同时应当为侨商归国工作、创业和生活提供更加便捷、适宜的环境，使得侨商归国后能够安心并专心于事业发展，提高海外高层次人才回国创新创业的热情Unit 10 Money第卷第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。APeople spend a lot of money in their daily lives.Working people spend their money on transportation to and from work，and on various expenses throughout the day.Most people enjoy shopping and buy many things that they need and want.They buy sports equipments，go to sporting events，and do many things that cost money.However，many Americans dont pay cash or write checks for these things.More and more people pay for things with credit cards.Credit cards are small rectangular(长方形的) plastic cards.Banks give these cards to their customers.When a customer buys something at a store，he shows his card at the store.This authorizes(委托) the store to charge the bank for the customers purchase.The bank collects all the charges for each customer.Then once a month the bank requires the customer to pay all the charges for that month.The bank doesnt force the customer to pay the full amount.It allows the customer to pay for charges in several payments over a period of time.However，the bank requires the customer to pay interest(利息) on the unpaid part of the charges.In this way the bank allows customers to buy things that they can not afford at one time.People can use the cards to buy what they want and pay for it over a period of time.They also do not need to carry a lot of money.1How do Americans pay for what they buy？They _.Aeither pay cash or write checksBare allowed to use credit cardsCpay cash，write checks or use credit cardsDneither pay cash nor use credit cards答案C解析细节理解题。由第一段倒数第二句可知，许多美国人不用付现金、签支票的方式购物。本段最后一句又告诉我们“越来越多的美国人使用信用卡”，可知付现金、签支票的方式还是有的，故选C项。2A credit card is a_.Akind of money Americans are interested inBspecial type of check used by Americans to buy what they needCsmall rectangular plastic card used as moneyDdollar made of paper答案C解析细节理解题。由第二段前半部分可知，信用卡是长方形的小塑料卡片，银行把这些卡片给客户。当客户在商店购物时，只要出示本人的信用卡，这就授权商店向银行收取客户的购物款。3In using credit cards，people_.Acan get what they want and need when they have no moneyBcant get things at a store if they can not afford at one timeCdont need to carry a lot of moneyDdont need to pay what they want答案C解析细节理解题。由短文第三段最后一句可知C项表述正确。其他选项明显错误。4How often does the bank require its customer to pay all the charges of that month?AOnce a month.BOver a long period of time.CThe sooner，the better.DThe moment he has plenty of money.答案A解析细节理解题。从第二段第六句可知，银行每月要求客户一次支付当月的所有费用。BWhat makes a house a home?Not size，of course.Ive been in some of the grandest houses in America，and its readily apparent no one lives there.Earlier this year，I had dinner in a mud hut in Ethiopia，where we sat on chairs next to the hostesss beda home that had more warmth than any house Ive been in since.Now John Edwards is exploring what makes a house a home in his justreleased Home：The Blueprints of Our Lives.There Edwards writes，“This is a book about homes，the values they rest on，the dreams they are filled with，and the people they have shaped.The houses and circumstances are different，but much of what you find inside will be familiar.”Whether youre sitting in an airport right now，waiting to fly to your childhood home for Thanksgiving，or in your own home waiting for the relatives to arrive，you know what hes talking about.Weve lived in our townhouse for 21 years.The loose windows that make noise in the wind.The fireplace so shallow that it holds only one log.The kitchen window that offers a view of the world passing by.Its where friends sit on the kitchen counter drinking wine while dinner is being fixed.I lived there for only 18，but it will always be my true home.Even the lamp in the west living room window，which I could see far down the road when driving home late at night，still shines.While all this talk about childhood memories can be warm and comforting，home is whom youre with，not where you are.As Edwards writes，“Home is family.Home is safety.Home is faith.”5What would be the best title for the passage?AHome Means EverythingBWhats Inside Makes Us Feel at HomeCHome：The Blueprints of Our LivesDThe Importance of Houses答案B解析标题归纳题。本文主要是关于作者对“家”的理解和论述。选项A对家的功能描述绝对化了；选项C是关于这本书的，而本文引用这本书是为了论证自己观点的，并不是文章主旨；本文并不是谈论房子的重要性，而是讨论“家”的，故排除D项。6The purpose of the second paragraph is to _.Amean the author likes living in grandest housesBprove the author got along with the hostessCmean the feeling of a home isnt related to the sizeDshow the authors different feelings about houses答案C解析细节理解题。本文第二段主要阐述的是：住在两种不同的房子里，其感觉是不一样的。大的并不一定感到好，小的不一定感到不好，感觉好坏与房子的大小无关。故答案选C项。7We know that Home：The Blueprints of Our Lives _.Ais the description of Edwardss housesBis mainly about housesChelps us understand the concept of homeDis written by the author of th