68.The writer thinks that, if a child wants to buy something, his parents should　　　　　 .

　　 A. give him some regular pocket money

　　 B. encourage him to put money away for it

　　 C. explain to him the importance of investment

　　 D. tell him to save some money by using a credit card

67.The writer gives some basics to help　　　　　 in a proper way.

　　 A. parents teach their children how to deal with money

　　 B. children follow their parents ’instructions

　　 C. children manage their money

　　 D. parents save their money

75. The author enjoys playing on the stage so as to 　　　　　　.

A. act like a child　　　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. live an unusual life

C. make the crowd laugh　　　　　　　 　 D. regain his childhood

Passage 98

(06·四川D篇)

EAT YOUR VEGETABLES.Wash your hands. Always say　 “please” and “thank you”. We are full of advice for our children, but when it comes to money, we often have little to say. As a result, our children may grow up with clean hands and good manners, but without any idea how tomanage their money.

　　 　 Here are some basics that will help guide them their entire lives：

　　 　 Show them the future. If your 13-year-old girl were to save $1.000,invest(投资)it at 8% and add $100 every month, by the time she’s 65,she would have $980,983!

　　 　 Be careful of credit(信用).Credit cards can help you buy necessary things and build a credit history, but they must be used responsibly, which means paying off your debt in time. Explain to your children that when you buy something using a credit card, you can easily end up paying two or three times what you would have paid if you used cash.

　 　 Teach patience. Suppose your child wants a new bicycle that costs $150.Rather than paying the cash, give him some regular pocket money and explain that by putting aside,say,$15 each week, he will be able to buy it for himself in only ten weeks.

　　 　 Provide incentive. Tell your children the importance of saving.　 “For every dollar he or she agrees to save and invest rather than spend, you agree to add another dollar to the pot,” says Cathy Pareto, expert in money planning.

　　 Explain your values. Values and money are deeply intertwined, says Eilleen Gallo,co-author of The Financially Intelligent Parent. When your child demands that you buy something, explain why you really don’t want to buy it.“You might say, ‘I’d rather save that money for your　 education,’” advises Gallo. Every time you spend or don’t spend money, you have a chance to share your values.

74. The world seems to have become smaller to the author because 　　　　　.

A. life is disappointing　　　　　　 B. time goes by too fast

C. he has had too many surprises　 　 D. foods no longer taste delicious

73. The author thinks that everything was bigger in childhood because 　　　　　　.

A. children could not make proper judgments.

B. children were curious and eager about life

C. things appeared really big in children’s eyes

D. to grow up seemed so long for children

72. How does the author feel about his childhood?

A. It was endless.　　　　　　　　 B. It was unpleasant.

C. He is glad that it is over.　 　　　 D. He misses it as a grown-up

59. What can we learn from the text?

A. Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment

B. Many storm chasers get killed in the storms.

C. Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world/

D. Storm chasing is only fit for young people.

答案　 56.D　 57.B　 58.C　 59.A

Passage 97

(06·安徽E篇)

Childhood was an illusion (错觉) and the illusion was this: everything was bigger. No, Imean everything, not just houses and shops and grown-ups, but colors and flowers and journeys, especially journeys which seemed endless. “Are we there yet, Daddy?”

Funfairs (游乐场) were huge things that spread for miles around you with noise and lights and exciting danger. Rainy days at home when you were ill seemed to last for ever. Being a grown-up yourself was an unthinkable distant possibility. Every sound was louder, every game was grander, every pain unbearable.

As I’ve grown old, life has become smaller. Tastes have bulled. Surprises have lurned into shocks. Days go by unnoticed. How can I regain childhood when it was an illusion?

I have only one repeatable and wonderful way and even in this way I can regain only part of that larger world. I can play upon the stage like a child and make the crowd laugh and laugh with them, sometimes helplessly like a child, and then, even though I’m a sixty-one-year-old man, I can almost catch the colors and sounds and stillness of those bigger years when I was little.

58. By saying “it is all worth it” in the last paragraph, the author means that 　　　　　　.

A. storm chasing costs　 a lot of money

B. storm chasing is worth hours of waiting

C. efforts in storm chasing are well paid

D. a storm presents the greatest show on Earth

57. Beginners of storm chasing are advised 　　　　　　.

A. not to drive in a heavy rain

B. to do it in an organized way

C. not to get too close to a storm

D. to spend more time on it in summer

56. For storm chasing, the first thing storm chasers do is to　　　　　 .

A. head straight for the center of the storm

B. get into the car for safety

C. wait patiently for the storm to develop

D. collect information about a coming storm