河南省兰考县2016-2017学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题第一部分：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中，选出最佳选项。ASavingmoneyiseasywhenyoudon'thaveanythingelsetospenditon,butwhathappenswhenthingscomesuddenlythatdemandsomeofyourhard-earnedmoney？Thesearecalledexpenses.Chancesare，mostofyourbasiclivingexpenses-food,shelter（住所），clothing,medicalcare---arecoveredbyyourfamily.Butperhapsyouandyourfamilyhaveagreedthatyou'llpayforothercertainexpensesoutofyourownmoney,suchascellphonebills,after-schoolsnacks,jewelryorclubfees.Expensesthathappenregularly,likeeveryweekormonth,arecalled“fixed”expenses.Thegoodnewsisthatbecauseyouknowwhentheseexpensesarecoming,youcanplanforthem.Butlifeisfullofsurprises,andsometimesthesesurprisesturnintoexpenses,too.Youmighthaveanemergencylikefixingaflattireonyourbike,orjustsomethingunusualliketheclasstriptotheSixFlags.Thesearecalled“unexpected”expensesandifyouaresmartwithyourmoney,you'llplanfortheseaswell.Here'sasecretwhenitcomestosavingmoney:Ifyouthinkofitasaregularexpense,it'llbeeasiertoputacertainamountaside.Tellyourselfthatthe$20.00youaretryingtosaveupeverymonthissomethingyouabsolutely（绝对地）mustdo,andthereisnogettingaroundit.__________Whatkindsoffixedexpensesdoyouhave?Canyouthinkofanyunexpectedexpensesthathavecomeupforyouinthepast?Canyouthinkofanyyoumighthavenoworinthenearfuture?1.Whichofthefollowingexpensesismostprobablypaidoutofyourownmoney?A.Moneyspentonsports.B.Moneyspentonmedicine.C.Moneyspentonclothing.D.Moneyspentonmeals.2.Whichofthefollowingisan"unexpected"expense?A.Payingforhouserent.B.Buyingsnacks.C.Changinganewtire.D.Payingforcellphonebills.3.Accordingtotheauthor,whatcanmakesavingmoneyeasier?A.Tryingyourbesttopreventemergencies.B.Puttingsomemoneyasideasaregularexpense.C.Cuttingmostofyourexpenses.D.Earningasmuchasyoucanafterclass.4.Theunderlinedpartinthe4thparagraphmeans_____.A.youcan'tletoutthissecretB.there'snopointinarguingaboutitC.youhaveothersolutionstoitD.thereisnootherchoiceAGuidetotheUniversityFoodTheTWUCafeteriaisopen7amto8pm.Itservessnacks,drinks,icecreambarsandmeals.YoucanpaywithcashoryourIDcards.YoucanaddmealmoneytoyourIDcardsattheFrontDesk.Evenifyoudonotbuyyourfoodinthecafeteria,youcanusethetablestoeatyourlunch,tohavemeetingsandtostudy.Ifyouareoncampusintheeveningorlateatnight,youcanbuysnacks,fastfood,anddrinksintheLowerCafelocatedinthebottomleveloftheDouglasCentre.Thisareaisoftenusedforentertainmentsuchasconcerts,gamesorTVwatching.RelaxationTheGlobe,locatedinthebottomlevelofMcMillanHall,isavailableforrelaxing,studying,cooking,andeating.Monthlyactivitiesareheldhereforallinternationalstudents.Hoursare10amto10pm,closedonSundays.HealthLocatedonthetopfloorofDouglasHall,theWellnessCentreiscommittedtophysical,emotionalandsocialhealth.Adoctorandnurseisavailableifyouhavehealthquestionsorneedimmediatemedicalhelporpersonaladvice.Thecostofthisisincludedinyourmedicalinsuranee.HoursareMondaytoFriday,9amtonoonand1:00to4:30pm.AcademicSupportAllstudentshaveaccesstotheWritingCentreontheupperfloorofDouglasHall.Here,qualifiedvolunteerswillworkwithyouonwrittenwork,grammar,vocabulary,andotheracademicskills.Youcansig山upforanappointmentonthesign-upsheetoutsidethedoortwo30-minuteappointmentsperweekmaximum.Thisserviceisfree.TransportationTheTWUExpressisashuttle（班车）...