Question

【题目】 It’s 2020. I mean, it’s high time we should think over saving seriously. Despite your own ways to deal with money, 【1】

Take the priority principle

Instead of saving here and there, take the priority principle to saving money. Basically you need to rank your expenses, 【2】

【3】

To make dealing with money more targeted for you, choose a personal finance book. I recommend Ramit Sethi’s I Will Teach You to Be Rich($14). It’s a good book for those in their 20s because it picks out practical personal finance advice in a fun and easy read.

Let technology aid you

Use web tools to make it easier to manage your money. There are free site that lets you to view all of your accounts in one place and provides tools that help determine where it would be easiest to cut spending. 【4】There are even apps that will save you money on gas and let you text for free.

Automating(自动的)

【5】It’s generally better than relying on your random decision. If you’re already automating, try to increase the amount by five percent every year.

A.then make a plan to save the biggest expenses first

B.Consider downloading apps that will help you save

C.here are still several saving tips that help you grow your money

D.Learn financial management

E.so we can choose the best from them

F.You need to learn good money habits as soon as you have money of your own through work

G.The best way to make sure you’re saving enough is to automatically put a part of your money into your savings and retirement accounts every month

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【5】G

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一些可以省钱的小窍门。

【1】

本句为本段最后一句，结合后文主要列举了一些省钱的窍门，故C选项“这里还有一些省钱的小窍门，可以帮助你增加你的钱”符合上下文语境，故选C。

【2】

结合上文Instead of saving here and there, take the priority principle to saving money. Basically you need to rank your expenses,可知不要到处存钱，采取存钱的优先原则。基本上，你需要对你的支出进行排序。由此可知，本句承接上文说明，对排序好的支出制定计划，然后先节省最大的开支，做到采取存钱的优先原则。故A选项“然后先制定一个节省最大开支的计划”符合上下文语境，故选A。

【3】

根据后文To make dealing with money more targeted for you, choose a personal finance book.可知为了让你更有针对性地理财，选择一本个人理财书籍。由此可知，本段是在说明通过阅读书籍来学习财务管理。故D选项“学习财务管理”符合上下文语境，故选D。

【4】

根据后文There are even apps that will save you money on gas and let you text for free.可知甚至还有应用程序可以帮你省下油钱，还能让你免费发短信。由此可知，本句是在建议可以下载一些有助于省钱的应用程序。故B选项“考虑下载一些能帮你省钱的应用程序”符合上下文语境，故选B。

【5】

根据本段小标题Automating(自动化)以及后文It’s generally better than relying on your random decision. If you’re already automating, try to increase the amount by five percent every year.可知这通常比依赖你的随机决定要好。如果你已经开始自动存钱，试着每年增加5%的数量。由此可知，本段建议的是每月自动将一部分钱存入账户的办法来省钱。标题Automating可对应到G选项中automatically，表示“自动地”，故G选项“确保你存够钱的最好方法是每个月自动把一部分钱存入你的储蓄账户和退休账户”符合上下文语境，故选G。