Do you have the ability to live cheaply? Now here's a true story of an American girl,Sarah.
 41  Sarah left university,she began to live in New York City on her own.She   42  a job in a publishing house,but the salary(薪水)was   43  $30,000 a year.Her parents thought her life would be hard,but Sarah  44  Iive on her salary and stilI saved $5,000 in a year.How was that  45  in one of the most expensive cities in the world?
Cheap living  46  starts with keeping the big cost small.For most people,that  47 housing.So Sarah chose to share a flat with three other friends.Her next biggest cost was  48 .When she ate out,she went to cheap restaurants.49  she bought a $9.99 whole chicken at a local restaurant.She then   50 the chicken bones(骨头)home and made soup out of them.Nowadays young people often  51  a lot of money on entertainment(娱乐).But Sarah said,“I enjoy walking  52  in New York City.I love going to museums and parks.”  Did Sarah feel poor  53  cheap living? Not really.She even managed to take two trips,one to the Netherlands,54 to Portland.
“Don't think of saving money as something  55 .It's a kind of game,”said Sarah.
【小题1】
A.Until B.Because C.After D.Unless
【小题2】
A.foundB.triedC.asked forD.Iooked for
【小题3】
A.more thanB.less thanC.shorter than D.higher than
【小题4】
A.canB.mayC.was able to D.might
【小题5】
A.difficultB.possibleC.usefulD.different
【小题6】
A.alreadyB.sometimesC.hardlyD.always
【小题7】
A.helpsB.becomesC.makes D.means
【小题8】
A.foodB.restC.studying D.playing
【小题9】
A.SoonB.FinallyC.OnceD.Again
【小题10】
A.preparedB.took C.caughtD.picked
【小题11】
A.payB.lend C.spendD.save
【小题12】
A.alongB.upC.downD.around
【小题13】
A.because ofB.becauseC.beforeD.between
【小题14】
A.anotherB.the otherC.others D.the others
【小题15】
A.hardB.interestingC.niceD.great
先阅读短文,掌握其大意.然后从方框中所给的12个词中选出最恰当的10个,并用其适当形式填空,每个次限用一次。(每小题1分,共15分)
on  whatever   because   cloud    thank    indoors
another   decide  collect   other   see   besides
Weather affects all of us in one way or 【小题1】__________ directly or indirectly. For example, good weather makes people happy. Bad weather makes people sick and depressed. 【小题2】___ , on a fine day, one can go out for a walk or play a game in the open. On a rainy day, however, he can only stay【小题3】__________. In a word, weather is a part of life for all of us.
The first thing that many people do after getting up is to 【小题4】___________ what the weather is like. With the acknowledge of the weather people can arrange work and life of the day. If it is fine, he may 【小题5】__________ to go on a picnic. If it is 【小题6】___________, he will have to take a raincoat or an umbrella with him when he is leaving the house. 【小题7】___________ the weather may be like, one tends to adjust his activites to it accordingly(相应地).
In order to know how the weather will be, some special people are organized to provide this information. They 【小题8】___________ data(数据), analyze(分析) them and predict(预报) the weather of the coming day. This information, which is announced 【小题9】____________ the radio or on TV, is usually very accurate(准确的). 【小题10】_____________ to the efforts of those professionals, we can always know the weather and get prepared for it.
Look into the mirror and what do you see? You see yourself. But when you move. you do everything backward(相反地)in the mirror! If you wave your left hand, your right hand waves in the mirror. If you wink your right eye, your left eye, your left eye winks(眨). Try to read a page in the mirror .The words will be backwards.
What is really happening? You do not see through the glass of a mirror as you do through a window. The glass of a mirror has a silver coating on the back. The light from the sun or a bulb bounces (弹回)off you ,goes into the mirror ,and bounces straight back out to you again.
Mirrors have been used for thousands of years. The earliest were round pieces of shiny metal. Glass mirrors came late. The ancients thought that a mirror was magic. They did not understand how it worked. They thought they saw their spirits in a mirror and breaking a mirror brought bad luck.
Today mirrors have many uses .For example, they can make rooms look bigger and prettier. They also show us if our hair is combed(梳理) well and our faces are clean. On cars, buses and trucks, mirrors help drivers see traffic behind them. Mirrors are also used in telescopes(望远镜)and searchlights(探照灯).
Fun houses use mirrors. They make people look funny. Some mirrors are curved to make people seem short and round or tall and tin They make people laugh at themselves.
【小题1】If you wave your right hand, you can see your         In the mirror.
A.left hand downB.left hand wave
C.right hand waveD.right hand up
【小题2】Mirrors       .
A.appeared a long time ago
B.were made of glass at first
C.made of metal are popular today
D.had many uses in ancient times
【小题3】Mirrors were magic in the past because      .
A.people thought they could see their spirits in mirrors
B.they were used in magic shows
C.they could make people change their heights and weights
D.they could make people laugh
【小题4】What does the word “curved” mean in Chinese?
A.雕刻B.油漆C.扭转D.弯曲
In the West, some people believe that personality can be predicted according to the time of the year the person was bor. From China comes the belief that the year of birth influences one’s personality. In the past century, a new belief ahs arisen: the idea that personality is related to one’s ABO blood type. People with blood type A, for example, are considered more likely to be serious, hard-working, and quiet, while people with blood type O are likely to be popular and outgoing, yet often unable to finish what they start. Though this belief continues to be strong, some people question whether it is true.
The blood-type personality theory(理论) started in Japan in 1927 when Furukawa Takehi noticed personality similarities and differences among his workers. This idea soon went out of fashion, but was brought back by a Japanese television host named Toshitaka Nomi in the 1970s. The belief is still strong in Japan and is increasingly popular in neighboring countries. Some young Koreans have taken to the theory. A recent study showed 76 percent of Koreans aged between13 and 64 believing in the blood-type personality connection. Though most Asians might believe in the blood-type theory, for many it seems harmless and not something to be taken too seriously.
Is the belief true? The scientists in Asia largely think the belief as a modern-day superstition(迷信). Most studies have failed to find any strong connection between blood and personality. Generally, scientists are against making predictions or important decisions based on this questionable theory.
【小题1】The writer uses blood type A and O as an example to explain ________.
A.the difference between the two blood types
B.the relationship between the two blood types
C.the influence of blood type on one’s behavior
D.the connection between personality and blood type
【小题2】What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
A.They don’t believe it.
B.It was brought back by them.
C.They liked and accepted it.
D.They stole the idea from others
【小题3】Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A.Most scientists in Asia don’t believe in the theory.
B.The blood-type theory began in Japan in the 1970s.
C.The blood-type personality theory is about blood type.
D.People don’t change their personality to match the theory.
【小题4】What is the best title for the passage?
A.Is the blood-type theory changeable ?
B.Is the personality changeable?
C.Is it in your blood?
D.Is it in you mind?
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