题目内容
7.How to Save More and Spend LessThere are many simple ways to save more money without feeling the pain.You can even turn it into a challenge or a game to make it more enjoyable.(51)A
You went shopping and now your pocket is heavy with loose change.Count it,keep what you might need for bus tickets and put the rest in a piggy bank.After two months,empty the piggy bank and deposit(存储)the amount in your saving account.
Give up your expensive habits.
Cut down on the beer and cigarettes.Not only will this keep you healthier,but it'll let you save up on unwanted expenses. (52)E If you don't stop now,you'll end up paying a lot more for them anyway.
Visit ATMs less often.
Reducing the times you use the ATM can help you cut down on your costs.(53)BBy doing so you won't have to make unnecessary withdrawals(取款).
Use cash.
Every time you use your credit card or cellphone to pay for something,you're losing track of exactly how much you're spending.If you're buying something,buy it with cash.This will give you a clearer idea of how much you're actually spending. (54)D
Carry your own bag when shopping.
With the government taking measures to reduce plastic usage,most shops have moved onto paper and cloth bags.
(55)C Instead of paying for these,carry your own bag.
A.Save your change.
B.Instead of turning to those machines,manage your finance well.
C.However,these are more expensive when compared to plastic ones.
D.Seeing more money leaving your hands,you'll be more aware of spending.
E.Even the government is increasing the tax on these to reduce the use of them.
分析 本文属于说明文阅读,作者通过这篇文章主要向我们描述了一些简单的方法来节省更多的钱.
解答 51.A 推理判断题.根据后文You went shopping and now your pocket is heavy with loose change可知要保存你的零钱;故选A.
52.E 推理判断题.根据前文Not only will this keep you healthier,but it'll let you save up on unwanted expenses可知就连政府也在增加这些税,以减少它们的使用;故选E.
53.B 推理判断题.根据前文Reducing the times you use the ATM can help you cut down on your costs可知要管理你的财务而不是存入机器;故选B;
54.D 推理判断题."根据前文If you're buying something,buy it with cash.This will give you a clearer idea of how much you're actually spending可知(看着更多的钱从你的手中流出)",能从手中流出的一定是现金(cash);故选D
55.C 推理判断题.根据前文With the government taking measures to reduce plastic usage,most shops have moved onto paper and cloth bags能跟 plastic 比较的一定是另外一种材质,涉及材质的是最后一个小标题."当购物的时候,带上你自己的袋子";故选C.
点评 七选五阅读是完成性阅读,和完形填空很类似,不同的是一个选词,一个选句子.解题时,要注意上下文语境,充分考虑信息词(选项中和空格前后句子中相同或相近的词),选出最符合语境的句子.
A. | stuck in | B. | stuck to | C. | was stuck to | D. | was stuck in |
I had expressed (44)B abouthaving chemo(化疗).So just before my first chemo,she gave me a (45)C.She told me she'd be giving me one just before every chemo (46)BI was finished.I(47)CI'd be having chemo every two weeks for months-I didn't want her to feel obligated(有义务的).She told me that she wanted me to say,"What is that Sally going to (48)Awith this time?"instead of"I've got another (49)D chemo session."
Each time she found me and(50)A me with something a candle,a book or a soap.Each was(51)Bchosen and beautifully wrapped.I was a bit (52)Cat first,but as the (53)Bwent on I found myself looking forward to her presents.And she never (54)A one.
I had thought it wouldn't (55)C,but it did.She never broke her (56)Dand that touched me incredibly.It didn't (57)B what the chemo gift was.It made a difference that she cared enough to think of me every (58)Aknowing I was going through a (59)B course of action that would,in the end,save my life.Whenever I look at these gifts now,I always feel (60)Cto Sally for her being so kind and considerate.
41.A.friend | B.colleague | C.customer | D.partner |
42.A.approached | B.persu aded | C.appreciated | D.instructed |
43.A.purpose | B.attempt | C.devotion | D.concern |
44.A.expectation | B.anxiety | C.confidence | D.disappointment |
45.A.smile | B.hug | C.gift | D.book |
46.A.after | B.until | C.unless | D.once |
47.A.announced | B.guessed | C.explained | D.admitted |
48.A.turn up | B.put up | C.keep up | D.end up |
49.A.unusual | B.powerful | C.useless | D.awful |
50.A.presented | B.equipped | C.supplied | D.filled |
51.A.casually | B.carefully | C.quickly | D.aimlessly |
52.A.confused | B.annoyed | C.embarrassed | D.touched |
53.A.illness | B.treatment | C.relationship | D.conversation |
54.A.missed | B.afforded | C.wasted | D.regretted |
55.A.end | B.happen | C.1ast | D.change |
56.A.rule | B.habit | C.record | D.promise |
57.A.help | B.matter | C.mean | D.occur |
58.A.fortnight | B.week | C.month | D.quarter |
59.A.common | B.tiring | C.different | D.pleasant |
60.A.close | B.sensitive | C.grateful | D.guilty |