【语篇解读】　本文主要介绍了储蓄罐的由来，并告诉人们应平时储蓄小钱，以备将来不时之需。

　　1．What is the piggy bank strategy?

　　A．Paying 1% income tax at a time.

　　B．Setting a goal before making a travel plan.

　　C．Putting aside a little money regularly for future use.　

　　D．Aiming high even when doing small things.

　　【解析】　推理判断题。根据第二段的If you drop that into a piggy bank and then once a year put $1，434 in a savings account at 1% interest rate after­tax, you will have your trip money.可知储蓄罐就是为了现在储蓄以备未来之用。故选C。

　　【答案】　C

　　2．Why did the writer's parents give him a piggy bank as a gift?

　　A．To delight him with the latest fashion.

　　B．To encourage him to climb mountains.

　　C．To teach him English pronunciation.

　　D．To help him form the habit of saving.

　　【解析】　细节理解题。根据第三段的When I was a child, my parents gave me a piggy bank to teach me that, if I wanted something, I should save money to buy it.可知选D。

　　【答案】　D

　　3．The piggy bank originally was ．

　　A．a cheap clay container

　　B．a potter's instrument

　　C．an animal­shaped dish

　　D．a pig­like toy for children

【解析】　推理判断题。根据第四段的Potters(制陶工) made these inexpensive containers from an orange­colored clay(黏土) called "pygg"， and folks saved coins in pygg jars.The Middle English word for pig was "pigge"．可知选A。