题文

Eighth-grader Victoria Bills is talking about money with her classmates. She is worried that a company’s stock (股票) price could fall. It may be an unusual topic of conversation for a 13-year-old. But at Bills’ school in Chicago, US, you hear it all the time. The Chicago school’s 420 students learn about economic(经济学). They also get a chance to make money. Each 1st grade and 5th grade, students learn the basics of economics and investing(投资). Then in 6th grade, they put what they’ve learned to work. Students join a junior group that manages the $20,000. The group, made up of 12 to 14 students, decides which stocks to buy. After graduating, students pass on $20,000 to the next 1st grade class. They keep half of the rest of the money; the other half goes toward improving the school. They can choose to put their money in a college-savings program or take the cash. In 2007, Bills suggested that her class buy the stock of the Apple computer company. This was just before the iPhone came out. “We bought stock just at the right time,” she says. The kids bought Google stock as it reached $400 a share. It is now worth over $500. “It was a good buy,” says Myles Gate, 13. He hopes to be a banker one day. The school’s two graduating classes of 2005 and 2006 have each earned about $10,000 in profits(利润). 小题1: At Bills’ school, students can’t       . A．learn the basics of economics B．learn how to invest money C．get a chance to make money D．share all the money they make 小题2: Who manages the $20,000 in the class? A．The teachers. B．The school. C．The students. D．The parents. 小题3:Google stock the kids bought has reached more than ______ at present. A．$500 B．$400 C．$10,000 D．$20,000 小题4:According to Paragraph 5, we know that       . A．Bills’ class bought the Apple stock after the iphone came out B．it was a mistake for the class to buy Google stock C．the students get some investing experience in the school D．the class bought the two kinds of stocks at the same time 小题5: What’s the passage mainly about? A．How students make money in the US. B．Students learn economics and investing at school. C．Myles Gage hopes to be a banker one day. D．What US students hope to do after graduation.

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答案

小题1:D 小题2:C 小题3:A 小题4:C 小题5:B

试题分析：这篇短文给我们讲述的是芝加哥的一所学校里，学生们不仅可以学习经济学的基础知识，还能把自己所学的运用到实践中，去投资赚钱。学生们赚到的钱一部分自己保留，一部分用来建设学校。 小题1:推理判断题。根据短文中students learn the basics of economics and investing可知A和B是学生们可以做的事情；根据They also get a chance to make money可知C也是学生们可以做的事情；根据They keep half of the rest of the money; the other half goes toward improving the school.可知，对于学生们赚到的钱，他们只能保留一部分，即不能分享所有的钱。故应该选D。 小题2:细节理解题。根据短文第三段中Students join a junior group that manages the $20,000. The group, made up of 12 to 14 students可知，学生们参加一个由12到14个学生组成的小组，这个小组管理着这些钱。故选C。 小题3:细节理解题。根据短文第五段中The kids bought Google stock as it reached $400 a share. It is now worth over $500.可知，学生们买谷歌的股票时是400美元一股，但现在它已经涨到了超过500美元。故选A。 小题4:细节理解题。根据短文第五段中的内容可知，学生们在学校里学校如何投资，这一段中还给了我们两个例子，如学生们购买苹果电脑公司和谷歌公司的股票。故选C。 小题5:主旨大意题。这篇短文给我们讲述的是芝加哥的一所学校里，学生们可以学习经济学的基础知识，并把自己所学的运用到实践中，去投资赚钱。故应选B。

据专家权威分析，试题“Eighth-grader Victoria Bills is talking about money with her..”主要考查你对  人生感悟类阅读  等考点的理解。关于这些考点的“档案”如下：

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• 人生感悟类阅读：
  这类文章所涉及的人生道理和感悟也许平常我们在做这类阅读题的时候可能见过，所以注意不要把自己的日常经验带到考试中。
  阅读这类题目，要注意阅读各段的首句和末句，因为往往它就是这段的中心句或者是作者的观点所在。

• 英语阅读题技巧：
  （一）阅读的技巧
      1.阅读时不要出声，要养成快速阅读的好习惯。
      2.阅读时不要逐字阅读，要养成以意群为单位阅读的好习惯。
      3.学会找关键词、关键句。关键句通常位于段落的开头或结尾。
      4.学会根据上下文猜测生词的词义。
  （二）答题的技巧
      1.通读全文，了解大意。
      2.带着问题，复读原文。
      3.理解识别，推断归纳。
      4.复核检查，确保无误。
  

• 人生感悟英语格言：
  1、Great minds have purpose, others have wishes.
  杰出的人有着目标，其他人只有愿望。
  2、Being single is better than being in an unfaithful relationship.
  比起谈着充满欺骗的恋爱，单身反而更好。
  3、If you find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.
  太容易的路，可能根本就不能带你去任何地方。
  4、Getting out of bed in winter is one of life’s hardest mission.
  冬天，将自己从被窝里掏出来，是人生最难的任务之一了。
  5、The future is scary but you can’t just run to the past cause it’s familiar.
  未来会让人心生畏惧，但是我们却不能因为习惯了过去，就逃回过去。
  6、I love it when I catch you looking at me then you smile and look away.