2.A.older       B.defeated

C.married      D.confident

解析：选A。和“we want to go back to being young...”相对应的应该是older。however也是提示。

3.A.like       B.forget

C.regret      D.miss

解析：选D。A项表达不出对年轻时美好时光的留恋之情;B、C与句意不符。长大以后，就会“怀念”年轻时候的岁月，故选D。

4.A.study       B.job

C.age       D.health

解析：选B。根据常识，年龄、健康、学习不应该是成年人的主要压力，因此A、C、D不符合语境。成年人的主要压力应该来自工作，所以选B。

5.A.creates      B.shows

C.means      D.limits

解析：选C。此处应该是对adulthood这一概念的解释。在年轻人的眼中，成年世界是自由的，没有父母和功课的压力。

6.A.childhood      B.adulthood

C.parenthood     D.romanticism

解析：选A。和adulthood相对的是childhood。上下两句是两个年龄阶段的对比。

7.A.reduce      B.describe

C.experience     D.understand

解析：选B。由下文“people say，‘The grass is always __8__ on the other side.’”可知此处为describe。reduce减少，experience经历，understand理解，领会，均不符合语境。后文是情感的具体内容，所以用describe。

8.A.greener      B.thinner

C.yellow      D.colorful

解析：选A。根据前文内容可知，没有的东西往往觉得是最好的。草总是那边的绿。所以选A。

9.A.researchers      B.teenagers

C.adults      D.elders

解析：选B。由we like to be adults可得出答案。

10.A.wish       B.decide

C.return      D.stop

解析：选A。和上句“like to be adults”相对的含义是“wish to be young again”。从上下文的信息可知，to be young只能是“希望，想”，而不可能真正实现。

11.A.making      B.having

C.worrying about    D.showing off

解析：选B。钱的问题应该是成年人的事情，从常识判断，青少年阶段是靠父母养活的，没有自己的钱。由第一段最后一句“...when we didn’t have to worry about complex love affairs，__4__pressure，and money problems.”可知B项正确。

12.A.healthy       B.ambitious

C.broken      D.excited

解析：选C。由下文可知，此空应填消极意义的词。A、B、D三项均为积极含义的词，不符合语境。经受挫折后才发现，生活并不像想象得那样美好，爱换来的是破碎的心。

13.A.breakfast      B.school

C.exercise      D.work

解析：选D。由下文“They find out that adult life is not as __14__ as they thought...”可知，此句描述的是长大后的感觉，所以work应为最佳答案。由青少年到成年的蜕变是痛苦的，初为成年人的young adult此时才真正体会了成年生活的艰辛。

14.A.rich       B.busy

C.free      D.easy

解析：选D。easy容易的，概括性强，A、B、C均不符合文意。亲身体验爱的痛苦，工作的压力，使年轻人真正体会了生活的不容易。

15.A.life       B.love

C.career      D.future

解析：选A。和上句放在一起理解，这是我们对人生的两大感悟。由上下文的逻辑关系判断，此句是上句的对比句。

16.A.long       B.short

C.fair      D.beautiful

解析：选C。由下句“It gives us time to __17__ but also requires us to work...”可推出此句为“Life is fair.”。此句为本段的主题句，结合下文才能得出答案。

17.A.study      B.think

C.play      D.live

解析：选C。与“give”相对应的是“require”，与“work”相对应的应该是“play”，上下文形成对比。

18.A.stopped      B.enjoyed

C.imagined     D.tried

解析：选B。enjoy享有，享受。A、C两项含义不符合语境;tried强调动作，“being young a bit longer”表状态。身为成年人的我们希望自己能享有更长的青春时光。

19.A.reason      B.result

C.dream      D.truth

解析：选D。想要拥有我们所没有的东西是正常的，但事实上，要想快乐，就要对我们所拥有的心存感激。所以选D。此句是文章的主题句，阐明了文章的主旨。

20.A.If       B.When

C.Unless      D.Before

解析：选B。考查连词。根据前后句的逻辑关系，此句应该强调时间，用when。

Ⅳ.阅读理解

Words：419　难度系数：☆☆　建议用时：6′

(2011年安徽芜湖市高三模拟)EVERYBODY in this world is different from one another.But do you know that understanding differences can help you better manage your money?

As we grow up，we gradually develop a set of our own values or beliefs.These are influenced by society，our family，the education we receive and so on.Once this value system is set up，it’s not easy to change later in life.

Financial experts say that everyone also has their own belief of how to manage their finances.This is part of our value system and it has a great impact on the way we look after our money.

According to our different values，experts put us in three categories.They are：the ant，the cricket and the snail.

◆The ant—works first

Just like ants who work heart and soul in summer in order to store food for winter，these people don’t care about enjoying the moment.They work very hard and save money they earn so that they can enjoy life when they get old and retire.The ant loves to save but they could make more out of their money if they were willing to invest in some funds and stocks with low risk.

◆The cricket—fun first

The cricket wants to enjoy everything now and doesn’t think too much about the future.They even borrow money when they really want something.Many young people now belong to this group.These people have little savings.When they get old，they might have problems.They should learn to save and buy insurance.

◆The snail—lives under pressure

The snail refers to people who make life difficult for themselves.They take big long-term loans from the bank in order to buy things such as luxury houses.They are happy to take big loans even though they are not sure whether they can afford it.This can cause problems in the future.They should plan more carefully.

【解题导语】　这是一篇社会生活类短文。在成长的过程中，我们逐渐形成了一套自己的价值观或者人生理念。你的价值观会影响到你的花钱方式，在理财方面你属于哪一类呢?

1.People with the character of the snail would like to __________.

A.enjoy life at the moment without thinking much about the future

B.put work before everything else

C.live a luxury life at all costs

D.take the risk of investing a large sum of money

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据不同的理财理念，专家把人们分为三大类：蚂蚁型、蟋蟀型和蜗牛型。根据最后一段对蜗牛型的人的描述“They take big long-term loans from the bank in order to buy things such as luxury houses”可知，蜗牛型的人为了买豪华住房，宁愿选择巨额的长期贷款。故C项正确。

2.Our beliefs and values are affected by the following except __________.

A.society　　　　　　　 B.our family

C.education     D.money

解析：选D。细节理解题。作者在第二段中提到“These are influenced by society，our family，the education we receive and so on.”，这些价值观或信念是在社会、家庭和我们所受到的教育等因素的综合作用下形成的。

3.This passage mainly talks about __________.

A.the spending nature of people

B.the relation between man and insects

C.the insects in nature

D.the problems with dealing with money

解析：选A。主旨大意题。综观全文可知，本文主要讲述的是人们的价值观和理财观念。

4.Which of the following has the character that the author prefers?

A.The ant.      B.The cricket.

C.The snail.     D.None of the above.

解析：选A。推理判断题。根据“They should learn to save and buy insurance.”和“They should plan more carefully.”两句可知，作者认为蟋蟀型的人“应当存点钱，买些保险”;蜗牛型的人“应当有一个缜密的计划”，由此可推断作者更喜欢具有蚂蚁型品质的人。

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