2013年高考英语一轮复习课时作业40 unit 5 meeting your ancestors 新人教版选修8（广东专用）.docVIP

课时作业(四十)　[选修8　Unit 5　Meeting your ancestors] [限时：30分钟] 　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Ⅰ.完形填空 Saving is a skill that everyone needs. Many people—adults included—do not have a good __1__ of saving for the long run. I have been __2__ to learn this lesson early because I have had a grass cutting business since I was 10 years old. Of the money I make I spend about 10 percent and__3__ the other 90. Making sure you save and dont spend too much is a good way to __4__ wealth. Many __5__I know spend all the money they __6__ so it never has a chance to__7__. Young people should __8__that their teenage years are a great time to begin saving. After high school, college is __9__， with expenses such as food and rent. If you can __10__a good percentage of the money you earn as a teen, going to college and buying a house will be __11__. If you are in your thirties without any savings, you will always have to __12___. Many say money cannot make you happy, and this is true. But money can help you to lead a __13__ life. Saving early will mean you will have to work for__14__ years when you are older. It will also __15__you to spend time doing the things that you want to do without worrying. 1．A.knowledge B．experience C．form D．sense 2．A.foolish B．fundamental C．lucky D．grateful 3．A.owe B．waste C．donate D．save 4．A.divide up B．build up C．keep up D．make up 5．A.adults B．parents C．teachers D．teens 6．A.earn B．find C．receive D．spend 7．A.break B．run C．make D．grow 8．A.classify B．realize C．research D．doubt 9．A.expensive B．cheap C．boring D．bitter 10．A.hold out B．hold up C．hold onto D．hold back 11．A.easier B．harder C．impossible D．expensive 12．A.survive B．struggle C．tolerate D．die 13．A.happy B．simple C．miserable D．secure 14．A.more B．no C．fewer D．longer 15．A.forbid B．allow C．advise D．request Ⅱ.阅读理解 A Edward Wilson is Americas, if not the worlds, leading naturalist. In The Future of Life, he takes us on a tour of the worlds natural resources. How are they used? What has been lost? Wha