Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

The Greeting Card Association reports that Americans purchase 6.5 billion greeting cards each year. 【1】 Here’s a look at ways to reduce your holiday greeting card costs.

Gold digital.

【2】 Add photos or video to make your e-cards more personal.

【3】

If you plan to mail your cards, remember to consider postage costs. Square cards look cool,

but they cost more than a regular stamp to mail because they’re not a standard size. If cost is a consideration, stick to rectangular（矩形的）cards and avoid too heavy ribbons that increase your mailing costs.

Look at unexpected sources.

You don’t have to order custom greeting cards with your family’s photo. 【4】 Check

dollar stores or even garage sales for affordable greeting cards. The best part is that when these cards don’t have a photo or the year printed on them, you can use any leftovers in the future.

Make your own.

Use old greeting cards(with written messages cut out,of course), wrapping paper and ribbons,

or magazine photos to create your own holiday cards.

Shop after-Christmas sales.

Starting from Dec. 26, sellers who want to clear out holiday stocks will deeply discount cars,

wrapping paper and decorations. 【5】

A. Search for promotion codes.

B. Avoid paying for extra postage.

C. Buy envelopes for your cards for different purposes.

D. And Christmas cards account for a big percentage of that.

E. Preprinted greeting cards can cost less and work just as well.

F. So this is a good time to stock up if you have the storage space.

G. If you’re short of time or money, e-cars could be you best choice.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】G

【3】B

【4】E

【5】F

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述的是如何减少你的贺卡消费的五种方法；

【1】D 根据上文提到The Greeting Card Association reports that Americans purchase 6.5 billion greeting cards each year贺卡协会说，美国人每年用65亿来购买贺卡，故选D圣诞贺卡占很大一部分。

【2】G 根据下方提到Add photos or video to make your e-cards more personal照片或录像会使得你的电子贺卡更有个性，故选G，如果你钱不是那么富足的话， 电子贺卡是你最好的选择；

【3】B根据下方提到If you plan to mail your cards, remember to consider postage costs如果你打算邮寄的话，记得考虑邮费，故选B，避免额外邮资。

【4】E根据上文提到You don’t have to order custom greeting cards with your family’s photo你没有必要用全家的照片来订购贺卡，故选E印刷好的贺卡费用更好，效果也不错。

【5】F 根据上文提到Starting from Dec. 26, sellers who want to clear out holiday stocks will deeply discount cars,wrapping paper and decorations 在12月26日之前，想清仓的卖家会对于汽车，包装纸进行打折，故选F如果你有储存空间的话，这是最佳的入手时间。

考点 ：日常生活类阅读。