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【題目】Most American students have said goodbye to fancy （高檔的） fruits these days．In school canteens（小賣部） across the country, cheaper fruits like apples and oranges have taken their place．

“People are afraid to spend now,” said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store．“They don’t know what the future will bring．”

During the financial crisis （金融危機）, several of the country’s biggest banks have been forced to sell or close．This has made lots of Americans afraid to buy expensive goods．

Samira Marino, a restaurant owner in Miami, has found everyone is ordering water instead of juice and more people are sharing meals．In more than two-dozen interviews with The Associated Press across the country last month, Americans talked about their concerns, from worries about small businesses to doubts （懷疑） about simply making ends meet （維持生計）．

The crisis began last year．Experts think it was because US banks lend money too easily．Last year a lot of people and companies, who borrowed money, have found themselves unable to pay it back．This left the banks, as well as the people who put their money in the banks, without money．Since the banks borrowed money between themselves and even across borders （國界）, the whole world was in trouble．

This month the US government agreed on a $700 billion plan to try to save the financial market（金融市場）．But no one is sure whether it will help or not．President George W．Bush has warned it will take some time．

Last week top finance officials from 20 countries promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble．

【1】Why are people in the US afraid to spend?

A．Because they think it’s unnecessary．

B．Because they don’t have the habit of spending money．

C．Because they worry about their future．

D．Because they don’t have enough money．

【2】The underlined word “concerns” probably means _____．

A．worries B．conditions

C．hobbies D．experiences

【3】The fifth paragraph mainly _____．

A．tells what it is like in a crisis

B．explains why there is a crisis

C．warns people of the danger of the crisis

D．asks people not to borrow money from banks

【4】People feel _____ about the US plan to save the market．

A．satisfied B．doubtful

C．hopeless D．angry

【5】The best title for the story is _____．

A．Ways to make ends meet

B．The money problem facing the world

C．Healthy fancy fruits

D．The art of borrowing

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】B

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：這些天大多數美國學生喜歡對高檔的水果說再見。在學校食堂、全國小賣部便宜的水果像蘋果和桔子已經取代了高檔水果的位置。人們害怕消費是因為他們對未來一無所知。在金融危機期間，該國的幾大銀行已被迫出售或關閉。這使許多美國人不敢買昂貴的物品。美國政府同意了一項拯救金融市場的計劃。但沒有人知道它是否有利。

【1】C細節(jié)理解題。根據可知該選A。根據文章內容“People are afraid to spend now,” said Linda Morrow, who owns a shoe and handbag store．“They don’t know what the future will bring可知人們害怕花費，是因為他們不知道將來會發(fā)生什么。所以選C。

【2】A詞義猜測題。根據后面的句子from worries about small businesses to doubts （懷疑） about simply making ends meet （維持生計）可知“concerns”的意思是擔憂，所以該選A。

【3】B細節(jié)理解題。根據文章內容The crisis began last year. Experts think it was because US banks lend money too easily.可知是在解釋為什么會有危機，所以選B。

【4】B細節(jié)理解題。根據文章內容This month the US government agreed on a $700 billion plan to try to save the financial market. But no one is sure whether it will help or not. President George W. Bush has warned it will take some time.可知人們對美國政府的拯救市場的計劃持懷疑的態(tài)度，所以選B。

【5】B主旨大意題。細讀文章內容大意結合最后Last week top finance officials from 20 countries promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble可知答案為B。