外研版（2019）选择性必修第四册Unit 4 Everyday economics 单元测试题（含答案）
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Unit 4 Everyday economics
第一部分 听力（略）
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
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21. What do we know about readers' submissions
A. They can be a book review.
B. They can be a published article.
C. They should be longer than 2,000 words.
D. They should focus on children's literature.
22. Which blog offers publishing news
A. Read Roger.
B. Out of the Box.
C. Calling Caldecott.
D. Lolly's Classroom.
23. How can readers buy back issues
A. By calling 866-270-9072.
B. By sending emails to magazine@.
C. By visiting /category/news/ for a payment link.
D. By writing to The Horn Book Magazine's address in Boston.
B
In order to be recognized by the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA), you have to be doing something right. Since Sheryl Page, president and CEO of Page One Consultants in Orlando, was named Woman-Owned Small Business Person of the Year by the State of Florida SBA in 2017, a lot of people have started to look at what she's doing and how her company has become so successful.
Page, who runs an engineering and construction consulting firm, started the business back in 1993, but sort of dragged along for many years with no big success. There were plenty of times when Page could have thrown in the towel, but she kept pushing through.
Starting out in an industry mainly made up of male-owned businesses wasn't easy, nor was the potential of finding enough money to support the quality services she had to provide clients with. Page used as many as 15 credit cards to help the company stay in business in the early-to-mid 1990s. Then, she received a $250,000 7(a) SBA guaranteed loan in 2001 to keep the company afloat after nearly a decade in business.
Since then, the company has doubled profits, hired more than two dozen new team members, acquired more than a dozen new company vehicles, and almost doubled its square footage. It's a huge growth increase for a company that's been around for nearly 25 years and speaks of the hard work and commitment of Page and her team.
When asked what her biggest piece of advice to small business owners would be, Page says, “Keep your faith and be patient. Don't give up ... Don't quit!” Those words have been heard in many cases and do sound cliché ( 陈词滥调), but when they come from someone like Sheryl Page, who is living proof of the good that can come from being patient, they ring truer than ever. If you learn anything from her company's success, it should be that growth is rarely immediate, but that doesn't mean it isn't coming.
24. What does the underlined part “thrown in the towel” in paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Given up.
B. Sought help.
C. Come to a new level.
D. Taken up something else.
25. In what situation did Page start her consulting business
A. When there were few wise clients.
B. When the whole business was slow.
C. When it didn't have much development potential.
D. When businesswomen were not generally accepted.
26. What did Page do after she got the loan
A. She started working for the SBA.
B. She put it into expanding her business.
C. She used most of it to start another company.
D. She first increased the team members' income.
27. What does the author think of the advice mentioned in the last paragraph
A. It isn't detailed.
B. It isn't in line with the truth.
C. It can have an immediate effect.
D. It mirrors Page's personal experiences.
C
“Indigenous people are not making those. Who is making this ” says Yolngu artist Banduk Marika.
“The main thing that makes us angry is that when you travel and you go to Darwin or elsewhere, you come across a tourist shop with everything: Australian koalas, kangaroos, and aboriginal ceramics, and all saying how they're authentic ( 真正的) designs,” says Marika. “When you know how some things are being made and where, that's what makes you angry. Things are done in commercial (商业化的) numbers overseas just to sell.”
Next weekend, dozens of art centres will come to Darwin for the city's Aboriginal Art Fair. Thousands of visitors will walk through the doors to meet artists and learn more about where the art comes from and what it means.
While these groups might reasonably be expected to have a good understanding of indigenous art and its origins, millions of other visitors to Australia don't, yet all go through international airports and tourist shops selling “indigenous” souvenirs with no connection to indigenous communities, cultures or stories.
Edwina Circuitt, coordinator of the Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, says consumers need to be more aware of the authenticity of what they are buying, and the impact their purchase choices make.
Dr Denise Salvestro, chair of Artback NT, says: “For the Yolngu their art is their way of telling their stories, passing on knowledge. It's wrong to paint someone else's story — it's abuse of copyright (版权).”
Salvestro, who has a PhD in Yolngu printmaking, says it has an impact on economic advancement. “For people living in the homelands, there aren't a lot of opportunities for employment,” she says. “If people aren't buying their artwork they aren't making any income.”
While violations of consumer law can attract penalties ( 处罚) of up to a million dollars, the misappropriation of indigenous designs and styles is complicated, not necessarily illegal, and difficult to police in any case.
A government spokeswoman says government agencies have been instructed to meet regularly and make efforts to support authentic indigenous art.
28. Why is Marika angry
A. Tourist shops are filled with inauthentic indigenous souvenirs.
B. Indigenous souvenirs are produced in small numbers.
C. Indigenous languages are disappearing rapidly.
D. Few young people know Yolngu printmaking.
29. Why do dozens of art centres gather in Darwin
A. To sell souvenirs.
B. To attract indigenous artists.
C. To spread indigenous art among visitors.
D. To ask the government to protect indigenous art.
30. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 7 refer to
A. Yolngu printmaking.
B. Producing cheap souvenirs.
C. Indigenous people's cultural awareness.
D. Selling inauthentic indigenous souvenirs.
31. What can be learned about the misuse of indigenous designs
A. It will be fined over a million dollars.
B. It hasn't got the government's attention.
C. It hasn't been covered by consumer law.
D. It often fails to be identified as an illegal act.
D
Like almost every other working mom in America, I outsource my during-work-hours childcare. My son's Montessori school offers after-school care, which I cheerfully take advantage of. When I picked up the boy from there recently, he enthusiastically began describing the newest toy he had obtained and how and why. The after-school teacher for his group was new to the job, so I told her that the students at the school have a semi-underground toy-sharing economy. It struck me, later, that that was likely a strange thing to hear for most people. But it's actually a beautiful example of spontaneous (自发的) order, voluntary exchange, and relative value.
Kids are wildly innovative, which gives them the freedom to explore all manner of possibilities. My son Edward is determined to invent a Star Trek-style transporter so I don't have to spend so much time commuting. My kid also enjoys novelty. Nothing is as interesting as other people's toys, at his age. Other children's toys are much cooler than his own, in his eyes. It's easy for this kind of thing to become a real problem, and at basically every traditional school, toys from home are either strictly regulated or banned. My son's school, thankfully, genuinely lets children be children, and they exhibit the kind of benign neglect (善意的忽视) that allows innovative solutions to emerge.
Recently, Edward brought home a pickup truck. He had promised to bring his friend a Ford Mustang the next day. If he failed to deliver, the truck would go back to his friend.
Now, giving up a Mustang in favor of a truck is not a trade that I'd make, but it was good enough for Edward. He knows his own mind far better than I do, so who am I to say that his toy-car preferences are wrong
These children, without any kind of outside guidance, have created a functional, free-market economy. That it's not based around banks or currency doesn't matter. The children are leveraging (充分利用) what they have for what they want in a peaceful, organized, and rather efficient way. Some politicians could learn a thing or two from the Montessori toy-trading group. “Out of the mouths of babes,” as the saying goes.
32. What can be learned about the toy-sharing economy at the Montessori school
A. It is familiar to American pupils.
B. It is popular among working moms.
C. It is initiated automatically by the children.
D. It is supported privately by an after-school teacher.
33. What is the author's purpose in writing paragraph 2
A. To show off her son's innovative efforts.
B. To call people's attention to children's innovation.
C. To discuss the toy-sharing economy's benefits to children.
D. To explain the toy-sharing economy's emergence at her son's school.
34. What is the author's attitude toward her son's exchanging his Mustang for a truck
A. Reserved.
B. Favorable.
C. Uninterested.
D. Disapproving.
35. What does the saying in the last paragraph imply
A. Some babes are natural-born traders.
B. The children are doing something wise.
C. Some politicians are less effective than babes.
D. Children's words are a window into their world.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
With kids at home, you've probably noticed that they seem to never stop snacking. 36
Sarah, a nurse from Northumberland, England, picked up a second-hand vending machine (自动售货机) for 100 and filled it with chocolate, sweets and crisps (薯片). She decided that the kids could earn money for the machine by doing chores (家务) or completing schoolwork. 37
If they really are hungry, rather than just looking for some sugar, they can have a healthy snack for free. 38 The kids are very excited about this.
She says she has been looking for a machine for a while but usually they cost over 500 but she managed to pick this second-hand one up for 100 on an online marketplace when a shop was closing down. She then went to B&M to fill it with treats. She added: “ 39 I've put them in at cost price.”
And to make it fair, the kids made Sarah and her husband put their own favourites in too so they have to pay up if they want something unhealthy too.
40 One said: “I love this so much! I want to have a go. It is a creative way of introducing money ideas to kids that can keep them entertained at the same time.” Another added: “I want to do this. It can help them learn about saving towards a goal.”
A. I'm not unreasonable.
B. So Sarah Balsdon came up with a plan.
C. Some people think Sarah's idea is impractical.
D. Sarah Balsdon wanted to stop kids snacking at school.
E. Other parents loved the idea when she shared it online.
F. If they want sweets they can do chores or schoolwork to earn money for them.
G. She attempted to help them understand the value of money and think before reaching for a treat.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When Jasmine Benton was just 9 years old, she realized that her love for creating art was more than just a 41 . Each night in her diary she wrote about the 42 she dreamed of starting. One morning, she shared the important news with her mother, Jennifer Gormer.
“I want to start my own business,” Jasmine told Jennifer. When Jennifer looked at Jasmine's journal she was 43 to see the outline of a real, practical business 44 . “She had the name of her business, the 45 she was going to sell, and who her customers were,” said Jennifer. “She had the vision. It was all there.”
With her family's 46 , Jasmine started Precious Designs, a company that changes trash into treasure. She spent her adolescence and teen years creating artwork and 47 it at trade shows and art shows. 48 , her friends were not very 49 , and she went through a 50 period when her work wasn't selling. However, she just kept trying and never 51 !
Now Jasmine is 18 years old and her company is truly 52 . After working part-time at the “Steve Harvey Show,” Jasmine was tasked with redesigning Steve's nursery. She recently 53 the Youth Entrepreneurship Shark Tank Challenge and won. Besides, she has also 54 her first bit of investor seed money.
Jasmine continues to excel in her career thanks to her innate business sense and 55 to succeed. We could all take a lesson from this young lady's vision and hard work!
41. A. job B. chance C. hobby D. purpose
42. A. company B. journey C. class D. research
43. A. eager B. anxious C. astonished D. grateful
44. A. plan B. application C. tip D. decision
45. A. collections B. products C. service D. equipment
46. A. praise B. encouragement C. trust D. development
47. A. testing B. appreciating C. selling D. improving
48. A. Unfortunately B. Hopefully C. Eventually D. Interestingly
49. A. successful B. knowledgeable C. competitive D. supportive
50. A. tough B. brief C. silent D. happy
51. A. turned around B. settled down C. fell off D. gave up
52. A. setting up B. holding on C. shutting down D. taking off
53. A. took part in B. paid attention to C. took charge of D. kept pace with
54. A. saved B. donated C. cost D. received
55. A. choice B. reason C. determination D. preference
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Among many changes the COVID-19 pandemic has brought 56. ________ the U.S., one is a possible move closer to a cashless society.
Since more people decided to stay home when the coronavirus outbreak spread, they were spending 57. ________ (little) money than before. If people were out, fear of catching the virus kept them from 58. ________ (touch) many things, including loose change at the register.
Unfortunately, a move to a cashless society could cause problems for some communities. About 8% of Americans don't have a checking account. About 18% of Americans rely on alternative banking 59. ________ (solution), like a check cashing location, even though they have a savings or checking account. So these people rely on cash 60. ________ (purchase) goods and services.
“For those 61. ________ have the option to move away from cash to credit cards, there will be fewer problems,” said Harvard business professor Shelle Santana. “But there are 62. ________ number of people who don't have the ability to do that substitution (替换), and those are the vulnerable (易受影响的) people in the community.”
While 63. ________ (convenient) is an advantage of using a card or electronic payment, everything someone purchases 64. ________ (track) and documented. Cash, however, 65. ________ (protect) the user's privacy and doesn't leave a footprint behind.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你校这学期开设了一门选修课——青年理财课。请你用英文写一篇报道，给你校英文报投稿。内容包括：
1. 参加人员；2. 课程内容；3. 课程反响。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Youth Finance Course Offered in Our School
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Long ago, a man and a woman and their daughter, Oksana, lived in a tiny cottage on the edge of a village. The family was poor, but their home was rich with love and laughter. And Oksana was never lonely, for behind their cottage was a high hill where the village children played throughout the year.
But one winter, Oksana fell ill. Her parents were too poor to pay for the costly medicine she needed. Oksana would sit by the window all day, watching her friends outside. While Oksana watched the children, a little spider watched Oksana from her web in the rafters (椽子).
One day, the spider spun down next to her. “Hello there, little spider,” Oksana said. She watched as the spider began to spin a delicate design in the window.
When Mama came to set some tea by Oksana's bed, she noticed the spider too. “What's this ” she said. “Let's get the creature out of here!” She reached for the broom.
“No, Mama, please let her stay,” said Oksana. “She is my friend. Look, she's spinning a web for me.”
“Ah, Oksana, talking to spiders. You silly girl!” Mama patted Oksana's cheek. “We need to get you back outside with your friends. You're as pale as the snow.” As the spider scurried ( 小步疾跑) away, she turned her head toward Oksana as if to say thank you.
One day, Dad took home an evergreen tree. Mama hollowed ( 挖空) out some eggs so Oksana could paint them as decorations for the tree. But halfway through painting the first one, Oksana stopped. “Mama, I'm too tired.” She sighed and shut her eyes. Mama finished the egg and hung it on the tree.
As the spider watched Oksana's family, an idea came to her. Once Oksana, Mama, and Dad were asleep, the little spider set to work. She carefully climbed every branch, leaving a trail of sticky webs behind her. As the night sky lightened, the spider reached the top of the tree. It was only a short way to her own web in the rafters, but it felt like miles.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Suddenly, a gust (股) of air blew under the door and turned the gray webs to silver — real silver. ____________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
When villagers got word of the silver tree, they all came to see it. ____________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
21-25 DAAAD 26-30 BDACD
31-35 DCDBB 36-40 BGFAE
41-45 CACAB 46-50 BCADA 51-55 DDADC
56. to 57. less 58. touching 59. solutions 60. to purchase
61. who / that 62. a 63. convenience 64. is tracked 65. protects
写作
第一节
One possible version:
Youth Finance Course Offered in Our School
This term our school is running an elective course on finance. Fifty-five students from senior 1 to senior 3 are taking the course.
This is a beginners' class where students can learn a lot about basic financial knowledge. The teacher adopts the case method to teach unfamiliar concepts and terms. In the class held once a week, students have heated discussions about cases and create practical financial plans.
The course produces enthusiastic responses from participants, many of whom say it not only deepens their understanding of finance but also leads to better personal financial behavior.
第二节
One possible version:
Suddenly, a gust ( 股) of air blew under the door and turned the gray webs to silver — real silver. The webs shone magically in the moonlight. The spider, exhausted, slept in the rafters. It wasn't long before the spider woke to the sound of Oksana's voice. “Mama, Dad, look! It's real silver!” Oksana sat up, looking at the branches. “It's magic!” Dad and Mama could not believe their eyes and wondered how this took place. Oksana was puzzled too. She thought she was in a dream. She looked around and then up at the web in the rafters. “It's my spider friend!”
When villagers got word of the silver tree, they all came to see it. The next day, Dad took the heavy silver webs to the market, where he exchanged them for coins. The coins were more than enough to pay for Oksana's medicine. Oksana's health improved day by day. By the time the snow had melted, Oksana recovered completely. She was fit enough to play outside on the high hill with her friends. Her life was much like it was before she got sick. She was very grateful for her spider friend.
部分解析
阅读
第一节
A篇
主题语境：人与自我——生活
本文是应用文。文章介绍了The Horn Book Magazine杂志的投稿详情、博客内容及订阅方式。
21. D。细节理解题。根据Want to write for the Magazine 部分中的Articles should be of a critical nature on some aspect of children's literature可知，所提交的稿件应与儿童文学相关。
22. A。细节理解题。根据Find us online部分中的The Horn Book's blog Read Roger reports on publishing news可知，Read Roger博客中报道了一些出版业的新闻。
23. A。细节理解题。根据Blowing our own horn部分中介绍过期刊物所提到的订阅方式Call 866-270-9072可知答案。
B篇
主题语境：人与自我——做人与做事
本文是记叙文。Sheryl Page开设工程建筑咨询公司，历经几十年终于扭转局面取得成功。
24. A。词义猜测题。根据下文的but she kept pushing through可知，之前她本来有很多次机会可以考虑放弃，但是她还是坚持了下来。
25. D。推理判断题。根据第三段中的Starting out in an industry mainly made up of male - owned businesses wasn't easy可知，Page刚建立公司时这个行业里的女性并没有得到普遍认可。
26. B。推理判断题。根据第四段中的hired more than two dozen new team members, acquired more than a dozen new company vehicles, and almost doubled its square footage可知，Page用贷款扩大了公司规模。
27. D。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的but when they come from someone like Sheryl Page, who is living proof of the good that can come from being patient, they ring truer than ever可知，虽然Sheryl Page的建议听起来是陈词滥调，但是它们确实是Sheryl Page的真实经历。
C篇
主题语境：人与社会——文化
本文是新闻报道。土著文化艺术家认为虚假土著纪念品现象不仅侵犯了土著文化的版权，也影响了当地的经济收入。
28. A。推理判断题。根据第一段中的Indigenous people are not making those和第二段中的The main thing that makes us angry is that when you travel ... you come across a tourist shop with everything可知，让Marika生气的是旅游纪念品商店充斥着虚假土著纪念品。
29. C。推理判断题。根据第三段中的Thousands of visitors will walk through the doors to meet artists and learn more about where the art comes from and what it means可知，这些艺术组织在Darwin集会，是为了向游客宣传土著文化。
30. D。篇章结构题。根据第四段提到的selling “indigenous” souvenirs以及下文几位艺术家对此展开的讨论可知，it指代售卖虚假的土著纪念品。
31. D。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的the misappropriation of indigenous designs and styles is complicated, not necessarily illegal, and difficult to police in any case可知，滥用土著设计的行为很难界定为违法行为。
D篇
主题语境：人与社会——社会
本文是议论文。作者就“共享玩具经济”在学校的兴起发表了自己的观点。
32. C。细节理解题。根据第一段中的the students at the school have a semiunderground toysharing economy和第二段中的they exhibit the kind of benign neglect that allows innovative solutions to emerge以及最后一段中的These children, without any kind of outside guidance, have created a functional, freemarket economy可知，“共享玩具经济”是孩子们自动发起的。
33. D。写作目的题。第二段主要介绍了“共享玩具经济”在蒙台梭利学校兴起的三个必要因素：孩子们的创新精神、对新奇事物的喜爱和学校的教育理念，故答案选D。
34. B。推理判断题。根据第四段中的it was good enough for Edward. He knows his own mind far better than I do, so who am I to say that his toy-car preferences are wrong 可知，作者赞成孩子通过交换获得自己喜欢的东西。
35. B。推理判断题。根据谚语前面的Some politicians could learn a thing or two from the Montessori toy-trading group可知，引用该谚语的目的是为了说明孩子们正在做的事情很好，值得一些政治家学习。
第二节
主题语境：人与自我——生活
本文是新闻报道。一位母亲给孩子们购买了一台自动售货机，鼓励他们通过劳动赚钱买东西。
36. B。该空承上启下。根据该空上一句they seem to never stop snacking和下文中的picked up a second-hand vending machine和She decided that the kids could earn money for the machine by doing chores or completing schoolwork可知，孩子们在家总是吃零食，因此Sarah想出了一个方法，她购买了一台自动售货机，让孩子们通过做家务或完成作业赚取零用钱来购买零食，因此B项符合此处语境。
37. G。该空与上一句为递进关系。根据该空上一句She decided that the kids could earn money for the machine by doing chores or completing schoolwork可知，Sarah做这一切是为了帮助孩子们理解金钱的价值，故G项符合此处语境。
38. F。该空与上一句为并列关系。该空上一句提到如果他们真的饿了，他们可以免费吃一些健康的零食，而F项提到如果他们想吃糖果就得通过做家务或完成作业挣钱去买，且两句结构对称，符合此处语境。
39. A。根据该空下一句I've put them in at cost price可知，Sarah购买的零食是成本价格，因此她认为自己的做法很合理，故A项符合此处语境。
40. E。该空为本段的中心句。本段提到两人都支持Sarah的做法，E项提到其他的父母喜欢Sarah的主意，符合此处语境。
语言运用
第一节
主题语境：人与自我——做人与做事
本文是记叙文。Jasmine在九岁时就渴望把自己对艺术的热爱变成自己的终身事业，经过多年的努力，她已经闯出一片天地。
41. C。根据下文中对Jasmine自己创业的描述可知，Jasmine在九岁的时候就意识到自己对艺术的热爱并不仅仅是自己的一个“业余爱好（hobby）”。
42. A。根据第二段中的I want to start my own business及第三段中的Jasmine started Precious Designs, a company可知，每天晚上，Jasmine都在她的日记上书写着自己开“公司（company）”的梦想。
43. C。44. A。45. B。根据本段中的see the outline of a real, practical business ...及She had the name of her business ... It was all there可知，当妈妈看到九岁的Jasmine写出一份真实可行的商业“计划（plan）”时她非常“震惊（astonished）”。计划上写着项目名称、她想出售的“产品（products）”以及目标客户。
46. B。根据上文中对年幼的Jasmine将自己想创业的梦想告诉了妈妈及她自己拟定了真实可行的商业计划的描述可知，Jasmine得到了家人的“鼓励（encouragement）”。
47. C。48. A。49. D。50. A。根据本段中的her work wasn't selling可知，Jasmine少年时开始创作并“出售（selling）”艺术品。但“遗憾的是（Unfortunately）”，她的朋友们并不怎么“支持（supportive）”她。Jasmine经历了一段无人问津的“艰难（tough）”岁月。
51. D。根据该空前的However, she just kept trying可知，Jasmine一直坚持着，没有“放弃（gave up）”。
52. D。53. A。54. D。根据该段中的Jasmine was tasked with redesigning Steve's nursery及won可知，如今Jasmine十八岁了，她的公司也开始“腾飞（taking off）”。她最近“参加了（took part in）”一场比赛并获胜。而且，她还“获得了（received）”一笔投资人种子资金。
55. C。根据上文中对Jasmine在创业中坚持不懈、不肯放弃的描述可知，Jasmine的成功得益于她天生的商业头脑和对成功的“决心（determination）”。
第二节
主题语境：人与社会——社会
本文是说明文。新冠疫情使得美国向无现金社会迈进，然而这样的支付方式也存在一定的弊端。
56. to。考查介词。bring sth. to sb.是固定搭配，故填to。
57. less。考查形容词的比较级。根据设空处后面的than before可知，设空处应用形容词的比较级形式，故填less。
58. touching。考查动词-ing形式作宾语。设空处作介词from的宾语，应用动词ing形式，故填touching。
59. solutions。考查名词复数。在本句中solution意为“解决方法”，是可数名词，且表示泛指，前面无不定冠词修饰，故填solutions。
60. to purchase。考查动词不定式。rely on sb. / sth. to do sth.是固定搭配，意为“依靠某人或某物做某事”，故填to purchase。
61. who / that。考查关系代词。在本句中，those指人。设空处引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词those，且在从句中作主语，故填who或that。
62. a。考查冠词。a number of是固定短语，意为“一些”，符合语境。
63. convenience。考查名词。设空处在句中作主语，应用名词形式，故填convenience。
64. is tracked。考查一般现在时的被动语态。分析句子结构可知，设空处在句中作谓语，且track与everything之间是动宾关系，应用被动语态；又设空处所在句描述的是客观存在的事实，应用一般现在时，故填is tracked。
65. protects。考查主谓一致。设空处作谓语，主语是Cash，且本句描述的是客观事实，应用一般现在时，故填protects。
第一部分 听力（略）
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
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C. Calling Caldecott.
D. Lolly's Classroom.
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In order to be recognized by the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA), you have to be doing something right. Since Sheryl Page, president and CEO of Page One Consultants in Orlando, was named Woman-Owned Small Business Person of the Year by the State of Florida SBA in 2017, a lot of people have started to look at what she's doing and how her company has become so successful.
Page, who runs an engineering and construction consulting firm, started the business back in 1993, but sort of dragged along for many years with no big success. There were plenty of times when Page could have thrown in the towel, but she kept pushing through.
Starting out in an industry mainly made up of male-owned businesses wasn't easy, nor was the potential of finding enough money to support the quality services she had to provide clients with. Page used as many as 15 credit cards to help the company stay in business in the early-to-mid 1990s. Then, she received a $250,000 7(a) SBA guaranteed loan in 2001 to keep the company afloat after nearly a decade in business.
Since then, the company has doubled profits, hired more than two dozen new team members, acquired more than a dozen new company vehicles, and almost doubled its square footage. It's a huge growth increase for a company that's been around for nearly 25 years and speaks of the hard work and commitment of Page and her team.
When asked what her biggest piece of advice to small business owners would be, Page says, “Keep your faith and be patient. Don't give up ... Don't quit!” Those words have been heard in many cases and do sound cliché ( 陈词滥调), but when they come from someone like Sheryl Page, who is living proof of the good that can come from being patient, they ring truer than ever. If you learn anything from her company's success, it should be that growth is rarely immediate, but that doesn't mean it isn't coming.
24. What does the underlined part “thrown in the towel” in paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Given up.
B. Sought help.
C. Come to a new level.
D. Taken up something else.
25. In what situation did Page start her consulting business
A. When there were few wise clients.
B. When the whole business was slow.
C. When it didn't have much development potential.
D. When businesswomen were not generally accepted.
26. What did Page do after she got the loan
A. She started working for the SBA.
B. She put it into expanding her business.
C. She used most of it to start another company.
D. She first increased the team members' income.
27. What does the author think of the advice mentioned in the last paragraph
A. It isn't detailed.
B. It isn't in line with the truth.
C. It can have an immediate effect.
D. It mirrors Page's personal experiences.
C
“Indigenous people are not making those. Who is making this ” says Yolngu artist Banduk Marika.
“The main thing that makes us angry is that when you travel and you go to Darwin or elsewhere, you come across a tourist shop with everything: Australian koalas, kangaroos, and aboriginal ceramics, and all saying how they're authentic ( 真正的) designs,” says Marika. “When you know how some things are being made and where, that's what makes you angry. Things are done in commercial (商业化的) numbers overseas just to sell.”
Next weekend, dozens of art centres will come to Darwin for the city's Aboriginal Art Fair. Thousands of visitors will walk through the doors to meet artists and learn more about where the art comes from and what it means.
While these groups might reasonably be expected to have a good understanding of indigenous art and its origins, millions of other visitors to Australia don't, yet all go through international airports and tourist shops selling “indigenous” souvenirs with no connection to indigenous communities, cultures or stories.
Edwina Circuitt, coordinator of the Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, says consumers need to be more aware of the authenticity of what they are buying, and the impact their purchase choices make.
Dr Denise Salvestro, chair of Artback NT, says: “For the Yolngu their art is their way of telling their stories, passing on knowledge. It's wrong to paint someone else's story — it's abuse of copyright (版权).”
Salvestro, who has a PhD in Yolngu printmaking, says it has an impact on economic advancement. “For people living in the homelands, there aren't a lot of opportunities for employment,” she says. “If people aren't buying their artwork they aren't making any income.”
While violations of consumer law can attract penalties ( 处罚) of up to a million dollars, the misappropriation of indigenous designs and styles is complicated, not necessarily illegal, and difficult to police in any case.
A government spokeswoman says government agencies have been instructed to meet regularly and make efforts to support authentic indigenous art.
28. Why is Marika angry
A. Tourist shops are filled with inauthentic indigenous souvenirs.
B. Indigenous souvenirs are produced in small numbers.
C. Indigenous languages are disappearing rapidly.
D. Few young people know Yolngu printmaking.
29. Why do dozens of art centres gather in Darwin
A. To sell souvenirs.
B. To attract indigenous artists.
C. To spread indigenous art among visitors.
D. To ask the government to protect indigenous art.
30. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 7 refer to
A. Yolngu printmaking.
B. Producing cheap souvenirs.
C. Indigenous people's cultural awareness.
D. Selling inauthentic indigenous souvenirs.
31. What can be learned about the misuse of indigenous designs
A. It will be fined over a million dollars.
B. It hasn't got the government's attention.
C. It hasn't been covered by consumer law.
D. It often fails to be identified as an illegal act.
D
Like almost every other working mom in America, I outsource my during-work-hours childcare. My son's Montessori school offers after-school care, which I cheerfully take advantage of. When I picked up the boy from there recently, he enthusiastically began describing the newest toy he had obtained and how and why. The after-school teacher for his group was new to the job, so I told her that the students at the school have a semi-underground toy-sharing economy. It struck me, later, that that was likely a strange thing to hear for most people. But it's actually a beautiful example of spontaneous (自发的) order, voluntary exchange, and relative value.
Kids are wildly innovative, which gives them the freedom to explore all manner of possibilities. My son Edward is determined to invent a Star Trek-style transporter so I don't have to spend so much time commuting. My kid also enjoys novelty. Nothing is as interesting as other people's toys, at his age. Other children's toys are much cooler than his own, in his eyes. It's easy for this kind of thing to become a real problem, and at basically every traditional school, toys from home are either strictly regulated or banned. My son's school, thankfully, genuinely lets children be children, and they exhibit the kind of benign neglect (善意的忽视) that allows innovative solutions to emerge.
Recently, Edward brought home a pickup truck. He had promised to bring his friend a Ford Mustang the next day. If he failed to deliver, the truck would go back to his friend.
Now, giving up a Mustang in favor of a truck is not a trade that I'd make, but it was good enough for Edward. He knows his own mind far better than I do, so who am I to say that his toy-car preferences are wrong
These children, without any kind of outside guidance, have created a functional, free-market economy. That it's not based around banks or currency doesn't matter. The children are leveraging (充分利用) what they have for what they want in a peaceful, organized, and rather efficient way. Some politicians could learn a thing or two from the Montessori toy-trading group. “Out of the mouths of babes,” as the saying goes.
32. What can be learned about the toy-sharing economy at the Montessori school
A. It is familiar to American pupils.
B. It is popular among working moms.
C. It is initiated automatically by the children.
D. It is supported privately by an after-school teacher.
33. What is the author's purpose in writing paragraph 2
A. To show off her son's innovative efforts.
B. To call people's attention to children's innovation.
C. To discuss the toy-sharing economy's benefits to children.
D. To explain the toy-sharing economy's emergence at her son's school.
34. What is the author's attitude toward her son's exchanging his Mustang for a truck
A. Reserved.
B. Favorable.
C. Uninterested.
D. Disapproving.
35. What does the saying in the last paragraph imply
A. Some babes are natural-born traders.
B. The children are doing something wise.
C. Some politicians are less effective than babes.
D. Children's words are a window into their world.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
With kids at home, you've probably noticed that they seem to never stop snacking. 36
Sarah, a nurse from Northumberland, England, picked up a second-hand vending machine (自动售货机) for 100 and filled it with chocolate, sweets and crisps (薯片). She decided that the kids could earn money for the machine by doing chores (家务) or completing schoolwork. 37
If they really are hungry, rather than just looking for some sugar, they can have a healthy snack for free. 38 The kids are very excited about this.
She says she has been looking for a machine for a while but usually they cost over 500 but she managed to pick this second-hand one up for 100 on an online marketplace when a shop was closing down. She then went to B&M to fill it with treats. She added: “ 39 I've put them in at cost price.”
And to make it fair, the kids made Sarah and her husband put their own favourites in too so they have to pay up if they want something unhealthy too.
40 One said: “I love this so much! I want to have a go. It is a creative way of introducing money ideas to kids that can keep them entertained at the same time.” Another added: “I want to do this. It can help them learn about saving towards a goal.”
A. I'm not unreasonable.
B. So Sarah Balsdon came up with a plan.
C. Some people think Sarah's idea is impractical.
D. Sarah Balsdon wanted to stop kids snacking at school.
E. Other parents loved the idea when she shared it online.
F. If they want sweets they can do chores or schoolwork to earn money for them.
G. She attempted to help them understand the value of money and think before reaching for a treat.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When Jasmine Benton was just 9 years old, she realized that her love for creating art was more than just a 41 . Each night in her diary she wrote about the 42 she dreamed of starting. One morning, she shared the important news with her mother, Jennifer Gormer.
“I want to start my own business,” Jasmine told Jennifer. When Jennifer looked at Jasmine's journal she was 43 to see the outline of a real, practical business 44 . “She had the name of her business, the 45 she was going to sell, and who her customers were,” said Jennifer. “She had the vision. It was all there.”
With her family's 46 , Jasmine started Precious Designs, a company that changes trash into treasure. She spent her adolescence and teen years creating artwork and 47 it at trade shows and art shows. 48 , her friends were not very 49 , and she went through a 50 period when her work wasn't selling. However, she just kept trying and never 51 !
Now Jasmine is 18 years old and her company is truly 52 . After working part-time at the “Steve Harvey Show,” Jasmine was tasked with redesigning Steve's nursery. She recently 53 the Youth Entrepreneurship Shark Tank Challenge and won. Besides, she has also 54 her first bit of investor seed money.
Jasmine continues to excel in her career thanks to her innate business sense and 55 to succeed. We could all take a lesson from this young lady's vision and hard work!
41. A. job B. chance C. hobby D. purpose
42. A. company B. journey C. class D. research
43. A. eager B. anxious C. astonished D. grateful
44. A. plan B. application C. tip D. decision
45. A. collections B. products C. service D. equipment
46. A. praise B. encouragement C. trust D. development
47. A. testing B. appreciating C. selling D. improving
48. A. Unfortunately B. Hopefully C. Eventually D. Interestingly
49. A. successful B. knowledgeable C. competitive D. supportive
50. A. tough B. brief C. silent D. happy
51. A. turned around B. settled down C. fell off D. gave up
52. A. setting up B. holding on C. shutting down D. taking off
53. A. took part in B. paid attention to C. took charge of D. kept pace with
54. A. saved B. donated C. cost D. received
55. A. choice B. reason C. determination D. preference
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Among many changes the COVID-19 pandemic has brought 56. ________ the U.S., one is a possible move closer to a cashless society.
Since more people decided to stay home when the coronavirus outbreak spread, they were spending 57. ________ (little) money than before. If people were out, fear of catching the virus kept them from 58. ________ (touch) many things, including loose change at the register.
Unfortunately, a move to a cashless society could cause problems for some communities. About 8% of Americans don't have a checking account. About 18% of Americans rely on alternative banking 59. ________ (solution), like a check cashing location, even though they have a savings or checking account. So these people rely on cash 60. ________ (purchase) goods and services.
“For those 61. ________ have the option to move away from cash to credit cards, there will be fewer problems,” said Harvard business professor Shelle Santana. “But there are 62. ________ number of people who don't have the ability to do that substitution (替换), and those are the vulnerable (易受影响的) people in the community.”
While 63. ________ (convenient) is an advantage of using a card or electronic payment, everything someone purchases 64. ________ (track) and documented. Cash, however, 65. ________ (protect) the user's privacy and doesn't leave a footprint behind.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你校这学期开设了一门选修课——青年理财课。请你用英文写一篇报道，给你校英文报投稿。内容包括：
1. 参加人员；2. 课程内容；3. 课程反响。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Youth Finance Course Offered in Our School
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Long ago, a man and a woman and their daughter, Oksana, lived in a tiny cottage on the edge of a village. The family was poor, but their home was rich with love and laughter. And Oksana was never lonely, for behind their cottage was a high hill where the village children played throughout the year.
But one winter, Oksana fell ill. Her parents were too poor to pay for the costly medicine she needed. Oksana would sit by the window all day, watching her friends outside. While Oksana watched the children, a little spider watched Oksana from her web in the rafters (椽子).
One day, the spider spun down next to her. “Hello there, little spider,” Oksana said. She watched as the spider began to spin a delicate design in the window.
When Mama came to set some tea by Oksana's bed, she noticed the spider too. “What's this ” she said. “Let's get the creature out of here!” She reached for the broom.
“No, Mama, please let her stay,” said Oksana. “She is my friend. Look, she's spinning a web for me.”
“Ah, Oksana, talking to spiders. You silly girl!” Mama patted Oksana's cheek. “We need to get you back outside with your friends. You're as pale as the snow.” As the spider scurried ( 小步疾跑) away, she turned her head toward Oksana as if to say thank you.
One day, Dad took home an evergreen tree. Mama hollowed ( 挖空) out some eggs so Oksana could paint them as decorations for the tree. But halfway through painting the first one, Oksana stopped. “Mama, I'm too tired.” She sighed and shut her eyes. Mama finished the egg and hung it on the tree.
As the spider watched Oksana's family, an idea came to her. Once Oksana, Mama, and Dad were asleep, the little spider set to work. She carefully climbed every branch, leaving a trail of sticky webs behind her. As the night sky lightened, the spider reached the top of the tree. It was only a short way to her own web in the rafters, but it felt like miles.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Suddenly, a gust (股) of air blew under the door and turned the gray webs to silver — real silver. ____________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
When villagers got word of the silver tree, they all came to see it. ____________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
21-25 DAAAD 26-30 BDACD
31-35 DCDBB 36-40 BGFAE
41-45 CACAB 46-50 BCADA 51-55 DDADC
56. to 57. less 58. touching 59. solutions 60. to purchase
61. who / that 62. a 63. convenience 64. is tracked 65. protects
写作
第一节
One possible version:
Youth Finance Course Offered in Our School
This term our school is running an elective course on finance. Fifty-five students from senior 1 to senior 3 are taking the course.
This is a beginners' class where students can learn a lot about basic financial knowledge. The teacher adopts the case method to teach unfamiliar concepts and terms. In the class held once a week, students have heated discussions about cases and create practical financial plans.
The course produces enthusiastic responses from participants, many of whom say it not only deepens their understanding of finance but also leads to better personal financial behavior.
第二节
One possible version:
Suddenly, a gust ( 股) of air blew under the door and turned the gray webs to silver — real silver. The webs shone magically in the moonlight. The spider, exhausted, slept in the rafters. It wasn't long before the spider woke to the sound of Oksana's voice. “Mama, Dad, look! It's real silver!” Oksana sat up, looking at the branches. “It's magic!” Dad and Mama could not believe their eyes and wondered how this took place. Oksana was puzzled too. She thought she was in a dream. She looked around and then up at the web in the rafters. “It's my spider friend!”
When villagers got word of the silver tree, they all came to see it. The next day, Dad took the heavy silver webs to the market, where he exchanged them for coins. The coins were more than enough to pay for Oksana's medicine. Oksana's health improved day by day. By the time the snow had melted, Oksana recovered completely. She was fit enough to play outside on the high hill with her friends. Her life was much like it was before she got sick. She was very grateful for her spider friend.
部分解析
阅读
第一节
A篇
主题语境：人与自我——生活
本文是应用文。文章介绍了The Horn Book Magazine杂志的投稿详情、博客内容及订阅方式。
21. D。细节理解题。根据Want to write for the Magazine 部分中的Articles should be of a critical nature on some aspect of children's literature可知，所提交的稿件应与儿童文学相关。
22. A。细节理解题。根据Find us online部分中的The Horn Book's blog Read Roger reports on publishing news可知，Read Roger博客中报道了一些出版业的新闻。
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B篇
主题语境：人与自我——做人与做事
本文是记叙文。Sheryl Page开设工程建筑咨询公司，历经几十年终于扭转局面取得成功。
24. A。词义猜测题。根据下文的but she kept pushing through可知，之前她本来有很多次机会可以考虑放弃，但是她还是坚持了下来。
25. D。推理判断题。根据第三段中的Starting out in an industry mainly made up of male - owned businesses wasn't easy可知，Page刚建立公司时这个行业里的女性并没有得到普遍认可。
26. B。推理判断题。根据第四段中的hired more than two dozen new team members, acquired more than a dozen new company vehicles, and almost doubled its square footage可知，Page用贷款扩大了公司规模。
27. D。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的but when they come from someone like Sheryl Page, who is living proof of the good that can come from being patient, they ring truer than ever可知，虽然Sheryl Page的建议听起来是陈词滥调，但是它们确实是Sheryl Page的真实经历。
C篇
主题语境：人与社会——文化
本文是新闻报道。土著文化艺术家认为虚假土著纪念品现象不仅侵犯了土著文化的版权，也影响了当地的经济收入。
28. A。推理判断题。根据第一段中的Indigenous people are not making those和第二段中的The main thing that makes us angry is that when you travel ... you come across a tourist shop with everything可知，让Marika生气的是旅游纪念品商店充斥着虚假土著纪念品。
29. C。推理判断题。根据第三段中的Thousands of visitors will walk through the doors to meet artists and learn more about where the art comes from and what it means可知，这些艺术组织在Darwin集会，是为了向游客宣传土著文化。
30. D。篇章结构题。根据第四段提到的selling “indigenous” souvenirs以及下文几位艺术家对此展开的讨论可知，it指代售卖虚假的土著纪念品。
31. D。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的the misappropriation of indigenous designs and styles is complicated, not necessarily illegal, and difficult to police in any case可知，滥用土著设计的行为很难界定为违法行为。
D篇
主题语境：人与社会——社会
本文是议论文。作者就“共享玩具经济”在学校的兴起发表了自己的观点。
32. C。细节理解题。根据第一段中的the students at the school have a semiunderground toysharing economy和第二段中的they exhibit the kind of benign neglect that allows innovative solutions to emerge以及最后一段中的These children, without any kind of outside guidance, have created a functional, freemarket economy可知，“共享玩具经济”是孩子们自动发起的。
33. D。写作目的题。第二段主要介绍了“共享玩具经济”在蒙台梭利学校兴起的三个必要因素：孩子们的创新精神、对新奇事物的喜爱和学校的教育理念，故答案选D。
34. B。推理判断题。根据第四段中的it was good enough for Edward. He knows his own mind far better than I do, so who am I to say that his toy-car preferences are wrong 可知，作者赞成孩子通过交换获得自己喜欢的东西。
35. B。推理判断题。根据谚语前面的Some politicians could learn a thing or two from the Montessori toy-trading group可知，引用该谚语的目的是为了说明孩子们正在做的事情很好，值得一些政治家学习。
第二节
主题语境：人与自我——生活
本文是新闻报道。一位母亲给孩子们购买了一台自动售货机，鼓励他们通过劳动赚钱买东西。
36. B。该空承上启下。根据该空上一句they seem to never stop snacking和下文中的picked up a second-hand vending machine和She decided that the kids could earn money for the machine by doing chores or completing schoolwork可知，孩子们在家总是吃零食，因此Sarah想出了一个方法，她购买了一台自动售货机，让孩子们通过做家务或完成作业赚取零用钱来购买零食，因此B项符合此处语境。
37. G。该空与上一句为递进关系。根据该空上一句She decided that the kids could earn money for the machine by doing chores or completing schoolwork可知，Sarah做这一切是为了帮助孩子们理解金钱的价值，故G项符合此处语境。
38. F。该空与上一句为并列关系。该空上一句提到如果他们真的饿了，他们可以免费吃一些健康的零食，而F项提到如果他们想吃糖果就得通过做家务或完成作业挣钱去买，且两句结构对称，符合此处语境。
39. A。根据该空下一句I've put them in at cost price可知，Sarah购买的零食是成本价格，因此她认为自己的做法很合理，故A项符合此处语境。
40. E。该空为本段的中心句。本段提到两人都支持Sarah的做法，E项提到其他的父母喜欢Sarah的主意，符合此处语境。
语言运用
第一节
主题语境：人与自我——做人与做事
本文是记叙文。Jasmine在九岁时就渴望把自己对艺术的热爱变成自己的终身事业，经过多年的努力，她已经闯出一片天地。
41. C。根据下文中对Jasmine自己创业的描述可知，Jasmine在九岁的时候就意识到自己对艺术的热爱并不仅仅是自己的一个“业余爱好（hobby）”。
42. A。根据第二段中的I want to start my own business及第三段中的Jasmine started Precious Designs, a company可知，每天晚上，Jasmine都在她的日记上书写着自己开“公司（company）”的梦想。
43. C。44. A。45. B。根据本段中的see the outline of a real, practical business ...及She had the name of her business ... It was all there可知，当妈妈看到九岁的Jasmine写出一份真实可行的商业“计划（plan）”时她非常“震惊（astonished）”。计划上写着项目名称、她想出售的“产品（products）”以及目标客户。
46. B。根据上文中对年幼的Jasmine将自己想创业的梦想告诉了妈妈及她自己拟定了真实可行的商业计划的描述可知，Jasmine得到了家人的“鼓励（encouragement）”。
47. C。48. A。49. D。50. A。根据本段中的her work wasn't selling可知，Jasmine少年时开始创作并“出售（selling）”艺术品。但“遗憾的是（Unfortunately）”，她的朋友们并不怎么“支持（supportive）”她。Jasmine经历了一段无人问津的“艰难（tough）”岁月。
51. D。根据该空前的However, she just kept trying可知，Jasmine一直坚持着，没有“放弃（gave up）”。
52. D。53. A。54. D。根据该段中的Jasmine was tasked with redesigning Steve's nursery及won可知，如今Jasmine十八岁了，她的公司也开始“腾飞（taking off）”。她最近“参加了（took part in）”一场比赛并获胜。而且，她还“获得了（received）”一笔投资人种子资金。
55. C。根据上文中对Jasmine在创业中坚持不懈、不肯放弃的描述可知，Jasmine的成功得益于她天生的商业头脑和对成功的“决心（determination）”。
第二节
主题语境：人与社会——社会
本文是说明文。新冠疫情使得美国向无现金社会迈进，然而这样的支付方式也存在一定的弊端。
56. to。考查介词。bring sth. to sb.是固定搭配，故填to。
57. less。考查形容词的比较级。根据设空处后面的than before可知，设空处应用形容词的比较级形式，故填less。
58. touching。考查动词-ing形式作宾语。设空处作介词from的宾语，应用动词ing形式，故填touching。
59. solutions。考查名词复数。在本句中solution意为“解决方法”，是可数名词，且表示泛指，前面无不定冠词修饰，故填solutions。
60. to purchase。考查动词不定式。rely on sb. / sth. to do sth.是固定搭配，意为“依靠某人或某物做某事”，故填to purchase。
61. who / that。考查关系代词。在本句中，those指人。设空处引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词those，且在从句中作主语，故填who或that。
62. a。考查冠词。a number of是固定短语，意为“一些”，符合语境。
63. convenience。考查名词。设空处在句中作主语，应用名词形式，故填convenience。
64. is tracked。考查一般现在时的被动语态。分析句子结构可知，设空处在句中作谓语，且track与everything之间是动宾关系，应用被动语态；又设空处所在句描述的是客观存在的事实，应用一般现在时，故填is tracked。
65. protects。考查主谓一致。设空处作谓语，主语是Cash，且本句描述的是客观事实，应用一般现在时，故填protects。