Question

  In the past,large numbers of American people liked to use tomorrow's money. However,since the economic depression (經(jīng)濟(jì)蕭條) ，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根據(jù)第一、二兩句可以推斷,許多美國人在經(jīng)濟(jì)蕭條后學(xué)會"簡樸地"生活。cheaply便宜地，符合文意。happily高興地;luckily幸運(yùn)地;hopefully充滿希望地，均不符合文意。

2. A句意：她在一家出版社"找到"一份年薪不超過三萬美元的工作。find發(fā)現(xiàn),找到，符合文章的邏輯。其余三項(xiàng)分別表示:失去；給予;拒絕，均不符合語境。

3. B由下文她父母覺得她的生活會很艱苦可知，她的年薪低于三萬美元。less than少于，符合文意。

4. B 根據(jù)上文的描述，她的父母認(rèn)為她應(yīng)該生活得很"艱苦"。hard困難的，符合語境dangerous危險的; comfortable舒服的;easy容易的，均不符合語境。

5. D在丁作的第一年她還存了 5000美元。save 節(jié)省，符合文意。

6. B句意:在這樣如此昂貴的城市她是如何做到這樣的？根據(jù)"such + a (n) 十可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)"結(jié)構(gòu)，且city是可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)，所以用such an來修飾。

7. C句意：簡樸的生活總是以把"大的"開支減小開始的。big大的，符合文意。其余三項(xiàng)分別表示：昂貴的；很多;重的，均不符合語境。 

8. D根據(jù)下文"So Anna chose to share a flat with three other friends."可知，對于人們而言，那"意味著"住房問題。mean意味著，符合邏輯。

9. A根據(jù)下文"she went to cheap restaurants”可知，第二項(xiàng)大的開支是"食物"。food食物，符合邏輯。clothes衣服;studying學(xué)習(xí);traveling旅行，均不符合語境。 

10. B根據(jù)下文"She .then took the chicken bones home and made soup out of them."可知，當(dāng)她"外出"吃飯的時候，她都去便宜的飯店。eat outside表示"外出吃飯"，符合文意。

11. C根據(jù)下文所講述她外出吃飯的經(jīng)歷可知，此處表示"有一次"。once曾經(jīng)，一次，符合文意12. B句意：如今年輕人經(jīng)常將許多錢花費(fèi)在娛樂上。spend money on sth在某方面花錢，固定搭配。

13. A Anna喜歡去博物館和公園，因?yàn)檫@些地方 的"票"很便宜。ticket票，符合語境。

exhibition展 覽;seat座位;tea茶，均不符合語境。

14. D 她去了兩處地方旅游，此處指一處是Netherlands ,用 one。

15. B與冒匕文的one形成"one... the other..."結(jié)構(gòu)，意為"一處...另一處... "。