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1、Four short words sum up what has lifted most successful individuals above the crowd: a little bit more.-author-date阅读理解CD篇文章阅读理解CD篇文章 CTykoon is an online website that allows you to teach your child financial principles through allowances, assignment of tasks and daily chores. As the parent, you can

2、 assign a cash value to the things you want your child to do. Then, your child can go in, accept the task and add to their wish list of what they would like to purchase with the money that they earn.Lets start with the parent side of things. The parent must be the one to set up the account. You simp

3、ly enter your information and your childs information to get started. You are then able to assign allowance amounts to your child.Then you can add tasks for your child to accept and link them to either their weekly allowance or a pre-determined amount. Your child is then able to accept or decline th

4、eir tasks. They can see how much each task earns, how often they need to do it and what they will get if they do! They can add items that they are working toward earning and can even earn non-cash incentives such as extra TV time or staying up late!Tykoon is a great way to start teaching your child

5、about responsibility and financial principles in fun and safe way. Through the creation of their own profile and the ability to accept or decline tasks, they are taught the skills that they will need later in life when they are managing their own budgets! So, head over and sign up for a free account

6、 today and watch your child get excited about doing their chores!And right now, as a special reward, if you share Tykoon with your friends and have five friends sign up and stay active for more than a month, youll earn a 25 A gift card! So get your child enrolled(注册), tell your friends and lets star

7、t teaching all our kids about the important financial principles today!45.The purpose of the text is to_.A. make an advertisementB. share teaching experienceC. describe an online websiteD. present a way of making money46.The underlined word“incentives” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to “_”.A.

8、promisesB. rewardsC. giftsD. tasks47.What can kids learn from Tykoon?A. The ability to manage their budgets.B. The responsibility to do daily chores.C. The skills to earn their own living.D. The tricks to accept or refuse tasks.48.It can be inferred from the last paragraph that_.A. no parents will r

9、esist the special rewardB. Amazon is a very popular websiteC. Tykoon wants to attract more visitorsD. friends should share information DThe oldest and most common source(来源) of renewable energy known to man, biomass is one of the most important forms of energy production in the United States and els

10、ewhere. Since such a wide variety of biomass materials is everywhere -from trees and grasses to agricultural and city-life wastes -biomass promises to play a continuing role in providing power and heat for millions of people around the world. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists(UCS), biom

11、ass is a kind of renewable energy source that produces no carbon dioxide(二氧化碳), because the energy it contains comes from the sun. When plant matter is burned, it gives off the suns energy. In this way, biomass serves as a sort of natural battery(电池) for storing the suns energy. As long as biomass i

12、s produced continuously -with only as much grown as is used- the “battery” lasts forever.According to the Energy Information Administration, biomass has been one of the leading renewable energy sources in the United States for several years running through 2007, making up between 0.5 and 0.9 percent

13、 of the nations total electricity supply. In 2008-although the numbers arent all in yet-wind power probably took over first place because of the rapid development of wind farms across the country.Producing power from biomass helps reduce some 11 million tons of carbon dioxide each year. Some homeown

14、ers also try to make their own heat by using biomass materials. Such practice may save homeowners money, but it also produces a lot of pollution. So, the best way is to encourage power plants to use it. 49. Why is biomass considered as “a sort of natural battery”?A. It burns merely plant matter. B.

15、It keeps producing electricity.C. It stores the energy from the sun. D. It produces zero carbon dioxide.50. We learn from the text that in 2008 _.A. Wind power would be the leader of renewable energy. B. there was a rapid growth of electricity productionC. biomass might become the main energy source

16、 D. 0.50.9 of power supply came from biomass51. Why does the author encourage power plants to use biomass?A. To prevent the waste of energy. B. To increase production safety.C. To reduce pollution. D. To save money.52. Where does the text probably come from?A. A research plan. B. A science magazine

17、C. A book review. D.A business report. 阅读理解答案45. A 第一段介绍Tykoon，二、三、四段介绍怎样操作以及所带来的好处， 最后一段是奖励措施。因此，本文的目的是做广告，吸引大家都来参与。46. B 根据下文such as extra TV time or staying up late!，可见，“incentives”表示的是一种奖励。47. A 根据第四段they are taught the skills that they will need later in life when they are managing their own bu

18、dgets!他们被教给在以后生活中他们自己管理自己财务时需要的技巧。48. C 如果你能分享给5个朋友，让他们也签约并且保持活跃至少一个月，你就会得到价值25美元的亚马逊礼品卡。49. C 理解题。根据第二段中的“because the energy it contains comes from the sun. When plant matter is burned, it gives off the suns energy. In this way, biomass serves as a sort of natural battery for storing the suns energ

19、y.”可知选C.50. A 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“In 2008-although the numbers arent all in yet-wind power probably took over first place because of the rapid development of wind farms across the country.”可知，2008年风能占居首位。关键词定位。A项中的the leader of 和first place为同意表达。51. C 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Some homeowners also try to make their own heat by using biomass materials. Such practice may save homeowners money, but it also produces a lot of pollution. So, the best way is to encourage power plants to use it.”可知C正确。52. B推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，本文是一篇有关生物量能源的科普类文章。所以，它应该是科学杂志上的文章。故选B。-