost. |
| 3. The snail lives under pressure. The snail lives the whole life with a heavy load, which it is not sure it can afford. |
| 4. The pig lives without any future plans. The pig lives without thinking about its future. What it wants is just to sleep well and eat well today. |
A. Jim lives with his parents, no work and of course no money. But he is happy because he can stay long enough in bed and enjoy anything delicious his parents prepare for him every day.
B. Tom will retire from work next year. Over the past few years, he has worked day and night and saved every penny he earned so that he could enjoy life when he gets old and retires.
C. Mike has not much money but wants to live a good life. He takes big long-term loans（贷款）from the bank in order to buy things such as expensive house, car and so on. He is happy to take big loans even though he is not sure if he can afford it.
D. Ann earns a lot but has little savings. She wants to get everything she likes without thinking about the future. She even borrows money when she really wants to get something.
E. Rick likes to make friends a lot. He always visit the English corner so as to gets many foreign friends. In his spare time, he surfs the net and chat with his on-line fellows.
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The Palm Islands are the largest artificial islands in the world and are under construction in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. They are being developed as tourist, leisure, and residential resorts, and will increase the coastline of the country by 120 kilometres.
After four years of planning and careful consideration of the environmental issues, construction started in 2001. Dutch engineers with experience of reclaiming land from the sea were employed in the building of the first two islands. The site for all three islands is an area of the sea where the water is not very deep. Sand is taken from the seabed and sprayed into the construction site. Although the shallow water facilitates this process, the islands are still very exposed to the currents and tidal movements of the sea. Rocks are used to hold the sand in place resulting in a large crescent (月状的) structure. This acts as a breakwater and protects the islands from the sea.
The first two islands are in the shape of date palm trees and consist of a trunk and 17 frond, or leaves coming off the trunk. The first island, named Palm Jumeirah, has three five-star hotels in the trunk, and luxury homes in the leaves. It is astonishing that when these homes went on sale in 2004, they were all sold within three days.
The second palm, Jebel Ali, was started in 2002 and is designed to be an entertainment centre. Six marinas (小游艇船坞) are planned, with a water theme park, and homes built on stilts (桩柱) in the water.
The Palm Deira planned to be the largest of the three islands, with a length of 14 km and a width of 8.5 km, an area larger than the city of Paris. It will consist of residential properties, marinas, shopping malls, sports facilities, and clubs. These will be open to both residents and tourists.
More artificial islands, the World Islands, are now being constructed near the Palm Jumeirah. They consist of 300 private islands grouped into the shape of the continents of the world and will be used for estates, private homes, community islands, and resorts.
Unquestionably, these artificial islands are one of the wonders of the modern world. They will also maintain Dubai’s status as one of the leading tourist destinations in the region.
1.According to the passage, all the following are right EXCEPT___________.
A. Some Dutch engineers are experienced in reclaiming land from the sea.
B. The islands are being built in the shallow water of the sea.
C. All the luxury homes on Palm Jumeirah were sold.
D. The World Islands are bigger than the Palm Jumeriah.
2.The underlined word “facilitates” in the second paragraph probably means___________.
A. holds back B. makes easier
C. slows down D. leads to
3.What is the passage written for?
A. To introduce the wonderful artificial islands.
B. To show how to build artificial islands.
C. To offer a travel service for tourists.
D. To prove the Palm Islands are the largest artificial islands in the world.
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How do people traditionally manufacture (制造) things? They usually start with a sheet of metal, wood or other material and cut, drill (钻) and shave it to create a desired shape. Sometimes, they use a mold (模具) made of metal or sand, pour liquid plastic or metal into it and let it cool to create a solid part.
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You might find it hard to believe that an object can actually be “printed out” like a picture. But it is not that hard to understand how it works. Just as a traditional printer sprays (喷洒) ink onto paper line by line, modern 3-D printers spread material onto a surface layer by layer, from the bottom to the top, gradually building up a shape.
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