Question

  In the past,large numbers of American people liked to use tomorrow's money. However,since the economic depression (经济萧条) ，many have learned to live 1        Here is a true story about an American girl,Anna. After graduation,she began to live in Los Angeles on her own. She 2       a job in a publishing house (出版社) and earned 3       $ 30,000 a year. Her parents thought Anna's life would be 4       ,but Anna was not only able to live on her money but also 5      $ 5,000 in the first year. How could she do so in 6        expensive city?

  Cheap living always starts with keeping the 7        cost small. For people,that 8       housing. So Anna chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her second biggest cost was 9        When she ate 10       ,she went to cheap restaurants. 11       she bought a $ 9. 99 whole chicken at a local restaurant. She then took the chicken bones home and made soup out of them. Today young people often 12       a lot of money on entertainment. But Anna loved going to museums and parks as the 13        of these places were cheap. Did Anna feel poor by living cheaply? Not really. She even managed to take two trips,14       toNetherlands,15       to Portland.

  "Don't think of saving money as something hard. It's a kind of game," said Anna.

(   ) 1. A. happily   B. luckily   C. hopefully   D. cheaply

(   ) 2. A. found   B. lost   C. gave   D. refused

(   ) 3. A. more than   B. less than   C. more   D. less

(   ) 4. A. dangerous   B. hard   C. easy   D. comfortable

(   ) 5. A. made   B. gave   C. took   D. saved

(   ) 6. A. so an   B. such an   C. so   D. such

(   ) 7. A. expensive   B. much   C. big   D. heavy

(   ) 8. A. does   B. becomes   C. helps   D. means

(   ) 9. A. food   B. clothes   C. studying   D. traveling

(   ) 10. A. away   B. outside   C. up   D. inside

(   ) 11. A. Soon   B. Finally   C. Once   D. Again

(   ) 12. A. pay   B. spend   C. cost   D. take

(   ) 13. A. tickets   B. seats   C. exhibitions   D. tea

(   ) 14. A. that   B. this   C. it   D. one

(   ) 15. A. another   B. the other   C. other   D. others

Answer 1

1. D根据第一、二两句可以推断,许多美国人在经济萧条后学会"简朴地"生活。cheaply便宜地，符合文意。happily高兴地;luckily幸运地;hopefully充满希望地，均不符合文意。

2. A句意：她在一家出版社"找到"一份年薪不超过三万美元的工作。find发现,找到，符合文章的逻辑。其余三项分别表示:失去；给予;拒绝，均不符合语境。

3. B由下文她父母觉得她的生活会很艰苦可知，她的年薪低于三万美元。less than少于，符合文意。

4. B 根据上文的描述，她的父母认为她应该生活得很"艰苦"。hard困难的，符合语境dangerous危险的; comfortable舒服的;easy容易的，均不符合语境。

5. D在丁作的第一年她还存了 5000美元。save 节省，符合文意。

6. B句意:在这样如此昂贵的城市她是如何做到这样的？根据"such + a (n) 十可数名词单数"结构，且city是可数名词单数，所以用such an来修饰。

7. C句意：简朴的生活总是以把"大的"开支减小开始的。big大的，符合文意。其余三项分别表示：昂贵的；很多;重的，均不符合语境。 

8. D根据下文"So Anna chose to share a flat with three other friends."可知，对于人们而言，那"意味着"住房问题。mean意味着，符合逻辑。

9. A根据下文"she went to cheap restaurants”可知，第二项大的开支是"食物"。food食物，符合逻辑。clothes衣服;studying学习;traveling旅行，均不符合语境。 

10. B根据下文"She .then took the chicken bones home and made soup out of them."可知，当她"外出"吃饭的时候，她都去便宜的饭店。eat outside表示"外出吃饭"，符合文意。

11. C根据下文所讲述她外出吃饭的经历可知，此处表示"有一次"。once曾经，一次，符合文意12. B句意：如今年轻人经常将许多钱花费在娱乐上。spend money on sth在某方面花钱，固定搭配。

13. A Anna喜欢去博物馆和公园，因为这些地方 的"票"很便宜。ticket票，符合语境。

exhibition展 览;seat座位;tea茶，均不符合语境。

14. D 她去了两处地方旅游，此处指一处是Netherlands ,用 one。

15. B与冒匕文的one形成"one... the other..."结构，意为"一处...另一处... "。