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Do you have the ability to live cheaply?...

    Do you have the ability to live cheaplyNow here’s a true story of an American girlSarah.

_______ Sarah left university, she began to live in New York City on her own. She _______ a job in a publishing house, but the salary(薪水)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(娱乐).But Sarah said, “I enjoy walking ________ in New York City. I love going to museums and parks.” Did Sarah feel poor ________ living cheaplyNot really. She even managed to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, ________ to Portland.

“Don’t think of saving money as something ________ .It's a kind of game,” said Sarah.

1.A.Until B.Because C.After D.Unless

2.A.found B.tried C.asked for D.looked for

3.A.more than B.less than C.shorter than D.higher than

4.A.can B.may C.could D.might

5.A.difficult B.possible C.useful D.different

6.A.already B.sometimes C.hardly D.always

7.A.helps B.becomes C.makes D.means

8.A.food B.rest C.studying D.playing

9.A.Soon B.Finally C.one D.Again

10.A.prepared B.took C.caught D.picked

11.A.pay B.lend C.spend D.save

12.A.along B.up C.down D.around

13.A.by B.up C.at D.between

14.A.another B.the other C.others D.the others

15.A.hard B.interesting C.nice D.great

 

1.C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.D 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.B 11.C 12.D 13.A 14.B 15.A 【解析】 短文大意:本文从美国女孩儿莎拉的经历中告诉我们什么才是节俭的生活。 1.句意:莎拉离开大学之后,她开始独自一人住在纽约市。 考查连词辨析。A. Until直到,表时间;B. Because因为,表原因;C. After在……之后,表时间;D. Unless除非,表条件。根据后文可知,她开始独自居住在纽约市,在一家出版社找了一份工作,可知after意为“在……之后”,符合句意,故选C。 2.句意:她在一家出版社找到了一份工作。 考查动词辨析。根据后面的“but the salary was. . …”可知是找到了工作。try 意为“尝试”;ask for意为“请求”;look for 意为“寻找”,都不符合,found为find的过去式,意为“找到”,符合句意,故选A。 3.句意:她在一家出版社找到了一份工作,但年薪不到3万美元。 考查比较级辨析。A. more than多于;B. less than少于;C. shorter than比……更短/矮些;D. higher than 高于。but但是,表示转折;根据下文Her parents thought her life would be hard她的父母认为她的生活将会是艰难的,可知less than符合句意,故选B。 4.句意:但萨拉可以靠她的工资生活,一年仍然能省下5000美元。 考查情态动词辨析。根据句意及所给词推测句意为“莎拉能够靠她的薪水生活”,可排除may 与might;根据and连接的动词时态一致性,联系后面的“saved”可知这里应该用could,故选C。 5.句意:在世界上最昂贵的城市之一,这怎么可能呢? 考查形容词辨析。difficult困难的;possible可能的;useful有用的;different不同的。根据上文Sarah could live on her salary and still saved $5,000 in a year可知,此处表示怀疑:在世界上消费最贵的城市之一,那怎么可能?possible符合句意。故选B。 6.句意:便宜的生活总是从节约大的花销开始的。 考查副词辨析。already已经;sometimes有时;hardly几乎不,表否定;always总是。这里承接第一段表明作者观点:便宜的生活总是从节约大的花销开始的。always意为“总是”,符合句意。故选D。 7.句意:对大多数人来说,这意味着住房。 考查动词辨析。根据上文,要讲节约,对于大部分人,房子意味着最大的开销,所以她选择小公寓。mean doing sth. 表示“意味着做某事”,符合句意及句子结构。故选D。 8.句意:她的第二大开销是食物。 考查名词辨析。根据后面讲述的关于她吃饭方面的事情,可以推测出这里是说“她接下来最大的花费是食物”。food意为“食物”,符合句意。故选A。 9.句意:有一次,她在当地一家餐馆买了一只9.99美元的全鸡。 考查副词辨析。A. Soon不久;B. Finally最后;C. once曾经/有一次;D. Again又一次。此处是举例子,后面是描述莎拉某次吃饭的经历,所以用once(曾经)。根据句意语境,故选C。 10.句意:然后她把鸡骨头带回家,用它们做了汤。 考查动词辨析。A. prepared准备;B. took拿走;C. caught抓住;D. picked捡/拾。由“……and made soup out of them”可知她把鸡骨头带回了家。take意为“带走”,符合句意。故选B。 11.句意:现在年轻人经常花很多钱在娱乐上。 考查动词辨析。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. 意为“在某方面花费……”,故选C。 12.句意:我喜欢在纽约市散步。 考查介词辨析。由“I love going to museums and parks. ”可知莎拉与其他年轻人不一样,她享受在纽约四处走走。walk around意为“四处走走”,符合句意。故选D。 13.句意:萨拉是否因为生活节俭而感到贫穷? 考查介词辨析。根据上下文,可知此处作者想表达的是:莎拉对这种节俭的生活方式感到贫穷吗?by意为“通过……方式”,符合句意。故选A。 14.句意:他甚至成功完成了两次旅行,一次去荷兰,一次去波特兰。 考查动词辨析。根据前半句“She even managed to take two trips”可知是两个地方,one. . …the other. . . 表示“(两者中)一个……另一个……”,固定结构,故选B。 15.句意:他甚至成功完成了两次旅行,一次去荷兰,一次去波兰。 考查形容词辨析。根据短文最后一句“It's a kind of game”可知莎拉认为节约花钱不是一件困难的事情。这也是本文的中心,即“Don't think of saving money as something hard. It's a kind of game.不要把省钱看成什么难事,它就是一个游戏。”hard意为“困难的”,故选A。
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