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In Money Everything
I don’t think money is everything,but we can’t do without it.Fox example,money can’t buy us happiness and a good education.And for another example,money can’t buy us good health and a long life.But we can not live without money.We need it for our daily necessities such as food,clothes and transportation.What’s more,we need it to live a better life.In short,we should learn the value of money and make the most of its advantages.答案：解析：For this part,you are allowed 20 minutes to write a composition of about 80 words according to the following topic.金钱是一切吗 (Is Money Everything )
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共用题干
Interview with Allan Gray1. I was working for a multinational company in the early 1980s,and my brother asked me if I was interested in going into partnership with him to set up a language school.I'd always wanted to work for myself,and I was a bit fed up with working for someone else,so I said yes.Primarily, I wanted the freedom to make my own decisions,I wanted room to be creative,and also I wanted to be able to get the credit and keep the profits if we were successful.I was also happy to carry the can and take the blame if things went wrong.These things are not possible if you work as an employee in a large organization.2. I had to borrow money to help start the business,but we were lucky because we also had some outside capital to put into the business.These days it can be really hard to persuade banks to lend money to people who want to start a company,so we were fortunate .It was fairly easy to set up the business,because we had a very clear idea of what we wanted to do.The problem was,all our preconceptions（预想）about what it would be like to run a business were wrong. We made lots of mistakes, and we almost went bankrupt（破产的）at the beginning. At one point, we only had two students in the school.3. Far too long!We lost money for the first four years and,as I was saying,we nearly went out of business.It took quite a long time to start making profit. The best thing we did,though,was that we hired some really good people to work for us.In fact,some of those people are still work-ing for us,24 years later. Now we're doing well,but it was very risky at first.4. One is financial constraint（约束）.It can be very tough. I think all small businesses have cashflow problems-it often takes a long time to get paid by your customers.The second big prob- lem is marketing. It takes a lot of funds to market your business,and you have to get your name known and build a reputation .But the biggest challenge is managing the people.All businesses are about people,and you have to learn how to deal with all kinds of people-and I think we've been extremely good at getting the best of our staff. The difficult thing to start a business is to persuade banks______.A: to lose your houseB: to manage your employeesC: to keep independentD: to lend you moneyE: to take the responsibility for itF: to make profit答案：D解析：本段主要讲述作者答应哥哥合伙创建语言学校并为自己工作的种种原因。因此F 项是本段大意。 本段主要讲述的是自己开业遇到的种种困难，跟预想的大相径庭，犯了许多错误，差点破产，并且只招到两个学生。因此E项是本段大意。 本段主要讲成功之前花费的时间，前四年一直亏损，甚至差点破产。故本题选C。 本段主要讲在经营学校的过程中遇到的挑战。故本题选D。 根据第一段的“I was also happy to carry the can and take the blame if things went wrong.”可知，如果你做出错误决定，你就必须为其承担责任。故选E。 根据第二段“These days it can be really hard to persuade banks to lend money to people who want to start a company...”可知，困难是劝银行把钱借出来。 从第三段可知，作者招到了很好的员工为其工作，并因此获得盈利。故本题选F。 第四段讲述了三个挑战：资金约束、经营、管理员工。故本题选B。
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I strongly believe that understanding is more important than love, especially when it comes to parenting and intimate relationships. As a psychologist for more than twenty years I can tell you that I have never had an adult looking back at her childhood and complaining that her parents were too understanding. And similarly, I have met many divorced people who still love each other but yet they never really understood each other.The painful reality is that love is just not enough. I"ll admit that there are people who I love and who I still need to better understand. I hope I"ll continue my work to understand them. The willingness to understand is very important. It is not always easy, but healthy love is strengthened by the willingness to understand. Love without understanding will wilt like flowers without water.Our egos are what seem to get in the way of understanding those who we love and care about. Often it is our need to be right that makes what others think and feel so wrong for us. I have certainly been quite guilty of this in some of my relationships.As I have written repeatedly in my books, empathy, is truly the emotional glue that holds all close relationships together. Empathy allows us to slow down and try to
walk in the shoes of
those we love. The deeper our empathy, the deeper—and healthier—our love. Not all relationships are meant to be. Yet all relationships that are meant to flourish in a healthy way, must stress understanding just as much, if not more, than love.If we are to understand our partners, we should firstly （）.A、have willingness to do soB、have love for themC、get into connection with themD、care about them正确答案:A
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Passage Two
Every year just after Christmas theJanuary Sales start.All the shops reduce their prices and for two weeks,theyare full of people looking for bargains.My husband and I do not normally go tothe sales as we don′t like crowds and in any case are short of money as we haveto buy lots of Christmas presents.
Last year,however,I took my husband with me to the sales at thelarge shop in the center of London.We both needed some new clothes and werehoping to find a television set.When we got to Oxford Street,it was so crowdedthat we decided to split up and meet again at the underground station.So Ileft my husband and started looking around the shops.Unfortunately all theclothes were in very large sizes and so were not suitable for me.But I did buya television at a very cheap price,so I felt quite pleased with myself.
When I arrived at thestation,my husband was not there.So I sat down in a nearby car6 to have a cupof tea.I quickly finished my tea when I saw my husband and went out to meethim.He looked very happy.Then I saw he was carrying a large and heavycardboard box."Oh,dear!"I thought.Yes,we had no new clothes buttwo televisions.We shall not be going to the sales again.After their day′s shopping,they__A.were happy with their bargains
B.had got everything they wanted
C.got more than they had hoped for
D.had to go back to the sales the nextday
答案：C解析：文章最后一段倒数第二句告诉我们，夫妻俩一人买了一台电视机，因此C选项是对的。
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I was out for my usual morning run and found myself stumbling through the late-summer heat, wishing I 11 a water bottle. I stopped under a bridge for a moment of 12 , I saw two young, scruffy men standing next to their sleeping bags. One smiled and gently 13 his hand as if motioning "hello" but didn′ t say a word. He wash′ t asking for anything. I 14 and made the same motion back to him.
As I started back on my run, I thought about how much we all 15 connection. In that moment, this homeless man seemed to want to connect 16 he wanted food or money.
We have all had 17 of feeling separated and lonely. I have felt lonely being in a relationship that was void of 18 connection. Feeling separation doesn′t 19 anything to do with being alone vs. being with people--it is about the human desire to feel connected by being seen and 20 by another person.
If your 21 is to spend time alone, practice saying yes to invitations. Practice moving towards rather than away from people.
We all benefit from connection. That homeless man impacted my day. After 22 him, I felt more grateful--appreciating all that I have. He triggered my 23 --I found myself feeling empathy for him. I had the choice to move towards separation or connection. Were there many ways in which he and I are very different 24 ! Are there many ways in which we are alike! Absolutely! I can reflect on times in my life that like him, I was in a situation I had never 25, times that I felt broke, times that I felt at a low point. And as he may have been feeling this morning, times when I needed someone to stop and 26 me.
We always have a choice 27 whether we move towards separation or connection. Separation is looking at the homeless person 28 focusing on 29 unkempt he looks, and criticizing why he has a 7-11 Slurpee cup if he is out of money. Connection is acknowledging that he impacted my day by reaching out to me.
Pay attention today and notice whether you tend to move towards separation or towards connection. Pay attention today and notice whether that is working 30 for you. A.took
B.taking
C.have taken
D.had taken答案：D解析：考查谓语动词。根据句意“真希望我当时带了瓶水”可知，wish后面表示的是与过去事实相反的假设。从句谓语用“had+过去分词”形式。
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单选题Personal FinanceWhen it comes to our finances, each of us has our own individual approach. Some of us are savers, some are spenders, and others are some-where in between. This continuum is a paradigm that our popular culture uses to frame differences in the way people approach money.I believe that the way we approach our finances goes beyond that particular behavioral characteristic. In reality, I think our approach to finances can be viewed in more of a multi-dimensional setting, where money has a different role in our lives. For some, money means survival, plain and simple. For others, money is something that is a part of their lives but rarely on their mind, regardless of the role it actually plays. For yet others, money is an obsession, as accumulation indicates achievement. Some people view money as a defensive resource to protect against future setbacks. Some people want money to provide a good home, to contribute to the ability to have certain hobbies, or to provide something to future generations and so on. Sometimes the same person may view money differently in different situations. The bottom line is that we each have our own relationship with money, and our own conscious and subconscious needs for money, rooted in our value systems.This is an area of personal finance that has interested me for a while. Why do people behave the way they do with respect to their money? What's driving this behavior? Of course, a starting point for anybody is to consider how you personally view things. Taking an introspective approach，I have spent time figuring out my own take on money，and the role it plays in my life. What I have determined is that for me，it fits into a framework that includes the following elements：health, wealth, and relationships. These are linked together as a part of a system. They're all connected, and to the extent one is strengthened, the others will be strengthened as well. If one is weakened, the others will be weakened as well. So to me, money is a part of the wealth aspect of HWR. Beyond basic survival, money gives you the opportunity to live a healthier life, with the time and means to have more positive relationships. One thing I want to make clear is that I am not saying that money buys friends. Well, it could, but those aren't true friends. What I am saying is that the more money you have ,on balance, the less stressed you are about it, and the more time you have to do other things, such as cultivate true, genuine relationships that aren’t based on money. Money is but a component in the system.
Some people use money to cultivate their hobbies.（）A
TrueB
FalseC
Not Given正确答案：A解析：题干句意：有些人用金钱来培养自己的兴趣爱好。第二段第七句Some people want money to…to contribute to the ability to have certain hobbies…其中包括了题干内容，答案为A。
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问答题Leisure ActivitiesAccording to a magazine I read recently, we now live in an age of increasing leisure. Not (1)____are more and more people reaching retirement age with their taste for enjoyment and even adventure, but the working week is becoming shorter and the (2) opp____ for leisure are becoming greater and greater all the time. Not to (3) m____ the fact that people tend to spend less time travelling to work or may even be working from home. What I can’t understand, (4) h____, is who these people are. As far as I can (5) t____ the whole thing is another one of those journalistic fictions. I admit that there are a lot of (6)____(retire) people nowadays, but I am not sure whether all of them are dashing about learning hang-gliding or sailing singlehanded (7) r____ the world. My own parents seem to (8)____most of their time gazing at the television. And as for the shorter working week, I wish someone (9)____(will) remind my company about it. I seem to be working longer and longer hours all the time. The little leisure time I have is eaten into by sitting in (10)____jams or waiting for trains to show up at rain-swept platforms. I haven’t noticed any dramatic improvements in my lifestyle either, but perhaps I just have to wait until I get my pension.正确答案：1.only 由后面的but可知前面应该填not only,not only…but不但…而且。2.opportunity 工作时间缩短了,相应地就会有更多的机会来娱乐了。3.mention not to mention为固定搭配,意为“更不用说”。4.however however表转折,它的典型用法就是不直接连接两个分句,另起新句并用逗号隔开。5.tell as far as I can tell据我所知,固定搭配。6.retired retired people退休的人。文章第二句说到越来越多的达到退休年龄的人开始追求娱乐和刺激性的活动,这里填retired与前文照应。7.round round the world环球,遍布全球,为常用搭配。8.spend spend…(in)doing意为“花费时间干某事”,是固定搭配。9.would wish后要用虚拟语气。10.traffic traffic jams意为“交通拥塞”,为固定搭配。解析：暂无解析
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I strongly believe that understanding is more important than love, especially when it comes to parenting and intimate relationships. As a psychologist for more than twenty years I can tell you that I have never had an adult looking back at her childhood and complaining that her parents were too understanding. And similarly, I have met many divorced people who still love each other but yet they never really understood each other.The painful reality is that love is just not enough. I"ll admit that there are people who I love and who I still need to better understand. I hope I"ll continue my work to understand them. The willingness to understand is very important. It is not always easy, but healthy love is strengthened by the willingness to understand. Love without understanding will wilt like flowers without water.Our egos are what seem to get in the way of understanding those who we love and care about. Often it is our need to be right that makes what others think and feel so wrong for us. I have certainly been quite guilty of this in some of my relationships.As I have written repeatedly in my books, empathy, is truly the emotional glue that holds all close relationships together. Empathy allows us to slow down and try to
walk in the shoes of
those we love. The deeper our empathy, the deeper—and healthier—our love. Not all relationships are meant to be. Yet all relationships that are meant to flourish in a healthy way, must stress understanding just as much, if not more, than love.From the passage we know that （）.A、the author complains about her parents" being too understandingB、the author has been studying marriages for more than 20 yearsC、people divorced mainly because they didn"t love each otherD、some people divorced because they couldn"t understand each other正确答案:D
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单选题I strongly believe that understanding is more important than love, especially when it comes to parenting and intimate relationships. As a psychologist for more than twenty years I can tell you that I have never had an adult looking back at her childhood and complaining that her parents were too understanding. And similarly, I have met many divorced people who still love each other but yet they never really understood each other.The painful reality is that love is just not enough. I"ll admit that there are people who I love and who I still need to better understand. I hope I"ll continue my work to understand them. The willingness to understand is very important. It is not always easy, but healthy love is strengthened by the willingness to understand. Love without understanding will wilt like flowers without water.Our egos are what seem to get in the way of understanding those who we love and care about. Often it is our need to be right that makes what others think and feel so wrong for us. I have certainly been quite guilty of this in some of my relationships.As I have written repeatedly in my books, empathy, is truly the emotional glue that holds all close relationships together. Empathy allows us to slow down and try to
walk in the shoes of
those we love. The deeper our empathy, the deeper—and healthier—our love. Not all relationships are meant to be. Yet all relationships that are meant to flourish in a healthy way, must stress understanding just as much, if not more, than love.From the passage we know that （）.A
the author complains about her parents" being too understandingB
the author has been studying marriages for more than 20 yearsC
people divorced mainly because they didn"t love each otherD
some people divorced because they couldn"t understand each other正确答案：A解析：[解析] 事实细节题。题干的大意是：从文章中我们可以知道______。从文中第一段最后一句所提供的信息可知，选项D“一些人离婚是因为他们不能够理解彼此”正确。
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Bum rate is the speed at which a start up business consumes money. My rate would be $50,000 a month when my new media company started. So, I began looking around for individuals who would be my first investors. "Angel money" it was called. But when I reviewed my list of acquaintances to find those who might be able to help, I found the number got small.
With no other choices, I began meeting with the venture-capital companies. But I was warned they took a huge share of your company for the money they put in. And if you struggled, they could drop you cold.
As I was searching for "angel money", I started to build a team who trusted me even though I didn′t have money for paying checks yet.
Bill Becker was an expert in computer programming and image processing at a very famous Media Lab at M.I.T. With his arrival, my company suddenly had a major technology "guy" in-house.
Katherine Henderson, a film maker and a former real-estate dealer, joined us as our director of market research. Steve White came on as operating office. He had worked for the developer of a home-finance software, Quicken. We grabbed him.
We had some really good people, but we still didn′t have enough money. One night, my neighbor, Louise Johnson, came for a visit. She and I were only nodding acquaintances, but her boys and ours were constant companions. She ran a very good business at the time.
Louise was brilliant and missed nothing. She had been watching my progress closely. She knew I was dying for money and I had prospects but could offer no guarantees of success.
She told me that her attorney had talked to mine and the terms had been agreed upon. She handed me an envelope. Inside was a check for $500,000.
I almost fell down. I heard her voice as if from heaven.
"I have confidence in your plan," she said. "You′ll do well. You′re going to work for it, but it′ s satisfying when you build your own company."
Who could have thought I′ d find an angel so close to home? There were no words sufficient for the moment. We just said good night. She left and I just stood there, completely humbled and completely committed.
The author easily built a team of his company because _____________.A.they were underpaid at their previous jobs
B.they were turned down by other companies
C.they were confident of the author and his business
D.they were satisfied with the salaries in his company
答案：C解析：推断题。根据文章第三段“I started to build a team who trusted me even though I didn’t have money for paychecks yet．"可知，团队成员对作者及其创办的公司很有信心，否则不会不计后果地给他做事。故选C。
