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5.One afternoon,after finishing shopping in a supermarket,my family and I went to the check out.I suddenly thought we didn't need any of the junk,and we abandoned all of those,saving 300.
That got me thinking about all our pointless expenses in life.With a promise that we'd stop if it was killing us,I convinced the family to take the leap into frugality (节俭)The rules were that we would buy nothing for 30days except absolutely essentials.
Our adventure began with a great start.By 9am.,my wife,Ruth,had already made cakes from old strawberries and picked flowers I didn't even know we had in the garden.I cleared the car by hand for the first time for years.I read and returned the neighbor's newspaper before he woke up.Total spending on the first day:$0.
As days turned into weeks,we became so proficient ( 熟练的) at living frugally.We started riding our bikes to save gas.My child's finger painting was recycled as gift wrap for the home-made presents.We started to use an Internet application like Skype for free phone calls and ask neighbors with gardens for extra vegetables and herbs.
In the end,we saved more than 2000 by not spending for a month.When we began,I imagined we would rush out the moment we were done and buy a lot of things in the super-market,then maybe hit the mall or go to the movies.

25.We can infer from the passage that before that very afternoon,the familyA
A.had had higher income
B.had had a good habit of saving money
C.hadn't realized they would have met financial problems
D.had often spent money without thinking
26.The end of the story tells the readers that the familyB
A.couldn't stand the life of frugality
B.stopped halfway
C.would make up for missing the junk after the"30 days"
D.succeeded in saving in the end
27.This passage is mainly aboutA
A.how a family managed their daily life
B.a family's no-buying try
C.how a new idea came up
D.a family's way of solving life problems.

分析 本文是一篇科教类阅读,属于记叙文,一天下午,在超市购物完后,我和我的家人去检查我突然想到我们不需要任何垃圾,我们放弃了所有这些东西,节省了300.本文以此展开谈论,主要讲述了一家人如何管理他们的日常生活费.

解答 25.答案:A.推理判断题.根据I convinced the family to take the leap into frugality (节俭)The rules were that we would buy nothing for 30days except absolutely essentials.可以推断出,在这之前,作者家有高一些的收入.故选A.
26.答案:B.推理判断题.根据When we began,I imagined we would rush out the moment we were done and buy a lot of things in the super-market,then maybe hit the mall or go to the movies.可知,我们开始时,我就想到了我们冲进超市购物,看电影的场景.故可推测出,我们的省钱计划中途停止了.故选B.
27.答案:A、主旨大意题.阅读全文,根据文章内容可知,本文主要讲述了一家人如何管理他们的生活.故选A.

点评 本文是一篇科教类阅读,题目涉及多道主旨大意题,推理判断题.做题时学生应仔细阅读原文,把握文章主要内容,联系文章上下文内容并结合所给选项含义,从中选出正确答案,一定要做到有理有据,切忌胡乱猜测.

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B.Shoes convey false information about the wearer.
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D.People know little about their personalities.
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B.look at pictures of different shoes
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D.hand in their commonly worn shoes
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B.Pleasant people like wearing uncomfortable shoes.
C.Aggressive people are likely to wear ankle boots.
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A.Funny      
B.Interesting     
C.Doubtful    
D.Believable
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A.His mother insisted on his cousin going with him.
B.His cousin made jokes on him in his grade school.
C.He quarreled with his cousin and had a headache.
D.His mother failed to ask permission for him.
26.What does the author think of Elsie in the endD
A.Aggressive.
B.Unkind.
C.Bad-tempered.
D.Friendly.
27.What's the passage mainly aboutB
A.The bull guarding Mr.Blickez's farm.
B.The story of visiting the swimming hole.
C.How friendly the so-called mean bull was.
D.How the author changed his attitude to Joanie.

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