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Aswegrowup,wegraduallydevelopasetofourownvaluesorbeliefs.Theseareinfluencedbysociety,ourfamily,theeducationwereceiveandsoon.Oncethisvaluesystemissetup,it’snoteasytochangelaterinlife.
Financialexpertssaythateveryonealsohastheirownbeliefofhowtomanagetheirfinances.Thisisthepartofourvaluesystemandithasagreateffectonthewaywelookafterourmoney.Accordingtoourdifferentvalues,expertsputusinthreecategories.Theyare:
theant,thecricketandthesnail.
Theant--workfirst
Justlikeantswhoworkheartandsoulinsummerinordertostorefoodforwinter,thesepeopledon’tcareaboutenjoyingthemoment.Theyworkveryhardandsavemoneytheyearnsothattheycanenjoylifewhentheygetoldandretire.Theantlovestosavebuttheycouldmakemoreoutoftheirmoneyiftheywerewillingtoinvestinsomefundsandstockswithlowrisk.
Thecricket(蟋蟀)--funfirst
Thecricketwantstoenjoyeverythingnowanddoesn’tthinktoomuchaboutthefuture.Theyevenborrowmoneywhentheyreallywantsomething.Manyyoungpeoplenowbelongtothisgroup.Thesepeoplehavelittlesavings(存款).Whentheygetold,theymighthaveproblems.Theyshouldlearntosaveandbuyinsurance.
Thesnail(蜗牛)--livingunderpressure
Thesnailreferstopeoplewhomakelifedifficultforthemselves.Theytakebiglong-termloans(贷款)fromthebankinordertobuythingssuchasluxuryhouses.Theyarehappytotakebigloanseventhoughtheyarenotsureiftheycanaffordit.Thiscancauseproblemsinthefuture.Theyshouldplanmorecarefully.
1.Theantreferstopeoplewho________.
A.Workveryhardinwinterinordertostorefoodforsummer.
B.Couldmakemoremoneyiftheyworkedharder
C.Savemoneytheyearnfortheirlaterlifewhentheygetoldandretire
D.Onlycareaboutenjoyingthemomentbyworkingveryhard
2.Thecricketsborrowmoneybecause_________.
A.Theywouldliketoenjoyeverythingnow
B.Theyareyoung
C.Theythinktheyhavenofuture
D.Theygetoldandhaveproblems.
3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothelastparagraph?
A.Thesnailsenjoylifebecausetheyhaveluxuryhouses.
B.Thesnailsliveunderpressureandtheymayhaveproblemsinthefuture.
C.Thesnailswilltakemoreloansiftheyrealizethattheycanaffordit.
D.Thesnailstakebiglong-termloansbecausetheinterestforthelong-termloansislow.
4.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?
A.Tomakefunofthethreekindsoffoolishpeople.
B.Tomakeusunderstandthedifferencesandmanageourmoneybetter.
C.Tomakeusunderstandweshouldspendourownmoney.
D.Tostatethatwearethesameasanimals.
B
Afarmerhadacow.Hetookverygoodcareofthiscowandonedaywhenitwasill,hewasveryworried.Hetelephonedthevet.
“What’stheproblem?
”Thevetaskedhimwhenhearrived.
“Mycow’sill,”thefarmersaid.“Idon’tknowwhat’sthematterwithher.She’slyingdownandwon’teat.She’smakingastrangenoise.”
Thevetlookedoverthecow.“She’scertainlyill,”hesaid,“andsheneedstotakesomeverystrongmedicine.”
Hetookabottleoutofhisbox,puttwopillsintohishandandsaid,“Giveherthese.Thepillsshouldmakeherbetter.”
“HowshouldIgivethemtoher?
”thefarmerasked.
Thevetgavehimatube(管子)andsaid,“Putthistubeinhermouth,thenputthepillsinthetubeandblow.That’llmakeit.”
Thenextdaythevetcametothefarmagain.Thefarmerwassittingoutsidehishouseandlookedmoreworried.
“How’syourcow?
”thevetasked.
“Nochange,”thefarmersaid,“andI’mfeelingverystrangemyself.”
“Oh?
”thevetsaid,“Why?
”
“Ididwhatyousaid,”thefarmeranswered.“Iputthetubeinthecow’smouthandthenputtwopillsdownit.”
“And?
“Thecowblewfirst,”thefarmersaid.
5.Inthestory,thevetmustbe_________.
A.thefarmer’sfriendB.amilkfactory
C.ahospitalforcowsD.adoctorforanimals
6.Thefarmeraskedthevetforhelpwhenhiscow_______
A.couldn’tliedownB.didn’teatthepills
C.couldn’tmakeanynoiseD.wasill
7.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.Thefarmeratethepillshimself.
B.Thecowgotbetteraftertakingthemedicine.
C.Thevetcametohelpfarmerchangethecowthenextday.
D.Thefarmerwaitedforthevetoutsidehishousethenextday.
C
WhenIwasyoung,Iwishedforagoodcarandabighouse.Thatwasmyideaofsuccess.Itookalltheadvancedclassesandtriedtodowellintheexamswithmymindsetongoingtoakeyschool.IjustknewthatIwouldsomehowbecomefamousandbeabletoaffordthecarandthedreamhouse.Allthewaythroughjunioryears,mymindwasplanningthisbeautifulfuture.
Thenintheeleventhgrade,manylosseschangedmymind.First,oneofmyfriendsdiedat16.Soonafter,mygreat-grandmotherpassedaway,followedbymybelovedfourth-gradeteacher.Theseeventsleftmenotknowingwhattodoorwheretogo.Deathhadnevertouchedmesoclosely.
Afteralongperiodofemptiness(空虚),itfinallystruckme:
Lifeisnotpromisedandneitherisfuturesuccess.ThoughIwasattemptingtoachievematerialsuccess,Iwasnotenjoyingmydailylife.Irealizedthatfindinginnerpeace,purposeandhappinesswillstickwithmeforeverandthatisrealsuccess.
Enjoyinglife'
spreciousquirks(偶发事件)makesanordinarypersonmoresuccessfulthanawealthypersonwhoisn'
tcontentandtakeseverythingforgranted.Thesummerbeforesenioryears,myattitudechangedgreatly.Insteadofmemorizingfacts,Ibeganlearningskills.Insteadoffocusingonthefuture,Ifocusedontodayandthemanyblessingsandsuccessesthatcamewithit.
Istillgetexcellentgrades,butnowIdevoteweekstostudyinginsteadofstrugglingforexams,andIthinkaboutthefuturewithadeepersenseofmeaning.Forme,beingsuccessfulmeanstrulylivinglifeeachday.
8.Thereasonwhytheauthorchangedhisideaofsuccessisthat________.
A.hecan'
taffordhishouse
B.hisbelovedteacherwasdead
C.hedidn'
tknowwhattodoorwheretogo
D.helostafewbelovedpersonsinashorttime
9.Accordingtotheauthorwhichofthefollowingistherealsuccessforaperson?
A.Beingfamous.B.Trulylivinglifeeachday.
C.Goodcarandbighouse.D.Materialachievements.
10.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellthereaders?
A.Thetruemeaningofthelife.B.Thetruemeaningofstudying.
C.Howtoachievesuccess.D.Hisopinionaboutsuccess.
11.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.Thewriterthinksthatsuccessisnotpromised.
B.Histeacherdiedbeforethedeathofhisgrandpa.
C.Thewriterdidn'
tdowellinalltheexams.
D.Hedidn'
twanttotakealltheexams.
D
Facialexpressionscarrymeaningthatisdeterminedbysituationsandrelationships.Forexample,inAmericanculture(文化)thesmileisingeneralanexpressionofpleasure.Yetitalsohasotheruses.Awoman’ssmileatapoliceofficerdoesnotcarrythesamemeaningasthesmileshegivestoayoungchild.Asmilemayshowloveorpoliteness.Itcanalsohidetruefeelings.It
oftencausesconfusion(困惑)acrosscultures.Forexample,manypeopleinRussiaconsidersmilingatstrangersinpublictobeunusualandevenimproper.YetmanyAmericanssmilefreelyatstrangersinpublicplaces(althoughthisislesscommoninbigcities).SomeRussiansbelievethatAmericanssmileinthewrongplaces;
someAmericansbelievethatRussiansdon’tsmileenough.InSoutheastAsiancultures,asmileisfrequentlyusedtocoverpainfulfeelings.Vietnamesepeoplemaytellasadstorybutendthestorywithasmile.
Ourfacesshowemotions(情感),butweshouldnotattemptto"
read"
peoplefromanothercultureaswewould"
someonefromourownculture.Thefactthatmembersofoneculturedonotexpresstheiremotionsasopenlyasdomembersofanotherdoesnotmeanthattheydonotexperienceemotions.
Rather,thereareculturaldifferencesintheamountoffacialexpressionspermitted.Forexample,inpublicandinformalsituationsmanyJapanesedonotshowtheiremotionsasfreelyasAmericansdo.Whenwithfriends,JapaneseandAmericansseemtoshowtheiremotionssimilarly.
ItisdifficulttogeneralizeaboutAmericansandfacialexpressivenessbecauseofpersonalandculturaldifferencesintheUnitedStates.PeoplefromcertainculturalbackgroundsintheUnitedStatesseemtobemorefaciallyexpressivethanothers.Thekeyistotrynottojudgepeoplewhosewaysofshowingemotionaredifferent.Ifwejudgeaccordingtoourownculturalhabits,wemaymakethemistakeof"
reading"
theotherpersonincorrectly.
12.WhatdoesthesmileusuallymeaninAmerica?
A.Love.B.Politeness.
C.Joy.D.Thankfulness.
13.TheauthormentionsthesmileoftheVietnamesetoprovethatsmilecan___.
A.showfriendlinesstostrangers
B.beusedtohidetruefeelings
C.beusedinthewrongplaces
D.showpersonalhabits
14.Whatshouldwedobeforeattempting(尝试)to"
people?
A.Learnabouttheirrelationswithothers.
B.Understandtheirculturalbackgrounds.
C.Findoutabouttheirpastexperience.
D.Figureoutwhattheywilldonext.
15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetest?
A.CulturalDifferences
B.SmilesandRelationship
C.FacialExpressiveness
D.HabitsandEmotions
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