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Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here’s a true story of an American girl, Sarah.
__________she left university, she began to live in New York City on her own. She  ________a job in a publishing(出版) house, but the salary was    ______  $30,000 a year. Her parents thought her life would be hard, but Sarah   ______ live on her salary and still saved $5,000 in a year. How was that      in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living   __ starts with keeping the big cost small. For most people, that   ____ housing. So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was   _____ , When she ate out, she went to cheap restaurants.  _____  she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then    ____ the chicken bones home and made soup out of them. Nowadays, young people often   _____ a lot of money on entertainment. But Sarah said,” I enjoy walking ____ in New York City. I love going to museums and parks.”
Did Sarah feel poor   ____ cheap living? Not really. She even managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, ____  to Porland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something   ____  . It’s a kind of game.” She said.
小题1:
A.UntilB.Because C.After D.Unless
小题2:
A.found B.triedC.asked for D.looked for
小题3:
A.more than B.less than C.shorter than D.higher than
小题4:
A.can B.may C.couldD.might
小题5:
A.difficult B.possible C.useful D.different
小题6:
A.already B.neverC.hardly D.always
小题7:
A.helps B.becomes C.makes D.means
小题8:
A.food B.rest C.studyingD.playing
小题9:
A.Soon B.Finally C.OnceD.Again
小题10:
A.preparedB.tookC.caughtD.picked
小题11:
A.payB.lendC.spendD.save
小题12:
A.along B.upC.downD.around
小题13:
A.by B.upC.atD.between
小题14:
A.another B.the otherC.othersD.the others
小题15:
A.hardB.interestingC.niceD.great
答案

小题1:C

小题2:A

小题3:B

小题4:C

小题5:B

小题6:D

小题7:D

小题8:A

小题9:C

小题10:B

小题11:C

小题12:D

小题13:A

小题14:B

小题15:A

题目分析:本文从美国女孩儿Sarah的经历中延伸告诉我们什么才是节俭生活。

小题1:考查介词及语境的理解。下句话说她开始到纽约市工作,证明应是大学毕业之后,所以用介词after。

小题2:考查动词及语境的理解。根据上下文,这里应是她找到一份工作,所以用A为正确选项。

小题3:考查短语辨词及语境的理解。根据句意,她找到一份工作,但是一转折,应是少于$30,000, 故答案选B

小题4:考查情态动词及语境的理解。上句说爸妈认为她的生活会很难,但是转折说明下文应该说她能依赖工资生活而且还存了钱。表示能力,用因句子是过去式,故答案选C

小题5:考查形容词及语境的理解。对女孩生活花费那么低可能性产生疑问“那怎么可能呢?”故答案选B

小题6:考查副词及语境的理解。承接第一段表明作者观点:便宜的生活总是从大的花销节约开始的。故答案选D.

小题7:考查动词及语境的理解。根据上文,要讲节约,说对于大部分人,房子意味着最大的开销 所以她选择小公寓,故答案选D.

小题8:考查名词及语境的理解。 根据下一句话她出去吃饭选择小饭店可知,她的第二大花销是吃饭,故答案选A.

小题9:考查副词及语境的理解。 此处是举例子,根据上下文,应该是一次“once“她买了一只整鸡 ,故答案选C.

小题10:考查动词及语境的理解。吃完之后她把鸡骨头带回家,用take,构成把。。。带到哪里, 故答案选B。

小题11:考查动词及语境的理解。根据下文介词on,再根据上文说现在很多年轻人把钱花在娱乐上,应该选用固定搭配spend……on……:在某方面花费……,故答案选C.

小题12:考查副词及语境的理解。Sarah与其他年轻人不一样,她享受在纽约四处走走,四处走走英语为walk around,故答案选D.

小题13:考查介词及语境的理解。 根据上下文,可知此处作者想表达的是:Sarah对这种廉价的生活方式她感到可怜吗?by 通过。。。方式,故答案选A.

小题14:考查代词及语境的理解。上文提及她甚至设计了两次旅游,,表达两者中“一个。。。另一个。。。“应该采用one ……the other。。。短语,故答案选B。

小题15:考查形容词及语境的理解。根据上下文,可知此处作者想表达Sarah的想法,也是本文的中心,“不要把省钱看成什么难事,它就是一个游戏。“A.困难的,B.有意思的,C.好的,D.伟大的。根据本文中心,答案选A.

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