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Cheap living always starts with keeping the 22 cost small. For people, that 23 housing. So Anna chose to share a flat with three other friends. Her next biggest cost was 24 . When she ate 25 , she went to cheap restaurants. 26 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 27 a lot of money on entertainment. But Anna loved going to museums and parks as the 28 for these places were free. Did Anna feel poor by cheap living? Not really. She even 29 to take two trips, one to the Netherlands, 30 to Portland.
“Don’t think of saving money as something hard. It’s a kind of game,” said Anna.
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小题1:D
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小题1:B
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小题1:C
小题1:D
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解析
小题1:D。根据句意可知用cheaply。然而，自从经济萧条以来，许多人已经学会节俭生活。
小题1:A。她在出版社找到了（found）一份工作。
小题1:B。less than少于。赚取一年不到3万美元。
小题1:B。她的父母认为安娜的生活将会很艰辛（hard）。
小题1:D。save“节省”之意。在第一年任然节省5000美元。
小题1:B。考查such + a/an + adj + n结构。她在如此昂贵的城市是怎么做到的呢？
小题1:C。keep the big cost small指的是“将大的开支变小”。
小题1:D。mean doing意味着做某事。对人们来说，那意味着住房。
小题1:A。另外一个，她最大的花费是食物（food）。
小题1:B。eat out指“出去吃饭”之意。
小题1:C。一次（once），她在当地饭馆买了一只9.99元的整鸡。
小题1:B。spend … on sth.在某事方面花费。今天，很多年轻人花很多钱在娱乐上。
小题1:A。因为那些地方票（ticket0是免费的。
小题1:D。manage to do指成功的做某事。她甚至有两次成功的旅行。
小题1:B。根据前面的两次，故另外一次用“the other”。另外一次是到波兰。
核心考点
试题【In the past, large numbers of American people liked to use tomorrow’s money. How】；主要考察你对社会现象类等知识点的理解。[详细]
举一反三
The question of whether or not to bring a gift often makes guests squirm（难为情）. Giving your host a gift is not just a social manner in some cultures-it’s expected. But in American culture, a guest is not necessary to bring a present. Of course, some people do bring a small present to their host to show their thanks. The right gifts for the host might be flowers, candy, and you can bring toys if the family has small children. If you choose not to bring a gift, don’t worry. No one will even notice.
小题1:The passage talks about ______.
| A．where to find a friend in need | B．what to do while visiting your friends |
| C．how to make friends | D．when to visit your friend |
| A．弊端 | B．礼节 | C．趋势 | D．挑战 |
| A．bring a bundle of beer |
| B．bring him some beautiful clothes |
| C．bring delicious food |
| D．buy a bunch of fowlers |
| A．you are impolite if you don’t bring a gift |
| B．how to pick out a gift for our friend |
| C．the host won’t care if you don’t bring a gift |
| D．bringing a gift is very necessary |
Richard is an exchange student from the USA. He is teaching his friends at Rose Garden School how to play Softball. He is explaining the rules.
Richard: First, we need a bat, a ball and some bases.
Ben: What are bases?
Richard: They are flat squares that show you where to run. After you hit the ball, you have to run around the bases.
If you stand on a base, you are safe. If you are running to a base, and the other team touches the base with the ball, then you are out.
Jennifer: Oh, I see. How would I hit the ball?
Richard: Have you seen baseball on television?
Jennifer: I have.
Richard: Well, Softball is like baseball, only the ball is bigger and softer too.
Jennifer: Do you like volleyball? I love it.
Richard: I like to play beach volleyball. It’s different from volleyball.
Ben: How?
Richard: In beach volleyball, you only have two people on each team and the court is smaller.
Jennifer: Do you play on the beach?
Richard: Yes. It’s good because if you dive for the ball, you don’t hurt yourself.
Ben: Do you play football at your school?
Richard: Which kind of football?
Jennifer: I don’t understand there more than one kind? I thought everyone play the same kind of football.
Richard: No. In the USA, we have football and soccer. Soccer is a game that is played around the world.
In other countries, soccer is called football. In the USA, we also play a different game called football.
In this game, you throw the ball and you have to wear a helmet to play.
Jennifer: Well, I want to play softball.
小题1: The rules for playing softball are nearly the same as those for playing baseball.
小题2:In a softball game, if your team is running to a base and the other team touches the base with the ball, you are safe.
小题3:A baseball is smaller and harder than a softball.
小题4:Richard is teaching his friends how to play softball.
小题5: According to Richard, playing beach volleyball is much more dangerous than playing volleyball.
小题6: Jennifer thought that the word ’football’ had only one meaning.
小题7:In the USA, ’soccer’ is also called ’football’.
小题1: A. on B. in C. at
小题2:A. are B. is C. were
小题3: A. lieing B. lie C. lying
小题4: A. cool B. cold C. ugly
小题5: A. surprise B. surprising C. surprised
When you go to restaurants in different parts of the world, it’s 46 to know the right and wrong things to do. For example, in China it’s OK to 47 a lot of noise in a restaurant. In fact, if a restaurant isn’t 48 or lively, you may think there’s something wrong with it. However, in many western countries, restaurants are quiet places. If a table is too loud, other people who are eating there might even 49 to the owner of the restaurant.
Paying the bill 50 also different from country to country. In China, one person usually pays 51 everybody. In western countries, one person pays if he or she is entertaining clients(宴请宾客), but 52 friends eat together, they usually share the cost. This is called “Going Dutch（均摊费用）”.Also, when westerners pay the bill, they usually leave some money for the 53 .This is called “leaving a tip(小费)”. Leaving a tip is thought to be polite. In the US, it’s 54 to leave tips of 10％,15％,or 20％ of the bill, which is decided by how good the service is. Good waiters can make a lot of money!
The way people eat food is different in the world, but you can 55 the same kind of food in many countries. Chinese and Italian food, for example, are popular all over the world.
小题1:A. popular B. difficult C. important
小题2:A. cause B. keep C. make
小题3:A. noisy B. noise C. lucky
小题4:A. shout B. explain C. complain
小题5:A. are B. is C. be
小题6:A. on B. for C. in
小题7:A. until B. when C. unless
小题8:A. gatekeeper B. seller C. waiter
小题9:A. terrible B. common C. serious
小题10:A. invent B. find C. prefer
Some parents choose names which come from popular culture. Because of the film the Lord of the Rings(指环王), six boys were named Gandalf. Names about sport are very common, too. Since 1984, 36 children have been called Arsenal after the football team.
Other parents like to make up names, or combine(合并) two names to make a special one. A mother in Britain invented the name Tiaamii for her daughter. She combined the names Thea and Amy (the two grandmothers).
In China, there are some rules about names ―- you can’t use foreign letters or symbols(符号) in a Chinese name. For example, parents are not allowed to name their baby @. In New Zealand, a name beginning with a number is not allowed. Other countries have stricter rules about calling children. For example, Japan, Denmark, Spain, Germany and Argentina have a list of names. Parents must choose the names in the lists for their children.
In Britain, some old-fashioned(过时的) names have become popular again, such as Maisie or Ella for a girl, and Alfie or Noah for a boy. But the most popular names are not the strange ones. The top names are very traditional--Jack and Thomas for boys, or Grace and Jessica f6r girls.
根据短文内容，选择正确答案，并将其字母代号填入答题卷相应空格内。(共5小题,每小题2分，满分l0分)
小题1:In Britain, people can’t use words in their children’s names.
| A．strange | B．popular | C．old-fashioned | D．dirty |
| A．movie star | B．football star | C．football team | D．film |
| A．Gandulf in Britain | B．Tiaarnii in Britain |
| C．李@in China | D．Real in New Zealand |
| A．Japan | B．Britain | C．America | D．China |
| A．you can name a girl Alfie in Britain |
| B．strange names are the most popular in Britain |
| C．people don’t use old names in Britain |
| D．the most popular names are the traditional names in Britain |
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