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

    Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here's a true story of an American girl, Sarah._______ 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(骨头) 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_______ cheap living? Not 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

2.A.found B.tried C.asked for

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

4.A.can B.may C.could

5.A.difficult B.possible C.useful

6.A.already B.sometimes C.always

7.A.helps B.becomes C.means

8.A.food B.rest C.studying

9.A.Soon B.Finally C.Once

10.A.prepared B.took C.caught

11.A.pay B.lend C.spend

12.A.along B.up C.around

13.A.by B.up C.at

14.A.another B.the other C.others

15.A.hard B.interesting C.nice

 

1.C 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.C 7.C 8.A 9.C 10.B 11.C 12.C 13.A 14.B 15.A 【解析】 本文是一篇记叙文,主语讲述了美国女孩Sarah的经历,从中告诉我们什么才是节俭。她认为存钱不是一件难事,只是一个游戏。 1.句意:萨拉大学毕业后,开始独自在纽约市生活。 Until直到;Because因为;After之后;根据“she began to live in New York City on her own”可知开始独自在纽约市生活,可推测出此处是“之后”,故选C。 2.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。 found找到;tried尝试;asked for询问;根据“but the salary(薪水) was”可知但年薪是,可推测出此处是找到了工作,此处是强调结果,所以用“found”,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。 more than超过;less than少于;shorter than短于;根据but是表示转折,及后面说的她父母觉得她生活会艰难,可推测出此处是“less than”,故选B。 4.句意:她的父母认为她的生活将会很艰难,但是萨拉可以靠她的薪水生活,并且仍然可以在一年内存下5000美元。 can可能;may可以;could可能,过去式;根据句中“thought”可知是一般过去时,可推测出此处是“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? difficult困难;possible可能;useful有用的;根据“one of the most expensive cities in the world”可知在世界上最昂贵的城市之一,可推测出此处是怎么可能,所以用“possible”,故选B。 6.句意:生活节俭总是开始于削减大头开支。 already已经;sometimes有时;always总是;根据“Cheap living____6____starts with keeping the big cost small.”可知生活节俭 开始于削减大头开支,可推测出此处是“总是”,其他不符合题意,故选C。 7.句意:对大多数人来说,住房意味着是最大开销。 helps帮助;becomes变成;means意味着;mean doing sth表示“意味着”。根据“So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends”可知萨拉选择和另外三个朋友合租一套公寓,可推测出此处是“意味着”,其他不符合题意,故选C。 8.句意:她第二大开销是食物。 food食物;rest休息;studying学习;根据下文说她吃饭的经历可知,可推测出此处是“食物”,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。 Soon不久;Finally最后;Once曾经;根据下文说她某次吃饭的经历,可推测出此处是“曾经”,故选C。 10.句意:然后她把鸡骨头拿回家,做成了汤。 prepared准备;took拿;caught抓;根据“made soup out of them.”可知做成了汤,可推测出此处是拿回家,所以用“took”,故选B。 11.句意:现在年轻人常常花很多钱在娱乐。 pay付钱;lend借;spend花;spend…on表示“在某事上花钱”,根据“a lot of money”可知花很多钱,可推测出此处是“spend”,故选C。 12.句意:我喜欢在纽约四处走走。 along沿着;up向上;around周围;walk around表示“四处走走”,根据“I love going to museums and parks.”可知我喜欢去博物馆和公园,可推测出此处是“around”,其他不符合题意。故选C。 13.句意:萨拉是否因为过着简朴的生活而感到可怜吗? by通过……方式;up向上;at在……上面;根据“cheap living”可知简朴的生活,可推测出此处是缺介词“by”,故选A。 14.句意:她甚至去了两次,一次去荷兰,另一次去波特兰。 another表示在句中表示再一个,泛指三个或三个以上的人或者物中没有确定的另一个;the other特指两个或两部分的另一个或者另一部分,可接单数或者复数名词。常用结构:one …the other;others表泛指,相当于other +名词;根据“one to the Netherlands”可知一次去荷兰,可推测出此处是“另一次”,故选B。 15.句意:认为存钱不是件难事。 hard困难的;interesting有趣的;nice美好的;根据“It's a kind of game”可知这是一种游戏,可推测出此处是认为存钱不是件难事,所以用“hard”,故选A。
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