2018年6月上海高考英语真题试卷(附听力音频)含详解与听力文本

2018年6月全国普通高等学校招生统一考试

上海英语试卷

I.ListeningComprehension（第1-10题，每题1分；第11-20题，每题1.5分；共25分）

SectionA

Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,a

questionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouheara

conversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisfhebest

answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

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I.A.Inasupermarket.B.Atthelaundiy.

C.Inaclothingstore.D.Atthetailor's.

2.A.Heenjoysworkinghard.B.Heistiredofpilesofwork.

C.Hiscomplaintaboutworkissensible.D.Hishardworkdoesn'tpayoff.

3.A.He,schangingthelight.B.He'sburningthewires.

C.He'sdancingonthedesk.D.Heischeckingthebulb.

4.A.£100.B.£200.C.£700.D.£600.

5.A.Shehasnochancetogetthejob.B.Sheissuretobehired.

C.Therewillbeafiercecompetition.D.Otherswillnotgivethechancetoher.

6.A.Theman'shabitofdrinkingwinekeepshimawakeallnight.

B.Thismanshouldsleepinacomfortablebed.

C.Alittledrinkingcanmakethemansleepmorecomfortably.

D.Boththebedandthewineshouldbeblamedfortheman'sinsomnia.

7.A.Thesizeoftheshirtisprobablysmallfbrhim.

B.Hedoesn'twantanynewshirt.

C.He'sexercisingtoputonsomeweight.

D.Thereceiptisessentialtobuyanothershirt.

8.A.Leadhimtotakeanotherflight.

B.Providehimwithaplacetostaytonight.

C.Tellhisfriendstopickhimupattheairport.

D.Informhimofthenewflightintime.

9.A.Averypopularhotel.B.Thecompetitivejobmarket.

C.Thelargepopulationofthecity.D.ThehotnewsonTV.

10.A.ThephysicsproblemisGreektoallthestudents.

B.Professorsmithcannotteachthestudentswell.

C.Themanstilldoesn'tunderstandtheproblem.

D.Itisunfortunateforthemantohavephysicsclass.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation,aftereachpassageorconversation,you

willbeaskedseveralquestions,thepassageandtheconversationwillhereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonly

once.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswerto

thequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.Britain.B.France.C.Spain.D.America.

12.A.St.Augustinewasdestroyedbythehurricanesin2017.

B.AmericabecameinchargeofSt.Augustinein1821.

C.TheUnitedKingdomistherealownerofSt.Augustinenow.

D.Thevisitorsdonotliketoseethecoastalviewsthere.

13.A.TheexiraordinaryhistoryofSt.Augustine.

B.ThehardshipsSt.Augustineoncesuffered.

C.ThepopularcoastaltourismofSt.Augustine.

D.ThebeautifularchitectureandsceneryinSt.Augustine.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.ThetransportsystemofLondonisavailableeverywhere.

B.Tokyoslostpropertyofficeisthebiggestoneintheworld.

C.ThelostitemsareanimportantsourceoffundingforLondon.

D.Inmostcases,peopledon'tcareaboutthethingstheylost.

15.A.Thelostitemsarecollectedailoverthecountiy.

B.Losingoldthingsmaybecomeagoodchancefornewones.

C.Theitemsthatarenotclaimedwillbevaluableforthetransport.

D.Mostofthelostitemswillbegivenhacktotheowners.

16.A.Lcsingshoesenablesthemtomeetnewopportunities.

B.Thelostshoesaremeaninglesstothem.

C.Theygetthechancetotreatthemselveswithnewshoes.

D.Shoesoncegetlost,it'sdifficulttofindthemback.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Sheisdiscussingbusinesswiththisman.

B.She'slookingaroundahouseforrent.

C.She'swatchingthehouseshewantstobuy.

D.Sheistalkingabouttheloanwiththebankstaff.

18.A.Thewinestoragearea.B.Theadvancedequipment.

C.Therelaxingcolorsofthewall.D.Thereasonablelayout.

19.A.It'sdirtycheap.B.It'sunreasonable.

C.It'sunexpected.D.It'sacceptable.

20.A.Thehouseholderoftenignorescustomers'offering.

B.Thewomanissuperiortoothersinbuyingthishouse.

C.Thehouseagentisuncertainaboutthewoman'soffering.

D.Thehousehasbeenorderedinadvancebyotherpeople.

II.GrammarandVocabulary(每题1分；共20分)

SectionA

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.For

theblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useoneword

thatbestfitseachblank.

Acomprehensivestudyof4,500childrenconductedbytheNationalInstitutesofHealthin2018showsthatchildren

whospentmorethansevenhoursadaystaringatscreensshowedevidenceofprematurethinningoftheirbrain'scortex-the

outerlayerthatprocessessensoryinformation.4tWedon'tknowifit(21)(cause)bythescreentime.Wedon't

knowyetifit'sabadthing.Itwontbeuntilwefollowthemovertime(22)wewillseeifthereareoutcomesthat

areassociatedwiththedifferencesthatwe'reseeinginthissinglesnapshotDr.GayaDowling."Whatwecansayisthat

thisis(23)thebrainslooklikeofkidswhospendalotoftimeonscreens.Andit'snotjustonepattern.

Theproblemisn'tjustscreens(24),butalsothewayscreenstemptkids(andadults)awayfromsomething

farmoreimportant:physicalactivity.Morethan23percentofadultsand80percentofadolescentsdon'tgetenough

physicalactivity,andaccordingtoa2019reportfromtheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO),thesepatternsofactivityand

restarise(25)habitswedevelopearlyinlife."Whatwereallyneedtodois(26)(bring)backplayfor

childrensaysDr.JuanaWilliamson,aWHOspecialistinchildhoodobesityandphysicalactivity.inastatementabout

newWHOguidelinesissuedinApril2O19.Thisisaboutmakingtheshiftfromsedentarytimetoplaytime,while

(27)(protect)sleep."Ofcourse,childrenaren'tcompletelytoblamefortheirscreenaddiction.

Sorretimes.theparents(28)complainabouttheroleofscreensinfamilylifearejustasguiltyofspending

toomuchtimeinfrontofone.A2016study(29)(conduct)byCommonSenseMediafoundthatparentsspendup

toninehoursadayinfrontofscreens,mostlynotforwork-relatedreasons.While78percentofparentssaidtheybelieved

theyweregoodscreentimerolemodels,thestudyfoundadisconnectbetweentheirbehaviorandtheirperceptionoftheir

behavior.Parentsneedtolimitscreentimeforthemselvesandespeciallyfortheirkids(30)itmeans

playingthebadguy.Ourmentalandphysicalhealthdependsonit.

SectionB

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfmmthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereis

onewordmorethanyouneed.

A.commiltedB.comparedC.contactD.delegationE.destructive

F.humbleG.negotiateH.respelledI.similarityJ.superiorsK.witnessed

SomeVery“American“WordsComefromChinese

ManyoftheChinesewordsthatarenov/partofEnglishwereborrowedlongago.TheyaremostoftenfromCantonese

orotherChineselanguagesratherthanMandarin.Let'sstarttolearnthem,

kowtow

TheEnglishwordkowtowisaverbthatmeanstoagreetooeasilytodowhatsomeoneelsewantsyoutodo,ortoobey

someonewithpowerinawaythatseemsweak.Itcomesfrom(heCantonesewordkautau.whichmeans"knockyour

head."1(referstotheactofkneelingandloweringone'sheadasasignofrespectto___31___-suchasemperors,ciders

andleaders.Inthecaseofemperors,theac:requiredthepersontotouchtheirheadtotheground.Britain'sLordGeorge

Macartneyrefusedto"kautau"totheQianlongEmperor.Soonafter,theEnglishword"kowtow"wasborn.In1793,

Britain'sKingGeorgeIIIsentLordGeorgeMacartneyandothertradeambassadorstoChinato___32___atradeagreement.

TheChineseaskedthem(okowtowtotheQianlongEmperor.Asthestorygoes,LordMacartneyrefusedfor

his___33___todomorethanbend(heirknees.Hesaid(hatwasalltheywererequired(odofortheirownking.

Itisnotsurprising,then,thatMacartneyleftChinawithoutnegotiatingthetradeagreement.Afterthat,criticsusedthe

wordkowtowwhenanyonewastoosubmissivetoChina.Today,theusagehasnoconnectiontoChina,noranyspecific

politicalconnection.

gung-ho

Anotherborrowedwordthatcameaboutthrough___34___betweentwonationsisgung-ho.InEnglish,the

wordgung-hoisanadjectivethatmeansextremelyexcitedaboutdoingsomething.TheChinesecharacters"gong"and"he"

togethermean"worktogether,cooperate."Theoriginalterm-gongyehezudshe-meansChineseIndustrialCooperatives.

Theorganizationswereestablishedinthe1930sbyWesternersinChinatopromoteindustrialandeconomic

development.Lt.ColonelEvansCarlsonoftheUnitedStatesMarineCoipsobservedthesecooperativeswhilehewasin

China.Hswasimpressed,saying"...allthesoldiers___35___themselvestoonsideaandworkedtogethertoputthatidea

over."Hethenbeganusingthetermgung-hointheMarineCorpstotrytocreatethesamespirithehad___36___.In1942,

heusedthewordasatrainingsloganforthe2ndMarineRaiderBattalionduringWorldWarII.Themenwereoftencalled

the"GungHoBattalion."Fromthen,thewordgung-hospreadasasloganthroughouttheMarineCorps.Today,itsmeaning

hasnorelationtothemilitary.

typhoon

InEnglish,atyphoonisaverypowerfuland___37___stormthatoccursaroundtheChinaSeaandintheSouth

Pacific.ThewordhistoiyoftyphoonhadafarlessdirectpathtotheEnglishlanguagethangung-ho.Andnotallhistorical

accountsarcthesame.But,accordingtotheMerriam-WebsterNewBookofWordHistories,thefirsttyphoonsreportedin

theEnglishlanguagewereinIndiaandwerecalled"touffons"or"tufans.*'Thewordtufanoral-tufanisArabicandmeans

violentstormorflood.TheEnglishcameacrossthiswordinIndiaandborroweditastouffon.Later,whenEnglishships

encounteredviolentstormsintheChinaSea,EnglishmenlearnedtheCantonesewordtaifung,whichmeans"grea:wind."

Theword's___38___totouffonisonlybychance.Themodernformoftheword-typhoon-wasinfluencedbythe

Cantonesebut___39___tomakeitappearmoreGreek.

TheAmerican“wordsaremeaningfulandvivid,___40___themfromtheirhistory.

HI.ReadingComprehension

SectionA

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA.B.CandD.Fillin

eachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestJitsthecontext

When17-year-oldQuattroMusserhangsoutwithfriends,theydon'tdrinkbeerorcruisearoundincarswiththeir

dates.___41___.theysticktoG-ratedactivitiessuchasrock-climbingortalkingaboutbooks.

Theyareingoodcompany,accordingtoanewstudyshowingthatteenagersareincreasinglydelayingactiviziesthat

hadlongbeenseenasritesofpassageinto___42___.Thestudy,publishedTuesdayinthejournalChildDevelopment,

foundthatthepercentageofadolescentsintheU.S.whohaveadriverslicense,whohavetriedalcohol,whodate,andwho

workforpayhasplummetedsince1976,withthemostprecipitous（急剧的）43inthepastdecade.Thedeclines

appearedacrossrace,geographic,andsocioeconomiclines,andinrural,urban,andsuburbanareas.

Tbbesure,morethanhalfofteensstillengageintheseactivities,butthe___44___haveslimmedconsiderably.Teens

havealsoreportedasteadydeclineinsexualactivityinrecentdecades,asthepcrtionofhighsch(x)lstudentswhohavehad

sexfellfrom54percentin1991to41percentin2015,accordingtoCentersforDiseaseControlstatistics."Peoplesay,'Oh,

it'sbecauseteenagersaremoreresponsible,ormorelazy,ormoreboring,'butthey're___45___thelargertrend/'saidJean

Twenge,leadauthorofthestudy,whichdrewonsevenlargetime-lagsurveyscfAmericans.Rather,shesaid,kidsmaybe

less___46___inactivitiessuchasdating,drivingorgettingjobsbecauseintoday'ssociely,theynolongerneedto.

Accordingtoanevolutionarypsychologytheoiythataperson's"lifestrategy"slowsdownorspeedsupdependingon

hisorher___47___,exposuretoa"harshandunpredictable"environmentleadstofasterdevelopment,whileamore

resource-richandsecureenvironmenthasthe___48___effect,thestudysaid.Inthefirst___49___,"You'dhavealotof

kidsandbeinsurvivalmode,starthavingkidsyoung,expectyourkidswillhavekidsyoung,andexpectthattherewillbe

more___50___andfewerresources,"saidTwenge,apsychologyprofessoratSanDiegoStateUniversitywhoistheauthor

of"iGen:WhyToday'sSuper-ConnectedKidsAreGrowingUpLessRebellious,MoreTolerant,LessHappy-and

CompletelyUnpreparedforAdulthood."

Inthatmodelateenageboymightbethinkingmore___51___aboutmarriage,anddrivingacarandworkingforpay

wouldbeimportantfor"establishingmatevaluebasedonprocurementofresources,"thestudysaid.ButAmericaisshifting

moretowardthe___52___model,andthechangeisapparentacrossthesocioeconomicspectrum,Twengesaid."Evenin

familieswhoseparentsdidn'thaveacollegeeducation...familiesaresmaller,andtheideathatchildrenneedtobe

carefully53hasreallysunkin."The54of"adultactivities"couldnotbeattributedtomorehomeworkor

extracurricularactivities,thestudysaid,notingthatteenstodayspendfewerhoursonhomeworkandthesameamountof

timeonextracurricularsastheydidinthe1990s(withtheexceptionofcommunityservice,whichhasrisenslightly).Nor

couldtheuseofsmartphonesandtheInternetbeentirelythe___55___,thereportsaid,sincethedeclinebeganhefirethey

werewidelyavailable.,Ifthedelayistomakeroomforcreativeexplorationandformingbettersocialandemotional

connections,itisagoodthing,hesaid.

41.A.ThereforeB.RatherC.Moreover0.Besides

42.A.childhoodB.neighborhoodC.adolescentsD.adukhood

43.A.escapesB.endsC.decreasesD.changes

44.A.minoritiesB.majoritiesC.masses0.amounts

45.A.takingB.avoidingC.sendingD.missing

46./\.interestedB.enviedC.relievedD.realized

47.A.emotionsB.surroundingsC.customsD.habits

48.A.wrongB.sameC.oppositeD.similar

49.A.eventB.issueC.caseD.occasion

50.A.troubleB.questionsC.benefitsD.diseases

51AdeliberatelyRdelicatelyCseriouslyDmnsiderahly

51.A.slowerB.betterC.smallerD.faster

53.A.emphasizedB.relatedC.organized□.educated

54.A.implementB.postponcmcntC.achicvcmcntD.paymcnt

55.A.caiscB.impactC.factD.rcsult

SectionB

Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.For

eachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarked儿B.CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiven

inthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

Apparently,theideaofmoneythat'snotliedtoaspecificbank—oraspecificcountry—isappealingtomany.But

it'sworthrememberingthatihebankingsystemthatwenowalllivewithisjustthat:Amoderninvention.Notsolongago,

moneywasalmostalwayscreatedandusedlocally,andbarteringwascommon.(Infact,itstilliscommonamongmany

onlinelocalnetworks,liketheBuyNothingProject.).

Inthepast,money'smakeupvariedfromplacetoplace,dependingonwhalwasconsideredvaluablethere.Sowhile

someoftheworld'sfirstcoinsweremadefrcmanaturallyoccurringhybridofgoldandsilvercalledelectrum,objectsother

thancoinshaveservedascurrency,includingbeads,ivory,livestock,andcowrieshells.InWestAfrica,braceletsofbronze

orcopperwereusedascash,especiallyifthetransactionwasassociatedwiththeslavetradethere.Throughoutthecolonial

period,tobaccowasusedinlieuofcoinsorpaperbillsinVirginia.MarylandandNorthCarolina,eventhoughitwasused

elsewhereinthecoloniesandextensivelythroughoutEuropeandtheU.K.

Today,onanislandinthePacific,aspecifictypeofshellstillservesascurrency—andsomepeoplethereareeven

hoardingit.justlikeBitcoinmoguls,convincedthatoneday,itwillmakethemv/ealthybeyondimagination.

OnMalaita,themost-populatedislandthat'spartoftheSolomonIslands,shellsareacceptedatmostplacesin

exchangeforgoods.

"Howmuchtunayoucangetforyourshellsdependsontheircolorandshape,"MaryBruno,ashopownerfrom(he

smalltownofAuki,onMalaila,loldVice."Onestripofdarkershellsmightgetyouabouttwocansofsmallertuna,butthe

redonesareworthmore.Fortheredones,orestripmightgetenoughtunaiofeedabigfamilyforalonglime."

Justlikeamintthatcreatescoins,there'sonlyoneplaceon(heislandwheretheshells,whicharepolishedandstrung

togetherloform3-foot-longropes,aremade.(Youcanseehowthatworksinthevideoabove.)Thestripsofred,white,and

blackshellsallcomefromLangaLangaLagoon,whereartificialislandswere^ong-agobuiltbylocalstoescapefromthe

island-dwellingcannibals.Oncemaroonedoutontheirislands,localsneededacurrencytouseamongthemselves,andso

theshellcurrencywasbom.

UsingshellsformoneywascommonthroughoutthePacificislandsaslateastheearly1900s,butMalaitaisuniquein

thattheyarestillusedtoday.Andjustlikecryptocurrencies,therearethosewhothinktheislandersaresmarttoinvestin

thistypeofmoney,whichisreportedtohaveriseninvalueoverthelastthreedecades.Itmightseemstrangetohoarda

bunchofprocessed,strung-togethershells,butwhatisapileofdollars?Justaspeciallyprintedpieceofpaperandhemp

thatwe'veassignedvalueto—andprobablylessdurableovertimethanthoseshells.

56.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Moneywascreatedandwaswidelyusedintheworld.

B.TobaccowasusedascoinsorpaperbillsinAmericaninthepast.

C.Theingredientsofworld'sfirstcoinsmaybethecombinationofgoldandsilver.

D.Usingshellsformoneyhasbeenoutofdateintheworld.

57.Theword“mint"inparagraph5isclosestinthemeaningto.

A.akindofmoneythatcanexchange

B.theleavesofamintplantusedfreshorcandied

C.aplacetoproduceandpolishshells

D.afactorythatproducescurrency

58.What'sopinionoftheauthortowardsshellsformoney?

A.ReasonableB.ImaginaiyC.Convenient.D.inventive.

59.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheHistoryofBitcoin

B.ShellsStillMoney

C.TheCurrencyIsofGreatUse

D.SOITKShells

(B)

HowDoYouMoveaGiantSequoia?

Boise,Idaho,recentlyrelocatedacentury-old,livingtreeprovidedbyJohnMuir

InhabitantsofBoise.Idaho,watchedwithtrepidationearlierthisyearasthecity'soldest,tallestresidentmovedtwo

blocks.The105-year-oldsequoiatreeservesasalocallandmark,notonlyforitslongevitybutalsobecauserenowned

naturalistandSienaClubco-founderJohnMuirprovidedtheoriginalseedling.So,whenSaintLuke'sHealthSystemfound

thatthe10-story-tallconifer(针叶树)stoodinthewayofitsplannedhospitalexpansion,officialscalledtree-movingfirm

EnvironmentalDesign.

TheTexas-basedcompanyhasdevelopedandpatentedscoopingandliftingtechnologytomovemassivetrees.

Weighinginatmorethan800.000pounds,theBoisesequoiaisitslargestundertakingyet.T[had]lostenoughsleepover

this/'saysDavidCox,thecompany'sWesternregionvicepresident—andthatwasbeforethehospitalmentionedthetree's

distinguishedorigin.

Beforetheheavyliftingbegan,theteamassessedtherootsystemanddugafive-foot-deepcylinder,measuring40feet

indiame:er,aroundthetrunktoprotectallessentialroots.Afterencapsulatingtherootballinwiremesh,themovers

allowed:hetreetoacclimatetoitsnewsituationforsevenmonthsbeforerelocatingit.Theillustrationdetailswhat

followed.-LeslieNemo

1.MarkAMeritandhisteamatEnvironmentalDesigninstalledundemeaththerootballaplatfonnof

seven-inch-diameter,44-f(x)t-longsteelbarsand,justbelowthenxls,afirstsetafuninflatedairbags(showningray).The

teamalsodugashallowramp.

2.Inroughly15minutes,themoversnflatedtheairbagstoaboutthreefeetindiametertoraisetherootballtothe

surfaceofthehole.

3.Byunderinflatingthefrontbags,theteamallowedtheplatformcarryingthetreetorolluptherampandoutofthe

holewhilestayinglevel.Atrailerhauledthetreealongasteammembersremovedtheairbagsfromthehackoftheplatform

andreplacedtheminthefront.Theyrepeatedtheprocessuntilthetreearrivedattheedgeofitsnewhome.

4.Thereasecondsetofpartiallyinflatedbags(showninwhite)waitedinsidethehole.Soilsunoundingthesequeiainits

originallocationwasrelocatedaswell,becausetreesaremorelikelytosurviveatransplantwhentheymovew:ththeir

originalsoil.

Usingthefirstsetofairbags,themoversrolledtheplatformintothenewhole.

6.Thebagswaitingthereweretheninflatedfurthertotaketheweightofthesequoiawhilethetransportationbagswere

deflatedandremovedfromunderthetree.

7.Thewhitebagswerethendeflatedinabouthalfanhourtolowerthesequoia'srootballtothebottomofitshole.Thebags

wereremoved,bulthemetalbarswereleftwiththetreebecausetheyrustanddegradeoveranumberofyears.

8.Forthenextfiveyears(helocalparkservicewillmonitorandmaintain(hetreeinitsnewhome.

60.Whichof(hefollowingwordscanbeusedtoreplace(hewordsunderlined“sioodinihcwayof"?

A.Resisted.B.BalancedC.Blocked.D.Promoted

61.Whatis(hereasonfor(herelocationofSequoiatrees?

A.BecausetheScoopingandliftingtechnolcgyshouldbepulintouse.

B.Becauseiiblockslocalhospitalexpansionplans.

C.Becauseitcorrespondstogovemment'splanofEnvironmentalDesign.

D.Becausesequoiatreesareoverahundredyearsold.

62.Howwillthemigratedsequoiatreesbedealtwith?

A.Theywillbegivennewsoilinthenewlivingenvironment

B.Ndetalrodsusedtomovesequoiatreeswillnotbeleftonthetrees.

C.Theywillbekeptintransportbagsallthetime

D.Theywillbemanagedbyspecialistsinthenextfiveyears.

(C)

Thebudgetlineisanelementaiyconceptthatmostconsumersunderstandintuitivelywithoutaneedforgraphsand

equations—it'sthehouseholdbudget,forexample.

Takeninformally,thebudgetlinedescribestheboundaiyofaffordabilityforagivenbudgetandspecificgoods.

Oneoftheinterestingwaysthestudyofeconomicsrelatestohumanbehaviorgenerallyisthatalotofeconomictheory

istheformalizationofthekindofsimpleconceptoutlinedabove—aconsumer'sinformalunderstandingoftheamountshe

hastospendandwhatthatamountwillbuy.

Intheprocessofformalization,theconceptcanbeexpressedasamathematicalequationthatcanheappliedgenerally.

Tounderstandthis,thinkofagraphwheretheverticallinesquantifyhowmanymovieticketsyoucanbuyandwhere

thehorizontallinesdothesameforcrimenovels.Youlikegoingtothemoviesandreadingcrimenovelsandyouhave$150

tospend.Intheexamplebelow,assumethateachmoviecosts$10andeachcrimenovelcosts$15.Themoreformal

economicstermforthesetwoitemsisbudgetset.

Ifmoviescost$10each,thenthemaximumnumberofmoviesyoucanseewiththemoneyavailableis15.Tonotethis

youmakeadotatthenumber15(fortotalm;)vietickets)attheextremeleft-handsideofthechart.Thissamedotappearsat

theextremeleftabove"0"onthehorizontalaxisbecauseyouhavenomoneyleftforbooks—thenumberofbooksavailable

inthisexampleis0.

Youcanalsographtheotherextreme-allcrimenovelsandnomovies.Sincecrimenovelsintheexamplecost$15

andyouhave$150available,ifyouspendalltheavailablemoneycrimenovek,youcanbuy10.Soyouputadotonthe

horizontalaxisatthenumber10.

You'llplacethedotatthebottomoftheverticalaxisbecauseinthisinstanceyouhave$0availableformovietickets.

Ifyounowdrawalinefromthehighest,leftmostdottothelowest,rightmostdotyou'llhavecreatedabudgetline.Any

combinationofmoviesandcrimenovelsthatfallsbelowthebudgetlineisafforcable.Anycombinationaboveitisnot.

63.WhichsentenceaboutthebudgetlineisNOTTRUE?

A.Itisalimitationofaffordabilityforagivenbudgetandspecificgoods.

B.Mostcostumerswillbeconfusedwiththisconceptbecauseofitscomplex.

C.Iistheeffectivelyamapoffutureexpendizures.

D.Itcanbeexpressedasamathematicalequation.

64.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Totellusanyconceptcanbeexpressedasamathematicalequation.

B.TohelpusfigureoutthemeaningofBudgetLine

C.To