Question

    You do not always need to have new things. Suppose there are ______ in your socks, mend them and wear them longer. You don’t have to have a new telephone ______ the old one doesn’t work any more. Think twice before ______ something new.

When something you want is not ______, look for something else that you have to ______ the place of. Suppose you are preparing your lunch for tomorrow and want a butter sandwich. ______, there is not any butter in your home. Have a cheese sandwich instead so that you can use all of the cheese. With a little thought only, you can make ______ done instead of buying something new.

______ those things that you would like to have. Do you really need them? How long will you ______ play with the new toy? Make a list of things that you want. Delete the things that you don’t really need, so you can ______ a lot money.

1.A.pictures B.holes C.dust D.wounds

2.A.if B.after C.until D.while

3.A.buying B.selling C.sending D.repairing

4.A.in order        ` B.on hand C.in danger D.on show

5.A.bring B.take C.carry D.make

6.A.Also B.Yet C.However D.So

7.A.everything B.anything C.nothing D.something

8.A.Think about B.Give up C.Put off D.Give away

9.A.safely B.excitedly C.freely D.really

10.A.waste B.save C.include D.pay

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.A

9.D

10.B

【解析】

本篇告诫我们在生活中并不总是需要买新的东西，有时想要的东西没有现成的时，找些别的东西来不得不替代，一样可以把事办成，买东西前要三思，把没必要的东西删除掉，可以省很多钱。

1.句意：假设你的袜子上有洞，把它们补好再穿久一点。

pictures图片；holes洞；dust尘土；wounds伤口；根据上文“You do not always need to have new things”推断空格指袜子有破洞可以补一补再穿；故选B。

2.句意：你不必买一部新电话，直到旧电话坏了（直到旧电话坏了才买新的）。

if如果，表示条件，引导条件状语从句；after在……之后，引导时间状语从句；until直到……，引导时间状语从句；while当……时候，引导时间状语从句；从文字的表层意思推断空格指直到旧电话坏了；故选C。

3.句意：买新东西前要三思。

buying买；selling卖；sending送；repairing修理；根据上文“Suppose there are holes in your socks, mend them and wear them longer. You don’t have to have a new telephone until the old one doesn’t work any more.”推断空格指买新东西前要三思因为旧的还可以用；故选A。

4.句意：当你想要的东西没有现成的时，找些别的东西来替代。

in order为了；on hand现成，现有；in danger处危险中；on show展示；根据下文“look for something else that you have to take the place of”推断空格指没有现成的东西时，找其他的东西来代替；故选B。

5.句意：当你想要的东西没有现成的时，找些别的东西来不得不替代。

bring带来；take拿走；carry提、抬；make制造；根据下文的陈述在没有黄油的情况下使用奶酪，推断空格指找些别的东西来替代，take the place of代替……；故选B。

6.句意：但是，你家里没有黄油。

Also也；Yet用于否定句和疑问句，谈论尚未发生但可能发生的事；However然而，不过；So因此；上文“…want a butter sandwich”和“there is not any butter in your home”可知“想要做黄油三明治”和“没有黄油”2个单句之间有转折关系，且空格在句前，用逗号隔开；故选C。

7.句意：只要稍加考虑，你就可以做成些事情而不用买新的东西。

everything每件事、东西；anything任何东西用于疑问及否定句中；nothing没事、没东西；something某物；从文字的表层意思推断空格指不用买新的东西就可以把某些事给做成了；故选D。

8.句意：想想那些你想拥有的东西。

Think about考虑；Give up放弃；Put off延迟；Give away赠送；根据下文“Do you really need them?”推断空格指考虑你想买的东西是否真正需要；故选A。

9.句意：这个新玩具你能真的玩多久？

safely安全地；excitedly兴奋地；freely自由地；really真正地；根据上文“think about those things that you would like to have.”推断空格指要考虑这玩具你真正能玩多久；故选D。

10.句意：把你不需要的东西删掉，这样你可以省很多钱。

waste浪费；save节省；include包括；pay付款；根据“Delete the things that you don’t really need”推断空格指可以省的很多钱；故选B。