1、任务阅读(七选五)专项练习10篇第一篇Ways to Teach Kids How to Manage MoneyAs adults, weve had a lifetime to learn how to manage our money. Finance may seem like a grown-up concept.1 Here are ways to teach kids how to budget (预算) and value a dollar.Firstly, help children understand that everything costs money. Your c
2、hildren need to know the value of their money compared to the value of the things theyd like to buy. When they want a new toy, point out the cost and remind them how much they have to spend.2 Take the money from their jar, bring it to the store, and hand it to the cashier. Theyll clearly see their a
3、mount of money shrink, though theyll get a toy in return.As your kids decide how to spend money, teach them to start from something important. If they spend all their savings on one item, they wont have the money to spend on other things they might want. Because they dont have enough money to buy ev
4、erything theyd like, they need to figure out whats most important to them.In addition, show them how to shop smart.3 From buying products to doing cost comparisons, adults try to make their budgets stretch as far as possible and you can teach your kids to do the same with their money. If your childr
5、en want to buy a new toy, help them check the price at Target Toys at different stores.4 Your kids watch what you do, so practice the same smart financial habits youre teaching them. It gives them context for the choices they see you making. One way to teach your children about finance is to involve
6、 them in your own financial decisions. For example, if you tell them you cant afford something they want, then turn around and buy a new television, which sends mixed signals. But if they know youve been saving up for a new television that the entire family can enjoy theyre more likely to understand
7、.A. While everything costs money, some options cost less.B. You should give your kids sufficient money to manage. C Finally, adults should try to set a good financial example for kids.D. When children get cash of their own, they need to decide how to spend it.E. When theyre buying something with the
8、ir money, make the process visual.F. However, its never too early to start teaching your children about managing money.G. Parents are the mirror of their kids.第二篇More Clarity Needed on Wage DebateThese days, the minimum wage has become something of a big issue in America. 1 For supporters. 16. 5 mil
9、lion low-wage workers could see an increase in their weekly earnings and 900, 000 people could rise above the poverty line.Gap Inc, has decided to increase the minimum hourly rate it pays employees to $9 this year and then $10 next year. The companys announcement will effect 65, 000 Gap employees by
10、 2017. Clearly Gap officials believe the money they invest in higher wages will pay off in increased sales and customer satisfaction. Theres certainly nothing wrong with that. 2 Also last week, Wal-Mart found itself at the center of the wages gossip when it was reported that the company was looking
11、at supporting an increase in the minimum wage. 3 Wal-Mart spokeswoman Brooke Buchanan said the company remains neutral on the idea of a minimum wage increase, but obviously its something that we look at closely, as any other company would. She said that more than 99 percent of company associates are
12、 paid above the current minimum wage. It has been discussed how increased income for low-wage workers might translate into increased spending. So its reasonable to say that a company like Wal-Mart could see a jump in sales if the minimum wage rose. 4 That is assuming that consumer behavior would be,
13、 If they have more money, theyll spend more money, she said. That isnt always necessarily true. 5. _ But you just cant. A. That turned out to be not exactly correct.B. But Buchanan warned against such an assumption.C. But a number of business organizations say it should remain untouched.D. But what
14、works for a clothing company might not work for a different one.E. Raising the minimum wage is identified as a key way to address the income gap.F. For opponents a wage increase, increasing the minimum wage could reduce total employment by about 500, 000 jobs.G. If we had a crystal ball, we could gu
15、ess what consumer behavior would be in the future if a minimum wage increase goes through.第三篇Technology has become a vital part in our life. It has transformed our lives in many ways.1 The things that seemed impossible in the past can now be done in just minutes.Technology and FarmingNowadays farmer
16、s use mobile apps to calculate the grass in their field.2 In the past farmers used pesticides(杀虫剂) and insecticides to protect its crop but now with the invention of BT Crops, the excessive use of pesticides have been decreased.Technology and Our Lifestyle3 In the past people were busy leading a nor
17、mal life. They had time for everyone, they shared their feelings and moods with their loved ones, they loved nature and expressed their feelings and emotions. Today we only care for technology, and we prefer to spend our time on social media, using the internet, watching TV, playing video games rath
18、er than giving time to our families, playing out with our friends. Technology and CommunicationNowadays we have social media, mobile phones, laptops, and internet with many videos that have made our communication far easier than before.4 Technology in EducationTechnology has totally changed our meth
19、ods of education and learning. In the past, it was not easy to get information or knowledge as quickly as we do today with the help of internet. 5 Now there are online schools, online education system where you can get educated. Im sure that the future of this world will be quite different from what
20、 it is today. It is quite more interesting and convenient.A. That saves their time and money too.B. It brings side effects to their crops sometimes.C. Technology has expanded access to education.D. We perhaps take technology lightly in our life.E. We cannot even think of our life without technology.
21、F. Technology is thought to have changed our lifestyle totally.G. In the past, we could only imagine about video calling which was not possible at that time.第四篇Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Not
22、e that there are two more sentences than you need.Throughout the centuries, pink has assumed a range of guises (表现形式). The way it is sensed by society has also changed over the years.In the West, pink first became fashionable in the mid-1700s, when European aristocrats (贵族) were dressed in pink as a
23、 symbol of class. Madame de Pompadour loved the color so much that, in 1757, French porcelain manufacturer Sevres named its new shade of pink Rose Pompadour after her.Pink was not then considered a girls color infants of both genders were dressed in white. 1 The colors more recent association with f
24、emininity (女性气质) started around the mid-19th century, according to Valerie Steele, editor of the book Pink: The History of a Punk, Pretty, Powerful Color. She explained, Men in the Western world increasingly wore dark colors, leaving brighter options to females 2 By the turn of the century, pink had
25、 entered the mainstream and its status shifted in the process. The advent of industrialization and mass production led to comparatively cheap dyes (染料). Pink went from luxury to working class.Its guises continued to change throughout the 1900s. 3 By the 1950s, pink had become more gender-coded than
26、ever. The branding and marketing in post-war America that used it as a symbol of super-femininity, strengthened a pink for girls, blue for boys stereotype.Pink did not regain its popularity until the 1960s, when public figures such as Jackie Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe adopted it as a mark of luxury.
27、 In more recent decades, pink has also been accepted as a color of protest and awareness for various communities. For example, _ 4._Pink is going through a generational shift, Steele said. 5 Theres a shared recognition that pink can be pretty and powerful and feminine. Were redefining pink.A. Pink b
28、ecame an expression of delicacy.B. The color was in fact, often considered more appropriate for little boys because it was seen as a paler (浅的) red, which had manly implications.C. Pink was regarded as simple, because of its association with women, who have been traditionally looked down upon.D. Soc
29、iety is increasingly moving away from the idea of it as a childish color.E. French designer Paul Poiret created dresses in pale pinks, pushing the shade back into the field of high fashion.F. Society decides what colors mean.G. it has become internationally equivalent to the fight against breast can
30、cer, in the form of a pink ribbon.第五篇1._ The increase in the exchange of knowledge, trade and capital around the world, driven by technological innovation, brought the term into the spotlight. Some see globalization as a good thing. The United Nations has even predicted that its forces may have the
31、power to eliminate poverty in the 21st century. Others disagree. They may have a point. The International Monetary Fund admitted in 2007 that inequality levels might have risen as a result of foreign capital (资本) investment in developing countries. However, economic historians suggest that the quest
32、ion of whether the benefits of globalization outweigh the disadvantages is more complicated. 1 But why does it matter whether globalization started 30,300, or even 3,000 years ago? Because it is impossible to say how much of a good thing a process is in history without first defining for how long it
33、 has been going on. Although Adam Smith, known as the Father of Economics, never used the word, globalization is a key theme in The Wealth of Nations (国富论) , his most important work that remains a classic in economics today. His description of economic development has as its basic principle the inte
34、gration (融合) of markets over time. As the division of labor enables output to expand, the search lor specialization expands trade.2 The trend is nearly as old as civilization. Primitive (原始的) divisions of labor, between hunters and shepherds, grew as villages and trading networks expanded to include
35、 wider specializations. Eventually, armorers (军械工) to craft bows and arrows, carpenters to build houses, and seamstress to make clothing, all appeared as specialist artisans. They traded their wares for food produced by the hunters and shepherds. 3 This process that Smith described sounds a lot like
36、 globalization even if it was more limited in geographical area than what most people believe the term suggests today. Globalization has not always been a one-way process. Evidence shows that (here was also deglobalization in history, like during the interwar (两次世界大战之间的) period in the 20th century.
37、4 It has a history that stretches back for thousands of years, starting with Smiths primitive hunter-gatherers trading with the next village, and developing into the globally interconnected societies we know today. Whether you consider globalization to be a good thing, it appears to be an essential
38、element of the economic history of mankind. A. This gradually brings communities from different parts of the world together. B. However, it is clear that globalization is not simply a process that started in the last three decades. C. For them, the answer depends on when you believe the process of g
39、lobalization was effectively started. D. Globalization has enriched the world scientifically and culturally, and has benefitted many people economically as well. E. Some modem economic historians dispute the argument that the discovery of the Americas accelerated the process of globalization. F. As
40、villages, towns, countries and continents started trading goods that they were efficient at making for ones they were not. Markets became more integrated. G. Globalization has been a buzzword of the last three decades.第六篇We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a bab
41、y, then another. Then were frustrated that the kids arent old enough and well be more content when they are. After that, were frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with.1. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when we get a nicer car, when we are able to go on a nice vacation, and whe
42、n we retire.2. If not now, when?Your life will always be filled with challenges. Its best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway.One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D. Souza. He said, For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to beginreal life. But there was al
43、ways some obstacle in the way. Then life would begin.3. This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness.4. So, treasure every moment that you have and treasure it more because you share it with someone special, special enough to spend your time with.and remember that time wai
44、ts for no one.So, stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you retire, until you get married, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until youre off welfare, .until you die, until your
45、e born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy.5. A. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life.B. Many people devoted all their life to seeking happiness.C. Happiness is a journey，not a destination.D. Well certainly be happy when theyre out of that sta
46、ge.E. Happiness is the way.F. The truth is，theres no better time to be happy than right now.G. Whats happiness？No one really knows.第七篇Theres no place like home, where were surrounded by our favorite foods and many other comforts. Most important of all, we can keep adding favorite things to give our
47、homes a personal touch. 1. Of course, we can be easily attracted to these unique plants. They can add a natural touch to our homes.2. According to the Royal Horticultural Society, nearly 72% of adults in the UK have some houseplants in their homes, and a fifth of adults say they use plants in their
48、homes to make them feel happier.3. The reason is that more and more young people are living in flats without a garden. One of those interviewed by the Royal Horticultural Society is 24-year-old Daisy Hale. She said, Being able to beautify the small room without having to spend too much is perfect for me.Despite the benefits, the Royal Horticultural
