《2025年凤凰新学案高中英语必修第一册译林版》

1. What can be learned about the “Little Bank” mentioned in the story?

A.It didn’t exist at all.
B.It was meant for urgent situations.
C.It was designed for medical use.
D.It was used to cover daily expenses.

答案： 1. B

2. What did the author volunteer to do to help with covering Nels’s expenses?

A.To work in Dillon’s grocery.
B.To draw some money from the bank.
C.To write and sell her stories.
D.To tend the Elvington children.

答案： 2. D

3. Why did Mama lie about her bank account?

A.Because Mama wanted to show her strong desire for money.
B.Because Mama wanted to give the family a sense of security.
C.Because Mama wanted to show her anxiety about the future.
D.Because Mama wanted to make preparations for rainy days.

答案： 3. B

三、课文再现
Every Saturday night Mama would count out the money to see 1.if/whether it was enough to cover the costs. Meanwhile, we all watched 2.anxiously (anxious), for if we could make ends meet, we wouldn’t have to draw any 3.from Mama’s Bank Account.
When Nels wanted to go to high school, the money in the “Little Bank” 4.designed (design) for emergencies was clearly not enough. Even 5.so, Mama wouldn’t go to the bank. Fortunately, with all our 6.efforts (effort), we managed to deal with the costs.
Twenty years 7.later (late), when I got the money from selling my first book, I couldn’t wait 8.to ask (ask) Mama to put the money in her Bank Account. But it 9.turned (turn) out that Mama hadn’t had a bank account at all 10.and that she hadn’t even been to a bank.

答案： 1. if/whether 2. anxiously 3. from 4. designed 5. so 6. efforts 7. later 8. to ask 9. turned 10. and