词义猜测题建议用时：15分钟建议用时：15分钟A[2015·重庆一诊]A study involving 8,500 teenagers from all social backgrou nds found that most of them are ignorant when it comes to m oney. The findings, the first in a series of reports from Nat W est that has started a fiveyear research project into teenagers and money, are particularly worrying as this generation of yo ung people is likely to be burdened with greater debts than a ny before.University tuition fees (学费) are currently capped at ￡3,000 annually, but this will be reviewed next year and the Government is under enormous p ressure to_raise_the__ceiling.In the research, the teenagers were presented with the terms of four different loans but 76 percent failed to identify the che apest. The young people also predicted that they would be e arning on average ￡31,000 by the age of 25, although the a verage salary for those aged 22 to 29 is just ￡17,815. The t eenagers expected to be in debt when they finished university or training, although half said that they assumed the debts would be less than ￡ 10,000. Average debts for graduates a re ￡12,363.Stephen Moir, head of community investment at the Royal Ba nk of Scotland Group which owns Nat West, said. “The more exposed young people are to financial issues, and the young er they become aware of them, the more likely they are to bec ome responsible， forwardplanning adults who manage their finances confidently and effectively.”Ministers are deeply concerned about the financial pressures on teenagers and young people because of students' loans and rising housing costs. They have just introduced new less ons in how to manage debts. Nikki Fairweather, aged 15, fro m St Helens, said that she had benefited from lessons on per sonal finance, but admitted that she still had a lot to learn abo ut money.本文是关于英国的研究机构的一份调查，表明大部分青少年对钱的问题认识不深，他们大多数过高估计了未来赚钱的前景，对他们以后可能要负担的债务也没有认识。
1．Which of the following can be found from the fiveyear res earch project?A．Students understand personal finances differently. B．University tuition fees in have been rising.C．Teenagers tend to overestimate their future earnings. D．The students' payback ability has become a major issue.答案：C 考查推理判断。
从第一段第一句话“most of them are ignorant when it comes to money”可以得出答案，“青少年倾向于过高估计了他们未来赚钱的前景”而没有意识到他们会在未来面临的各种债务，故选C项。
2．The underlined phrase “to raise the ceiling” in Paragraph 2 probably means “________”．A．to raise the student loansB．to improve the school facilitiesC．to increase the upper limit of the tuitionD．to lift the school building roofs答案：C 考查词义猜测。
根据上下文的意思，推测“raise the ceiling”的意思，很显然，不是A项“增加学生的贷款”，不是B项“改善学校的设施”，也不是D项“增高学校建筑的屋顶”，他们都不是第二段里提到的意思，那么就只能选择C 项“提供学费的上限”。
3.According to Stephen Moir, students________.A．are too young to be exposed to financial issues B．should learn to manage their finances wellC．should maintain a positive attitude when facing loansD．benefit a lot from lessons on personal finance答案：B 考查推理判断。
根据第四段Stephen Moir说的话，来归纳出他的观点，就是“学生们应该学会更好地理财”。
4．What can we learn from the passage?A．Many British teenagers do not know money matters well. B．Teenagers in are heavily burdened with debts. C．Financial planning is a required course at college. D．Young people should become responsible adults.答案：A 考查主旨大意。
阅览本文后，概括出大意，得A项为答案，即“很多英国的青少年没有很好地认识钱的问题”。
B项是“英国的青少年有很沉重的债务负担”，C项是“财政计划是大学里的必修课”，D项“年轻人应该对成年人负责”都偏离了文章大意，所以不选。
1．background n. 背景 2.burden vt./n. 负担；责任3．predict vt. 预测；预告 4.finance n. 财政；金融5．personal adj. 个人的；私人的1．in debt 负债 2.be concerned about 对……担忧3．benefit from 从……中受益原文：the younger they become aware of them, the more likely they are to become responsible.(the＋比较级， the＋比较级)译文：他们越年轻意识到他们(经济问题)，他们越可能变得负责。
仿写：The_harder you work, the_greater_progress you will make.你越用功，进步就越大。
B[2015·山西四校联考二]Nick Vujicic was born with no arms or legs, but the brave 3 2yearold man, plays football and golf, swims, and surfs. Nick has a small foot on his left side, which helps him balance and enables him to kick. He uses his one foot to type, write with a pen and pick things up between his toes.“I call it my chicken drumstick，” joked Nick. “I'd be lost with out it. When I get in the water I float because 80 percent of m y body is lungs and my drumstick acts as a propeller (螺旋桨)．”When Nick was born, his father was so shocked he left the hospital room to vomit. His distraught mother couldn't bring h erself to hold him until he was four months old.“It was so hard for them, but right from the start they did their best to make me independent. My dad put me in the water w hen I was 18 months old and gave me the courage to learn how to swim，” said Nick.Throughout his childhood Nick dealt with the typical challenge s. At the age of seven, Nick tried out some specially designed electronic arms and legs, in the hope that he would be more l ike other kids. During the short trial period of the electronic ar ms and legs, Nick realized that even with them, he was still un like his peers at school, and they turned out to be much too h eavy for Nick to operate, affecting his flexibility quite significan tly.“When I was 13 I read a newspaper article about a disabled m an who had managed to achieve great things and help others ，” said Nick, “I realized why God had made us like this－to give hope to others. It was so inspirational to me that I deci ded to use my life to encourage others and decided to be than kful for what I do have, not get angry about what I don't.”“I tell people to keep on getting up when they fall and to alway s love themselves，” he said. “If I can encourage just one per son then my job in this life is done.” By now, he has visited 35 different countries, touring the world as a motivational speake r.本文讲述了演说家Nick Vujicic身残志坚的故事。