Question

My Understanding of Money

I used to walk around the store with my parents constantly begging for something. I remember the sight of all the colorful bags of chips and candy that I asked my parents to buy for me. I cannot remember a time when I didn't beg for something at the store.

When I was about twelve years old, my dad always _________my begging and told me with a frustrated(使人挫败的)face, "You can waste all the money as you want when you have a job." I listened, but I never really heard the   _______he was trying to get across to me. Since I wanted so many things and my parents were not going to buy them for me, I decided to make money as a  _________myself. I remember the feeling of getting new money in my pocket, then throwing it out within the next week.

A few years later, I was a freshman in high school and did not feel like looking for a new job. One day, I saw people handing out flyers（传单）at school. I wasn't_________at first because I thought I was fine making money by babysitting. But once I_________thought about the money I could make, I applied to work as a lifeguard advertised on the flyer.

After a few months' training, I could finally start the job. But the more money I made, the less I wanted to spend. As the work and pay increased, so did my responsibility with money. Instead of   _________my money on useless things, I started saving up. I finally realized that money meant so much more to me because I was the one_________for it. Now, I have 5,000 dollars in my bank account, and I limit myself to what I buy. My life has permanently(持久地)been influenced because I know the  _________of money. It is more than what I can spend.

1.A.met B.changed C.forgot D.refused

2.A.reply B.story C.message D.news

3.A.babysitter B.advertiser C.safeguard D.salesgirl

4.A.involved B.interested C.accepted D.pleased

5.A.proudly B.slowly C.seriously D.secretly

6.A.cutting B.raising C.receiving D.wasting

7.A.working B.saving C.longing D.begging

8.A.limit B.value C.power D.supply

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.A

8.B

【解析】

文章只要是通过作者小时候总是向爸爸要东西，但是爸爸总是拒绝作者的要求，到后来作者自己做兼职打工赚钱以及后来的工作越来越多，赚的钱也越来越多的时候，作者终于意识到钱对他来说意义重大，知道了金钱的价值。

1.句意：我父亲总是拒绝我的乞讨。

met遇见；changed改变；forgot忘记；refused拒绝；根据句意理解及后句told me with a frustrated(使人挫败的)face, “You can waste all the money as you want when you have a job.”可知，这里指的是“拒绝”，故选D。

2.句意：我听了，但我从来没有真正听到过他试图向我传达的信息。

reply回复；story故事；message信息；news消息；根据句意理解及前句You can waste all the money as you want when you have a job.可知，这里指的是前面爸爸说的话，所以这里应该用message，故选C。

3.句意：所以我决定自己当保姆赚钱。

babysitter 临时保姆；advertiser广告人员，登广告者；safeguard保护；salesgirl女售货员；根据句意理解及后文I thought I was fine making money by babysitting.可知，这里说的是“当保姆”，故选A。

4.句意：一开始我不感兴趣。

involved包含；interested感兴趣的；accepted接受；pleased高兴的；根据句意理解及后句I thought I was fine making money by babysitting. But once I____5____thought about the money I could make, I applied to work as a lifeguard advertised on the flyer.可知，这里指的是“感兴趣的”，英语是interested，故选B。

5.句意：但一旦我认真考虑了我能赚多少钱，我就申请了在传单上登广告的救生员的工作。

proudly骄傲地；slowly慢慢地；seriously认真地；secretly秘密地；根据句意理解及句中thought about the money I could make可知，这是要经过深思熟虑的，所以表达的是“认真地”，故选C。

6.句意：我没有把钱浪费在无用的东西上，而是开始攒钱。

cutting切割；raising提升；receiving收到；wasting浪费；根据句意理解及后句on useless things, I started saving up可知，这里指的是“浪费”，故选D。

7.句意：因为我是为它工作的人。

working工作；saving节省；longing渴望；begging乞求；根据句意理解及前文I decided to make money as a ____3____myself.及文章的理解可知，这里表达的是“为钱工作”，故选A。

8.句意：因为我知道金钱的价值。

limit限制；value价值；power权利；supply供给；根据句意理解及后句It is more than what I can spend.和文章的标题My Understanding of Money可知，这里指的是“知道了金钱的价值”，故选B。