Question

阅读下面材料.在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Many people take the idea of saving money very seriously. Back in 1924, in Italy, a group of people1. (think) the inability to resist spending a major social problem. They had the idea of starting a day to remind people to put away some money for a rainy day. This is how World Saving Day, held on Oct 31st  2.(annual) ,was started, and it's still going strong in 2019.

Not surprisingly, a movement 3.（ target ） the poor was started. People in the underdeveloped world are more open 4. calls to be careful with money. But 5. idea of being thrifty （节俭）has also become popular among the rich. Take Mark Zuckerberg for example. The Facebook founder, one of the world's 6.（ rich） people, doesn't spend very much money on himself.

Other people don't spend money because they don't like the culture of 7.（ consume）. This is connected to the view 8. we should make ourselves happy through the activities we take part in, rather than with what we buy.

But however we view money, moderate 9. （spend） is certainly a good idea when we are still too young to get a job. There is a British saying that offers some good advice in this situation: “ Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after 10.（they）."

Answer

1.thought

2.annually

3.targeting

4.to

5.the

6.richest

7.consumption

8.that

9.spending

10.themselves

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。主要说明了如今人们对待金钱的看法，许多人非常认真地对待存钱的想法，节俭的观念也在富人中流行起来。就此作者建议太年轻找不到工作的时候应当适度消费。

1.考查时态。句意：早在1924年，在意大利，一群人认为无力抵制消费是一个重大的社会问题。结合上文in 1924可知应用一般过去时。故填thought。

2.考查副词。句意：每年10月31日举行的世界储蓄日就是这样开始的，2019年仍将保持强劲势头。修饰动词hold应用副词。故填annually。

3.考查非谓语动词。句意：毫不奇怪，一场针对穷人的运动开始了。分析句子结构可知target在句中做非谓语动词，与逻辑主语movement构成主动关系，应用现在分词。故填targeting。

4.考查介词。句意：欠发达国家的人们更愿意接受小心花钱的呼吁。短语be open to“愿意接受……的”。故填to。

5.考查冠词。句意：但节俭的观念也在富人中流行起来。idea为可数名词，此处特指“节俭的观念”，应用定冠词。故填the。

6.考查形容词最高级。句意：这位Facebook的创始人，世界上最富有的人之一，并没有在自己身上花很多钱。结合句意表示“世界上最富有的人之一”应用形容词最高级。故填richest。

7.考查名词。句意：其他人不花钱是因为他们不喜欢消费文化。of为介词，后跟名词做宾语，表示“消费”，故填consumption。

8.考查连接词。句意：这与这样一种观点有关:我们应该通过参与活动而不是通过买东西来让自己快乐。本句为同位语从句修饰先行词view，且从句中不缺少成分应用that。故填that。

9.考查非谓语动词。句意：但无论我们如何看待金钱，在我们还太年轻找不到工作的时候，适度的消费肯定是一个好主意。moderate为形容词修饰名词，表示“消费”，此处使用动名词。故填spending。

10.考查代词。句意：在这种情况下，英国有句谚语提供了一些很好的建议:“积少成多”谚语Look after the pennies, and the pounds will look after themselves.“积少成多”，此处指代主语pounds，应使用反身代词。故填themselves。