Last year, I was speaking at a gathering of wealthy male investors. The organizers posted the 1 of a survey showing that only a small percentage of wealthy men believed their wives spent too much.
'What?' 2 one participant. 'Those guys have to be lying.'
There is no reliable 3 of who spends more among the rich: men or women. Both will say the other is the 4 spender.
A recent survey by Wilmington Trust, Campden Research and Relative Solutions proves the 5 . The companies polled 40 women (I know, that is more like a show of hands than 'survey'), each with a net worth of $25 million or more.
About half the respondents（受调查者） inherited（.继承） their 6 , a quarter 7 it from their husbands and the other quarter earned it 8 . That is roughly in line with other surveys of 9 women and the source of their money. One interesting note: among the self-made women, 90% got their money from owning a business, rather than 10 a salary.
As for 11 , almost all the women (90%) described their spending habits as 'below their means.' The report on the survey said that is 'possibly 12 they do not view their extreme wealth as defining their success.
'Women tend not to spend as much as 13 and splash（泼洒得使到处是） their names all over the place,' said one woman in the survey, describing her spending as conservative and he lifestyle as 'below the radar.'
Many women also worried about wealth having 14 effects on their children and didn't want to spend lavishly（挥霍） to 15 a bad example.
At the same time, 70% of the women said they 'buy nice things when 16 .' And 93.5% of the women said they were responsible for making 17 on major purchases, which 18 that they do a lot of the big spending.
Of course, for truly major purchases a house in Aspen, Colo., a Gulfstream, a Feadship the couple probably makes the decision 19 .
But what about other 20 ? Do you think men or women do most of the high-end spending?
( ) 1. A. results B. reasons C. times D. directions
( ) 2. A. cried B. sighed C. shouted D. laughed
( ) 3. A. data B. measure C. division D. news
( ) 4. A. biggest B. bigger C. smaller D. worse
( ) 5. A. matter B. message C. point D. report
( ) 6. A. spirit B. money C. habit D. cost
( ) 7. A. bought B. robbed C. got D. earned
( ) 8. A. itself B. herself C. ourselves D. themselves
( ) 9. A. wealthy B. poor C. ordinary D. honest
( ) 10. A. making B. earning C. taking D. spending
( ) 11. A. buying B. wasting C. spending D. saving
( ) 12. A. when B. if C. whether D. because
( ) 13. A. women B. youth C. adults D. men
( ) 14. A. serious B. good C. bad D. various
( ) 15. A. send B. set C. do D. give
( ) 16. A. necessary B. possible C. pleased D. anxious
( ) 17. A. plans B. decisions C. appointments D. suggestions
( ) 18. A. notices B. stresses C. implies D. intends
( ) 19. A. away B. together C. as well D. out
( ) 20. A. purchases B. effects C. differences D. Examples
第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Cars are too expensive for many people around the world to own. Not only that, many cities are already full of traffic, and many country areas have rough roads.
So how do people 21 those distances that are too far to walk? They use public transportation. If you ride the subway 22 bus where you live, you can appreciate some of the benefits of public transportation. With many people 23 one bus or train there is less traffic and, more importantly, less 24 .
Which of the types of mass transit described below are you familiar with? If a regular bus can 25 dozens of people, imagine what a bus twice the size can hold! In Great Britain, there are many buses that are 26 double-deckers.
Buses in Haiti are often very crowded. It’s not 27 for passengers to actually sit on the rooftops. Buses are sometimes called “tap-taps”, because the riders on the roof tap（敲击）when they want to be dropped off.
Many large cities around the world take advantage of the 28 beneath the streets and run underground trains. People in Paris, Mexico City and Tokyo may use the subway system to get to school, to work, or to visit friends in other neighborhoods. Both the Japanese and French have 29 High-speed trains to link various cities. While electric trains in North America 30 130 kph, the French TGV (high-speed-train) is the world’s fastest, averaging over 270 kph!
21. A. find B. fly C. observe D. travel
22. A. and B. also C. or D. as well as
23. A. sharing B. crowding C. sparing D. sitting
24. A. smoke B. people C. buses D. pollution
25. A. include B. stand C. hold D. seat contain
26. A. known as B. popular with C. familiar with D. looked like
27. A. frequent B. usual C. true D. uncommon
28. A. building B. structure C. space D. channel
29. A. imported B. operated C. produced D. developed
30. A. travel B. average C. run D. fly
三、完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，共20分）
A 37 thing happened 38 me last Sunday. It was such a beautiful day __39_ I drove to go for a look in the country.
On the way back home, my 40 stopped. It was out of gas on a 41 road far from a town! I decided to walk until I found someone 42 could sell some gas. I had walked almost a mile 43 I finally found a house near the __44__. I was glad to see it because it was getting dark.
I knocked at the door and a little old lady with long white hair __45_. She said, “I’ve been __46__ for you here for a long time. Come in. 47 is almost ready.”
“But I only came for some gas,” I answered. I couldn’t 48 what she was talking about.
“Oh, Alfred! Gas? You 49 tea,” said she.
I quickly 50 that my car was out of 51 , but she didn’t seem to listen to me. She just kept 52 me Alfred and talking about how long it had been 53 she had seen me. She was acting very strangely and I was anxious to leave. As soon as she went to get tea, I went out of the house as fast as I 54 .
Fortunately, there was another house down the road and I was able to buy the gas I needed. When I told the man about my 55 , he said, “Oh, that’s Miss Emily. She lives by herself in that big house. She’s strange, but she wouldn’t 56 anybody. She is still waiting for the man she was going to marry thirty years ago. The day before their wedding he left home and never came back because of the war.”
37. A. happy B. strange C. common D. bad
38. A. on B. in C. upon D. to
39. A. and B. so C. but D. that
40. A. car B. bus C. bike D. truck
41. A. narrow B. lonely C. crowded D. busy
42. A. what B. whom C. who D. how
43. A. before B. after C. while D. as
44. A. street B. path C. way D. road
45. A. came B. answered C. opened D. appeared
46. A. asking B. looking C. calling D. waiting
47. A. Gas B. Coffee C. Tea D. Lunch
48. A. consider B. understand C. accept D. think
49. A. like B. love C. used to like D. liking
50. A. answered B. explained C. refused D. promised
51. A. gas B. tea C. strength D. energy
52. A. calling B. call C. to call D. called
53. A. until B. before C. since D. when
54. A.could B.can C. would D. wanted
55. A. accident B. incident C. experience D. surprise
56. A.hit B. injury C. hurt D. frighten
基础训练篇（16）
We must have water to live. __ 1________the water we use is clean and fresh, it will make us ill. The animals __ 2________ (live) in and around lakes and rivers must also have clean water. Our rivers and lakes supply most of our water. The clear, blue water found by the first American settlers has changed. Many of our water sources are now __ 3________. They are filled __ 4________ dirt and waste which cannot be cleaned out. In many places, water is not safe for us to use.
Lake Erie was __ 5________ a beautiful lake. Now it has been called “a dying lake”. Waste from nearby homes and factories has been dumped into __ 6________. Fish can no longer live in much of its polluted water. George Washington once called the Potomac “__ 7________ finest river in the world”. Now its water is no longer blue. Instead, it is soupy green. Suds(肥皂泡沫), from detergents（洗涤剂；洗衣粉） used to wash clothes, often cover the water of our rivers.
Water cannot __8___________(make) in a factory. Once water is polluted, it is __ 9________ to make it clean and safe again. We must learn to take care of the water __ 10_______ we now have.
基础训练篇（15）
As well as reaching the right audience with the right technique, advertisers must also place their ads in the right medium. Obviously, cost will play __(1)______ big part in this decision. Television adverts are expensive to make __(2)_____to show. You have to be a big corporation with a big budget to afford television ads. Advertisements in newspapers, on the other hand, are __(3)______cheaper.
As well as worrying about the expense, advertisers must also consider _____(4)_ media are most appropriate for their product and which their target audience is most likely to see or hear. __(5)_______most cars have radios, ads broadcast via radio can reach a lot of drivers very __(6)______(easy). For this reason, ______(7)_would be appropriate to use radio to advertise goods and services relating to cars. _(8)______, it would be no use __(9)_ _____(advertise) products on radio if the ad relies on visual effects. Television adverts are great for generating emotional responses to a product, but magazines and newspapers can have __(10)_ ____details.
基础训练篇（14）
Until recently daydreaming was viewed as a waste of time. Or it __1_____________(consider) an unhealthy escape from real life and its duties. But now some people are taking a fresh look at daydreaming. Some think it may be a very __2______________ (health) thing to do. Some researchers are finding that daydreaming may be important to mental health. Daydreaming, they tell us, __3__________(be) a good means of relaxation. But its benefits go 4 _____ this. A number of psychologists have conducted experiments and have reached some __5__ ______ (surprise) conclusions.
Dr. Joan T. Freyberg has concluded that daydreaming contributes __6____intellectual growth. It also improves 7____ (concentrate), attention span, and the ability to get 8 ____ with others. Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser believed that much of his success was due to the positive use of daydreaming. Florence Nightingale dreamed of becoming a nurse. The young Thomas Edison pictured 9 __ __ as an inventor. For these notable achievers, it appears 10 their daydreams came true. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick offered this advice: “hold a picture of yourself… in your mind’s eye, and you will be drawn toward it. Picture yourself vividly as defeated and that alone will make victory impossible.