高考资源网（），您身边的高考专家投稿兼职请联系：2355394692高考资源网（），您身边的高考专家投稿兼职请联系：2355394692湄江高级中学2016-2017学年度第二学期期中考试高一英语第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。AEverybodyinthisworldisdifferentfromoneanother.Butdoyouknowthatunderstandingdifferencescanhelpyoubettermanageyourmoney?Aswegrowup,wegraduallydevelopasetofourownvaluesorbeliefs.Theseareinfluencedbysociety,ourfamily,theeducationwereceiveandsoon.Oncethisvaluesystemissetup,it’snoteasytochangelaterinlife.Financialexpertssaythateveryonealsohastheirownbeliefofhowtomanagetheirfinances.Thisisthepartofourvaluesystemandithasagreateffectonthewaywelookafterourmoney.Accordingtoourdifferentvalues,expertsputusinthreecategories.Theyare:theant,thecricketandthesnail.Theant--workfirstJustlikeantswhoworkheartandsoulinsummerinordertostorefoodforwinter,thesepeopledon’tcareaboutenjoyingthemoment.Theyworkveryhardandsavemoneytheyearnsothattheycanenjoylifewhentheygetoldandretire.Theantlovestosavebuttheycouldmakemoreoutoftheirmoneyiftheywerewillingtoinvestinsomefundsandstockswithlowrisk.Thecricket（蟋蟀）--funfirstThecricketwantstoenjoyeverythingnowanddoesn’tthinktoomuchaboutthefuture.Theyevenborrowmoneywhentheyreallywantsomething.Manyyoungpeoplenowbelongtothisgroup.Thesepeoplehavelittlesavings(存款).Whentheygetold,theymighthaveproblems.Theyshouldlearntosaveandbuyinsurance.Thesnail(蜗牛)--livingunderpressureThesnailreferstopeoplewhomakelifedifficultforthemselves.Theytakebiglong-termloans（贷款）fromthebankinordertobuythingssuchasluxuryhouses.Theyarehappytotakebigloanseventhoughtheyarenotsureiftheycanaffordit.Thiscancauseproblemsinthefuture.Theyshouldplanmorecarefully.1.Theantreferstopeoplewho________.A.Workveryhardinwinterinordertostorefoodforsummer.B.CouldmakemoremoneyiftheyworkedharderC.SavemoneytheyearnfortheirlaterlifewhentheygetoldandretireD.OnlycareaboutenjoyingthemomentbyworkingveryhardThecricketsborrowmoneybecause_________.A.TheywouldliketoenjoyeverythingnowB.TheyareyoungC.Theythinkthe