2025年高职单招英语考试真题及答案4 .pdfVIP

勿以恶小而为之，勿以善小而不为。——刘备

高职单招英语考试真题及答案

一、阅读理解(本大题共10小题，每小题5分，共50分。)在每小

题列出的备选项中只有一项是最符合题目要求的，请将其代码填写在

题后的括号内。错选、多选或未选均不得分。

1、AWealthstartswithagoalandsavingadollarata

time.Callitthepiggybankstrategy(策略).Therearelessons

inthattime-honoredcoin-savingscontainer.Anyhugetask

seemseasierwhenreducedtobabysteps.Ifyouwishedtoclimb

a12,000-footmountain,andcoulddoitadayatatime,youwould

onlyhavetoclimb33feetdailytoreachthetopinayear.If

youwanttotakeareallynicetripin10yearsforaspecial

occasion,tocollectthe$15,000cost,youhavetosave$3.93a

day.Ifyoudropthatintoapiggybankandthenonceayearput

$1,434inasavingsaccountat1%interestrateafter-tax,you

willhaveyourtripmoney.WhenIwasachild,myparentsgave

meapiggybanktoteachmethat,ifIwantedsomething,Ishould

savemoneytobuyit.Weassociatepiggybankswithchildren,but

inmanycountries,thelittlecontainersarealsopopularwith

adults.Europeansseeapiggybankasasignofgoodfortuneand

wealth.Aroundtheworld,manybelieveagiftofapiggybankon

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士不可以不弘毅，任重而道远。仁以为己任，不亦重乎?死而后已，不亦远乎?——《论语》

NewYear’sDaybringsgoodluckandfinancial

success.Ah,yes,butyouhavetoputsomethinginit.Whyisapig

usedasasymbolofsaving?Whynotanelephantbank,whichis

biggerandholdsmorecoins?IntheMiddleAges,beforemodern

bankingandcreditinstruments,peoplesavedmoneyathome,afew

coinsatatimedroppedintoajarordish.Potters(制陶工)made

theseinexpensivecontainersfromanorange-coloredclay(黏

土)called“pygg”,andfolkssavedcoinsinpy