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.
小題1:
A．UntilB．Because C．After D．Unless
小題2:
A．found B．triedC．a(chǎn)sked for D．looked for
小題3:
A．more than B．less than C．shorter than D．higher than
小題4:
A．can B．may C．couldD．might
小題5:
A．difficult B．possible C．useful D．different
小題6:
A．a(chǎn)lready B．neverC．hardly D．a(chǎn)lways
小題7:
A．helps B．becomes C．makes D．means
小題8:
A．food B．rest C．studyingD．playing
小題9:
A．Soon B．Finally C．OnceD．Again
小題10:
A．preparedB．tookC．caughtD．picked
小題11:
A．payB．lendC．spendD．save
小題12:
A．a(chǎn)long B．upC．downD．a(chǎn)round
小題13:
A．by B．upC．a(chǎn)tD．between
小題14:
A．a(chǎn)nother B．the otherC．othersD．the others
小題15:
A．hardB．interestingC．niceD．great

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:B
小題6:D
小題7:D
小題8:A
小題9:C
小題10:B
小題11:C
小題12:D
小題13:A
小題14:B
小題15:A

試題分析:本文從美國女孩兒Sarah的經(jīng)歷中延伸告訴我們什么才是節(jié)儉生活。
小題1:考查介詞及語境的理解。下句話說她開始到紐約市工作，證明應(yīng)是大學(xué)畢業(yè)之后，所以用介詞after。
小題2:考查動詞及語境的理解。根據(jù)上下文，這里應(yīng)是她找到一份工作，所以用A為正確選項。
小題3:考查短語辨詞及語境的理解。根據(jù)句意，她找到一份工作，但是一轉(zhuǎn)折，應(yīng)是少于$30,000， 故答案選B
小題4:考查情態(tài)動詞及語境的理解。上句說爸媽認(rèn)為她的生活會很難，但是轉(zhuǎn)折說明下文應(yīng)該說她能依賴工資生活而且還存了錢。表示能力，用因句子是過去式，故答案選Ｃ
小題5:考查形容詞及語境的理解。對女孩生活花費那么低可能性產(chǎn)生疑問“那怎么可能呢？”故答案選B
小題6:考查副詞及語境的理解。承接第一段表明作者觀點：便宜的生活總是從大的花銷節(jié)約開始的。故答案選D.
小題7:考查動詞及語境的理解。根據(jù)上文，要講節(jié)約，說對于大部分人，房子意味著最大的開銷 所以她選擇小公寓，故答案選D.
小題8:考查名詞及語境的理解。 根據(jù)下一句話她出去吃飯選擇小飯店可知，她的第二大花銷是吃飯，故答案選A.
小題9:考查副詞及語境的理解。 此處是舉例子，根據(jù)上下文，應(yīng)該是一次“once“她買了一只整雞 ，故答案選C.
小題10:考查動詞及語境的理解。吃完之后她把雞骨頭帶回家，用take，構(gòu)成把。。。帶到哪里， 故答案選B。
小題11:考查動詞及語境的理解。根據(jù)下文介詞on,再根據(jù)上文說現(xiàn)在很多年輕人把錢花在娛樂上，應(yīng)該選用固定搭配spend……on……：在某方面花費……，故答案選C.
小題12:考查副詞及語境的理解。Sarah與其他年輕人不一樣，她享受在紐約四處走走，四處走走英語為walk around，故答案選D.
小題13:考查介詞及語境的理解。 根據(jù)上下文，可知此處作者想表達(dá)的是：Sarah對這種廉價的生活方式她感到可憐嗎？by 通過。。。方式，故答案選A.
小題14:考查代詞及語境的理解。上文提及她甚至設(shè)計了兩次旅游，，表達(dá)兩者中“一個。。。另一個。。�！皯�(yīng)該采用one ……the other。。。短語，故答案選B。
小題15:考查形容詞及語境的理解。根據(jù)上下文，可知此處作者想表達(dá)Sarah的想法，也是本文的中心，“不要把省錢看成什么難事，它就是一個游戲。“A.困難的，B.有意思的，C.好的，D.偉大的。根據(jù)本文中心，答案選A.
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