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component n. 组成部分,成分,部件 adj. 组成的,构成的 n. 处理事情的方法;商谈;靠近,临近;接近,相似

inspire vt. 激励,鼓舞;唤起(感情);赋予灵感,激发(想 bother v. 费心;(使)烦恼,(使)担心;打扰,烦扰

法) (inspiration n. 灵感;启发灵感的人或事物; 鼓舞人 in place 到位的,就位的;已确定的

心的人或事物 inspiring adj. 鼓舞人心的;启发灵感的) discourage sb. from doing sth. 劝阻某人做某事

be coupled with 与……相结合;加上,外加 motivate vt. 使 ( 人) 产生动机; 激发 ( 某人的) 积极性

be equipped with 配备有……;具备(某种知识或技能) (motivation n. 动机,诱因;积极性,干劲)

in an effort to 企图(努力想);试图要 feature n. 特 点, 特 征; 相 貌, 容 貌; 特 写, 专 题 报 道

be exposed to 暴露于……;接触…… v. 以……为特色(或特征);由……主演;是(……的)重

observe vt. 注意到;仔细观察;遵守,遵从;庆祝,纪念 要特色,(在……中)起重要作用

(observation n. 观察;观察力;言论,评论) uniform adj. 完全一样的;不变的;同类的,相同的 n. 制

approach vt. 靠近;临近;接近;找……商谈;着手处理 服,校服 (uniformity n. 统一性)
课标外重要词汇

become conscious /ˈkɒnʃəs / of 意识到…… 感觉等);传递,传达(信息或消息)

sufficient /səˈfɪʃ(ə)nt/ adj. 足够的,充足的 deficiency /dɪˈfɪʃnsi/ n. 缺乏,不足;缺陷,缺点

embrace /ɪmˈbreɪs / vt. 拥抱;欣然接受;信奉 asset /ˈæset/ n. ( 有用或宝贵的) 物品;人才;品质;优

covey /kənˈveɪ/ vt. 载送,输送;表达,传达(思想、感想、 点;财富,资产

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阅读下面的短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

At school the children 1 ( teach) to add up and subtract, but, extraordinarily, are not 2

(routine) shown how to open a bank account—let alone how to manage their finances in an increasingly

complex and 3 (demand) world.

Today the parenting website Mumsnet and the consumer campaigner Martin Lewis have joined forces to

launch an online application 4 ( make) financial education a compulsory element of the school

curriculum. Children from five to 16 should be taught 5 everything from pocket money to pensions(养

老金), they say.

Consumer and parent groups believe the 6 (absent) of financial education at schools has negative

long-term consequences. 7 the Personal Finance Education Group(PFEG) points out, the good habits

of young children do not last long. Over 75% of seven- to 11-year-olds are savers, but by the time they get

to 17, over half of them are in debt to family and friends. By this age, 26% see a credit card or overdraft

(透支) as a way of 8 (extend) their spending power. These young people will find it much 9

(hard) to avoid the serious unexpected dangers 10 they receive good quality financial education while

at school. (原创)
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阅读下面的材料,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。 续写的
词数应为 150 左右。

Having held the interschool storytelling championship for the past two years, I was the shining star of

my school. When it came to choosing the right candidate to participate in such competitions, I was always

the first choice. Naturally, I was once again selected to represent my school in the approaching contest this
year.