Last year, I was speaking at a gathering of wealthy male investors. The organizers posted the   1   of a survey showing that only a small percentage of wealthy men believed their wives spent too much.

'What?'   2   one participant. 'Those guys have to be lying.'

There is no reliable   3   of who spends more among the rich: men or women. Both will say the other is the   4   spender.

A recent survey by Wilmington Trust, Campden Research and Relative Solutions proves the   5   . The companies polled 40 women (I know, that is more like a show of hands than 'survey'), each with a net worth of $25 million or more.

About half the respondents(受調(diào)查者) inherited(.繼承) their   6   , a quarter   7   it from their husbands and the other quarter earned it   8   . That is roughly in line with other surveys of   9   women and the source of their money. One interesting note: among the self-made women, 90% got their money from owning a business, rather than   10   a salary.

As for   11   , almost all the women (90%) described their spending habits as 'below their means.' The report on the survey said that is 'possibly   12   they do not view their extreme wealth as defining their success.

'Women tend not to spend as much as   13   and splash(潑灑得使到處是) their names all over the place,' said one woman in the survey, describing her spending as conservative and he lifestyle as 'below the radar.'

Many women also worried about wealth having   14    effects on their children and didn't want to spend lavishly(揮霍) to   15   a bad example.

At the same time, 70% of the women said they 'buy nice things when   16   .' And 93.5% of the women said they were responsible for making   17   on major purchases, which   18   that they do a lot of the big spending.

Of course, for truly major purchases a house in Aspen, Colo., a Gulfstream, a Feadship the couple probably makes the decision   19   .

But what about other   20   ? Do you think men or women do most of the high-end spending?

(   ) 1. A. results               B. reasons             C. times               D. directions

(   ) 2. A. cried                  B. sighed              C. shouted            D. laughed

(   ) 3. A. data                   B. measure            C. division            D. news

(   ) 4. A. biggest               B. bigger              C. smaller             D. worse

(   ) 5. A. matter               B. message            C. point               D. report

(   ) 6. A. spirit                 B. money              C. habit               D. cost

(   ) 7. A. bought                      B. robbed             C. got                   D. earned

(   ) 8. A. itself                  B. herself              C. ourselves          D. themselves

(   ) 9. A. wealthy              B. poor                 C. ordinary            D. honest

(   ) 10. A. making            B. earning             C. taking              D. spending

(   ) 11. A. buying             B. wasting            C. spending           D. saving

(   ) 12. A. when                      B. if                     C. whether            D. because

(   ) 13. A. women             B. youth                      C. adults               D. men

(   ) 14. A. serious             B. good               C. bad                  D. various

(   ) 15. A. send                 B. set                   C. do                    D. give

(   ) 16. A. necessary          B. possible            C. pleased             D. anxious

(   ) 17. A. plans               B. decisions          C. appointments    D. suggestions

(   ) 18. A. notices             B. stresses             C. implies             D. intends

(   ) 19. A. away               B. together            C. as well             D. out

(   ) 20. A. purchases        B. effects              C. differences        D. Examples

1--20   ACBBC   BCDAB   CDDCB   ABCBA  


解析:

本文用調(diào)查的結(jié)果,說明只有很小一部分富翁認為自己的太太花錢太多。完成本題要結(jié)合現(xiàn)實生活中男女不同花錢習慣。

1. A組織者公布了一項調(diào)查的結(jié)果(results),而不是原因(reasons),次數(shù)(times),方向(directions)。

2. C有錢,但不顯擺沒人相信,故一位與會人士大叫道(shout):什么?那些家伙肯定在說謊?藿校╟ried),嘆息(sighed),大笑(laughed),都不足以說明他的驚訝。

3. B目前還沒有可靠的方法(measure)來評斷富人堆里誰花錢更多:是男性還是女性。數(shù)據(jù)(data),分離(division),新聞(news)就更不行了。

4. B雙方都會說對方是個較大的(bigger)花錢者。就兩類人沒法最大的(biggest),較少的(smaller)不符合常識,較壞的(worse)就更沒道理了。

5. C由Wilmington Trust、Campden Research和Relative Solution最近聯(lián)手進行的一項調(diào)查證明了上述觀點(point)。物質(zhì)(matter),信息(message),(報道report)顯得不倫不類。

6. B約有一半的被調(diào)查者的財產(chǎn)(money)是繼承而來,全文都說的是錢,而不是精神(spirit),習慣(habit),成本(cost)。

7. C四分之一得(got)自丈夫,剩下的四分之一是自己賺的。根本不是買來的(bought),更不是搶來的(robbed),后面才說的是自己掙來的(earned)。

8. D剩下的四分之一是自己(是多個受調(diào)查者當然用themselves)賺的,而不能用它自己(itself),她自己(herself),我們自己(themselves)。

9. A這與我們對富有(wealthy)女性及其財富來源的調(diào)查基本相符。全是對有錢人的調(diào)查,而不是窮人(poor),普通人(ordinary),和誠實的人(honest)。

10. B 90%是自己當老板開公司賺的,而不是靠掙(earning)工資得來的。不可能是開(making)工資,帶走(taking)工資,花(spending)工資就更不對了。

11. C至于支出(spending),幾乎所有女性(90%)都說自己的支出習慣是量入為出。前文說的是掙錢,這兒是說花錢,而不是買(buying),浪費(wasting),節(jié)約(saving)。

12. D調(diào)查報告中說,這可能是因為(because)她們并不認為自己的極大財富就是成功的全部意義所在。當……時候(when),如果(if),是否(whether),明顯不適合這兒的語意。

13. D女性往往沒有男性(men)花錢多,也不會四處宣揚自己。全文都是那男女相比,并不是女的和女的(women),年輕人(youth),還有成年人(adults)比。

14. C很多女性也擔心財富會對孩子造成不良(bad)影響,而不是嚴肅的(serious),好的(good),各種各樣的(various)影響。

15. B所以不希望亂花錢,以免給孩子樹立(set an example是固定短語)壞榜樣。送(send),做(do),給(give)都不和an example搭配構(gòu)成這個意思的短語。

16. A與此同時,70%的女性說,她們會在必要的(necessary)時候買好東西,而不是比較不合理的可能的(possible)時候,高興的(pleased)時候,焦急的(anxious)時候。

17. B有93.5%的女性說,買大件的主意(即是決定decisions)都是由她們定,計劃(plans),指定(appointments),建議(suggestions)都沒用這個更合理,因為是花錢購置東西,是一個行動的結(jié)果。

18. C這暗示(implies)她們經(jīng);ㄥX買大件。并沒有直接這樣說,故不是注意到(notices),強調(diào)說(stresses),打算(intends)之意。

19. B當然,對于真正的大件──比如在科羅拉多州買座房子,一架灣流(Gulfstream)私人飛機,一艘Feadship游艇,夫婦兩人可能會一起(together)作決定,根本不是遠處(away),也一樣(as well),出去(out)之意。

20. A不過買其他東西(要買的東西就是purchases)的時候呢?你認為男性還是女性的高端花銷更多?影響(effects),不同(differences),例子(examples)統(tǒng)統(tǒng)不符合邏輯。

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