【正文】 joined forces to launch an online application to make financial education a pulsory element of the school curriculum in from five to sixteen should be taught about everything from pocket money to pensions， they that was exactly the plan preserved in the children, schools and families bill that was shelved by the government in the so called “ wash up” earlier this month— the rush to legislation before parliament was and parent groups believe financial education has always been one of the most frustrating omissions of the curriculum. As the Personal Finance Education Group(PFEG) points out， the good habits of young children do not last 75% of seven to eleven year olds are savers but by the time they get to 17， over half of them are in debt to family and this age,26% see a credit or overdraft(透支 ) as a way of extending their spending predicts that these young people will “ find it much harder to avoid the serious unexpected dangers that have been fallen many of their parents’ generation unless they receive good quality financial education while at school” ． The UK has been in the worst financial recession(衰退 ) for does seem odd that— unless parents step in— young people are left in the dark until they are cruelly introduced to the world of debt when they turn up at a recent poll of over 8,000 people,97% supported financial education in schools， while 3% said it was a job for parents. 語篇解讀 本文講述了孩子接受金融教育的必要性以及社會各階層為推行孩子金融教育所作出的努力。根據(jù)文章第一段第一句 “ Laws that would have ensured pupils from five to sixteen received a full financial education got lost in the ‘ wash up’” 可知，確保 5 到 16歲的孩子接受完整的金融教育的法 律沒有被很好地執(zhí)行。故選 C。根據(jù)第一段中的 got lost 和第二段中的 “ extraordinarily， are not routinely shown how to open a bank account— let alone how to manage their finances in an increasingly plex and demanding world” 可 知，學(xué)校沒有教育孩子怎樣開戶，更別說教育他們在越來越復(fù)雜和高要求的世界里管理他們的金錢。 27． The website and the consumer campaigner joined to . A． instruct the pupils to donate their pocket money B． promote the connection of schools and families C． ask the government to dismiss the parliament D． appeal for the curriculum of financial education 答案 D 解析 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。故選 D。 am so proud to be able to distribute food resources to those wonderful programs and help hundreds more like me. 語篇解讀 本文中作者講述了自己從波多黎各來到美國后找不到工作成為了無家可歸的流浪漢，后來在一些慈善機(jī)構(gòu)的幫助下作者完成了學(xué)業(yè)，最后決定去幫助他人，把愛心傳遞下去。根據(jù)第一段第二、三句 “ I had heard of a job opportunity and decided to pursue it never became a reality.” 可知作者并沒有得到那份工作。 29． Why did the author run a distance of over 7 miles on many occasions? A． Because he didn’ t want to be late for work there. B． Because he desired to get some food to eat. C． Because he went there to help the poor. D． Because he helped distribute food resources to the poor. 答案 B 解析 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。故 B 正確。根據(jù)第二段第一句 “ Once my limited funds ran out I became homeless and spent a year and a half living on the streets of Orlando.” 可知作者的錢用完以后，就變得無家可歸了，在奧蘭多的大街上睡了一年半。 31． From his experience， the author learns that . A． misfortune may be an actual blessing B． a friend in need is a friend indeed C． where there is a will， there is a way D． one good turn deserves another 答案 D 解析 推理判斷題。故 D 項 (以德報德 )正確。 D Nowadays there are many new cars on the new models are flashy and others are fuel efficient， and embedded technology(嵌入式系統(tǒng)技術(shù) ) is at the heart of all of them. The new Ford Escape has a radar enabled adaptive cruise control(巡航車速控制裝置 ) to avoid collisions， with sensors on the front and side of the ’ s Mark Schirmer says the electronic system can be accessed through the dashboard or a smartphone. “ I am from it is a cold morning， I can have it start up right before I am scheduled to leave to go to the airport or go to can find your car or if one of your family members borrows the car， it will show you exactly where it is， ” said Schirmer. Third party products now in development， like this emergency warning system， help drivers who fail to hear an approaching near miss with an ambulance inspired the product from the Chicago start up HAAS， co founded by Cory Hohs.“ It scared me enough that I started looking for a product that would alert me when they are ing， ” said Hohs. A sobriety detector(清醒度檢測器 ) from a Canadian pany called Sober Steering is sold to panies with fleets of vehicles， such as Operating Officer Catherine Carroll says a sensor on the steering wheel can detect alcohol vapors emitted from the skin.“ If I am drinking and I have levels above a preset limit， it immobilizes the vehicle， so you cannot move the vehicle that you are driving， ” said Carroll. One pany founder says the connected technology is playing an important role in people’ s daily says， “ You can buy a washing machine， you can buy a microwave that has Wi Fi and connects to a the connected technology of the cars has bee as important as performance and styling.” 語篇解讀 本文為說明文。 32． What caused the invention of the emergency warning system? A． The call of a skilled driver. B． An accident nearly caused by an ambulance. C． Bad hearing of some drivers. D． The increasing number of ambulances on the road. 答案 B 解析 細(xì)節(jié) 理解題。 33． According to the text， a sobriety detector aims to . A． reduce tiredness related accidents B． make the drivers awake all the time C． avoid drunken driving D． stop the drivers falling asleep 答案 C 解析 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。 34． According to the last paragraph， the connected technology is . A． changing our lives at home and on the road B． making the cars on the road much more attractive C． letting people’ s daily life much more colorful D． getting the cars weled by more people 答案 A 解析 推理判斷題。汽車的連接技術(shù)和性能、款式同等重要。 35． What does the author mainly want to tell us? A． People like the cars that are fuel efficient most. B． Embedded technology is the most advanced to cars. C． The techno