漳州台商投资区华侨中学2013年英语高考模拟卷(8)

　　of I percent a year．”

　　Yao found that would 72 percent of Chinese credit card holders were never late on their payments，

　　only 55 percent were able to pay the full balance．She also found that 70 percent of Clones credit card holders said that credit cards contributed to overspending．

　　Yao believes the Chinese could benefit from facial education designed to help them plan for their financial

　　future and encouraging the Chinese to take advantage of debt in a responsible

　　fashion is important for the Chinese economy．“Appropriate use of debt can help households improve

　　their quality of life as well as spur economic growth through an increase in market purchases．” Yao said．

　　69．Why did China allow foreign banks to offer credit cards to Chinese citizens？

　　A．To increase Chinese citizens’ confidence in economy．

　　B．To respond to the urgent demand for financial reforms．

　　C．To improve competitiveness in the international market．

　　D．To persuade more Chinese citizens to accept credit cards．

　　70．A lot of figures are used in the text in order to 。

　　A．record the valuable data B．provide concrete evidence

　　C．introduce a research method D．give a detailed description

　　71．It can be inferred from the text that 。

　　A．some Chinese citizens lack knowledge of credit risks

　　B．education is the only solution to future financial issues

　　C．overspending is mainly brought about by credit cards

　　D．most Chinese credit card holders can’t pay the balance

　　E

　　Some animals will defend their territory by fighting with those who try to invade it. Fighting， however，

　　is not often the best choice， since it uses up a large amount of energy， and can result in injury or even death.

　　Most animals rely on various threats， either through sounds or smells. The songs of birds，

　　the drumming of woodpeckers and the loud calls of monkeys are all warnings that carry for long distances，

　　advertising to possible invaders that someone else’s territory is being approached. Many animals rely on

　　smells to mark their territories or leaving droppings around the territories. Other animals will be warned

　　off the territory without ever meeting with the territory’s defender.

　　Sometimes， these warnings may be ignored， and an invader may move accidentally into a neighboring

　　territory， or two animals may meet near the border of their nearby territories. When the two animals

　　meet， they will generally threaten each other with visual（视觉的）displays. These displays will often exaggerate an animal’s size by putting up feathers or fur， or will

　　show off the animal’s weapons. The animals may go through all the behavior of fighting without ever