湖北省随州市2014高考英语阅读理解、短文改错训练

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1、湖北省随州市2014高考英语阅读理解、短文改错训练（5）（答案或解析）WhenSteveMaxwellgraduatedfromcollege,hehadanengineeringdegreeandahightechjob—buthecouldn’tbalancehischeckbook.“Itookonefinanceclassincollegebutdroppedittogoonaskitrip，”saysthe45yearoldfatherofthree,wholivesinWindsor,Colora

2、do.“Iactuallyhadtogotomybankandaskthemtoteachmehowtoreadmystatement.”Oneofthebiggestobstaclestomakingmoneyisnotunderstandingit:Thousandsofusavoidinvestingbecausewejustdon’tgetit.Buttomakemoney,youmustbefinanciallyliterate.“ItbotheredmethatIdidn’tunderstandthis

3、stuff，”saysSteve,“soIreadbooksandmagazinesaboutmoneymanagementandinvesting,andIaskedeveryfinancialwhiz(能手)Iknewtoexplainthingstome.”Heandhiswifestartedapplyingthelessons:Theymadeapointtolivebelowtheirmeans.Theyneverboughtonimpulse,alwaysnegotiatedbetterdeals(o

4、ntheircars，cablebills,furniture)andstayedintheirhomelongaftertheywentforanexpensivevacation.Theyalsoput20percentoftheirannualsalaryintoinvestments.Withintenyears,theyweremillionaires,andpeoplewerecomingtoSteveforadvice.“Someonewouldsay,‘Ineedtorefinancemyhouse

5、—whatshouldIdo?‘Alotoftimes，Iwouldn’tknowtheanswer,butI’dgotofinditandlearnsomethingintheprocess，”hesays.In2003,Stevequithisjobtobecomepartownerofacompanythatholdspersonalfinanceseminars(研讨会)foremployeesofcorporationslikeWalMart.Healsostartedgoingtorealestate

6、investmentseminars,andit’spaidoff:Henowowns$30millionworthofinvestmentproperties,includingapartmentcomplexes,ashoppingmallandaquarry.“Iwasanengineerwhoneverthoughtthislifewaspossible,butallittrulytakesisalittleselfeducation，”saysSteve.“Youcandoanythingonceyou

7、understandthebasics.”[语篇解读]　经过不断的学习，史蒂夫从不懂理财的工程师发展成为善于理财的百万富翁。1.WhenSteveMaxwellgraduatedfromcollege,he________.A.couldn’tbalancehisworkandlife9B.madeuphismindtobecomeamillionaireC.didn’tknowhowtomanagehismoneyD.oftenwenttobankstoborrowmoney[解析]　细节理解题。根据第一段的he

8、couldn’tbalancehischeckbook和Iactuallyhadtogotomybankandaskthemtoteachmehowtoreadmystatement可知，SteveMaxwell刚毕业后不懂得如何理财。[答案]　C2.Theunderlinedpart“livebelowtheirmeans”(inParagraph3)pr