浙江省高三英语新一轮专题复习训练阅读理解（浙江）AWealthstartswithagoalsavingadollaratatime.Callitthepiggybankstrategy(策略).Therearelessonsinthattime-honoredcoin-savingcontainer.Anyhugetaskseemseasierwhenreducedtobabysteps.Ifyouwishedtoclimba12,000-footmountain,andcoulddoitadayatatime,youwouldonlyhavetoclimb33feetdailytoreachthetopinayear.Ifyouwanttotakeareallynicetripin10yearsforaspecialoccasion,tocollectthe$15,000cost,youhavetosave$3.93aday.Ifyoudropthatintoapiggybankandthenonceayearput$1,434inasavingsaccountat1%interestrateafter-tax,youwillhaveyourtripmoney.WhenIwasachild,myparentsgavemeapiggybanktoteachmethat,ifIwantedsomething,Ishouldsavemoneytobuyit.Weassociatepiggybankswithchildren,butinmanycountries,thelittlecontainersarealsopopularwithadults.Europeansseeapiggybankasasignofgoodfortuneandwealth.Aroundtheworld,manybelieveagiftofapiggybankonNewYear’sDaybringsgoodluckandfinancialsuccess.Ah,butyouhavetoputsomethinginit.Whyisapigusedasasymbolofsaving?Whynotanelephantbank,whichisbiggerandholdsmorecoins?IntheMiddleAges,beforemodernbankingandcreditinstruments,peoplesavedmoneyathome,afewcoinsatatimedroppedintoajarordish.Potters(制陶工)madetheseinexpensivecontainersfromanorange-coloredclay(黏土)called“pygg,”andfolkssavedcoinsinpyggjars.TheMiddleEnglishwordforpigwas“pigge”.WhiletheSaxonspronouncedpygg,referringtotheclay,as“pug”,eventuallythetwowordschangedintothesamepronunciation,soundingthe“i”asinpigorpiggy.Asthewordbecamelessassociatedwiththeorange第1页/总63页clayandmorewiththeanimal,acleverpotterfashionedapyggjarintheshapeofapig,delightingchildrenandadults.Thepiggybankwasborn.Originallyyouhadtobreakthebanktogettothemoney,bringinginasenseofseriousnessintosavings.Whilepiggybanksteachchildrenthewisdomofsaving,adultsoftenneedtorelearnchildhoodlessons.Thinkaboutthethingsinlifethatrequirelargeamountsofmoney---collegeeducation,weddings,cars,medicalcare,startingabusiness,buyingahome,andfunstufflikegreattrips.Sowhenyouhavemoney,takeoffthetop10%,putitaside,saveandinvestwisely.41.Whatisthepiggybankstrategy?A.Paying1%incometaxatatime.B.Settingagoalbeforemakingatravelplan.C.Aiminghighevenwhendoingsmallthings.D.Puttingasidealittlemoneyregularlyforfutureuse.42.Whydidthewriter’sparentsgivehimapiggybankasagift?A.Todelighthimwiththelatestfashion.B.Toencouragehimtoclimbmountains.C.Tohelphimformthehabitofsaving.D.ToteachhimEnglishpronunciation.43.Whatdoesthenunderlinedword“something”(Paragraph3)mostprobablyreferto?A.MoneyB.GiftsC.FinancialsuccessD.Goodluck44.Thepiggybanoriginallywas_________.A.apotter’sinstrumentB.acheapclaycontainerC.ananimal-shapeddishD.apig-liketoyforchildren45.Thelastparagraphtalksabout________.A.theseriousnessofeducatingchildrenB.theenjoymentoftakingagreattrip第2页/总63页C.theimportanceofmanagingmoneyD.thedifficultyofstartingabusinessA篇为说明文，450字，相较13年略有下降，讲述了养成积少成多的存钱习惯对于成功的极大影响。尽管相对于13年的广告的起源，难度有所下降，但相对于11年以前难度较小的记叙文而言，这些年A篇难度整体还是加大了的。认真做过11年真题的浙江考生应该已经胸有成竹了。并且这篇文章继续延续首段开门见山，没有长难句，段落结构清晰，与我们给学生训练的高考说明文相比，几乎没有大的区别，不难作答。题型为3道细节题，1道猜词题，1道主旨题。（浙江）BHereissomemust-knowinformationfromahandbookonhowpeoplebehaveindoingbusinessinsomecountries.InBrazilBraziliansarewarmand...
