- 阅读理解A
题干：Accordingtoarecentsurveyonmoneyandrelationships,36percentofpeoplearekeepingabankaccountfromtheirpartner.Whilethisfinancialunfaithfulnessmayappearasdistrustinarelationship,intruthitmayjustbeaformoffinancialprotection.Withalmosthalfofallmarriagesendingindivorce，menandwomenarerealizingtheyneedtobefinanciallysavvy,regardlessofwhethertheyareinarelationship.Thefinancialhardshiponindividualsafteradivorcecanbeextremelydifficult,evenmoresowhenchildrenareinvolved.Thelackofpermanencyinrelationships，jobsandfamilylifemaybethecauseofagrowingtrendtokeepasecretbankaccounthiddenfromapartner；inotherwords,an“escapefund”.Margaret’sstoryisfarfromunique.Sheisarepresentativeofagrowingnumberofwomeninlong-termrelationshipswhoarebecomingprotectiveoftheirownearnings.Everymonthonpayday，shebankshundredsofdollarsintoasavingsaccountshekeepsfromherhusband.Shehasbeendoingthisthroughouttheirsix-yearmarriageandhasbuiltanesteggworthanincredible$100,000ontopofherpension.Margaretsaysifherhusbandfoundoutabouthersecretsavingshe'dhurtandwouldinterpretthisasasignshewasn'tsureofthemarriage.“He’dthinkitwasmyescapefundsothatfinanciallyIcouldaffordtogetoutoftherelationshipifitwentwrong.IknowyoushouldapproachmarriageasbeingforeverandIhopeoursis,butyoucanneverbesure.”Likemanyofherfellowsecretsavers，Margaretwasstunginaformerrelationshipandhassincebeenveryguardedaboutherownmoney.Comingcleantoyourpartneraboutbeingasecretsavermaynotbeallthatbad.TakeColleenforexample，whohadbeensavingsecretlyforafewyearsbeforesheconfessedtoherpartner.“Idecidedtoopenasavingsaccountandstartbuildinganesteggofmyown.IwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIcouldputmoneyinthebankandleaveitthereforarainyday.’’“WhenJohnfoundoutaboutmysecretsavings,hewasalittlesuspiciousofmymotives.IreassuredhimthatthiswascertainlynotanescapefundthatIfeelverysecureinourrelationship.Ihavetoadmitthatitdoesfeelgoodtohavemyownmoneyonreserveifevertherearerainydaysinthefuture.It’ssensibletobuildandprotectyourpersonalfinancialsecurity.”
题目：The word “savvy” ( Line 1，Para.2) probably means_____. - A 、suspicious
- B 、secure
- C 、shrewd
- D 、simple
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参考答案【正确答案：C】
词汇题。第二段的意思是“由于几乎有一半的婚姻都以失败告终，男人和女人们开始意识到, 不论他们是否存在婚姻关系，都需要在经济上变得明智”。根据上下文，A选项suspicious(怀疑的）和D选项simple(简单的）可以直接排除，B选项secure(安全的），其逻辑主语通常只能是物，所以也可以排除。C选项Shrewd(精明的），符合上下文语境，为正确答案。
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