Mr Glen is a millionaire.Five years ago，after returning from abroad to his motherland，he__1__up his small company.Speaking of success，Glen often tells us a story about his__2__expensive "school" fee.He always owes his success to it.
At that time，Glen，who already got a Ph.Degree，decided to return to the homeland，starting a company.Before__3__，he bought a Rolex watch with the__4__made through years of work after school and the scholarships.At the airport he had to accept the routine customs check.The watch on his wrist was also demanded to be__5__down for inspection.Glen knew that carrying the__6__goods out had to pay the tax.And he worried about paying__7__for his watch.So when he was checked，he told a lie that his watch was a worthless__8__.When he was__9__of his "smarts"，immediately，__10__the presence of Glen，the officers hit the watch，which__11__nearly ￥100,000，into pieces at hearing Glen's words.Glen was amazed.__12__he understood why，he was taken to the office to be__13__strictly.For many times of entryexit__14__he knew that only those people in the "blacklist" would "enjoy" this special treatment.The officers looked out every thing carefully in the box，and warned him__15__time of entry and exit he must accept the check and if__16__reusing and carrying fake and shoddy (劣质的) goods，he would be charged according to law！Suddenly，his face turned red，and he had nothing in mind after__17__the plane for long. After returning to the homeland，he often told the story to his family，and his employees，too.He said that this made a deep__18__on him，because the additional
high"school"fee that he had ever paid made him realize the value of__19__，which he would__20__as the secret of his success forever. 1. A．set B．came
C．went D．called
2. A．good B．bad
C．extra D．few
3. A．staying B．leaving
C．living D．coming
4．A.books B．things
C．savings D．pounds
5. A．put B．looked
C．taken D．lied
6. A．ordinary B．common
C．specific D．many
7. A．one B．it
C．them D．these
8. A．present B．trade
C．toy D．fake
9. A．afraid B．proud
C．well D．hard
10. A．in B．on
C．before D．after
11. A．paid B．spent
C．took D．cost
12. A．Before B．After
C．If D．Though
13. A．appreciated B．beaten
C．spoken D．examined
14. A．conditions B．experiences
C．experiments D．chances
15. A．no matter what B．no matter how
C．no matter when D．no matter why
16. A．came out B．found out
C．sent out D．set out
17．A.landing B．flying
C．catching D．boarding
18．A.expression B．idea
C．thought D．impression
19．A.honesty B．lies
C．goods D．things
20．A.remember B．learn
C．revise D．read Ⅲ.阅读理解
(2010届湖南岳阳一中质检)
According to a recent survey on money and relationships,36% of people are keeping a bank account from their partner.While this financial unfaithfulness may appear as distrust in a relationship，in truth it may just be a form of financial protection.With almost half of all marriages ending in divorce，men and women are realizing they need to be financially savvy，regardless of whether they are in a relationship.
The financial hardship on individuals after a divorce can be extremely difficult，even more so when children are involved.The lack of permanency in relationships，job and family life may be the cause of a growing trend to keep a secret bank account hidden from a partner，in other words，an"escape fund"．
Margaret's story is far from unique.She is a representative of a growing number of women in longterm relationships who are becoming protective of their own earnings.Every month on pay day，she banks hundreds of dollars into a savings account she keeps from her husband.She has been doing this throughout their sixyear marriage and has built a nest egg worth an incredible$100,000.Margaret says if her husband found about her secret savings he'd be hurt and would take this as a sign that she wasn't sure of the marriage."He'd think it was my escape fund so that financially I could afford to get out of the relationship if it went wrong.I know you should approach marriage as being forever and I hope ours is，but you can never be sure."
Like many of her fellow secret savers，Margaret was hurt in a former relationship and has since been very guarded about her own money.
Coming clean to your partner about being a secret saver may not be all that bad.Take Colleen for example，who had been saving secretly for a few years before she confessed to her partner."I decided to open a savings account and start building a nest egg of my own.I wanted to prove to myself that I could put money in the bank and leave it there for a rainy day."
1. The trend to keep a secret bank account is growing because________.
A．"escape fund" helps one through rainy days
B．days are getting harder and harder
C．women are money sensitive
D．financial conflicts often occur
2．The underlined word "savvy" in Paragraph 1 probably means________.
A．suspicious B．secure
C．wise D．simple
3．Which inference can we make about Margaret?
A．She is a unique woman. B．She was once divorced.
C．She is going to retire. D．She has many children.
4. The author mentions Colleen's example to show________.
A．any couple can avoid marriage conflicts
B．privacy within marriage should be respected
C．everyone can save a fortune with a happy marriage
D．financial disclosure is not necessarily bad
5. Which of the following is the best title of this passage?
A．Secret Savers B．Love Is What It's Worth
C．Banking Honesty D．Once Bitten，Twice Shy
答案：
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．B 根据句意可知考查的是"the＋比较级；the＋比较级"句式，healthy的比较级为healthier；wealthy的比较级为wealthier，故选B项。
2．B 根据语境可知她的冒险精神以及对新事物的开放态度为这段日子增加了很多快乐