精品一区二区免费在线观看_国产精品久久久久久av福利软件_97成人精品区在线播放_国内成人精品一区

　　　　The Smiths are American. They are now in Beijing. This is their first visit to China. They are pleased to meet the Chinese people.They are going to stay in China for four weeks.

　　　　Mr Smith is a doctor. He's going to visit a hospital and a clinic in Beijing. Mrs Smith is a teacher. She's going to a city 　　school and a farm school. Their daughter is a college student in New York. She's going to meet some Chinese students. The Smiths are going 　　to leave for Shanghai in three days. They plan to spend two days visiting factories.

　　　　They are going to take a lot of pictures in China. When they are back in America, they are going to show the pictures to their 　　friends. They want the American people to know more about China.

　　根據短文內容，選擇最恰當的答案。

　　1. The Smiths are ______ to meet the Chinese people.

[　　]

　　 A. sorry　　B. glad　　C. good　　D. unlucky

　　2. The Smiths are going to ______ Shanghai in three days.

[　　]

　　 A. leave　B. come back　C. live in　D. go to

　　3. ______ is going to meet some Chinese students.

[　　]

　　 A. Mr Smith　　　　　B. Mrs Smith

　　 C. Their daughter　　D. The Smiths

　　4. They are going to spend ______ visiting factories.

[　　]

　　 A. two days　B. three days　C. four weeks　D. a week

　　5. They are going to take ______ pictures in China.

[　　]

　　 A. some　B. few　C. a few　D. many

Most American students have said goodbye to fancy(高級的) fruits these days. In school canteens across the country, cheaper fruits like apples and oranges have taken their places.
“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 about simply making ends meet.
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. 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.
【小題1】Why are people in the US afraid to spend?

Most American students have said goodbye to fancy (高檔的)fruits these days.

In school canteens 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 want 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. 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.

51.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.

52.The underlined word “concerns” mainly_______.

A. worries　 B. conditions　 C. hobbies　　 D. experiences

53.The fifth paragraph mainly _________.

A. tells what it is like in a crisis　　　　　 B. explain why there is a crisis

C. warns people of the danger of the crisis　 D. asks people not to borrow money from banks

54. People feel ______ about the US plan to save the market .

A. satisfied　 B. doubtful　　 C. hobbies　　 D. angry

55. 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