阅读理解（文化教育类）08二十一、Wealthstartswithagoalsavingadollaratatime.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.Asthewordbecamelessassociatedwiththeorangeclayandmorewiththeanimal,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.theenjoymentoftakingagreattripC.theimportanceofmanagingmoneyD.thedifficultyofstartingabusiness【考点】考察文化教育类阅读【文章大意】作者在本文中介绍了thepiggybankstrategy也就是存钱策略,并介绍了thepggybank的起源和目的，号召人们都养成储蓄的好习惯。41.D推理题。根据文章第二段前3行Ifyouwishedtoclimba12,000-footmountain,andcoulddoitadayatatime,youwouldonlyhavetoclimb33feetdailytoreachthetopinayear.Ifyouwanttotakeareallynicetripin10yearsforaspecialoccasion,tocollectthe$15,000cost,youhavetosave$3.93aday.作者一个这个例子告诉我们piggybankstrategy就是指每天都存一点钱以备未来之用。故D正确。42.C细节题。根据第三段第一句WhenIwasachild,myparentsgavemeapiggybanktoteachmethat,...
