2015福建泉州5月质检英语试题及答案(3)

　  For Cindy, the recession began when her husband moved to Rhinelander, Wisconsin by his company, forcing the family to move in a hurry. The couple bought a new house but were unable to sell their two-bedroom home in Big Lake, Minnesota. With two mortgages（抵押借款）and two young children to care for, Cindy couldn’t imagine how to stretch（延展）her husband’s paycheck to keep her family fed. Then she came upon an online community for gardeners. She realized those practices would help not only her family’s budget but also their health．
　　Cindy admits that before the recession, she was a city girl with no interest in growing her own dinner. “I grew flowers mostly ― didn’t think about plants that weren’t visually interesting.”  But to stretch her budget, she began putting in vegetables and fruit, and no longer thinks of gardening and making her own jams as just a money saver; they’re a real pleasure. “It’s brought us closer together as a family, too,” she says. Her kids voluntarily pitch in with the garden work, and the family cooks together instead of eating out. The food tastes better ― it’s fresher and organic ― and the garden handily meets its original purpose: cost cutting. 
After discovering how resourceful she can be in tough times, Cindy is no longer easily discouraged. “It makes me feel proud to be able to say I made it myself,” she says, “and I’m more confident about attempting things I’ve never done before.” Now she avoids convenience stores and has begun learning to DIY many daily supplies.
56. The first paragraph is mainly to tell ____________. 
A. the effect the recession had on American life
B. the latest trends in American labor force markets
C. the ways that American families save their money
D. the reasons why Americans suffered from the recession
57. The underlined phrase “pitch in with” in the third paragraph probably means “_____”.
A. compete with B. help with C. put up with D. come up with
58. What are the benefits that gardening brings about?
a. family’s harmony    b. healthier food   c. fewer work hours
d. a new house   e. less family expense   f. a feeling of happiness
A. a; b; d; e B. a; b; c; f C. a; b; e; f D. a; c; d; e
59. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. No Good Deed Is Too Small
B. Actions Speak Louder Than Words
C. Turn The Negative Into A Positive
D. DIY Becomes Increasingly Popular
B
The “standard of living” of any country means the average person’s share of the goods and services which the country produces. It depends first and importantly on the country’s capacity to produce wealth. “Wealth” in this sense is not money, for we do not live on money but on things that money can buy: “goods” such as food and clothing, and “services” such as transport and entertainment. 
A country’s capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most of which have an effect on one another. Wealth depends to a great extent upon a country’s natural resources, such as minerals, water supply and so on. 
Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use. Some countries are perhaps well off in natural resources, but suffered for many years from civil and external（外部的）wars, and for this and other reasons have been unable to develop their resources. Sound and stable political conditions, and freedom from foreign invasion（侵略）, enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily, and to produce more wealth than another country equally well served by nature but less well ordered. Another important factor is the technical efficiency of a country’s people. Industrialized countries that have trained numerous skilled workers and technicians are better placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers are largely unskilled.
A country’s standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and consumed within its own borders, but also upon what is indirectly produced through international trade. For example, Britain’s wealth in foods and other agricultural products would be much less if she had to depend only on those grown at home. Trade makes it possible for her surplus（剩余的） goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural products that she needs. A country’s wealth is, therefore, much influenced by its producing capacity, provided that other countries can be found ready to accept its goods. 
60. The key factors contributing to a country’s wealth include _________.
A. agricultural products and houses
B. natural resources and paper money
C. transport and entertainment
D. goods and services it produces
61. If a country is equal in natural resources to others, what can help to develop its resources?
A. A peaceful civil and external environment.
B. The population of its workers. 
C. Free political conditions.
D. Its standard of living.
62. We can conclude from the last paragraph that a country’s standard of living _________.
A. relies mainly on the country’s agricultural products
B. depends on the wealth it produces and exports 
C. is determined by how many countries accept its goods
D. is influenced by foreign trade to a certain extent
C
Summer Programs

Murray Pond Summer Art Camp	Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Color, Photography and more! Come and learn from a professional artist in the beautiful nature preserve in Killingworth—Murray Pond. The classes are offered to children and adults. Students will sign up for a week (Monday through Friday): July 6th –- 10th; July 13th—17th; July 20th—24th; July 27th—31st. There will be: morning classes for 3 hours 9:00am to noon, or afternoon classes for 3 hours 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Classes will meet on the grounds of Murray Pond. Please call Joan Levy Hepburn at 860-663-1169 to register in advance.
Lutz Children’s Museum & Summer Camp at Oak Grove 2015	We have a great summer planned filled with science, art, hikes, swimming, and animals for teenagers! Each day begins with hands-on activities led by an experienced museum educator. Afternoons are devoted to playtime, swimming, crafts, and field trips. Register for one, two, three, or all seven weeks. We start on July 6th. Hours each day are from 8:30am to 3:00pm, except on Fridays when we return from field trips at 5:00pm. We’ll camp at the Oak Grove Nature Center. Call Rachel Hadyka at 860-643-0949 or email to rhadyka@lutzmuseum.org.
Common Ground Environmental Center Summer Camps	Summer should be for making mud pies, building forts（城堡）, wading（涉水）in streams, eating food right from the garden, and making friends and lifelong memories. There is lots of time for free play and discovery as well as daily activity sessions on the farm and in the forest, led by our amazing team of caring and creative staff.  Ecology Camp: ages 6—12;  Animal Adventures Camp: ages 7—10;  Farm to Feast Cooking Camp: ages 8—11.  Common Ground, 358 Springside Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut 06515, P: 203-389-4333, F: 203-389-7458
New Haven Ballet Summer Programs	Children’s Division Camps: Two exciting new educational ballet camps are offered for young children focused on dance, creativity,  self- expression and music. Ages 3—7.  Student Division Summer Intensives: We offer ballet students the highest level of classical ballet training, taught by our outstanding teachers. Ages 8+.  Open Division Summer Classes: These are available for students, 16 years and older, with and without previous ballet, modern or jazz experience. These classes are offered at each of our studios on a drop-in basis with no pre-registration required.

63. Which program accepts grown-ups?