题目内容
1．One afternoon，after finishing shopping in a supermarket，my family and I went to the checkout．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 30 days except absolutely essentials．
Our adventure began with a great start．By 9 a．m．，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 homemade 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 don e and buy a lot of things in the supermarket，then maybe hit the mall or go to the movies．
24．We can infer from the passage that before that very afternoon，the familyC．
A．had had higher income
B．had had a good habit of saving money
C．had often spent money without thinking much
D．hadn't realized they would have met financial problems
25．How many things were mentioned about the things the family did to save on the first day of the"30days"？B
A．Two B．Three C．Four D．Five
26．The end of the story tells the readers that the familyD．
A．stopped halfway
B．couldn't stand the life of frugality
C．would make up for missing the junk after the"30days"
D．succeeded in saving in the end
27．This passage is mainly aboutB．
A．how a family managed their daily life
B．a family's no-buying try
C．a family's way of solving life problems
D．how a new idea came up．
分析 本文写了我说服了家人采取节俭的措施，我们将30天内除了绝对必需品不买东西．最后成功度过的故事．
解答 24．C 推理判断题．根据句子we abandoned all of those，saving $300．That got me thinking about all our pointless expenses in life．我们放弃了所有这些，节省了300美元．这让我想到了我们生活中所有无谓的开支．由此可以推断出作者一家在以前花钱的时候考虑很少，所以答案选C．
25．B 细节理解题．根据句子：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．妻子用花园里的花做餐；我自己用手洗车；看邻居家的报纸，可见有三件事，所以答案选B．
26．D 推理判断题．根据句子In the end，we saved more than $2000 by not spending for a month．最后家庭一个月节省了2000美元，可以推测出计划成功，所以答案选D．
27．B 主旨大意题．本文写了我说服了家人采取节俭的措施，制订了一个计划我们将30天内除了绝对必需品不买东西．最后成功度过的故事．所以答案选B．
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