问题 单项选择题

A defensive stock is best characterized as:()

A. being heavily influenced by aggregate business activity.

B. generally retaining a large portion of earnings.

C. having low systematic risk.

答案

参考答案:C

解析:

Systematic risk is measured by a stock's beta; this stock's beta would be less than 1.

阅读理解与欣赏

现代文阅读(14分)

我心如秤

从前的秤十六两一斤,因此有半斤八两之说。

还在十六两一斤的年代,县城南街开着两家米店,一家字号“永昌”,另一家叫“丰裕”

“丰裕”米店的老掌柜眼看兵荒马乱生意不好做,就想出个多赚钱的主意。这一天,他把星秤师傅请到家里,避开众人,对星秤师傅说:“麻烦师傅给星一杆十五两半一斤的秤,我多加一串钱。”

星秤师傅为了多得一串钱,就忘掉了行德,满口答应下来。老掌柜吩咐完毕,留下星秤师傅在院里星秤,自己就踱进米店料理生意去了。

米店老掌柜有四个儿子,都帮他料理米店。最小的儿子两个月前娶一塾师的女儿为妻。

新媳妇正在屋里做针线,爹吩咐星秤师傅的话被她听见了,老掌柜离开后,新媳妇沉思了一会儿,走出新房对星秤师傅说:“俺爹年纪大了,有些糊涂,刚才一定是把话讲错了。请师傅星一杆十六两半一斤的秤,我再送您两串钱。不过,千万不能让俺爹知道。”星秤师傅为了再多得两串钱,就答应了。一杆十六两半一斤的秤很快制成,星秤师傅果真没把秤的变化告诉老掌柜。老掌柜曾多次请他星秤,对他的手艺信得过,当天就把新秤拿到米店使用了。

一段时间后,“丰裕”米店的生意兴旺起来,“永昌”米店的老主顾也赶热闹,纷纷转到“丰裕”买米。又一段时间后,县城东街、西街的人也舍近求远,穿街走巷来“丰裕”买米,而斜对门的“永昌”米店简直门可罗雀。

到了年底,“丰裕”米店发了财,“永昌”米店没法开张了,把米店让给了“丰裕”,年三十晚上,一家人围在一起吃饺子。老掌柜心里高兴,出了个题目让大家猜,看谁猜得出,自家发财盼奥秘,大家七嘴八舌,有说老天爷保佑的,有说老掌柜管理有方的,有说米店位置好的,也有说是全家人齐心合力的……掌柜嘿嘿一笑,说:“你们说的都不对。咱靠啥发的财?是靠咱的秤!咱的秤十五两半一斤,每卖一斤米,就少付半两,每天卖几百几千斤,就多赚几百几千个钱,日积月累,咱就发财了。”接着,他把年初多掏一串钱星十五两半一斤秤的经过说了一遍。

儿孙们一听,都惊讶得忘了吃饺子。惊讶过后,大家都说他不显山不露水的,连自家人都没察觉,就把钱赚了,老人家实在高明。老掌柜高兴极了,把胡子捋了一遍又一遍。这时,新媳妇从座位上慢慢站起来,对老掌柜说:“我有一件事要告诉爹,在没告诉爹以前,希望您老人家答应原谅我的过失。”待老掌柜点头后,新媳妇不慌不忙,把年初多掏两串钱星十六两半一斤秤的经过讲给大家听。她说:“爹说得对,咱是靠秤发的财。咱的秤每斤多半两,顾客就知道咱做买卖实在,就愿买咱的米,咱的生意就兴旺。尽管每一斤米少获了一点利,可卖的多了获利就大了。咱是靠诚实发的财呀。”大家更是一阵惊讶,一个个张大了嘴巴。老掌柜不相信这是真的,拿来每日卖米的秤一校,果然每斤十六两半,老掌柜呆住了,一句话也说不出,慢慢地走进自己的卧室。第二天吃过年初一早饭,老掌柜把全家人召集到一块儿,从腰里解下账房钥匙说:“我老了,不中用了。我昨晚琢磨了一夜,决定从今天起,把掌柜让给老四媳妇,往后,咱都听她的!”

纵容你为称,半两之差,心明如镜。做生意,讲究“诚”,做人岂不如此?

小题1:下列对文章内容的理解,不正确的两项是(   )(2分)

A.本文的故事情节都是围绕“丰裕”和“永昌”两家店铺命运的兴衰展开的。

B.在情节安排上,文章善于铺设伏笔,前后照应,结尾出人意表,又在情理之中。

C.以“永昌”的衰落反衬“丰裕”的兴盛,从而更好地突出诚实是致富之本这一主题。

D.在人物描写方面,主要运用了对话和动作描写的手法,塑造人物形象,推动情节发展。E.丰裕的老板“想出多赚钱的主意”,两家米店的一盛一衰,也从侧面反映出旧中国的黑暗和人心不古。

小题2:通观全文,分析新媳妇的人物形象。(3分)

小题3:老掌柜为多赚钱请人星十五两半一斤的秤,星秤师傅为多得钱而星不合标准的秤,这些现象表明了什么?作者这样写的用意又是什么?(4分)

小题4:试结合小说内容探究:你觉得文章最后一段结尾有没有必要写?为什么?(5分)

阅读理解

One day a lonely girl found two weak birds while she was walking in the woods(树林).She took them home and put them in a small cage. She fed them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a beautiful song. The girl loved them very much and wanted their singing to last forever.

One day the girl left the cage’s door open. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew out of the cage. The girl watched worriedly as it circled(盘旋) high above her. She was afraid that it would fly away and she would never see it again. So when it flew close, she grasped(抓) at it wildly. She was very happy that she held it tightly within her hand! Suddenly, she felt something had happened to the bird. She opened her hand and was surprised to find the bird was dead. Her love for the bird killed it.

She noticed the other bird jumping in the cage. She could feel that it wanted to be free. It hoped to fly into the clear, blue sky. She lifted(举起) it from the cage and flew it into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times…

When the bird was flying happily in the sky, she was so glad. Just then the bird flew closer and sat softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest song she had ever heard.

The fastest way to lose love is to hold it tight; the best way to keep love is to let it fly!

小题1:The girl loved the two birds very much because _____.

A.they greeted her every morning

B.they were hungry but very strong

C.they liked staying in the cage quietly

D.they didn’t eat much food小题2:One day the girl forgot to close the door to the cage and _______ of the two birds flew out of the cage.

A.the sick

B.the female

C.the larger and stronger

D.the white and blue小题3:The girl held the bird rightly in her hand because she was afraid that ________.

A.it would be killed

B.it was feeling cold

C.the other bird felt lonely

D.it would fly away小题4:The girl felt that the other bird ____ when it was jumping in the cage.

A.wanted to see what happened

B.wanted to be free

C.wanted to sing a beautiful song again

D.wanted to eat something小题5:What does the story want to tell us?

A.We should protect the endangered birds.

B.The cage is used to keep birds.

C.The birds are easily killed.

D.To keep love is to let it fly.