《2025年通城学典组合训练七年级英语上册译林版苏州专版》

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Germans are known for their beers and soccer. 1. But do you know that they also like to save money?
According to(根据) some 2. surveys (survey), Germans were 3. interested (interest) in saving money in the past. The 4. world's (world) first savings bank opened in 1778 in Hamburg,a city in northern Germany. 5. By the end of 1836, there were more than 300 of these savings banks in the country. Germans think that saving money is a good habit. This makes Germans 6. become (become) the top savers in the world. German families saved more than eight percent of their income from 1998 to 2018, according to OECD data.
7. Why do Germans save money? According to the Financial Times, 8. being (be) careful with money is part of the image that Germans have of themselves. They 9. usually (usual) believe that saving money is a virtue, like being honest or kind. What's more, Germans also think that saving money is important for their country. If every German 10. keeps (keep) dropping coins into money boxes, Germany will become richer and stronger.

答案： 1. But 2. surveys 3. interested 4. world's 5. By 6. become 7. Why 8. being 9. usually 10. keeps

1. What do dumplings stand for?Wealth.
2. Why do people put a coin in one of the dumplings?Because they think the person who finds it will be rich and lucky.
3. What kind of dumplings do you like? Why?I like the dumplings with meat and vegetables，because they are delicious.

答案： 1. Wealth. 2. Because they think the person who finds it will be rich and lucky. 3. I like the dumplings with meat and vegetables，because they are delicious.（言之有理即可）