Question

Most American students have said goodbye to fancy （高档的） fruits these days．In school canteens（小卖部） 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 what the future will bring．”

During the financial crisis （金融危机）, 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 （怀疑） about simply making ends meet （维持生计）．

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 （国界）, the whole world was in trouble．

This month the US government agreed on a $700 billion plan to try to save the financial market（金融市场）．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．

1.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．

2.The underlined word “concerns” probably means _____．

A．worries        B．conditions

C．hobbies        D．experiences

3.The fifth paragraph mainly _____．

A．tells what it is like in a crisis

B．explains why there is a crisis

C．warns people of the danger of the crisis

D．asks people not to borrow money from banks

4.People feel _____ about the US plan to save the market．

A．satisfied     B．doubtful

C．hopeless       D．angry

5.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

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：这些天大多数美国学生喜欢对高档的水果说再见。在学校食堂、全国小卖部便宜的水果像苹果和桔子已经取代了高档水果的位置。人们害怕消费是因为他们对未来一无所知。在金融危机期间，该国的几大银行已被迫出售或关闭。这使许多美国人不敢买昂贵的物品。美国政府同意了一项拯救金融市场的计划。但没有人知道它是否有利。

1.C细节理解题。根据可知该选A。根据文章内容“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可知人们害怕花费，是因为他们不知道将来会发生什么。所以选C。

2.A词义猜测题。根据后面的句子from worries about small businesses to doubts （怀疑） about simply making ends meet （维持生计）可知“concerns”的意思是担忧，所以该选A。

3.B细节理解题。根据文章内容The crisis began last year. Experts think it was because US banks lend money too easily.可知是在解释为什么会有危机，所以选B。

4.B细节理解题。根据文章内容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.可知人们对美国政府的拯救市场的计划持怀疑的态度，所以选B。

5.主旨大意题。细读文章内容大意结合最后Last week top finance officials from 20 countries promised to work together to find a way out of the money trouble可知答案为B。

考点：社会现象类阅读。